Category: Business

UAE prepares for longest commercial flight

Dubai, March 2 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is preparing for the world's longest commercial flight which will take…

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Connectivity can add new momentum to Saarc: Jaishankar

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Connectivity can impart new momentum to the Saarc region and help in more cooperation among…

9 years ago

Haryana offers loans to staff through banks

Chandigarh, March 2 (IANS) The Haryana government on Wednesday said state government employees would now be able to avail loans…

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Significant step taken on retrospective tax cases: Jaitley

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) In a post-Budget 2016-17 meeting with India Inc. on Wednesday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said…

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‘Budget 2016-17 proposes fertiliser subsidy system reforms’

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Ananth Kumar has appreciated the measures proposed in Budget 2016-17 for…

9 years ago

Sensex provisionally closes 464 points up

Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Wednesday provisionally closed…

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OPEC daily basket price closes higher

Vienna, March 2 (IANS/WAM) The price of OPEC's basket of thirteen crudes stood at $31.59 a barrel on Tuesday, compared…

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Bajaj Auto logs 12 percent sales growth in February

Chennai, March 2 (IANS) Bajaj Auto Ltd. on Wednesday said it closed February sales with 12 percent growth in volumes.…

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Women entrepreneurs bring medical aid at your doorstep

By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) With healthcare a fast growing sector, women entrepreneurs are increasingly coming up…

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Increased social spending by government can decrease mortality rates

New York, March 2 (IANS) Even small increases in social spending -- monies for welfare, education, and health -- can…

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SC clears decks for dance bars in Mumbai

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the decks for the issuance of dance bar licences…

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‘India, Africa are key partners in global food security’

By Francis Kokutse Accra (Ghana), March 2 (IANS) India Inc. has said that with Africa's farm sector projected to grow…

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52 mn Indians may have to depend on rural job plan for 20 years

By Prachi Salve and Saumya Tewari With a 14-percent rise in funding for the programme run under the Mahatma Gandhi…

9 years ago

Key Indian equity indices stage post-budget bull run

Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) After a fall on Budget day, the bull run on Indian stock markets continued for the…

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Myanmar president asks next government to develop agriculture

Nay Pyi Taw, March 2 (IANS) Myanmar President U Thein Sein on Wednesday expressed the hope that the next government…

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Job losses unfortunate but necessary in China

Beijing, March 2 (IANS) Unemployment is inherently painful for those losing their jobs, their families and society at large, but…

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Jewellers fear excise inspector raj, down shutters

Chennai, March 2 (IANS) Fearing excise duty inspector raj, around 35,000 jewellery shops in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have decided…

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Shutdown begins in Imphal

Imphal, March 2 (IANS) An indefinite shutdown in Manipur's capital city began on Wednesday with all shops, commercial establishments pulling…

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Inflation rises to four percent in Pakistan

Islamabad, March 2 (IANS) Annual inflation in Pakistan has risen to four percent in February 2016 from 3.3 percent in…

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Fiscal discipline is of prime importance: Jaitley

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) In a post-Budget 2016-17 meeting with India Inc on Wednesday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley reiterated…

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