Indian stock market ends up 113 points

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Indian shares closed higher on Wednesday, with the key Sensex index up 113.49 points. Sensex rose 113.49 points, or 0.80 percent, to 14,220.07. The trade value of the day is 401.17 million U.S. dollars. Sensex is the common ...

Indian economy to slow after RBI rate hikes

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

India's growth rate will moderate to 7.6 percent during the current fiscal from 9 percent a year ago due to deflationary measures of the central bank, global rating agency Moody's said Wednesday. "Tighter monetary policy settings wi ...

Global Executive Talent launches Indian branch

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Global Executive Talent (GET), a global Human Resource Company based at California, Wednesday announced its foray into India by setting up a branch in Chennai. Anu Parthasarthy, the founder of GET, told reporters that her company wa ...

India to keep 9% of GDP growth this year

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

India can keep nine percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in medium term with added efforts despite soaring international oil prices, said the Indian Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on NDTV Tuesday. ...

Inflation to hit hiring prospects in India

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Surging inflation is expected to dent the hiring prospects in India, industry experts said, according to the Press Trust of India Tuesday. "Due to rising inflation there would be negative impact on financial sector, manufacturing s ...

Yahoo! India to double employees in 2008

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Internet major Yahoo! expects to double its employees in India operations to nearly 2,700 by the end of 2008, according to local media Monday. In the first six months of this year, Yahoo! India has added more than 1,000 employees an ...

Pakistan, India hold anti-terrorism meeting

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Pakistan and India on Tuesday started their third meeting of Joint Anti-Terrorism Mechanism (JATM) in Islamabad to discuss counter-terrorism measures and exchange. The Pakistan delegation is led by Masood Khalid, additional secretar ...

India proposes price band to regulate oil prices

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

As oil price hikes continue, India urged oil-producing and consuming countries to evolve a mechanism that would regulate oil prices, by allowing them to fluctuate within a fixed range, according to the Hindu Monday. Speaking at a me ...