India

Home base: Not briefing Tata trusts on every move I make, says Chandra

Tata group will prune portfolio and sell underperforming firms, says chairman, points out that group has priorities other than Nano.

Jul 23, 2017

Unfair in retrospect: Builders take govt to court, say RERA is illegal

Allege law is retrospective as it brings "ongoing" projects under regulation and penalties.

Jul 23, 2017

India vs England live streaming: Watch Women's World Cup 2017 final on TV, online

India take on three-time champions England in pursuit of their maiden World Cup title at Lord's on Sunday, July 23.

Jul 23, 2017

Megahurts: 6 telecoms dodged license fee, spectrum charge, fudged income by over Rs 61,000 crore

Shorted revenues at Rs 7,697.62 crore; Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Aircel, Idea, Reliance Communication and Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd named in CAG report.

Jul 22, 2017

No change in the air: Trai rules out floor price for telecom services as of now

Consensus among telcos is that fixation of a floor price is not a workable idea.

Jul 22, 2017

Investment dept told to prepare proposal for Air India sale

Dipam (Department of Investment and Public Asset Management) told to coordinate with Civil Aviation ministry.

Jul 22, 2017

I-T detected Rs 19,000 crore black money in ICIJ, HSBC cases: Jaitley

Income tax department's discovery follows probe into global leaks, including HSBC account holders in Switzerland

Jul 21, 2017

Musician plays guitar during his own brain surgery

Abhishek Prasad was filmed strumming on his guitar while undergoing a seven hour operation on his brain in Bengaluru, India on 20 July. Prasad suffered from involuntary spasms in his hand, a condition known as musicians dystonia. The doctor then asked him to play his guitar during surgery as a way of helping the surgeon identify problem areas. Prasad confirmed that the surgery was successful, and now even plans to release his first album next year.

Jul 21, 2017

Net adrenaline: Reliance Industries net profit jumped 10,000-fold in 40 years

Jio phone for Rs 0, Mukesh Ambani announces 1 bonus share for every 1 share held

Jul 21, 2017

Flare deal: ONGC's new test of resilience

The deal pushes great downstream growth for ONGC, but will need vision and a free hand to accomplish its ends.

Jul 20, 2017

Wipro Q1 net profit dips 8 per cent quarterly to Rs 2,082 crore, flat yearly

IT services business profits decline 5.8 per cent year-on-year to Rs 2,190 crore, company announces share buyback.

Jul 20, 2017

Loans at your command: ICICI Bank offers up to Rs 15 lakh instant loans via ATMs

Customers can get pre-qualified personal loans of up to Rs 15 lakh in their savings accounts instantly.

Jul 20, 2017

Home loan, fixed deposit interest rates might sink further

Banks crank up interest rate engines, reassess credit scenario ahead of possible RBI cut

Jul 20, 2017

India set to bid for 2032 Olympics? All you need to know

In response to Indian Olympic Association's request, the Sports Ministry will do a feasibility study of hosting the Games.

Jul 20, 2017

Huge 'alien footprints' found in Indian village spark fear among residents [VIDEO]

The villagers said they heard noises of heavy breathing on Sunday morning around 2 am post which they spotted around 20 to 30 giant footprints.

Jul 19, 2017

Excess baggage: Air India may offer voluntary retirement to 15,000 staffers ahead of selloff

Previous attempts to offload the airline have failed because of the scale and complexity of problems at Air India, and resistance from its influential unions.

Jul 18, 2017

Legal spillover: RIL, ONGC, Shell told to shell out $3 bn in fines

The dispute over the government's share of profit petroleum and royalty from the PMT fields has raged for many years.

Jul 18, 2017

State of realty: Rotten foundations? Yes; unreal expectations? No

Prices haven't really dropped, new project launches are on full steam, but real estate inventories are more or less intact as demand stays down.

Jul 17, 2017

Insolvency case: Gujarat HC dismisses Essar Steel petition challenging RBI

Essar Steel's petition had challenged the RBI directive to banks for initiating insolvency proceedings against it

Jul 17, 2017

Number of PSBs may go down to 12 as govt mulls consolidation

The 21 public sector banks are expected to be consolidated to 10-12 in the medium term.

Jul 17, 2017