Oil prices drop ahead of OPEC meeting
New York, June 2 (IANS) Oil prices were down slightly ahead of a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The West Texas Intermediate for July delivery on Wednesday lost 9 cents…
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Rebuilding after deadly Ecuador quake to cost at least $3.3 billion
Quito, June 2 (IANS) The cost of reconstruction after the earthquake last April that killed 663 people in Ecuador will total at least $3.344 billion, the government here said, adding that the funds will be…
US dollar falls on mixed data
New York, June 2 (IANS) The US dollar slipped against most major currencies on Wednesday as data from the country came out mixed. The May purchasing managers’ index registered 51.3 percent, an increase of 0.5…
Delhi premium bus service: Registration yet to start, ACB probe begins
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Registrations for app-based premium bus service scheme in the national capital could not start on Wednesday without the Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung’s nod even as the Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch initiated…
Programme to engage students with Swachh Bharat
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Ministry of Urban Development on Wednesday conducted a “Mera Swachh India Gate” event and organized various competitions to engage with school students from across the capital, under the Swachh…
Odisha preparing telecom policy to boost connectivity
Bhubaneswar, June 1 (IANS) The Odisha government is preparing a telecom policy to improve telecom infrastructure and connectivity in the state, said an official on Wednesday. The government has initiated steps to prepare the telecom…
Despite hike, Goa brings petrol price below Rs. 60
Panaji, June 1 (IANS) The Goa government on Wednesday slashed VAT on petrol by five per cent to bringi the fuel’s price to below Rs.60 per litre despite the recent hike by the central government…
‘Visits to Housing.com up 250% in last six months’
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Real estate platform Housing.com on Wednesday announced that its monthly visits to the site in the last six months have grown rapidly by 250 per cent – from 1 million…
India among top 5 in 2015 in green energy spending: Report
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India was among the top five countries in 2015 in terms of investment in renewable energy, solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar water heating capacity, wind and hydropower capacity, according to…
1,347 villages in Gujarat ‘scarcity’ affected
Ahmedabad, June 1 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Wednesday declared 81 more villages as scarcity-affected, taking the number to 1,347. This decision was taken at a meeting of the cabinet subcommittee on water scarcity in…
Tata Motors auto sales grow 1 percent in May
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) Tata Motors on Wednesday said it has sold 40,071 units of commercial and passenger vehicles including exports in May 2016, a growth of one per cent over 39,496 vehicles sold in…
Cabinet approves procurement quota to ITI Ltd
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the Department of Telecommunications’s proposal for continuing reservation quota for ITI Limited in procuremen Amade by BSNL, MTNL and Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL)….
Australia-India free trade pact at an advanced stage: Australian envoy
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Talks on an India-Australia free trade agreement are in an advanced stage, but Australia is currently unable to commit on a timeline for its finalisation owing to the forthcoming federal…
Centre hikes MSP for pulses, oilseeds; asks farmers for higher yields
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Faced with demand-supply issues with pulses and oilseeds and to bring down dependence on imports, the government on Wednesday exhorted farmers to target higher productivity of these commodities and hiked…
Modi regime spending Rs 1,000 crore on refurbishing image: Congress
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday said the Narendra Modi government was spending Rs.1,000 crore in refurbishing its image at a time when the country’s economy is in doldrums. “The Modi government…
Cabinet nod to enable public sector units to hire talent
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The union cabinet under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave ex post facto approval to a proposal to enable central public sector enterprises to hire talented and experienced…
CIL’s May production rises 3.9 per cent
Kolkata, June (IANS) Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Wednesday said it posted a rise of 3.9 per cent in production in May this year as compared to same month last year. It produced 42.58 million…
Tamil Nadu tailor surrenders free power entitlement
Chennai June 1 (IANS) A small tailor in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore has shown the way to the richie-rich in Tamil Nadu by voluntarily declining the 100 units of free power offered by the state government….
Mobile connectivity inside tunnels before pujas: Kolkata Metro
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) Mobile connectivity inside tunnels of the Kolkata Metro railways is expected to be provided before pujas this year, an official statement said on Wednesday. “Mobile connectivity inside tunnels is expected to…
50 hackers of Russian ring held for stealing $25 mn from banks
Moscow, June 1 (IANS) At least 50 members of a hacking ring were arrested on suspicion of stealing over 1.7 billion rubles (over $25 million) from Russian bank accounts, authorities said on Wednesday. The group…