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BSE Sensex closes 245 Points down at its lowest in 2015
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS): Falling for the fifth straight week, the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) fell nearly 250 points on Monday to end at its lowest level since October last year.
The 30-scrip BSE Sensex…
Cholamandalam MS General Insurance targets Rs.25k Cr Premium
Chennai, June 8 (IANS): City based non-life insurer Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd is targeting a premium of Rs.2,500 crore this fiscal up from Rs.1,890 crore earned last year, the company said on Monday.
In a statement…
ISB, Coursera to offer Course on Happiness and Life Fulfilment
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS): The Indian School of Business (ISB) is all set to start a course on "A Life of Happiness and Fulfilment" that will focus on happiness of employees and the way to enhance it, it was announced here on Monday.
The…
HDFC Life eyes 15-18 Percent Growth in 2015 Fiscal
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS): Private insurer HDFC Life on Monday said it is looking to grow at between 15-18.5 percent in the current fiscal year. "We aim to grow 2-2.5 times of the GDP this year," Sanjay Tripathy, the company's senior executive…
BSE Sensex sheds 184 Points during Afternoon Trade
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS): A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip BSE Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Monday was 184.36 points or 0.69 percent down during the afternoon trade session. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the…
Sahara clinches $850 mn Debt Deal for Foreign Hotels: Report
London, June 7 (IANS): In a relief for the crisis-hit Sahara Group, the Indian company has sealed the sale of its Grosvenor House hotel here and two US properties -- Plaza and Dream Downtown -- in an $850 million debt refinance deal, a…
Key Indian Equity Index falls sharpest in 42 Months
Mumbai, June 6 (IANS): The worries over the monsoon and the stance of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which was perceived as hawkish despite a fall cut in policy rates, resulted in a near 4-percent drop in key equity indices during the…
Reliance Power to set up $3 Billion Gas-based plant in Bangladesh
Mumbai, June 6 (IANS): Reliance Power said on Saturday that it will set up a 2 million tonnes per annum floating natural gas (LNG) import terminal and a 3,000 megawatt power plant in Bangladesh.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to…
India-US Trade at $103 bn, Can reach $500 bn: US Envoy
Washington, June 6 (IANS): The India-US bilateral trade in goods and services has crossed the elusive $100 billion threshold and now stands at $103 billion, US envoy Richard Verma said here on Saturday, adding that both countries still have…
Shell plans to inaugurate Global IT Centre in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, June 5 (IANS): Oil and gas giant Shell on Friday announced plans to inaugurate a global information technology centre in Bengaluru with the potential to employ as many as 5,000 people.
The new technology centre will cater to…