Mumbai: The God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar will now be embossed on Gold coins. The limited period offer has been launched for the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya by a leading gold retail chain Valuemart Gold & Silver Jewels Ltd.

"I have always enjoyed the time spent on the cricket field which has given me some of the most precious memories of my life. However, this occasion is a different golden moment of my life," Tendulkar said, launching the gold coin bearing his visage.

He has also entered into an association with Valuemart to promote a unique range of commemorative products...

Chennai: American automobile company General Motors' Indian subsidiary hopes that its newly-launched multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) will perk up its total sales volume this year as it offers value for money to the buyers, said a senior official.

"The Enjoy model is cheaper between Rs.40,000 - Rs.70,000 as compared to competition. This apart the vehicle features gives a good value for money...

Dubai: In an expansion mode and enhancing expertise, automotive giant Jaguar Land Rover has opened a new engineering test centre in Dubai that will conduct research, development and testing in extreme weather conditions.

The 11,120 sqft facility is located in the Gulf emirate’s Al Barsha district and will conduct tests in areas including heat, humidity, durability and calibration....

Mumbai: Bank of BarodaBSE -1.82 % today reported 32.2 per cent loss in standalone net profit to Rs 1,028.85 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2013.

The public sector bank's net profit stood at Rs 1,518.18 crore during the same quarter (January-March) of the previous fiscal.
Total income of the bank during the quarter rose to Rs 10,262.50 crore from Rs 9,016.31 crore in the year-ago...

Mumbai: The BSE Sensex falls nearly 2 per cent, while the broader Nifty is down 1.85 per cent, tracking weaker Asian shares after a rally in global equity markets last week.

The Nifty rose to a 28-month high in a special session conducted by exchanges on Saturday.

ITC Ltd falls more than 5 per cent on profit booking after gaining 7.7 per cent in May, as of Saturday's close, and marking its...

New Delhi: India's exports increased 1.68 percent to $24.16 billion in April, from $23.76 billion during the corresponding month of last year, government data showed on Monday. The rise was for the fourth straight month.

Exports had increased by 6.97 percent at $30.84 billion in March, from $28.83 billion in the like period of 2012.

India's imports in April grew at a faster pace, compared...

Mumbai: YES BANK, India’s fourth largest private sector Bank, has received the coveted Golden Peacock Global Business Excellence Award 2013 at the Dubai Global Convention on Business Excellence. YES BANK was awarded this recognition in the Financial Services - Banking Category.

The Award was presented by H.E. Hon. Sayyad Abd-Al-Cader Sayed Hossen, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Consumer...

Mumbai: India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves decreased by $2.06 billion to $294.30 billion for the week ended May 3, according to data released by the central bank.

The reserves had risen by $1.60 billion to $296.37 billion for the week ended April 26.

The foreign currency assets (FCA) - the biggest component of the forex reserves - fell by $299.7 million at $263.72 billion, according...

New Delhi: India needs to step up expenditure on innovation in a big way for the growth of the economy and lift the people out of the morass of poverty, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Saturday and asked the private sector to increase their share of spending on research and development (R&D) to the levels prevalent in countries such as the US, Japan and South Korea.

"The future prosperity...

Mumbai: In a special trading session Saturday, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark index of the Indian equities markets closed 0.20 percent up, after healthcare, metal, public sector undertaking (PSUs), consumer durables and bank scrips gained.

The BSE held a special session for trade in derivatives, securities lending and borrowing scheme segment from its disaster recovery site.

The...