New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) In yet another manifestation of India’s growing engagements with Africa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India will soon open a High Commission in the East African nation…
Ahmedabad, July 23 (IANS) The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is set to become a big challenge for the otherwise financially prudent Gujarat once the 14 per cent compensation commitment of the Centre winds up,…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Indian banks and financial institutions (FIs) on Monday entered into an inter-creditor agreement (ICA) to expedite the resolution of banks’ non-performing assets (NPAs), or bad loans, and ensure smooth credit…
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) State-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) has received capital infusion of Rs 2,816 crore from the Central government. PNB informed the BSE in a regulatory filing on Monday that the capital infusion…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017, which provides for allowing a court trying an offence related to cheque bouncing to direct the drawer to…
Gandhinagar, July 23 (IANS) The 15th Finance Commission will be carrying out a robust study for restructuring of the national disaster funds utilization, its chairman N.K. Singh said on Monday. As Gujarat and many other…
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Cement and ready mix concrete manufacturer ACC on Monday reported a marginal rise of 1 per cent in its consolidated net profit for the second quarter of 2018. According to the…
Chandigarh, July 23 (IANS) To expand its market base, Punjab’s Markfed on Monday launched its first outlet outside north India at Gujarat’s Vadodara. The ‘Health Food Kiosk’, formally inaugurated at GSFC University campus in Vadodara…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) A bill to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, allowing an allottee of a real estate project to be treated as a financial creditor was introduced in the Lok…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Many opposition parties on Monday opposed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill dubbing it as dilution of the state’s powers and aimed at helping corporates. The Bill, which was passed by…
Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) US-based Altair Engineering plans to open a design innovation centre in Karnataka’s Hubballi town with a private university to benefit locals in using software tools and become industry ready, said a…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) In major step to curb vehicular pollution, the Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that sale and manufacture of BS-VI non-compliant vehicles in India should not be allowed from…
Bhubaneswar, July 23 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday set up a ministerial committee for the development of Odia film industry. The panel, headed by Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera, would submit a…
Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) Karnataka Heavy Industries Minister K.J. George on Monday said the state government would assist Sutlej Textiles Ltd in setting up its unit in Chamarajanagar district at a cost of Rs 786…
Panaji, July 23 (IANS) Soon, renting rooms in Goa will only be allowed if there is a toilet and bathroom on the premises and tenant verification is formally carried out, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) With an aim to generate more than 2,000 MW of solar energy in the national capital by 2025, the Delhi government is laying out a comprehensive roadmap to encourage adoption…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The NITI Aayog on Monday signed an agreement with the Lupin Foundation to collaborate in the government’s ambitious aspirational districts programme which aims to quickly and effectively transform some of…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The GST Council could consider raising the threshold for quarterly filing of returns and monthly tax payments to above the Rs 5 crore turnover decided last week in order to…
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Pipe solution major Welspun Corp on Monday reported a decline of 14.59 per cent in its consolidated net profit for the first quarter of 2018-19. According to the company, its Q1…
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Two and three-wheeler major Bajaj Auto has restructured and realigned its top management team under its future growth strategy and has appointed Rakesh Sharma as the first Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)…