Month: February 2019

Delhi court adjourns hearing on bail pleas of corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar

New Delhi : A Delhi court Saturday adjourned till March 2 the hearing on all bail applications of corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar, arrested in a money laundering case. Special Judge Santosh Snehi Mann adjourned the hearing, saying Saturday’s hearing was not to decide the merits of the case but […]

Gold glitters on strong global cues, jewellers’ buying

New Delhi : Gold prices increased by Rs 90 to Rs 34,590 per ten gram at the bullion market Saturday, tracking a firm trend overseas amid increased buying by local jewellers, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Silver, too, advanced by Rs 140 to Rs 41,500 per kg […]

Piaggio aims to scale up two-wheeler biz in India

New Delhi :  Italian two-wheeler maker Piaggio is looking to expand its sales network in India to over 350 dealerships by the end of this year as part of scaling up its business in the country, a top company official said. The company, which currently has around 250 sales […]

Adani Logistics set to acquire agri-logistics arm from AEL

New Delhi : Adani Logistics, a subsidiary of Adani Ports and SEZ, Saturday said it will acquire Adani Agri Logistics from Adani Enterprises in an all cash deal, which is expected to be completed by March. “Adani Agri Logistics (AALL) is a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises (AEL) and the […]

Macro data, F&O expiry to chart market direction this week: Analysts

New Delhi :  Amid volatility ahead of February derivatives expiry, release of key monthly macroeconomic numbers is likely to drive stock market movement this week, say analysts. “With the earnings season now over, macros will take charge. Global as well domestic factors have a higher probability of driving the […]

Sebi orders impounding of Rs 1 cr from ADF Foods’ promoters, 4 others in insider trading case

New Delhi : Markets regulator Sebi has ordered impounding of alleged illegal gains worth over Rs 1.02 crore from ADF Foods’ promoters Bhavesh Thakkar and Priyanka Thakkar and four others in an insider trading case. The other four are Pallavi N Mehta, Shefali B Mehta, Navin M Mehta […]

Trump nominates Kelly Kraft as Nikki Haley’s successor at UN

Washington :  President Donald Trump has nominated his envoy to Canada Kelly Knight Craft as the next US Ambassador to the UN to succeed Indian-American Nikki Haley. In October, Haley announced that she was leaving the post by the end of the year. The 46-year-old former South Carolina governor […]

Ex-Union Min Kishore Chandra Deo joins TDP

Amaravati(AP)  : Former Union Minister Kishore Chandra Deo Sunday joined the ruling Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh. TDP president and AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu formally welcomed Deo and his followers into the party at a function here in the afternoon. Deo, who served as Tribal Affairs […]

AIIMS doctors to check Parrikar in Goa: CMO

Panaji :  A team of doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi will arrive in Goa on Sunday evening to attend to ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, an official in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said, dismissing rumours that he was in a […]

Delhi govt to raise MSP for wheat, paddy crops

New Delhi :  The Delhi government has finalised a mechanism to raise the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat and paddy crops based on the recommendations of the Swaminathan Committee report, officials said on Sunday. Development Minister Gopal Rai has directed his department to prepare a cabinet note for […]

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