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Profit bookings subdues markets; BSE Sensex marginally up
Mumbai, Dec 17: Profit bookings after a two-day relief rally subdued Indian equity markets, as a barometer index traded flat during the mid-afternoon session on Thursday.
Initially, both the bellwether indices of the Indian equity…
US Fed rate hike good for India: official
New Delhi, Dec 17: The US Federal Reserve's decision to hike interest rate by 25 basis points is good news for Indian exports, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said on Wednesday.
"The US Fed rate hike and reference to…
US Fed raises interest rates for first time since 2006
Washington, Dec 17: In a historic move, America's central bank, the US Federal Reserve, for the first time in nearly a decade raised its key interest rate from a range of 0 percent to 0.25 percent to a range of 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent…
Indian equities open higher after US Fed rate hike
Mumbai, Dec 17: Key Indian stock market indices opened higher on Thursday following global cues, as the suspense over the expected rate hike by the US Federal Reserve was finally broken the day before, with a slight nudge up for the fist…
New Google campus at Hyderabad, more net access planned: Pichai
New Delhi, Dec 16: Google will build a new campus at Hyderabad, even as it is working towards including as many people as possible to use the Internet in India, its chief executive, Sundar Pichai, said here on Wednesday.
"In our attempt…
Will achieve fiscal deficit without cuts: Jaitley
New Delhi, Dec 16: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday the government will achieve its fiscal deficit target without any cuts in this financial year.
He made the statement in the Rajya Sabha after several members objected to…
SC directs testing of Maggi sample by Mysuru lab
New Delhi, Dec 16: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the testing of Maggi noodles samples as directed by National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) will now be undertaken by the Mysuru-based Central Food Technological…
Facebook tweaking real name policy to benefit the marginalised
New York, Dec 16: Facebook has announced couple of changes to its real name policy to empower people from communities who are either marginalised or face discrimination, including the LGBT community.
According to Justin Osofsky, vice…
Gaitonde fetches Rs.29.30 crore at Christie’s auction
New Delhi, Dec 16: Records tumbled at Christie's auction held in Mumbai with an untitled work by India's foremost abstract painter Vasudeo S Gaitonde fetching a jaw-dropping Rs.29.30 crore.
Five bidders, on telephones and in the room,…
Finance Minister Jaitley criticises Congress over GST
New Delhi, Dec 16: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday criticised the Congress over the GST bill, saying the party was not in a mood to cooperate.
Targeting the Congress, Jaitley said, "The mood is not to cooperate this time. In…