FIFA World Cup 2014: Belgium Beat Russia By A Late Strike To Enter Round Of...
Rio De Janeiro : Young forward Divock Origi vindicated his coach Mark Wilmots’ decision to introduce him in the second half as his opportunistic strike in the 88th minute helped Belgium defeat a gutsy Russian team 1-0 making it to the final 16 of the World Cup here today. It was a match dominated... read more »
Sensex Slips Below 25,000 Amid Selloff in ITC, Infosys Shares
The BSE Sensex is on track for a fourth straight fall on Monday amid a sharp selloff in index heavyweight stocks such as ITC and Infosys. These two stocks have a combined weightage of around 15 per cent on the Nifty. ITC shares fell over 5 per cent amid speculation that the Modi government will... read more »
ITC slumps over 5 pct on worries over higher taxes in budget
Shares of biggest cigarette manufacturer ITC Ltd (ITC.NS) fall more than 5 percent on a media report that the government may raise taxes on cigarettes aggressively in the upcoming budget in July, dealers say. Union health minister Harsh Vardhan has sought an increase in tax on cigarettes of all... read more »
Paswan: Govt to hike import duty on sugar to 40%, give interest-free loan t...
NEW DELHI, JUNE 23: The Government will hike the import duty on sugar to 40 per cent from the current 15 per cent, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, has said. Besides, the Government will provide an additional interest-free loan of Rs. 4,400 crore to cash-starved sugar mills to... read more »
Obama sends U.S. military advisers to Iraq as battle rages over refinery
President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was sending up to 300 U.S. military advisers to Iraq but stressed the need for a political solution to the Iraqi crisis as government forces... read more »
HPCL-Mittal shuts VGO unit at Bathinda refinery after fire
HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd, part owned by steel tycoon L. N. Mittal, has shut a vacuum gas oil unit on Friday after a fire at its 180,000 barrels per day Bathinda refinery, its managing... read more »
Rupee weaker on Iraq-led risk aversion
The rupee is weaker at 60.23/24 versus its previous close of 60.07/09 as continued concerns over Iraq violence led to risk aversion. The market is closely monitoring developments in Iraq.... read more »
IndiGo registers highest number of fliers at 1.9 million in May
MUMBAI: Indian carriers managed to fill their flights a little more in May over April as lower fares during summer vacations encouraged more people to travel. Overall, however, the air... read more »
IIT-JEE results: Only 5 girls in top 100, Rajasthan boy top ranke...
Chitraang Murdia from Rajasthan topped the IIT-JEE advance examination, the results of which were declared on Thursday. Murdia, who secured 97 percent in class 12, wants to study in the Indian... read more »
