New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) India’s civil aviation regulator on Friday prohibited the use of Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphone on board aircraft. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the guidelines on the…
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Tata Power’s wholly-owned subsidiary Tata Power International Pvt Ltd and ICICI Venture on Friday announced creation of a platform company to invest in power projects in India in the coming two-three…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The state of agriculture nationally and especially in Gujarat, where more than 5,000 farmers have committed suicide between 2002 and 2012, is “shocking”, the Congress said on Friday. Congress spokesman…
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Minister of State for Road, Transport, Highways and Shipping M.L. Mandaviya on Friday said the government will consider giving the shipping industry the status of an infrastructure sector to improve its…
Kochi, Sep 9 (IANS) India’s maritime industry is poised for major growth as the union government has initiated steps to double capacity of ports and increase cargo movement through inland waterways by four times in…
Bengaluru, Sep 9 (IANS) Karnataka shut down on Friday protesting release of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu, crippling normal life as well as disrupting work in hundreds of IT firms and back offices in…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The government is expected to issue a notification to make rear view sensors mandatory in all passenger cars to reduce the risk of children and pedestrians from reversing motor vehicles,…
By Brajendra Nath Singh New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The government is likely to roll back the “flexi fare” pricing of railway tickets on three premium trains after coming under widespread attack including within the…
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Natural resources firm Vedanta Ltd said on Friday that its shareholders, as well as both secured and unsecured creditors, have approved the company’s merger with energy major Cairn India Ltd. “Court…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Liquor baron Vijay Mallya in an e-mail to his lawyer has expressed his willingness to return to India and respect the country’s judicial system. An hour before the hearing on…
Bengaluru, Sep 9 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convene a meeting of chief ministers at short notice for resolving the Cauvery river water impasse with Tamil Nadu….
Bhubaneswar, Sep 9 (IANS) The Odisha government has set a target to scale up its exports to Rs 21,559 crore in the current financial year, said an official on Friday. The state government had recorded…
Singapore, Sep 9 (IANS) With a view to supply energy at affordable prices to Indian consumers, the government has introduced transparent policies to encourage investment in refineries and petrochemical plants, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said…
Chennai, Sep 9 (IANS) Home financier Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (HDFC) on Friday said its non-listed subsidiary HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Ltd. has completed acquisition of L&T General Insurance Company Ltd. In a…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The civil aviation regulator on Friday prohibited the use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone on board aircraft. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the guidelines on…
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has instructed banks to accept cash deposits at the counter from people declaring unaccounted wealth under the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS), an official statement said…
New Delhi Sep 9 (IANS) Chinese internet and technology conglomerate LeEco is considering organising an online shopping festival in India, company sources said. LeEco has been hosting shopping events in Mainland China, Hong Kong and…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Indian telecom regulator on Friday met service providers — Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular — to discuss the issue of mobile network interconnection among various…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Portable digital solutions provider Portronics on Friday launched a new on-ear headphone “Aural 202” at Rs 899 in India. The headphone has foldable ear-cups and also packs an in-built microphone…
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Profit booking, coupled with negative global markets and lower crude oil prices, dragged the Indian equity markets lower on Friday. Both the key equity indices, after starting off on a negative…