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Will or Trust? The key choice to make in estate planning
If there is anything the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, it is to be better-prepared for uncertainties in life. Your estate plan should be one of the first step towards such preparation. A good estate plan not only addresses your current…
HUDCO OFS subscribed 1.96 times on Day 1; govt to exercise green shoe option
New Delhi: On the opening day, the Offer for Sale (OFS) of Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd (HUDCO) received a good response from investors, prompting the government to exercise the green shoe option. In a tweet on Tuesday,…
Number of wilful defaulters rises to 2,494: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: The number of wilful defaulters has increased from 2,208 to 2,494 at the end of March 31, 2021, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Parliament on Tuesday. As per RBI data on global operations, during the last three…
NFL and RCF sign MoU with IFFCO to produce ‘Nano Urea Liquid’ fertiliser
New Delhi: National Fertilisers Limited (NFL) and Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers Ltd (RCF) have signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) for ‘transfer of technology of a…
IMF forecasts six per cent global growth this year as economies reopen
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund is sharply upgrading its economic outlook this year for the world's wealthy countries, especially the United States, as COVID-19 vaccinations help sustain solid rebounds from the pandemic…
IndiGo sees highest quarterly loss at Rs 3,174 crore
NEW DELHI: InterGlobe Aviation, which runs India's largest domestic airline IndiGo, on Tuesday reported its sixth consecutive quarterly loss during the three month ended June 30. IndiGo's net losses surged 11.6% year-on-year to Rs 3,174.20…
Jindal Steel and Power Limited eyes 50 MT annual capacity by 2030; to reduce carbon emission
NEW DELHI: The recent efforts of Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) to divest its stake in Jindal Power Ltd stem from the need to reduce its debt to below Rs 10,000 crore by the end of the current financial year and become a carbon…
Flipkart moves SC against Karnataka High Court’s order on CCI probe
BENGALURU: E-commerce company Flipkart has moved Supreme Court against Karnataka High Court’s June 23 order that dismissed pleas by the e-tailers for quashing an ongoing probe by the Competition Commision of India. While the Bengaluru-based…
Banks have have whooping kitty of Rs 24,356 crore as unclaimed deposits
New Delhi, Jul 27 (UNI) As many account-holders remained untraced and not claiming their money either, unclaimed deposits in scheduled commercial banks have been on the rise.
As much as Rs 24,356 crore deposits remained unclaimed across…
When Should the Oxygen Sensor Be Replaced?
Modern car engine control systems rely on input from several sensors to regulate the engine’s performance as well as its emissions and other vital functions. When these sensors fail to provide accurate information, the driver may experience…
EPFO Check: All you need to know about provident funds
Provident funds (PF) are largely considered to be a safe, automated route of creating a solid retirement corpus during one’s job tenure, since you, as an employee, compulsorily contribute 12 percent of your basic salary and dearness…
Vijay Mallya declared bankrupt by UK court
London, Jul 26 (UNI) Fugitive Indian businessman Vijay Mallya has been declared bankrupt by a UK court on Monday. This decision of the court would pave the way for Indian banks to recover loans taken by him by confiscating his assets.…
Kandla gets IGBC Green Cities Platinum Rating, becomes first green SEZ
New Delhi: Kandla SEZ (KASEZ) was awarded IGBC Platinum Rating today. KASEZ is the First Green SEZ to achieve the IGBC Green Cities Platinum Rating for Existing Cities.
The plaque was presented to the KASEZ team consisting of Satyadeep…
PSU Disinvestment: Govt announces sale of 8% stake in HUDCO via OFS
New Delhi: The government on Monday announced that the offer for sale (OFS) for Government's equity in the state-run Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd (HUDCO) will open on Tuesday, July 27. The Govt has decided to sell up to…
Bengaluru 8th in global list of leading tech innovation hubs
New Delhi, July 26 Bengaluru has been ranked eighth in the top 10 cities list among leading technology innovation hubs outside Silicon Valley, San Francisco, in the next four years, according to a KPMG's report that also ranked…
IIT Guwahati, IIM-B teams make breakthrough in pricing carbon risk
Guwahati, July 26 Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G), and IIM Bangalore have established in a new mathematical analysis a relationship between the carbon footprint of companies and the potential…
Premium watchmaker Suunto debuts in India with 3 watches
New Delhi: Finland-based premium watchmaker Suunto on Monday announced that it has entered the Indian market with the launch of three premium sports watches for targeted consumers.
The new watches -- Suunto 5, Suunto 7 and Suunto 9 --…
Draft e-commerce rules will disincentivise consumers: IAMAI
New Delhi: The much talked about draft e-commerce rules will disincentivise consumers, according to the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).
Mentioning that the proposed amendments to the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce)…
UK court declares Vijay Mallya bankrupt allowing Indian banks to pursue his assets worldwide
London , July 26 Fugitive Indian businessman Vijay Mallya on Monday (local time) was declared bankrupt by a British court allowing Indian banks to pursue his assets worldwide.
The Companies and Insolvency Court of UK passed the…
Do I Need to Replace My Fuel Filter?
Replacing a fuel filter isn’t listed as a regular maintenance item on most vehicles, and in those cases it generally doesn’t need attention unless it’s diagnosed as the cause of hard starting, loss of power, hesitation or similar issues.…