New Delhi : (IANS) India's state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) are in the process of setting up 10,000 new LPG, or cooking gas, distributorships in the country, parliament was informed on Monday. "OMCs are in the process of setting up 10,000 new LPG...
Chennai : (IANS) Promptly passing on the "infrastructure cess" proposed in the union budget 2016-17 to car buyers, several manufacturers have hiked the prices of their models effective March 1. Honda Cars India Ltd on Friday said it has revised the prices of its...
New Delhi : (IANS) Lauding the RBI move to help banks besieged by stressed loans by easing rules, union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the government will also provide resources to keep state-run banks in good health. "The RBI last evening (Tuesday)...
New Delhi : (IANS) Former comptroller and auditor general Vinod Rai has been named the first chairman of the Banks Board Bureau that will give advice on how to recover the bad loans of state-run banks. In a statement, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Prime Minister...
New Delhi : (IANS) The agriculture sector needs a transformation to ensure sustainable livelihood for farmers and food security for the people, the Economic Survey for 2015-16 said on Friday. "The transformation has to be steered by raising farm productivity,...
New Delhi : (IANS) As the makers of world's cheapest Rs.251 (less than $4) smartphone went gaga over being part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's “Make in India” and “Digital India” initiatives in last few days, a top government official clarified on Thursday that the...
Mumbai:(IANS) Leading Indian e-retailer Flipkart's co-founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal are the latest billionaires in the country, with $1.3 billion (Rs.8,582 crore) net worth each, according to leading business magazine Forbes India' rich list released on...
Chennai:(IANS) A rebound in automobile sales in India next year is expected to mitigate the impact of declining or lower sales growth in BRIC nations, the global rating agency Moody's Investor's Service has said. In its research report, Moody's on Monday said the...
Mumbai:(IANS) United Arab Emirates' national carrier Etihad Airways on Friday said it has been named one of the founding members of the just inaugurated India-UAE Joint Business Council. "India is a crucial market not only for Etihad Airways but the UAE itself and...
By Nivedita Mumbai:(IANS) The revival and reinvention of 'Made in India' crafts was at the forefront on the Indian Handloom and Textiles Day at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) winter-festive 2015, with designers like Swati and Sunaina, Rinku Sobti and Shruti Sancheti...