Vistara to start Delhi-Doha flights from November 19
NEW DELHI: Full service airline Vistara on Wednesday said it will commence flights from New Delhi to Doha from November 19. The services on the new route would be operated twice a week with an Airbus A320 neo aircraft in a three-class configuration — business, premium economy and economy, according to a release. Doha is […]
SBI Card partners with Paytm to launch Paytm SBI Card
NEW DELHI: SBI Card, India’s largest pure play credit card issuer and Paytm which is India’s leading digital financial services platform have joined hands to launch India’s next generation credit cards. Available in two variants, Paytm SBI Card and Paytm SBI Card SELECT, the product has been launched on the Visa platform. Paytm SBI Card […]
SBI Q2 profit jumps 55 per cent to Rs 5,246 crore
NEW DELHI: The country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday reported a 55 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit at Rs 5245.88 crore for the second quarter ended September 30 on account of decline in bad loans. The bank’s net profit was Rs 3,375.40 crore in the July-September quarter of […]
India poised to recover at fast pace: Finance Ministry
NEW DELHI: Indian economy is poised to recover at a fast pace and reach pre-COVID-19 levels by the end of the year, the finance ministry said in its monthly report but also cautioned about the possibility of “fatigue with social distancing norms” triggering a second wave of coronavirus infections. The sustained surge of activity levels […]
Vim launches #VimWhatAPlayer campaign urging gender equality in dishwashing
NEW DELHI: Dishwashing category creator and current market leader, Vim by Hindustan Unilever has launched #VimWhatAPlayer campaign that aims to “unstereotype” dishwashing. Seeped from the COVID-led impetus of male participation in household chores, that further got a big fillip with the nationwide lockdown, the brand took this as an opportunity to break the age-old stereotype […]
Maximum 60% of pre-Covid domestic flights can be operated till February 24
NEW DELHI: Indian airlines can operate maximum 60 per cent of their pre-COVID domestic passenger flights till February 24 next year due to the prevailing coronavirus situation, the Civil Aviation Ministry has said. The ministry had informed the airlines about the 60 per cent limit through an official order on September 2 but it had […]
Rudra Group promoter Mukesh Khurana held for duping home buyers
NEW DELHI: The Noida Police have arrested Mukesh Khurana, the promoter of Rudra Group, after an FIR was registered against him for allegedly duping home buyers. Khurana, who has several projects in Delhi-NCR, was arrested following an FIR registered by a home buyer Sunita Singh in relation to Pavo Real Project of M/s Rudra Buildwell […]
Air India to commence flights from Amritsar to Nanded
NEW DELHI: National passenger carrier Air India said on Tuesday that it will introduce regular flights from Amritsar to Nanded in Maharashtra from November 10. According to the airline, the service will be operated on its A320Neo aircraft on every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. “This flight will fulfil the long standing demand of pilgrims, non-resident […]
Mohan Lal Lather assumes charge as Rajastahn DGP
JAIPUR: Mohan Lal Lather, an IPS officer of 1987-batch, has been appointed as new Director-General of Police (DGP) of Rajasthan. Earlier, he was serving as the DGP crime branch. As per an official release, the government of Rajasthan has appointed Mohan Lal Lather for a period of two years (fixed-term) or until his retirement whichever […]