Tesla registers India office in Bangalore
NEW DELHI: American electric car maker Tesla has registered its Indian arm amid indications that the company is set to enter the country’s automobile market. According to a regulatory filing, the firm has registered Tesla India Motors and Energy Pvt Ltd with RoC Bangalore. The company is registered with a authorised capital of Rs 15 […]
STL appoints Sandeep Girotra as its Global Sales Head
NEW DELHI: Indian technology company Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL) has announced the appointment of Sandeep Girotra as its Global Sales Head. In his new role, Sandeep will be responsible for driving the company’s order book and revenues across portfolios, customer segments and geographies. In this role, Sandeep will be a part of the Executive Committee […]
Donald Trump says ‘tremendous anger’ in nation over impeachment
By LISA MASCARO, ZEKE MILLER and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON: With the House set to impeach, President Donald Trump is blaming Democratic congressional foes for “tremendous anger” in the country and last week’s deadly attack on the Capitol by his supporters after he urged them on their way. The embattled president, in his first remarks […]
Sheldon Adelson, casino mogul and GOP power broker, dies
By KIMBERLY PIERCEALL LAS VEGAS:Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire mogul and power broker who built a casino empire spanning from Las Vegas to China and became a singular force in domestic and international politics has died after a long illness. Adelson died at 87 from complications related to treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Las Vegas Sands announced […]
Hopeful of solution; ready to deal with any eventuality: Army Chief on eastern Ladakh standoff
NEW DELHI: Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane on Tuesday said he was hopeful that India and China will be able to reach an agreement to resolve the eastern Ladakh standoff but at the same time asserted that Indian troops will maintain a high state of combat readiness to deal with any eventuality. Addressing […]
SpiceJet inks MoU with Brussels Airport for transporting Covid vaccines
NEW DELHI: SpiceJet has signed an agreement with Belgium’s Brussels Airport for providing seamless transportation of COVID-19 vaccines, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. As a part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Brussels Airport would provide assistance to SpiceJet with regards to slots, networking contracts etc. for speedy delivery of vaccines, it […]
Telcos attend pre-bid spectrum auction forum; queries by January 15, says DoT
NEW DELHI:Telecom firms like Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea on Tuesday participated in pre-bid conference for spectrum auctions, as the telecom department asked telcos to submit written queries regarding the rules and processes by January 15, according to sources. During the pre-bid conference, operators raised queries on aspects such as earnest money deposit […]
Supreme Court agriculture panel members are pro-govt, won’t appear before it: Farmer unions
NEW DELHI: Farmer unions protesting against the new agriculture-marketing laws Tuesday disapproved of the Supreme Court-appointed committee to break the deadlock over the acts, and said they will not appear before the panel and continue their agitation. Addressing a press conference at Singhu Border here, Union leaders claimed the members of committee formed by the […]
Farmer leaders welcome Supreme Court verdict staying implementation of 3 agriculture laws, but say protest to continue
NEW DELHI: Farmer leaders welcomed the Supreme Court order to stay the implementation of three farm laws on Tuesday, but said they would not call off their protest until the legislations are repealed. The Sankyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of around 40 protesting farmer unions, has called a meeting later in the day to […]
Supreme Court stays implementation of 3 new farm laws, sets up panel to resolve impasse
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Tuesday stayed the implementation of controversial new farm laws till further orders and decided to set up a 4-member committee to resolve the impasse over them between the Narendra Modi government (Centre) and farmers’ unions protesting at Delhi borders. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justice […]
Mahindra Lifespaces joins hands with State Bank of India
NEW DELHI: Mahindra Lifespaces, the real estate and infrastructure development arm of Mahindra Group, and State Bank of India (SBI),India’s largest home loan lender, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enable an improved and more seamless experience for homebuyers across India. As part of the agreement, which includes various co-promotional activities and outreach […]
Odisha announces Rs 92.37 crore financial assistance for Kendu workers
NEW DELHI: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced financial assistance of Rs 92.37 crore for the welfare of kendu leaf pluckers and other workers associated with it. The chief minister made the announcement while reviewing the welfare of the people, mostly tribals, engaged in kendu leaf activities on Monday. Of the total amount, Rs […]
Covid-19 impact: Ford announces closing of Brazil manufacturing operations
NEW DELHI:Ford Motor has said it will close three plants in Brazil and stop producing automobiles in the South American country. The company said in a statement on Monday it will cease production immediately at the factories “as the COVID-19 pandemic amplifies persistent industry idle capacity and slow sales that have resulted in years of […]
NSIC, Airtel join forces to accelerate Digital Transformation of Indian MSMEs
NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel is stepping up initiatives to accelerate the digital transformation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in India by partnering with National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), a government of India Enterprise having its mission “to promote and support MSME sector by providing integrated support services encompassing Marketing, Technology, Finance and other […]
Indian-American pleads guilty to telemarketing money-laundering charges
NEW DELHI: An Indian-American from Chicago has pleaded guilty to the charges of laundering money from a telemarketing scheme that defrauded elderly victims, the Department of Justice has said. Hirenkumar P Chaudhari, 27, faces up to 20 years in federal prison. His sentencing is scheduled for April 1. Chaudhari admitted in a plea agreement that […]
Finance Ministry releases Rs 6,000 crore to states, UTs to meet GST shortfall
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Finance has released the 11th weekly instalment of Rs.6,000 crore to the States to meet the GST compensation shortfall. Out of this, an amount of Rs.5,516.60 crore has been released to 23 States and an amount of Rs.483.40 crore has been released to the 3 Union Territories (UT) with Legislative […]