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Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said the government is keeping a close eye on international prices.

Govt raises ethanol price for blending in petrol by 25 per cent

Diverting sugarcane juice for directly making ethanol, which can be doped in petrol, is common across the major sugar...

12 Sept 2018 5:49 PM IST

To bolster its evidence-gathering mechanism, watchdog Sebi is considering seeking powers from the government to intercept calls and electronic communications of those suspected of serious economic offences like insider trading.

Sebi to seek power to intercept calls, messages of serious economic...

The capital markets regulator has prepared a proposal for its board to seek these powers.

12 Sept 2018 5:42 PM IST

Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley outside the finance ministry at North Block in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Govt sets up office of GST Commissioner to deal with tax evasion

Initially, the government was going slow on enforcement action to give time to the industry to adjust to the new tax...

12 Sept 2018 4:35 PM IST

Sources in the railway ministry said soon after the collapse of the Gokhale Bridge in Mumbai in July, an inspection of a section of the Majerhat Bridge above the Sealdah-Budge Budge line was conducted which revealed these deficiencies.

West Bengal govt seeks GRSE's aid to rebuild collapsed Majerhat bridge

It has also been approached to build a bridge replacing a collapsed one at Siliguri.

12 Sept 2018 4:26 PM IST

Benchmark Sensex surged 577 points to end at 33,597 on Thursday.

Sensex zooms 305 points on value-buying; Rupee rebounds

The broader Nifty too regained the key 11,300-mark.

12 Sept 2018 4:19 PM IST

With the rupee resuming its fall after a brief period of consolidation, forex participants are not ruling out of the possibility of the rupee weakening further to breach the 70 level mark. (Photo: AP)

'Govt, RBI to do everything to check rupee slide to unreasonable...

The rupee collapsed to a lifetime low of 72.91 against the dollar.

12 Sept 2018 4:13 PM IST

HDFC Standard Life Insurance has elevated its executive director and chief financial officer, Vibha Padalkar, to the post of managing director and chief executive officer for a period of three years, effective Wednesday.

HDFC Life elevates Vibha Padalkar as MD and CEO

Her appointment came after the current MD and CEO, Amitabh Chaudhry, resigned on September 8.

12 Sept 2018 4:04 PM IST

Indian Oil Corp Ltd reported a nearly 18 per cent rise in second-quarter profit.

IOC books Iranian oil imports for October; uncertain about future

State refiners, however, have no advice from the government on Iranian imports yet, the official said.

12 Sept 2018 3:04 PM IST

Global ratings agency Fitch on Monday said it is doubtful about the strength of corporate governance at ICICI Bank, amid allegations of impropriety against its MD and Chief Executive Officer Chanda Kochhar.

ICICI Bank warns of too much focus on tech-driven lending

ICICI Bank official has cautioned against excessive use of computer algorithms in lending and has called for applying...

12 Sept 2018 2:55 PM IST

The northward movement in petroleum and commodity prices would also add to export growth. The recent depreciation of indian rupee is also supporting exports though its impact varies from sector to sector and from company to company. Ganesh Gupta, President, FIEO

Exports up 19.21 per cent in August; trade deficit at USD 17.4 billion

Exports recorded a growth of 16.13 per cent, while the imports during the first five months of this fiscal grew by 17.34...

12 Sept 2018 2:32 PM IST

Almost 81 lakh farmers enrolled for the scheme in 2017 and nearly Rs 3,400 crore was transferred to the insurance companies.

Cabinet approves new procurement policy to ensure MSP to farmers

Under the new policy, the states will also have an option to choose the existing Price Support Scheme.

12 Sept 2018 2:07 PM IST

Chennai-based TVS Motor Company announced on Wednesday the launch of its scooter model TVS NTORQ 125 in Sri Lanka.

TVS launches NTORQ 125 scooter in Sri Lanka

The TVS NTORQ 125 is equipped with TVS SmartXonnect, bluetooth-enabled technology.

12 Sept 2018 1:48 PM IST