Business

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is urging the captains of India Inc to concentrate on investing in their backyard as well.

Steel major SAIL signs an agreement with Jaiprakash Associates Ltd to set up a joint venture cement company.

Reserve Bank Governor Y V Reddy said an imbalance in the financial sector could increase risk in economy.

Over 40 per cent of the Rs 12,000 crore branding money rides on the Indian cricket team in the World Cup.

The Reserve Bank will for the first time conduct a survey of inflation expectations in the country soon.

Following the suit of market leader Maruti Udyog, Hyundai Motor has also increased the prices of its cars.

The stock markets could not sustain the initial modest gains in the day after a quiet opening.

The Chennai plant will be the fifth Asian plant of BMW after China, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Entrepreneurship is the buzzword at IIM-Ahmedabad campus even though job offers have become more lucrative.

The Sensex was back in the positive zone with a moderate gain of about 17 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

The court asks to complete the investigation on the quantum of foreign holding in Huth-Essar in two months.

Indian women have outshone men in terms of employment growth rate with a 3.35 per cent rise in employment.

After Germany's Deutsche Boerse, the Singapore Exchange is close to buying 5 per cent stake in Bombay Stock Exchange.

A decision on the modernisation of Kolkata airport would be taken within a month and Chennai in two months, a top Civil Aviation Ministry official said on Monday.

The markets closed in deep red, with the Sensex closing down 471.09 points or 3.66 per cent at 12415.04

A fall in the US markets sparked fears of recession once again. The 540 points slide of BSE Sensex signaled a dismal week ahead.