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Massive protest outside Punjab CM's home over wages as Bhagwant Mann is visiting Gujarat for poll campaign | New Zealand clinch ODI series against India 1-0 as third match called off due to rain | Bilkis Bano challenges release of her rapists in Supreme Court | The Kashmir Files justifies India's Kashmir policy, has fascist features: Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid backing his IFFI remark | Assam-Meghalaya border firing not related to their border issues: Himanta Biswa Sarma | Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot appear together in a rare show of unity ahead of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan | IFFI jury distances itself from Nadav Lapid’s remarks on The Kashmir Files, calls them his 'personal opinion' | CPI(M) leader and former West Bengal minister Manab Mukherjee dies of cardiac arrest | Two students from Telangana drown in US, one killed trying to save another | 'The Kashmir Files vulgar, propagandistic': IFFI jury slams, calls it 'inappropriate' for festival

TVS Motor company launches the new 2018 TVS Apache RTR 160 4V in West Bengal

Apr 12, 2018, at 12:17 am

Kolkata, Apr 11 (IBNS):  TVS Motor Company, a manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers, today launched the new 2018 TVS Apache RTR 160 4V for the West Bengal market.  

Vodafone is the first GSM service provider to launch Volte in Punjab

Apr 11, 2018, at 11:33 pm

Chandigarh, Apr 11 (IBNS): Vodafone India, a telecommunication services providers, on Wednesday announced the roll-out of its Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services in cities like Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, Kharar, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala, Rajpura, Bathinda, Firozpur, Moga, Hoshiarpur, Pathankot, Batala, Khanna, Phagwara, Abohar, Sangrur, Faridkot, Kot Kapura and  Malout in Punjab circle.

Emirates sets new record with over 1 million Wi-Fi connections on board in March

Apr 11, 2018, at 11:27 pm

Kolkata, Apr 11 (IBNS): Aviation major Emirates on Wednesday said it has set a new record with over 1 million Wi-Fi connections made on board its flights in March alone.

Indian market extends gains on Wednesday

Apr 11, 2018, at 10:18 pm

Mumbai, Apr 11 (IBNS): The Indian market closed higher on Wednesday with BSE Sensex up 60.19 points at 33,940.44 and NSE Nifty up 14.90 points at 10,417.20.

Cabinet approval to boost 'Ease of Doing Business' in Petroleum & Natural Gas sector

Apr 11, 2018, at 10:00 pm

New Delhi, Apr 11 (IBNS): Following the Cabinet's approval, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Union Finance Minister will be able to award the Blocks/Contract Areas to successful bidders, according to a government release on Wednesday. 

Cabinet approves exploration of CBM by Coal India Limited and its subsidiaries

Apr 11, 2018, at 09:00 pm

New Delhi, Apr 11 (IBNS): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, gave its approval for  exploration and exploitation of Coal Bed Methane (CBM) from areas under coal mining lease allotted to Coal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiaries, according to a government release.

Indian Consortium and Saudi Aramco sign MoU for Ratnagiri Mega Refinery in Maharashtra

Apr 11, 2018, at 08:37 pm

New Deljhi/Mumbai, Apr 11 (IBNS): The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas announced that an Indian consortium consisting of IOCL, BPCL and HPCL and Saudi Aramco signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday.

Mahindra Electric and Zoomcar collaborate to offer self-drive EVs on rent in Delhi

Apr 11, 2018, at 12:13 am

New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): Mahindra Electric, part of the USD 19 billion Mahindra Group and Zoomcar, a shared mobility platform,on Tuesday announced the extension of their unique service of offering EVs as shared mobility solution, to the capital of the country. Under this, the companies are set to offer 100 e2oPlus, Mahindra’s all-electric city smart car on the Zoomcar platform in Delhi.

Coca-Cola India launches Thums Up Charged No Sugar

Apr 10, 2018, at 11:46 pm

Kolkata, Apr 10 (IBNS): Coca-Cola India, one of the country’s leading beverage companies, on Tuesday announced the launch of Thums Up Charged No Sugar, the company’s first home-grown beverage to be offered in a no sugar variant with the same strong taste and extra thunder. 

Auto industry produces 29,075,605 vehicles in April-March: SIAM

Apr 10, 2018, at 11:40 pm

New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): The Indian automobile industry produced a total 29,075,605 vehicles, including Passenger Vehicles, Commercial Vehicles, Three Wheelers, Two Wheelers and Quadricycle in April-March 2018 as against 25,330,967 in April-March 2017, registering a growth of 14.78 percent over the same period last year, as per data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Tuesday.

Indian market posts gains for fourth consecutive session on Tuesday

Apr 10, 2018, at 09:46 pm

Mumbai, Apr 10 (IBNS): The Indian market closed higher on Tuesday, its fourth positive session in row, with BSE Sensex up 91.71 points at 33,880.25 and NSE Nifty up 22.90 points at 10,402.30.

Cyber frauds: ASSOCHAM-PwC paper moots proposal for creating central monitoring mechanism

Apr 10, 2018, at 09:45 pm

New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): The union government must set up a central security operations centre (SOC) with advanced analytical capabilities to enable continuous and real-time monitoring of all information technology (IT) assets, interconnected networks and operational environments, suggested a recent ASSOCHAM-PwC joint paper.

Roll-out of e-Way Bill system for Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh from April 15

Apr 10, 2018, at 08:45 pm

New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Finance announced on Tuesday that as per the decision of GST Council, e-Way Bill system for all inter-State movement of goods has been rolled-out from April 1 2018.

