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Jet Airways Eyes SpiceJet's Bombardier Q400 Fleet; Vistara To Take Delivery of 3rd A-320

The fall in fuel prices bodes well for the airline industry which has struggled to turn in a profit. Fleet expansion and optimization could help improve operating costs and profits.

Jan 5, 2015

IT Workers To Unionise? TCS Retrenchment 'Limited' to 3,500 Employees

IT workers with eight-years of work experience are allegedly marked for retrenchment to make way for younger colleagues.

Jan 5, 2015

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Banking Sector Needs Reforms, Says Jaitley

He called for 'conceiving' several reforms to the banking sector and 'the need for greater autonomy' being granted to banks.

Jan 3, 2015

Arvind Panagariya -- Meet the Man Who Will Implement Modi's Plans for Economy

Jagdish Bhagwati favored his protege, Panagariya, to become the chief economist to Narendra Modi, in April.

Jan 3, 2015

Government Plans Massive Public Investment to Boost Economy

The Narendra Modi government's growth strategy for fiscal 2015-16 is three-pronged – increase in public investment, easing fiscal roadmap and higher revenue generation from oil, spectrum and disinvestment.

Jan 3, 2015

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Protests Against 'Involuntary Attrition' of IT Major Gain Traction

TCS to recruit 55,000 new employees, with a significant 35,000 coming from campuses.

Jan 3, 2015

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Javadekar Eases Green Norms For 'Linear' Infra Projects

On receiving the necessary approvals, infra projects can go ahead with tree cutting and commence work if the necessary funds are in place

Jan 2, 2015

More Room for Chickens in US Poised to Push Up Egg Prices

Eggs are going to get costlier in the US this year as a new law that requires poultry farmers to put their hens in larger, roomier cages goes into effect this month.

Jan 2, 2015

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BSE closes points 380.36 up on Jan 2

New Delhi, Jan 2 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 380.36 points up to stand at 27,887.90. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 111.45 points up to stand at 8,395.45. PIPAVAVDOC and GPPL were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 13.70% and 12.08% along with BERGER PAINTS INDIA LTD and BAYER CROPSCIENCE LTD with an increase of 11.08% and 8.94% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include PMCFIN and RASOYA PROTEINS LTD. with a decrease of 4.96% and 4.88% along with MUTHOOT FINANCE LTD and PRESTIGE with a decrease of 4.74% and 4.53% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is up 142.35 points at 18,845.88 while the banking sector is up 356.91 points at 21,830.10 and the reality sector is up 14.15 points at 1,571.90. The Indian currency is up 0.36% at Rs 63.31 per dollar.

Jan 2, 2015

Iran Calls on Saudi Arabia to Control OPEC Oil Supply; Prices Could Tumble to $30?

As oil prices fell to new six-year lows last week, Iran called on OPEC leader Saudi Arabia to take a stance on the global oil glut that has been plaguing the markets.

Jan 2, 2015

Manufacturing PMI Zooms to Two-Year High Of 54.5 in December

Expectations run high on government reforms and RBI rate cut.

Jan 2, 2015

Snapchat Raises $486 mn, Firm Now Valued at $10 bn

Snapchat, the instant photo messaging app, has managed to raise about $486 million in its latest round of funding, which now pegs its value at $10 billion.

Jan 2, 2015

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BSE closes points 8.12 up on Jan 1

New Delhi, Jan 1 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 8.12 points up to stand at 27,507.54. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 1.30 points up to stand at 8,284.00. JUBILANT and MUTHOOTFIN were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 17.29% and 11.81% along with JETAIRWAYS and GRUH with an increase of 9.99% and 9.43% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include PMCFIN and RASOYA PROTEINS LTD. with a decrease of 4.96% and 4.65% along with GPPL and Sunrise Asian Ltd. with a decrease of 3.85% and 2.62% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is up 72.69 points at 18,703.53 while the banking sector is up 15.08 points at 21,473.19 and the reality sector is up 2.68 points at 1,557.75. The Indian currency is down 0.39% at Rs 63.28 per dollar.

Jan 1, 2015

Reforms Push Gets Boost in 2015, Says Jaitley

Reforms introduced will realise GDP expansion, said Jaitley, with projections at 5.5% for FY 2014/15.

Jan 1, 2015

Idaho: Uber Operates in Boise Despite Cease-and-Desist Order

Uber, the controversial ride-sharing service, continued to operate in the city of Boise, Idaho, despite the cease-and-desist order sent by city officials to the company.

Jan 1, 2015

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