Bhubaneswar, Nov 24 (IANS) The Odisha government has decided to set up a fisheries university to harness the fishing opportunities in the state, an official said on Thursday. Fisheries and Animal Resource Development Secretary Bishnupada…
Panaji, Nov 24 (IANS) Out of the 7,500-odd delegates who registered for the 47th edition of the IFFI in Goa, only 4,000 have actually turned up at the festival, with an official on Thursday suggesting…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Low-cost carrier SpiceJet on Thursday said it will launch a daily direct flight on the Hyderabad-Jabalpur route from December 23, 2016. “Hyderabad is the third metro after Delhi and Mumbai…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) All water and sewage projects in Delhi will come to a standstill if the cash crunch continues due to demonetisation, Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra said on Thursday. Mishra said…
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Lavishing rare praise on any opposition leader, Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday urged the Centre to heed former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s views on demonetisation as he’s “a renowned…
Kolkata, Nov 24 (IANS) Dismissing news reports on Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) tag on Darjeeling, the Tea Board of India on Thursday said it would continue to protect the brand equity of ‘Darjeeling’ in Europe…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) BNP Paribas on Thursday said it had completed the acquisition of retail brokerage firm Sharekhan. After the first announcement in July 2015, the transaction has now been finalised after approvals…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Four days after the Kanpur rail derailment tragedy claimed over 149 lives, the Indian Railways on Thursday held a safety review meeting with the staffs of six railway zones and…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) A large number of traders from across Delhi held a ‘katora’ march on Thursday in Karol Bagh market here to protest against demonetisation of high-value currency notes. Holding ‘katoras’ (bowls)…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp (IRCTC) on Thursday said it is processing insurance payment to families of five people who died in the Patna-Indore Express derailment. “The claim…
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 24 (IANS) Hotel rooms network operator NIDA Rooms on Thursday launched “NIDA for Business” to enable passengers to combine leisure activities when travelling for business purposes. The company said it will offer…
Kathmandu, Nov 24 (IANS) The Patanjali Group, owned by Indian yoga guru Ramdev, opened its new factory in Nepal on Thursday, aiming to produce various fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in a bid to expand its…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Aiming to intensify contribution in the field of Nano medicine, India on Thursday launched a first-of-its-kind Indian Society of Nano Medicine (ISNM). ISNM is an initiative which will bring several…
by Anil Giri Kathmandu, Nov 24 (IANS) While there is no clarity on the fate of the withdrawn Indian currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations in Nepal, new Indian Rs 500 and…
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Heightened chances of a US rate hike and continued outflow of foreign funds from equities and debt markets plunged the Indian rupee to its new intra-day record low of 68.86 to…
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 24 (IANS) Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac on Thursday said investments will suffer following demonetisation of high-value currency but conceded that the move will lead to lower prices and interests on loan in…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a globally respected economist, on Thursday called the demonetisation drive a case of “organised loot and legalised plunder”, warning that it will drag India’s GDP…
Chennai, Nov 24 (IANS) The demonetisation of old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes by the government will result in increasing tax revenue, higher government capital expenditure and faster fiscal consolidation, said Moody’s Investors Service. In…
Gurugram, Nov 24 (IANS) A young groom’s romantic dream to bring home his bride in a helicopter — rather than in the traditional, and more earthly ‘palanquin’ — vanished in thin air here on Thursday…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The central banks of both Nepal and Bhutan, the two South Asian nations where Indian currency is widely in circulation, are in touch with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)…