WB: Tata Power Haldia power plant organises Teacher Training Program at Haldia

Apr 10, 2018, at 01:57 am

  Haldia, Apr 9 (IBNS): Tata Power Community Development Trust (TPCDT) in partnership with the Banipur Sahyog NGO has organised a training program for teachers of Haldia block in West Bengal. 

Privacy, data leak, data trail, strategic issues to need RBI focus on crypto currency: ASSOCHAM

Apr 09, 2018, at 10:03 pm

New Delhi, Apr 9 (IBNS): Describing the RBI move to explore and examine introduction of official virtual currency in the country, the ASSOCHAM has, however, cautioned that extreme care be taken to ensure safety of the data trail that the crypto currency can leave as it changes hands through a range of electronic devices and platforms.

Key Indian benchmark indices close higher on Monday

Apr 09, 2018, at 10:01 pm

Mumbai, Apr 9 (IBNS): Key Indian benchmark indices closed higher on Monday with BSE Sensex up 161.57 points at 33,788.54 and NSE Nifty up 47.80 points at 10,379.40.

Here's Why You Should Estimate Your Income Tax Liability for The A.Y. 2018-19

Apr 09, 2018, at 05:20 pm

Who wants to pay the taxman? Although the tax money will lead to better social and public-sector facilities, no one wants to pay an additional penny towards the tax. Going by the logic that the government taxes our income to direct funds for infrastructure development of the country, we should ideally pay tax.   Therefore, we discuss in detail the income tax liability of every salaried individual.

Key Indian benchmarks fail to impress on Friday

Apr 06, 2018, at 09:33 pm

Mumbai, Apr 6 (IBNS): The Indian market closed on a lackluster note on Friday with BSE Sensex up 30.17 points at 33,626.97 and NSE Nifty up 6.40 points at 10,331.60.

Indian benchmarks end higher on Thursday, RBI retains key interest rate

Apr 05, 2018, at 10:43 pm

Mumbai, Apr 5 (IBNS): The Indian market closed higher on Thursday, with BSE Sensex up 577.73 points at 33,596.80, and NSE Nifty up 196.80 points at 10,325.20.  

Airtel customers will get unlimited FREE streaming of all live matches of IPL 2018 with the new version of Airtel TV app

Apr 05, 2018, at 09:36 pm

New Delhi/Kolkata, Apr 5 (IBNS): There is some great news for Airtel customers. Airtel TV, the popular video streaming app from Airtel, will offer it users unlimited FREE streaming of all LIVE matches and highlights from the upcoming Vivo IPL 2018 via Hotstar.

With moderate vegetable prices in March, MPC projects Q4 inflation to be 4.5 per cent

Apr 05, 2018, at 09:34 pm

Mumbai, Apr 5 (IBNS): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Thursday, said that on the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at  six per cent.

RBI retains its six per cent repo rate for the fourth time in a row

Apr 05, 2018, at 09:26 pm

Mumbai, Apr 5 (IBNS): The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its first Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2018-19, issed on Thursday, said it has decided to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.0 per cent.

Cryptojacking skyrockets to the top of the attacker toolkit, signaling massive threat to cyber and personal security

Apr 05, 2018, at 12:40 am

New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS): Cyber criminals are rapidly adding cryptojacking to their arsenal and creating a highly profitable new revenue stream, as the ransomware market becomes overpriced and overcrowded, according to Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR), Volume 23, releasedon Wednesday.

Jet Airways signs up additional 75 Boeing 737 Max Aircraft taking total order to 150 Aircraft

Apr 05, 2018, at 12:19 am

Mumbai, Apr 4  (IBNS): Aircraft major Jet Airways announces that it has signed a new order for 75 additional Boeing 737 MAX aircraft taking the total order to 150 aircraft.

BSNL-Calcutta Telephones launches new broadband combo plan for Rs 1199 per month only

Apr 05, 2018, at 12:08 am

Kolkata, Apr 4 (IBNS): BSNL-Calcutta Telephones has launched a new family broadband combo plan where three pre-paid mobile connections with unlimited calls to any network in India and data facility for a monthly charge of Rs 1199 only, will be offered to the family members on the recommendation of a subscriber.

Arvind Limited launches Arvind branded ready to wear collection for men

Apr 04, 2018, at 11:21 pm

New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS): Arvind Limited, the 1.7-billion-dollar textile to retail conglomerate, on Wednesday announced the launch of its private label ‘Arvind – Ready to Wear’.

Essilor launches Varilux X series lenses in India

Apr 04, 2018, at 09:54 pm

New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS): Lens maker Essilor has launched Varilux X series in several cities across India.

Key Indian benchmarks decline on Wednesday

Apr 04, 2018, at 09:28 pm

Mumbai, Apr 4 (IBNS): Key Indian benchmark indices dipped on Wednesday largely affected by the intensifying trade war between China and the United States. according to media reports.

Mercedes-Benz strengthens its SUV portfolio, launches the Grand Edition of the GLS, the ‘S-Class of SUVs’

Apr 04, 2018, at 09:24 pm

Kolkata, Apr 4 (IBNS): India‘s largest luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz, on Wednesday launched the Grand Edition of its flagship SUV GLS in both the petrol and diesel version, for its discerning Indian customers.

Indian building summit GRIHA by TERI to have an Australian partner in UNSW

Apr 04, 2018, at 07:59 pm

Kolkata, Apr 4 (IBNS): The 10th edition of GRIHA Council’s annual flagship event, 'The GRIHA Summit' will be co-hosted by University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia and GRIHA Council in December, 2018.