30th November 2021: Jindal Global Law School (JGLS), O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) presents a truly international, one-of-its-kind Global Law Schools’ Summit from 1–3 December 2021 on the theme “The Present and Future of Global Legal Education” The summit aims to bring together 150+ thought leaders from 6 continents and 35+ countries over 21 Thematic [...]

PUNE, India, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Trigeminal neuralgia is a disorder of the fifth cranial nerve called the trigeminal nerve. With blood vessel pressing against the trigeminal nerve, the condition leads to unbearable pain on the face, cheek and one side of the face, normally on the upper side of the chin and upwards [...]

- DBS Domestic Trade Financing leverages Electronic Way (Eway) bill verification for digitalising and simplifying trade transactions - The bank has completed its first end-to-end digital Purchase Invoice Finance (PIF) transaction for Lincon Polymers Pvt. Ltd. MUMBAI, India, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In the current environment, there is a need to drive digitised trade [...]

Knowlarity, a pioneer of Cloud Business Communication, has been providing Cloud Contact Center for businesses across various industry verticals in India and the Middle East. Knowlarity's cloud contact center is equipped with advanced features and can be customized as per business requirements to enable multi-channel customer engagement anytime anywhere. GURUGRAM, India, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ [...]

New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) State-owned Coal India Ltd on Tuesday said it will invest an estimated Rs 19,650 crore to strengthen its rail infrastructure. The move will increase coal evacuation capacity of the PSU through rail mode by an additional 330 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) by FY2023-24 when the production is expected to [...]

New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Guar seed prices on Tuesday went down by Rs 4 to Rs 5,792 per 10 quintal in futures trade. On the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, guar seed contracts for December delivery was trading at Rs 5,792 down by Rs 4, or 0.07 per cent per 10 quintal with an [...]

Mumbai, Nov 30 (PTI) With automation and AI being widely adopted across many sectors at varying levels of visibility to consumers, a report has revealed that most urban Indians are comfortable with them in their homes and for online shopping. On a personal level, urban Indians are more comfortable with automation in their homes (64 [...]

Mumbai, Nov 30 (PTI) Virtual pre-owned cars showroom Carzso on Tuesday said it has partnered with View360Degrees to offer virtual reality-based technology in the auto industry. As part of the strategic tie-up, View360Degrees founder and CEO Deven Verma, an experienced professional working in virtual reality (VR) technology, will join Carzso.com as the 'innovation head' and [...]

New Delhi, Delhi, India (NewsVoir) Strengthening its commitment towards superior customer servicing, Max Life Insurance Company Ltd. (“Max Life” / “Company”) has enhanced the ‘Buy Now – Pay at Approval’ feature available on term insurance purchase for customers. Launched last year for policies bought online, the feature allows customers to apply for a policy through [...]

New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) The overall Indian public cloud services market is expected to reach USD 10.8 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 24.1 per cent for 2020-25, according to research firm IDC.India's public cloud services (PCS) market - which includes infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS) solutions and software-as-a-service (SaaS) - revenue totalled [...]

New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) India has a great culinary culture and mixing international techniques with the country's food can only be a success, said chief of Sommet Education, a global education group specialising in hospitality management and the culinary arts.On his first visit to the country, Benoît-Etienne Domenget, CEO, Sommet Education said India has [...]

Mumbai, Nov 30 (PTI) The announced tariff hikes by the telcos could boost their operating profits by at least 40 per cent and coupled with the moratorium on government dues, will help them invest more aggressively into 5G technology, says a report. Tariff hikes to lift the EBITDA, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and [...]

Mumbai, Nov 30 (PTI) Fitch Ratings has affirmed ICICI Bank's ratings at 'BB+' with a negative outlook and retained the lender's viability rating at BB.The negative outlook comes despite the agency recently revising upwards the operating environment outlook of domestic banks to stable from negative, citing better than expected recovery in business and economic activity [...]

