Virat Kohli moves onto 15th spot in ICC’s Test batsmen rankings
Star Indian batsman Virat Kohli has moved up four places into the top 20 of the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen, following the conclusion of the Melbourne test between Australia and India. Australian captain Steve Smith led the batsmen’s charge following the conclusion of Boxing Day... read more »
Telcos in 2014: Mobile internet saves the day
As it inched closer to the 100-crore subscriber base, telecom industry identified mobile internet data as the next big thing for revenue generation even as consumers were burdened with up to 100% rise in charges for such services in 2014. From a subscriber base of nearly 91.5 crore at the end of... read more »
Bajaj Corp at new high on approval to raise FII limit
Shares of Bajaj Corp touched a record high of Rs 367.20 on Wednesday, up 4.7 percent intraday after shareholders allowed the company to raise FII investment limit. In a extraordinary general meeting on Tuesday, shareholders of the hair care products manufacturer approved the proposal to raise... read more »
Modi’s New Year gift: With ATMs and all, ‘Post Bank’ is r...
Things are fast progressing for India Post’s grand entry to banking industry. As the latest step, on Tuesday, the NDA-government amended the Post Office Savings Bank General Rules, 1981 to permit select offices of Department of Posts to issue ATM cards to savings bank account holders and issue... read more »
I am targeting a World Cup return: Harbhajan
Fresh from leading Punjab to a runner-up finish in the Vijay Hazare one-day tournament, out-of-favour Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is happy with his own showing in the domestic... read more »
Alibaba founder Jack Ma in India; to meet Snapdeal’s Kunal Bahl
NEW DELHI | MUMBAI: Alibaba founder Jack Ma is on a visit to India, his first to the country after a record-shattering initial share sale saw the ecommerce company raise $25 billion (Rs 1.5... read more »
Reliance Capital gains as Nippon Life Insurance hikes stake in asset management arm
Reliance Capital surged 4.56% to Rs 503 at 13:09 IST on BSE after the company said Nippon Life Insurance has agreed to increase its stake in Reliance Capital Asset Management to 49% from... read more »
MTNL planning to raise around Rs 2,300 crore by selling bonds with ten-year maturity
MUMBAI: State-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam is planning to raise around Rs 2,300 crore by selling bonds with ten-year maturity. A week ago, it had mobilised Rs 1,500 crore by offering the... read more »
Murder of Lee Rigby ‘could not have been prevented’
The murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby could not have been prevented by the intelligence agencies, according to a parliamentary inquiry, despite the names of his killers appearing in seven different agency... read more »
