Economy News

India among world's top 5 consumers of Glenfiddich as whiskey lovers increase

Peter Gordon, the director of William Grant & Sons, said that the demand for whiskey in India makes it a compelling opportunity for global players.

Mar 20, 2018

Narendra Modi could rule till 2024, maybe longer, without strong rival: Poll

Indians' approval of Modi and their satisfaction with both the country's direction and the state of its economy have grown in recent years.

Mar 20, 2018

Economy & markets: Asian stocks fall after Wall Street losses; Fed in focus

SGX Nifty signals a weak start for the domestic markets after the benchmark Sensex plunged 252 points or 0.76 percent to close at 32,923 on Monday.

Mar 20, 2018

IOCL launches home delivery of fuel: Now get diesel at your doorstep

Indian Oil Corporation Limited is the first company in the country to launch Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO)-approved doorstep delivery of diesel.

Mar 19, 2018

After Google and Facebook, Twitter may be next to ban cryptocurrency ads

Twitter likely to ban Cryptocurrency, Initial coin offerings (ICO), and token sales advertisements on its platform.

Mar 19, 2018

Sandhar Technologies IPO opens: 10 points to consider before investing in it

ICICI Securities and Axis Capital will manage the Sandhar Technologies IPO. The equity shares are proposed to be listed on BSE and NSE.

Mar 19, 2018

7th Pay Commission: Government may offer salary hikes beyond recommendations

7th Pay Commission latest update: The fitment factor is expected to be hiked to 3.00 from the current 2.57 beyond the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.

Mar 19, 2018

Economy & markets: Asia stocks subdued as investors eye Fed policy

SGX Nifty signals a weak start for the domestic markets after the benchmark Sensex plunged 509 points or 1.51 percent to close at 33,176 on Friday.

Mar 19, 2018

ICICI Securities eyes Rs 4,000 crore from IPO: Five things to know

ICICI Securities has set a price band of Rs 519-520 per equity share for its initial public offering.

Mar 17, 2018

West Bengal tops in Ease of Doing Business: Know top ten states

Of the 29 states and 7 union territories, West Bengal bagged the first place with a 99.73 percent implementation score. Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh jointly shared the second rank by scoring 99.46 percent

Mar 17, 2018

41 foreign branches of state-owned banks reported losses: SBI tops the list

State Bank of India (SBI) tops the list with 9 loss-making foreign branches, followed by Bank of India (BOI) with 8 and Bank of Baroda (BOB) with seven branches

Mar 17, 2018

Stock market outlook, week of March 19: FOMC, global trade war, economic data

The Indian markets will focus on U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting, slew of economic data from Japan to eurozone and the initial public offering of Sandhar Technologies in the coming week.

Mar 17, 2018

Higher recruitment, big salary hikes for employees in India this year: Report

Job industry in the country is recovering from the impacts of demonetization and implementation of Goods and Services Tax, says a survey.

Mar 16, 2018

Made-in-India train, with 160 kmph top speed, to run from June

The self-propelled train, with state-of-the-art amenities, can run at a maximum speed of 160 km per hour, making it the fastest in the country.

Mar 16, 2018

Relief for Pensioners as Government likely to double monthly minimum pension payments

Government is mulling over increasing the payment from Rs 1000 per month under the Employees Pension Scheme (EPS) of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).

Mar 16, 2018