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Gold regains Rs 28,000 mark on seasonal ...

Gold regains Rs 28,000 mark on seasonal demand, global cues

Continuing its rising streak for the third consecutive day, gold crossed the Rs 28,000 level after over four months by gaining Rs 100 at the bullion market in the national capital on Monday. The precious metal rose to Rs 28,080 per ten grams largely on the back of sustained buying by jewellers and... read more »

Sensex breaches 28,900-mark; Nifty at 8,...

Sensex breaches 28,900-mark; Nifty at 8,730.45

The BSE Sensex breached the 28,900-mark and the NSE Nifty touched a new peak of 8,730.45 in early trade on Wednesday on sustained fund inflows, driven by the encouraging corporate earnings coupled with pre-budget optimism among participants. Rising for the fifth straight day, the 30-share index... read more »

Gilead licences Strides to make, distrib...

Gilead licences Strides to make, distribute AIDS drug in 112 countries

U.S. pharmaceutical major Gilead Sciences has signed a licensing agreement with Bengaluru-based Strides Arcolab, under which Gilead has extended non-exclusive rights to Strides to make and distribute Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF), both as a single agent product and in combination with other... read more »

World Bank to commit $1 billion in clean...

World Bank to commit $1 billion in clean India programme

World Bank today said it will commit $1 billion in the government’s Swachh Bharat (Clean India) campaign. World Bank’s country director in India Onno Ruhl said the World Bank is considering considerable large sums of financing for that. “The government has asked us at the highest... read more »

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‘Govt planning to auction more than 74 coal mines in 1st lot’

The auction will help meet the growing demand for the fuel, Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said in Mumbai on Friday, Nov 21. Of the 214 captive coal blocks cancelled by the Supreme Court on... read more »

Future Group acquires supermarket chain Nilgiris for Rs 300 crore

Future Consumer Enterprises (FCEL), the food and FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) arm of the Kishore Biyani-led Future Group, has acquired Nilgiris, which runs a chain of convenience... read more »

Kotak Mahindra, ING Vysya shares soar following merger buzz

Shares of ING Vysya Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank are witnessing aggressive buying on unconfirmed reports that Kotak Mahindra Bank to acquire ING Vysya Bank and may merge ING with... read more »

Coal India set to miss output target this fiscal

Coal block auction to have cushion against tariff shock

NEW DELHI: The government will protect power consumers from getting a tariff shock from coal block auction and cap the number of mines or quantity of reserves that goes to one entity with a... read more »

US court overturns bid by Ranbaxy to block launch of rival generi...

A US court has denied a request by drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd to stop competitors from launching copies of AstraZeneca Plc’s heartburn pill Nexium and Roche’s antiviral Valcyte, a... read more »