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BUDGET WISH LIST: Auto makers seek clarity on taxation

In the run-up to Union Budget for 2015-16, Business Standard looks at major developments and industry expectations in key sectors of the economy

Aggressive bidding in coal e-auction to hurt power sector: Power market executives

This, the market sources feel will lead to a chaos in the sector and will hamper the sustainable growth of the coal sector

Fly high, sail out with Uber on Valentine's Day

Taxi service provider is offering copter rides in Delhi & yatch trips in Chennai today

Working with states to implement self-attestation: Jitendra Singh

The decision to implement self-attestation is one of the most historic and landmark decisions since Independence

Stock market rally boosts direct tax mop-up

Collections through securities transaction tax surge 44%; overall growth in direct tax collection at 11%

Agri minister for use of GM crops

NDA govt, and right wing-affiliated groups such as Swadeshi Jagran Manch and Bhartiya Kisan Sangh are also opposed to GM crops

Mahindra & Mahindra net up 1%, beats estimates

Poor demand for tractors, an equally subdued demand for its bread-and-butter utility vehicles and a fall in exports meant contraction on the margin front

RCom posts 86% rise in profit to Rs 201 crore

Company's revenue up by 5.4% to Rs 5,435 crore in the quarter

Bosch reports 20% dip in Q3 net at Rs 111 cr

The company witnessed a prolonged employee strike during the second and third quarters of this fiscal, which ended on Dec 8, 2014

Unitech profit up 32% to Rs 43 crore

However, income from operations declined to Rs 705 crore in the quarter from Rs 732 crore a year ago

MCX's Q3 net up 5%

The exchange had posted standalone profit of Rs 21.8 crore in the corresponding period last year

After 20 years, Re 1 notes make a comeback

The government had discontinued priting Re 1 notes in November 1994 due to higher printing costs

SAIL's Q3 net up 9% at Rs 579 cr; declares interim dividend of 17.5%

Improvement in profit was helped by enhanced production, better techno-economic parameters along with reduction in input costs

RBI's forex reserves climb to all-time high of $330.21 bn

Foreign currency assets, a key component of reserves, rose by $1.63 billion to $304.96 billion

MCX appoints V Balasubramaniam as MD and CEO

He is currently the Chief Business Officer of the Bombay Stock Exchange

Telecom export to double in 5 yrs, says govt

In 2013-14, India imported telecom products worth Rs 69,516 cr. Exports have been Rs 20,475 cr

PM seeks probe as convent school in Delhi vandalised

Asks Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassi to take strict action against the perpetrators of such attacks

Castor seed price falls 17% in 6 weeks

Arrival of the new-season crop and weak demand for its derivatives from markets abroad are the reasons

OMCs' results: Dec quarter hit by inventory losses

IOC net loss more than doubles to Rs 2,637 cr; BPCL & HPCL do better