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Alphons Kannanthanam said that the government is working for the welfare of the downtrodden to ensure electricity in every village. (Photo: PTI)

India eyes 100 million jobs through tourism industry: Alphons

He also said that industry feels it is extremely expensive to set up hotels in India because land cost is extremely...

24 Oct 2017 10:32 AM IST

The benchmark BSE Sensex gained over 156 points in early trade on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

Sensex surges 156 points, Nifty inches up ahead of Infosys results

Major gainers were ONGC, NTPC, Tata Steel, Hindustan Unilever, Axis Bank, Asian Paint, ICICI Bank, Coal India, among...

24 Oct 2017 10:15 AM IST

Last year there were 91,000 applications but the number of flats were considerably higher too, said Bhagwan Sawant, Chief Officer (Marketing).

SC orders refund of principal to home buyers of Supertech

Supertech had said it had deposited Rs 20 crore with the apex court registry for refunding money to home buyers who did...

24 Oct 2017 10:07 AM IST

After a short-lived breakout last week, the rupee once again turned shaky and ended lower by 11 paise at 65.04 on fresh bouts of dollar demand. Photo: AP

Rupee firms up 11 paise against US dollar

Forex dealers said weakness in the dollar against a few currencies overseas gave some support to the rupee.

24 Oct 2017 9:56 AM IST

The government may increase the MSP of wheat by Rs 100 to Rs 1,725 a quintal for this year. (Photo: PTI)

Govt may hike wheat MSP by Rs 100 per quintal for this year

A decision in this regard is likely to be taken in the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) meeting scheduled...

24 Oct 2017 9:49 AM IST

Making business out of employee engagement

To counter that challenge, the HR departments, around the world, have adopted multiple ways to make their staff feel...

24 Oct 2017 6:32 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the Centenary Celebrations of Patna University, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

To monitor data, Centre plans economy tracker'

At the first EAC meeting on October 11, it identified 10 major areas of concern, on which it will give inputs to the PM.

24 Oct 2017 5:31 AM IST

The Indian wedding industry is about Rs1 trillion and is growing at 25 to 30% annually.

Weddings set to pinch due to GST: Assocham

All services have become dearer in the new tax regime.

24 Oct 2017 1:57 AM IST

At the end of the five-day auction, nearly 60 per cent of the spectrum had remained unsold.

Telecom stocks in demand, surge up to 8 per cent

Shares of Bharti Airtel jumped 4.99 per cent to close at Rs 497.50 on BSE.

23 Oct 2017 8:24 PM IST

Finance minister Arun Jaitley addresses the media after the 22nd meeting of the GST Council in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Arun Jaitley panel finalises launch date of Bharat-22 ETF

Government had raised about Rs 8,500 crore through the three tranches of CPSE ETF last fiscal.

23 Oct 2017 8:05 PM IST

Bank offers interest rate of 4.5 per cent on deposits up to Rs 25,000; 5 per cent on deposits of Rs 25,000-50,000 and 5.5 per cent on Rs 50,000-1,00,000.

India Post Payments Bank hires ex-Vodafone top exec as MD, CEO

Sethi takes over from AP Singh who had been the interim MD and CEO of IPPB since January 2017.

23 Oct 2017 7:34 PM IST

Sensex, Nifty each lost over 1 per cent on Friday amidst fears of a US-North Korea war. (Photo: PTI)

Nifty ends above 10,150, up 38 points

The market capitalisation of listed firms on the NSE stood at Rs 1,37,88,005 crore.

23 Oct 2017 7:21 PM IST