ONGC official held for bribe sent to judicial custody
February 8th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 8 (IANS) A CBI special court here Wednesday sent an official of the Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) to 14-day judicial custody for taking a bribe of ... Read more...
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ONGC’s third quarter net profit down five percent
February 8th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Wednesday reported a 4.82 percent decline in its net profit for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2011 at Rs.6,741.41 crore ... Read more...
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Sensex closes 85 points up, Bharti drags (Roundup)
February 8th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets managed to close 85 points higher Wednesday, even though telecom heavy weight Bharti Airtel, which reported disappointing quarterly ... Read more...
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Indian markets ruling higher, Asian cues positive
February 8th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Indian equities markets were ruling higher a little before noon Wednesday, with a benchmark index trading 131 points higher amid positive cues from other Asian ... Read more...
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Sensex closes lower, aviation stocks soar (Roundup)
February 7th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Tuesday closed 84 points lower as traders booked profits after five consecutive weeks of rallying.Aviation stocks, however, shot ... Read more...
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Sensex reverses losses, closes 107 points higher (Roundup)
February 1st, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities managed to pare intra-day losses and put up modest gains Wednesday helped by positive cues from European markets. Buying ... Read more...
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Corrupt ex-ONGC official jailed for three years in 1987 case
January 24th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) A special court here Tuesday convicted a former ONGC official to three years rigorous imprisonment in an almost two-and-a-half-decade-old corruption case."The anti-corruption branch of Central Bureau ... Read more...
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Tripura to provide electricity in all hamlets by 2013
January 23rd, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 23 (IANS) Tripura will electrify all hamlets that have less than 100 habitants by 2013 as these settlements are not covered by the central government's rural electrification programme, ... Read more...
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RIL soars but fails to enthuse Sensex (Roundup)
January 18th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Wednesday closed on a flat note despite heavyweight scrip Reliance Industries (RIL) soaring after announcing a share buyback.The ... Read more...
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Sensex slips into red, IT stocks lose
January 18th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Indian equities markets slipped into the red around noon Wednesday with a benchmark index giving up modest gains amid selling in IT and telecom stocks.The ... Read more...
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Nokia, Tata and LG are most trusted brands in India
January 17th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Nokia, Tata and LG are amongst most trusted brands in India, said a survey Tuesday.The revelation was made by 'Brand Trust Report 2012' which ... Read more...
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Sensex continues to trade weak (Lead)
January 6th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 6 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities Friday continued to trade weak in the afternoon amid negative cues from other Asian bourses. Heavy selling was seen ... Read more...
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Sensex dips moderately after two-day rise (Roundup)
January 4th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Wednesday snapped its two-day rise and closed moderately lower as traders took a breather after the rally in ... Read more...
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Sensex falls 97 points in choppy trade (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities fell 97 points in choppy trade Tuesday as most of the investors turned wary about building positions ahead of ... Read more...
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Sensex dips 204 points; in red for fifth straight day (Roundup)
December 20th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities Tuesday closed in the red for the fifth straight day, falling 204 points on continued selling by foreign funds ... Read more...
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Anna Snooker: Damani cracks 116 break
December 17th, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) Brijesh Damani (ONGC) shrugged off a first frame loss to beat local challenger Peter Paul 3-1 and post a century break in the preliminary league of ... Read more...
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Joshi rallies to beat Girish
December 16th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 16 (IANS) Veteran Devendra Joshi (PSPB) rallied from a two-frame deficit to beat R. Girish (Railways) 3-2 in his opening league fixture and set the tone in the ... Read more...
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Sensex recovers to close 132 points higher
December 13th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) Helped by some late buying in heavyweight scrips, a benchmark index for Indian equities Tuesday rose sharply in the last hour of trade and closed ... Read more...
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Tripura, Mizoram may depanel AMRI Hospital
December 11th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Aizawl, Dec 11 (IANS) The devastating fire at AMRI (Advanced Medicare and Research Institute) Hospital in Kolkata may force the Tripura and Mizoram governments to remove it from their list ... Read more...
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Vedanta meets all conditions for stake buy out: Cairn
December 7th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) Oil explorer Cairn Energy Wednesday said it will go ahead with the sale of 40 percent of its stake in the India subsidiary to Anil Agarwal-promoted ... Read more...
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Sensex rises 72 points; tech and reality scrips gain (Lead)
December 7th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities Wednesday closed 72 points higher, led by good buying support in technology and realty stocks.The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) ... Read more...
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ONGC beat Air India to win Lal Bahadur Shastri hockey
December 3rd, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) defeated Air Inida 4-2 in a tie breaker to win the Lal Bahadur Shastri hockey tournament at the Dhyan ... Read more...
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Punj Lloyd bags Rs.469 crore ONGC pipeline order
November 28th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) Infrastructure major Punj Lloyd Monday said it has bagged an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) offshore project at Bombay High worth Rs.469 crore from Oil and ... Read more...
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ONGC beat Punjab National Bank in Nehru hockey final
November 25th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Tournament sponsors Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) won their maiden Nehru Cup hockey title Friday, beating Punjab National Bank (PNB XI) at the National ... Read more...
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PNB XI to clash with ONGC in Nehru hockey final
November 24th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Punjab National Bank (PNB XI) outclassed Air India 4-2 to make their maiden final of the ONGC Nehru Senior hockey tournament.PNB XI will take on ... Read more...
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Sensex climbs from two-year low to close 158 points up
November 24th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities in a late rally Thursday moved up from its two-year low and closed 158 points higher as buying picked ... Read more...
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Punjab and Sind Bank beat Namdhari XI in Nehru hockey
November 22nd, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Punjab and Sind Bank defeated Namdhari XI 3-2 while Punjab National Bank (PNB) held Central Railway 2-2 in the ONGC Nehru senior men's hockey tournament ... Read more...
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Northeastern India’s largest power project to ease electricity woes
November 21st, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 21 (IANS) The electricity crisis in northeastern India is set to ease when the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) first mega power project -- the largest ... Read more...
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Sensex closes lower for fifth straight day
November 16th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 16 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Wednesday managed to pare some of its losses amid volatile trade and closed in the red for the ... Read more...
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ONGC quarterly net profit rises 60 percent
November 4th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Friday reported an increase of 60 percent in net profit at Rs.8,642.23 crore for the quarter ended Sep 30 ... Read more...
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Sensex down 73 points in volatile trade
October 31st, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 31 (IANS) Indian equities markets were trading volatile Monday afternoon with a benchmark index ruling 73 points lower than its previous close. Metals, oil and gas, ... Read more...
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Haridwar prepares for a Kumbh - with Anna in attendance
October 30th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Oct 30 (IANS) Around five million people are set to gather here Nov 6-10 to propagate the sacred "Gayatri Mantra" in an event that organizers say will ... Read more...
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Sensex rises 154 points; auto, tech stocks climb
October 24th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) The Indian equities markets benchmark indices advanced nearly one percent Monday led by good buying support in auto, technology and oil and gas stocks ahead ... Read more...
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Sensex edges lower on lacklustre trading day
October 17th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 17 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities Monday closed 58 points lower as traders took a breather after last week's rally. Trading was largely lacklustre ... Read more...
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Sensex gives up gains, traders book profits
October 11th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 11 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities Tuesday gave up its intra-day gains and ended in the red as traders booked profits after two straight positive ... Read more...
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