Indian benchmark indices end flat on roller-coaster Wednesday
Nov 16, 2016, at 11:28 pm
Mumbai, Nov 16 (IBNS): The Indian market ended flat on Wednesday after riding a roller-coaster throughout the day, media reported.
Nov 16, 2016, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS): Indian Steel Sector’s contribution to overall Gross Domestic Product of the country is nearly 2% during 2015-16.
Volkswagen India launches Vento preferred edition with premium new features
Nov 16, 2016, at 09:47 pm
Mumbai, Nov 16 (IBNS): Volkswagen, Europe’s largest carmaker, announces the launch of the Vento Preferred that comes equipped with premium new features and a navigation device. The Preferred edition will be available on all Comfortline variants of the Vento, MPI, TSI, TDI and TDI DSG.
GRSE-Kolkata pays record dividend to Union government for 23rd consecutive year
Nov 16, 2016, at 08:22 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS): Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Ltd paid record dividend for 2015-16 to the Union government, announced the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday.
Shailesh Ayyangar receives Officier de l’Ordre national du Merite from French government
Nov 16, 2016, at 06:16 pm
Mumbai, Nov 16 (IBNS): On behalf of the French President, Alexandre Ziegler, Ambassador of France to India conferred the prestigious officier de l’Ordre national du Merite (Officer in the National Order of Merit) upon Shailesh Ayyangar, Managing Director - India and Vice President - South Asia, Sanofi, an official release stated.
Cyrus Mistry refutes Tata Sons' allegations, terms them "misleading"
Nov 16, 2016, at 05:31 am
Mumbai, Nov 15 (IBNS): Cyrus Mistry, who was sacked by the Tata Sons Group last month, said the company is levelling false allegations against him to mislead the public and shareholders.
Nov 16, 2016, at 02:40 am
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IBNS): Giving relief to people, diesel and petrol prices have been reduced, officials said on Tuesday.
Rajasthan Skills & Livelihoods Development Corporation signs MoU with ICFE Skills Solutions
Nov 16, 2016, at 02:03 am
Rajasthan Skills & Livelihoods Development Corporation signs MoU with ICFE Skills Solutions
Indian government, ADB sign $500 million loan to help build longest river bridge across Ganges River
Nov 16, 2016, at 02:01 am
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IBNS): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India today signed a $500 million loan to build a 9.8 km long road bridge across the Ganges River to improve transport connectivity between North and South Bihar and for better link between the State Capital, Patna, and the surrounding areas.
Emirates SkyCargo clinches top recognition at Global Freight Awards 2016
Nov 16, 2016, at 12:43 am
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IBNS): Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has been named Air Cargo Carrier of the Year at the 20th edition of the Global Freight Awards ceremony held in London.
CPI-based inflation touches 4.2% in October
Nov 16, 2016, at 12:01 am
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IBNS): The consumer price index-based inflation of India moved down at 4.2 percent in October, official data released on Tuesday said.
India's wholesale inflation drops at 3.39 per cent
Nov 15, 2016, at 11:22 pm
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IBNS): India's wholesale prices has dropped to 3.39 per cent for October, government data released on Tuesday said.
Porsche India celebrates arrival of the turbocharged four-cylinder Macan
Nov 15, 2016, at 10:45 pm
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IBNS): Boasting a specially developed four-cylinder engine, the new Porsche Macan made it’s highly anticipated national debut at a press conference at the Taj Lands End in Mumbai on Tuesday.
WhatsApp launches video calling facility
Nov 15, 2016, at 10:25 pm
New York, Nov 15 (IBNS): In a major move which is likely to help mobile users easily connect with their friends and family, mobile messaging platform WhatsApp has launched the video calling service.
Wrangler introduces its all new black collection
Nov 15, 2016, at 10:23 pm
Mumbai, Nov 15 (IBNS):Keeping in mind the hottest fashion trends, Wrangler -the classic American denim brand -launched its all-new Black on Black collection recently.
Indian stock market records sharp fall on Tuesday
Nov 15, 2016, at 10:10 pm
Mumbai, Nov 15 (IBNS): The Indian benchmark indices slumped at the close of business on Tuesday as selling pressure continued into the afternoon trade, with BSE Sensex down 514.19 points at 26304.63 and NSE Nifty down 187.85 points at 8108.45.
