New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The government on Wednesday announced mandatory quoting of income tax permanent account number (PAN) for payment of hotel bills and buying of foreign travel tickets costing Rs.50,000 and above. PAN…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 16 (IANS) Global travel and logistics technology major IBS Software on Wednesday announced that it will receive $170 million private equity investment from funds managed by Blackstone in exchange for a minority shareholding….
Delhi: Google CEO Sundar Pichai during a press conference in Delhi on Dec. 16, 2015. (Photo: Sunil Majumdar/IANS) New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Google will build a new campus at Hyderabad, even as it is…
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal on Monday sought the response from the central government and German automobile giant Volkswagen on a plea by Delhi residents seeking a ban on the sale…
Singapore, Dec 14 (IANS) Singapore has banned a wide variety of tobacco products including gutka, khaini and zarda. The health ministry said on Monday that the decision was taken to ensure that such products do…
Barmer, Dec 13 (IANS) Oil and gas major Cairn India are to launch the world’s largest enhanced oil recovery programme in the Rajasthan desert using polymer injection technology for recovering more oil at its processing…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Saturday said Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project will be completed in seven years. Japan has given a highly concessional loan with a repayment period of 50…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) India on Saturday signed landmark agreements on civil nuclear energy and bullet train technology with Japan, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi described visit of his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe “truly…
Bengaluru, Dec 11 (IANS) US-based Triton Solar would set up a $100-million (Rs.670 crore) plant in Karnataka to manufacture nanotech-powered solar panels for the renewable energy sector, an official statement said on Thursday. An agreement…
Following his meeting with Mr. Zhang Zhao CEO of Guizhou International Investment Corporation (GIIC), a delegation called on the Chief Minister Sri N. Chandrababu Naidu at Vijayawada. The delegation headed by Mr. Guan Xiaoqing, Planning…
Bengaluru, Dec 11 (IANS) Global software major Wipro on Friday announced it had won the Aegis Graham Bell award for developing a solution for the Internet of Things (IoT). “The solution enables flexible adaptation of…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Surpassing expectations, India’s factory output rose sharply by 9.8 percent in October, due mainly to a robust 10.6-percent growth in the manufacturing industry, official data showed on Friday. The growth…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Jack Daniel’s Distillery has announced the launch of Jack Daniel’s Sinatra Century in India, the brand’s latest collaboration with the Sinatra family to celebrate the centennial of legendary singer Frank…
Hyderabad, December 10 (IANS) London-based education services company Ledmac Ltd has entered into an MoU with T-Hub to offer the best of international incubation services to start-ups. The MoU was signed by Ledmac CEO Sarfraz…
Bengaluru, Dec 9 (IANS) National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) on Wednesday said the proposed 15,000 H-1B visa cut legislation introduced by two US senators will be counterproductive for the growth of the…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 9 (IANS) Odisha is the third most preferred investment destination in the country after Maharashtra and Gujarat, industry body Assocham said on Wednesday. The state has registered a positive growth both in manufacturing…
Hyderabad, Dec 9 (IANS) Under an initiative to encourage innovation in the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart cities space, Flexeye, a Britain-based privately-held software and solutions provider, on Wednesday opened HyperCat accelerator and incubation…
Beijing, Dec 9 (IANS) An aging population could shrink the number of working-age adults by more than 10 percent in China by 2040, a World Bank report said on Wednesday. It means a net loss…
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) With an average annual outflow of $51.03 billion, India is the fourth biggest exporter of illicit capital over a decade with such financial flows surging to $1.1 trillion in 2013, according…
Bengaluru, Dec 8 (IANS) The tech-savy state of Karnataka will incubate about 20,000 start-ups by 2020 to create six lakh direct and 12 lakh indirect jobs, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday. “We are setting…