Guwahati, Feb 18 (PTI) In a boost to regional connectivity, Rupsi Airport in Assam’s Kokrajhar district from Friday extended regular flight services to Kolkata and Guwahati to six days a week.According to a statement issued by the authorities of the airport, Fly Big airlines will connect Rupsi directly with Kolkata and Guwahati.“We are happy to [...]
Dubai, Feb 18 (PTI) Leading NRI businessmen on Friday hailed the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and the UAE, saying the landmark deal will take the economic and commercial engagements to the next level and bring both the sides on a win-win position. CEPA, a comprehensive path-breaking trade agreement between [...]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (PTI) State-owned CIL on Friday said the second half of the current fiscal year has remained tough for the country's coal sector with decrease in coal imports and tripling of international coal prices. Beside, the prolonged monsoon in the coal-bearing areas made the situation more challenging. Facing this situation, Coal India [...]
HDFC Bank on Friday said Srikanth Nadhamuni has resigned as a director from its board, citing potential future interests. Nadhamuni has tendered his resignation as non-executive (non-independent) director of HDFC Bank vide his resignation letter dated February 18, 2022, effective Friday, HDFC Bank said in a regulatory filing. The bank said Nadhamuni has cited potential [...]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (PTI) IT company HCL Technologies has extended its relationship with The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) with a multi-year agreement to provide Integration-as-a-Service offering. The company did not divulge the size of the contract. As a motoring club, RACV is a member-driven organisation that provides a range of products and [...]
Mumbai, Feb 18 (PTI) Focus on domestic business will help the tourism and hospitality sector recover from the adverse impact of the pandemic, Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Puneet Chhatwal said on Friday. "We need to focus more and more on domestic business, leisure or non-leisure. If we do [...]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (PTI) Public sector Bank of Baroda on Friday said it has subscribed to 99,000 shares of asset reconstruction company India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL). The acquisition is subject to execution of investment agreement. "Bank of Baroda has subscribed to 99,000 shares of India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL)," the bank [...]
Hyderabad, Feb. 18 (PTI) Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao will participate in an interactive session with co-founder of Microsoft Corporation Bill Gates during BioAsia, the largest annual global Biotechnology and Life Sciences convention of Asia, starting on February 24. “The highlight of the 2022 edition will be a fire-side chat between K.T. Rama Rao, Minister [...]
Beijing, Feb 18 (PTI) Wary of the USD 500 million Millennium Corporation Challenge (MCC) programme of the US to Nepal which has resulted in sharp political polarisation in the Himalayan nation, China on Friday said it is against "coercive diplomacy" and aid at the expense of sovereignty. Wading into the political debate in Kathmandu over [...]