Expect 2021 to be better in terms of sales: Toyota Kirloskar Motor
NEW DELHI: Toyota Kirloskar Motor expects its sales to be better in 2021, against 2020, on the back of various factors such as new product launches and expectations of an economic revival, a senior executive has said. The company witnessed a 6 per cent rise in wholesales in the December quarter, reporting a 14 per […]
First direct flight between Kalaburagi to Tirupati flagged off under UDAN
NEW DELHI: Taking another step in boosting the regional aerial connectivity in India, Star Air today commenced the direct daily flight operations from Kalaburagi, Karnataka to Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh under the RCS-UDAN (Regional Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) of Government of India. Attesting the dual objectives of the UDAN scheme; making air […]
Amit Shah launches single window clearance portal of ministry of coal
NEW DELHI: Ministry of Coal today launched Single Window Clearance Portal, a unified platform that facilitates grant of clearances and approvals required for starting a coal mine in India. Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the portal in presence of Union Minister of Coal & Mines Pralhad Joshi in an event organized in New Delhi […]
New parliament construction to start soon as heritage panel gives its nod
NEW DELHI: A 14-member heritage panel on Monday gave its approval for construction of a new parliament building under the government’s ambitious Central Vista redevelopment plan, paving the way for the work to start in the next few days. The nod by the Heritage Conservation Committee came nearly a week after the Supreme Court asked […]
BSNL, MTNL turn EBITDA positive in first half of FY21, marks improvement
NEW DELHI: State-owned telecom companies BSNL and MTNL turned EBITDA positive in the first half of financial year 2020-21, demonstrating a marked improvement in performance within a year of approval of their revival plan, the Communications Ministry said on Monday. While EBITDA of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) rose to Rs 602 crore during the […]
Yogi Adityanath government demotes 4 officers to posts of peon & watchman, claiming they were ‘illegally’ promoted
NEW DELHI: Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday demoted four additional district information officers to their parent postings after their promotions were found to be illegal. According to the notification issued by the Department of Information and Public Relation, Government of Uttar Pradesh, the additional district information officers of Bareilly, Firozabad, Mathura and Bhadohi […]
Narendra Modi government wants Serum Institute to lower price of AstraZeneca vaccine
By Neha Arora & Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government (government of India) has been negotiating with the Serum Institute of India to bring down the price of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, people close to the matter said, delaying the roll-out of the country’s immunisation programme. India’s drug regulator has approved emergency use of the […]
Extremely disappointed with negotiation between government and farmers: Supreme Court
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday said it is extremely disappointed with the way negotiations are going on between the Centre (Narendra Modi or government of India ) and the farmers on the new farm laws, against which several farmer organisations are staging protest at Delhi borders. “What is going on? States are rebelling against […]
Air India flight with all-woman cockpit crew successfully lands at Bengaluru airport
NEW DELHI: Air India’s longest direct flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru with an all-woman cockpit crew successfully landed in the southern city on Monday. The national carrier had said on Saturday that this flight would be the longest commercial flight in the world to be operated by any Indian airline and the total flight […]
Traders’ body asks Modi government to ban WhatsApp, Facebook over new privacy policy
NEW DELHI: Traders’ body CAIT on Sunday wrote to Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad demanding that the Narendra Modi government restrict WhatsApp from implementing its new privacy policy or impose a ban on the messaging app and its parent company Facebook. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) claimed that through the new […]
All-women Air India team operates historic San Francisco-Bengaluru flight
NEW DELHI: An all-women cockpit crew set out on a history journey, operating Air India’s inaugural San Francisco-Bengaluru flight, going over the North Pole and taking the Atlantic route to reach the Karnataka capital at the other end of the world. The flight number AI176 left San Francisco on Saturday at 8.30 PM (local time) […]
FMCG firms may hike prices to offset inflationary pressure on raw material
NEW DELHI: Consumers may have to shell out more money for their daily use products as FMCG firms, which are facing inflationary pressure on their key raw material inputs, are considering marginal hike on their products price to offset it. Some FMCG companies like Marico and others have already gone for price hike, while some […]
CoWIN app shall form foundation of Covid-19 vaccination drive in India
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government (Centre or government of India) on Sunday said Co-WIN, an online platform for monitoring COVID-19 vaccine delivery, shall form the foundation for the anti-coronavirus inoculation drive which shall be citizen-centric so that the vaccine is available anytime and anywhere. India will launch its COVID-19 vaccination drive from January 16 […]
Modi government set aside Rs 59,000 crore for scholarships to backward classes in Assam
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Sunday said the Narendra Modi government (central government) has earmarked Rs 59,000 crore for scholarships to backward classes in Assam over a period of five years. Reviewing implementation of various schemes of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment with officials […]
GST officials recover Rs 700 crore in 2 months, arrest 215 over fake invoices
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) and the CGST Commissionerates have recovered more than Rs 700 crore and arrested 215 persons in the last two months in cases related to fake GST invoices that were used to illegally avail or pass on input tax credit (ITC). GST intelligence authorities have registered about […]