NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Monday said it has updated the FASTag app to add a new feature to provide balance status to users. “With FASTag becoming mandatory on toll plazas from 1st January 2021 and to ensure its smooth implementation, NHAI has updated its Mobile App My FASTag App’ […]
NEW DELHI: The use of crowdfunding websites create additional risk and the year 2021 will see a lot of regulatory effort channelled towards virtual assets, a senior SBI official said on Monday. Addressing a virtual ‘AML/CFT Conference 2020′, Sujit Kumar Varma, SBI’s Deputy Managing Director (Corporate Accounts Group) said that the trade-based money laundering remains […]
By Lalit K Jha and K J M Varma WASHINGTON/BEIJING: US President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill that reaffirms the right of Tibetans to choose a successor to the Dalai Lama and calls for establishing an American consulate in Tibet, prompting China to warn that the act will seriously disrupt and hurt […]
NEW DELHI: The government of India (Centre) or on Monday said there has been a continuous decline in the number of active COVID-19 cases in the country but there is a need to maintain surveillance, containment and caution, keeping in view the surge in the number of cases globally and the emergence of a new […]
NEW DELHI: Engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is looking to recruit close to 1,100 graduate and post graduate engineer trainees in 2021 and deploy them across various business verticals, a top company official has said. The company, through its ongoing virtual hiring process, has already made around 250 offers in the recent […]
WEST PALM BEACH:President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package, ending days of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan deal that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and avert a federal government shutdown. The massive bill includes $1.4 trillion to fund government agencies through September and contains other […]
NEW DELHI: The disruption of telecom services in Punjab is in violation of the Supreme Court order, is causing inconvenience to the residents and is likely to lead a breakdown of law and order machinery. According to experts, the disruption of telecom services in Punjab is not only in clear violation of the order issued […]
NEW DELHI: India’s Home Minister Amit Shah today launched several development projects in Assam.Shah laid the foundation stone of New Medical College in Guwahati. To be built at a cost of around Rs 850 crore, this will be the second medical college in Guwahati city. Shah also laid the foundation stone of nine law colleges to […]
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi launched Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT to extend coverage to all residents of Jammu & Kashmir today through video conference. Union Ministers, Amit Shah, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Dr Jitendra Singh and Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir,Manoj Sinha were present on the occasion. The Prime Minister also interacted with […]
NEW DELHI: The Bihar Cabinet on Saturday gave its nod for creation of 103 new nagar panchayats, eight new nagar parishads, and upgrading five municipal councils to municipal corporations, an official release said. The decision was taken to boost urbanisation and increase the states share in central resources, the release said. The Cabinet meeting, chaired […]
NEW DELHI: In a major step towards strengthening port infrastructure, the Narendra Modi government proposes to create product specific warehouses at various major and non-major ports across the country. The proposed warehouses will cater to a host of products such as cement, electronic products, pharmaceuticals, auto spares parts and components. They will also be equipped […]
NEW DELHI: Adani Power’s agreement with AES OPGC Holding and AES India for acquisition of 49 per cent stake in the Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) has been cancelled as the Odisha government, which holds 52 per cent stake in OPGC has exercised the right of first refusal. In June, Adani Power Ltd had entered […]
NEW DELHI: Automobile manufacturer Volkswagen India will raise prices of Polo and Vento models by up to 2.5 per cent from January 2021. According to the company, the move will be initiated in lieu of the rising input costs. “Effective January 2021, Volkswagen India announces a price revision of up to 2.5 per cent across […]
NEW DELHI: E-commerce startup ANS Commerce plans to foray into the international market in 2021 with the expansion of its operations in Middle East, South Asia and North America. In a statement, the company said that it aims to expand its warehousing capacity by four times and shift its primary focus to the FMCG and […]
NEW DELHI: State-owned power producer SJVN Ltd has been awarded three hydroelectric power projects totaling 501 megawatts (MW) by the Himachal Pradesh government. The three projects are to be developed in the Chenab river basin in Himachal Pradesh, SJVN said in a statement. ‘The Cabinet meeting chaired by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur […]
CHENNAI: India’s water technology multinational company VA Tech Wabag Ltd will be looking only at projects funded by multilateral agencies or the Indian government and look at acquisitions in the digital technology space, said a top company official. He also said the company’s new joint venture Kopri Bio Engineering Pvt Ltd will focus on recovering […]
