Pension schemes for retired now more attractive: Experts
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) After the withdrawal of a key proposal for the provident fund scheme with the retention of a plan to tax just 60 percent of the corpus withdrawn from pension funds,…
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Women outnumber men when it comes to Google Search in India
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) When it comes to Google Search, more and more Indian women across age groups are using the search engine — outnumbering men by a whooping margin — on issues ranging…
Yes Bank launches all-women branch in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, March 8 (IANS) Private lender Yes Bank on Tuesday launched an all-women operated bank branch ‘Yes Grace’ on Cunningham Road here aimed at offering customised banking solutions to women. “We are happy to launch…
‘China’s Belt and Road Initiative not expansionism’
Beijing, March 8 (IANS) China’s proposed Belt and Road Initiative should not be seen as expansionism, but rather an open initiative, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday. “The Initiative is China’s idea, but the…
Sri Lanka demands aid for war-torn regions
Colombo, March 8 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday said it would call for international investments and assistance to develop the formerly war-torn areas in the country. Niroshan Perera, state minister of national policy,…
Sensex provisionally closes flat
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Tuesday provisionally closed the day’s trading flat — higher by a paltry 12.75 points, or 0.05 percent. The…
SC to hear plea to restrain Mallya from leaving country
Mumbai: Businessman Vijay Mallya during the Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby at the race course in Mumbai on Feb. 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday a…
Cox & Kings’ #GetawayGoddess for women creates buzz on Twitter
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Leading travel group Cox & Kings Ltd on Tuesday launched #GetawayGoddess campaign on Twitter asking women about various reasons that stop them from exploring the world. As soon as the hashtag…
Delhi, Dhaka to sign $2 billion loan deal
Dhaka, March 8 (IANS) Dhaka and New Delhi will sign the final agreement on a $2 billion credit from India on Wednesday. Bangladesh’s Economic Relations Division (ERD) senior secretary Mohammad Mejbahuddin and the Indian Exim…
BigChemist.com celebrates Women’s Day with a heavy discount pill
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Offering the fairer sex more reasons to cheer this International Women’s Day, online pharmacy BigChemist.com, an omnichannel market place for medicines and healthcare products is offering up to 50 percent…
‘G20 summit to stress innovation, reform, development’
Beijing, March 8 (IANS) The Group of Twenty (G20) Hangzhou summit in September will lay stress on innovation, reform and development, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday. G20 is an international forum for the…
Sensex trades flat during afternoon session
Bombay Stock Exchange. (File Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading flat at 28.61 points, or 0.12 percent, higher during the afternoon…
Banking sector more responsive to people’s needs
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) A major change taking place in India’s financial system is the greater responsiveness of the formal banking sector to the articulated needs of the population, the government said on Tuesday….
Chinese exports decrease
Beijing, March 8 (IANS) China’s exports fell by 20.6 percent to $126 billion while imports dropped by eight percent to $941 billion in February, customs data showed on Tuesday. The decline in exports widened from…
Jaitley withdraws provident fund tax proposal
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the government was withdrawing one of the much-resisted budget proposals to partially tax withdrawals from the employees’ provident fund accounts. “A number of…
Five key lessons about women and work in India
By Rohini Pande, Charity Troyer Moore and Jennifer Johnson While marginally more women work in India than in Pakistan (27 percent and 25 percent, respectively), Pakistans female labour-force participation rate is growing and Indias is…
Facebook launches free WordPress plugin for Instant Articles
New York, March 8 (IANS) The social networking giant, set to open its Instant Articles feature to all publishers next month, has launched a free WordPress plugin that will help publishers create Instant Articles with…
Is it a phone or a camera? The debate continues with ASUS Zenfone Zoom
By Sourabh Kulesh New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) A few years back when camera phones entered the Indian market, Nokia 6600 with a revolutionary camera changed the way people clicked images from a smartphone. With…
Sensex gains 44 points in early trade
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Tuesday was trading 43.88 points, or 0.18 percent up during the morning session. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of…
Chinese yuan strengthens against dollar
Beijing, March 8 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 72 basis points to 6.5041 against the US dollar on Tuesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading…