by PTI News | Mar 23, 2022 | 7:08 am | News, News Alert
Petrol, diesel prices hiked by 80 paise a litre each for the second day in a row. PTI ANZ RAM
by PTI News | Mar 23, 2022 | 12:35 am | News
New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI) After Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha addressed a Gulf countries investment summit in Srinagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed "exemplary efforts" to draw more investment to the Union Territory and ensuring greater opportunities for the people. The PM was responding to a tweet by the office [...]
by PTI News | Mar 22, 2022 | 11:05 pm | News
New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI) The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on Tuesday said it will undertake a detailed study on cryptocurrencies in wake of their rising popularity across the world. A research group is being constituted by the body which will soon be undertaking the task, it said. The ICAI, in a [...]
by PTI News | Mar 22, 2022 | 10:58 pm | News
Hyderabad, Mar 22 (PTI) Bharat Biotech may have gained immense popularity with its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, but the firm's founder and chairman Krishna Ella says science remains his passion and that being a vaccine maker is more challenging than entrepreneurship. His company's website states that Krishna Ella is a research scientist in molecular biology. "I [...]
by PTI News | Mar 22, 2022 | 10:54 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI) As petrol, diesel and cooking gas become more expensive, consumers in the national capital are worried that it will add to the cost of living and expressed fear that fuel prices will rise further.The central government on Tuesday hiked the prices of petrol and diesel prices by 80 paise a [...]
by PTI News | Mar 22, 2022 | 10:39 pm | Economy, News
Kathmandu, Mar 22 (PTI) Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Tuesday directed government officials to promote policies that could help reduce the country’s widening trade deficit. “As the country’s trade deficit has posted a dismal picture, it is high time to adopt appropriate measures to reduce it,” Deuba said while addressing a meeting of the [...]
by PTI News | Mar 22, 2022 | 10:35 pm | Economy, News
Agartala, Mar 22 (PTI) Terming the state budget for the financial year 2022-23 as "anti-people", Leader of Opposition in the Tripura assembly Manik Sarkar on Tuesday said the BJP-led government has failed to fulfil aspirations of farmers and unemployed youths.Speaking on the budget in the assembly, the former chief minister said the state's market borrowings [...]
by PTI News | Mar 22, 2022 | 10:27 pm | News
Chandigarh, Mar 22 (PTI) Wheat procurement will begin from April 1 across Haryana and the state government will purchase the crop in 410 mandis. "The number of mandis has been increased so that farmers do not face any inconvenience in selling their wheat crops. With this, the farmers will be able to sell the crop [...]
by PTI News | Mar 22, 2022 | 10:15 pm | Corporate Action, News
New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI) The Defence Ministry on Tuesday approved the procurement of Rs 8,357 crore worth of military platforms and hardware, including air defence fire control radar and GSAT-7B satellite. The procurement proposals were accorded "Acceptance of Necessity" at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, [...]
by PTI News | Mar 22, 2022 | 10:12 pm | News
New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI) The country's largest lender State Bank of India on Tuesday said banking services may get impacted to an extent as various employees' unions have called for a two-day strike on March 28-29. SBI said it has been advised by the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) that All India Bank Employees' Association [...]