Chandigarh, Dec 13 (IANS) Inmates of a mental hospital in Amritsar or of an old-age shelter home for widows may not have much to do with assembly elections in Punjab but the premises where they…
(INDIA – Tags: BUSINESS SCI TECH) Bengaluru, Dec 12 (IANS) As software professionals (techies) are well paid, they should give more for charity, Wipro czar Azim Premji said on Saturday. “IT firms and their employees…
Vijayawada, Dec 11 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh on Friday sought Rs.5,760 crore assistance from the central government to tackle drought and also for relief and rehabilitation in districts affected by heavy rains. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu…
Mumbai, Dec 11 (IANS) Upcoming macroeconomic data coupled with the logjam in parliament affecting the passage of key economic bills and a likely US rate hike spooked investors on Friday, resulting in a barometer index…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) A deal on fast trains was a likely key component of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s three-day India visit that commenced on Friday with Tokyo having agreed to loan over three-fourths…
Kolkata, Dec 11 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India has passed on powers to state-run banks to deal with the major issue of their non-performing assets (NPAs), or bad loans, and is now in the…
Washington, Dec 10 (IANS) An Indian-American couple has gifted $4.4 million to the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) of Berkeley to establish and endow the first Centre for Dharma Studies in the US. Ajay and Mira…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Britain has announced around 300 new scholarships worth over 1.5 million pounds during 2016-17 for Indian students opting for studies in Britain. “Around 300 new scholarships for Indian students will…
Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) Dimmed prospects of key economic legislations getting the parliamentary nod in the winter session, coupled with a slowdown in the Chinese economy and falling commodity prices led to a barometer index…
New Delhi, Dec 8 (PTI) An expert committee appointed for the new capital of Andhra Pradesh has suggested an estimated Rs 27,097 crore as the cost for building ‘Amravati’, Lok Sabha was informed today. Minister…
Chennai, Dec 8 (IANS) US-headquartered IT company Cognizant, with major operations in Chennai, on Tuesday, announced Rs.260-crore ($40 million) aid for flood relief measures here and assistance as loans, grants to its employees and business…
Chennai, Dec 7 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Monday announced a flood relief of Rs.10,000, 10 kg of rice, a sari and dhoti to those who lost their huts in the floods….
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) Maintaining a stable outlook for India, ratings agency Fitch on Monday said the country’s economy will grow by 7.5 percent in the current fiscal that will stand out globally, but warned…
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The Jharkhand government has joined Andhra Pradesh in conveying its in-principle approval for joining the Uday (Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana) scheme for recasting debts of distressed distribution companies (discoms), it…
New Delhi: Union Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari addresses a press conference in New Delhi. (Photo: IANS) Vijayawada, Dec 5 (PTI) The Centre is taking up road projects worth more than Rs…
Tamil Nadu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, during his visit to flood affected areas in Tamil Nadu on Dec 3, 2015. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Prime…
Tamil Nadu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, during his visit to flood affected areas in Tamil Nadu on Dec 3, 2015. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Chennai, Dec 3 (IANS) Tamil Nadu…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The central government on Wednesday informed that it would cost Rs.98,000 crore for constructing a 505-km-long bullet train line between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. According to Minister of State for Railways…
Chennai, Dec 2 (IANS) The financial losses from the torrential rains and floods in Tamil Nadu may exceed Rs.15,000 crore, industry lobby body Assocham said on Wednesday. “The financial loss due to record-breaking rainfall in…
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) The Indian central bank on Tuesday kept its short-term lending and borrowing rates unchanged, in line with expectations, balancing its policy action between a comforting, 7.4 percent economic growth for the…