Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Budget discussion may start from July 8: | New Delhi, June 30 (TIWN) Parliament is likely to start discussion on the General Budget on July 8 while voting on Demands for Grants is likely between July 11-17 as the Narendra Modi government presents the first Budget of the second term on July 5. | 29-Jun-2019 |
| India needs to aspire for higher growth: | Mumbai, June 30 (TIWN) Amid a slowing Indian economy, a former Deputy RBI Governor on Saturday said that even an annual growth rate of 7 per cent is not good enough and India requires a much higher rate. | 29-Jun-2019 |
| Reliance Home Finance extends Rs 400 cr | Mumbai, June 30 (TIWN) Housing finance company Reliance Home Finance Ltd on Saturday said the maturity of certain non-convertible debentures (NCD) totalling Rs 400 crore has been extended till October 31. | 29-Jun-2019 |
| Facebook to hire banking expert to run ' | San Francisco, June 30 (TIWN) Facebook is looking to hire a seasoned executive to run its digital coin 'Libra' project who has the know-how of the complex government and central banking system. | 30-Jun-2019 |
| 15 dead as Pune apartment wall collapses | Pune, June 29 (TIWN) A total of 15 people mostly hailing from West Bengal and Bihar were killed while three others were injured when a compound wall of a building collapsed in Kondwa, here early on Saturday, officials said. | 29-Jun-2019 |
| Twitter to alert users if a leader posts | San Francisco/New Delhi, June 28 (TIWN) In what could spell trouble for political stalwarts like US President Donald Trump and several local Indian leaders who frequently tweet harmful or vicious content but get away with those posts, Twitter will now put out a notice for such tweets if they violate its policies. | 28-Jun-2019 |
| UBI aims Rs 4,000 cr recovery in current | Kolkata, June 28 (TIWN) State-run United Bank of India (UBI), which is looking to come out of the Reserve Bank of India's Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework by the second quarter of the current fiscal, is expecting to recover Rs 4,000 crore from the accounts of non-performing assets (NPA) this financial year, an official said on Friday. | 28-Jun-2019 |
| Centre to launch 'one nation, one ration | New Delhi, June 28 (TIWN) In a bid to curb corruption and dependence on one Public Distribution System (PDS) shop, the Central government will launch the 'one nation, one ration card' scheme. | 28-Jun-2019 |
| AdiGroup, employee consortium to bid for | New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) London-based AdiGroup along with Jet Airways Employee Consortium have partnered to bid for 75 per cent stake of Jet Airways under the insolvency resolution process. | 28-Jun-2019 |
| SBI reveals names of 10 big 'wilful defa | Mumbai, June 28 (TIWN) The State Bank of India on Friday revealed the names of 10 new big ticket firms and their top officials and declared them as "wilful defaulters". | 28-Jun-2019 |
| Instagram threatening Amazon with its e- | San Francisco, June 27 (TIWN) The current dominance in online commerce enjoyed by Amazon could be endangered if Instagram, with its one billion users worldwide, pushes ahead with its plans to enter that space, as its new chief, Adam Mosseri, has said he intends to do. | 26-Jun-2019 |
| US stocks trade lower on weak data | New York, June 26 (TIWN) US stocks traded lower on Tuesday as investors digested the latest economic data while waiting for Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell's remarks. | 25-Jun-2019 |
| AAP government seeks to make Delhi self- | New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) As several parts of the country are facing a serious water crisis, the Delhi government is working to make the national capital self-sufficient in water -- instead of perenially depending on neighbouring states. | 25-Jun-2019 |
| Dollar drops amid bets on rate cuts, geo | New York, June 25 (TIWN) The US dollar declined in late trading on Monday, as investors remained cautious on the greenback amid high bets on potential rate cuts by US Federal Reserve and Washington's fresh sanctions on Iran. | 24-Jun-2019 |
| Jio adds most subscribers in April; Airt | New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Continuing its growth trend, Reliance Jio added around 80.82 lakh subscribers in April, showed data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday. Jio's subscriber base stood at around 31.48 crore at the end of April, it said. | 24-Jun-2019 |
| New Xiaomi CC smartphone series to launc | Beijing, June 24 (TIWN) Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has officially confirmed first smartphones under its new CC series -- CC9 and CC9e -- that would be launched on July 2. | 24-Jun-2019 |
| Railways plans to run Delhi-Mumbai, Delh | New Delhi, June 24 (TIWN) In a bid to reduce travel time, the Indian Railways, under its 100-day action plan, envisages increasing the speeds of trains on the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah routes at an investment of over Rs 13,500 crore, officials said. | 23-Jun-2019 |
