Bharti Airtel Q1 profit up 40% to Rs 1,554.3 cr

Riding on the mobile Internet boom, telecom major BhartiAirtel today reported about 40 per cent jump in consolidated net profit to Rs1,554.3 crore (Rs 15.54 billion) in the first quarter of the current financialyear.The company had posted net profit of Rs 1,108.5 crore (Rs11.08 billion) in the...

Continued logjam in Parliament is delaying passage of keyBills like GST, which are crucial for economic growth, industry body Confederationof Indian Industry said on Tuesday.Industry is keen to undertake the next cycle of investmentsas soon as the economic reforms process kicks in.With several...

Falling for the second day, gold prices drifted by Rs 100 toRs 25,130 per 10 gram at the bullion market on Tuesday, tracking a weakeningglobal trend amid subdued demand from jewellers.Silver followed suit and lost another Rs 450 at Rs 33,750 perkg.Traders said weakening global trend amid...

Expressing concerns over the use of fossil fuel, RailwayMinister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday said there was a need to embark upon a cleanenergy mission to prevent the loss of bio-diversity as carbon emission wasaffecting climate change and affecting world's biological life.Our mission should be...