Sensex ends below 16,000, Nifty sheds 80 pts

Sensex ends below 16,000, Nifty sheds 80 pts Mumbai: It's been a rough start for the June series as the Nifty shed 80 points to close below 4850 dragged down by rate sensitives, commodity, utilities and technology stocks. A slew of bad economic cues from across the globe didn't help Indian equities either. Reports of monsoon rains over India's mainland will be delayed by about four days also weighed on sentiment. China's official purchasing managers' index fell to...
09:46 AM, Jun 01, 2012

Kingfisher Q4 loss widens to Rs 1,151.53 cr

Kingfisher Q4 loss widens to Rs 1,151.53 cr Mumbai: Troubled carrier Kingfisher Airlines' loss widened to Rs 1,151.53 crore in the fourth quarter of 2011-12 due to steep hike in fuel prices and sharp depreciation of the rupee. It had net loss of Rs 355.55 crore in the January-March quarter of 2010-11, Kingfisher said in a filing to the BSE. It has been facing financial troubles for almost a year now. The airline, which never made a profit...
11:59 AM, May 31, 2012

Bihar class 10 BSEB exam results declared

Bihar class 10 BSEB exam results declared Patna: The Bihar State Education Board (BSEB) declared results for the 10th standard state board examinations late on Tuesday. Candidates can view their results at www.biharboard.bih.nic.in, www.biharonline.gov, http://results.bihareducation.net or www.indiaresults.com. The Bihar board matric results are also available through SMS for which students have to write BB < Space > < Roll Code > < Space > < Roll No > and send it to 54333. But the SMS facility...
09:51 AM, May 30, 2012

Sensex ends lower; Traders' eye F&O expiry

Sensex ends lower; Traders' eye F&O expiry Mumbai: The Indian market ended Wednesday' trade on a pessimist note as traders chose to sit on the sidelines ahead of the F&O expiry and Q4 GDP numbers slated for a release on Thursday. European markets slipped too after euro fell to its record low in 23 months as investors worried over Spain's banking problems. After more credit ratings downgrades of Spain and news of European Central bank rejecting Spains...
09:39 AM, May 30, 2012

CBSE topper aims for Delhi's St Stephen's College

CBSE topper aims for Delhi's St Stephen's College Imphal: The Manipuri boy, who topped this year's CBSE class 12 examination, on Tuesday said he wanted to join St Stephen's College in Delhi and try his luck at the civil service examination subsequently. A jubilant 19-year-old Mohammand Ismat, who secured 99.6 per cent marks in CBSE, the results of which were out on Monday, said that he would like to study at St Stephen's after which he would take...
02:59 PM, May 29, 2012

Bihar boy, 12, clears Class 12 after cracking IIT-JEE

Bihar boy, 12, clears Class 12 after cracking IIT-JEE Patna: After cracking the highly competitive Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE), Satyam Kumar, the twelve-and-half-year-old boy from Bihar has now passed Class 12 with 85 per cent marks. Satyam has become the youngest in the country to clear the Class 12 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examination, family sources on Tuesday claimed. Satyam, a resident of Bakhorapur village in Bhojpur district, cleared IIT-JEE from the Mumbai zone...
12:12 PM, May 29, 2012

CBSE Class XII topper aspires to be IAS officer

CBSE Class XII topper aspires to be IAS officer Thoubal: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) class XII results were out on Monday. While Chennai had the highest pass percentage, a pleasant surprise was that a boy from Manipur, Mohammad Ismat, topped the all-India exams with 99 per cent. Ismat topped the exams despite electricity being a problem in his village. "I come from Lilong, it's a remote village here. There are a lot of problems regarding electricity...
10:22 AM, May 29, 2012

No major fireworks; Sensex ends flat

No major fireworks; Sensex ends flat Mumbai: It was a dull session for the markets as investors chose to remain cautious ahead of the upcoming F&O expiry and Q4 GDP data numbers on Thursday. The Sensex shuts shop at 16438.58 up 21.74 points or 0.13 per cent and the Nifty closed at 4990.10 up 4.45 points or 0.09 per cent. The breadth of the market was positive. About 1425 shares advanced, 1255 shares declined, and 743...
09:13 AM, May 29, 2012

Manipur boy tops CBSE class XII exam, scores 99 pc

Manipur boy tops CBSE class XII exam, scores 99 pc New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education class XII results were declared on Monday. While among the eight regions, Chennai topped the performance card with a pass percentage of 90.59, Mohammad Ismat, a science student from Imphal, became the all India topper scoring 99 per cent. Meanwhile, girls continued to outperform boys. Over 8 million students appeared for the exam this year, an increase of 5.94 per cent over...
11:34 PM, May 28, 2012

Sharjah student tops CBSE results in Delhi region

Sharjah student tops CBSE results in Delhi region New Delhi: A Class 12 student from Sharjah (UAE) became the regional topper in Delhi in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) results, which were declared in New Delhi on Monday. "Anant Srinivasan from Delhi Private School in Sharjah has scored 98.2 per cent in Delhi region of the CBSE. He is the regional topper," a senior official of the CBSE said. The CBSE examinations conducted in the Gulf...
07:15 PM, May 28, 2012

CBSE toppers euphoric, credit parents and teachers

CBSE toppers euphoric, credit parents and teachers New Delhi: The usually staid and quiet school administrative offices on Monday reverberated with squeals of delight and laughter and congratulatory remarks as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced its Class 12 examinations results. Initial disbelief gave way to euphoria and celebrations as several students appearing in the Class 12 exams found that they had topped in their school after the results were declared on Monday. Kshitij Jain,...
07:00 PM, May 28, 2012

CBSE results: Govt schools outshine private schools

CBSE results: Govt schools outshine private schools New Delhi: Central government schools like Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) and Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) in Delhi have fared better than private schools in this year's Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 examination, an official statement said on Monday. At 91.20 per cent and 95.53 per cent, the pass percentage of JNV and KVs respectively has been better than of the private schools, which have a pass percentage of...
06:35 PM, May 28, 2012

CBSE class XII results: Girls outperform boys in Chennai

CBSE class XII results: Girls outperform boys in Chennai Chennai: Girls outshone boys once again in the Class XII CBSE exam in the Chennai region which took the top slot in the country with an overall pass percentage of 90.59. Girls recorded a pass percentage of 92.67 as against 88.87 by the boys in the exam, results of which were declared on Monday. "Of the 36,923 boys who appeared, 32,813 passed while 28,526 of the total 30,784 girls cleared...
03:04 PM, May 28, 2012

CBSE class XII results: Delhi's pass percentage dips

CBSE class XII results: Delhi's pass percentage dips New Delhi: Delhi registered a minor dip in the CBSE Class XII pass percentage this year though girls from the region improved their tally by a notch crossing the 90 per cent mark. Of the over 2.28 lakh students who appeared for the exam from the Delhi region this year, 85.40 per cent passed, a dip from last year's pass percentage of 85.45. Girls, however, improved their tally this time,...
02:54 PM, May 28, 2012

CBSE Class 12 results out, college rush kicks in

CBSE Class 12 results out, college rush kicks in New Delhi: It is that time of the year again. Yes, the much awaited class 12 results are just out. IBNLive interacted with a few students who appeared for the board examinations this year to get an idea about their future plans and what courses they are opting for. A huge shift from the general trend was noticed. The majority now, seems to have lost interest in the stereotypical engineering,...
02:46 PM, May 28, 2012
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