DRS controversy: No action against Kohli & Smith, says ICC
Dubai: The International Cricket Committee (ICC) announced on Wednesday that it will not take any action against Indian captain Virat Kohli and Australian skipper Steven Smith for their actions during the recent second Test in Bengaluru. India vs Australia – Complete Coverage Kohli and Smith were involved in a heated exchange during Australia’s second innings […]
DRS controversy: Steve Waugh calls on India, Australia to 'move on'
Former skipper Steve Waugh has called on both India and Australia to leave behind the DRS controversy wherein Steven Smith was seen seeking dressing advice for a referral in the second Test in Bengaluru. India vs Australia – Complete Coverage Speaking exclusively to ANI, Waugh said, “Both the sides have used it (DRS) poorly so […]
Always wanted to be one of the top players: Kohli
Bengaluru: India skipper Virat Kohli, who was presented with the Polly Umrigar award at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) annual awards here on Wednesday, said he always wanted to be one of the top players in the world. Besides Kohli, premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was presented with the Dilip Sardesai award […]
Sensex ends 27 points up
Due to weakness in most of the markets in Asia on weak inflation data out of China, subdued start in Europe ahead of the ECB’s policy review, and on cautious moves by investors ahead of the exit polls of recently held state elections scheduled later in the day, the Indian stock market turned in a […]
Sensex up 41 points, looks headed for flat close
A few counters witnessed some strong buying in late afternoon trade, resulting in the Sensex gaining about 85 points over its previous close, but with stocks finding it tough to hold at higher levels, the market appears headed for somewhat flat close today.Asian markets ended mostly lower today and major European markets are quite subdued. […]
Indian soyoil futures fall, tracking overseas cues
March 9 (Reuters) – Indian soyoil futures fell on Thursday,tracking the soyoil contract on the Chicago Board of Trade(CBOT) and palm oil on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange. Soybean oil on the Chicago Board of Trade was down 1percent, while Malaysian palm closed 1.3 percentlower. As of 1226 GMT, March soyoil futures were down 1.2percent […]
Axis Bank asks sellers of Snapdeal to quickly settle dues; Stock up more than 1%
Axis Bank has reportedly directed sellers of the trouble online marketplace Snapdeal to clear their outstanding dues with the bank at once, and that it would recall loans and suspend overdraft facilities if they failed to do so.The All India Online Vendors Association has stated that the e-commerce company has dues of about Rs 300 […]
US STOCKS-Futures slip as U.S. crude falls below $50
* Futures down: Dow 25 pts, S&P 2 pts, Nasdaq 3.75 pts By Yashaswini Swamynathan March 9 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures dipped slightlyon Thursday as U.S. crude prices fell below $50 and investorsremained cautious ahead of Friday’s nonfarm payrolls data thatcould move the needle on an interest rate hike next week. * Also […]
RBI to issue new Rs 10 notes, old ones to remain valid
Mumbai – The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday said it will shortly issue new Rs 10 denomination currency notes, while clarifying that the old Rs 10 notes will also remain valid.”The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs 10 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005 with inset letter ‘L’ in both […]
'India's current account deficit to touch $ 30 billion in 2018'
Chennai – India’s current account deficit is expected to increase by $10 billion to $30 billion in the 2017-18 fiscal due to higher oil and gold imports, credit rating agency ICRA said on Thursday.However, the pressure related to the financing of a larger current account deficit would abate with the resumption of Non-Resident Indian (NRI) […]