State-owned steel major Steel Authority of India Ltd says its shareholders have approved a proposal to buyback its own shares.

All four public sector general insurance companies, Life Insurance Corporation and state-owned general insurer GIC will be the stakeholders of the proposed entity.

The finance ministry has approved the Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme, in which investment up to Rs 50,000 in approved stocks and mutual funds would be eligible for 50 per cent of the amount as tax deduction.

The number of successful women entrepreneurs is growing. They are now found in the most unlikely of places, from the most unlikely of backgrounds, finding opportunities few knew even existed. Business Today profiles five such unusual women entrepreneurs, who stayed the course, overcoming all obstacles.

Asian stock markets rose early as investors held onto hopes that the Bank of Japan would conclude a two-day policy meeting by announcing steps to help jumpstart the world's No. 3 economy.

The German auto major has priced the petrol variants of the B-Class - B 180 and B 180 Sport - in the Rs 21.49-24.87 lakh (ex-showroom price Mumbai) range.

Vedanta Resources chairman Anil Agarwal spoke to Chaitanya Kalbag and Suman Layak over almost an hour about his dreams, his plans for the company as well as the problems he faces.

Based in London, Anil Agarwal is somewhat removed from the grainy details of what is going wrong in India. Experts are wondering if the Vedanta chief too fast in his quest to become the world's lowest-cost minerals mogul.

As part of the renewed push to big bang economic reforms, the Manmohan Singh government is likely to clear a proposal to restructure the debt of state electricity boards and power distribution companies to revive the ailing sector.

Private airlines, including cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines, have welcomed the government's nod to ushering in foreign direct investment (FDI) by overseas carriers in India's aviation sector.

Corporate America and the US media have hailed India's big bang economic reforms as a welcome signal to investors and a dramatic push to reverse the nation's economic decline.

The HP Envy 4, priced Rs 41,990 onwards, is an affordable Ultrabook option, but lacks a bit of power.

The sound of car alarms going off at the touch are common enough. How do these car protection systems detect intrusion?

A deepwater well in the Krishna Godavari (KG) basin off the Andhra Pradesh coast, operated by the ONGC has been leaking gas and may well start spilling oil soon. Experts worry the well, if uncapped, could spew oil like a damaged BP rig did in Gulf of Mexico in summer of 2010.

The Fed says it will spend $40 billion a month to purchase mortgage securities because the economy is too weak to reduce high unemployment. It also says it will keep buying more bonds until the job market shows substantial improvement.

MCX-SX, the latest entity to set up a full-fledged stock exchange, on Thursday said it expects to begin trading with about 1,000-1,200 stocks when it starts operations around Diwali.

The future of the smartphone, tablet and Ultrabook seem intertwined at the moment, with Windows 8 being the thread that brings them closer.

Don't know what to buy - a smartphone, a tablet or an ultrabook? Gadgets & Gizmos lists out the pros and cons of each to help you decide.

The iPhone 5, out later this month, is thinner, lighter and has a bigger screen than its predecessors. For hordes of Apple fans who have some money to spare, the question is: What should you do with your old iPhone after you buy a new one?

Gadgets & Gizmos pits Apple's New iPad, Samsung Galaxy S3 and Dell XPS 14 Ultrabook against each other to see how they fare in a faceoff.