Commonwealth Games delegation satisfied with sports area presentationOctober 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Secretary General Lalit Bhanot has said that the visiting CGF delegations was satisfied with the sports area presentation. Addressing reporters after the executive meeting here on Saturday, Bhanot said: "They were not only satisfied, but they praised the presentation because it is not just we are on time but we are ahead of schedule as far as the sports area is concerned."
Delegates from all the 71 member nations of the CGF are presently in New Delhi ahead of the CGF General Assembly on October 12.
Nifty crosses 4,800 points in early tradeSeptember 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) crossed 4,800-points level for the first time in almost 15 months during the early trade on Tuesday. The Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE also surged by over 122 points in opening trade on Tuesday.
Sensex closes above 15,000 points (Roundup)August 20th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of Indian equities markets closed 202 points higher Thursday, recouping most of the losses incurred the previous day. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened higher at 14,930.05 points, ended at 15,012.32 points, up 202.68 points or 1.37 percent.
Sensex goes below 15,000 mark (Second Lead)August 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - Continued selling pressure at Indian equities markets Monday pushed a key index further into the red. The index was ruling 2.9 percent below its last closing figure in afternoon trade.
Sensex loses 221 points, ends below 15,000-mark (Second Lead)July 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets reversed its day's gains to end 221 points in the red Wednesday, below the 15,000-mark. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 15,124.92 points, lost 221.86 points or 1.47 percent to close at 14,840.63 points (provisional).
Sensex down 770 points as budget disappoints (Second Lead)July 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - Investors in Indian equity markets were disappointed with the 2009-10 budget, resulting in a key index plummeting by more than 700 points even as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was presenting the document. Soon after 2 p.m., the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,962.12 points, fell 770.69 points or 5.17 percent to 14,196.01 points.
Union budget on July 6, rail budget on July 3 (Lead)June 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The union budget for 2009-10 would be presented on July 6 and the railways budget three days earlier on July 3. The schedule for the budget session of parliament was decided at a meeting of the union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before his departure for the Russian city of Yekaterinburg to attend the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) summits.
Sensex below 15,000-mark (Lead)June 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets were trading in the negative terrain around noon Monday, with a key index ruling 262.23 points lower than its previous close. At 12.45 p.m., the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 15,195.83 points, was trading at 14,974.71 points - 262.23 points or 1.72 percent lower than Friday's close.
Sensex crosses 15,000-mark, first time since September (Roundup)June 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets fought its way back into the green Thursday to close above the 15,000-mark, first time since Sep 2, 2008. It had ruled in the red for most of the day.
Sensex closes above 15,000-mark after 9 months (Second Lead)June 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets fought its way back into the green Thursday to close above the 15,000-mark, first time since Sep 2, 2008. It had ruled in the red for most parts of the day.
Sensex ends in red after breaching 15,000-mark (Third Lead)June 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets shut shop in the red Wednesday, slipping 30 points from its last close. It had earlier breached the 15,000-mark.
Sensex crosses 10,000-points mark for first time since January 2009March 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex on Thursday crossed 10,000-points marks for the first time since January 2009. At 3 p.m., Sensex was at a high of 10,010.42 points, up 3.54 percent or 342.52 points.
MP falls ill during budget speechFebruary 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee had to Monday interrupt the interim budget presentation by Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee as an MP fell ill. A doctor was called in and the Lok Sabha was adjourned for 10 minutes.
Lok Sabha adjourned after MP falls sick during budget speechFebruary 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee had to Monday interrupt the interim budget presentation by Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee after Janata Dal-Secular MP M.P. Veerendra Kumar fell ill.
Manmohan Singh approves interim budget for presentation MondayFebruary 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday went through the documents related with the interim budget that will be presented to parliament Monday, and after the approval of the house forwarded to President Pratibha Patil for her assent, as per convention. The prime minister also formally approved the speech of External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who will be presenting the interim budget to the Lok Sabha, said official sources.
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