Bengaluru, Nov 18 (IANS) Karnataka has signed 10 agreements with stakeholders at the three-day Bengaluru Technology Summit to leverage emerging technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud, Analytics and Big Data, said a minister…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia on Saturday said the recent reduction in GST rates on mass consumer goods items has resolved nearly 90 per cent of problems and discontentment related to…
Patna, Nov 18 (IANS) It was a celebration with a difference on Saturday when hundreds of students and teachers from 22 schools began harvesting of organic rice at Tarumitra (friends of trees) farm in the…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 18 (IANS) The Odisha government has received Rs 3,548 crore under District Mineral Foundation (DMF) trust fund to carry out development works in mineral bearing areas, said an official on Saturday. Chief Secretary…
Bengaluru, Nov 18 (IANS) Software vendor Infosys would configure the editing facility in the GST Network by November 20 to enable traders to file their three-page summary return (3B), said the GST Group of Ministers…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia on Saturday said India’s key economic parameters and fundamentals are robust. According to Adhia, key economic parameters like low inflation, reduction in fiscal deficit and increasing…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Saturday said the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), which is being co-hosted by the United States and India for the first time, is expected to…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Saturday said global rating agency Moody’s upgraded the issuer ratings of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to Baa2 from Baa3 in…
San Francisco, Nov 18 (IANS) Denise Young Smith, who joined Apple in May as its first Vice President of inclusion and diversity, will leave the company at the end of the year. “We deeply believe…
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 18 (IANS) The Regional Transport Commissioner’s office here has decided to crack down on the thriving business of Keralites getting high-end cars registered in Puducherry, taking advantage of the low taxes in that…
Hyderabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Over 52 per cent of the participants in the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), scheduled to be held here on November 28-30, are women. Women will represent 52.5 per cent of entrepreneurs,…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) IT major Infosys co-Founder N.R. Narayana Murthy on Saturday said globalisation has created an extremely competitive environment where faster pace of innovation is a critical to success. The Padma Vibhushan…
Imphal, Nov 18 (IANS) An indefinite strike called by the Maoist Communist Party (MCP) demanding the implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP) in the state affected normal life in Manipur on Saturday. Shops, commercial establishments,…
By Porisma P. Gogoi Mumbai, Nov 18 (IANS) Riding on a sovereign ratings upgrade of the Indian government’s bonds by US credit rating agency Moody’s and bargain hunting by investors, the key Indian equity indices…
Mumbai, Nov 18 (IANS) Industrial conglomerate Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has bagged orders worth Rs 8,650 crore from Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for construction of “packages 1 and 3” of Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link…
By Porisma P. Gogoi New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The ongoing construction activity at the Pragati Maidan fairground has marred the spirit of trade fair this year with lesser stalls and crowds compared to the…
Kathmandu, Nov 18 (IANS) The Chinese Ambassador to Nepal has said that China has taken the request of Kathmandu for building a cross-border railway line seriously and has begun a feasibility study, the media reported….
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Budget carrier GoAir’s flight G8 140 from Delhi to Patna with 176 passengers on-board suffered a bird hit just after it took-off from the IGI airport here on Saturday morning….
Chennai, Nov 18 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar on Saturday blamed jailed AIADMK leader V.K. Sasikala and her family for the Income Tax (IT) raids at late Chief Minister and her aunt J….
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Moving out of airports due to stiff competition from private players, the India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (ITDC) is making a gradual comeback with duty-free outlets at seaports. Currently operating…