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EPFO defers Aadhaar seeding with UANs for Northeast, certain industries till Dec 31
NEW DELHI: Retirement fund body EPFO has deferred implementation of its order mandating filing of PF returns with Aadhaar-verified universal account numbers (UAN) till December 31, 2021, for all seven states in the northeast and for a…
Sensex drops 127 points to end at 58,177; Nifty slips 14, ends at 17,355
MUMBAI: Equity benchmark Sensex dropped 127 points on Monday, weighed by losses in index heavyweights Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank.
The 30-share BSE index ended 127.31 points or 0.22 per cent lower at 58,177.76, while…
World Gold Council members commit to disclosures in line with TCFD
MUMBAI: The World Gold Council, the market development organisation for the gold industry, on Monday announced that its members, 33 gold miners, have committed to reporting their positions and progress on climate-related risks in line with…
NCLAT gets third Acting Chairperson in a row; No full-time head since March 2020
NEW DELHI: Justice M Venugopal has been appointed as the Acting Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), as the key appellate tribunal continues to be without a permanent head now for more than one-and-a-half…
US Senate to mull over Crypto trade regulation; SEC
Washington, Sep 13 (UNI/Sputnik) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler will testify before the US Senate on Tuesday on the regulator’s plans to rein in cryptocurrency trading in the United States, the panel…
Do I Have to Use Windshield Wiper Fluid or Is Water OK?
Windshield Washer Fluid Versus Plain Water
If you live in a place where the temperature never gets down to freezing, you might be able to get by with plain water — but even then, water doesn’t have the cleaning power of specialized…
Nirmala Sitharaman: Digitisation, the way forward for banking sector
Chennai, Sep 12 (UNI) Digitisation is the way forward for the banking sector as greater use of technology would increase
ease of doing business, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman observed today.
Participating in the centenary…
Cars24 plans to set up giant service centers by year end
MUMBAI: The servicing of automobiles in India has been a constant tug of war between consumers and dealers with long wait times, far flung service shops and delays in getting cars back, a bane. So how does Cars24, one of the earliest…
Banks should embrace digitisation to ensure government schemes reach needy: FM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said banks, including the private sector, should embrace digitisation towards ensuring that government schemes reach the poor and downtrodden, besides adopting financial inclusion for a wider…
Commerce Ministry recommends anti-dumping duty on certain aluminium items from China
NEW DELHI: The commerce ministry's investigation arm DGTR has recommended the imposition of anti-dumping duty on certain aluminium products from China to guard domestic manufacturers from cheap imports.
The Directorate General of Trade…
Wonderchef ropes in Kriti Sanon as brand ambassador
MUMBAI: Kitchenware brand Wonderchef is eyeing 23 per cent growth in revenue at Rs 400 crore in 2021-22 as compared to the previous year due to increase in upgradation of cookware following the pandemic, a top company executive said.…
CIL steps up supply coal to power sector; per-day average 20% higher than last year
NEW DELHI: State-owned CIL on Friday said it has stepped up the supply of coal to the power sector in the first eight days of the current month, with an average of 1.39 million tonnes (MT) per day, clocking a growth of around 20 per cent…
Zomato to stop grocery delivery service from September 17
NEW DELHI: Online food delivery platform Zomato has decided to stop its grocery delivery service from September 17 mainly on account of gaps in order fulfilment leading to poor customer experience, marking its exit from the segment for the…
When Do You Need to Replace Drive-Axle Boots?
CV joints are covered by rubber or plastic boots. Known as a CV boot or drive axle boot, these parts are responsible for keeping the joints lubricated and preventing dirt and water from getting in. Unfortunately, this is a part that…
Average household in urban India had debt of Rs 1.2 lakh in 2018: NSS report
NEW DELHI: Urban households in India had an average debt of Rs 1,20,336, while the average amount of debt was Rs 59,748 among rural households as of June 2018, reveals the latest All India Debt & Investment Survey conducted during…
Supply-side policies failed, switch to demand stimulation: Bengal Finance Minister writes to…
KOLKATA: West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra has written to his counterpart at the Centre, Nirmala Sitharaman, urging her to take measures to increase demand in the economy as the supply-side policies have "failed" to boost the…
316 DMF Trusts exempted from income tax: Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi
NEW DELHI: Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said the increase in number of District Mineral Foundation Trusts exempted from income tax payment will result in more fund availability with them, thus ensuring better…
Foreign vs Indian companies narrative mischievous: CAIT
Bengaluru, Sep 10 (UNI) CAIT Friday called foreign companies versus Indian companies as a mischievous narrative created by lobbyists to give cover to foreign entities violating norms under FDI policy.
"The Indian companies versus foreign…
Do You Really Need to Change Your Oil Every 3,000 Miles?
If you drive, you’ve probably been told that you need an oil change every 3,000 miles. This is a widely accepted standard when it comes to oil changes, but do you really need to change your engine oil after traveling exactly 3,000 miles?…
Big News: Cabinet nod for procurement of 56 C-295 MW transport aircraft for IAF
New Delhi: Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has given its approval for the procurement of 56 nos C-295MW transport aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space S.A., Spain for the Indian Air Force on Wednesday. "16 aircraft will be delivered…
