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3 injured, flight, train services hit as | Kolkata, Aug 17 (TIWN) Three persons were injured, flight and train services disrupted as large parts of Kolkata and other south Bengal districts submerged in water on Saturday following heavy monsoon rains. | 17-Aug-2019 |
SpiceJet to launch 12 new domestic fligh | New Delhi, Aug 17 (TIWN) Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet on Friday said it will launch 12 new domestic flights effective from the first week of October 2019. | 17-Aug-2019 |
General Electric engaged in 'bigger frau | San Francisco, Aug 17 (TIWN) A whistleblower has accused General Electric (GE) of hiding massive losses by engaging in a $38 billion accounting fraud, which is "bigger than Enron". | 17-Aug-2019 |
Gold may surge to Rs 40,000 per 10 gram | Mumbai, Aug 17 (TIWN) Amid global growth concerns and heightened trade tensions between the US and China, gold prices might cross the Rs 40,000 mark by Diwali, analysts have said. | 17-Aug-2019 |
Jagan calls for catalysing US-Andhra eco | Amaravati, Aug 17 (TIWN) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has urged the US-India Business Council (USIBC) to work with his government to identify '5 big ideas' to catalyse the US-Andhra Pradesh economic partnership. | 17-Aug-2019 |
US stocks close higher amid fading reces | New York, Aug 17 (TIWN) US stocks closed higher, wrapping up the week in a positive note, as the market was mildly buoyed by easing US bond market and a batch of mixed economic data. | 17-Aug-2019 |
Gold near record high on recession warni | Mumbai, Aug 16 (TIWN) Gold prices surged to near-record high levels yet again on Friday as renewed fears of a possible recession led investors to run for safe haven assets like gold. | 16-Aug-2019 |
PM announces CDS post, fulfils defence's | New Delhi, Aug 16 (TIWN) In a major move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced the creation of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) post, that has been a long-pending recommendation of various defence panels. | 16-Aug-2019 |
Govt will invest Rs 100 lakh cr on devel | New Delhi, Aug 16 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government will invest Rs 100 lakh crore on developing modern infrastructure that will aid in nearly doubling the size of the Indian economy to $5 trillion in the next five years. | 16-Aug-2019 |
Mamata calls for peaceful movements to p | Kolkata, Aug 16 (TIWN) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday called for organising peaceful movements to preserve freedom and democratic rights, adding that secularism is what identifies and unites India as a nation. | 16-Aug-2019 |
Markets open on a positive note | Mumbai, Aug 16 (TIWN) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note. | 16-Aug-2019 |
Government seeks bids for Pawan Hans by | New Delhi, Aug 15 (TIWN) The government has initiated the second step for disinvestment of Pawan Hans Limited (PHL), inviting expression of interest from the prospective bidders to sell its stake in the helicopter PSU. | 15-Aug-2019 |
Four Twitter handles suspended for sprea | New Delhi, Aug 14 (TIWN) Four Twitter handles have been suspended after the government told Twitter to remove certain accounts linked to people from outside Jammu and Kashmir which are spreading rumours on the platform, said sources on Monday. | 14-Aug-2019 |
Air India to fly Delhi-San Francisco ove | Mumbai, Aug 14 (TIWN) Marking a new aviation milestone, the Air India (AI) on Monday announced its inaugural passenger flight over the North Pole region from August 15 between New Delhi and San Francisco. | 14-Aug-2019 |
Samsung joins Xiaomi for 1st 108MP mobil | Seoul, Aug 14 (TIWN) South Korean tech giant Samsung in partnership with Chinese handset maker Xiaomi on Monday launched a 108MP mobile image sensor called "Samsung ISOCELL Bright HMX". | 14-Aug-2019 |
Kim supervised test-firing of 'new weapo | Pyongyang/Seoul, Aug 11 (TIWN) North Korea on Sunday said the country's leader Kim Jong-un supervised the test-firing of a "new weapon" in the launch of two projectiles the previous day and expressed "great satisfaction" with the result. | 11-Aug-2019 |
Investment in online crafts brand Tjori | New Delhi, Aug 11 (TIWN) Online artisanal brand for crafts and lifestyle-based products, Tjori, has received investment that has crossed $1 million with the latest funding of $700,000, a statement from the company said on Sunday. | 11-Aug-2019 |
Forget bananas, 2 boiled eggs can cost y | New Delhi, Aug 11 (TIWN) If you thought two bananas at Chandigarh's JW Marriott Hotel for Rs 442 was extremely exorbitant, think again. | 11-Aug-2019 |
FM, developers discuss liquidity issue, | New Delhi, Aug 11 (TIWN) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday met real estate players and discussed ways to create demand in the country's real estate market. | 11-Aug-2019 |
