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President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent on Thursday to the ordinance to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. (Photo: PTI)

President okays ordinance to amend insolvency act, make it stricter

The ordinance aims at preventing 'unscrupulous, undesirable persons from misusing or vitiating the provisions of the...

23 Nov 2017 3:16 PM IST

Union minister P P Chaudhary.

Govt working on data mining of deregistered companies

Around 50,000 deregistered companies deposited and withdrew about Rs 17,000 crore during demonetisation.

23 Nov 2017 2:15 PM IST

UDAN is a cheaper flights scheme.

Flight tickets to get costlier as govt plans hiking passenger services...

The government had earlier said the fee will not be raised and all security costs will be taken care of by the...

23 Nov 2017 1:24 PM IST

Honda 2017 Activa-i

Honda's Activa crosses 20 lakh sales milestone in 7 months

HMSI had launched 102cc automatic scooter Activa in 2001 and sold 55,000 units in the first year itself.

23 Nov 2017 1:12 PM IST

The 30-share Sensex resumed higher at 27,552.27 and hovered between 27,743.46 and 25,902.45 before concluding the week at 26,818.82, a loss of 455.33 points, or 1.67 per cent.

BSE to auction investment limits for Rs 8,300 cr corp bonds

Auction will be conducted on BSE's ebidxchange platform after close of market hours.

23 Nov 2017 1:02 PM IST

At present, there is a 10 per cent import duty on gold. (Photo: PTI)

Gold futures weaken by 0.15 per cent on global cues

Gold is trading at Rs 29,487 per 10 grams as participants trimmed positions amid a weak trend overseas.

23 Nov 2017 12:56 PM IST

Indian Oil Corp has delayed maintenance shutdown at its 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) Paradip refinery in eastern Odisha state to March-April, a company spokesman said on Friday. (Photo:IOCL)

Oil, gas PSU mergers exempt from CCI approval

CCEA approved sale of govt's 51.11 pc stake in oil refiner HPCL to country's largest oil producer ONGC.

23 Nov 2017 12:50 PM IST

The state consumer commission had held Jet Airways responsible for causing losses to a passenger.

Jet Airways plans to scrap first class in its Boeing 777 planes

As per the presentation, the carrier will look to reduce maintenance expenses from January 2019.

23 Nov 2017 12:09 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said subsidy targeting using trinity of Jan Dhan accounts, mobile numbers and Aadhaar helped save the government USD 10 billion. (Photo: PTI)

Jan dhan, mobile numbers, Aadhaar helped plug subsidy leakages: Modi

The Prime Minister said technology has led to efficient service delivery, governance and improved access to education...

23 Nov 2017 11:54 AM IST

India has approved a three-year budget for its flagship public health programme almost 20 per cent lower than what the health ministry said was needed. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

India cuts back funding for National Health Mission

The National Health Mission is one of the world's largest health programmes and forms the backbone of public services in...

23 Nov 2017 11:30 AM IST

NSE Nifty reclaimed the 9,900-level and BSE Sensex climbed over 167 points in early trade on Thursday. Photo: PTI

Sensex rises to 33,606.70, Nifty at 10,361 in opening trade

Observers said uninterrupted buying by domestic institutional investors and a firm trend in Asia laid the early pitch.

23 Nov 2017 10:19 AM IST

Positive start for domestic stock markets lent support to rupee. (Photo: PTI)

Rupee strengthens 12 paise to 64.80 against US dollar

On Wednesday, the rupee had ended marginally lower by 3 paise at 64.92 against the US currency.

23 Nov 2017 10:05 AM IST