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Life insurers may soon float IPOs under new IRDA rules
22 Jun 2011
Under the draft guidelines released by insurance sector regulator IRDA, life insurance companies that have completed 10 years of operation and have strong financials may raise funds from the capital market.
DTAA treaty, global woes rob Sensex of 364 pts
20 Jun 2011
Nifty ends below 5500; capital goods, FMCG dip
10 Jun 2011
Oil surges as OPEC fails to agree on output hike
08 Jun 2011
Telecom scam probe hits SpiceJet's funding plans
04 Jun 2011
The problem for SpiceJet is that Kalanithi Maran, who owns 38.7 -per cent stake in SpiceJet, is the elder brother of textile minister Dayanidhi Maran, who is also named in the lawsuit related to the 2G spectrum allocation scam
Nifty below 5550; oil & gas, banks, metals slip
03 Jun 2011
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation