Shimla, March 5 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday said the central government has approved the state’s master plans for development of Shimla and Hamirpur as solar cities. He said the ministry…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley addresses a Post Budget Press Conference, in New Delhi on Feb 29, 2016. Also seen Union MoS Finance Jayant Sinha. (Photo:…
Bengaluru, March 5 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Saturday seized five two-wheeler taxis belonging to app-based cab aggregators Uber and Ola for violating the Motor Vehicles Act and operating without requisite permissions. “They (uberMOTO and…
Gurgaon, March 5 (IANS) India needs a fundamentally strong bank and not a big bank which will not address the needs of the common man, said a top official in a leading bank union. “We…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Air India will commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8 by operating the longest all-women flight on its longest route on Sunday. The Delhi-San Francisco flight, which will cover 7,831…
Gurgaon, March 5 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said getting Indian banks back in shape was a top priority of the government, and that more resources will be found as and when required…
Panaji, March 5 (IANS) Goa has emerged as one of the top three tourism destinations in the country preferred by women travellers, a poll conducted by Thomas Cook India has revealed. Of the 1,215…
Bhubaneswar, March 5 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said the state government would set up 38,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) units providing employment for about one lakh people in the…
Panaji, March 5 (IANS) The Goa government on Saturday launched a public awareness drive led by legislators, ahead of the proposed re-alignment of National Highways 17 and 4A which have faced opposition in the recent…
Lucknow, March 5 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has expedited work on a project for the revival of Chandrawal river in drought-hit Bundelkhand region. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav announced on Friday that, among other things…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the International Conference on Rule of Law for Supporting 2030 Development Agenda, in New Delhi on March 4, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Prime…
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) As trading drew to a close on Friday, there were reasons to cheer as two key Indian equity indices logged their steepest weekly gain in four years, despite the jittery start…
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China will keep the yuan exchange rate generally stable while continuing with reforms of exchange rate liberalisation, according to a government work report to the national legislature’s annual session. China will…
Noida, March 5 (IANS) The Noida Authority plans to construct an old age home cum orphanage to take care of the elderly and orphaned children under the same roof with an allocation of Rs.300 crore,…
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, March 5 (IANS) Putting behind the mindless violence unleashed during the Jat protests for job quotas, Haryana is going ahead with the ‘Happening Haryana Global Investors’ summit to attract investment for…
Chennai, March 5 (IANS) India’s foreign exchange reserves came down by $3.58 billion to $346.78 billion on February 26, Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) weekly statistical statement showed. According to the RBI, the total reserves…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China on Saturday said its defence spending will rise by 7.6 percent in 2016 — the lowest in six years, as it struggles to tide over an economic…
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) Tibet’s foreign trade fell by 59.2 percent at 5 billion yuan ($861 million) in 2015, the media reported on Saturday. Exports of the region dropped 71.9 percent to 3 billion yuan,…
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China raising its defence budget is a rational move in favour of economic development, said a commentary in state-run news agency Xinhua on Saturday. The commentary “China’s military spending growth rational,…
Havana, March 5 (IANS) Cuba’s bid to attract foreign investors does not imply “accelerated privatisation” of the national economy, the media reported on Saturday. Deborah Rivas, the head of foreign investment at the ministry of…