Union Transport Minister formally inaugurates 10th Auto Expo

The 10th edition of Auto Expo in New Delhi has been formally inaugurated on Wednesday evening by the Union Road transport Minister, Mr Kamal Nath. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that Motor Vehicle Act will be reviewed very soon to comply with the passengers security norms. He also said ...

UnionTransport Minister formally inaugurates 10th Auto Expo

The 10th edition of Auto Expo in New Delhi has been formally inaugurated on Wednesday evening by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Mr Kamal Nath. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that Motor Vehicle Act will be reviewed very soon for the safety of the passengers. He also ...

Sensex ends marginally higher

The Sensex ended marginally up 15 points on Wednesday extending the winning streak for the fourth consecutive day, after the RIL counter helped the markets to recover from the days lows. Despite firm Asian cues, the 30-share barometer witnessed wide fluctuations before ending at 17,701 up 15 points ...

Oil prices down 15 cents to 81.62 dollars a barrel

Oil prices were down in Asia today with New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in February, down 15 cents to 81.62 dollars a barrel. Brent North Sea crude for February delivery shed 14 cents to 80.45 dollars a barrel. Commonwealth Bank of Australia, in a report, sa...

Rupee appreciates against US dollar

The rupee today appreciated by 15 paise to 46.09 a dollar in early trade. Dealers said increased capital inflows by funds into equities helped the rupee gain in early trade. Dollar's weakness against other Asian currencies also supported the rupee sentiment. The rupee had ended 5 paise high...

BSE Sensex up by 104 points

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today rose by 104 points in opening trade on sustained buying by foreign funds. The 30-share index gained 104.09 points, at 17,790.33 points, a level not seen since February 2008. The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty regained 5,300 points leve...

Software bug hit debit and credit card transactions

Millions of Germans are facing problems with withdrawing money after a Software bug hit debit and credit card transactions. One of the main organisations representing German Banks said some 20 million debit cards and two and a half million credit cards have been hit by the bug which is caused by pro...

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Auto Expo begins

The 10th Auto Expo began at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Tuesday. The event will be formally inaugurated on Wednesday evening by Heavy Industries Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and Commerce Minister Anand Sharma. Over 2,100 participants from 30 countries are participating in the expo. AIR corresponden...

Key trade bodies seek early introduction of GST

Various organisations from commerce and industry sector on Tuesday urged the Finance Minister Mr Pranav Mukerjee to introduce Goods and Services Tax as early as possible. Mr Mukerjee held a pre budget discussion on Tuesday with organisations like FICCI, ASSOCHAM, CII and associations of various indu...