New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) The government on Tuesday said irregularities in the appointment of chief strategic advisor in the NSE during the tenure of a former MD&CEO were observed and the appointment was made without following due process. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has informed that an ex-MD&CEO of NSE, had [...]
New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) India on Tuesday sent the fourth shipment of 2,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan via Pakistani land route as part of its humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people. India despatched the first consignment of 2,500 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan through Pakistani on February 22 and it reached [...]
New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) Markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday came out with certain clarifications on transactions in the units of mutual funds and has also given guidelines for authentication in case of redemption of units. The clarifications pertain to transactions in units of mutual funds on stock exchange platforms and also for entities including [...]
Colombo, Mar 15 (PTI) Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa on Tuesday left for New Delhi to ink a fresh USD 1 billion bailout package with India, amid a crippling economic meltdown staring at the island nation. Rajapaksa left for India for a two-day official visit for crucial talks with the Indian Government for broader [...]
After eight months of learning and mentorship, six winning teams receive up to S$20,000 each to help them launch or scale up their social businesses Mumbai, Maharashtra, India – Business Wire India Six social enterprises today received a shot in the arm to the tune of up to S$20,000 each to help them build their [...]
Mumbai, Mar 15 (PTI) State-run Bank of India (BOI) on Tuesday said it has referred 3,20,116 cases amounting to Rs 5,700.16 crore to National Lok Adalat conducted on March 12, 2022. Of these, 12,224 cases were settled involving an amount of Rs 102.53 crore, the bank said in a release. "An amount of Rs 23.76 [...]
Mumbai, Mar 15 (PTI) Market benchmarks halted their five-day rally to close with deep cuts on Tuesday, in line with a sell-off in global markets as participants dialled back risk exposure ahead of a key policy meeting of the US Federal Reserve amid continuing uncertainty over the Ukraine crisis. A depreciating rupee and foreign capital [...]
New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) India had 8.22 crore taxpayers, which include individuals and corporates, in 2019-20, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. "Total number of taxpayers for AY 2020-21 is 8,22,83,407. The projected total population of the country as on March 1, 2021 .... was 136.30 crore," Sitharaman said. The [...]
New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the government intends to decriminalise the Legal Metrology Act and asked his department as well as states to take a decision on this issue at the earliest in order to stop harassment of small shopkeepers. Addressing an event here to [...]
The government on Tuesday said investigations in the ABG Shipyard case were delayed because some state governments including Maharashtra had withdrawn the agency's power to probe and their approval for the case came much later. Replying to a query in Rajya Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said there was no delay by the Centre in [...]
