Prez to launch India-Syria Business Council in Damascus

Prez to launch India-Syria Business Council in Damascus

The President Mrs Pratibha Devisingh Patil will be launching the India-Syria Business Council in Damascus this afternoon to give a fillip to the bilateral trade.Both the countries have decided to double its two side trade in two to three years. AIR correspondent reports,Mrs Patil will also be addres...

Gold, Silver prices continue to decline<br/>

Gold and Silver prices continue to decline on weak global cues. Gold prices declined by 30 rupees to 20,670 rupees per ten grams in Delhi on fall in demand.Silver prices also fell for the third straight day today by losing 620 rupees to 41,530 rupees per kilogram on heavy off-loading by stockists.

India-Israel likely to sign FTA to boost bilateral trade

India and Israel are likely to sign a Free Trade Agreement next year to boost the burgeoning bilateral trade. This was stated by the Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz in Shefayim, Israel. According to a report of news portal Ynetnews from Jerusalem, the Israeli Finance Minster told a trade con...

ED to probe housing loan scam

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is to probe into the housing loan scam unearthed by the CBI to check possible money laundering.Official sources said in Mumbai that the CBI had registered cases against top officials from banks and financial firms under various sections of the Prevention of Corruptio...

Japanese consumer prices fall for 20th month in a row <br/>

Japanese consumer prices fell for the 20th month in a row in October, further evidence that the government is struggling to combat the deflation that is undermining economic recovery. Official figures showed the core consumer price index fell by 0.6 per cent compared with a year earlier. This was a ...

Sensex sheds 182 points

Posting its fourth straight day of losses, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange declined 182 points, or 0.9 percent, to 19,137, after volatile trade, on Friday, with investors rattled by the housing finance scam, and amid weak global markets. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange shed 48 point...

Japanese consumer prices fall for 20th month in a row

Japanese consumer prices fell for the 20th month in a row in October, further evidence that the government is struggling to combat the deflation that is undermining economic recovery. Official figures showed the core consumer price index fell by 0.6 per cent compared with a year earlier. This was a ...

Shipping Corp FPO price band fixed at Rs 135-140

The government on Friday fixed a price band of 135-140 rupees per share for Shipping Corporation&apos;s follow-on offer. This will raise about 1,200 crore rupees, if fully subscribed at the upper level of the band.

SEBI to probe any lapses in bribe-for-loan scam

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India - SEBI - will probe any lapses that might have occurred in the bribe-for-loan scam unearthed by CBI investigations two days ago. The investigation has led to the arrest of 8 financial services executives. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines ...