New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) Bharat Sanchar Nigam expects over Rs 17,000 crore revenue from services in FY22, a tad lower than the previous fiscal, mainly due to the removal of call connect charges that used to bring in additional inflows, according to its Chairman and Managing Director PK Purwar.Purwar asserted that the state-owned telecom [...]
New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) The price of diesel sold to bulk users has been hiked by about Rs 25 per litre in line with a near 40 per cent rise in international oil prices, but retail rates at petrol pumps remain unchanged, sources said. Petrol pump sales have jumped by a fifth this month [...]
New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) The Income Tax department is working to improve the "abysmally poor" tax literacy in the country so that the number of tax paying people and entities can be increased leading to enhanced collections, CBDT Chairman J B Mohapatra has said.He said the direct tax establishment -- the government authority that [...]
Abu Dhabi, Mar 20 (PTI) Almost a month before the Abu Dhabi schedule of the upcoming Bollywood film "Vikram Vedha", the team of the movie travelled to the city here to put together a set that resembles the streets of Lucknow, the capital of India's most popular state Uttar Pradesh where the film is based.The [...]
Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corporation on Sunday said it will invest around 150 billion yen (about Rs 10,445 crore) by 2026, for local manufacturing of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) and BEV batteries in Gujarat. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect with the Gujarat government. It was signed "on March [...]
The Income Tax department has detected undisclosed income of about Rs 224 crore after it recently raided a unicorn start-up group based in Pune and Thane in Maharashtra, the CBDT said on Sunday. The searches were carried out on March 9 at 23 premises in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The [...]
New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Sunday said that huge expenditure on welfare schemes by the Modi government has severely impacted the public finances which are currently in a mess with fiscal deficit touching abnormally high levels. Sinha in an interview with PTI said the shocking thing is nobody seems [...]
Abu Dhabi, Mar 20 (PTI) International experience is one of the best ways to develop an understanding of diverse cultures, said Hans Fraikin, Film & TV Commissioner, Abu Dhabi Film Commission (ADFC), urging Indian filmmakers to make more films in the city.Abu Dhabi has already served as a location hub for several Indian films such [...]
New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) Direct selling nutrition firm Herbalife Nutrition expects India to become its top market globally going forward, superseding the United States, according to the company's global CEO John O Agwunobi. With the company clocking double-digit volume growth in the last five years in India, where it is primarily present in tier [...]
New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) Having established its presence in the country, luxury carmaker Lexus is now looking to chart its next phase of growth in India as it looks to consolidate sales network and drive in new models, including fully electric cars in the country, according to a top company official. The company, which [...]
