India Business News

Banks yet to raise credit flow in northeast: Tripura minister

by sulekha news on May 14 2013 4:16PM IST

Agartala, May 14 (IANS) Despite the Reserve Bank of India asking nationalised banks to improve their credit flows to the industry-starved northeast, the credit-deposit ratio in the region has remained static during the past many years, Tripura Finance Minister Badal Chaudhury said here Tuesday.

Godrej Security Solutions aim at 27 percent business growth in FY14

by sulekha news on May 14 2013 4:07PM IST

Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Godrej group company Godrej Security Solutions (GSS) Tuesday said it is aiming to clock 27 percent growth in business to more than Rs.25 crore during this financial year.

Kerala-based Telmoco launches Android tablet phone

by sulekha news on May 14 2013 4:07PM IST

Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) Telmoco Development Labs Pvt. Ltd., Kerala's first incubated consumer electronics start-up based in Technopark here, has forayed into the retail segment with Attitude Next 6339 -- a seven-inch Android tablet phone.

Dr Reddy's net profit up 78.54 percent in Q4

by sulekha news on May 14 2013 4:05PM IST

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Dr Reddy's Laboratories net profit for the fourth quarter (January-March) of 2012-13 went up by 78.54 percent, the company said in a statement Tuesday to the Bombay stock Exchange.

Rural Goa, SC/ST population lead sex ratio figures

by sulekha news on May 14 2013 3:45PM IST

Panaji, May 14 (IANS) Folks living in rural Goa as well as scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) population account for higher sex ratio than the urban population in the state, the primary census data for 2011 released here Tuesday shows.

Bihar clerks' paycuts to be probed

by sulekha news on May 14 2013 3:05PM IST

Patna, May 14 (IANS) The Bihar Human Rights Commission has ordered a probe into the non-payment of salaries of some revenue clerks for six months, an official said Tuesday.

India's inflation falls to 3-year low at 4.89 percent

by sulekha news on May 14 2013 2:45PM IST

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) India's wholesale price-based inflation decelerated to 4.89 percent in April, as prices of vegetables, milk, egg, meat and fish eased, government data showed Tuesday.

Reliance Infra consolidated net jumps 76 percent

by sulekha news on May 14 2013 2:26PM IST

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Reliance Infrastructure Tuesday posted consolidated net profit of Rs.725 crore ($134 million) for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, against Rs.411 crore in the corresponding quarter of previous year.

Kashmir woos tourists with fortnight-long fest

by sulekha news on May 14 2013 2:26PM IST

Srinagar, May 14 (IANS) A fortnight-long tourism festival kicked off here Tuesday to attract visitors to the Kashmir Valley.

Whole price-based inflation eases

by sulekha news on May 14 2013 2:26PM IST

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) India's wholesale price-based inflation (WPI) stood at 4.89 percent for the month of April as compared to 5.96 percent for the previous month, government data showed Tuesday.

Rural Goa facing negative growth: Census

by sulekha news on May 14 2013 2:25PM IST

Panaji, May 14 (IANS) Goa is rapidly going urban and people living in the state's "sucegado rurales (contented rural folk)" are rapidly making a beeline for the cities, according to the 2011 census data.

Now sip beer in the ambience of a coffee shop (With Image)

by sulekha news on May 14 2013 2:25PM IST

Chandigarh, May 14 (IANS) Fancy drinking a beer but not in the chaos of a pub? Here's the answer: A beer parlour with the ambience - and variety - of a coffee shop!

Sensex recovers as oil, gas stocks gain

by sulekha news on May 14 2013 12:55PM IST

Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets was trading 74.67 points up in pre-afternoon trade Tuesday, a day after plummeting to its lowest levels since May last year.

Japanese agency offers funds for Lucknow Metro project

by sulekha news on May 14 2013 11:20AM IST

Lucknow, May 14 (IANS) The Japan International Cooperative Agency (JICA) has offered the Uttar Pradesh government financial assistance for the Metro rail project and a host of other projects, including the Agra-Lucknow expressway, officials said Tuesday.

Odisha alerts fishermen of cyclonic storm

by sulekha news on May 13 2013 11:15PM IST

Bhubaneswar, May 13 (IANS) Odisha Monday advised fishermen to remain cautious while venturing into sea as gusty winds triggered by cyclonic storm 'Mahasen' would prevail along the coast.