New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) About 1.65 lakh electric vehicles have been supported as on November 25 this year under the second phase of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME) India scheme, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.The Ministry of Heavy Industries formulated the scheme in March 2015 to promote adoption of [...]

Aurangabad, Nov 30 (PTI) An association of pomegranate producers in Maharashtra has demanded land near an under-construction dry port in Jalna district for the packaging and grading of fruits grown in the region. Talking to PTI on Tuesday, Akhil Maharashtra Dalimb Utpadak Sanshodhan Sangh secretary Dr Suyog Kulkarni said their delegation recently met Union Road [...]

10 finalists showcase their innovative capabilities at the finale held under India Innovation Hub Umbrella Dubai, United Arab Emirates (NewsVoir) Ten Indian start-ups showcased their innovations to global investors from the UAE and around the world at the third session of the ‘Elevate’ pitching series held on Sunday in Dubai. Gracing the occasion was Dr. [...]

- Participants get a chance to win the most iconic sneakers like Air Jordan 1 high and Air Jordan 3 x A Ma Maniere - Live performances by Gully Gang India NEW DELHI, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sneakers go beyond just being a desirable item of footwear – they have evolved into a cultural [...]

New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Payments and banking technology firm Cashfree Payments on Tuesday said it has made an investment of USD 15 million in Telr, a payment service provider in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. While the company did not disclose the quantum of equity acquired, Cashfree said it has become one of the [...]

New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has reported multiple irregularities in the accounts of units under the IT and telecom ministries, including purchases of hardware and software worth Rs 890 crore by NICSI in contravention of rules. In its audit report for financial years 2017-18 and 2018-19, the Comptroller [...]

New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Pharmaceuticals firm Lupin Ltd on Tuesday said it has launched an educational mobile adaptable website Sciflix for medical students pursuing post-graduation in diseases involving the respiratory system.Sciflix is a comprehensive learning platform in pulmonology where all scientific needs of postgraduate students will be addressed by a multisource library under one [...]

MUMBAI, India, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced a week-long deadline extension - from 30 November 2021 to 6 December 2021 5.00 PM IST - for the submission of applications for its BAFTA Breakthrough India initiative. The programme, supported by Netflix, arrived in India in [...]

Singapore, Nov 30 (PTI) The families of late business tycoons Khoo Teck Puat and Ng Teng Fong have donated 20 million Singapore dollars (USD 14.62 million) to fund a medical centre in Singapore's industrial district of Penjuru for the welfare of migrant workers, who are an integral part of the country's workforce. Besides setting up [...]

· Renowned international philosophical institutions and universities to take part in first of its kind event in the Kingdom. · Over 50 leading contemporary philosophical thinkers from more than 15 countries will participate in an inter-cultural dialogue to explore philosophy across an array of subjects under a theme of 'unpredictability'. · The three-day conference will [...]

Through the successful two-day GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ live record-breaking event ABU DHABI, UAE, Nov. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- By going head-to-head or sometimes even pairing up, Yas Waterworld guests broke six GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ at Yas Waterworld's first ever GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ live record-breaking event. The event, which was in collaboration with GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™, [...]

Records the largest number of videos of people saying the same sentence uploaded to Facebook in one hour to raise awareness on Iron Deficiency Anaemia MUMBAI, India, Nov. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its efforts to raise awareness about iron deficiency in India, Procter & Gamble Health Limited & FOGSI (The Federation of Obstetric and [...]

Mumbai, Nov 29 (PTI) Small commercial vehicle maker Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd (PVPL), in an industry-first initiative, has introduced an all-women workforce on its assembly line at its Baramati facility to assemble its Apé Electrik range of products. The female workforce at Piaggio's Baramati plant in Maharashtra assembles all its electric models -- Apé E-City [...]

*Bridgestone launches new tyre for construction and mining sector Mumbai, Nov 29 (PTI) Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone on Monday announced the launch of its new tyre for the construction and mining sector in the Indian market. The new offering--L370HL--in block and shoulder lug design for heat radiation and block tear resistance respectively, is suitable for [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) The insolvency appellate tribunal NCLAT on Monday quashed the constitution of the Committee of Creditors of Value Infratech India and removed the Resolution Professional with a direction to IBBI to conduct an investigation and take appropriate action. A two-member bench of the NCLAT has also directed the claims of various [...]

