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April 18, 2022, 12:25 pm New Delhi, April 18 : SpiceJet on Monday said it has launched new and additional non-stop flights on its domestic and international network. The airline has added new flights to its schedule including two industry-first flights, new domestic and international flights and additional frequencies, the company said. These non-stop flights … Read more

April 17, 2022, 1:11 pm New Delhi, April 17 : Even as chip shortage hit its car production and led to loss of some market share to rivals, Maruti Suzuki still remains the undisputed leader in Indian car market and has put plans in place to capture a bigger slice of fast-growing SUV segment, in … Read more

April 15, 2022, 4:29 pm Siliguri, April 15 : Northeast Frontier Railway has registered 60 percent growth in freight loading as it carried 1.204 MT during March, 2022. This was an increase of over 60 pc in comparison to the corresponding period of last year. N. F. Railway loaded 10.387 MT during the period from … Read more

April 15, 2022, 8:23 pm Kolkata, April 15 : The Board of Directors (Board) of InterGlobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo) on Friday announced the appointment of Vikram Singh Mehta and Air Chief Marshal B. S. Dhanoa (Retd.) as the Independent Non-Executive Directors, subject to receipt of security clearance from the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and … Read more

April 14, 2022, 8:57 pm Mumbai, Apr 14 : Tata Group on Thursday launched super app, Tata Neu, that brings together grocery-to-hotel-to-airline tickets booking and medicines on a single platform, rivalling similar products from Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart. As the Tata Neu app goes live today, Chandrasekaran said, “It makes me proud to see so … Read more

April 14, 2022, 8:55 am New Delhi, April 14 : Indraprashtha Gas Limited (IGL) hiked the price of compressed natural gas (CNG) in Delhi by Rs 2.5 per kg to Rs 71.61 per Kg from today. In Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad, the CNG price is Rs 74.17 per Kg, while in Gurugram, it will … Read more

April 14, 2022, 11:16 am Wellington, April 14 : Air New Zealand no longer requires proof of Covid-19 vaccination and negative test for domestic and international fights. “As New Zealand moves through the peak of Omicron and the country’s COVID-19 settings are relaxed, we will be adjusting some of our domestic and international travel requirements … Read more

April 13, 2022, 6:06 pm New Delhi, April 13 : Grappling with chip shortage and impact of Covid pandemic, the Indian auto industry saw a 6% year-on-year decline in domestic sales in financial year 2021-22. As per data released by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Wednesday, the total vehicles sales in the domestic … Read more

April 13, 2022, 1:57 pm Nagpur, April 13 : A joint team of Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI)and Vigilance Department of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation(EPFO) conducted searches at two EPFO offices in Nagpur city of Maharashtra, sources said here on Wednesday. The searches were conducted after receiving some complaints that some EPFO officials were giving favours … Read more

April 13, 2022, 12:25 pm New Delhi, April 13 : Nearly 66% or 3,335 out of the total 5,050 foreign companies registered in India are active, data from Corporate Affairs Ministry shows. As per Companies Act, a foreign company is defined as any company or body corporate incorporated outside India which has a place of … Read more

Heidelberg Cement India is currently trading at Rs. 210.00, up by 8.00 points or 3.96% from its previous closing of Rs. 202.00 on the BSE. Heidelberg Cement The scrip opened at Rs. 210.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 214.15 and Rs. 207.65 respectively. So far 9155 shares were traded on the … Read more

April 12, 2022, 4:40 pm Mumbai, April 12 : The BSE Sensex on Tuesday dropped further by 388.20 points to settle at 58,576.36 on weak global peers. The Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) too fell 144.65 points to 17,530.30. The Sensex registered the days high and low at 58,794.78 and 58,298.57 points respectively. … Read more

April 12, 2022, 4:45 pm Mumbai, April 12 : Tata Steel on Tuesday slid 4.78 per cent to Rs 1320.55 a major loser in 30 scrips of BSE. Other losers were Tech Mahindra by 2.26 per cent to Rs 1415.95, Wipro by 2.16 per cent to Rs 558.85, Bharti Airtel by 2.15 per cent to … Read more

April 12, 2022, 5:28 pm Mumbai, April 12 : The Rupee on Tuesday dropped 18 paise to close at 76.13 against the USD on rising demand for the greenback by bankers and importers, dealers at the Foreign Exchange said. The local t that fell four paise at 75.99 in the opening session, dipped further by … Read more

April 12, 2022, 5:28 pm Mumbai, April 12 : The equity market remained negative for another session on Tuesday as the BSE Sensex fell by 388.20 points to settle at 58,576.36 on weak global peers. The Nifty of National Stock Exchange (NSE) too fell 144.65 points to settle at 17,530.30. The Sensex declined 221 points … Read more

April 12, 2022, 5:56 pm Jamshedpur, April 12 : An employee of the Tata Motors was killed in a road accident on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Raj Kumar a resident of Birsanagar. While returning from work his two wheeler was hit by a speeding trailer at Telco Labour Chowk. Upon receiving information … Read more

April 12, 2022, 6:30 pm New Delhi, April 12 : Amid rising inflation, hoarding of soybean seeds and stock of cooking oil beyond the prescribed limits were found in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, a government statement said. While hoarding of soybean was found in three districts of Madhya Pradesh, in Maharashtra and Rajasthan, large … Read more

April 12, 2022, 7:11 pm New Delhi, April 12 : Adding to the woes of common man grappling with high prices of goods and services, consumer price index (CPI) based retail inflation climbed multi-months high of 6.95% in March, 2022. Retail inflation was 6.07% in February and 5.52% in March 2021. As per the NSO … Read more

