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| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| CAA protests: Railways suffered Rs 80 cr | New Delhi, Dec 30 (TIWN) The railways suffered a loss of over Rs 80 crore during the ongoing anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in West Bengal, Railway Board Chairman V.K. Yadav said on Monday. | 30-Dec-2019 |
| Jio tops subscription race despite voice | New Delhi, Dec 30 (TIWN) Reliance Jio added over 91 lakh new subscribers in October, taking its total subscriber base to 36.43 crore, according to data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). | 30-Dec-2019 |
| Delhi Metro starts construction of Phase | New Delhi, Dec 30 (TIWN) The Delhi Metro on Monday started construction work for Phase IV's RK Ashram-Janakpuri West corridor. | 30-Dec-2019 |
| India to end 2019 with 640 civilian airc | New Delhi, Dec 30 (TIWN) India is expected to end the calendar year 2019 with around 640 civilian aircraft and a four per cent jump in passenger traffic despite a general economic slowdown along with the grounding of a major domestic carrier. | 30-Dec-2019 |
| Rabi crops acreage up 7%, better output | New Delhi, Dec 30 (TIWN) Sowing of rabi crops, including wheat and gram, is in full swing and if the weather remains favourable the output is expected to be good this season. | 29-Dec-2019 |
| Tough 2020 awaits Amazon, Flipkart as Re | New Delhi, Dec 29 (TIWN) With more and more Indians taking the online route to fulfill their shopping needs, e-tailers like Amazon and Flipkart are witnessing high demands, including from far-flung and remote areas, but overall slowdown and negative sentiments - coupled with the new ecommerce policy and the likely entry of Reliance into the ecommerce space soon -- may spoil the 2020 party for the market leaders, say industry experts. | 29-Dec-2019 |
| Top mobile makers need to boost India ex | New Delhi, Dec 29 (TIWN) The largest mobile phone manufacturers in the world, including Apple, Samsung, Huawei, Vivo, OPPO and Xiaomi need to scale up their exports from India to meet the goals of the National Policy on Electronics (NPE) 2019, the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) Chairman has said. | 29-Dec-2019 |
| Alliance Air connects Gulbarga to Bengal | New Delhi, Dec 29 (TIWN) Air India subsidiary Alliance Air on Friday commenced direct flight operations connecting Gulbarga with Bengaluru and onwards to Mysuru under the regional air connectivity -- UDAN -- scheme. | 28-Dec-2019 |
| Potato, Onion prices go high | AGARTALA, Dec 29 (TIWN): After onion, potato prices have also started heading high. | 29-Dec-2019 |
| 10 Trade unions’ strike on Januar | AGARTALA, Dec 29 (TIWN): Central trade unions on Monday gave a call for a nationwide general strike on January 8 against government's alleged failure to respond to demands of workers. As many as 10 central unions announced the strike in national open mass convention of workers, as per a joint statement issued by them. | 29-Dec-2019 |
| Diesel up by 17-18 paise, no change in p | New Delhi, Dec 28 (TIWN) Diesel prices rose by 17-18 paise across all major cities, while petrol prices remained unchanged on Saturday, the oil marketing website said. | 28-Dec-2019 |
| Early stage funding in Indian start-ups | New Delhi, Dec 28 (TIWN) The early stage funding in Indian start-ups more than doubled to Rs 693 crore in 2019 compared to Rs 334 crore in 2018, said a report on Friday. | 28-Dec-2019 |
| RBI suggests Fin Min to align small savi | New Delhi, Dec 28 (TIWN) Ahead of the announcement of interest rates on small savings schemes for the January-March quarter by December 31, the RBI has asked the Finance ministry to align their interest rates with market rates which govern the banks also in a bid to improve transmission. | 28-Dec-2019 |
| Twitterati praise MiG-27 as it flies int | New Delhi, Dec 28 (TIWN) As Indian Air Force warhorse MiG-27 takes its sunset flight on Friday, Twitter users tweeted farewell messages for the fighter aircraft that earned praise for its stellar role in the 1999 Kargil war. The fighter jet also took part in Operation Parakram and other tactical operations. | 28-Dec-2019 |
| Sensex up 200 pts, SBI 2%, RIL 1% | Mumbai, Dec 28 (TIWN) The benchmark Sensex advanced over 200 points after opening in the green on Friday. It opened at 41,297.08, higher from its previous close of 41,163.76. | 28-Dec-2019 |
| Petrol, diesel prices up again across al | New Delhi, Dec 27 (TIWN) Petrol and diesel prices were once again raised by 6 paise and 15-16 paise, respectively for the second consecutive day across all major cities on Friday. | 27-Dec-2019 |
