Bank employees, officers go on two-day strike from today
Mar 15, 2021, at 03:43 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Banking operations have been affected and paralysed across the country as nearly 10 lakh bank employees, officers and Managers went on two-day nation-wide strike on Monday, at the call of United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) to protest against the announcement by the Central Government to privatise the Public Sector Banks (PSBs).
MultiLiving launches Propel app, an end-to-end Property Management App for Homeowners
Mar 14, 2021, at 01:07 am
Mumbai/IBNS: MultiLiving, India’s first residential real estate technology platform, has launched Propel, an app designed to provide hassle-free end-to-end residential property and tenancy management services.
Need to raise number of women in STEM to thirty per cent by 2030, says FICCI
Mar 13, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Women in the leadership role in technology bring about an inherent user-centric approach which brings about solutions for the on-ground issues, said Dr. Subi Chaturvedi, Chief Corporate Affairs and Communications Officer, Zupee, a real-money gaming platform.
Tata Group approaches CCI to buy 64 pc stake in BigBasket
Mar 13, 2021, at 07:54 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Tata Sons has sought permission from the Competition Commission of India to buy a majority stake in China's Alibaba backed online retail grocery store BigBasket, said media reports.
Mar 13, 2021, at 05:11 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The government is planning to invite financial bids for disinvestment of national carrier Air India by the end of this month with the aim to complete the privatisation process in the second part of this calendar year.
Rupee up by 12 paise against USD
Mar 12, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Rupee on Friday rallied by 12 paise to 72.78 against the US Dollar on the selling of US Dollar by bankers and exporters, dealers at the Forex Market said.
Freelance jobs grew 22 pc between Jan 2019 and 2021, says Indeed survey
Mar 12, 2021, at 11:10 pm
Bangalore/UNI: Indeed, a job site, recently analyzed the freelance job market in India between January 2019 and 2021 revealing a 22 per cent jump in hiring in January 2021 compared to January 2019.
Jammu and Kashmir: Udhampur youth develops 'drone device' to improve farm creativity
Mar 12, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Udhampur: Youth in Jammu and Kashmir 's Udhampur area recently developed a 'drone device' for farmers to improve yield using Artificial Intelligence and IoT sensors, media reports said.
Indian market: Sensex nosedives 487.43 pts
Mar 12, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Snapping a gaining streak of last three sessions, the BSE Sensex on Friday dropped 487.43 pts to settle at 50,792.08 in highly volatile trade as selling was seen across the board.
Mar 12, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Panaji: Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej group today announced that its business unit Godrej Appliances, India’s leading home appliance manufacturer, has opened its 29th Excellence Centre for technical training in the city of Goa, in association with Montfort Academy, working relentlessly towards its commitment to empowering rural youth by training them with quality technical skills and job-oriented trades.
UK economy shrinks by 2.9 pc in January following new COVID-19 restrictions
Mar 12, 2021, at 09:53 pm
London/UNI: The United Kingdom's gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 2.9 per cent in January, as a result of the new COVID-19 lockdown imposed in England and the most part of the country, after showing a timid 1.2 per cent growth in December, the Office for National Statistics said on Friday.
Apple starts assembling iPhone 12 in India
Mar 12, 2021, at 12:55 am
Chennai/IBNS: Apple has started assembling iPhone 12 in Tamil Nadu for its local customers, the company said, as it speeds up manufacturing in the world's second largest market.
Twin awards for SriLankan Airlines in Singapore.
Mar 11, 2021, at 11:51 pm
Colombo: The Changi Airport Group in Singapore recognised SriLankan Cargo with a “Cargo Service Excellence Award” at a ceremony during the ‘Let’s Talk Cargo 2021’ conference held recently in Singapore.
Conciliation meetings inconclusive as UFBU still positive to strike
Mar 11, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Conciliation meetings, held by the Additional Chief Labour Commissioner S C Joshi with the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), haven't yielded any positive result, as the latter has decided to demonstrate a nation-wide strike on March 15 and 16.
HireMee in top 10 teams in $5 mn XPRIZE Rapid Reskilling
Mar 11, 2021, at 11:40 pm
Bengaluru: Bengaluru-headquartered skills assessment developer, ‘Team HireMee’ has made it to the shortlist of 10 qualified teams in the prestigious $5 million XPRIZE Rapid Reskilling challenge. There were 118 entries from 20 countries.
Commitment to post-pandemic ‘green’ recovery falling short, UN-backed study finds
Mar 11, 2021, at 11:01 pm
New York: Countries have fallen short in their commitments to build back better after the COVID-19 pandemic, with just 18 per cent of announced recovery spending going towards ‘green’ investment, according to a new report published on Wednesday by the UN and Oxford University.
Govt eases norms for setting up industrial units in Jammu and Kashmir
Mar 11, 2021, at 10:34 pm
Srinagar: In a bid to woo investors and encourage youngsters to set up industrial units in J&K, the government today ordered that there shall be no requirement of registration/NoC from Industries and Commerce Department, as a prerequisite for establishing an industrial unit in the UT.
Jammu and Kashmir: SWAL launches fungicides Merlot, Juniper
Mar 11, 2021, at 12:38 am
Srinagar: SWAL Corporation Ltd., a well-known company in the field of agrochemical and specialty fertilizer launched fungicides Merlot and Juniper at the prestigious SKICC, Srinagar (J&K).
Indian Rupee marginally up by 2 paise against USD
Mar 11, 2021, at 12:04 am
Mumbai/UNI: The Rupee on Wednesday marginally up by two paise to 72.90 against the US Dollar on selling of US Dollar by bankers and exporters, dealers at the Forex Market said.
Bajaj Finance up by 2.34 pc to Rs 5541.15
Mar 11, 2021, at 12:03 am
Mumbai/UNI: Bajaj Finance on Wednesday gained by 2.34 pc to Rs 5541.15, a major gainer in 30 scrips of the BSE.
Indian Market: Sensex up 254.03 pts
Mar 10, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The BSE Sensex on Wednesday surged by 254.03 pts at 51,279.51 following gains in Metal, Technology and IT stocks.
Fuel prices stable for 11th consecutive day
Mar 10, 2021, at 06:20 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Petrol and diesel prices remained stable in the domestic market for the 11th consecutive day on Wednesday due to softening of crude oil abroad.
Indian Market: Sensex up over 300 pts
Mar 10, 2021, at 03:54 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The BSE Sensex continued to surge for the third session on Wednesday, as it advanced by 379 pts to open at 51,404.68 as buying was seen across the board.
Fuel prices stable for 11th consecutive day
Mar 10, 2021, at 03:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Petrol and diesel prices remained stable in the domestic market for the 11th consecutive day on Wednesday due to softening of crude oil abroad.
New IPO portal will simplify application process, says trading platform FYERS
Mar 10, 2021, at 04:14 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Investment & trading platform FYERS has launched an Initial Public Offers (IPOs) portal where customers can apply for IPOs directly.
CredR to invest $15 million in used 2 wheeler business in FY 21-22
Mar 09, 2021, at 11:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Bangalore-based used two-wheeler consumer brand, CredR, has firmed up plans to invest $15 million (approx Rs 110 crore) in its used two-wheeler business in the upcoming financial year, with this investment the company plans to open 50 CredR franchise showrooms, offering Gold Standard used two-wheelers in financial year 21-22, and over 100 Showrooms by the year 2023.
Jammu and Kashmir: Progress under KCC reviewed at Shopian
Mar 09, 2021, at 11:14 pm
Srinagar: The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Shopian, Sachin Kumar Vaishya today chaired a meetingof concerned officers to review the progress made under Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme.
Indian Rupee rises 4 paise against USD
Mar 09, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Rupee on Tuesday rose marginally by four paise to 72.92 against the US Dollar on the selling of US Dollar by bankers and exporters, dealers at the Forex Market said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Distribution of vegetable seedlings kick-started at Lalmandi
Mar 09, 2021, at 10:56 pm
Srinagar: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, P K Pole today kick-started the sale of Hybrid and open pollinatedseedlings of different varieties (Cauliflower, Cabbage, Knol-Khol, Saag, Broccoli) at Kitchen GardenLalmandi, here.
Jammu and Kashmir Bank celebrates International Women's day
Mar 09, 2021, at 10:41 pm
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Bank celebrated International Women’s Day at its Corporate Headquarters today.