Bharti Airtel launches 90 days free 4G data pack
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Bharti Airtel has launched a 4G data pack that offers free data for 90 days, a company statement said here on Friday. While the pack is available for Rs 1,495…
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Reconsider removal of DERC chief, Kejriwal urges Jung
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday urged Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung to “reconsider” his order removing Krishna Saini as Chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC). Declaring his…
UK-based firm, Kalam Media forge $100 mn joint venture
Jakarta/New Delhi/Patna, Sep 23 (IANS) In a bid to form India’s largest startup in the media and entertainment space, a UK-based business conglomerate SRam and MRam Ltd has signed a joint venture with Indian media…
Council fixes exemption limit for GST, actual rate later
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) In its first set of decisions, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Friday fixed the turnover-based exemption limit from such levies at Rs 20 lakh, but left the…
Subrata Roy apologises, seeks recall of SC order cancelling parole
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Sahara group chief Subrata Roy on Friday offered an unconditional apology before the Supreme Court seeking recall of its earlier order cancelling his parole and directing him to be taken…
Huawei to begin manufacturing in India from October
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Joining the bandwagon to Make in India, Chinese technology major Huawei on Friday announced to manufacture smartphones in the country in collaboration with leading sketch-to-scale solutions provider Flex. Starting from…
Plane makes emergency landing at Perth
Perth, Sep 23 (IANS) A Qantas plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Perth on Friday with the main cause still under investigation. Authorities said that 102 people were evacuated from the plane…
Indian equity markets dent on profit booking
Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) Indian equity markets were suppressed on Friday by profit booking at higher levels and mixed global sentiments. Both the key equity indices traded on a flat-to-negative note during the mid-afternoon trade…
BlueStacks now allows you to stream gaming apps on Facebook Live
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Mobile gaming platform BlueStacks announced on Friday an integration with Facebook Live’s application programming interface that allows users to stream their apps and games directly to the social networking site….
India, France sign deal on Rafale jets
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) India on Friday signed a deal with France to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets. The pact was signed by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his French counterpart Jean-Yves le Drian.
Profit booking dents equity markets
Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) Profit booking and mixed global sentiments depressed the Indian equity markets during the early morning trade session on Friday. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) slipped by…
Russia’s ZiO-Podolsk to supply components to Kudankulam n-plant
Chennai, Sep 23 (IANS) ZiO-Podolsk, the machine engineering arm of Russian nuclear group Rosatom has been qualified to supply equipments for the third and fourth nuclear power units to be set up in Tamil Nadu….
Indian services sector to be affected if US changes policies post elections
Chennai, Sep 23 (IANS) Indian services sector and other Asian economies shipping out high-value added manufacturing products to the US would be impacted due to any retrenchment from trade and investment ties and curbs on…
Oil prices rise amid declining US inventories
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) Oil prices rallied for a second session after government data showed the US oil stockpiles decreased last week. The West Texas Intermediate for November delivery on Thursday added 98 US…
US dollar falls after Fed decision
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) The US dollar decreased against most major currencies after the Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates unchanged. In late New York trading on Thursday, the euro rose to $1.1206…
US stocks keep rising after Fed decision
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) US stocks traded higher as Wall Street continued to digest the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep its interest rates unchanged. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Thursday added 119.85 points,…
‘Vegetable oil import increasing, oilseed production poor’
Panaji, Sep 22 (IANS) Increased import of vegetable oil, coupled with low oilseed production paints a disappointing picture of the country’s vegetable oil industry, stakeholders said on Thursday. Speakers at the three-day Globoil India 2016…
Hashtaag start-up raises $1 mn for expansion
Bengaluru, Sep 22 (IANS) Mobile applications developing start-up Hashtaag on Thursday announced raising $1 million (Rs.6.7 crore) through angel funding to expand its operations in domestic and overseas markets. “The funding will enable us to…
Exports support increased to Rs 23,500 crore a year
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Amid a challenging scenario of exports, the central government has enhanced its incentives support under the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) from Rs 22,000 crore to Rs 23,500 crore…
Odisha attracts Rs 1.61 lakh crore investment in two years
Bhubaneswar, Sep 22 (IANS) The Odisha government has attracted about Rs 1.61 lakh crore investment in last two years, the state assembly was told on Thursday. In a written reply to ruling Biju Janata Dal…