by PTI News | Apr 10, 2022 | 9:36 am | News
Ranchi, Apr 10 (PTI) Jharkhand government has claimed to have utilised 86 per cent of the total revised budget allocation for fiscal 2021-22. The state government has spent 83 per cent of the revised budget on scheme (plan) head and 91 per cent on establishment (non-plan) head, an official said. Hemant Soren government, on March [...]
by PTI News | Apr 10, 2022 | 9:15 am | Economy, News
Colombo, Apr 10 (PTI) A massive anti-government street protest demanding Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation has turned into an all-night vigil as over 10,000 demonstrators gathered at the Galle Face Green urban park amidst the unprecedented economic crisis in the island nation. Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since gaining independence from [...]
by PTI News | Apr 9, 2022 | 10:10 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) The government has spent around Rs 100 lakh crore on infrastructure development and social sector programmes over the last eight years, government sources said. Citing an RBI report, sources said that the total developmental expenditure by the central government was a whopping Rs 90,89,233 crore (Rs 90.9 lakh crore) during [...]
by PTI News | Apr 9, 2022 | 9:51 pm | News
Canberra, Apr 9 (PTI) To celebrate the new trade deal with India, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday took to Instagram to post a picture showing him preparing khichdi, his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi’s favourite dish. On April 2, India and Australia signed an economic cooperation and trade agreement under which Canberra would provide [...]
by PTI News | Apr 9, 2022 | 8:44 pm | Economy, News
Kathmandu, Apr 9 (PTI) Tourist footfalls are gradually increasing in Nepal as the coronavirus-related restrictions are eased with fewer daily cases and a low transmission rate in the last few months. The tourism sector, the backbone of the Nepalese economy, came to a griding halt in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said [...]
by PTI News | Apr 9, 2022 | 8:10 pm | Company Results, News
Thane, Apr 9 (PTI) Cooperative bank TJSB Sahakari Bank on Saturday said its net profit declined to Rs 155 crore in FY2022 from Rs 163 crore in the previous year. The total business of the bank crossed the figure of Rs 20,000 crore, registering a growth of 13.46 per cent, TJSB Sahakari Bank Chairman Vivekanand [...]
by PTI News | Apr 9, 2022 | 7:52 pm | Corporate Action, News
Coimbatore, Apr 9 (PT) Leading used vehicles e-commerce platform CARS24 expanded its presence in the southern market by foraying into the city. With the exponential growth in demand for cars in Tamil Nadu, the brand is focused on delivering the best experience to customers and fulfilling their dream of owning a car and it is [...]
by PTI News | Apr 9, 2022 | 7:50 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) India’s agricultural exports rose by about 20 per cent to USD 50.21 billion during 2021-22 despite logistical challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commerce and Industry Ministry said on Saturday. Exports of rice were the top forex earner at USD 9.65 billion among agri commodities during 2021-22, growing by [...]
by PTI News | Apr 9, 2022 | 7:37 pm | Corporate Action, News
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Tata AIA Life Insurance on Saturday said it has tied up with Common Service Centres which will provide access to about 95 per cent of gram panchayats in the country. As part of its effort to deliver much-needed life insurance protection cover to rural households and safeguard their loved ones [...]
by PTI News | Apr 9, 2022 | 7:33 pm | News
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Vaccine majors Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech on Saturday said they have decided to cut prices of the precaution dose of their respective COVID-19 vaccines to Rs 225 per shot for private hospitals after discussion with the government. "We are pleased to announce that after discussion with [...]