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IDBI appoints P Sitaram as Chief Financial Officer of the bank
New Delhi: P Sitaram has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Key Managerial Personnel of IDBI Bank. In a regulatory filing to the stock exchange of Saturday, IDBI Bank has informed that the Board of Directors of the Bank at…
SpaceX successfully completes new launch of Starlink satellites
Washington, May 16 (Sputnik) SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with yet another batch of Starlink satellites, as well as Tyvak-0130 and Capella Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites, the company informs.
The Falcon 9…
Boeing Company will set up 200 beds ICU Covid hospital in Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur, May 15 (UNI) Renowned USA based aircraft manufacturing company Boeing would be setting up a 200 bedded ICU Covid hospital here, the native place of chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
Uttar Pradesh Chief minister Yogi Adityanath who…
Exports may reach USD 400 B Target: Goyal
New Delhi, May 15 (UNI) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that the country could hit the target of USD 400 billion in merchandise exports due to the performance of the sector in April this year and in fiscal…
Monsoon likely to arrive on May 30: Skymet
Expected to be ‘healthy normal’ at 103 percent of the long period average (LPA) of 880.6 mm
GoAir rebrands as Go First after 15 years of flying
MUMBAI: After being in the skies for 15 years, Wadia Group-owned GoAir has rebranded itself as 'Go First' as the airline focuses on ultra-low-cost business model amid the aviation industry grappling with pandemic headwinds.
The…
Jio tops in 4G download speed, Vodafone in upload in April: TRAI
NEW DELHI:Reliance Jio topped the 4G speed chart with data download rate of 20.1 megabit per second, while Vodafone was ahead of others in upload speed at 6.7 Mbps in April, according to the latest data from telecom regulator Trai.
Jio…
Sitharaman hands over houses to buyers of first SWAMIH project
New Delhi , May 13: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday handed over possession to home buyers upon completion of the first residential project of the Centre's Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing (SWAMIH)…
Unlock your child’s future with British Council’s Online Summer School 2021
Kolkata, May 08 (UNI) British Council has announced the eleventh edition of its popular Summer School program that helps parents from across India give their children the confidence and tools to succeed in an evolving world.
Since 2010,…
Torrent Pharma inks licensing agreement with Eli Lilly for covid drug Baricitinib
Mumbai, May 13 (UNI) Torrent Pharma on Thursday entered into a royalty free, non-exclusive voluntary licensing agreement with Eli Lilly and Company, joining a group of leading Indian pharmaceutical companies for Baricitinib for Covid-19 in…
Petrol, diesel prices up 25 paise per litre each
NEW DELHI: Petrol and diesel prices on Wednesday were hiked by 25 paise per litre each, the third increase this week, propelling petrol price to cross Rs 100 per litre mark in more cities including Bhopal and Indore.
Petrol and diesel…
Moody’s makes steep cut to India’s FY22 GDP growth forecast
NEW DELHI: With progress on India’s vaccination drive remaining largely behind schedule and an abated accumulation of new Covid-19 cases across the country, global ratings agency Moody’s has joined its peers in making a steep downwards…
As demand for steel goes up, government mulls slashing duties
NEW DELHI: With the demand for steel continuing to increase during the pandemic, the Union government is considering a further reduction in customs duty levied on steel imports. “Metal prices in general and steel prices in particular have…
Smartphone shipments fall 14 per cent in March quarter
NEW DELHI: Smartphone shipment in India fell 14 per cent quarter-on-quarter to 38 million in Q121 (January-March) as the onset of the second Covid-19 wave towards the end of the quarter resulted in subdued consumer demand.
According to…
TikTok India head Nikhil Gandhi quits
New Delhi: Nikhil Gandhi, the India Head of China's ByteDance-owned short video-sharing platform TikTok, has decided to quit and is currently serving his notice period, IWMBuzz reported.
After the company folded its India business, Gandhi…
Tesla suspends vehicle purchases using Bitcoin : Elon Musk
Washington, May 13, US entrepreneur Elon Musk announced that he suspended selling his Tesla electric vehicles for Bitcoins over concerns about the adverse environmental impact of mining the cryptocurrency.
"Tesla has suspended vehicle…
Delhi airport to shut operations at T2 terminal from May 17 midnight
NEW DELHI: The Delhi international airport will shut down its T2 terminal from May 17 midnight as the number of flights have reduced significantly due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, sources said on Tuesday.
From May 17…
Smart Power India supports 2,412 micro firms with reliable electricity
New Delhi: Smart Power India said that its Micro Enterprise Development (MED) programme has helped transform 2,412 commercial and micro entrepreneurs in rural India, across the states of UP, Bihar, Jharkhand as of April, through reliable…
Hyundai to provide ‘Medicare Oxygen’ equipment to states most affected by Covid
New Delhi: Automobile manufacturer Hyundai Motor India's philanthropic arm - Hyundai Motor India Foundation - on Tuesday announced its CSR project 'Back-to-life'.
Accordingly, the project is aimed at ensuring the uninterrupted delivery…
Recovery impacted as supply chain disrupted, demand contracts: PHD Chamber
New Delhi: Re-emergence of Covid-19 cases in India and resultant partial lockdowns and curfews in many parts of the country in April have impacted the pace of economic recovery with disruptions in supply chains and contraction in demand,…
