New York, Aug 21 (IANS) US stocks traded mixed on Monday with the Nasdaq retreating modestly after two strong previous trading sessions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 107.14 points, or 0.42 per cent, to…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Jasper Infotech-owned leading e-tailer Snapdeal increased authorised capital from initial capital of Rs 10 lakh to Rs 15 crore by issuing an additional 8.82-crore shares of Re 1 face value,…
Guwahati, Aug 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government has earmarked around Rs 1,000 crore for implementation of various schemes for Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) in the Northeast region during the…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday took strong exception to the cancellation of around 2.93 lakh ration cards despite objections by Food and Supplies Minister Imran Hussain and said…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Telecom companies added around 1.55 crore wireless subscribers in the country in June, data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) showed on Monday. Accordingly, the total wireless subscription…
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) The government may need to amend the Reserve Bank of India Act of 1934 and also bring a special law vis-a-vis setting up of the Public Credit Registry (PCR) to revolutionise…
Bengaluru, Aug 20 (IANS) India’s largest auto maker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd on Monday rolled out here a new Ciaz sedan model with hybrid technology. “The new Ciaz sedan with 1.5-litre petrol engine and smart…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Australia’s long-term economic strategy for India is one of the three pillars on which the bilateral relationship should rest, the other two being geopolitical congruence and people to people contacts,…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Sales offers on ticket booking sequentially lifted India’s domestic air passenger traffic growth by 20.82 per cent in July. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), 1.15 crore…
Patna, Aug 20 (IANS) A leader of Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal-United on Monday demanded reservation for the poor among the upper castes in the state. Rishi Mishra said: “I will meet Chief Minister Nitish Kumar…
New Delhi/Kochi, Aug 20 (IANS) State-run Air India subsidiary — Alliance Air — on Monday commenced operations from Kochi naval base — INS Garuda — with an ATR-72 aircraft to aide the rescue operations in…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has been ranked the top company globally in the Fortune’s fourth annual “Change The World” list released on Monday. The list ranked companies as per their…
Panaji, Aug 20 (IANS) In a disobedience petition filed before the Mhadei Inter-state Water Disputes Tribunal in the national capital, the Goa government has sought the arrest of officials of the Karnataka government for violation…
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Positive global cues on easing trade protectionist measures strengthened the Indian rupee on Monday. The Indian rupee strengthened by 33 paise to settle at 69.83 per US dollar, from its record…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Ahead of the Bimstec Summit in Nepal this month-end, envoys of the seven-nation regional bloc on Monday called for early conclusion of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) among…
Kolkata, Aug 20 (IANS) Acknowledging that MSMEs have limited access to bank credit, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the state will explore the possibility of extending them financial help through state…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 20 (IANS) With the rains that battered Kerala for a week finally abating on Monday, water levels dropped in the swollen rivers even as the number of people who have taken shelter in…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) India’s domestic air passenger traffic rose by 20.82 per cent in July, official data showed on Monday. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), 1.15 crore passengers were…
Kolkata, Aug 20 (IANS) The Joint Action Committee for Bengali Refugees (JACBR) on Monday demanded the inclusion of all Indians in the draft NCR in Assam and grant of citizenship rights to those who arrived…
Noida, Aug 20 (IANS) Software major HCL Technologies on Monday launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-based “HCL Turbo”, an end-to-end testing automation platform aimed at communication service providers. The platform integrates with existing testing tools and…