New Delhi, Jan 11 (PTI) Following are the top business stories at 2000 hours: DEL58 BIZ-LD CORPORATE-ITR Govt extends FY21 ITR filing deadline for corporates till Mar 15, tax audit report till Feb 15 New Delhi, Jan 11 (PTI) The government on Tuesday extended till March 15 the deadline for corporates to file Income Tax returns for the fiscal ended March 2021.
DEL15 BIZ-LD VODA-IDEA Govt to get 35.8% stake in debt-ridden Vodafone Idea in lieu of dues liability New Delhi: Debt-ridden Vodafone Idea (VIL) has decided to opt for converting about Rs 16,000 crore interest dues liability payable to the government into equity which will amount to around 35.8 per cent stake in the company, as per a regulatory filing of the telecom firm.
DEL39 BIZ-LD STOCKS Sensex, Nifty firm up gains for third session; IT, financial shares rally Mumbai: Continuing its winning run for the third consecutive session, the BSE benchmark Sensex added another 221 points to revisit the 60,500-level on Tuesday, propped up by buying mainly in IT and financial shares.
DEL42 BIZ-LD RUPEE Rupee rises for third day, spurts 11 paise to 73.94 per USD Mumbai: The rupee surged 11 paise to close at an over three-month high of 73.94 against the US dollar on Tuesday, marking its third straight session of gains amid a weak American currency overseas and a firm trend in domestic equities.
DEL28 BIZ-GOLD-PRICE Gold rallies Rs 104; silver climbs Rs 408 tracking global trends New Delhi: Gold price in the national capital on Tuesday jumped Rs 104 to Rs 46,606 per 10 grams, in line with a rally in international precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities.
DCM61 BIZ-TATA TELE-LD EQUITY CONVERSION TTML to convert interest amount on AGR dues into equity; govt holding seen at 9.5% New Delhi: After Vodafone Idea, Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) on Tuesday said it will opt for conversion of the interest amount on AGR dues into equity and post conversion, the government’s holding in the company is expected to be around 9.5 per cent.
DCM62 BIZ-AIIB-URJIT Urjit Patel appointed as vice president of AIIB; replaces ex-bureaucrat from Gujarat New Delhi: Former RBI governor Urjit Patel was on Tuesday appointed as vice president for investment operations in South Asia at the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), replacing former bureaucrat from Gujarat, D J Pandian.
DCM59 BIZ-INDIA-FUEL-DEMAND India’s fuel consumption shows almost no growth in Dec New Delhi: India’s fuel consumption showed flattish growth in December 2021 ahead of fresh restrictions kicking in to control the surge of a new variant of coronavirus that is likely to further dampen demand, according to official data released on Tuesday.
DCM49 BIZ-INDIA-US-PORK India agrees to allow imports of US pork, its products: USTR Washington: New Delhi has agreed to allow imports of US pork and pork products into India for the first time, according to a statement of the United States Trade Representative.
DCM40 BIZ INDO-US-MANGOES Govt secures USDA approval for export of Indian mangoes to America New Delhi: India has secured approval of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the export of domestic mangoes to America in the new season, the commerce ministry said on Tuesday.
DCM54 BIZ-BSE-MCAP M-cap of BSE-listed companies at fresh lifetime high of over Rs 275.2 lakh cr New Delhi: The market capitalisation of the BSE-listed companies reached a fresh lifetime high of over Rs 275.20 lakh crore on Tuesday, driven by a continuous rally in the equity market.
DCM3 BIZ-WTO-INDIA WTO General Council discusses India’s call for holding virtual ministerial meet on pandemic response New Delhi: The WTO’s General Council has discussed India’s call to convene a virtual ministerial meeting on the World Trade Organisation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the patent waiver proposal. PTI RUJ RUJ
