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Kerala's Rs 250-million Green Bond move could wither in shadow of CAG audit row

Kerala government's denial of CAG audit for special purpose vehicle KIIFB could drive away NRI investors despite easing tax norms.

Sep 18, 2019

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Dalal Street nervous over oil; Sensex tanks 600 points, Nifty ends at 10,800

The global oil benchmark, Brent, was trading at $68 a barrel from its Friday's close of $60 prior to the attack on Saudi oil facilities during the weekend.

Sep 17, 2019

Petrol, diesel prices to rise by Rs 5-6 a litre: Experts

Oil prices, experts said, could spike in the next several days as a result of the attack on Saudi Aramco, the second-largest oil producer in the world.

Sep 17, 2019

Why do Houthi strikes in Saudi Arabia make Nirmala Sitharaman sweat?

If oil becomes more expensive, the current economic downturn can snowball into a full-blown crisis. India has little headroom to cushion the inflationary impact as Trump has turned off cheaper Iranian oil supplies

Sep 16, 2019

Hong Kong Exchanges bids $39 billion to take over London Stock Exchange

The combination would help both exchanges compete better with rivals like ICE and CME from the United States.

Sep 11, 2019

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Paytm eyes core banking toehold amid talks with Rana Kapoor for Yes Bank stake

Co-founder Kapoor is seeking to exit Yes Bank by selling his and family's stake for Rs 2,000 crore; in talks with Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma.

Sep 11, 2019

Slowdown will not hit social sector spending: Nirmala Sitharaman

The minister said the government was yet to take a call on how it would use the surplus reserve of Rs 1.76 lakh crore it has received from the Reserve Bank of India.

Sep 7, 2019

What is driving Mukesh Ambani's pivot away from oil to lifestyle retail?

A recent $15-billion deal with Saudi Aramco has helped the world's largest refiner Reliance Industries deleverage the balance sheet and cut debt while freeing up resources to power diversification away from core petrochemical sector.

Sep 6, 2019

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala loses Rs 200 crore as market plunges more than 700 points

Discouraging economic data, trade war and tepid growth have created a negative sentiment among the investors, leading to huge selling on Dalal Street on Tuesday.

Sep 4, 2019

Nifty, Sensex slump 2% after dismal growth data

The broader NSE Nifty ended down 2.04% at 10,797.9, its biggest drop since July 8, while the benchmark BSE Sensex closed 2.06% lower at 36,562.91 in its worst day since October 11.

Sep 3, 2019

Auto sales continue to decline in August

Tata Motors reported a 49 percent slump in its domestic sales on a year-on-year (YoY) basis at 29,140 units.

Sep 2, 2019

India to woo foreign firms like Apple to capitalise on US-China trade war

Several Indian officials met on Aug. 14 and discussed a list of "target companies".

Aug 30, 2019

Zerodha traders lose heavily on F&O expiry day due to technical snag

This is not the first time Zerodha customers are facing such technical issues. On February 27, several traders using it faced technical issues while using Kite platform.

Aug 29, 2019