By Krishna SinhaChaudhury New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) From being a businessman’s assistant to a celebrity’s accessory, BlackBerry phones — initially manufactured by Canada-based Research In Motion (RIM) — slipped into oblivion when big-screen Android…
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) The ongoing quarterly results season, along with global trade tensions and the direction of foreign fund flows, are expected to determine the trajectory of key Indian equity indices…
Los Angeles, Aug 5 (IANS) The cumulative expenditure loss to the tourism of the Big Island of Hawaii inflicted by the eruption of the Kilauea volcano may reach approximately $200 million, a study has found….
Bengaluru, Aug 4 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday called upon startups to develop technologies and weapons for the Indian armed forces. “We (Ministry of Defence) want you to provide Indian solutions to problems…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Saturday expressed concern over the poor state of economy, ‘tax terrorism’ and unemployment, noting that agrarian distress has become a hallmark of the Modi…
Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) Renewable energy solutions provider Suzlon Energy posted a net loss of Rs 575.10 crore for the quarter ended June 30, the company said on Saturday. The company had a profit of…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council in its meeting on Saturday decided to start a pilot project to give cashbacks to consumers in order to incentivise digital payments in…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Saturday quashed two notifications, issued last year by the Delhi Government, relating to revision of minimum wages for all classes of workmen in all scheduled…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said his government is working on a new model to provide solar power to the city at Re 1 per unit. Kejriwal was…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Budget passenger carrier GoAir on Saturday offered up to 1 million air tickets starting at Rs 1,099 (all-inclusive) across all routes in its sales scheme. According to the airline, the…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 4 (IANS) In the run-up to the Make in Odisha Conclave 2018, the state government has decided to organise an investment roadshow in Mumbai on August 7-9. It has also planned to depute…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Delhi electricity distribution company BSES-Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) on Saturday said it has installed 506 KW of grid-connected solar rooftop plant in seven cooperative group housing societies (CGHS) in the…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday formed a Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Union Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla to deliberate on issues…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Jet Airways pilots union National Aviator’s Guild (NAG) on Saturday said that it is trying to assist the company as it recognises that the aviation sector is going through a…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council in its meeting on Saturday decided to start a pilot project to give 20 per cent cashback of the GST paid to incentivise…
By Rituraj Baruah Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) Broadly positive global cues, along with healthy macro-economic data and better-than-expected quarterly earnings, lifted the key Indian equity indices during the week ended Friday. Analysts pointed out that…
Singapore, Aug 4 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday announced a new $300 million fund for security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region where Washington and Beijing are competing for influence. “As part…
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) Principal Economic advisor to the Finance Ministry Sajeev Sanyal on Saturday said Goods and Services Tax (GST) slabs may be brought down to three along with the exemption category in order…
Guwahati, Aug 4 (IANS) A top Oil India Limited (OIL) official on Saturday said Guwahati and other state capitals of northeastern states are likely to be connected to the National Gas Grid within next three…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Google’s admission that it had in 2014 inadvertently coded the 112 distress number and the UIDAI helpline number into its setup wizard for Android devices triggered another controversy on Saturday…