Bihar lifts ban on sale of live fish
Patna, Jan 17 (IANS) The Bihar government on Thursday evening lifted ban on sale of live fish, three days after it banned the sale, transportation and storage of all kinds of fish — dead or…
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‘India’s mobile phone component industry to cross Rs 70,000 cr in FY19’
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Value of mobile phone component manufacturing industry in India under the Mobile Phased Manufacturing Programme (PMP) would cross Rs 70,000 crore in the financial year 2018-19, the Indian Cellular and…
Ola Money Postpaid to be available for all Ola users
Bengaluru, Jan 17 (IANS) Ride-sharing platform Ola on Thursday said its credit payment feature, Ola Money Postpaid which offers a 15-day credit line to passengers, would soon be available to all the Ola app users….
Singapore Minister Iswaran congratulates KCR on victory
Hyderabad, Jan 17 (IANS) Singapore’s minister-in-charge of trade relations, S. Iswaran, has congratulated Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on his successful re-election as the Chief Minister. In a congratulatory letter, he described Rao’s success…
Taiwan condemns Beijing’s bid to make it part of mainland China
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Taiwan on Thursday strongly condemned Beijing’s demand made on multinational companies to refer to the East Asian island nation as a part of China. In a statement, the Taiwanese Ministry…
Reliance Retail Q3 revenue up 89.3%
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Healthy festive season sales and new store openings led Reliance Industries’ organised retail business — Reliance Retail — to report a 89.3 per cent rise in its revenue for the third…
Hindustan Unilever’s Q3 net profit up 9%
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) FMCG major Hindustan Unilever (HUL) on Thursday reported an increase of 9 per cent in its net profit for the quarter ended December 31, 2018. According to the company, its net…
RJio Q3 net profit up 65%; subscribers base at 280 mn
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Telecom major Reliance Jio Infocomm on Thursday reported a 65 per cent increase in its standalone net profit for the October-December 2018 period. Its standalone net profit stood at Rs 831…
RIL Q3 net profit at Rs 10,251 cr up 9%
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Reliance Industries (RIL) on Thursday reported 8.82 per cent rise in consolidated net profit for the third quarter ending December at Rs 10,251 crore on the back of higher realisations from…
Modi’ll defeat arithmetic of ‘Nawabs of Negativity’: Jaitley
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Calling chieftains of rival political parties as “Nawabs of Negativity”, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the grand alliance of opposition parties has multiple claimants and that NDA’s chemistry will…
Rs 3 cr worth garments seized by customs in Bengal
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Customs officials on Thursday seized garments worth Rs 3 crore after intercepting a trawler which attempted to smuggle out goods to Bangladesh through the Sunderban riverine route. An official said the…
Industry urges RBI Governor for interest rate cut to boost growth
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy review early in February, India Inc on Thursday urged the central bank to cut its interest rate and the cash reserve…
Facebook kills over 300 Russia-linked fake accounts, Pages
San Francisco, Jan 17 (IANS) Social networking giant Facebook on Thursday killed over 300 fake Pages and accounts linked to Russia that it said was “engaging in coordinated inauthentic behaviour”, almost two years after the…
Fiscal slippage remains a risk for rate cut: Report
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) While concerns of liquidity, coupled with declining inflation, may have prompted the industry to expect a rate cut in RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting from February 7, fears of…
Netflix, Hotstar sign self-regulatory ‘Code of Best Practices’
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Online Curated Content Providers including Netflix and Hotstar have voluntarily signed a self-regulatory Code of Best Practices under the aegis of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). The…
Airbus delivers India’s first ACH145 helicopter
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Aerospace major Airbus’ ACH145 twin-engine helicopter has entered into India’s private and business aviation market, a fully customised version being developed to Adar Poonawalla, CEO and Executive Director of Serum…
Reliance Jio Q3 standalone net profit up 65%
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Telecom major Reliance Jio Infocomm on Thursday reported a 65 per cent increase in its standalone net profit for the October-December 2018 period. Its standalone net profit stood at Rs 831…
Himachal clears industrial proposals of Rs 1,047 cr
Shimla, Jan 17 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government on Thursday approved 24 industrial proposals for new and existing units, involving an investment of Rs 1,047 crore and generating employment for over 1,900 people. The proposals…
UCO bank to raise upto Rs 1500 crore
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Following the Rs 3,076 crore capital infusion by the Central government, state-run UCO Bank on Thursday said it is planning to raise equity capital fund up to Rs 1,000 crore through…
UK Parliament to vote on May’s Brexit ‘Plan B’ on Jan 29
London, Jan 17 (IANS) The UK Parliament will vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s “Plan B” for Brexit on January 29, the Leader of House of Commons said on Thursday. Andrea Leadsom told lawmakers that…