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Ford India head quits; Radhakrishnan appointed new transformation officer
NEW DELHI: Ford Motor’s India head Anurag Mehrotra is leaving the company to pursue other career opportunities. According to Reuters, September 30 will be Mehrotra’s last day. His exit from Ford comes days after the US carmaker had…
Rural demand expected to get Rs 10,700 crore boost from bumper crops: Report
MUMBAI: Rural demand is expected to get around Rs 11,000-crore boost from the record kharif harvest along with the marginal hike in minimum support price, according to a report by Care Ratings.
The agriculture ministry projects a good…
RBI issues Master Direction on loan transfer
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank on Friday, September 24, 2021, issued Master Direction on loan transfer, requiring banks and other lending institutions to have a comprehensive board-approved policy for such transactions.
Loan transfers are…
Net direct tax mop-up grows 74% at Rs 5.70 lakh crore so far this fiscal
NEW DELHI: Net direct tax collection grew 74.4 per cent to Rs 5.70 lakh crore between April 1 to September 22 this fiscal, the Finance Ministry said on Friday, September 24, 2021.
The net direct tax collection of Rs 5,70,568 crore after…
Five firms in race to be transaction advisor for RINL sale
NEW DELHI: As many as five firms, including Ernst & Young LLP and SBI Capital Markets, are in the race to act as a transaction advisor for the government's 100 per cent stake sale in RINL.
As per a notice on the DIPAM website,…
How Often Should Tires/Wheels Be Balanced?
That is why when new tires are mounted on wheels, mechanics spin-balance them to detect and eliminate vibrations before mounting them on the car. Some vibrations can be eliminated by rotating the tire on the wheel so the heavy or high spot…
How Long Do Tires Last?
Driving a car whose wheels are out of alignment will lower your tire’s lifespan, as will driving for extended periods on tires below their recommended pressure. (The latter practice also costs gas mileage.) If your vehicle maintenance…
Telangana demands early central nod for livestock, fisheries projects worth Rs 698.27 crore
NEW DELHI: Telangana Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister T Srinivas Yadav on Wednesday demanded early approval of projects worth Rs 698.27 crore in a meeting with Union Minister Parshottam Rupala at Krishi Bhawan here.
The state…
Need higher investment in healthcare, infrastructure for sustainable growth: Das
NEW DELHI: Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday pitched for higher investment in infrastructure and reforms in labour and product markets to achieve sustainable growth post-pandemic.
Addressing AIMA National Management…
Goyal launches National Single Window System for investors, businesses
NEW DELHI: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday soft-launched the National Single Window System for businesses and said the portal will usher in freedom from the legacy of running to government offices for approvals and…
Significant difference of opinion within government on draft e-commerce rules: Official
NEW DELHI: There is a significant difference of opinion within the government on the draft e-commerce rules put out by the consumer affairs ministry, a top government official said on Wednesday and flagged concerns that continuous change of…
Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor moves HC over order remanding him to week-long police custody in loan…
MUMBAI: Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor has approached the Bombay High Court challenging a special court's order from August this year that had remanded him to police custody for a week in a multi-crore loan fraud case.
Kapoor, who is…
Singareni crosses 200 megawatts milestone in Solar sector
Hyderabad, Sep 22 (UNI) State-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) inaugurated 37 megawatts solar plant at Kothagudem in the state on Wednesday.
Total 300 megawatts solar plants being erected throughout Singareni and in which…
How Long Should Shock Absorbers Last?
Those variables make it virtually impossible to assign a number of years or miles as a broad stroke, though we would expect shock absorbers (or struts on vehicles with strut-type suspensions that incorporate the shocks into an assembly with…
Adani defends India’s COVID handling, says criticism should not be at cost of national dignity
NEW DELHI: Amid talk of his infrastructure conglomerate venturing into the media space, billionaire Gautam Adani on Tuesday said media coverage cannot be biased under the garb of press freedom and criticism should not be at the cost of…
EXPLAINER: Chinese builder Evergrande Group’s debt struggle rattles investors
BEIJING: Global investors are watching nervously as one of China's biggest real estate developers struggles to avoid defaulting on tens of billions of dollars of debt, fueling fears of possible wider shock waves for the financial system.…
Tata Motors to hike commercial vehicle prices by around 2 per cent from October 1
NEW DELHI: Tata Motors on Tuesday said it will increase prices of its commercial vehicle range by around 2 per cent with effect from October 1, in order to offset the impact of rising input costs.
The effective price hike, in the range…
Nitin Gadkari pitches for fixed driving hours for commercial truck drivers
NEW DELHI: To reduce road accidents, Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday pitched for fixed driving hours for commercial truck drivers similar to that of pilots, as well as on-board sleep detection sensors in commercial vehicles.
In a…
Twitter to pay USD 809.5 million to settle shareholder lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter said Monday it will pay USD 809.5 million to settle a consolidated class action lawsuit alleging that the company misled investors about how much its user base was growing and how much users interacted with its…
How Can I Tell if I Need New Brakes?
Sometimes, though, you may hear squeaks or squeals because the brakes are coated with moisture, light surface rust, dirt or grime, particularly after the car has been sitting either overnight or for several hours. Those noises might go away…
