In less than 72 hours after the market timing drama began, India's stockbrokers are getting together to try and get the stock exchanges to back out from opening the market sooner.

The last two major national banks are returning $45 billion in aid to taxpayers, marking the latest step toward recovery for the US financial system.

Advance tax payments by several automobile, power, cement and banking majors in the third quarter have been stronger compared to the year-ago payouts.

After a marathon hearing of 26 days, the Supreme Court today reserved its verdict in one of the top corporate cases in the country-Ambani brothers' fight over gas pricing and allocation as per family agreement.

Caught between high food prices and maintaining the growth momentum in the economy, the finance ministry has noted that the RBI is facing a dilemma as to whether exit or continue its expansionary policy stance.

The hearing of the gas dispute between the Ambani brothers in the Supreme Court is finally over and going by the arguments of all the parties, it's not possible to guess who have an upper hand.

The action heats up in the two-wheeler space with the latest entrant in the highly competitive bike market.Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) is all set to create ripples by lining up a slew of new launches.

While the mood is upbeat in Mahindra Satyam headquarters, the uncertainty is far from over. The massive attrition at senior levels with job market opening up and liabilities still unsettled, the management is readying up for a long-drawn battle.

Surface transport minister Kamal Nath seems to be in a hurry. He may be a long way away from keeping his promise of delivering 20 kilometres of road a day, but that hasn't kept him from opening bids for mega

Fortis Healthcare today said it has completed the acquisition of 10 Wockhardt hospitals in metro cities of Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata for Rs 909 crore.

India's economic expansion could exceed 7.75 per cent during the current fiscal, helped by high GDP growth numbers recorded during the July-September quarter, the government informed Parliament today.

Mukesh Ambani, who heads India's most valuable company Reliance Industries, has been ranked among top five best performing CEOs in the world by the prestigious Harvard Business Review.

The key benchmark indices continued to remain flat in the afternoon deals today. Asian markets retreated as worries — from weak job figures in the US to the prospect of more stringent capital requirements for banks — checked appetite for

Japan's central bank said on Friday it was crucial for the country to beat deflation and it would not accept continued price declines.

The key benchmark indices were flat in the early trades amid losses in global markets. Realty and banking were under some pressure today.

A stronger dollar and disappointing corporate news muscled stocks lower on Thursday over concerns that the economy will struggle to recover.

Former Diageo MD Asif Adil, who joined Bangalore-based John Distilleries Ltd (JDL), says despite price hikes in select markets, JDL is estimating 11 million cases this year, thus projecting a 30 per cent volume growth over last year.

A Senate panel on Thursday approved the nomination of US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to run the nation's central bank for another four years. The Senate Banking Committee voted 16-7 to send Bernanke's nomination.

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries filed a rejoinder on Thursday saying if it sells gas at $2.3 per unit, the rate of return would be 2.6 per cent which is much lower than the interest it is paying for borrowings worth

The government will import essential commodities to improve supplies, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said, as food inflation touched a ten-year high.