Business

IMF expects the Indian economy to grow by 8 per cent during 2010-11,though high inflation and rising fiscal deficit would continue to remain areas of concern.

India gold demand retreated on Wednesday afternoon as prices touched a one-week high.

Tetra Pak announced the first sale of the iconic A3 Speed iLine in India to Schreiber Dynamix Dairies Limited.

SBI tops the list of the highest advance tax-payers.

True to its commitment of offering customers top class automobiles,Fiat announced the launch of their two new Grande Punto variants: Fiat 1.2 Fire Dynamic and Fiat 1.2 Fire Emotion in the heart of the premium

Indian stocks trading on American bourses added only $986 mn to their collective mkt capitalisation.

Tetra Pak received nine awards for manufacturing excellence from the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM) at its annual awards ceremony held in Kyoto.

Bahrain Air has introduced a range of in-flight complimentary meals for passengers,March 1 onwards. The menu will comprise hot meals freshly prepared each day and will range from Arabic to Indian to continental,appealing everyone’s palate.

The Gujarati college dropout Shahid Balwa,and a Pakistani exporter Mian Muhammad Mansha are among the 97 billionaires worldwide who have made their debut in the latest Forbes rich-list.

Zinnov Management Consulting released its most-sought after annual report on compensation titled,‘Compensation and Benefit Study 2010’.

India Inc is expected to dole out the highest salary hike of 10.6 per cent in the Asia-Pacific region this year.

In order to cash in on growing brand consciousness,luxury watch maker Cartier plans to expand its distribution network in India.

Continental Airlines announced the expansion of its mobile boarding pass service to London’s Heathrow Airport,becoming the first carrier to offer paperless boarding passes on nonstop flights from the United Kingdom to the US.

There is no change in overall rate structure of Basic Custom Duty. However,there has been a change in duty structure applicable to crude petroleum and refined petroleum products.

Pranab Mukherjee on Friday addressed the long standing demand of the insurance sector by imposing service tax only on fund management charges of ULIP products.

Indian Express.com asks its readers to don the finance minister’s cap and tell us what they would have done differently.

Mercedes-Benz India present a new luxury limousine the S-Guard with integrated Protection.

PMEAC made a case for a partial roll back of stimulus by way of raising excise duties.

The gold sales also pressured Aus dollar,though IMF said selling would be spread over time.

Pranab Mukherjee and Oil Minister Murli Deora discussed an ‘all-acceptable’ hike in fuel prices.

India's foodgrain production is estimated to decline by 7.51 per cent to 216.85 million tonnes.

The euro and growth-linked currencies fell Monday as investors unwound risky trades.

A senior Maharashtra Congress leader has urged the Prime Minister to restrict industrial users from consuming domestically produced sugar.

Larsen has bagged orders from various vendors for construction related works.

Larsen & Toubro said on Monday that it has received two orders worth Rs 2,155 crore from National Fertilisers Ltd.