Manufacturing lifts India’s November factory output by 8%
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) An exponential rise in the manufacturing output lifted India’s factory production by over 8 per cent in November from a rise of 1.99 per cent in October and a 5.1…
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Tata Steel’s India production up marginally in Q3, sales up by 10%
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) Tata Steel on Friday said its India production in the October-December 2017 period was marginally up by 3.1 per cent to 3.26 million tonnes (mt) compared to 3.16 mt produced in…
Airtel ties up with Amazon to offer free Prime subscription
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Bharti Airtel on Friday said it has tied up with e-commerce platform Amazon India to offer one-year subscription of Amazon Prime free of cost to its postpaid subscribers. The telecom…
Infosys lowers rupee guidance to 2-3 per cent
Bengaluru, Jan 12 (IANS) Software major Infosys on Friday lowered its consolidated annual revenue guidance to 2.1-3.1 per cent from 3-4 per cent in rupee terms but maintained in dollars at 6.5-7.5 per cent for…
India’s retail inflation in December shoots up to 5.21%
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Continuing rise in food and fuel prices pushed India’s annual retail inflation rate over the five per cent mark in December, official data showed on Friday. According to the data…
Equity indices surge to new highs on global cues, buying support
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Despite a sudden sell-off blip following a public attack on the Chief Justice of India by four senior colleagues, the key equity indices of the Indian stock markets on Friday closed…
India’s November industrial output zooms by over 8%
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) India’s factory output zoomed by over 8 per cent in November from 1.99 per cent in October and 5.1 per cent during the corresponding period of 2016-17, official data showed…
Delhi to ban entry, exit of horses
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Delhi goverment has decided to ban movement of horses, mules, and donkeys in and out of the city border due to the spread of Glanders disease, Rural Development Minister…
TCS bags biggest so far $2 bn deal from US insurance firm Transamerica
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) In its biggest deal to date, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) on Friday signed a multi-year agreement worth more than $2 billion with the US-based insurance company Transamerica to digitally…
Tax Department logs sharp rise in prosecution of tax evaders
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Income Tax Department has recorded a sharp increase in prosecutions of tax evaders following an intensified drive against black money, the government said on Friday. During the first eight…
BREAKING NEWS: Indian retail inflation in December shoots up to 5.21%
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111-feet-high tricolour to be hoisted in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, Jan 12 (IANS) A 111-feet-high national flag will be hoisted at the Central Park in Ghaziabad on January 26 — Republic Day, an official said on Friday. Giving the information at a press conference…
Haryana mulls taking over wholesale liquor trade, traders not amused
Gurugram, Jan 12 (IANS) In a bid to curb smuggling of IMFL, the Haryana government is considering setting up a corporation for wholesale liquor trade and has invited suggestions from the public and various stakeholders…
Amid strain, Naidu asks Modi to provide money to Andhra
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Amid visible tensions between the TDP and BJP, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday and urged him to fulfil all the…
Huawei upgrades its operating system with AI capabilities
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Chinese handset maker Huawei on Friday unveiled EMUI 8.0 — its custom Operating System (OS) based on Android Oreo platform that promises to boost productivity with Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities….
Infosys net zooms 38% for third quarter
Bengaluru, Jan 12 (IANS) Global software major Infosys on Friday reported consolidated net profit of Rs 5,129 crore for the third quarter of fiscal 2017-18, registering 38.3 per cent record annual growth from Rs 3,708…
‘Canada’s WTO complaint against US could scuttle NAFTA’
Ottawa, Jan 12 (IANS) Canada has “thrown a grenade” at the US filing a complaint with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against its southern neighbour’s use of trade sanctions, which might wreck their current North…
Global cues, buying support lift equity indices to new highs
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Key Indian equity indices on Friday provisionally closed at fresh highs riding on broadly positive global cues, along with buying support from oil and gas, banking and capital goods stocks. The…
AI and Machine Learning major growth areas in technology: Lenovo
By Hardev Sanotra Las Vegas, Jan 12 (IANS) Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are going to be major areas of growth in the tech world to leverage these for improving productivity and efficiencies,…
India’s envoy discusses AIIB annual meet with bank official
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Jan 12 (IANS) Indian Ambassador to China Gautam Bambawale met Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) President Jin Liqun and discussed a host of issues concerning the institution and preparation for the…