| US-Iran tensions force airlines to rerou | Abu Dhabi, June 22 (TIWN) The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates has asked registered air operators to reroute their flights after Iran shot down a US reconnaissance drone over the Strait of Hormuz. | 22-Jun-2019 |
| ED offers to provide air ambulance to br | New Delhi, June 22 (TIWN) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday rejected a plea by fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi that he should be questioned in Antigua because of his health condition and said it can arrange air ambulance with medical experts to bring him back to India for interrogation in connection with the PNB fraud case. | 22-Jun-2019 |
| 2009 Swiss aircraft buy: CBI books Sanja | New Delhi, June 22 (TIWN) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday said it had a registered a case against arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari, officials of Swiss company Pilatus Aircrafts Ltd and some unknown officials of the Indian Air Force and the Defence Ministry in the 2009 trainer aircraft deal case. | 22-Jun-2019 |
| Remains of human skeleton found behind M | Patna, June 22 (TIWN) An investigation was ordered on Saturday after remains of human skeletons were recovered from the government-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, where 108 children have died due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome and over 100 children are still being treated, officials said. | 22-Jun-2019 |
| ASEAN Summit: Leaders talk free trade, s | Bangkok, June 22 (TIWN) The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Saturday gathered in Bangkok for a summit to discuss economic matters affecting the region amid the ongoing trade tensions between the US and China, as well as to broach an array of policies promoting a path toward greater sustainability. | 22-Jun-2019 |
| Indian Railways wants subsidy to go on t | New Delhi, June 21 (TIWN) Determined to increase its earnings, the Indian Railways is mulling implementing a "give it up" scheme asking passengers to sacrifice the subsidy on train tickets. | 21-Jun-2019 |
| Indian entrepreneurs scouting for agile, | Gurugram, June 21 (TIWN) Offices the world over are becoming lean, shunning physical boundaries, while co-working places have become the new norm where you need a small yet "always connected" place for video conferencing, presentations and quick meetings that can happen next to the coffee vending machine amid integrated social spaces to unwind. | 21-Jun-2019 |
| Fire affects Delhi Metro, thousands hit | New Delhi, June 21 (TIWN) A fire in a furniture market crippled a part of Magenta Line of Delhi Metro and then slowed down services on the busier Yellow Line, affecting thousands during morning rush hour. | 21-Jun-2019 |
| US dollar declines after Fed's stance on | New York, June 21 (TIWN) The US dollar weakened against its major rivals on Thursday after the central bank signalled possible rate cuts later this year. | 20-Jun-2019 |
| IFCI recovers Rs 2,552 cr in 2018-19 fro | New Delhi, June 21 (TIWN) State-run development financial institution IFCI has recovered Rs 2,552.45 crore from its 10 large non-performing asset (NPA or bad loan) accounts and unquoted investments in 2018-19, of which recoveries through the NCLT and redemption of strategic receipts (SR) were Rs 970.37 crore, informed sources said on Friday, citing the company's summary of NPA recoveries. | 21-Jun-2019 |
| US Fed leaves interest rates unchanged | Washington, June 20 (IANS) The US Federal Reserve has left interest rates unchanged as officials weighed mixed signals on the health of the US economy and the impact of trade tensions. | 19-Jun-2019 |
| HDFC to buy 51% stake in Apollo Munich H | Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) HDFC Ltd will acquire the entire 50.8 per cent shareholding of Apollo Group in Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company for Rs 1,336 crore, according to an announcement here on Wednesday. | 19-Jun-2019 |
| Old oil blocks to get tax sops even if o | New Delhi, June 19 (TIWN) Hydrocarbon exploration companies may be given more time to commercialise their finds with the government looking at a new policy to augment the country's flagging domestic oil and gas production, official sources said on Wednesday. | 19-Jun-2019 |
| 2 held in Mumbai with rare 'whale vomit' | Mumbai (Maharashtra), June 19 (TIWN) The Mumbai Police and Forest officials, in a joint operation, arrested two persons while they were trying to sell extremely rare Ambergris or Sperm Whale 'vomit' worth over Rs 17 million in the grey market, officials said on Wednesday. | 19-Jun-2019 |
| US stocks close higher amid trade hopes, | New York, June 19 (TIWN / IANS) US stocks ended higher as hopes of easing trade tensions cheered on Wall Street ahead of the upcoming G20 Summit in Japan. | 19-Jun-2019 |
| Markets open on positive note | Mumbai, June 19 (TIWN / IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note during the morning session of the trade. | 19-Jun-2019 |
| Investors abandon Jet Airways, shares cr | Mumbai, June 18 (TIWN) Jet Airways shares lost over half of its value on Tuesday following its lenders' decision to initiate bankruptcy proceedings against the grounded airline. | 18-Jun-2019 |
| Facebook says its digital currency 'Libr | San Francisco, June 18 (IANS) Amid intense calls to break it down as the company has grown too big, Facebook on Tuesday announced its own digital wallet subsidiary called "Calibra" for its global cryptocurrency "Libra" which would be powered by Blockchain technology. | 18-Jun-2019 |
| Indian jewels in focus at Christie's her | New York, June 18 (TIWN) Ever since its announcement, Christie's upcoming auction -- "Maharajas and Mughal Magnificence" -- of Indian jewels, gemstones and decorative objects that span over 500 years, has been the talk of the art world and is expected to set some new records on Wednesday. | 18-Jun-2019 |
| Networking wins over individual talent i | New York, June 18 (TIWN) Researchers have found that balanced professional networks are more important than individual talent when it comes to high-risk decision making. | 18-Jun-2019 |
| World Food India to be held from Nov 1-4 | New Delhi, June 17 (TIWN) The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, said on Monday that the World Food India (WFI) 2019 will be held from November 1-4. | 18-Jun-2019 |
| Junior doctors in West Bengal call off s | KOLKATA, June 17 (TIWN): Mamata Banerjee meets protesting doctors, assures new security measures Junior doctors in West Bengal call off the week-long strike after meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. | 17-Jun-2019 |
| E-vehicle sector for priority-lending, R | New Delhi, June 17 (TIWN) With government committed to bringing the electric vehicle (EV) revolution to India in the next few years, the industry expectations from the Union Budget 2019-20 run high. | 17-Jun-2019 |
| Google accused of unlawfully copying son | San Francisco, June 17 (TIWN) Genius Media, a US-based digital media company that specialises in song lyrics, has accused Google of copying their work to display in its Search results for years without permission and has asked the search-engine giant to address the situation. | 17-Jun-2019 |
| Now, US-India trade tension hangs over I | New Delhi, June 16 (TIWN) Indian equity markets could come under pressure over the fresh tension between the US and India over trade as India retaliated with tariffs on 29 American products. | 16-Jun-2019 |
| When tech met history: Apple at iconic C | Washington, June 16 (TIWN) Shakespeare, Plato, Galileo and Newton. The legends came alive in 2019 when Apple (not the 17th-century "aha moment" in the life of young Newton that gave birth to the law of gravity) spent neatly $30 million to restore and revitalise historic Carnegie Library, a 1903 Beaux-Arts building at Mount Vernon Square in Washington, DC. | 16-Jun-2019 |
| Industry, government finances at graver | New Delhi/Mumbai, June 16 (TIWN) Weak monsoons -- long known as a nightmare for farmers -- is no longer just considered a grave risk for agriculture but also for India Inc as well as government finances. | 16-Jun-2019 |
| Telecom tower firms seek more relief, pr | New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The telecom tower industry has urged the Finance Ministry to allow accelerated depreciation rate of 65 per cent on batteries, 20 per cent funding through External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) for the working capital and inclusion of telecom towers in the priority sector for lending by banks. | 16-Jun-2019 |
| ADB approves Rs 1,650 cr infra projects | Agartala, June 16 (TIWN) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved projects for infrastructure development worth Rs 1,650 crore ($235 million) in seven of the eight district headquarter towns in Tripura, an official release said here on Sunday. | 16-Jun-2019 |
| US stocks end lower on tech sector weakn | New York, June 15 (TIWN) US stocks suffered losses, pressured by the weakness in tech sector. | 15-Jun-2019 |
| FIR against Srinagar Deputy Mayor, J&K B | Srinagar, June 15 (TIWN) The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday registered an FIR against Deputy Mayor Sheikh Imran, officers of J&K Bank and government officials for misappropriation of subsidy worth crores of rupees to illegally benefit Sheikh's firm, Kehwa group. | 15-Jun-2019 |
| Bountiful cherry crop in Himachal brings | Shimla, June 15 (TIWN / IANS) A good, sweet cherry crop -- largely organic as less pesticides are used in its cultivation -- has brought cheer to its growers in Himachal Pradesh, with production expected to be over 520 tonnes this season, up from 225 tonnes last year. | 15-Jun-2019 |
| India, Krygyz Republic raise ties to str | Bishkek, June 15 (TIWN) India and Kyrgyz Republic on Friday raised their bilateral relationship to level of a "strategic partnership" and signed a slew of agreements including on a bilateral investment treaty. | 15-Jun-2019 |