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The Sensex opened higher before trading at 26,646.65 at 1100 hours, a loss of 51.17, or 0.19 per cent.

Nifty at new high of 10,234.45; Sensex slips from record

optimism over earnings and robust buying by domestic institutional investors boosted market sentiment.

17 Oct 2017 4:26 PM IST

Noted economist Rajiv Kumar interacts with the the media after taking charge as the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Niti Aayog VC Rajiv Kumar against reservation in jobs in private...

Rajiv Kumar however admitted that more efforts are needed to generate more employment.

17 Oct 2017 4:23 PM IST

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

Dhanteras: Gold fails to stage good show, down Rs 140

Gold is trading at Rs 30,710 owing to a weak trend overseas even as metal witnessed token buying by retailers and...

17 Oct 2017 4:21 PM IST

Polestar says it will follow up with an all-electric model in 2019 and an SUV in 2021.

Volvo's electric car brand Polestar unveils first model

Hybrid Polestar 1, a four-seat coupe with a lightweight carbon-fiber body, promises a range of 150 kilometers on a...

17 Oct 2017 4:03 PM IST

Indias e-commece sector is expected to rise to become a $40 billion market in next few decades. (Representational image/Photo: PTI)

E-commerce sector gets $2.1 bn in July-Sept; defies eco slowdown

Investmensts in ecommerce companies from foreign players during three months rose 17 per cent.

17 Oct 2017 4:00 PM IST

The government last year relaxed FDI norms in over a dozen sectors

India Inc's investment in foreign units falls 39 per cent in Sept

In August 2017, India Inc had invested USD 1.34 billion in their overseas ventures.

17 Oct 2017 3:49 PM IST

For FY 18, the fiscal deficit target was supposed to be 3 per cent but it may choose the upper band of 3.5 percent in the Union Budget.

India likely to maintain 3.2 per cent fiscal deficit target: Surjit...

EAC member Surjit Bhalla said the government could accelerate sales of its stakes in banks and other companies.

17 Oct 2017 2:50 PM IST

HT Media publishes Hindustan Times newspaper.

HT Media Q2 net jumps over two-fold at Rs 66 crore

Media firm had posted a net profit of Rs 30.93 crore during same period previous fiscal.

17 Oct 2017 2:39 PM IST

According to sources in the finance department, the GST collection was not expected to be so high and hence it had asked the Centre for a compensation of Rs 6500 crore.

Vodafone partners with HP, KPMG for GST solutions in India

The solution includes HP hardware, GST invoicing software by KPMG, cloud storage for storing invoice data, among other...

17 Oct 2017 2:34 PM IST

Bullion traders said at overseas market gold rallied to highest level this year. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Gold ETFs register Rs 388 crore outflow in Apr-Sep FY'18

Assets under management of gold funds plunged to Rs 5,148 cr at Sept-end from Rs 5,480 cr at end of March.

17 Oct 2017 2:32 PM IST

Bajaj Auto said its total commercial vehicle sales during the month under review stood at 28,555 units

Bajaj Auto Q2 net profit dips marginally to Rs 1,194 crore

Total income of the company, however, rose to Rs 6,863.61 crore as compared with Rs 6,775.03 crore.

17 Oct 2017 2:22 PM IST

There would be no privatisation of the state-owned Coal India, said interim CMD Gopal Singh.

CCEA likely to take call on commercial coal mining methodology soon

This announcement comes amid some of the power producers facing low coal stocks at their plants.

17 Oct 2017 2:21 PM IST