Washington, March 8 (IANS) US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross opened the door on Wednesday to possible exemptions for other countries on the steel and aluminum tariffs announced by President Donald Trump, who had previously said…
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) To facilitate city commuters at odd hours, the West Bengal government on Wednesday kickstarted night bus and tram services in Kolkata and its vicinity. State Transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari launched the…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The overall India consumer storage flash memory market witnessed 17 per cent decline in the fourth quarter of 2017 as against the third quarter in terms of units shipped. However,…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved an agreement with France for mutual recognition of educational qualification obtained in either country by students. The agreement…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Women in India earn 20 per cent lesser than men, although the gap narrowed down by around five percentage points in 2017, a report said on Wednesday. A Monster.com report…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Centre will soon unveil a policy on electric vehicles (EVs), Power Minister R.K. Singh said on Wednesday, while launching the National E-Mobility Programme here in line with the government’s…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved an agreement between Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Public Service Commission of Mauritius for exchange of expertise…
Hyderabad, March 7 (IANS) The Wings India 2018 aviation show, jointly organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airports Authority of India (AAI), will commence…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) In a much awaited relief to the telecom service providers, the Cabinet on Wednesday approved restructuring of the deferred payment liabilities of spectrum auction and revising the limit of the…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said although India is the second largest consumer of the Internet globally, more than two-thirds of the country’s population is yet to be online….
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) In a bid to improve speed and line capacity, the Indian Railways is planning to implement Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system namely European Train Controlling System (ETCS) Level-II signalling on…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an additional two per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners from January 1, 2018. An official…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill that proposes establishment of commercial courts at district level under the jurisdiction of Madras, Delhi, Calcutta, Bombay and Himachal Pradesh high courts….
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Farmers unions on Wednesday decided to launch MSP Satyagraha on March 14 to make agriculturists aware of the losses they incur due to lack of remunerative crop prices and to…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed penalties on three airlines — Jet Airways, IndiGo and SpiceJet — for “concerted action in fixing and revising Fuel Surcharge…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill to encourage institutional arbitration for settlement of disputes. The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2018 — which aims to make India a…
San Francisco, March 7 (IANS) To mark International Women’s Day, Facebook on Wednesday announced that it will launch a new tool that will give female entrepreneurs the power to connect with each other and share…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday announced that the process of approving driving licences will soon be made fully computerised and there will be no human interface…
Seoul, March 7 (IANS) Samsung Electronics Co said on Wednesday it plans to take a larger slice of the Chinese smartphone market with the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ by focusing on consumers seeking premium…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The agriculture sector will require innovation to balance the twin phenomenon of increase in income of farmers and rise in prices, said a senior ITC official here on Wednesday. Talking…