Tyre industry sees spike in Thailand imp | Chennai, Aug 11 (TIWN) The Indian tyre market sees a spurt in imports from Thailand after the imposition of counter veiling duty (CVD) on tyres from China, said a senior official of the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers' Association (ATMA). | 11-Aug-2019 |
US stocks close lower | New York, Aug 10 (TIWN) US stocks ended the day in negative territory with technology and energy sectors leading the laggards. | 10-Aug-2019 |
Britannia Industries Q1 net profit falls | New Delhi, Aug 9 (TIWN) Britannia Industries on Friday reported a 3.65 per cent decline in profit for the first quarter ending June at Rs 248.64 crore. down from Rs 258.08 crore on this account in the comparable period last year. | 09-Aug-2019 |
CII assures Centre of support for J&K's | New Delhi, Aug 9 (TIWN) Days after the Centre revoked the special status to Jammu and Kashmir granted under Article 370, industry chamber CII President-designate Uday Kotak on Friday assured the government that the CII would support investment and development in the newly designated Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. | 09-Aug-2019 |
Tourism Ministry to woo foreigners with | New Delhi, Aug 9 (TIWN) Eyeing 20 million foreign tourists by 2020, the Union Tourism Ministry is out to actively woo foreign footfalls at major tourist destinations -- with new foreign language signage, plans to shorten the e-visa application form and slash the visa fees. | 09-Aug-2019 |
Legal opinion says no Companies Act brea | Mumbai, Aug 9 (TIWN) Reliance Capital Ltd's Board of Directors in their special review meeting here on Thursday noted that legal opinion from a reputed law firm confirmed that there was no violation attracting Section 143 (12) of the Companies Act as alleged by audit firm, Price Waterhouse & Co to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), a company statement said. | 09-Aug-2019 |
Gift chocolates made by jail inmates thi | Shimla, Aug 9 (TIWN) Now, this Raksha Bandhan you can gift chocolates made by inmates of Himachal Pradesh prisons. | 09-Aug-2019 |
Scan any QR code to pay using Paytm | Pampore, Aug 8 (TIWN/ 101Reporters) While Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) is in news usually for geopolitical tension, violence within the four walls of homes too is a serious issue facing it. In the state, everything becomes subdued owing to the larger political conflict and whatever does not suit the political agenda-statist or separatist-is given no importance. Violence against women not only goes unnoticed but also is given no importance by the society or media. Very often, it is denied. | 08-Aug-2019 |
US dollar index edges down alongside dec | New York, Aug 8 (TIWN) The US dollar index has edged down along with the falling British pound and Canadian dollar. | 08-Aug-2019 |
Buy Samsung Galaxy Note10 for Rs 69,999, | New York, Aug 8 (TIWN) Throwing some real challenge to Apple, Google Pixel and Huawei devices in the hyper-competitive premium smartphone segment in India, Samsung on Thursday announced to launch its 'Made in India' flagships Galaxy Note10 for Rs 69,999 and Galaxy Note 10+ with a starting price of Rs 79,999 in the country. | 08-Aug-2019 |
SBI lowers lending rates by 15 bps after | Mumbai, Aug 7 (TIWN) The State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest lender by assets, here on Wednesday cut the benchmark lending rates by 15 basis points (bps) across tenors, shortly after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) slashed interest rates by a larger-than-expected 35 bps to boost the economy. | 07-Aug-2019 |
IMA Jewellers case: 23 properties worth | Bengaluru, Aug 7 (TIWN) The Karnataka government has seized 23 properties of IMA Jewellers scam prime accused Mansoor Khan valued at Rs 300 crore in five districts across the southern state, an official said on Wednesday. | 07-Aug-2019 |
Air hostesses to give flight-like servic | New Delhi, Aug 7 (TIWN) After its high-tech interiors and tasty meals, now the superfast Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express will have smartly-turned out 'airhostesses' on board handing out food to passengers. | 07-Aug-2019 |
Youngest Essar scion Rewant Ruia engaged | New Delhi, Aug 7 (TIWN) Wedding bells may soon ring in the Ruia family with the youngest member of the family, Rewant, the son of Essar founder Ravi Ruia, getting engaged to his girlfriend Karishma Choraria, sources close to the family said. | 07-Aug-2019 |
US dollar rises amid falling safe-haven | New York, Aug 7 (TIWN) The US dollar rebounded on Tuesday, amid falling safe-haven currencies including the Japanese Yen and the Swiss franc, after China's central bank said on Tuesday that it would not use currency as a tool to deal with trade disputes. | 06-Aug-2019 |
