New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Tanzania for bilateral cooperation in water resources management and development. The cabinet meeting…
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Positive global cues, along with clearances for major economic policy decisions and a firm rupee, buoyed the Indian equity markets on Wednesday. Consequently, the key indices closed the day’s trade with…
Tokyo, June 29 (IANS) Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation on Wednesday issued a global recall on 1.43 million of its top-selling hybrid Prius models and high-end Lexus CT200h hybrid sports hatchbacks due to a possible…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Spending on “transport equipment”, or vehicles, constituted the highest share of Indian households’ expenditure on consumer durables both in rural and urban areas in 2014-15, according to the latest data…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the government decision to implement the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission will benefit over one crore central government employees and pensioners and…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to stay the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity’s order, directing seven state-run power utilities and Tata Power Distribution Company to pay Sasan Ultra Mega Power…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved the National Mineral Exploration Policy (NMEP) paving the way for auction of 100 prospective mineral blocks, identified by the Geological Survey of India for…
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), June 29 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Smart Cities’ initiative will cause disastrous consequences for India’s dominantly rural economy. In a three-pager to the PM, Hazare…
Bengaluru, June 29 (IANS) India’s leading e-tailer Flipkart has sought better infrastructure and ease of doing business to invest more in Karnataka for expanding its operations, Industries Minister R.V. Deshpande said on Wednesday. “They (Flipkart)…
Shimla, June 29 (IANS) Nearly 10 percent of cropped area is under vegetable cultivation in Himachal Pradesh and the government is committed to bring 4,000 more hectares under off-season vegetables cultivation, an official said on…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Chinese internet conglomerate LeEco, which received a huge success on its first flash sale, has announced its second flash sale on July 5. The second flash sale for Le 2…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Emphasizing on the adage that the consumer is king, people will soon be able to shop, eat and watch movies at their convenience even at the most odd hours as…
By Anuj Sharma Shanghai, June 29 (IANS) From projector-equipped smartphones to connected cars to flash storage, among others, companies like Akyumen, Volkswagen and SanDisk demonstrated new solutions at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), an annual…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that over one crore central government employees and pensioners will benefit by the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations. “Among the beneficiaries…
Chennai, June 29 (IANS) The Indian insurance industry — life and non-life — logged 7.9 per cent premium growth in 2015 as against the global industry premium growth of 3.8 per cent, said Swiss Re….
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) India is expected to be among the top five markets for Tourism Australia by 2025, said officials on Wednesday during an event here to celebrate the issue of the 150,000th…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) In a growing appetite for tourism, 19 per cent of India’s nearly 250 million households reported at least one overnight trip for holidaying, leisure, recreation or shopping, according to the…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) As many as 72 per cent people found a perceptible change in the policies of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) — as becoming liberal and friendly to the…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets the Amul brand of milk and dairy products, on Wednesday said it plans to expand its milk processing capacity by 2017….
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) A lower atmospheric pressure around the Bay of Bengal, since defused, has delayed by a few days the arrival of monsoon in Delhi, weather experts said on Wednesday. The rains…