New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) India should focus on becoming a major software producer, said Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary for the Ministry of Electronics and IT, here on Tuesday. “It’s time for us to move…
Pune, Aug 27 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday hit out at criticism of the Bimal Jalan panel’s recommendations on the RBI’s Economic Capital Framework (ECF) for the central bank to transfer Rs 1.76…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) After a welter of measures announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman last week to deal with the economic slowdown and then RBI surplus’ transfer on Monday, the government will announce…
Nagpur, Aug 27 (IANS) A Nagpur-based RTI activist has complained to the Enforcement Directorate, seeking a probe against Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for allegedly using his position to help improve the business of a…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Maintaining that tax collection targets are achievable, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday reiterated that tax officers must not overstretch and overreach. She said that all the deadlines for tax…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the protection from arrest for former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in the INX Media case till Wednesday. A bench comprising Justices R. Banumathi and…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker OPPO which is currently producing close to 50 million units and aims to double the capacity to 100 million units by 2020 will make India a global…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Amid signs of truce between its warring promoters, InterGlobe Aviation, which runs private airline IndiGo, on Tuesday told shareholders in the annual general meeting (AGM) that all the related party…
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) Easing US-China trade tensions and the RBI’s decision to transfer Rs 1.76 lakh crore of surplus funds to the government aided the Indian equity indices to close higher on Tuesday. The…
Colombo, Aug 27 (IANS) Poland’s flag carrier, Polish Airlines, will begin direct flights to Sri Lankan capital Colombo from November, boosting tourism between the two countries, the island country’s Information Department said in a statement…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday slammed the BJP government over the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) transferring Rs 1.76 lakh crore in dividend and surplus reserves to the government and asked…
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) The transfer of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) surplus will only give marginal relief, while risk to the fiscal remains on account of the expected shortfall in Goods and Services Tax…
Hyderabad, Aug 27 (IANS) Astra Rafael Communication System (ARC) on Tuesday launched its facility here to design, develop and manufacture state-of-the-art tactical communication systems for the Indian Armed forces. ARC is a joint venture between…
Bengaluru, Aug 27 (IANS) Swedish caller identification app Truecaller on Tuesday announced that it has crossed one million paying subscribers globally and has added a series of new features to its paid subscription service, Truecaller…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday waived off water arrears of about 13 lakh people with functional water meters. “Some of these arrears are due to consumers but some…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Income Tax department has attached a benami property in the form of a hotel worth Rs 150 crore in Gurugram allegedly belonging to Haryana Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnio and…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Digital payments company Paytm has appointed ex-Goldman executive Amit Nayyar as President, financial services business. Reporting to Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and CEO of Paytm, Nayyar will lead the company’s…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) After recently completing six years in the re-commerce business, Cashify on Tuesday launched an online portal to sell refurbished smartphones, laptops and mobile accessories in India. “As a re-commerce brand,…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) In a race to be the top state in India, IEEFA has modelled the economic powerhouse Gujarat adding a staggering 46 gigawatts (GW) of new renewable energy capacity by 2029-30,…
Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Days after IANS reported that the BJP’s election in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir Avinash Rai Khanna wrote to Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Patel to fast track tourism in the valley, the…