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LICs stake went up in seven Sensex companies during Q4. They are: Bajaj Auto; Mahindra & Mahindra; Kotak Mahindra Bank; HDFC Bank; ONGC; Coal India; and ITC.

Sensex jumps over 150 poits on positive global cues

After opening on a volatile note, the 30-share index swung over 200 points in early trade.

14 Oct 2019 10:09 AM IST

Adani Group on Wednesday announced foray into transport infrastructure with a Rs 1,140-crore highway project won by a consortium led by its holding firm in Chhattisgarh from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

Total to buy 37.4 per cent stake in Adani Gas

The announcement comes a year after the two firms announced a 50:50 joint venture to import and retail natural gas.

14 Oct 2019 9:54 AM IST

India has the potential to innovate on the lines of Silicon Valley but it needs to do more for expanding the innovation ecosystem as it aspires to become a middle income country, World Bank India head Junaid Kamal Ahmad said today.

World Bank slashes India's growth forecast to 6 per cent for this...

Asia's third-largest economy is currently growing at its slowest pace in 6 years, expanding by just 5 pc in the...

14 Oct 2019 9:15 AM IST

Two committees have been formed for the preparation of the program which will be headed by Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan and Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. (Photo: ANI)

USD 60 billion investment coming in gas infrastructure: Pradhan

Govt is giving special impetus to develop gas infrastructure across the length and breadth of the country, said the Oil...

13 Oct 2019 6:25 PM IST

Competition Commission of India

CCI to conduct study on telecom sector amid changing market dynamics

India's telecom sector has witnessed a churn with stiff competition, especially after the entry of Reliance Jio.

13 Oct 2019 4:56 PM IST

Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) is quietly gaining presence in the light commercial vehicle (LCV) space with its Super Carry mini-truck registering over ten-fold jump in sales in 2017-18.

Consumer offers at peak, will go down post October: Maruti

We clearly tried to revive the market but we cannot have high level of promotions at all the time, said MSI's Shashank...

13 Oct 2019 3:17 PM IST

The Nifty claiming 11,l883 and Sensex 39571 marked the day with all the bullishness summoned up from yesterdays gains but selling emerged at higher levels.

Quarterly earnings, global trends to be major drivers for equities...

News related to the US-China trade talks will also be closely watched, said Ajit Mishra of Religare Broking Ltd.

13 Oct 2019 11:57 AM IST

NCLAT has directed the resolution professional, committee of creditors and NCLT not to pass any order in the matter related to insolvency resolution of Essar Steel.

Essar leads corporate deleveraging; pays off Rs 1.4 lakh crore:...

I think we were the first to get off the block and actually take some decisive steps to reducing leverage, said Essar's...

13 Oct 2019 11:36 AM IST

Revenue of Tata Consultancy Services was up 8.7 per cent at Rs 29,735 crore in the third quarter of 2016-17.

Eight of top-10 firms add Rs 80,943 cr in m-cap; RIL leads

The m-cap of Reliance Industries Ltd zoomed Rs 28,494.36 crore to Rs 8,57,303.03 crore, the most among the frontline...

13 Oct 2019 11:13 AM IST

Manufacturing sector contracted by 0.4 per cent in November as against a growth of 10.4 per cent a year ago. (Representational image)

Industrial production slips by 1.1 per cent in August

Manufacturing sector contributes over 77 per cent to the IIP, showed a decline of 1.2 per cent in output during August...

12 Oct 2019 1:04 PM IST

The report says online direct-to-consumers (D2C) SMBs are expecting a promising 100 per cent growth as compared to last years festive sales. (Photo: ANI)

E-commerce platforms hope to double sales in festive season

Flipkart has added over 50,000 direct jobs across its supply chain, logistics arm and customer support.

12 Oct 2019 12:59 PM IST

BSNL has also added 1.2 million subscribers through MNP during the month.

BSNL expects to garner more marketshare after Jio move

The state-run telecom operator is also expecting to get 4G spectrum soon, company officials said.

12 Oct 2019 11:49 AM IST