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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 drops over 200 points; ICICI Bank, TCS top laggards

Top losers in the Sensex pack in early trade included Yes Bank, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank.

19 Sept 2019 10:10 AM IST

IIT Kharagpur had suspended whistle-blower professor Rajeev Kumar for misconduct in May 2011. (Photo: PTI/File)

Hang some clothes and light a bulb!

The whole process, or mechanism, is actually simple yet unique. The wall of any channel has some charges inbuilt in it.

19 Sept 2019 2:19 AM IST

Few large retail outlets have already started advertising the downward revised prices of FMCG items.

Consumers to spend less this festive season: Survey

Only 6 per cent will buy jewellery and even lesser 3 per cent will spend on property.

19 Sept 2019 2:16 AM IST

Income tax officials are unhappy with the mopup so far in this fiscal. They feel that the economic slowdown and the IT Departments strategy of going slow on the corporates, in the aftermath of the suicide of Cafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha in July, have impacted the over all tax collections between April 1 and September 17.

Taxmen blame pause in raids to weak collections

Some key IT regions like Delhi and Bengaluru have been impacted so badly that their growth rate stood at -7.0 and -2.9...

19 Sept 2019 1:52 AM IST

The government also said first-time offenders would face a prison term of up to one year and a fine of Rs 1 lakh. The proposed ban, promulgated through an ordinance, will make it illegal to manufacture, sell, transport, distribute, advertise, export or import e-cigarettes.

Centre bans use and sale of e-cigarettes

The government also said first-time offenders would face a prison term of up to one year and a fine of Rs 1 lakh.

19 Sept 2019 1:49 AM IST

In view of Indias Neighbourhood First policy, the Railways is also doing international projects funded by Ministry of External Affairs.

11 lakh railway employees to get 78 days' pay as productivity bonus

It would benefit 11 lakh employees and would cost the exchequer Rs 2,024 crore, said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.

18 Sept 2019 4:48 PM IST

Annually, Rs 2,500 crore of fuel is bought at petrol pumps and now a part of it being talked of being home delivered.

Petrol, diesel prices see steepest hike since July 5

Petrol price was increased by 25 paise per litre to Rs 72.42 and diesel by 24 paise to Rs 65.82 in the Delhi market.

18 Sept 2019 3:07 PM IST

They have joined the Women for WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All) initiative which is to enable women from villages and slums to become entrepreneurs. (Representational Image)

10 Mantras to become a successful new age entrepreneur

India's Start-up ecosystem is one of the fastest growing in the world, with over 190 deals worth USD 4 billion closed in...

18 Sept 2019 12:42 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)

Rupee rises 35 paise against US dollar in early trade

Rupee is trading at 71.43 against dollar as gains in domestic equity market and easing crude prices strengthened...

18 Sept 2019 10:23 AM IST

Other automakers are likely to follow suit, which would lead to loss of at least contractual jobs.

GST panel unlikely to favour tax rate cut for auto sector: sources

Total annual revenue loss could be as much as 500 bn rupees if the panel decided to lower tax rates for auto sector to...

18 Sept 2019 8:58 AM IST

Facts first. Crude oil prices rose 0.61 per cent to Rs 4,157 per barrel in futures trade on July 12 as speculators raised their exposure, tracking a rebound in global markets.

Risk premium on oil to go up: Icra

Thus, their net realisation and cash accruals will improve unless the extant under-recovery sharing formula is changed.

18 Sept 2019 1:36 AM IST

The recent move aims at turning Temi Tea Estate into a major tourist destination in India, said Arijit Dutta, managing director, PEPL.

Sikkim invites tourists to tea garden

The latest move by the Sikkim government is expected to give a major fillip to Temi Tea brand, while creating value out...

18 Sept 2019 1:31 AM IST