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July 25, 2011 6:34 PM

Gold touches all-time high of Rs 23,620<br/>

Surpassing all previous records, gold gained 200 rupees, to touch a new all-time high of 23,620 rupees per ten grams at Delhi&apos;s bullion market, today, on increased buying by stockists and investors, as gold also rallied to a new peak in the global markets. Silver rose 500 rupees, to 59,500 ...

July 25, 2011 6:33 PM

One lakh MW power target by next five years: Shinde

The Government has set a target of generating an additional one lakh megawatt of electricity in the next five years. Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said in New Delhi on Tuesday that the work has already started on projects that will generate over eighty thousand megawatts of power.The mini...

July 25, 2011 6:13 PM

Sensex up by 149 pts

Rising for the second straight session, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange climbed 149 points, or 0.8 percent, to a 2-week high of 18,871, on Monday, amid a rally in telecom stocks.The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange rose 46 points, or 0.8 percent, to 5,680. But stock markets in Japan, Chi...

July 25, 2011 6:07 PM

Cotton production up by 38%

India&apos;s cotton production rose close to 38 per cent in 2010-11 mainly due to Bt cotton output which accounts for 90 per cent of total cotton output in country. According to the latest government data, total land under cotton cultivation stood at 111.42 lakh hectares in 2010-11. Bt cotton wa...

July 25, 2011 6:05 PM

Cotton production up by 38%

India&apos;s cotton production rose close to 38 per cent in 2010-11 mainly due to Bt cotton output which accounts for 90 per cent of total cotton output in country. According to the latest government data, total land under cotton cultivation stood at 111.42 lakh hectares in 2010-11. Bt cotton wa...

July 25, 2011 2:08 PM

One lakh MW power target by next five years: Shinde

Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has said that centre has set the target to add about one lakh megawatt of electricity by next five years. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Mr. Shinde said that the work has already started for projects that will fetch almost eighty thousand megawatts. He added th...

July 25, 2011 2:05 PM

One lakh MW power target by next five years: Shinde 0

Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has said that centre has set the target to add about one lakh megawatt of electricity by next five years. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Mr. Shinde said that the work has already started for projects that will fetch almost eighty thousand megawatts. He added th...

July 25, 2011 1:55 PM

Sensex up in afternoon trade

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark fell 51 points, or 0.3 percent, to 18,671 within the first few minutes of trade today, as investors booked profits, amid weakness in other Asian bourses. Later, the Sensex swung between positive and negative territory, in volatile trade, to stand 25 ...

July 25, 2011 12:31 PM

Oil falls in Asian trade

Oil fell in Asian trade today on concerns over a possible US default if President Barack Obama and lawmakers fail to reach a deal to raise the country&apos;s debt ceiling. New York&apos;s main contract light sweet crude sank 1.08 dollar to 98.79 dollar a barrel, and Brent North Sea crude dro...

July 25, 2011 10:42 AM

Pranab to attend high-level meet in London

Issues related to financial sector reforms, strengthening the G-20 and IMF surveillance, the United Kingdom-India infrastructure partnership will be discussed in a high level meeting in London tomorrow being attended by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee among others. According to official sources Mr...

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