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Railways to be world's 1st large, clean | New Delhi, July 16 (TIWN) Union Railway and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that the Indian Railways will become the world's first large, clean railways and move towards 100 per cent electrification in the next three and half years. | 16-Jul-2020 |
Air India allows 'leave without pay' for | New Delhi, July 16 (TIWN) Even as the privatisation process drags on, the national carrier Air India has instituted a scheme whereby employees can opt for 'leave without pay' (LWP) from six months to five years. | 16-Jul-2020 |
Reliance Retail to get in global investo | New Delhi, July 16 (TIWN) Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani on Wednesday announced that global partners and investors will be brought into the company's retail arm -- Reliance Retail in the next few quarters. | 16-Jul-2020 |
US stocks open lower amid earnings repor | New York, July 16 (TIWN) US stocks opened lower on Tuesday as investors digested a slew of newly-released earnings reports. | 16-Jul-2020 |
Airtel partners with Verizon to take on | New Delhi, July 15 (TIWN) Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced its partnership with US-based communication technology major Verizon to offer video conferencing solutions to enterprises in India under the brand name ‘Airtel BlueJeans'. | 15-Jul-2020 |
Wakefit.co aims to hire 200 people, expa | Bengaluru, July 15 (TIWN) After creating a strong foothold in the online mattress and sleep solutions space, Bengaluru-headquartered Wakefit.co on Tuesday said it aims to hire 200 people in the next couple of months to fuel growth, as it looks to replicate its success in the home solutions space. | 15-Jul-2020 |
No lay-offs by Wipro amid crorona crisis | Bengaluru, July 14 (TIWN) Global software major Wipro has not laid off any employee during the Covid-19 pandemic nor has any such plan at the moment, a top company official said on Monday. | 14-Jul-2020 |
Google to pump in Rs 75,000cr to help In | New Delhi, July 14 (TIWN) Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday announced a Google for India Digitisation Fund through which the company will invest Rs 75,000 crore, or approximately $10 billion, over the next five to seven years to drive digital transformation in the country. | 14-Jul-2020 |
Covid-hit Indian IT services sector head | New Delhi, July 14 (TIWN) The simultaneous supply and demand shocks owing to the coronavirus pandemic has hit the Indian IT services sector hard which is expected to witness a negative growth up to -3 per cent in the financial year 2021, as compared to an earlier forecast of 6-8 per cent growth, rating agency ICRA said on Monday. | 14-Jul-2020 |
Air India's Finance Dept red flagged cro | New Delhi, July 13 (TIWN) The Finance Department of Air India has red flagged payments running into crores of rupees and foreign exchange in thousands of dollars over several months made to a pilot, Karan Mann in 2018, who was facing complaints of receiving excess payments as he was allegedly not flying. | 13-Jul-2020 |
Diesel prices rise after 4-day pause, ne | New Delhi, July 13 (TIWN) Diesel prices across the metro cities increased on Sunday, after remaining unchanged for four consecutive days. | 13-Jul-2020 |
Musk again hints at Tesla Model 3 arriva | San Francisco, July 12 (TIWN) After several attempts in the past to launch Tesla cars for the Indian roads, Elon Musk is yet to inaugurate a Tesla showroom in India. However, he has once again hinted to let his Indian fans drive an electric Model 3 "hopefully soon". | 12-Jul-2020 |
Anti-China sentiment to benefit Samsung | Seoul/New Delhi, (July 12) As anti-China sentiments grow in India after the ban on 59 apps and a public boycott of Chinese-made goods, Samsung Electronics is expected to increase its presence in the Indian smartphone market, industry analysts have said. | 12-Jul-2020 |
Promote solar energy in building project | New Delhi, July 12 (TIWN) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday called upon the architects of the country to adopt green architecture and promote solar energy in upcoming building projects. | 12-Jul-2020 |
Covid-19: GoDaddy joins Ketto to support | New Delhi, July 11 (TIWN) Domain registration and web hosting giant GoDaddy on Saturday announced a partnership with crowdfunding platform Ketto to help Indian businesses hit by Covid-19 disruptions to host a fundraiser campaign for free. | 11-Jul-2020 |
