Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani on Friday said lenders had granted Reliance Communications a seven-month “standstill” on debt servicing, adding he was confident of reducing liabilities by 60 per cent with…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Dubbing the BJP as the “biggest Non-Performing Authority” of India, the Congress on Friday said the central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is relying on statistics to create…
Bhubaneswar, June 2 (IANS) Jindal Steel and Power’s (JSPL) Angul factory, the biggest integrated steel plant in Odisha, will produce various types of steel plates and billets which can be can be used for ship…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Upset at seeing video footage of garbage piling up on the city roads, the Delhi High Court on Friday issued show cause notice to the Commissioners of East, North and…
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) India’s tea production touched a new high in 2016-17, reaching 1,250.49 million kilogram — an increase of 1.41 per cent over the corresponding year-ago figure, the Tea Board said on Friday….
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) In view of high non-performing assets (NPAs) and negative return on assets (RoA) of Dena Bank, the Reserve Bank of India has initiated Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) for the public lender….
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday launched a mobile-friendly common landing webpage of the Ministry of Finance (www.finmin.nic.in) to provide a single-point access to all websites of five departments…
Bengaluru, June 2 (IANS) A second e-mail threat within a month made Wipro step up security at its offices across the country, said the software major on Friday. “We have reinforced security at all our…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Income Tax Department on Friday warned of a 100 per cent penalty against receiver of cash of Rs 2 lakh or above. “Cash transaction of Rs 2 lakh or…
St Petersburg, June 2 (IANS) Hardselling ‘ease of doing business’ as India’s USP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invited global businesses to exploit the tremendous opportunities available and invest in the expanding infrastructure, manufacturing,…
New Delhi/Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) After a slump in March, India’s domestic passenger traffic growth reclaimed lost ground in April, yet the top rank it had held for 23 straight months till three months back…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Automobile major Tata Motors on Thursday reported that its total sales for last month fell by four per cent to 38,361 units from 40,123 units sold in May 2016. According…
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) Maharashtra grappled with shortages of daily essentials like milk, fresh fruits and vegetables and even foodgrains on Friday as farmers continued their strike for a second day. Spiralling prices of essentials…
Bengaluru, June 2 (IANS) Ranked 89 globally, India’s average internet connection speed of 6.5 Mbps is slower than Vietnam and Indonesia, which are much faster, a report said on Friday. While Vietnam, ranked 58, had…
Tokyo, June 2 (IANS) People in Japan can now pay in restaurants and shops and also settle their utility bills using bitcoins, a digital currency that Tokyo legalised as a valid form of payment along…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 2 (IANS) The Kerala government on Friday liberalised its liquor policy by taking away the powers of local bodies to regulate the setting up of liquor outlets, drawing sharp criticism from the Anti-Liquor…
Gurugram, June 2 (IANS) Pointing out that a majority of people in India still lived in its villages, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said he believed our country will develop only when the villages develop….
Washington, June 2 (IANS) Justifying his decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate accord, President Donald Trump hit out at India and China, saying both benefited most from the pact while the…
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) With continued optimism about a normal monsoon and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) roll-out, coupled with positive global cues, the Indian equity markets scaled new highs again on Friday. The…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Climate change experts fear the US decision to pull out of the Paris Accord may lead to climate fund deficit and increasing emissions worldwide. They feel the…