Mumbai, Nov 29 (PTI) Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has been granted permission to double its user base for the payments service to 40 million by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). WhatsApp has a total user base of 400 million and the development will help the platform compete better with entrenched rivals like Google [...]

Mumbai, Nov 29 (PTI) Air India pilot unions -- IPG and ICPA -- on Monday warned the airline management to roll back the "illegal" salary cut within three days or face industrial action.The two pilot unions -- Indian Pilots Guild and Indian Commercial Pilots Association -- have been demanding restoration of full pay, which was [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Crisil on Monday said Martin Fraenkel has resigned as the company's director with immediate effect. It also announced the appointment of Elizabeth Mann as an additional director (non-executive). "Martin Fraenkel has submitted his resignation as a director of the company. The board has noted resignation of Martin Fraenkel as a [...]

New York, Nov 29 (PTI) Indian-origin technology executive Parag Agrawal has been appointed as the new CEO of Twitter after the social media giant’s co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down on Monday. In a message posted on Twitter, Dorsey said: “After almost 16 years of having a role at our company… from co-founder to CEO to [...]

New York, Nov 29 (PTI) Indian-origin technology executive Parag Agrawal has been appointed as the new CEO of Twitter after the social media giant’s co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down on Monday. In a message posted on Twitter, Dorsey said: “After almost 16 years of having a role at our company… from co-founder to CEO to [...]

Dehradun, Nov 29 (PTI) The early variety of sugarcane will be available for Rs 355 per quintal and the normal variety for Rs 345 per quintal in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said while launching the crushing season for Kisan Cooperative Sugar Mills Ltd at Sitarganj which resumed operations after a prolonged closure on Monday.  [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (SFB) on Monday said RBI has appointed P N Raghunath as an additional director on the board of the bank. "The Reserve Bank of India vide its letter dated November 29, 2021 has appointed P N Raghunath, General Manager, Reserve Bank of India, Bengaluru, Regional Office [...]

New Delhi/ Mumbai, Nov 29 (PTI) As worries mount over coronavirus infections caused by a new variant globally, the country's largest airport IGIA on Monday said all necessary arrangements will be ready on time keeping in mind the fresh guidelines and passenger convenience. Besides, the firm carrying out COVID-19 tests at the IGIA in the [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said he would issue an order in the next two-three days to make it mandatory for the carmakers to introduce flex-fuel engines in vehicles.Addressing an event, Gadkari said, India imports petroleum products worth 8 lakh crore every year, and if the country continues to [...]

Kolkata, Nov 29 (PTI) West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation is in process of finalising its responses to the clarifications sought by prospective bidders in a recent meeting for Tajpur port project, an official said on Monday. The nodal agency of the state industry, commerce and enterprises department, which has extended the last date for submission [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) NGO Telecom Watchdog has sought filing of a criminal case against Elon Musk-owned Starlink for allegedly accepting payments from people in the country for satellite internet services without having a licence for the same. The NGO, in a letter dated November 27 sent to the telecom secretary, also urged the [...]