Urban Indians to contribute 75% of GDP b | New Delhi, Aug 6 (TIWN) Contribution of the urban population towards India's gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to reach 75 per cent by 2030, according to a joint report by CBRE and CREDAI here on Tuesday. | 06-Aug-2019 |
Truecaller apologises for bug that cover | New Delhi, Aug 6 (TIWN) Swedish caller identification app Truecaller on Tuesday apologised to the users who were affected by the the bug that automatically created Unified Payments Interface (UPI) accounts with their banking partners without their consent. | 06-Aug-2019 |
RIL, BP in pact for retailing motor, avi | Mumbai, Aug 6 (TIWN) Reliance Industries (RIL) and British energy major BP on Tuesday announced a joint venture for expansion of motor and aviation fuels retail business. RIL will hold 51 per cent and BP 49 per cent stake in the JV. | 06-Aug-2019 |
Sensex gains 277 pts on FM's word to FPI | Mumbai, Aug 6 (TIWN) Investors cheered the government's Monday decision to hold discussions with stakeholders over the taxation surcharge on the super-rich category, which has triggered massive outflow of foreign funds. | 06-Aug-2019 |
India awaits Dhaka's clearance for two m | Agartala, Aug 6 (TIWN) Due to Bangladesh government's non-clearance of land on their side, the fate of two 'border haats' (market) approved by India and Bangladesh two years ago remains uncertain even as four similar border markets have proved to be success stories. | 06-Aug-2019 |
Equities, currency tumble over weak glob | Mumbai, Aug 5 (TIWN) The equity and currency markets declined on Monday over heightened trade tension between the US and China, and the political developments in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). | 05-Aug-2019 |
FM to meet slowdown-hit sectors, allays | New Delhi, Aug 5 (TIWN) Getting into action mode to avert a further slowdown in key sectors, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government will meet representatives from various sectors of the economy facing the heat of sluggish demand and consumption for preparing a policy response incorporating their inputs. | 05-Aug-2019 |
YouTube testing new interface with large | San Francisco, Aug 5 (TIWN) With larger and easier-to-interact buttons, Google-owned content sharing platform YouTube is testing a revamped user interface (UI) for the "Up Next" videos on Android. | 05-Aug-2019 |
FPIs pull-out over Rs 20,500 cr, even as | New Delhi, Aug 5 (TIWN) Despite the flight of over Rs 20,500 crore worth of foreign funds from the country's stock market, the government seems adamant to implement the taxation surcharge on the super-rich category which has spooked Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs). | 05-Aug-2019 |
Coffee Day postpones April-June earnings | Bengaluru, Aug 2 (TIWN) Coffee Day Enterprises, which lost its founding chairperson V.G. Siddhartha earlier in the week, has postponed the announcement of its quarterly earnings for the first quarter of 2019 which was scheduled to be announced on August 8. | 02-Aug-2019 |
FM to meet bank heads over key sector cr | New Delhi, Aug 3 (TIWN) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be meeting the PSU bank heads and major private sector banks on August 5 to review credit growth in various sectors like MSMEs, retail, auto, NBFCs and HFCs which will provide key indications for the steps needed to accelerate GDP growth. | 03-Aug-2019 |
Rs 13.7 lakh crore wiped off from market | Mumbai, Aug 3 (TIWN) A series of bad news has caused an erosion of Rs 13.7 lakh crore from the Indian capital markets in less than a month since the Union Budget was presented on July 5, leaving the markets battered and bruised. | 03-Aug-2019 |
Goa taxis on strike, demand shutdown of | Panaji, Aug 3 (TIWN) Thousands of taxis went off the roads in Goa on Friday in protest against the BJP-led coalition government's decision to allow an app-based cab aggregator to continue its services. | 03-Aug-2019 |
China-funded technical skills contest la | Nairobi, Aug 2 (TIWN) The sixth edition of the Africa Tech Challenge (ATC) funded by Chinese firm AVIC International was launched on Thursday in Kenya, which aims to boost industrialisation in the African continent. | 02-Aug-2019 |
Kolkata spa sex racket busted, 3 rescued | Kolkata, Aug 1 (TIWN) A sex racket being run at a salon and spa in Kolkata has been busted, five persons have been arrested and three sex workers, including two Thai nationals rescued, police said on Thursday. | 01-Aug-2019 |
BJP's assets increased by 22% in 2017-18 | New Delhi, Aug 1 (TIWN) The total assets of the BJP in 2017-18 registered a rise of 22 per cent compared to previous financial year's asset declaration of Rs 1,213 crore to Rs 1,483.35 crore, election watchdog Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) has said. | 01-Aug-2019 |