'Defence is a permanent start-up'

'India should take up defence manufacturing in a more serious manner and encourage greater private participation.' IMAGE: The Indian Army's battle tank teams show their skills during a rehearsal......

Profit booking, global cues subdue markets; Nifty holds 8,900

Market participants are now awaiting Thursday's meeting of the European Central Bank Markets ended marginally lower amid consolidation on profit taking after sharp gains in the previous sessions......

Markets jump 3%, metals and bankex rally

Markets rebounded almost 3per cent on back of positive news from Europe and short covering in the frontline stocks. The Nifty ended up 137 points, at 4,888 and the Sensex advanced 440 points,......

Markets rally in late trades, Sensex up 200 points

Markets made a smart recovery in late trades led by gains in IT and realty shares, shrugging off concerns of rate hike on Friday.The Sensex ended up 167 points, at 16,877 and the Nifty surged 63......