Chennai, June 17 (IANS) The proposed merger of the State Bank of India (SBI) with its associate banks is the government’s ploy to divert attention from the massive scale of corporate bad loans, said an…
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the completion of the India-Myanmar-Thailand highway was New Delhi’s priority to improve access to Southeast Asia. “Connectivity is an important area and is…
Chennai, June 17 (IANS) The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ordered the central government to set up a five-member committee to oversee the sale of investments of Financial Technologies (India) Ltd (FTIL). The members…
By Mahendra Ved Windhoek (Namibia), June 17 (IANS) Namibian leaders have assured visiting Indian President Pranab Mukherjee that they would study the legal aspects on how to make possible uranium supply to India for its…
Moscow, June 17 (IANS) Russia’s position on the possible exit of Britain from the European Union (EU) depends on whether or not it will weaken the EU, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said….
Colombo, June 17 (IANS) The European Union has lifted its ban on fish imports from Sri Lanka, an official said on Friday. Director of Government Information Ranga Kalanssoriya said the ban was lifted after a…
Bengaluru, June 17 (IANS) IBM on Friday launched new global programmes and tools in India to boost developers skills around Cloud and emerging technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT). The world will be re-written…
Gurgaon, June 17 (IANS) Over 15.8 million 4G/LTE devices were imported in the first quarter of 2016 in India, a report said on Friday. Of these, 97.9 per cent were smartphones followed by internet data…
Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) Positive global cues, along with value buying and a strong rupee, buoyed the Indian equity markets on Friday. Consequently, the key indices traded in the green during the mid-afternoon session, as…
Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry on Friday announced its partnership with HCL Infosystems to expand the channel and distribution network for BlackBerry enterprise software products and services in India. “By working with…
New York, June 17 (IANS) Social media giant Facebook has enabled SMS in Messenger for Android which means that users will now have the choice to be able to send/receive SMSes in Messenger itself. The…
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The fall in India’s merchandise exports over a year and a half has at last been arrested as the May data shows, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. “The…
Chennai, June 17 (IANS) The management of Tirupati Balaji Temple in Andhra Pradesh has said it will look for banks that offer highest interest rates for its gold available for investment. The investment committee chaired…
Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) Positive global cues pushed the Indian equity markets higher on Friday. Consequently, the key indices traded in the green during the early morning trade session. Healthy buying was witnessed in stocks…
Canberra, June 17 (IANS) The Australian government has decided to suspend export of live cattle to Vietnam following the release of a shocking footage which showed cattle being cruelly and slowly clubbed to death. On…
Havana, June 17 (IANS) A 43-member delegation from the US will for the first time participate in Cubaindustria, an industrial fair aimed at drumming up foreign investment in Cuba. Some 10 US companies will attend…
Beijing, June 17 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese yuan weakened 56 basis points to 6.5795 against the US dollar on Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. In China’s spot…
Athens, June 17 (IANS) Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras presented his government’s 2016-2021 plan for “fair growth”, pledging brighter days for the country after six years of harsh austerity introduced to overcome the debt crisis….
Chennai, June 17 (IANS) Opposing the central government’s decision to merge State Bank of India’s (SBI) five associate banks with the former, around 45,000 employees of the associate banks will strike on July 12, said…
Berlin, June 17 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday reiterated her hope for Britain to stay in the EU, warning that the country’s access to the European single market will be blocked if British…