Chinese shares open higher
Beijing, Sep 5 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.11 per cent, at 3,070.71 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.40 per cent higher at 10,682.71 points,…
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B20 summit concludes with many consensuses, results
Hangzhou, Sep 5 (IANS) The Business 20 (B20) summit, which was attended by business leaders and officials including those from the Group of 20 (G20) economies, came to an end on Sunday with many consensuses…
Assam to offer single window clearance system for film shoots
Guwahati, Sep 4 (IANS) Assam Tourism Minister Himnta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the state government will introduce a single window clearance system for film shoots, to help promote the tourism potential of the…
Karnataka start-up council bats for ease of doing business
Bengaluru, Sep 4 (IANS) The Karnataka Start-up Council has stressed the need to improve ease of doing business for start-ups and ensuring availability of manpower, said an official statement on Sunday. “The Council has suggested…
‘Living Heritage’ needs to be promoted proactively, says Vasundhara Raje
Udaipur (Rajasthan) Sep 4 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhrara Raje said on Sunday that ‘living heritage’ needs to be promoted proactively through heritage and historical buildings. “Living heritage’ needs to be promoted proactively through our…
Modi invites more Saudi investment in India’s infrastructure
Hangzhou (China), Sep 4 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday invited Saudi Arabia to invest more in India’s infrastructure, particularly in the railways, during a meeting with Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al…
IndiGo announces daily flights from Hyderabad to Port Blair, Varanasi
Hyderabad, Sep 4 (IANS) IndiGo, the country’s largest and fastest growing carrier, on Sunday announced that it will be introducing new daily flights from Hyderabad to Port Blair and Varanasi from September 30. The daily…
India second most ‘unequal’ country after Russia: Report
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) India is the second most “unequal” country in the world after Russia, with millionaires controlling more than half of its total wealth, a report by Johannesburg-based wealth research firm New…
Terra Greens to adopt 4,000 farmers in Tamil Nadu
Hyderabad, Sep 4 (IANS) Hyderabad-based Terra Greens founder and Director Likitha Bhanu on Sunday pledged to adopt 4,000 farmers across Tamil Nadu. She made the announcement at the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Centre for…
Bhushan Steel Chairman held guilty by CBI court
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Bhushan Steel on Sunday said a Central Bureau of Investigation court held the company’s Chairman B.B. Singal guilty under the Indian Electricity Act in the case related to Bhushan Industrial…
Government engaged in phase 2 of building strategic oil reserves
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) With global crude oil prices having dropped to under $50 barrel levels amid a supply glut, the Indian government has been giving attention to developing the country’s strategic petroleum reserves…
Modi tells Xi India’s concern over terrorism, CPEC
By Gaurav Sharma Hangzhou (China), Sep 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told Chinese President Xi Jinping India’s concerns over terrorism emanating from Pakistan through which the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)…
China willing to maintain sound relations with India: Xi
Hangzhou (China), Sep 4 (IANS) China is willing to work with India to maintain their hard-won sound relations and further advance cooperation, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday. Xi made the remarks while meeting Indian…
China’s Xi urges G20 to offer remedies to boost world economy
Hangzhou (China), Sep 4 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday inaugurated the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Hangzhou city and urged the leaders of major economies to prescribe remedies for the sluggish world…
Xi calls for Brics efforts to improve global governance
Hangzhou (China), Sep 4 (IASN) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday urged Brics countries to make joint efforts to improve global governance. Brics countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — should enhance…
Discussions with Brics leaders fruitful: Modi
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the discussions on the issues concerning Brics countries were fruitful. “Fruitful deliberations with Brics leaders. Invited them to Goa for the Brics summit…
India to carry petroleum products via Bangladesh
Agartala, Sep 4 (IANS) The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) will transport petroleum products from the northeastern state of Assam to Tripura through Bangladesh from September 7, an official said here on Sunday. The official…
Rajan demits office as RBI Governor on Sunday
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) Outgoing Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan demits office on Sunday, when he hands over charge to Deputy Governor Urjit Patel. The Finance Ministry on Saturday hosted a farewell…
Good monsoon to hike earnings of farm related firms: Assocham
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) With a good monsoon this year, companies connected with India’s rural economy are set to post handsome growth in the coming two quarters, industry chamber Assocham said on Sunday, citing…
9 stranded plants win bid to buy gas
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Nine stranded gas-fired power plants have emerged as successful bidders for Rs 187.14 crore subsidy to get natural gas supplies of 9.93 million standard cubic metres per day (mscmd), the…