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Before the share sale exercise, LIC owned 3,11,35,128 equity shares of MSI, which came down to 2,49,11,530 at present after diluting the said stake.

Major losers were Tata Motors 2.20 pct, NTPC 1.92 pct, Maruti Suzuki 1.35 pct, M&M 1.15 pct and Sterlite 1.08 pct.

Besides Nashik, Muslims have joined the "long march" from districts like Pune, Nanded, Dhule, Satara, Beed and other cities in the state.

Walmart spent a total amount of USD 6.13 million on lobbying for various issues, including on discussions related to FDI in India.

The rupee had lost eight paise to close at an over 1-month low of 54.81 against the dollar on Tuesday.

The drug firm would partner three NGOs across Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh to reduce incidents of deaths during child birth.

Exports in April 2012 stood at $23.7 billion, while imports were at $37.8 billion.

US gold for June delivery was at $1,475.00 an ounce, up $10.80.

Disney said its decision was prompted by the November fire at the Tazreen Fashions Factory in Dhaka that killed 112 people.

The Dreamliners have remained grounded since mid-January following a fire in the lithium-ion batteries of a parked Dreamliner in Boston.

Local hedge funds are eager to show off double-digit returns in the hopes of drawing wealthy Indians.

World Steel Association, the leading industry body, has forecast that India's steel demand will grow by 5.9 pc to 75.8 million tonnes in 2013.

The downside surprise in March WPI increases strengthens the case for monetary policy easing by RBI.

India in 2012 approved 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail, paving way for Walmart and other global retailers to set shop in India.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the new battery design made by the aircraft manufacturer Boeing.

Posco-India's MoU with Odisha government had lapsed in June 2010.