Nilekani, HCL & WhatsApp grabbed headlines today!

THE ECONOMIC TIMES Fri, Feb 21, 2014 | 04:45 PM IST Daily Newsletter

Did the Indian government deliberately allow the rupee to fall? Govt allowed the rupee to fall in order to boost exports & drive a sluggish economy plagued with high rates & inflati... HCL denies report of founder Shiv Nadar seeking buyer for $10 bn stake Billionaire Shiv Nadar owns a roughly 62 per cent stake in HCL Technologies, India's No. 4 IT services exporter, thro... Nilekani to resign from UIDAI to contest LS polls on Congress ticket On a question whether he is taking a big risk by contesting elections, Nilekani, in a lighter vein, said: "In any cas... Govt was spooked by Army troops movement in 2012: Rtd Lt-Gen Choudhary Retired Lt-Gen AK Choudhary said 2012 Army movement towards Delhi spooked govt & he was asked by the then Defence Sec...

FEATURED STORIES Satya Nadella on lessons he learnt from Ballmer, Gates In his first interview as CEO, Nadella, just weeks into his job, talks about leadership lessons from his predecessors... read more The man who played key role in WhatsApp’s rise »  Can Venus be swallowed by space weather explosion! »

Popular Stories Neeraj Arora: The man who played key role in WhatsApp’s rise China offers to finance 30 per cent of India’s infrastructure development plan Meet the men behind the success of Tata Consultancy Services Facebook to buy WhatsApp message service for $19 billion

Unable to provide fool-proof security to IPL... Sushil Kumar Shinde ,Home Minister,Govt of India

Latest Updates Best defence? Why investors are rushing to buy pharma stocks The BSE Pharma Index is above all its key daily moving averages as investors are rushing to park funds in the defensi... Renuka Sugars ends 6% down: To sell the stock or not? The deal will surely bring in relief for the company, but it leaves nothing for shareholders as the stake sale is at ... China likely to set up industrial park in Nashik The Consul General of China in Mumbai Liu Youfa said that China is seriously considering establishing an Industrial P... Government may have to increase capital infusion to banks The government may have to increase its capital infusion to state-owned banks if lenders are unable to sell additiona...

Market Watch 21 Feb | 04:45PM SENSEX 20700.75 â†' 164.11 NIFTY 6155.45 â†' 64.00 USD/INR 62.22 â†' 0.00 GOLD (Rs/10g.) 29887.00 â†' 5.00

MARKET NEWS Markets ahead: Is it lull before the storm on Dalal Street? What looked to be a year of change for Indian markets has so far been a sour story, with Sensex losing a little over ... Bharti in red; losing $3 bn suit not a big deal for telco: Nirmal Bang According to Nirmal Bang, while the litigation may have a short-term overhang on Bharti Airtel stock, the company’s f...

Gainers Losers 21 Feb, 2014, 04:45PM IST, PTI|View All Company Name Live Price Change (%) Volume High Low Uttam Value Steels Ltd. 6.72 20.00 302251 6.72 5.75 Indiabulls Infrastructure and Power Ltd. 3.26 19.41 421603 3.27 2.70 Dharani Sugars & Chemicals Ltd. 23.30 18.88 11929 23.30 20.15

FEATURED SLIDESHOW Aerial view: World's largest solar plant Ivanpah opens Google shortlists IITians' team for $40 mn prize High pollution: China's Beijing to restrict cars? Libya military plane crashes in Tunisia more slideshows

FROM THE NEWSPAPER WhatsApp deal eclipses mkt value of all but 11 Indian cos Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg pays mind-boggling dollar for a firm started 5 years ago by his company’s rejects Jan Koum... Narayana Murthy becomes bellwether for Indian classics “I would love for future generations to read and appreciate Kalidasa’s Shakuntalam as much as they may appreciate Ham... Zuckerberg bought WhatsApp to expand footprint in emerging markets If WhatsApp continues to maintain the same growth rate, a number of WhatsApp users would easily cross 1 billion by th... IndiGo, FIA against granting of permit to AirAsia AirAsia India, which plans to start operations sometime this year, knows it will have to fight hard with existing car... IMF lauds India’s monetary policy to control inflation IMF expects the Indian economy to expand 5.4% in 2014-15, an estimate also regarded by the government as being on the...

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