April 12, 2022, 10:25 am Shillong, April 12 : The powerful North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) has written to Home Minister Amit Shah urging him to withdraw such an “unfavourable policy” making Hindi a compulsory subject but instead demanded to further uplift the indigenous languages of the North East region. “The imposition of Hindi as … Read more

April 12, 2022, 8:39 am Thiruvananthapuram, April 12 : A day after IAS Officers Association wrote a letter to the Kerala Chief Minister on unethical trade on practices in KSEB, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has urged the Government to ban aggressive trade onism to create investment friendly atmosphere in the State. “All trade … Read more

April 12, 2022, 6:01 am Moscow, April 12 ( /Sputnik) Bitcoin crushed through the $40,000 mark at the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance to its lowest level in more than three weeks. The largest cryptocurrency by market value shed almost 8% during the day to trade at $39,780, its worst since March 16. It last … Read more

April 11, 2022, 4:43 pm Chandigarh, April 11 : Leading Indian professional golfers will be seen in action in the TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship, to be played at the Chandigarh Golf Club between April 12 – 15. Among the 126 golfers, there will be 123 professionals include Udayan Mane, Khalin Joshi, defending champion Karandeep … Read more

April 8, 2022, 4:03 pm Kolkata, April 8 : Against the prevailing complex economic backdrop, the RBI’s decision to continue with its accommodative stance while focusing on the gradual withdrawal of accommodation was warranted, opined Siddhartha Sanyal, Chief Economist and Head of Research, Bandhan Bank, on the apex bank’s monetary policy announced on Friday. “At … Read more

April 8, 2022, 6:17 pm New Delhi, April 8 : The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Friday approved the Ministry of Coal’s proposal for providing a one-time window to the Central and State PSUs to surrender non-operational mines without penalty without citing any reason. This would entail to forfeiture of bank guarantee, a government … Read more

April 8, 2022, 5:37 pm Kolkata, April 8 : The RBI monetary policy announcement is a pragmatic assessment of the current uncertain economic environment, said State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman Dinesh Khara on Friday. He said the RBI has rightfully re-calibrated the growth and inflation numbers and announced a slew of measures to support … Read more

April 8, 2022, 5:37 pm New Delhi, April 8 : The Centre had bumper tax mop-up in FY22 despite Covid waves, cut in excise duty on auto fuels and headwinds coming from geo-political tensions. Briefing media here on Friday, Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said that total gross tax collection during financial year 2021-22 grew 34% … Read more

April 8, 2022, 3:31 pm Kolkata, April 8 : Australia’s national airline Qantas will fly non-stop from Bengaluru to Sydney and is finalising a codeshare partnership with IndiGo to make travel between India and Australia easier. From September 14, the airline will operate four weekly return flights between Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru and Sydney’s … Read more

April 8, 2022, 5:12 pm Chennai, Apr 8 : Indian Bank MD and CEO Shanti Lal Jain today welcomed the RBI’s decision not to change the Repo rate. In a statement here, he said “by maintaining its accommodative stance and unchanged policy rates, RBI once again indicated that economic growth is its primary objective.’ RBI … Read more

April 8, 2022, 9:34 am Berlin, April 8 : The German flagship carrier Lufthansa said it would not use the Russian airspace until June 30. The flights over Russia were suspended by Lufthansa in February after Moscow launched a military operation in Ukraine. Initially, the restrictions were introduced until May 28. “Lufthansa will not use … Read more

New Delhi, April 7 : In a first for a Hindi book, New Delhi-based author Geetanjali Shree’s book “Tomb of Sand” has been shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022. Shree’s book translated into English by Daisy Rockwell, will compete with five other titles from around the world for the prestigious 50,000 pounds literary prize, … Read more

April 7, 2022, 6:53 pm Kolkata, April 7 : Axis Bank has signed a Partial Guarantee Facility Agreement (PGFA) with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support supply chain financing for impact sectors, under which ADB will provide guarantees (variable) to the lending done by Axis Bank. The program is scalable, with an initial foundational … Read more

April 7, 2022, 9:12 am Tokyo, April 7 ( /Xinhua) Japan will host the 2022 Hansa Class Asia Pacific Championships and Para World Sailing Championships on October 20-23 at Hiroshima Kannon Marina. The move marks a major milestone in Asia – it’s the first time ever these championships for able-bodied and para sailors will be … Read more

April 7, 2022, 4:22 pm Mumbai, April 7 : The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the striking workers of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corp (MSRTC) to resume duty by April 22. Remarking that in a fight between a lion and a lamb the lamb has to be protected, a division bench of Chief … Read more

April 7, 2022, 4:28 pm Mumbai, April 7 : The BSE Sensex remained negative for the third straight session on Thursday as it dropped 575.46 pts at 59,034.95 on heavy selling in Oil and gas, Energy, Utilities, Metal and Power stocks amid weak global cues. The Nifty of National Stock Exchange (NSE) too slipped 168.10 … Read more

April 7, 2022, 12:23 pm Kolkata, April 7 : Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, has bagged an order of 1300 commercial vehicles from VRL Logistics Limited, a leader in surface logistics in India, to expand VRL Logistics’ commercial vehicle fleet portfolio in the country. The order comprises of vehicles from Tata Motors’ Medium … Read more

April 7, 2022, 10:43 am Mumbai, April 7 : Sanjay Jindal led JSW Energy on Thursday said its subsidiary JSW Renewable Energy (Vijayanagar) has commenced operations at the 225 MW solar plant in Karnataka. This 225 MW solar project is a part of the 958 MW solar and wind projects for which the company has … Read more