| GoAir cancels flights due to delayed air | New Delhi, Dec 25 (TIWN) Budget carrier GoAir cancelled several flights on Wednesday due to delayed delivery of aircraft and grounding of two planes over maintenance issues, leaving several passengers stranded. | 26-Dec-2019 |
| Airtel Payments Bank enables 24x7 NEFT t | New Delhi, Dec 26 (TIWN) Airtel Payments Bank on Thursday said it has enabled 24x7 NEFT transfers in line with the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) guidelines. | 26-Dec-2019 |
| Petrol, diesel prices hiked after days o | New Delhi, Dec 26 (TIWN) Petrol and diesel prices were hiked once again on Thursday after days of no change. The price of petrol was increased by 5-6 paise and that of diesel by 10-11 paise across major cities of the country on Thursday. | 26-Dec-2019 |
| Tight revenue position may rule out sops | New Delhi, Dec 26 (TIWN) Given the tight revenue position of the government, Union Budget 2020-21 may not be giving out any extraordinary fiscal sops just to boost personal income to push consumption and demand and would be taking a sectoral redressal policy where interventions are needed, officials said. | 26-Dec-2019 |
| Sensex, Nifty trade flat; RIL in the gre | Mumbai, Dec 26 (TIWN) Sensex and Nifty traded marginally lower during the early trade session on Thursday as they were dragged by heavyweight large caps like the HDFC Bank, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, TCS and SBI except for Reliance Industries (RIL). | 26-Dec-2019 |
| Budget may provide National Fund for Pro | New Delhi, Dec 25 (TIWN) The general budget in February may make provision for a National Fund for Protection of Children under the child budgeting besides seeing moderate increase in the allocation for the overall women and child development. | 25-Dec-2019 |
| Piramal Enterprises to raise Rs 2,750 cr | Mumbai, Dec 25 (TIWN) Piramal Enterprises said on Wednesday that it will raise up to Rs 2,750 crore by issuing bonds. | 25-Dec-2019 |
| Bharat Bond ETF mops up Rs 12,400 crore | New Delhi, Dec 25 (TIWN) Bharat Bond ETF, India's first corporate bond ETF, has fetched Rs 12,400 crore from its maiden offer. | 25-Dec-2019 |
| RBI introduces new prepaid payment instr | Mumbai, Dec 25 (TIWN) The Reserve Bank has introduced a new type of prepaid payment instrument (PPI) which could be used only for purchase of goods and services up to a limit of Rs 10,000 per month. | 25-Dec-2019 |
| US stocks end mixed in Christmas Eve tra | New York, Dec 25 (TIWN) The three major US stock indexes ended mixed in a shortened Christmas Eve session on Tuesday. | 24-Dec-2019 |
| CBI books ex-Maruti MD Jagdish Khattar f | New Delhi, Dec 24 (TIWN) The CBI on Tuesday said it has registered a case against Maruti Udyog's former Managing Director Jagdish Khattar in connection with an alleged bank loan fraud of Rs 110 crore by his new company. | 24-Dec-2019 |
| Long-term views of India telecom market | Gurugram, Dec 24 (TIWN) The macro and long-term views of the telecom market comprising infrastructure, equipment and user devices continues to remain positive despite the short-term disruption that the industry has witnessed, said a study on Tuesday. | 24-Dec-2019 |
| Farmers' body meets FM ahead of Budget | New Delhi, Dec 24 (TIWN) The Consortium of Indian Farmers Associations (CIFA), India's apex professional farmers' organisation engaged in effective policy level interventions on behalf of farmers from all over India, has met with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to participate in pre-Budget discussions where it put forth the key concerns and demands for the betterment of Indian farmers. | 24-Dec-2019 |
| RIL, HDFC twins drag markets; Sensex los | Mumbai, Dec 24 (TIWN) The two biggest index contributors Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank on Tuesday dragged the key equity indices lower. | 24-Dec-2019 |
| 'Indian shoppers look abroad ever more t | New Delhi, Dec 24 (TIWN) Indian shoppers increasingly look overseas to bag the best prices and deals on their preferred brands and goods, Hong Kong-based cross-border e-commerce service provider Buyandship said on Tuesday. | 24-Dec-2019 |
| Electric cycles attract 5% GST, ordinary | New Delhi, Dec 23 (New Delhi) The Modi government has been defending the multi-tiered rates under GST, saying there cannot be one rate given that different segments of society have to be taxed differently, but it has emerged that ordinary bicycles used mostly by the low-income group people attract 12 per cent GST while expensive electric bicycles are in the lowest slab of 5 per cent. | 23-Dec-2019 |
| MP Pragya gets into spat with SpiceJet p | New Delhi, Dec 23 (TIWN) Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur is in the news again for the wrong reason. A video has now emerged showing irate passengers of SpiceJet having an altercation with her. | 23-Dec-2019 |
