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01 Feb 2021

Union Budget 2021: Government to launch LIC IPO in FY22

In a major disinvestment push, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced that the government plans to take control of two public sector banks and one general insurance company for stake sale in 2021-22.

09 Mar 2020

Oil plunges 30% as Saudis begin price war with Russia

Oil prices crashed by 30% on Monday after Saudi Arabia slashed prices launching a price war against Russia.

06 Mar 2020

Hardik Pandya hits 158* in DY Patil T20 Cup

Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya has continued to gain rapid strides to highlight his importance.

29 Feb 2020

Petrol, diesel prices to increase from April after BS-VI switch

People across India will soon have to pay more for petrol and diesel as the country upgrades to low-emission Bharat Stage VI fuels from April 1.

25 Sep 2019

Now, no more discounts on credit-card payments at petrol pumps

Credit card payments at petrol pumps will not get the 0.75% cashback/discount, starting from October 1.

28 Feb 2019

IIM-Rohtak sees 100% placements; average package Rs. 11.85 lakh p.a.

According to a press release by IIM-Rohtak, the institute has clocked a 100% placement record this year, with the average package being Rs. 11.85 lakh per annum.

21 Nov 2018

Sensex falls over 200 points on weak global cues

The BSE benchmark Sensex fell over 200 points in early trade today following weak global cues amid fresh foreign fund outflows.

12 Oct 2018

Sensex recovers 600pts ahead of key macro-data, Nifty reclaims 10,400

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark Sensex staged a strong comeback by recovering over 600 points in opening trade today following fresh purchases made by domestic investors ahead of key macroeconomic data to be released later in the day, amid fall in global crude prices and rupee recovery.

01 Oct 2018

#FuelsOnFire: Petrol price at record high, breaches Rs. 91/liter mark

Petrol price today crossed the Rs. 91-mark in Mumbai while domestic cooking gas, LPG rates breached Rs. 500-level for the first time ever as oil, at a four-year high, pushed fuel prices to new all-time high across the country.

14 Sep 2018

Fuel prices hiked; petrol costlier by 28p, diesel up 22p

Petrol and diesel prices today scaled new highs as rates were increased on account of rupee depreciation and rise in international oil rates.

08 Aug 2018

Mumbai: Massive fire at Bharat Petroleum refinery; 21 injured

As many as 21 people were injured after a fire broke out at a refinery of Bharat Petroleum in Mumbai this afternoon; those injured have been admitted to hospital.

01 Aug 2018

Indian Oil tops 7 Indian firms on Fortune 500 list

Seven Indian companies have made it to the latest Fortune 500 list of the world's biggest corporations in terms of revenue, with the state-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) continuing to be the highest ranked Indian firm and Reliance Industries (RIL) jumping 53 places.

23 Jul 2018

Four ways you can use petrol-pumps apart from refilling fuel

For most, 'petrol-pump' means just a fuel-refilling station. But do you know it can serve us in many more ways?

05 Jul 2018

Petrol, diesel prices hiked for first time after a month

Petrol and diesel prices were today hiked for the first time in more than a month on the back of rising international rates and weakening rupee.

14 Jun 2018

CNG-run cabs to finally hit Bengaluru roads this month

CNG-run cabs will finally make their foray into Bengaluru roads.

20 May 2018

Petrol, diesel rates touch all-time highs as oil-companies hike rates

Petrol price today hit a record high of Rs. 76.24/liter in Delhi, while diesel rates touched record-high Rs. 67.57 as oil PSUs passed on four weeks of the relentless rise in international oil prices to consumers.

27 Mar 2018

Bengaluru: Only 350 of 73 lakh vehicles run on CNG

Is Bengaluru not ready for CNG yet? Only 350 of the total 73-lakh vehicles plying in the city run on CNG, despite Bengaluru getting its first CNG filling station near Laggere 18 months ago.

20 Mar 2018

IIM Shillong completes 100% placement; top package at Rs. 26L

IIM Shillong has completed 100% placement for its Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) for 2017-18 batch.

03 Dec 2017

IIT placements: Many offers over Rs. 1cr from top companies

28 Nov 2017

How to link Aadhaar with LPG connection

The Indian government allows citizens to receive 12 LPG cylinders every year at subsidized rates.

12 Sep 2017

HDFC m-cap unseats TCS, end of day TCS regains slot

HDFC Bank, which was recently recognized as a D-SIB or domestic systemically important bank, for a brief period on September 12, managed to unseat IT bellwether Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as the country's second most valued firm in terms of market capitalization.

05 Aug 2017

Bharat 22 ETF gets created for government's disinvestment program

Calling it the most significant announcement made this year on the stake divestment program of the NDA government, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the center has now created a new ETF named Bharat 22.

15 Jun 2017

Fuel prices to differ across pumps from June 16

From June 16, prices of petrol and diesel will differ by up to 15p/L from pump to pump depending on market forces.

14 Jun 2017

Petrol-dealers withdraw strike, daily price-revision to start from June 16

As the government agreed to change the timing of daily revision of fuel prices to 6 am instead of midnight, the petrol pump dealers have withdrawn their proposed strike.

11 Jun 2017

Petrol and diesel supply may fizzle out on June 16

According to reports, All India petroleum dealers' association has threatened to go on a strike if the daily dynamic pricing policy comes to effect without addressing the hiccups they have with the process.