New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Public sector construction major NBCC (India) on Wednesday reported a rise of 25.61 per cent in its standalone net profit for the third quarter of the current fiscal. The standalone Profit After Tax (PAT) increased to Rs 77.74 crore from Rs 61.89 crore reported for[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday said that his party, National People’s Party (NPP), is still a partner of the BJP-led NDA, after the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was not tabled in the Rajya Sabha. “Yes, we are still with the National Democratic[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) HP India on Wednesday unveiled in India the premium laptop range with the HP Spectre Folio and HP Spectre x360 devices. HP Spectre Folio is available in cognac brown at Rs 1,99,990 and HP Spectre x360 in dark ash grey at a starting price of[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Lufthansa Group Airlines on Wednesday said it has appointed George Ettiyil as its new Senior Director-Sales, South Asia, effective February 2019. According to a company statement, Ettiyil will be responsible for all commercial activities of the Lufthansa Group Airlines, including Lufthansa German Airlines, Swiss, Austrian[Read More…]
Lucknow, Feb 13 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday announced an alliance with a regional outfit, Mahan Dal, for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh. The two parties had fought the 2014 elections in alliance wherein the Mahan Dal had fielded candidates from Nagina, Budayun and Etah. The party[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar to restore the “200-point roster system” of reservation mechanism for faculties in universities. Gandhi in a letter to Javadekar said the adoption of the “13-point roster system” in place of the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal for leasing out 1.61-acre land of the Delhi Milk Scheme in Delhi’s Alipur to Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) to set up “Kisan Mandi”, said an official. The market will provide an additional marketing channel and platform[Read More…]
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) The West Bengal BJP on Wednesday said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in Delhi for an opposition rally convened by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), should concentrate on governing her state properly rather than dreaming of becoming the prime minister. “She (Banerjee) is busy in Delhi attending[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Reliance Capital Ltd on Wednesday said it closed the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2018 with a consolidated net profit of Rs 213 crore. The Board of Directors of Reliance Capital at their meeting approved the proposal of raising up to Rs 1,750 crore by way[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a Bill that provides a comprehensive mechanism to ban unregulated deposit schemes and protects interests of depositors, amid slogan shouting by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Samajawadi Party (SP) members. Replying to a debate on the Banning of[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) A parliamentary committee on Wednesday recommended an inquiry into the role played by Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and credit rating agencies (CRAs) in landing Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited (IL&FS) into a debt trap. An investigation into the role played by LIC[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) In the backdrop of rising cases of corporate malpractice, which is followed by heavy volatility in specific stocks like Sun Pharma, DHFL, Zee and IL&FS, market regulator Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has planned to ramp up its efforts to investigate such cases. Sources[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal for official amendments in The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill that seeks to add several new tribes in the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs) of Chhattisgarh so they could avail benefits of various[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) To give a boost to public transport infrastructure in Patna, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a metro rail project for the city to be built at an estimated cost of Rs 13,365.77 crore. The project envisages two metro rail corridors — Danapur to Mithapur,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its ex post facto approval to the Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indians Bill, 2019 which was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. The Bill seeks to provide safeguards to Indian women who are trapped in fraudulent marriages[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a three-year extension of tenure for the National Commission for Safai Karmacharis (NCSK) beyond March 31. The tenure of the Commission, established in 1993 initially for the period upto March 31, 1997, was extended from time to time and[Read More…]
Tokyo, Feb 13 (IANS) Visiting Chinese gymnasts said on Wednesday joint training with their Japanese counterparts offers a precious opportunity for the two countries to exchange and learn from each other. The 17-member Chinese men’s gymnastic team arrived here on Monday for a one-week joint training session with the Japanese[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) In a move that will bring back the Tata family into the Tata Trusts, trustees on Friday roped in Noel Naval Tata to head the Sir Ratan Tata Trust. Sir Ratan Tata Trust is the second largest trust among the dozen-odd charities that make up the[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 13 (IANS) Karnataka legislative Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar on Wednesday expressed regret for his remark likening himself to a “rape victim” during a discussion on the audio clip in which BJP chief B.S. Yeddyurappa allegedly made an attempt to lure a JD-S legislator. “My remarks were not[Read More…]
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) Twenty-three films would be screened at the four-day 2nd Bangladesh Film Festival, to be inaugurated here on February 15, a senior Bangladesh diplomat said on Wednesday. Noting the commonality of language and cultural history between the two nations, specially between Bangladesh and West Bengal, Deputy High[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Priyanka Gandhi, Congress General Secretary, who is close to achieve two lakh followers on Twitter in two days, has been targeted through body shaming on the Facebook by proclaimed BJP supporters. She logged in to Twitter on Monday. K. S. Bedi, ex-President of advertising agency[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has brought down tax rates in the real estate sector along with easing business operations for both developers and home buyers. Addressing the “CREDAI YouthCon 2019”, he said the tax rates[Read More…]
Aligarh, Feb 13 (IANS) Eight students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) were suspended on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in beating up some students that led to police being called, an official said. The students have been accused of violence, opening fire and vitiating the atmosphere on the campus. Pending[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 13 (IANS) Karnataka legislative Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar here on Wednesday regretted and withdrew his remark likening himself to a “rape victim” during a discussion on the audio clip in which BJP chief B.S. Yeddyurappa allegedly made an attempt to lure a JD-S legislator. “My remarks were[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved an increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for raw jute by Rs 250 to Rs 3,950 per quintal for 2019-20 season. The new MSP would yield returns of 55.81 per cent over the production cost[Read More…]
