ED director SK Mishra’s tenure extended due to FATF review, won’t continue in office after November: Modi government to Supreme Court
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government (Centre) on Monday defended in the Supreme Court the third extension of service granted to Enforcement Directorate chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra, asserting it was due to a peer review being conducted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) this year and said he will retire this November. A bench […]
Birla Estates acquires 28.6-acre land parcel in Bengaluru
NEW DELHI: Birla Estates Private Limited, the real estate arm of the Aditya Birla Group housed under Century Textiles and Industries Limited, today announced that it has purchased 28.6-acre prime land parcel in the fast-developing micro-market of Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru. This strategic foray into South East Bengaluru market presents a lucrative opportunity for the company […]
ASK Property Fund raises over Rs 1500 crore
NEW DELHI: The real estate private equity arm of the ASK Group, ASK Property Fund (ASK), has closed its latest fund, Real Estate Special Opportunities Fund IV (RESOF IV) with corpus of Rs. 1,500 crore including co-investments from investors. This is the sixth real estate fund by ASK Property fund. The fund concentrates on the […]
After OLED, its Google TV; Panasonic expands its TV Portfolio in India
NEW DELHI: Panasonic Life Solutions India – a diversified technology company, today announced the launch of its new range of Google TVs. This follows the successful launch of OLEDs recently. The company plans to introduce a total of 23 new models of television powered by the Google TV platform. The latest range of Google TVs, […]
Indian-American policy expert Neera Tanden appointed by President Joe Biden as his Domestic Policy Advisor
WASHINGTON: Indian-American public policy expert Neera Tanden has been named by US President Joe Biden as his Domestic Policy Advisor to help him craft and implement his domestic policy agenda, making her the first Asian-American to lead any of the three major White House policy councils in history. Tanden, 52, replaces Susan Rice as Biden’s […]
White House meets Microsoft, Google CEOs on AI dangers
The White House is hosting CEOs of top artificial intelligence companies, including Alphabet Inc’s Google and Microsoft, on Thursday to discuss risks and safeguards as the technology catches the attention of governments and lawmakers globally. Generative artificial intelligence has become a buzzword this year, with apps such as ChatGPT capturing the public’s fancy, sparking a […]
Femina Miss India 2023 -1st Runner-Up Shreya Poonja receives warm welcome at IGI airport
NEW DELHI: Delhi girl Shreya Poonja(22) , who was recently crowned as Femina Miss India 2023- 1st Runner-Up, received a warm welcome at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi today. The beauty pageant finale was held in Imphal, Manipur. Shreya’s family, her mother Bharti Poonja , and father Sanjay Poonja, her relatives, friends, and neighbours […]
Congress raises questions over Dharavi project rebidding, asks if tender conditions changed to benefit Adani
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the Maharashtra government’s Dharavi project rebidding ”deliberately excluded” the previous winner, and asked if the tender conditions were changed to help Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ”favourite business group” Adani. The opposition led by the Congress has been seeking a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe after the Hindenburg Research […]
India ready to share strengths and successes with the world: Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu
WASHINGTON: India, the current G-20 president, is ready to share its strengths and successes with the world, its envoy here has said, asserting that the India-US partnership will not only benefit the two countries, but its rewards will be reaped around the globe. India assumed the year-long presidency of the G-20 in December last year […]
Hiranandani invest Rs 1000 crore to launch new sector in Fortune City Panvel township
NEW DELHI: Hiranandani Communities announces the launch of ‘Golden Willow’, a premium residential sector in its burgeoning mixed-use integrated township, Hiranandani Fortune City at Panvel. This new RERA registered project spans across 1 million sq ft of residential space and comprises spacious 1, 2 and 3 BHK. The apartment size ranges between 490 sq ft […]
Congress questions LIC’s ‘increased’ holding in Adani Enterprises
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday alleged that public-sector LIC is being ”forced” to use its policyholders’ funds to ”bail out” the Adani group and stressed the demand for a JPC probe is ”essential and urgent”. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh claimed in a statement that Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) holding in Adani […]
Will not oppose demand for JPC probe into Adani issue for sake of Opposition unity, says Sharad Pawar
NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said although his outfit does not agree with the demand of anti-BJP parties for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into allegations against the Adani group, it will not go against their stand for the sake of Opposition unity. The former Union minister had […]
Congress accuses Adani Group of having links with Chinese firm
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday accused the Adani Group of having business links with a Chinese company in all its infrastructure projects in roads, railways, ports and airport sectors, saying it posed a threat to national security. The remarks prompted Law Minister Kiren Rijiju to hit back at the opposition party. Responding to a […]
Japan International Cooperation Agency signs 5,509 crore loan agreement for Patna Metro Rail Project
NEW DELHI: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with the Government of India to provide Japanese ODA loan of 98,612 million yen (Approx. Rs 5509 crore) on 29th March 2023 for Patna Metro Rail Project Phase 1. The MoU was signed in the presence of Arunish Chawla (IAS), Managing Director, Patna […]
Renaatus gets $ 29 million contract from Maldives to expand Gan International Airport
NEW DELHI: Renaatus Projects Private Limited, a construction and construction material manufacturing company with a strong foothold in Maldives and Mauritius as well as a growing presence in India, has won a US$29 million contract from the Government of Maldives to expand and upgrade the infrastructure of Gan International Airport, operated by Addu International Airport. […]
Akasa Air to hire nearly 1,000 people by March 2024: CEO Vinay Dube
NEW DELHI: Akasa Air plans to hire nearly 1,000 people and take the total staff strength to more than 3,000 by the end of March 2024 as the airline continues to expand its fleet as well as routes, according to its chief Vinay Dube. The airline, which took to the skies a little over seven […]