| Sensex opens lower, RIL slips by 2% | Mumbai, Dec 23 (TIWN) Dragged by largest market cap company and index heavyweight Reliance Industries, the Indian markets opened lower on Monday. RIL was trading at Rs 1,561.65 a share, lower by 2.34 per cent. | 23-Dec-2019 |
| Vistara waives charges for Lucknow, Delh | New Delhi, Dec 23 (TIWN) In view of the ongoing protests in Lucknow, private airline Vistara has announced a full waiver of change and cancellation fees for passenger travelling to and from the city on Sunday. | 22-Dec-2019 |
| SpiceJet on Pragya: Regret inconvenience | New Delhi, Dec 23 (TIWN) Reacting to BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur's complaint and protest over "ill-treatment", budget airline SpiceJet on Sunday said that it regretted the inconvenience faced by the controversial Member of Parliament from Bhopal, however, adding that safety of passengers is of utmost importance for the airline. | 22-Dec-2019 |
| Limit to lowering interest rates, says S | New Delhi, Dec 22 (TIWN) SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar on Saturday said that banks cannot lower interest rates beyond a threshold due to asset-liability mismatch issues. | 22-Dec-2019 |
| No need to mention religion for bank A/c | New Delhi, Dec 22 (TIWN) The Finance Ministry on Saturday said no Indian citizen has to mention religion for opening an account in banks. | 21-Dec-2019 |
| Railways tests new BOXNS freight wagons | New Delhi, Dec 22 (TIWN) The Indian Railways has conducted speed trial -- up to 110 kmph -- of the new BOXNS wagons with the 25-tonne axle load on the newly built 193 km Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) on Friday. | 21-Dec-2019 |
| Limit to lowering interest rates, says S | New Delhi, Dec 22 (TIWN) SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar on Saturday said that banks cannot lower interest rates beyond a threshold due to asset-liability mismatch issues. | 21-Dec-2019 |
| SpiceJet faces Pragya Thakurï's ire o | Bhopal, Dec 22 (TIWN) SpiceJet was the receiving end of controversial Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakurs ire on Saturday evening. The Sadhvi created a scene and registered protest over being ill treated by the airlines staff at the local airport after her flight from Delhi. | 21-Dec-2019 |
| Quikr retrenches 2,000, discontinues 'At | New Delhi, Dec 21 (TIWN) Bengaluru-based online classifieds marketplace Quikr has discontinued "AtHomeDiva" beauty services and laid off nearly 2,000 people from various verticals, according to a media report. | 21-Dec-2019 |
| US stocks trade higher amid economic dat | New York, Dec 21 (TIWN) US stocks traded higher on Friday as investors digested a batch of key economic data. | 21-Dec-2019 |
| Diesel prices surge over 50 paise per li | New Delhi, Dec 21 (TIWN) Diesel prices rose for the third consecutive days on Saturday while, petrol prices remained stable for the fourth straight days. Diesel is priced in the national capital region at Rs 66.54 per litre today as the oil marketing companies have increased diesel prices over 50 paise a litre across India in three straight days. | 21-Dec-2019 |
| After onions, cooking oil gets costlier | New Delhi, Dec 21 (TIWN) After onion and garlic, prices of edible oil have registered a sharp rise due to costlier imports. | 21-Dec-2019 |
| First trial shipment of vegetables send | New Delhi, Dec 21 (TIWN) A trail shipment of vegetables was sent to Dubai from Varanasi on Friday under the government's scheme to promote exports from agriculture produce rich regions of India. | 21-Dec-2019 |
| India's 'export hub' dream needs new ref | New Delhi, Dec 20 (TIWN) Implying that India has not taken the required steps to turn into a manufacturing major, IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath on Friday said that the country needs a separate set of reforms to become a manufacturing and export hub. | 20-Dec-2019 |
| Sensex tops 41,800, hits new high | Mumbai, Dec 20 (TIWN) The benchmark Sensex touched record high of 41,809.96. It was the fourth consecutive session on Friday when the Dalal Street recorded a fresh high. | 20-Dec-2019 |
| US stocks close higher amid data, earnin | New York, Dec 20 (TIWN) US stocks closed higher as investors digested some key economic data and quarterly corporate earnings. | 20-Dec-2019 |
| Trade unions concerned at job losses, di | New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday held pre-Budget consultations with the representatives of various Trade Unions and Labour Organisations here in connection with the forthcoming Union Budget 2020-21. | 20-Dec-2019 |