New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Monday flagged off the first Antyodaya Express — a long distance, fully unreserved, superfast train service — between Kochi’s Ernakulam Junction and Howrah Junction through…
Beijing, Feb 27 (IANS) China’s new Commerce Minister Zhong Shan on Monday said the country will introduce foreign investment more briskly. Addressing a meeting in Beijing, Zhong, who replaced Gao Hucheng last Friday, promised more…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said the government is planning to frame a policy for production of coal-based methanol. According to Minister of Road, Transport Highways and Shipping Gadkari,…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Coal India on Monday said its wholly-owned subsidiary South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) has approved buy-back of 1,50,443 fully paid equity shares for an aggregate amount not exceeding Rs 1,200 crore….
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear, on March 2, a plea filed by an association of women dancers, waitresses, singers and other performers working in bars and…
London/New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday performed the ceremony to mark the opening of the London Stock Exchange followed by sessions with investors and financial technology (fintech) company leaders….
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) GMR Infrastructure on Monday said the consortium of lenders of its subsidiary GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Ltd has completed the subsidiary’s strategic debt restructuring plan (SDR) permitted by the Reserve Bank…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Refusing to accept the refund from a private hospital for allegedly having refused to release a patient over money, the family of the deceased patient on Monday cleared the bill dues…
Seoul, Feb 27 (IANS) South Korean electronics giant Samsung is planning to abolish its groupwide tasks and let affiliates independently make business decisions, an official said on Monday. The plan is in line with Samsung’s…
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) State-run Life Insurance Corporation of India on Monday said its total premium income grew by 12.43 percent to Rs 1,45,031 crore during the April-December period of the current fiscal as compared…
Shimla, Feb 27 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Housing and Urban Development Authority (HIMUDA) on Monday signed a deal with the Singapore government for developing a smart integrated township on the outskirts of Shimla town to…
Beijing, Feb 27 (IANS) China, the world’s largest toy producer and exporter, is building a nationwide traceability system that will verify the safety and quality of products, Xinhua reported on Monday. Yang Dayue, a quality…
Chennai, Feb 27 (IANS) An umbrella body of nine bank unions has called a day-long strike on Tuesday to protest the government’s “anti-people banking reforms” and to press for compensation to employees for extra work…
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Broadly negative global cues, outflow of foreign funds and heavy selling pressure witnessed in banking, automobile and capital goods stocks, subdued investors’ sentiments and pulled the Indian equities markets lower on…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A report by two global organisations on Monday said leading banks holding $400 billion of shipping debt are unaware how ill-prepared the maritime industry is in the face of oncoming…
Islamabad, Feb 27 (IANS) The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has issued notice to a pilot and two other staff members for loading seven extra passengers on a Karachi-Madina flight, officials said on Monday. According to…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Asset finance company Magma Fincorp on Monday said it has approved the sale of non-performing assets (NPAs) of the company up to Rs 600 crore in one or more tranches. “This…
Chennai, Feb 27 (IANS) The withdrawal of old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes affected automobile sales in north and west India but the sales in southern region were not, said a Kotak Institutional Equities report….
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Bharti Airtel on Monday announced changes in its domestic and international roaming plans after Reliance Jio offered free voice calls on its domestic network with no local or roaming charges….
Jaipur, Feb 27 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday invited both governments and business communities of CLMV countries — Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam — to actively…