Hyderabad, Nov 23 (IANS) A Chinese delegation led by Vice Minister of the International Department of Communist Party of China Chen Fengxiang on Monday visited visited Andhra Pradesh’s upcoming capital Amaravati near Vijayawda. They visited…
Chennai, Nov 23 (IANS) Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Monday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Tamil Nadu will need Rs.8,481 crore towards flood relief and an immediate release of Rs.2,000 crore. According to her,…
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Even as it has recommended substantial hikes in the emoluments drawn by government officials, the 7th Pay commission also wants complacency to be dealt with adequately, as much as it…
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) An estimated 47 lakh serving central government employees and 52 lakh pensioners, including defence personnel, on Thursday had reason to cheer with the 7th Pay Commission recommending a 16-percent salary…
Mumbai, Nov 18 (IANS) RBI employees will go on a day’s mass casual leave on Thursday to protest the government’s move to relieve the central bank of some of its vital operations “in the name…
India’s annual rate of inflation, based on wholesale prices, inched up to (-)3.81 percent for October from (-)4.54 percent for the month before, mainly on account of a whopping 86 percent spike in the prices…
Lending a helping hand to make agriculture sustainable, Punjab National Bank has come forward to set up a farmers’ training centre in the state. This was informed by Punjab National Bank MD and CEO Usha…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) The levy of 0.5 percent Swachh Bharat cess on taxable services came into effect from Sunday. With the imposition of the cess, the service tax rate will go up from…
Chandigarh, Nov 15 (IANS) An owner of a small tyre repair shop in Haryana’s Faridabad town was handed over an electricity bill of over Rs.77 crore, leaving him utterly “shocked”. The owner of Surinder Auto…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) With India experiencing spiralling pulse-prices, Assocham on Sunday called for close monitoring of food prices, warning that rice prices may soon reach “boiling point” with stocks falling fast as a…
Hyderabad, Nov 14 (IANS) The central government is planning to withdraw subsidy on cooking gas for people with annual income of over Rs.10 lakh, union minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said here on Saturday. “Why do…
Washington, Nov 12 (IANS) Calling the Indian economy a bright spot “in an environment of increased uncertainty”, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday said India’s growth will benefit from recent policy reforms, a consequent…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) India’s factory output growth decelerated sharply to 3.6 percent in September from 6.4 percent in the month before, even as the annual retail inflation for October moved up significantly to…
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) employees will go on a day’s mass casual leave on November 19 to protest the government’s move to take away from the central bank some of…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) India has more people who help strangers, donate money or volunteer their time for a good cause than any other country, a report prepared by an international non-profit organisation said…
Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) Samvat 2071 proved to be the worst in four years for a key Indian equities index, which shed over 1,100 points or 4.13 percent, as Diwali-to-Diwali Hindu fiscal year drew to…
Washington, Nov 10 (IANS) The Indian-American diaspora among the top ten percent earners in the US has the capacity to give to India at levels that could dwarf official US development aid there, according to…
New Delhi/Bangalore/Chennai/Kolkata/Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) Thanks to a dip in the prices of gold this year, brisk buying of the precious metal was seen on Monday as people opened their purse strings for Dhanteras. The…
Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) Investor sentiments were subdued on Monday, a day after the BJP-led coalition suffered a rout in the Bihar assembly polls. This led a barometer index of the Indian equities to provisionally…
Ankara, Nov 8 (IANS) Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz has booked an entire hotel in Turkey’s southern Antalya province during his 18-day visit to the city as part of the G20 Summit to be held…