Economy showing signs of getting back to | Mumbai, July 11 (TIWN) India's economy is showing signs of getting back to normalcy, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Saturday. | 11-Jul-2020 |
ED seizes Rs 3.57 cr in raids on tour an | New Delhi, July 11 (TIWN) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized Rs 3.5 crore belonging to directors of several tour and travel companies, during raids conducted at eight different locations in Delhi and Ghaziabad, the agency said on Saturday. | 11-Jul-2020 |
PM inaugurates 750-MW solar power projec | Delhi/Rewa, July 11 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dedicated to the nation a 750-MW solar project - said to be Asias biggest -- at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh through videoconference from Delhi. | 11-Jul-2020 |
Non-life insurance sector posts 4.24% ne | Chennai, July 10 (TIWN) The non-life insurance industry has logged a degrowth of 4.24 per cent during the first quarter of the current fiscal, said the sectoral regulator on Thursday. | 10-Jul-2020 |
Pak court issues notice to US embassy ov | Islamabad, July 10 (TIWN) A civil court in Lahore has issued notices to the US Embassy in Pakistan and others on a $20 billion damages suit filed by a citizen over the spread of COVID-19, a lawyer said on Thursday. | 10-Jul-2020 |
Officer told George Floyd to stop yellin | Washington, July 10 (TIWN) The US police officer accused of the murder of unarmed African-American man, George Floyd told him to "stop yelling" as he repeatedly gasped under the man's knee, according to court documents. | 10-Jul-2020 |
Petrol and diesel prices again go a mome | New Delhi, July 10 (TIWN) Auto fuel prices have again gone a momentary pause with oil marketing companies keeping the pump prices of petrol and diesel unchanged on Thursday. | 10-Jul-2020 |
Tata group sole contender for Air India | New Delhi, July 8 (TIWN) The Tata group is the only bidder in the fray for national carrier Air India with just a month left for the final bidding date. | 08-Jul-2020 |
US stocks drop amid coronavirus concerns | New York, July 8 (TIWN) US stocks fell on Tuesday as market sentiment was dampened by a resurgence in coronavirus infections in the country. | 08-Jul-2020 |
US dollar gains amid coronavirus worries | New York, July 8 (TIWN) The US dollar strengthened as traders sought safe haven amid concerns over soaring coronavirus infections. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was up 0.15 per cent at 96.8744. | 08-Jul-2020 |
Diesel maintains gain over petrol in Del | New Delhi, July 8 (TIWN) Diesel has maintained its gain over petrol in Delhi as oil marketing companies kept the prices of auto fuels unchanged on Wednesday after raising the price of diesel by 25 paisa per litre in the city a day earlier. | 08-Jul-2020 |
Time limit for availing LPG cylinders by | New Delhi, July 8 (TIWN) In order to allow Ujjwala beneficiaries get their full quota of three cooking gas cylinders free of charge, the government on Wednesday extended the time limit for availing the benefit by three months till September 30. | 08-Jul-2020 |
Frontrunner for Air India ops director u | New Delhi, July 7 (TIWN) A frontrunner for Air India's Director Operations post has come under criticism from certain sections of the airline for his past record of siding with unions against the national carrier. | 07-Jul-2020 |
Property prices fall 1-5% in April-June | New Delhi, July 7 (TIWN): Property prices across top eight cities in the country declined 1-5 per cent in April-June quarter amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Magicbricks Propindex Report Q2. | 07-Jul-2020 |
Sensex trims gains after opening 173 poi | Mumbai, July 7 (TIWN) The key Indian stock indices pared major initial gains amid choppy trade on Tuesday morning. | 07-Jul-2020 |
US stocks rise as tech shares rally | New York, July 7 (TIWN) US stocks finished higher on Monday as a rally in major tech shares contributed to the market. | 07-Jul-2020 |
India ranks 34th in JLL's real estate tr | Mumbai, July 7 (TIWN) India is ranked 34th in JLL's Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI), marking an improvement due to more regulatory reforms and other initiatives. | 07-Jul-2020 |
Gold may cross Rs 52,000 per 10 grams by | New Delhi, July 6 (TIWN) The price of gold in the spot and futures markets remained soft for the fourth consecutive day on Monday, but during the corona period the fundamentals of the precious metal are strong due to which it may touch a new high later this year. | 06-Jul-2020 |
