Centre raises MSP on paddy by 80 rupees per quintal

Govt approves Minimum Support Prices for Kharif Crops

Gold eases by 25 rupees

Gold fell 25 rupees, to 22,655 rupees per ten gram at Delhi's bullion market on Thursday on sluggish demand. But silver rose 400 rupees, to 55,100 rupees per kilo, on fresh buying by stockists, amid a firm global trend. In the global markets, gold declined 1.50 dollars, to 1,536 dollars an ...

World Bank approves USD 1 billion grant for Railways Project

The workers' strike at the Manesar plant of the country's largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India continued for the sixth day on Thursday. Around 2,000 workers at the plant have been on strike since Saturday, resulting in a production loss of about 4,200 units till yesterday and the ...

Sensex down marginally by 9 points to 18,385

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange closed with a marginal loss of 9 points, at 18,385, amid weak Asian markets on Thursday. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange dropped 6 points or 0.1 percent to 5,521. Stock markets in China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore lost between 0.2 percent an...

Food inflation jumps to 9.01% for week ended May 28

Food inflation jumped to a two-month high of 9.01 per cent for the week ended May 28. As per data released by the government today, fruits became 30.78 per cent more expensive year-on-year, while onions were up by over 14 per cent. During the week under review, milk prices were up by 8.49 per cent a...

Sensex up 30 points in afternoon trade

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange opened a modest 33 points higher, at 18,427, on Thursday morning, on selective buying by investors. Later, the Sensex slipped into negative territory, in volatile trade, before again rebounding, to stand 30 points, or 0.2 percent in the positive zone, at 18,42...

Domestic car sales growth slowest in 24 months at 7 pc in May

Domestic passenger car sales posted the slowest growth in 24 months in May this year at 7 per cent as rising fuel prices and interest rates discouraged customers from new purchases.According to figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) today, car sales in the country ...

Food inflation jumps to 9.01% for week ended May 28

Notwithstanding the government's projections of a moderation in the rate of price rise of food items, food inflation jumped to a two-month high of 9.01 per cent for the week ended May 28. As per data released by the government today, fruits became 30.78 per cent more expensive year-on-year,...