Part II of this two-part series looks at another area of off-budget financing that has escaped CAG's attention - 'strategic disinvestment' in CPSEs the tabs for which are picked by other CPSEs. This is worrisome as it threatens to jeopardise financial health of many CPSEs, including the 'navaratnas' for short-term fiscal gains

Share Market Update: Sensex ended 271 points higher at 41,386 and Nifty closed 73 points higher at 12,179

Share Market Update: Infosys was the top gainer today, rising 4% on NSE. On the other hand, YES Bank was the top loser today with shares of the lender declining over 8%

The State owned NMDC could be a potential miner at the Bunder diamond deposits in Madhya Pradesh. These deposits contain millions of carats of diamonds

Share Market Update: In terms of sector, except private banking, all the other indices traded higher today, with metal and realty indices gaining 1% each.

Share price of Prince Pipes rose up to 10.37% or 15.9 points to Rs 169.10 compared to the previous close of Rs 153.20 on BSE

Share price of Bharti Airtel opened with a gain of 2.63% on Thursday and later touched an intraday high of Rs 474.05, rising 3.29% on BSE.

Sensex and Nifty turned volatile on Wednesday amid rising tension between US and Iran but Trump's positive comments helped markets worldwide to erase losses and trade in green

Tracking losses in international spot prices, coupled with an appreciation of the rupee against the US dollar and stabilised oil prices, gold prices in India were trading lower at Rs 40K level today.

Cabinet also approved change in the law to boost foreign direct investment in coal mining. This move will help bring in large international miners to the sector with the latest technology and raise coal production.

Share price of Voltas rose up to 3.13% to Rs 671.50 compared to the previous close of Rs 651.10 on BSE

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened strong at 71.44 against the greenback.

Share Market Update : Domestic indices gained on Thursday on back of bullish global equities after remarks by US President suggested that US and Iran were refraining from further military action.

FICCI said the Cabinet decision to promulgate Mineral Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2020, will ease rules for auctioning coal mines to open up to all sectors and will allow auction of 46 iron ore and other mines before March 31, 2020

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Rakesh Asthana and two others were booked on allegations of criminal conspiracy, corruption and criminal misconduct under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act

'Tech Mahindra's collaboration with the government of Telangana to open up a new state-of-the-art delivery center in Warangal, is a step towards enabling the talented workforce in the tier -II cities,' said C P Gurnani, MD & CEO of Tech Mahindra

The Cabinet also approved ratification of migration and mobility partnership agreement between India and France; an MoU between India and the United Kingdom was also approved for enabling energy self-sufficiency for Railways

Share Market Update: BSE S&P Sensex closed 51 points lower at 40,817 and NSE Nifty50 ended 27 points lower at 12,025.