The Centre has prepared a list of non-essential items whose imports can be curbed and also drawn up a separate list of goods whose exports can be boosted with a little policy intervention.

Assuring lending support to non-banking financial companies, SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar on Sunday said there was no concern on liquidity of such firms, amid ongoing debt crisis in IL&FS Group.

The draft order instructs anti-trust authorities in the United States to thoroughly investigate whether any online platform has acted in violation of anti-trust laws.

US cable giant Comcast outbid Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox in a blind auction for the European TV operator Sky on Saturday that all but settled a titanic battle between the two media empires.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley even raised questions on the timing of Hollande's comment on the Rafale deal and Rahul Gandhi's tweet warning of 'some big bunker buster bombs in the next couple of weeks'.

The project will produce 1.27 million tonnes of neem-coated urea -- a crop nutrient -- and would use coal-gasification technology to produce feedstock for the plant.

Tata Steel said in a statement that it has executed definitive agreements for acquisition of the steel business of Usha Martin Limited through a slump sale on a going concern basis.

The Reserve Bank of India announced guidelines for co-origination of priority sector loans by banks and NBFCs with a view to enhancing flow of funds to the sector at competitive rates.

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issues H-4 visas to immediate family members of H-1B visa holders, which mean spouses and children less than 21 years of age.

While the French government said French companies have the full freedom to select Indian firms for the deal, Dassault Aviation, the makers of Rafale, said it had made the decision to partner with Reliance Defence Ltd.

Some of the banking as well as housing finance companies stocks saw severe beating today which dragged the markets down. Among housing finance companies, Dewan Housing Finance (DHFL) stock was the worst performing.

The row has erupted amid heightened debate about user privacy and how technology firms treat data in India and abroad.

NRIs, OCIs (Overseas Citizens of India) and RIs (Resident Indians) have been permitted to hold non-controlling stake in FPIs.

In its Global Economic Outlook, Fitch, however, flagged tightening of financial conditions, rising oil bill and weak bank balance sheets as headwinds to growth.

Around 21 lakh directors failed to submit the requisite details when the deadline set by the Corporate Affairs Ministry ended on September 15.

The 30-share index cracked 1,127.58 points, or 3 per cent, to hit an intra-day low of 35,993.64 Friday. It, however recovered most of the losses within minutes of the fall.

Advertisers in the United States have been able to track the correlation between the online ads and offline purchases, thanks to a deal between Google and Mastercard that was finalised last year.

 Increasing proliferation of vehicles and stagnant capacity of roads have made driving on Indian roads, a nightmare, not to speak of the poor condition of roads and pathetic levels of discipline in driving.

What brought on the heavy selling in the stocks of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs)? Blame it on tightness in the money market and investor concerns over rising cost of borrowing for the companies amid continuing financial crisis at IL&FS.

The Dewan Housing Finance stock fell up to 60 per cent or 364 points in trade today which spurred heavy selling in other housing finance stocks.