New Delhi: India has been ranked among the 10 wealthiest countries globally with total individual wealth of USD 5,200 billion, but this is largely owing to its large population, a report said, adding that on
New Delhi: The Indian Railways today signed an MoU with PEC University of Technology to set up 'Kalpana Chawla Chair' on geospatial technology at the Chandigarh-based institution for her contribution to aerospace engineering. The Indian
Ministers can now approve non- plan expenditure proposals of up to Rs 500 crore as against the earlier limit of Rs 150 crore, the finance ministry said.
New Delhi: The government has commissioned 1,780 km of rail lines and also completed over 6,000 km of highways in 2015-16 period, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
New Delhi: The government today raised the threshold limit of Provident Fund (PF) withdrawal for deduction of tax (TDS) from existing Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000, as per a senior official. This implies that no
New Delhi: To seek more clarity, the Commerce Ministry will discuss the issue of exempting Apple from local sourcing norms with the Finance Ministry, which has rejected the proposal, even as the former is against
New Delhi: Country's third-largest software services firm Wipro said it will hike salaries of its employees in the country by an average 9.5 per cent this fiscal, in line with its larger rivals, TCS and
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today told a special court which is hearing the coal block allocation case allegedly involving former MP Naveen Jindal and others, to allow the plea of an
Srinagar: Healthcare is set to get cheaper in Jammu and Kashmir. The state government today proposed tax exemption not only for hospitals but extended it to health clubs, gymnasiums, fitness, wellness and slimming centres also.
New Delhi: Insolvency resolutions of companies and individuals will be completed within 180 days, as per a new law which has got the nod from President Pranab Mukherjee. Insolvency is a situation where an individual
New Delhi: Microsoft chief Satya Nadella today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other ministers to discuss issues pertaining to the IT sector and enhancing partnership for initiatives like Digital India. The India-born CEO, who
New Delhi: Government will consider setting up more agri-business management institutes, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said today. On Facebook, Singh said, "Recently, the government of India has organised 'Kisan Goshti' at KVKs
New Delhi: The country's power deficit may rise to 5.6 per cent by fiscal 2021-22, from 2.6 per cent of peak demand in the last fiscal, on demand overtaking supply, a study said today. "Availability
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today came out in defence of Raghuram Rajan as he denounced any attack made on the RBI chief saying that the debate should be about issues and policies and
Tokyo: Son, who had previously predicted that India's e-commerce industry would become a USD 500 billion (3,300 cr approx) business in the next 10 years, is confident that it will grow exponentially. "And it
Tokyo: Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and a number of investors here have shown keen interest in investing in India’s “infrastructure growth story”, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today as he kicked off his 6-day visit to
New Delhi: The government has decided to cancel all ongoing tenders for defence equipment won by Italy’s Finmeccanica as a precursor to blacklisting of the firm which is being investigated for bribery in the AgustaWestland
Liquor baron Vijay Mallya today sought dismissal of Enforcement Department's (ED) plea for withdrawal of an exemption granted to him from personal appearance by a Delhi court
New Delhi: Asserting that Railways has been in “deep trouble” for last more than two decades, Union minister Suresh Prabhu today said efforts are on to take the public transporter “out of the ICU” and
New Delhi: Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has decided to take up the CAG report on the contentious AgustaWestland choppers issue apart from over half-a-dozen other defence-related matters. A bulletin issued by Lok Sabha today
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