Browsing Category
Business
LPG subsidy: Over 3 Lakh Consumers enroll for “Give it Up”
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) It was believed that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley would withdraw the LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) subsidy for those who fall in the 30-percent tax bracket. However, this budget included no such measure.…
Telecom Operators slash Call Rates from India to Nepal
Aiming to lend a helping hand to the people affected by the massive earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday, telecom service providers in India have slashed their call rates or made it free.
"As a small gesture during this hour of crisis,…
Reach Mobile launches Klassy 300 HD & Klassy 400 HD
Bhubaneswar, 25th April, 2015: Reach Mobile, part of the 1 billion USD Rashmi Group, and one of the country’s youngest and fastest growing Mobile handset brand, launched two new affordable HD smartphones, Reach Klassy 300 HD & Reach…
Finance Minister holds Meet to recast New Tax Return Forms
Finance Minister on Friday met key industry representatives for their inputs on modifying the norms and the forms for filing returns but gave no assurances on when the exercise will be completed. During his visit to the US last week, the…
India’s Foreign Exchange Reserves at record high of $343 bn
India's foreign exchange reserves touched a record high of $343.2 billion for the week ended April 17, the Reserve Bank of India's data showed on Friday. The reserves have risen by $2.79 billion over the week and $33.79 billion during the…
BSE Sensex closes 297 Points down at 27,735 Points
With persisting concerns over capital gains tax on foreign funds clouding sentiments, a benchmark index for Indian equities, the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange, closed 297.08 points, or 1.07 percent, down on Friday,…
JSPL reaches Power Generation of 37.6 bn Units Per Year
The completion of Jindal Power Limited’s (a subsidiary of JSPL) landmark 2400 MW expansion project at Tamnar (Chhattisgarh) has resulted in JSPL Group’s Installed Generation Capacity in Raigarh belt reaching 4294 MW, thereby achieving UMPP…
RBI directs Banks to include ‘Third Gender’ in All Forms
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday directed banks to include 'third gender' in all forms and applications enabling transgenders to avail banking services.
Citing the Supreme Court judgment in the National Legal Services…
Coal Block Auction likely to fetch Rs.3,35,370 Crore for States
The auction of 67 coal blocks is expected to fetch a revenue of nearly Rs.3,35,370 crore for seven states where the mines are located, besides additional benefit of Rs.69,310.97 crore to consumers "in terms of reduction of electricity…
Cairn India posts Q4 Net Loss of Rs.240 Crore
Oil and gas major Cairn India on Thursday reported a consolidated loss of Rs.240 crore for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014-15 caused by a slump in international oil prices. The company had a consolidated net profit of Rs.3,035.44 crore in…