Tata Motors on Friday reported 10 per cent increase in total sales at 41,734 units in December 2014, as against 37,836 units in the same month last year.

Domestic sales of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles grew by eight per cent at 37,776 units as compared to 35,010 units in December 2013, Tata Motors stated.

State-owned Bhel has bagged a Rs 3,810 crore contract from Telangana for setting up the newly formed state's first thermal power project.

"Valued at Rs 3,810 crore, the order is for setting up the 800 MW supercritical thermal power plant on EPC (engineering, procurement & construction) basis at Kothagudem in Khammam District of Telangana," Bhel said in a statement.

Bajaj Auto on Friday reported 5.52 per cent decline in motorcycle sales to 2,46,233 units in December 2014.

The company had sold 2,60,645 motorcycle units in the year-ago period, Bajaj Auto Ltd. (BAL) said in a statement.

Amidst indications that government formation in Jammu and Kashmir may take some time, the BJP appears confident of sewing up an exacting alliance with the PDP. The BJP's confidence stems from information that 24 of PDP's 25 MLAs in the valley have endorsed such a tie-up, according to sources.

Benchmark indices extended gains after a firm opening on Friday led by financials and index heavyweights ITC and Reliance Industries.

At 9:30AM, the 30-share Sensex was up 189 points a 27,696 and the 50-share Nifty was up 56 points at 8,340.

In a New Year gift to its shareholders, Reliance Industries (RIL) completed its long-drawn acquisition of Network18 without breaking a sweat, at a fraction of the costs originally proposed. The open offers of Network18 Media & Investments and TV18 Broadcast, expected to cost about Rs 2,200 crore, were completed at a total expenditure of Rs 17 crore as very few investors tendered their shares in the offer, according to exchange filings by the two media firms on Thursday.

Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) today reported 21% jump in total sales at 59,365 units in December 2014.

The company had sold 49,078 units in the same month last year, it said in a statement.

In the domestic market, Hyundai sold 32,504 units last month as compared to 28,345 units in December 2013, up 14.7%.

Axis Bank's scrip is the top performer in 2014 in the Nify 50 universe and has grown almost 100% in the calendar year.

Notably, the stock was under pressure in the beginning of the year due to asset quality concerns given that its exposure to the troubled infrastructure sector and highly leveraged corporates was on the higher side when compared to other private banks. This, alongwith high interest rates and slowing economy (both corporate capex and on consumption side) weighed on the stock, which fell 4.2% in 2013.

Country's largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) today reported a 20.8% increase in total sales in December at 1,09,791 units.

The car maker had reported sales of 90,924 units in the same month last year.

Amid protests by right wing groups demanding ban on the Aamir Khan - starrer movie 'PK', Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said there is no intentions of stopping the screening of a movie.

Speaking to reporters he said, "There is no intentions of stopping the screening of a movie which is running legally. Censor board has given a certificate to the film 'PK'."

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