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Sensex ends 118 points down

A key indian equities index ended trade 118 points in the red Monday as heavyweight stocks came under selling pressure.6:06 PM on December 07

Government earned Rs.8,300 crore from telecom firms

The government earned Rs.8,307.85 crore from mobile telecom operators through licence fee in 2008-09 and Rs.4,112.3 crore in the first half this fiscal, a union minister said Monday.6:02 PM on December 07

Chennai firm to set up water plant for Delhi Games

City-based VA Tech Wabag, a Rs.574-crore turnkey contracting company, will commission a water treatment plant in Delhi early next year for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.6:01 PM on December 07

Government moots assistance for paper industry

The government will extend the Technology Upgradation Fund (TUF) to the paper industry, according to a senior official in the Department of Industrial Promotion and Policy.6:00 PM on December 07

Sensex closes 144 points down

Indian equities ended trade in the red Monday amid selling pressure, with a key index shutting 144 points lower than its previous close.4:06 PM on December 07

Sensex down 142 points in afternoon

A key Indian equities index was trading almost 142 points in the red Monday afternoon.4:05 PM on December 07

Tripura to set up industrial training institutes

The Tripura government will set up 25 more industrial training institutes (ITIs) in the state to provide career-oriented training to jobless youth, Industries and Commerce Minister Jitendra Chowdhury said Monday.4:02 PM on December 07

ABB bags Rs.506-cr order from Bangalore Metro

Leading power and automation technology group ABB Monday said it has won an order worth Rs.506 crore from Bangalore Metro Rail Corp to provide power solutions for the city's proposed metro network.4:01 PM on December 07

Comfortable with current oil prices: Nigeria

Nigeria is comfortable with the current prices of international crude, according to its key advisor on energy Emmanuel Egbogah.2:03 PM on December 07

Himachal Pradesh promoting exotic fruits

Himachal Pradesh has begun promoting cultivation of exotic varieties of fruits to ensure that farmers were not hit by a fall in production of traditional crops due to changing weather patterns, according to Horticulture Minister Narender Bragta.2:02 PM on December 07

Sensex breaches green briefly, trading flat

A key Indian equities index crawled back into the green briefly post noon Monday but was ruling flat even as metal majors came under selling pressure.2:01 PM on December 07

India eyeing oil production opportunities in Africa

India is looking to participate in 'exploration and production opportunity' in Africa and to be a part of the continent's natural gas market, Petroluem Minister Murli Deora said Monday.2:01 PM on December 07

Sensex moves 75 points up at opening bell

A key Indian equities index rose 75 points into the green soon after the opening bell Monday.12:03 PM on December 07

Ayurveda drawing distant Lithuanians to India

Like the neighbouring Russians, Lithuanians are flocking to India. Lured first by the sun kissed beaches of Goa and now by the goodness of ayurveda in Kerala, there has been a sudden jump in the inflow of tourists from this tiny Baltic state.12:00 PM on December 07

Shimla gets special buses for women

'Only for women' special buses have been started in this Himachal Pradesh capital for the convenience of the fairer sex, an official said Monday.12:00 PM on December 07