Bengaluru, Feb 24 (IANS) The Karnataka government is hoping the railway budget for fiscal 2016-17 will allot funds to run a full-fledged suburban rail service linking Bengaluru with towns in the hinterland, a senior official…
Vienna, Feb 24 (IANS/WAM) The price of OPEC’s basket of thirteen crudes stood at $28.94 a barrel on Tuesday, compared with $29.48 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations. The OPEC Reference Basket of…
Beijing, Feb 24 (IANS) Chinese shares staged a remarkable rally on Wednesday, recovering from the early losses brought about by small-cap stocks. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index surged 0.88 percent to close at 2,928.9 points…
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Caution-selling ahead of the upcoming railway budget and derivatives expiry depressed the Indian equity markets on Wednesday. Consequently, the barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE provisionally closed the day’s…
By Abhishek Waghmare IndiaÂs gold imports surged 85 percent in January 2016, indicating how, as stock markets decline and some economic indicators worsen in the run up to Finance Minister Arun JaitleyÂs third budget, Indians…
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) Haryana remained calm on Wednesday, with people pouring out of their homes in violence-hit districts and supplies of essential commodities restored. Shops and business establishments, which survived the wrath of the…
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Caution-selling ahead of the upcoming railway budget and derivatives expiry, depressed the Indian equity markets during the mid-afternoon trade session on Wednesday. Consequently, the barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Will Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu increase passenger fares and freight tariff? That’s the question that pops up as he presents his ministry’s annual budget for the next fiscal amid shrinking…
Tokyo, Feb 24 (IANS) Japan shares ended the morning session lower on Wednesday on a firmer yen and the decline in oil prices. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average declined 103.74 points, or 0.65 percent, from…
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a negative note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE after opening at 23,332.94 points touched a…
Canberra, Feb 24 (IANS) Australia will raise defence spending to two percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) over the next seven years in a formal announcement to be made by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull…
Tokyo, Feb 24 (IANS) Tokyo shares opened the trading on Wednesday lower as sentiment here was weighed down by the yen’s appreciation and the oil prices’ retreat. At 9.15 a.m. (local time), the 225-issue Nikkei…
Toronto, Feb 24 (IANS) Canada’s main stock market in Toronto dipped into negative territory after crude oil prices fell back over Saudi plans on no production cuts. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s benchmark Standard & Poor’s/TSX…
New York, Feb 24 (IANS) Oil prices decreased after Saudi Arabia Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi said there will not be any production cuts in the country. The West Texas Intermediate for April delivery moved down…
New York, Feb 24 (IANS) US stocks suffered big losses as Wall Street digested mixed economic reports amid declining oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 188.88 points, or 1.14 percent, to 16,431.78 on…
New York, Feb 24 (IANS) The US dollar increased against most major currencies amid mixed economic data from the country and rising concerns that Britain may leave the European Union (EU). In late New York…
New York, Feb 24 (IANS) US stocks pulled back in the morning session as Wall Street digested mixed economic reports amid declining oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 159.98 points, or 0.96 percent,…
Madrid, Feb 24 (IANS) The Spanish stock market index Ibex-35 fell 1.42 percent to close at 8,267.60 points, down from 8,387 points of the previous session. ArcelorMittal shares led falls losing 4.24 percent, followed by…
Gandhinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) Gujarat Finance Minister Saurabh Patel on Tuesday presented a Rs. 1,51,852 crore budget for 2016-17 while announcing a scheme for wheat and rice for the poor at Rs.2 and Rs.3 a…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Indian Railways on Tuesday said it unveiled a new micro-website for Railway Budget 2016-17 to update people instantly and enable them to watch it live. “It will be a one-stop…