South Asia

Tata Steel reports Q3 loss of Rs 603 cr

Tata Steel reported consolidated net loss of Rs 602.67 crore today for the third quarter ended December 31, on account of higher raw material costs and lower profits from domestic operations.

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

Rupee falls by 35 paise against dollar

Fresh dollar demand from banks and importers in view of uncertainty in the currency market mainly affected the rupee value against the dollar.

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

Sensex closes 160 points higher

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

Floriculture industry to cross Rs 8000 crore by 2015

Growing at a compounded annual growth rate of about 30%, India's floriculture industry is likely to cross Rs 8,000 crore mark by 2015, apex industry body ASSOCHAM said.

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

Gold down by Rs 40, silver by Rs 800 on profit-booking

Snapping a three-day rising streak, both gold and silver fell on Thursday on profit-selling by stockists at existing higher levels amid a weak global trend.

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

Remove trade barriers to increase Indo-Pak bilateral trade: CII

Industry chamber Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has said India and Pakistan can achieve bilateral trade of $10 billion by 2015 if barriers to trade and investment are dismantled.

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

Exports up 10.1%, imports grow by 20.3% in January

Exports grew by 10.1 per cent year-on-year to USD 25.4 billion, while imports increased by 20.3 per cent in January, commerce secretary Rahul Khullar on Thursday said.

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

StanChart lends Rs 250 crore to Bangalore realty firm

Standard Chartered Bank has lent Rs 250 crore of construction loan to DivyaSree Developers for developing a mixed used project in Bangalore, said more than one person with direct knowledge of the deve

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

On layoffs, India Inc still leaves employees in the lurch

Layoffs are inevitable, but companies that lead staff to the exit door gently are more likely to attract talent in the future.

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

Mahindra Xylo launched at Rs 7.37 lakh, set to take on Innova

: SUV major Mahindra & Mahindra on Wednesday launched a makeover version of its highly successful model Xlyo with a slew of added features, including the industry's first voice command system, and sai

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (The Times of India)

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