Agri export activities pick up in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
NEW DELHI: With the mandate to promote agri export of Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, APEDA has scripted new success stories by taking several initiatives to sensitise growers, exporters, state government officials and other stakeholders on the export potential of agricultural products and requirements under the National Programme for Organic Production […]
31 chosen for lateral entry to administrative service
NEW DELHI: The Department of Personnel & Training (DoP&T) requested the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on 14.12.2020 and 12.02.2021 to select suitable persons to join the Government of India at the level of Joint Secretary/ Director/ Deputy Secretary in various Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India on Contract/Deputation basis. The UPSC launched Online […]
India to allow foreign tourists travelling by chartered flights from October 15, rest from November 15
NEW DELHI: India has decided to allow foreign tourists into the country, beginning with granting tourist visas to those travelling by chartered flights from October 15 and those by regular planes from November 15. The Union Home Ministry on Thursday announced that with this, the restrictions placed on visa and international travel since March 2020 […]
Tatas retakes Air India, makes Rs 18,000 crore winning bid
NEW DELHI: Tata Sons will retake Air India – the airline it founded nearly 90 years back – as the Narendra Modi government accepted its winning bid of Rs 18,000 crore to acquire 100 per cent of the debt-laden state-run carrier. Talace Pvt Ltd, a unit of the holding company of salt-to-software conglomerate, made the […]
Panasonic India expands its Home Appliances portfolio ahead of this festive season
NEW DELHI: Panasonic India has announced the expansion of its home appliance segment, with the launch of 43 new models of refrigerator and 24 new models of washing machine ahead of the festive season. Loaded with technology rich features, the new models extend enhanced comfort and convenience to the everyday lives of consumers. The washing […]
Welspun One Logistics Parks forays into North India
NEW DELHI: Welspun One Logistics Parks (WOLP), a pan-India integrated fund, development, and asset management platform backed by the USD 2.7 billion Welspun Group; forays into North India with the acquisition of two strategically located land parcels spread across Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh and Farukhnagar in Haryana. The development that entails a cost of Rs […]
Sensex snaps 4-day losing run on earnings optimism
MUMBAI: Equity indices returned to winning ways on Monday after a four-session losing streak as investors piled into energy, finance and IT stocks ahead of the earnings season. Markets shrugged off lacklustre global cues and a depreciating rupee as investors wagered on healthy corporate earnings amid resumption of economic activities, traders said. The 30-share BSE […]
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launches paddy procurement centres in Jammu and Kashmir
JAMMU: To ensure timely sale of paddy and remunerative prices to farmers, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday evening launched 20 procurement centres (PPCs) in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts, an official said. In a first, the government of J&K has started procuring wheat in addition to paddy, the official spokesman said. Speaking at the […]
Airtel to invest Rs 5000 crores to scale up its data centre business
NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel Limited has unveiled a refreshed brand identity ‘Nxtra by Airtel’ for its data centre business and outlined investment plans to significantly scale up its data centre network to serve the requirements of India’s fast growing digital economy. Nxtra by Airtel has the largest network of data centres in India. It currently […]
Income Tax Department detects Rs 500 core unaccounted transactions after raids on Gujarat realty group
NEW DELHI: The Income Tax Department has detected unaccounted transactions of over Rs 500 crore after it raided an Ahmedabad-based real estate developer and linked brokers as part of a tax evasion probe, the CBDT claimed on Saturday. “Documents reveal unaccounted income of more than Rs 200 crore in the hands of the real estate […]
Rajiv Bansal takes charge as Civil Aviation Secretary
NEW DELHI: IAS officer Rajiv Bansal took charge as the Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Friday. Before this appointment, Bansal was holding the position of Chairman and Managing Director of Air India. Bansal, a 1988-batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre, took over the charge of Civil Aviation Secretary from Pardeep Singh […]
Come to India, be part of our growth story: Narendra Modi to investors at Dubai Expo
NEW DELHI: Today’s India is one of the most open countries in the world and it offers maximum growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, inviting investors to the country. In his video message to a gathering at the India Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, Modi said India is a powerhouse of talent and […]
3 from Hyderabad feature in 100 richest Indians
NEW DELHI: Telangana has the sixth-largest number of billionaires in India while Hyderabad ranks fourth, according to Hurun India Rich List 2021. As many as 56 individuals and families from Hyderabad have wealth of more than Rs 1,000 crore. The city added five billionaires during the last one year. The state has a total of […]
Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari takes over as new IAF chief from Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria
NEW DELHI: Ace fighter pilot Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari who was in charge of the Ladakh sector during the peak of the crisis with China, took over as the Chief of Air Staff from Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Thursday. Bhadauria superannuated after 42 years of service and was architect of two […]
Gautam Adani now Asia’s second richest, earns Rs 1,000 crore daily
NEW DELHI: India produced 179 more super-rich people this year led by Adani Group’s Gautam Adani who amassed a whopping wealth of Rs 3.65 trillion or more than Rs 1,000 crore daily, and the number of such individuals has crossed the 1,000-mark. Geographically, five more cities are home to super-rich taking the total number of […]
India’s Defence Ministry approves procurement of military hardware worth Rs 13,165 crore
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Wednesday approved the procurement of military platforms and hardware worth Rs 13,165 crore that included 25 indigenously-developed ALH Mark-III helicopters for the Indian Army to boost its combat capabilities. The cost of acquiring the advanced light helicopters from the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has been estimated at Rs […]