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Alliance Air to start flight services to Pantnagar from Delhi via Dehradun from February 16
MUMBAI: Air India's regional subsidiary Alliance Air will resume its flight services to Pantnagar, in Uttarakhand from Delhi via Dehradun from February 16, the airline has said.
The airline will be deploying its 70-seater ATR 72 aircraft…
Facebook’s Oversight Board takes up new case from India containing insinuations against RSS,…
NEW DELHI: Facebook's Oversight Board has taken up a new case related to a user's post that was shared from a Punjabi-language online platform and contained insinuations against Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Prime Minister Narendra…
Indian Railways’ freight revenue in first 12 days of February overtakes last year’s…
New Delhi , February 13 For the first time in the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian Railways' freight revenue in the first 12 days of February has overtaken last year's figures for the same corresponding period.
"Railway freight revenue has…
Atal Bhujbal Yojana launched in Nashik
Nashik, Feb 13 (UNI) As water security plans of the village need to be prepared with the participation of the people under the Atal Bhujal Yojana, the water literacy program should be undertaken on a large scale with the help of all the…
Royal Enfield launches the new Himalayan
New Delhi: Royal Enfield, the global leader in mid-size motorcycles (250cc-750cc), today announced the launch of the new Himalayan across India, Europe and the UK, in three new distinctive, terrain-inspired colourways, along with a range of…
Twitter takes down 90-95% of accounts listed by Indian govt
New Delhi, Feb 12 In what could finally end the fortnight-long deadlock between Twitter and the Indian government, the micro-blogging platform has either withheld or suspended at least 90-95 per cent accounts as directed by the IT Ministry…
Government to spin-off NDR into separate company to boost oil, gas exploration
NEW DELHI: The government will create a company to own and operate India's maiden National Data Repository (NDR) that stores information on the vast sedimentary basins in a bid to boost oil and gas exploration and production, a senior…
‘Udyog Manthan’ organised to deliberate on ways to enhance productivity, quality in…
New Delhi , February 12 (ANI): The 8-week long 'Udyog Manthan' organised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is deliberating on ways to enhance productivity…
HKTB launches virtual event ahead of CNY to promote Hong Kong tourism
Hong Kong, Feb 10 In a bid to accelerate its promotional efforts as part of the post-Covid-19 tourism-recovery plan, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has announced its first global fan-engagement programme called Hong Kong Super Fans.…
Kotak Investment Advisors achieves closure of New Real Estate Fund
Mumbai: Kotak Investment Advisors Limited (KIAL) on Tuesday announced that it has successfully achieved closure of its New Real Estate Fund, which will target a range of real estate financing opportunities across key cities in India.
In…
Fitch Ratings: Budget proposals positive for Insurance sector
New Delhi: India's Budget '22 proposals to relax foreign-ownership caps on insurers and listing of LIC will help the industry attract foreign capital, strengthen solvency and promote competition, Fitch Ratings has said. Besides, the ratings…
NMDC reports 53% jump in Q3 net profit
New Delhi: The country's largest iron ore producer NMDC has reported a 53 per cent jump in its net profit in the October-December quarter on the back of smart recovery in both production and sales that beat market expectations on account of…
Vehicle registrations in January falls over 9% YoY
New Delhi: Vehicle registrations in January 2021 declined 9.66 per cent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis.
On Tuesday, data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) showed that over 15.92 lakh vehicles were…
CGST officials make arrest after busting network of 46 fake firms
New Delhi: The officers of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Commissionerate, Delhi East, have unearthed a multi-layered network of fictitious firms being used by their operators to generate and pass on fake ITC (input tax credit).…
Huawei CEO wants to speak to Biden, reset of relations with US
Beijing, Feb 9 (IANS) Huawei Founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei on Tuesday urged the new US administration to adopt a more "open policy" towards Chinese companies, while he also expressed his desire to talk to President Joe Biden.
This is the…
Hyundai, Kia say not in talks with Apple, shares plunge
Seoul/New Delhi: Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia said on Monday they are not in talks with Apple over an electric car manufacturing project in response to reports of their suspended discussions.
In separate regulatory filings,…
ONGC to implement India’s first geothermal energy project in Ladakh
New Delhi: Energy major ONGC will implement India's maiden 'Geothermal Field Development Project' in Ladakh.
A memorandum of understanding to formalise the plan has been inked between the ONGC Energy Centre (OEC) and the Union Territory…
India’s Jan air travel growth slows due to higher capacity: ICRA
New Delhi: India's January air travel growth slowed sequentially due to higher capacity, ratings agency ICRA said on Monday.
According to ICRA Vice President Kinjal Shah, the passenger load factor (PLF) last month was lower than 74 per…
Bitcoin price reaches new all-time high, now over $47,000
Moscow, Feb 9 (Sputnik) The price of the most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin, for the third time in several hours broke a historical record to reach a new all-time high above $47,000, according to trading data.
On Binance, the largest…
Promoter share pledges rise in December quarter
New Delhi: More promoters have pledged their shares in during the pandemic to provide additional security on their loans from banks in the absence or run down of other assets.
According a report by Kotak Institutional Equities, value…