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September 23, 2010 5:41 PM

Centre makes BIS certification mandatory for packaged drinking, mineral water

The government today issued an order that Bureau of Indian Standards, BIS certification is mandatory for the manufacture, sale or exhibition of packaged drinking and mineral water.The Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs said in a statement that no person is authorised to manufacture, sell or exhib...

September 23, 2010 5:29 PM

Sensex dips 81 points to 19861

Falling for the second straight session, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange dropped 81 points, or 0.4 percent, to 19,861, on continued profit-booking, and weak European markets, today. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange lost 31 points, or 0.5 percent, to 5,960.

September 23, 2010 5:29 PM

Global markets extend losses<br/>

Key Asian markets in Japan, China, Hong Kong and South Korea were closed for holidays. But Singapore&apos;s Straits Times index lost 0.4 per cent.Across in Europe, the major markets extended their decline for a third straight day, as fresh euro- zone data added to worries about the strength of t...

September 23, 2010 5:29 PM

Centre receives dividend of over Rs6 crore from Ennore Port

Government today received a dividend of over six crore rupees from the Ennore Port for the second consecutive year. The Chairman of Ennore Port Limited Mr. S. Velumani presented the dividend cheque of 6.49 crores to Union Shipping Minister Mr. G K Vasan at a function in New Delhi today. Ennore Port ...

September 23, 2010 2:28 PM

ONGC retains its position as highest dividend paying company

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, ONGC, has recorded the highest ever net profit of sixteen thousand seven hundred sixty-eight crore rupees. This was disclosed by the Chairman and Chief Managing Director of the Corporation, Mr. R.S. Sharma while talking to reporters in New Delhi after the AGM...

September 23, 2010 1:17 PM

Food inflation rises by 0.36 pc

Food inflation rose by 0.36 percentage points to 15.46 per cent in the week ended September 11. It was 15.10 per cent in the previous week. The rise in food inflation is mainly due to rise in the cost of cereals, select vegetables and milk. This is the fourth consecutive week that the rate of food p...

September 23, 2010 1:14 PM

Sensex down by 86 pts on profit-booking

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex lost over 86 points in the opening trade today on profit-booking. The Sensex was trading at 19902, down by over 39 points a short while ago. Analysts said the markets are down as investors indulged in booking profits in heavy-weight stocks after the recent ...

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