Kuala Lumpur, Aug 9 (IANS) Memories of the time when the Malaysian and Indian governments lifted a ban on trade of peacock feathers, just for 24 hours, to facilitate a dance performance still brings a smile to the face of legendary dancer Vatsala.
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Indian equity markets, which opened lower Friday following weak markets abroad, were flat in early trade.
Domariyaganj (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 7 (IANS) Panic gripped the account holders of the Domariyaganj branch of the State Bank of India (SBI) in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthnagar district Thursday after a cashier admitted to the police that he had exchanged fake notes of denominational value of Rs.15 million with original ones.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) India’s annual rate of inflation overshot the 12-percent mark at 12.01 percent for the week ended July 26 amid a promise by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that bringing down prices will be his government’s top priority.
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Dena Bank Thursday announced hikes in its deposit and lending rates, joining a slew of other banks that have revised rates recently following the central bank hiked cash reserve ratio and repo rate.
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) The state-owned Bank of India Thursday raised its lending rates by 75 basis points from the existing 13.25 percent to 14 percent.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) India’s annual rate of inflation crossed the 12 percent mark to 12.01 percent for the week ended July 26 as compared to 11.98 percent the week before, data released Thursday showed.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) India’s state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has given an order worth Rs.16.1 billion for eight deep drilling onshore rigs to Shiv-Vani Oil and Gas exploration services, it was announced Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) India’s largest private airline, Jet Airways, will start daily flights to Dubai from Mumbai and Delhi from Aug 23, it said Thursday.
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Indian equity markets ended on a cautious note Thursday with a marginal gain, ahead of the weekly inflation data.