Berlin, May 29 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday signalled the willingness to have a discussion with the US over the trade dispute on steel and aluminum shortly before the tariff exemptions expire on…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) India and Iran on Monday reviewed bilateral, regional and global issues during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif here. “They, inter alia,…
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) State-run United Bank of India (UBI) on Monday reported a net loss of Rs 260.62 crore in the quarter ended March 31, due to higher provisioning for bad loans, against net…
Rome, May 28 (IANS/AKI) Global tea consumption and production will keep rising over the next decade, driven by robust demand in developing and emerging countries, notably China and India, according to a new report by…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Queen Maxima of The Netherlands who is visiting India in her capacity as UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. “Prime Minister Modi…
Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Energy exploration and production major Oil India on Monday reported an exponential increase of nearly Rs 848 crore rise in its net profit for the fourth quarter of 2017-18. According to…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Ahead of his five-day three-nation tour of southeast Asia starting on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed the hope that the visit will further boost India’s Act East…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Budget carrier IndiGo on Monday said it will launch 20 new flights across its domestic network. According to the airline, effective from July 1, 2018, it will operate a second…
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) City soccer giants East Bengal on Monday confirmed that beverage company Kingfisher will no longer remain the club’s title sponsor. The club’s senior officials had held a meeting where they took…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear, on May 30, a plea filed by the Jammu and Kashmir government seeking direction to stay proceedings pending before the NGT regarding…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Allaying apprehensions about the security within the cantonments on opening all roads to civilian traffic, the Indian Army on Monday said that the move was a “deliberate, calibrated, monitored exercise”….
Chennai/New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government on Monday issued orders closing the copper smelter plant in Thoothukudi owned by the Vedanta Group, a week after 13 people were killed in police firing…
Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Diversified conglomerate Larsen and Toubro (L&T) on Monday reported a rise of 4.6 per cent in its consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter of 2017-18. According to the company, its…
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) in view of the coming Eid-Ul-Fitr, train services between Kolkata and Dhaka will stand cancelled from June 15-18, an Eastern Railway spokesman said on Monday. “The Kolkata-Dhaka Cantonment-Kolkata Maitree Express will…
New Delhi/Chennai, May 28 (IANS) Global diversified natural resource major Vedanta Group on Monday said that it will study the closure order of Sterlite’s copper plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu and then decide on the…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Union Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday inaugurated the remaining portion of Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line, making operational the full service running…
Bengaluru, May 28 (IANS) Liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s United Breweries Ltd has launched Dutch beer Amstel in this tech hub, a company official said on Monday. “The premium strong beer is brewed and bottled at…
Bengaluru, May 28 (IANS) Wipro Infrastructure Engineering’s additive manufacturing unit Wipro 3D signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay racing team to fabricate parts for Formula Student electric race car, the…
Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Public sector major NTPC on Monday reported a rise of 40.69 per cent in its standalone net profit for the quarter ended March 31. In a regulatory filing to the BSE,…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said that her ministry’s economic diplomacy attracted $209.83 billion for India’s flagship development programmes. “Diplomacy for development was never there in our foreign…