Jet Airways, Kenya Airways expand codeshare agreement
Nov 15, 2016, at 09:57 pm
Mumbai, Nov 15 (IBNS): Jet Airways, India’s premier international carrier and Kenya Airways, the national carrier of Kenya, on Tuesday announced an expansion of their existing cooperation by including codeshares on Jet Airways’ domestic flights between Mumbai (BOM), New Delhi (DEL), Ahmedabad (AMD) and Hyderabad (HYD), in order to enhance connectivity choices for guests while travelling from Kenya into India.
Nov 15, 2016, at 09:44 pm
Gangtok, Nov 15 (IBNS): Bharti Airtel Limited, a telecommunications services provider, on Tuesday announced the launch 4G services in Sikkim, with services live in Gangtok.
Tata Global Beverages adds the goodness of Ayurveda to its tea portfolio with Teaveda
Nov 15, 2016, at 09:42 pm
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IBNS): Tata Global Beverages, the second largest tea brand in the world, launched Tata Tea Teaveda under their tea portfolio on Tuesday.
Tea production registers a 18.74% increase in September
Nov 15, 2016, at 09:17 pm
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IBNS): The Estimated tea production during the month of September, 2016 stood at 184.60 M.Kgs., an increase of 29.14 M.Kgs (18.74%) over the corresponding period, due to favourable ambient temperature as well as sufficient and good distribution of rainfall.
Nov 15, 2016, at 09:10 pm
Guwahati, Nov 15 (IBNS): Due to shortage of legal tenders in banks, ATM's following Centre's decision of demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes people had used barter system to collect essential commodity in several huts along Assam-Nagaland border.
WhatsApp launches video calling feature
Nov 15, 2016, at 07:19 pm
Mountain View, Nov 15 (IBNS): Messaging app WhatApp has announced the launch of their new video calling service on Monday.
Demonetisation crisis: Banks asked to use indelible ink while exchanging notes
Nov 15, 2016, at 06:21 pm
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IBNS): To foil the attempts of some to turn black money into white amid the nationwide demonetisation crisis, banks have been directed by the union government to use indelible ink while exchanging banned Rs. 500 and 1,000 notes, said media reports on Tuesday.
Tata Motors' Consolidated Net Revenue grows to Rs.67,000 crores in Q2 FY 2016-17
Nov 15, 2016, at 02:54 pm
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IBNS): For the quarter ended Sept 30, Tata Motors has said it has reported consolidated revenues of Rs.67,000 crores as against Rs.62,647 crores for the corresponding quarter last year.
Hire retired bank staff; others on big scale to deal with demonetisation: ASSOCHAM
Nov 15, 2016, at 03:37 am
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IBNS): Assuring the government of India Inc's support against corruption and black money, the ASSOCHAM on Monday impressed upon the government to mobilise all resources across different departments and hire retired bank staff on a massive scale to expedite the currency swapping and withdrawal of cash with minimum inconvenience to the public.
Infosys revamps Council of Europe Human Resource System
Nov 15, 2016, at 01:05 am
Bangalore, Nov 14 (IBNS): Infosys, a leader in consulting, technology, and next-generation services, on Monday announced the deployment of an upgraded human resource management and payroll system for the Council of Europe.
Ujjivan gets RBI nod to commence Small Finance Bank operations
Nov 15, 2016, at 12:14 am
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IBNS): Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of UjjivanFinancial Services Limited, has received the final licence from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to carry on Small Finance Bank (SFB) business in India subject to the terms and conditions as mentioned in RBI letter dated Nov 11, 2016.
Etihad Airways awarded best first class and best long haul airline Middle-East, Africa
Nov 14, 2016, at 11:59 pm
Mumbai, Nov 14 (IBNS): Etihad Airways has won awards for Best First Class and Best Long Haul Airline Middle-East and Africa in the AirlineRatings.com 2017 Airline Excellence Awards.
Tesco Bengaluru installs E-toilets In Whitefield
Nov 14, 2016, at 10:05 pm
Bengaluru, Nov 14 (IBNS): Tesco Bengaluru, the technology and retail operations team for Tesco worldwide, inaugurated two new e-toilets at The Export Promotion Industrial Park (EPIP) in Whitefield on Thursday.
New series of Rs. 500 denomination notes introduced, withdrawal limits at ATMs increased
Nov 14, 2016, at 02:52 am
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IBNS): As new series of Rs. 500 denomination notes were introduced on Sunday, the Centre also directed banks to increase withdrawal limit from ATMs from Rs. 2000 to Rs. 2500 and exchange limit from Rs.4,000 to Rs. 4,500.