Cars and bikes you fancy can be yours – on rent
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, March 11 (IANS) Want to drive a Porsche 911 Carrera 4S or experience any other super car you may have only heard of? Want to ride a Kawasaki Ninja ZX 14…
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India to supply diesel locomotives to Myanmar Railways
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) India will supply 18 metre gauge diesel electric locomotives to Myanmar to augment the locomotive fleet of the country’s railways which will help meet increasing demand for passenger and freight…
Railways launch online ‘clean my coach’ service
New Delhi: Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday launched an online “clean my coach” service that allows travellers to get their compartments…
Secure mobile phones soon for soldiers: Minister
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The government will soon provide secure mobile phones to soldiers along the international borders and in Naxal affected areas, Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary said here…
11 start-ups graduate from GenNext Hub
Chennai, March 11 (IANS) Eleven technology start-ups graduated from the GenNext Hub, the Mumbai based start-up accelerator, an initiative of Reliance Industries Ltd. and powered by Microsoft Ventures, a joint statement said on Friday. The…
Hearing on Mallya’s service tax dues on March 28
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Friday adjourned to March 28 the Maharashtra service tax department’s plea for recovery of dues from the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) and its founder Vijay…
Health food brand Bagrry’s launches restaurant
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Bagrry’s India Ltd — a breakfast cereal and health foods brand — has now ventured into the Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) format with the Bagrrys Health Café, which has opened…
Sensex gains 115 points in afternoon trade
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), gained 115 points, or 0.47 percent, during the afternoon session on Friday. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National…
Jaitley says Aadhaar now with 97 percent adults
Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting Arun Jaitley (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said 97 percent adult Indians now have an Aadhaar card…
Why Mysore beat Chandigarh as India’s cleanest city
By Manu Moudgil Chandigarh, Indias first planned city — known for wide roads laid out in geometrical precision and large, green spaces that adorn neatly arranged rectangular neighbourhoods, called sectors — faces an unlikely problem:…
RBI orders probe into alleged frauds in loans to farmers
Nagpur, March 11 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has ordered a probe into allegations of irregularities committed by public, private and foreign banks to claim achievements of targets in lending to farmers and…
Tata Steel’s Kalinganagar plant to start by September
By Bappaditya Chatterjee Kalinganagar (Odisha), March 11 (IANS) Integrated commissioning of all units of Tata Steel’s Odisha plant will be done by September this year, according to a company official. “Integrated commissioning of all the…
Mallya says he didn’t flee from India
Mumbai: Businessman Vijay Mallya during the Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby at the race course in Mumbai on Feb. 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Business tycoon Vijay Mallya said on Friday that…
Facebook buys filters app Masquerade to counter Snapchat
New York, March 11 (IANS) Social media giant Facebook has bought a popular app Masquerade for an undisclosed sum that lets users put masks and effects on their selfies and share them on social networks….
Does income hike really make people happy?
London, March 11 (IANS) It is often assumed that as our income rises so does our life satisfaction but this may not be the case with many people. According to researchers, what really matters is…
Haryana objects to Punjab move to de-acquire canal land
Chandigarh, March 11 (IANS) The Haryana government on Friday objected to the Punjab government’s move for de-acquisition of land taken to construct the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, which has been at the centre of a…
Key Indian equity indices open flat on Friday
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Key Indian equity indices opened flat on Friday, in line with global cues. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE Friday was trading higher by 32.26 points, or 0.13 points,…
Mallya didn’t flee from India, has faith in judiciary
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Member of Parliament Vijay Mallya on Friday said that he did not abscond from India and has full faith in the country’s judicial system. Mallya in a series of…
I am not an absconder: Vijay Mallya
New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) Beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya, who is facing legal proceedings for alleged loan defaults by his group to the tune of over Rs 9,000 crore, today said he is not an…
Tokyo stocks open lower as ECB indicates no further rate cuts
Tokyo, March 11 (IANS) Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday after the European Central Bank rolling out new stimulus measures failed to buoy the mood, as the central bank indicated further rate cuts were not…