Centre will be hoping things pan out soon since it has so far raised only Rs 10,028 crore from disinvestment but not all experts agree with the government's move.

Fed up with poverty, Prajapati had leased a plot on September 20. And within weeks he hit the jackpot.

The Finance Ministry is drafting a framework for ministries and departments which they would follow while selling non-core assets of CPSEs.

The guidelines set by the Department mandate that companies worth Rs 2,000 crore, and cash and bank balance more than Rs 1,000 crore have to mandatorily buy back shares.

The Sensex and Nifty recovered in trade today led by strong buying in metal stocks amid mixed global cues. While the Sensex rebounded by about 96 points to end at 34,427, Nifty closed at 10,565, up 39  points, or 0.37 per cent. Investor sentiment was optimistic ahead of quarterly earnings of some key companies, including TCS.Tata Steel, YES Bank and Bharti Airtel were the top Sensex gainers. Aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange surged 5 percent to their highest in almost...

Investor sentiment was optimistic ahead of quarterly earnings of some key companies, including TCS. Overseas, Asian stocks rose, building on gains a day earlier, even as oil prices climbed to three-and-a-half year highs. Tata Steel (3.17%), YES Bank (2.83%) and Bharti Airtel (2.64%) were the top Sensex gainers.