Country needs another green revolution: | New Delhi, July 6 (TIWN) Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday said the country needs another green revolution to increase the production of foodgrains. | 06-Jul-2020 |
North Korean hackers stealing online sho | San Francisco, July 6 (TIWN) North Korea-based hackers have engaged in a large scale digital skimming activity since May 19, breaking into online stores like international fashion chain Claires to insert malicious code that steal payment card details of the users in the US and Europe, a new report revealed on Monday. | 06-Jul-2020 |
Covid-19 fails to affect kharif sowing i | Bengaluru, July 6 (TIWN) There seems no impact of Covid-19 on kharif crop sowing in Karnataka with the current year actually being ahead of previous years, according to an official here on Monday. | 06-Jul-2020 |
Bring down VAT on petroleum products to | New Delhi July 6 (TIWN) To augment revenue and bring down inflation, the Delhi Petrol Dealers Association (DPDA) has urged the Delhi state government to reduce VAT (value added tax) on petroleum products in the national capital. | 06-Jul-2020 |
Petrol, diesel prices unchanged for 6th | New Delhi, July 5 (TIWN) Fuel prices remained unchanged for the sixth consecutive day on Sunday across the four metros. | 05-Jul-2020 |
Form Chambal Development Authority for p | New Delhi, July 5 (TIWN) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday called for the formation of Chambal Development Authority for progress of the region. | 05-Jul-2020 |
Adopt Cloud fast to beat pandemic blues: | New Delhi, July 5 (TIWN) The Covid-19 lockdown forced enterprises in India to shift their operations overnight to immediately accommodate a remote workforce. During four months of working remotely, they faced unprecedented challenges in how to manage their business continuity in light of the burdens placed on capacity, productivity and security. | 05-Jul-2020 |
'Centre creating digital platforms for l | New Delhi, July 4 (TIWN) The Centre is creating digital platforms for increasing the working capacity along with transportation efficiency of the country's logistics sector, a senior government official said on Saturday. | 05-Jul-2020 |
Jio killer app serves Rs 13,500 p.a. spo | New Delhi, July 4 (TIWN) While video conferencing app, Zoom has a 40 minute limit on group meetings in its basic or free plan, JioMeet, soft launched on Google Playstore and iOS on Thursday, has a 24-hour limit on group meetings, absolutely free. | 05-Jul-2020 |
Jio killer app serves Rs 13,500 p.a. spo | New Delhi, July 4 (TIWN) While video conferencing app, Zoom has a 40-minute limit on group meetings in its basic or free plan, JioMeet, soft launched on Google Playstore and iOS on Thursday, has a 24-hour limit on group meetings, absolutely free. | 04-Jul-2020 |
US dollar edges down amid coronavirus un | New York, July 4 (TIWN) The US dollar declined modestly as traders continued to focus on rising coronavirus cases and weigh their impact on the economic recovery. | 04-Jul-2020 |
Majority companies report 5% revenue de- | New Delhi, July 4 (TIWN) Almost all companies across sectors have suffered a revenue de-growth of 5 per cent for Q4FY20, a SBI Ecowrap report said on Friday. | 04-Jul-2020 |
Commercial space leasing by IT firms to | New Delhi, July 5 (TIWN) Leasing of commercial spaces by IT companies and IT-enabled services is likely to decline in the coming days as major domestic and international organisations are reducing their expenses and deferring projects due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by 360 Realtors. | 05-Jul-2020 |
Govt to levy interest on late payment to | New Delhi, July 4 (TIWN) Government departments and agencies will have to pay interest on late payment to vendors, largely MSMEs, for products procured through the Government e-Martketplace (GeM), starting October 1. | 04-Jul-2020 |
Late fee on GST returns capped till July | New Delhi, July 3 (TIWN) In a major relief to the GST taxpayers, the government has decided to cap the maximum late fee for Form GSTR-3B at Rs 500 per return for the extended tax period of July 2017 to July 2020 subject to the condition that such returns are filed before September 30, 2020. | 03-Jul-2020 |
SpiceJet brings back 30K Indians on 200 | New Delhi, July 3 (TIWN) Airline major SpiceJet has operated 200 charter flights since May till now to fly 30,000 Indian nationals back home. | 03-Jul-2020 |
Likee, Bigo Live suspend services, TikTo | New Delhi, July 3 (TIWN): Short-video platform Likee on Thursday said it has temporarily pulled off the app from Google Play and Apple App Stores and has suspended its service in India. | 03-Jul-2020 |