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Indian rupee at 4-month low against dollar

Aug 06, 2014, at 06:17 pm

Mumbai, Aug 6 (IBNS): Indian rupee hit its four-and-half-month low of 61.41 against dollar on Wednesday.

Honda Cars India Limited

Aug 06, 2014, at 08:51 am

Dubai, Aug 5 (IBNS): Private sector bank HDFC Bank Ltd has opened its branch in Dubai International Financial Center here.

HCIL to shift Honda City production to its Tapukara facility

Aug 06, 2014, at 08:49 am

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS) Honda Cars India Limited (HCIL), leading manufacturer of premium cars in India, has decided to shift the entire production of the all-new Honda City to its Tapukara plant in Rajasthan, in order to meet the rising demand of its models.

Bata registers 4.14 pct fall in Q2 profit

Aug 06, 2014, at 08:48 am

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): Footwear retailer and manufacturer Bata India on Tuesday said it has registered a 4.14 percent decline in standalone net profit to stand at Rs 59.37 crore for the second quarter which ended on June 30.

Fiat rolls out Punto Evo

Aug 06, 2014, at 08:44 am

Mumbai, Aug 5 (IBNS): Fiat Group Automobiles India Private Limited (FGAIPL) on Tuesday rolled out the new Punto Evo, a stylish and premium hatchback.

eBay India to host shopping fiesta 'Aazadi Rocks'

Aug 06, 2014, at 08:42 am

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS) Leading e-commerce marketplace eBay India is hosting a shopping fiesta 'Aazadi Rocks' from Tuesday.

Will protect the interests of our farmers: Nirmala

Aug 06, 2014, at 06:59 am

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday expressed India's stand in the World Trade Organisation and said the government is committed to protect the interests of our farmers against all odds.

Govt considering to bring out National Fertilizer Policy: Kumar

Aug 06, 2014, at 06:32 am

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS) The Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Ananth Kumar has said the Centre is considering to bring out a comprehensive National Fertilizer Policy.

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged

Aug 05, 2014, at 10:18 pm

Mumbai, Aug 5 (IBNS): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday kept the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 8.0 per cent.

Emirates introduces special fares to celebrate I-Day

Aug 05, 2014, at 07:20 pm

Kolkata, Aug 5 (IBNS): Emirates, a global connector of people and places, joins Indians in celebrating 67 years of Indian independence which will be marked on August 15.

"Sustainable private-public partnership required for skill development"

Aug 05, 2014, at 04:54 am

Kolkata/New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) kicked off the 7th edition of its Partners Meet in New Delhi on Monday.

WB is number 1 in MSME sector: Mamata

Aug 05, 2014, at 04:51 am

Kolkata, Aug 4 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that her state has touched the number one position in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in the country.

Solar Industries's Q1FY15 consolidated net profit up by 54.64%

Aug 05, 2014, at 02:59 am

Nagpur/Kolkata, Aug 4 (IBNS): Solar Industries India Limited, manufacturer, supplier and exporter of commercial explosives and initiating systems in India, on Monday announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

Punj Lloyd reports Gross Income of Rs. 1,123 cr in Q1 FY15

Aug 05, 2014, at 02:56 am

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): Punj Lloyd Ltd, the diversified engineering, procurement and construction conglomerate, announced its financial results for the first quarter of FY15 at the meeting of its Board of Directors on Monday and reported a Gross Income of Rs. 1,123 crores.

Ministers meet to discuss plan to revive fertilizer plants

Aug 05, 2014, at 02:31 am

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS) The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Ananth Kumar on Monday held a meeting with the Minister of Steel, Mines and Labour & Employment Narendra Singh Tomar and the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on issues relating to revival of sick units of Fertiliser Corporation of India Ltd. (FCIL) and also those of Hindustan Fertiliser Corporation Ltd. (HFCL).

SBI unveils its digital banking initiative in Kolkata

Aug 03, 2014, at 12:30 am

Kolkata, Aug 2 (IBNS) : The State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest bank, unveiled its digital banking initiative sbiINTOUCH in Kolkata on Saturday.

