Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) Indian equity markets on Friday closed in the negative territory for the third consecutive session as heavy selling pressure in banks, auto, capital goods and metal stocks, along with rising crude…
Panaji, Feb 16 (IANS) Security at Indian airports is obtrusive, but nothing much could be done about it in view of threats, Airports Authority of India chairman Guruprasad Mohapatra said on Friday. “Airport security is…
San Francisco, Feb 16 (IANS) In a bid to give more power to women on the platform, dating app Tinder is set to introduce a setting that makes it possible for women to only interact…
Bengaluru, Feb 16 (IANS) In a bid to push the ‘Make in India’ initiative, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Friday invited private sector companies to manufacture the civil version of the indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Despite the huge blow of $1.8 billion fraud, India’s second largest public sector bank is hopeful of coming out of the problem in the next six months, according to its…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Total production of wheat this year is expected to be 98 million tonnes, which is as same as last year, a top official said on Friday. “Last year it was…
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) Following the $1.8 billion fraud detected by the Punjab National Bank (PNB), stocks of jewellery company Gitanjali Gems on Friday plunged almost 20 per cent — hitting its lower circuit –…
Kochi, Feb 16 (IANS) The State Bank of India does not have any direct exposure to high profile fraud-accused jeweller Nirav Modi, but the public sector bank does have an “exposure” to the tune of…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) An independent valuation of the valuables seized during raids related to billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi, estimated to be worth around Rs 5,100 crore, has been started by the Enforcement Directorate,…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh has been slapped with a Rs 5,000 crore defamation notice for making “false, distorted and malicious insinuations” against the Reliance Group….
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) One of the absconders in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, Mehul Choksi, was under the scanner of the Mumbai Income Tax Department (Investigation) in 2012 for alleged…
Chandigarh, Feb 16 (IANS) Income Tax officials on Friday conducted a raid on the corporate offices of various companies owned by the family of controversial former Punjab cabinet minister Rana Gurjit Singh. The raid started…
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) Jewellery traders and exporters are apprehending that “ripple effects” of the $1.8 billion fraud involving billionaire diamond trader Nirav Modi’s companies could make lenders more cautious and impact credit flow to…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan on Friday said the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will unveil the roadmap for 5G or fifth-generation by the end of June. “The DoT has received good…
Panaji, Feb 16 (IANS) Congress lawmaker and former Goa Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane on Friday asked the state’s BJP-led coalition government to file a review petition in the Supreme Court against its order cancelling 88…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The number of telephone subscribers in India rose from 1,185.88 million at the end of November 2017 to 1,190.67 million at the end of December, a monthly growth rate of…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 16 (IANS) The Congress in Kerala on Friday termed the reported settlement in Dubai of a controversial financial deal involving Left leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan’s son as “mysterious”. Following the settlement, Binoy Balakrishnan, the…
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) Heavy selling pressure in banks, auto, capital goods and metal stocks dragged the key Indian equity indices lower during Friday’s trade session. The top five drags on the BSE were State…
Chennai, Feb 16 (IANS) Suspense continues in the insurance industry on who will be the next chief of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). The position falls vacant from February 21. Incumbent…
San Francisco, Feb 16 (IANS) Online retail giant Amazon has reached a settlement with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over charges of third parties selling illegal pesticides on its website. The EPA said Amazon…