New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) India is not considering allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail trading in the current circumstances, the government said on Wednesday. “At the moment, India can create several Walmarts…
Stockholm, Sep 7 (IANS) Sweden’s central bank, the Riksbank, left the repo rate unchanged at minus 0.50 per cent on Wednesday, it said on Wednesday. While inflation continues to rise in Sweden and the national…
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) Several projects worth $17 billion under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are in pipeline and advance stage of approval, the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported on Wednesday. Out of…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Even as India is merging some state-run banks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said there was no move to privatise them. He also said the target date of April…
London, Sep 7 (IANS) Construction of a UK-funded wall near Calais’ Jungle migrant camp in France will begin soon, a minister said on Wednesday. Dubbed the “Great Wall of Calais” by the media, the four…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in airport operations. The agreement is…
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) State-run power equipment manufacturer Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) on Wednesday reported a rise of 54.21 per cent in its standalone net profit for the first quarter of 2016-17. The company’s Q1…
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 7 (IANS) A businessman-cum-muezzin, pleaded not guilty in a high court in Malaysia here on Wednesday to a charge of providing a bank account for use to support terrorist activities. Mohd Naazri…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Focusing on mass market approach, private insurer IndiaFirst Life Insurance has registered an impressive 28 per cent growth year-on-year in group insurance, against the industry growth of 18 per cent,…
Bengaluru, Sep 7 (IANS) Flipkart has been chosen as the most preferred e-commerce platform ahead of Amazon, Snapdeal, Paytm and Shopclues, a latest survey revealed on Wednesday. The “E-tailing Leadership Index” survey was conducted by…
Bengaluru, Sep 7 (IANS) The three-day Internet of Things (IoT) India Congress 2016 kicked off in Bengaluru on Wednesday that aims to bring together key stakeholders across the value chain and verticals to collaborate, ideate…
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Profit booking subdued the Indian equity markets on Wednesday, as both the key indices provisionally closed the day’s trade on a flat note. Heavy selling pressure was witnessed in consumer durables,…
Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi, Sep 7 (IANS) The state tourism industry is expected to bring in Rs 5,000 crore in the next two years, according to tourism officials, ahead of the ninth edition of the Kerala Travel Mart…
Bengaluru, Sep 7 (IANS) Global software major Wipro Ltd on Wednesday announced bagging a three-year IT contract from Norway’s largest transportation firm NSB Group. “As part of the deal, we will implement NSB’s boundary-less data…
By Meghna Mittal New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The State Bank of India (SBI) may relocate some branches after the merger of its associate banks into its fold, but none of them will be shut…
Ranchi, Sep 7 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das claims he would ensure power supply to every village in coming years but many parts of the state remain in darkness due to transmission loss and…
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) South Korean electronics conglomerate LG has launched its latest Android flagship smartphone V20 which is the first handset to be shipped with Google’s latest Android 7.0 Nougat for superior experience….
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) DigiLocker — the country’s first secured cloud-based platform for the storage, issuance and verification of documents and certificates in a digital manner — was launched here on Wednesday. The innovative…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The World Trade Organization (WTO) has asked India to prepare a paper that would form the basis for initiating discussions and work on a Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) in services,…
San Francisco, Sep 7 (IANS) Google has started bringing online a new high-speed fibre optic undersea cable to speed up its services in Asia. A subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., Google is part of the six-member…