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GE T&D India gets order from Powergrid to set up transmission asset management centre in Odisha

New Delhi, May 1 (PTI) GE T&D India on Wednesday said it has secured an order from Powergrid to set up a state...

ATF price hiked marginally, commercial LPG rate reduced by Rs 19 per cylinder

New Delhi, May 1 (PTI) Jet fuel or ATF price on Wednesday was hiked by a marginal 0.7 per cent while rates of...

Maruti starts pre-booking for new-generation Swift

New Delhi , May 1 (ANI): Maruti Suzuki has started pre-bookings for the 4th generation Swift hatchback car at a price of Rs 11,000,...

Gold hits near four-week low as traders ready for Fed verdict

By Ashitha Shivaprasad (Reuters) - Gold prices fell on Wednesday to their lowest level in nearly four weeks as investors looked towards a U.S. Federal Reserve policy decision that could offer for more

Investors scour the globe for shelter as Wall Street shakes

By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) - Global investors are eyeing European and emerging market assets to protect themselves from further turbulence in U.S. stocks and bonds as stubborn inflation causes

Oil falls for a third day as Middle East ceasefire hopes rise

By Laila Kearney (Reuters) -Oil prices fell for a third day on Wednesday amid increasing hopes of a ceasefire agreement in the Middle East and rising crude inventories and production in the U.S., the

After throwing Vodafone Idea a lifeline, govt sees value of its stake in the telco jump 32% in a yr

Govt became shareholder in VI last yr after it approved company’s plans to convert Rs 16,000 cr of interest liability it owed govt into equity. Price of Vodafone stock has risen post FPO.

Godrej & Boyce, Godrej Properties to continue their association for land development in Vikhroli

Mumbai (Maharashtra) , May 1 (ANI): Godrej and Boyce and Godrej Properties announced that the two companies will continue their Memoranda of Understandings executed...

India slashes windfall tax on petroleum crude

New Delhi , May 1 (ANI): The central government has reduced windfall tax on crude petroleum, according to a government notification. The special additional...

Foreign portfolio investors turn net sellers in Indian stocks this April

New Delhi , May 1 (ANI): Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have turned net sellers in Indian stocks in April, after remaining net buyers in...

On Camera

Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?