Agartala, Jan 23 (IANS) Four state-owned companies under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry will provide Rs 80 crore to Tripura to make the northeastern state Open Defecation Free (ODF) soon, a top ONGC official…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its ex-post facto approval for amendment to the “Framework on Currency Swap Arrangement for SAARC Member Countries” to incorporate a ‘standby swap’ amounting to…
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Negative global cues and a last hour sell-off in the index heavyweight ITC pushed the key equity indices down on Wednesday. The Sensex ended 336 points lower and the Nifty finished…
New York, Jan 23 (IANS) Women who communicate regularly with a female-dominated inner circle are more likely to attain high-ranking leadership positions, according to a new study that included a researcher of Indian origin. The…
Varanasi, Jan 23 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards on 28 eminent personalities and two organisations of the Indian diaspora for their contributions and achievements in various fields, here on…
Beijing, Jan 23 (IANS) The communication operators in Beijing will spend more than 30 billion yuan (around $4.4 billion) on building a 5G network in the city by 2022. The 5G network will cover Beijing’s…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit India for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi before this year’s general elections and as early as February, a media report suggested on…
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) FMCG major ITC Ltd on Wednesday reported a 3.85 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) growth in its standalone net profit to Rs 3,209.07 crore for the third quarter ended on December 31,…
Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) on Wednesday said it would invest Rs. 16,641 crore in Tamil Nadu for expanding its retail outlet network, upgrading its infrastructure and laying of gas distribution…
Berlin, Jan 23 (IANS) With the UK’s departure from the EU looming and the terms of Brexit still uncertain, some British citizens living in Germany have opted to take on their adopted homeland’s nationality, the…
Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday launched the Tamil Nadu Aerospace and Defence Industrial Policy here and invited the industry to invest in these sectors, assuring them of support by the…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved creation of a national bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) to ensure better resolution of GST-related disputes. Presided over by…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) A day after ArcelorMittal castigated corporate rivals for trying to sabotage its takeover bid of insolvent Essar Steel, the Essar Group, which is now interested in getting back the debt-laden…
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Government Chief Information Officers (CIOs) are likely to focus technology investments on Artificial Intelligence (AI), data analytics and cybersecurity in 2019, market research firm Gartner said on Wednesday. Eighteen per cent…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Hearing an appeal by ArcelorMittal for early resolution of bankrupt Essar Steel, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Wednesday ordered its Ahmedabad Bench to pass the verdict in…
Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) Japanese flag carrier Japan Airlines Ltd (JAL) will fly from Bengaluru to Tokyo non-stop from 2020, it said on Wednesday. “The new non-stop service between Tokyo and Bengaluru will be flagged…
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) The global retailing industry saw a record growth in revenue in 2017 with the top 250 companies increasing their revenue by over 83 per cent, according to a latest report by…
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) After a largely choppy trade session for the better part of Wednesday the Sensex closed 336 points lower owing to the last hour selling in index heavyweight ITC, which missed estimates…
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) US federal courts are expected to run out of money on February 1 after deferring non-critical operating costs and utilizing court filing fees and other available balances, the Administrative Office of…
Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Wednesday said the state has attracted over Rs 200,000 crore of investments during the Global Investors Meet-2019 (GIM-2019). Speaking at the inaugural function of…