By Taponeel Mukherjee India has a coastline of approximately 7,500 km and as we look to build infrastructure to boost economic growth and jobs, the one question that we must address is: Does having a…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to former Telecom Minister A. Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and others in the 2G spectrum money laundering case. Justice S.P. Garg issued…
San Francisco, March 21 (IANS) Twitter is failing to respect women’s rights online by inadequately investigating and responding to reports of violence and abuse in a transparent manner, Amnesty International has alleged in its latest…
San Francisco, March 21 (IANS) In a bid to help news organisations thrive in the digital age, Google has committed $300 million over the next three years as part of the Google News Initiative (GNI)….
By Vinod Behl Following the key reforms of demonetisation, Real Estate Regulation & Development Act (RERA) and Goods and Services Tax (GST), coupled with enabling policy initiatives, the real estate sector is looking at new…
San Francisco, March 21 (IANS) With Facebook getting mired in its biggest-ever controversy following a massive data breach, everyone is asking one question: Where is its CEO Mark Zuckerberg? Not only Zuckerberg has remained quiet…
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) Taking a cue from global markets, the key Indian equity market indices on Wednesday opened higher ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s decision on the interest rates. The Sensitive Index (Sensex)…
Helsinki, March 21 (IANS) A tripartite talk between North Korea, South Korea and the US has started in Finland and denuclearisation is not on the agenda, Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini has said. No statements…
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Rolls-Royce Power Systems and Pune-based vehicle manufacturer Force Motors on Tuesday entered into an agreement to form a joint venture. Force Motors will hold a 51 per cent stake in the…
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Conglomerate Mahindra & Mahindra on Tuesday said that it has, in partnership with Standard Chartered Bank, become the first Indian corporate to successfully complete domestic payments via the “Swift India” platform….
Rome, March 20 (IANS/AKI) Italian politics are “in a transitional phase” and it is crucial to keep “the general interests of citizens” to the fore at this time, Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday….
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) GE Power India on Tuesday said that it has been awarded a contract worth Rs 309 crore ($47.50 million) by NTPC to install its “Flue Gas Desulphurization” (FGD) system at…
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) The National Company Law Tribunal’s (NCLT) Kolkata bench on Tuesday directed the resolution professional (RP) of the insolvent Electrosteel Steels to “place all the objections” of Renaissance Steel against its two…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) India on Tuesday said it will bilaterally take up the issue of recent trade protectionism measures imposed by the US. Addressing a press conference after the Informal WTO Ministerial Meeting…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said it is important to counter the challenges being posed to the multilateral trading system. Modi, who met ministers and dignitaries attending the Informal…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) An NGO runby Olympic medalist and Rajya Sabha Member Mary Kom, the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust and Nasscom are among 42 organisations being probed by the Union Home Ministry for…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Low-cost carrier IndiGo on Tuesday said that it is “actively engaged” with engine manufacturer — Pratt & Whitney (P&W) — to get all of its grounded aircraft back in operation….
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday signed a loan agreement worth $260 million to improve the country’s power transmission network. The agreement was signed by ADB Country Director…
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Automobile manufacturers have announced that they will hike vehicle prices, effective April 1, 2018 due to rising input costs. According to Tata Motors, it will increase prices of its entire passenger…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The central government has completely removed the duty on export of “raw sugar, white or refined sugar”. According to a Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) notification issued on…