Titan Company faces revenue drop of 7.6% in Q1

Aug 02, 2014, at 03:31 am

Mumbai, Aug 1 (IBNS): Titan Company on Friday reported that its Q1 dropped by 7.6% largely on account of an unprecedented Q1 of 2013-14 which had witnessed a 47% growth in jewellery business last year when gold price fell sharply.

Ford India sells 15,282 vehicles in July

Aug 02, 2014, at 02:46 am

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Ford India sold 15,282 vehicles in combined domestic wholesales and exports in July, a 24 percent increase from 12,338 vehicles sold in the corresponding month last year.

Berger Paints Q1 net up 17%

Aug 02, 2014, at 02:39 am

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) Berger Paints India registered a growth of 17 percent in revenue for the quarter ended on June 30 to stand at Rs. 57.5 crores as against Rs.49.1 crores in the corresponding quarter of last year.

Celkon launches slimmest Indian smartphone

Aug 02, 2014, at 02:26 am

Hyderabad, Aug 1 (IBNS): Mobile phone manufacturer Celkon Mobiles on Friday launched Millennium Vogue Q455 phone.

Tata Motors reports July sales at 39,623 numbers

Aug 02, 2014, at 01:59 am

Mumbai / Kolkata, Aug 1 (IBNS): Tata Motors' total sales (including exports) of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles in July 2014 were 39,623 vehicles, a decline of 23% over 51,549 vehicles sold in July 2013.

Indian rupee value at three-month low against dollar

Aug 01, 2014, at 04:31 pm

Mumbai, Aug 1 (IBNS): Indian rupee hit its three-month low of 60.83 against dollar on Friday, the lowest since April 22.

Infosys positioned as leader in Magic Quadrant for F&A BPO

Aug 01, 2014, at 04:29 am

Bangalore, July 31 (IBNS): Infosys on Thursday announced that it has been positioned as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Finance and Accounting BPO1 by Gartner, Inc.

Mahindra's cheetah-inspired XUV500 crosses 1 lac sales

Aug 01, 2014, at 04:21 am

Mumbai, July 31 (IBNS): SUV manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M), on Thursday announced that it has sold more than 1,00,000 units of its cheetah-inspired XUV500 in less than 3 years of its launch in India.

Castrol launches new engine oil to protect engines from stop-start driving

Aug 01, 2014, at 04:17 am

Mumbai, July 31 (IBNS): Engine oil manufacturers Castrol has launched a solution to an everyday city driving problem – Castrol Magnatec Stop-Start-a new engine oil which protects cars from engine wear caused by stop-start city driving.

Singapore Airlines & SilkAir introduce special fares to Australia

Aug 01, 2014, at 04:08 am

Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS): Singapore Airlines and SilkAir have announced special fares to Australia starting from Rs. 55,000.

Petrol price slashed, diesel price hiked

Aug 01, 2014, at 01:27 am

New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): State-run oil company Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Thursday said petrol prices would be slashed by Rs 1.09 per litre while diesel prices would go up by 50 paise per litre.

SAP extends SAP Mobile Secure Portfolio

Jul 31, 2014, at 04:12 am

Mumbai, July 30 (IBNS) SAP on Wednesday announced the expansion of the SAP Mobile Secure portfolio with the addition of mobile application management; a brandable, localizable and secure enterprise app store which will make it easy for companies to simply and proactively push their mobile apps into the hands of employees, business partners and consumers.

Sony Music India Segmentation Study introduced in India

Jul 31, 2014, at 03:57 am

Mumbai, July 30 (IBNS): Sony Music Entertainment UK & India has introduced Sony Music India Segmentation Study, which is a research undertaken to analyze psychographic and demographic profiling of Indian audiences based on their music consumption patterns.

Amazon to invest $2 bn in Indian market

Jul 30, 2014, at 05:43 pm

New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Leading e-commerce platform Amazon.com announced its plans to invest $2 billion in the Indian market, a top company official said.