Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Monday said its Board of Directors approved payment of interim dividend for 2016-17 at Rs 18.75 per share. “The Board of Directors of CIL in its…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Enforcement Directorate Director P.K. Dash on Monday said that demonetisation has brought down the crime rate in India. “There was so much noise about economic impact (of demonetisation). But, if…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet on Monday announced that starting Wednesday, it will reserve single row seats only for solo women passengers on all its flights. According to the airline, the…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday urged media to play its role in informing women about their rights, saying women empowerment, emancipation and equality were critical…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) A Union Cabinet panel on Monday approved the first revised cost estimate of Rs 2,717.35 crore for the 400 MW Koteshwar hydro-electric power project in Uttarakhand, an official statement said….
Ahmedabad, March 6 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will officially kick-start its campaign for the Gujarat assembly elections — slated to be held in December — with an ‘azadi’ rally by party supremo Arvind…
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) Music Broadcast Ltd’s initial public offering (IPO), which opened on Monday, was subscribed 51 percent of the offer. According to data from stock exchanges, out of about 1.04 crore shares offered,…
Bhubaneswar, March 6 (IANS) Renowned cardiologist and President of the Public Health Foundation of India K. Srinath Reddy was on Monday appointed as advisor to the Odisha government. Reddy will advise the state government on…
Bengaluru, March 6 (IANS) Cash-strapped regional airline Air Costa has suspended its operations till March 15 for operational reasons, said a company official on Monday. “We have suspended our services since February 28 and stopped…
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) In its first report made public, the Supreme Court-appointed BCCI’s Committee of Administrators (COA) has clearly mentioned that there has been a case of “Non Compliance” in 10 out of 11…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The central government on Monday approved a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and Portugal for cooperation in the field of IT&E (information technology and electronics). The decision to approve…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) on Monday shot a notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and…
Gurgugram, March 6 (IANS) The 13th Executive Committee meeting of ISGAN, which aims to improve the understanding of smart grid technologies, practices, and promote suitable government policies began here on Monday, an official statement said….
Amaravati, March 6 (IANS) History was made in this new Andhra Pradesh capital on Monday with the beginning of first session of the state assembly and state council. Governor E. S.L. Narasimhan addressed the joint…
Hyderabad, March 6 (IANS) Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport has secured the first position in Airport Service Quality (ASQ) passengers’ survey in the 5-15 million passengers per annum (MPPA) category for the year 2016. Airports…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The central government on Monday approved a plan to revive 50 un-served and under-served airports in three financial years starting from 2017-18. According to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Happy at getting 76 per cent marks in his Class 11, Atul Arora was looking forward to his first day in Class 12 on Monday. But hours before, the 17-year-old…
Shillong, March 6 (IANS) Residents along the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya are using Bangladesh SIM cards for communication, Meghalaya’s Opposition Leader Donkupar Roy informed the assembly on Monday. Roy, who was participating in the amendment…
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) Former India cricketer and Chhattisgarh captain Mohammad Kaif on Monday wanted to pull out of their Group D encounter against Karnataka at the Eden Gardens after embroiling in a tiff with…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central government and the RBI on a batch of PILs alleging that people are not being allowed to deposit old Rs…