Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has advocated reopening of ancient trading routes between the state and Central Asian countries, official sources said on Saturday. This will help the state, which is the gateway to Central Asia, open up to the...
Aizwal : Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday the Centre is committed to put all the state capitals of the northeast on the rail map and is executing 15 new projects in the region. "We are committed to bring all the state capitals of the northeast region on...
New Delhi : State-run power equipment manufacturer Bhel announced on Friday that it has won a Rs 7,300 crore order for setting up a supercritical thermal power project (TPP) in Tamil Nadu. According to a company release here, the order for setting up the 2x660 MW...
New Delhi : The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday approved mandatory compliance of e-Way Bill for inter-state movement of goods from February 1, sources said here. Some states might roll out both inter-state and intra-state e-Way Bill from February 1 on...
New Delhi : In a bid to encourage electronic payments, the central government will reimburse the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) applicable on transactions up to Rs 2,000 for the next two years. According to the Minister of Electronics, IT and Law and Justice Ravi...
New Delhi : Over two months after Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced that the flexi-fare scheme will be reviewed, the railways has set up a six-member committee to review the scheme, by comparing the prices with that of other modes of transport. According to a...
Bengaluru : Global aerospace major Boeing would make aircraft components and subsystems at a new facility it would soon set up on the city's outskirts, a senior official said on Tuesday. "The state government on Monday approved Boeing's proposal to set up an...
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed an NCLT order suspending real estate major Unitech's directors and allowing the Centre to appoint its nominees in their place. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud...
New Delhi : The government on Tuesday said it was making all out efforts to speed up awarding of projects and construction of highways, adding it had already invited bids for projects of 4,900 km length till November. It added that the National Highways Authority of...
New Delhi : India has adopted sustainable development steps to preserve its nature and cultural heritage, Minister of State for Culture Mahesh Sharma said on Tuesday. Sharma was speaking at the second UN World Tourism Organisation/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism...