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Sebi extends pre-open call auction to all scrips (15 February 03:44 pm)

Market regulator Sebi has decided to extend the pre-open call auction facility to all scrips, which would be available in all stock exchanges.

Tata Motors quarterly profit slides on JLR costs (15 February 10:27 am)

Tata Motors Ltd said quarterly profit fell by more than half as earnings dropped at its Jaguar Land Rover business and a weak economy sapped vehicle sales at home.

Sensex down 39 points in early trade (15 February 10:02 am)

The BSE benchmark Sensex today fell over 39 points in early trade as selling by funds and retail investors amid a weak trend in global markets.

Rupee up 6 paise vs dollar in early trade (15 February 09:59 am)

The rupee today gained 6 paise to 53.86 against the dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange on fresh selling of the US currency by exporters.

Air India shifts HQs to capital (15 February 12:44 am)

The Air India (AI) board on Thursday gave its approval to a proposal for shifting the company’s headquarters from Mumbai to New Delhi. HT reports.

Finmeccanica has six registered companies in India (14 February 10:37 pm)

Italian group Finmeccanica, which is in the centre of a controversy over alleged kickbacks in the VVIP chopper deal, has at least six companies registered in India.

Bikes, babes and beer... (14 February 10:27 pm)

Some 440-odd bikes rumbled down Goa\'s narrow roads in a tight linear formation, bringing the people out on the streets, egging on the riders to go vroom vroom, and to just watch the spectacle. The

Dr Reddy's Q3 net dips 29% to Rs.363.3 cr (14 February 10:24 pm)

Drug maker Dr Reddy\'s Laboratories on Thursday announced a decline of 29% year-on-year in its net profit to Rs.363.3 crore for the third quarter ended December 2012 against Rs.512.96 crore a year ago.

DoT's overcharging, claim telecom firms (14 February 10:22 pm)

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sent notices to telecom operators seeking payment of dues on licence fees worth more than Rs.26,000 crore over the course of the last one month. HT

Tata Motors India bleeds (14 February 10:19 pm)

A steep loss in the domestic business and a decline in luxury car unit Jaguar Land Rover\'s margins dragged down Tata Motors consolidated third quarter profit by 52.2% year-on-year to Rs.1,604 crore,

SBI net up 4%, loans bite (14 February 10:16 pm)

India\'s largest bank, SBI, on Thursday announced a 4% year-on-year rise in its net profit to Rs. 3,396 crore for the quarter ending December from Rs.3,263 crore in the corresponding period of the

Gold demand down for the first time in 3 years (14 February 10:14 pm)

Global gold demand fell last year for the first time since 2009 as jewellery buying abated in the key Indian and Chinese markets and US and European coin and bar investment dropped, the World Gold

Berkshire, 3G Capital to buy Heinz for $28 billion (14 February 10:10 pm)

Warren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway Inc and 3G Capital will buy ketchup maker HJ Heinz Co for $72.50 a share, or $23.2 billion in cash, Heinz said on Thursday.

Economy to grow by 5.5% this fiscal: Chidambaram (14 February 10:06 pm)

Finance minister P Chidambaram today exuded confidence that the economy would grow by 5.5% in the current financial year and improve to 6% in 2013-14.

Budget to lift low-cost homes (14 February 09:58 pm)

The government is set to provide a fillip to the affordable housing segment in the coming budget to address a growing middle class hunger for homes, reports.Mahua Venkatesh

American, US Airways announce $11 billion merger (14 February 08:40 pm)

American Airlines and US Airways have agreed to merge in an $11 billion deal to create the world\'s biggest airline. The combined carrier will be called American Airlines but run by US Airways CEO Doug

World's biggest: US Air, American to merge (14 February 08:40 pm)

American Airlines and US Airways Group said they plan to merge to form the world\'s biggest airline with a combined equity value of $11 billion.

RBI tweaks gold deposit scheme to make it more attractive (14 February 07:35 pm)

Seeking to unfreeze idle gold, the RBI today made the Gold Deposit Schemes of banks more attractive by lowering the investment time period and allowing mutual funds to participate in the scheme.

BMW pushes again with upgraded X1 (14 February 02:26 pm)

Hounded by country mate Audi for the No. 1 position in the domestic luxury car market, BMW launched a facelifted version of its entry level SUV X1 with a price tag of Rs.27.90-32.50 lakh (ex-showroom

Rupee down 12 paise against dollar in early trade (14 February 10:10 am)

The rupee declined by 12 paise to 53.94 against the dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market in early trade today on fresh demand for the American currency from banks.

Sensex gains 20 points in early trade (14 February 10:05 am)

The BSE benchmark Sensex gained nearly 20 points in early trade today on selective buying by funds and retailers amid a firming Asian trend.

Sensex falls 111 pts, ignores inflation easing to 3-yr low (14 February 10:05 am)

Shrugging off positive cues fromeasing inflation numbers, the BSE benchmark Sensex today fell by 111 points, snapping a two-day rally, hit by 2-4% losses in RIL, Bharti Airtel, SBI, Maruti and Wipro

DoT slaps Rs 877-cr spectrum charge demand on Vodafone (13 February 09:45 pm)

Department of Telecommunications has raised demand of around Rs 877.6 crore from Vodafone as spectrum charges for the period between 2008-09 and 2011-12, sources said.

Rebound Rules: lower rates, trim deficit, use PSU cash (13 February 09:35 pm)

India may have escaped the dire effects of the last global economic meltdown in 2008, but a slew of recent data shows that the economy is headed for its worst growth in a decade. What is the way out

Sebi orders freezing of bank accounts of 2 Sahara group firms (13 February 08:53 pm)

The Sebi on Wednesday ordered freezing of bank accounts of two Sahara group firms and top executives, including group chief Subrata Roy, in investor money refund case.