Mumbai, Nov 29 (PTI) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on Union Bank of India for deficiencies in regulatory compliance.The penalty was imposed by an order dated November 25 for non-compliance with the certain provisions of directions issued by the RBI contained in [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Hygiene and wellness brand Pee Safe on Monday said it aims to open more than 50 retail outlets across the country over the next 12 months.The company has set up its first company-owned offline retail outlet in Gurugram.Pee Safe's products are currently available in modern trade, general stores, airports, and [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Niti Aayog on Monday said India can be at the forefront of the global online dispute resolution movement and suggested that the government should take targeted initiatives like setting up legal tech hubs and tax incentives for the private sector to enable faster adoption of ODR.Retired justice AK Sikri-led committee [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) The government on Monday approved sale of Central Electronics Ltd to Nandal Finance and Leasing for Rs 210 crore, marking the second strategic disinvestment of the current fiscal. Incorporated in 1974, CEL, under the Ministry of Science and Technology, is a pioneer in the field of Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) and [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) State Bank of India (SBI) has signed an agreement with Usha International Limited (UIL) for empowering women entrepreneurs by providing financial assistance. The financial assistance will be provided under the Joint Liability Group model, SBI said in a statement. As per the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between SBI and [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) The civil aviation ministry on Monday said that overseas airlines are not being granted any non-metro airport as a new point of call in the country due to "significant imbalance in the number of points of call in favour of foreign carriers". Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Co-working operator ABL Workspaces on Monday said it has raised Rs 15 crore from Canada-based Ethik Inc for expansion.Founded in December 2017, ABL Workspaces has nine centres in Delhi-NCR.In a statement, ABL Workspaces said it has raised Rs 15 crore from Canada-based Ethik Inc in Series A funding round.The fresh [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Banks have written off bad loans amounting to Rs 46,382 crore during the first six months of 2021-22, the finance ministry informed the Lok Sabha on Monday.As per the RBI guidelines and policy approved by bank boards, non-performing loans, including, inter-alia, those in respect of which full provisioning has been [...]

Patna, Nov 29 (PTI) A key aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday expressed indignation over NITI Aayog presenting the state in poor light in one of its recent reports and wondered why more central assistance was not coming to expedite economic uplift of the province. Ashok Choudhary, who holds building construction portfolio [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) The government on Monday approved sale of Central Electronics Ltd to Nandal Finance and Leasing for Rs 210 crore. This is the second strategic stake sale by the government after Air India. "The Alternative Mechanism ... has approved the highest price bid of M/s Nandal Finance and Leasing Pvt Ltd for sale [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Over 12,000 depositors of Bengaluru-based Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank Niyamitha (SGRSBN) -- which went bust two years back -- have received their deposit insurance cover of up to Rs 5 lakh. BJP's Lok Sabha MP and the party's Yuva Morcha National President Tejasvi Surya said a total of Rs [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday granted two weeks more to e-commerce giant Amazon to appear and argue before the Competition Commission of India (CCI) which had declined adjournment of hearing in a case related to revocation of approval given to the US company for investment transaction with Future Coupons Pvt [...]

Chennai, Nov 29 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday urged the Centre to remove 11 per cent import duty levied on cotton, rework terms for e-auction of cotton to help Micro Small and Medium Enterprises and extend 5 per cent interest subvention to spinning mills for procurement. Citing representations from apparel [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Process mining technology company Celonis on Monday said it will invest USD 100 million (about Rs 750 crore) in India and hire 1,000 people over the next two years to expand its business in the country. The company has set up its direct office in India, where it employs around [...]

Mumbai, Nov 29 (PTI) As the pandemic pushed employers to explore and adapt new ways to stay in the business, a survey has revealed that 6 out of 10 organisations have adopted 'work from home' policy post Covid-19 relaxations. Over 65 per cent of the employers have either introduced 'work from home' as a policy [...]

New Delhi, Delhi, India – Business Wire India Significant movements in past few months suggest that the country is working towards instituting DNA technology more prominently as part of the criminal justice system. Noticeable measures taken to beef up the DNA infrastructure and manpower will go a long way in building readiness for a national [...]

Also becomes a 5-star rated garbage-free city by the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India – Business Wire India HCL Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of HCL, is the proud supporter of the city of Noida in its mission to become a clean city since 2019. HCL Foundation’s flagship program Clean NOIDA [...]

- With this new feature, AskSid stands to help Retail & D2C brands offer hyper-personalized conversational customer support to global customers. BANGALORE, India, Nov. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AskSid AI, a leading global conversational customer service provider, today announced the launch of its product recommendation feature as part of its digital shopping assistant and AI [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Niti Aayog on Monday said India can be at the forefront of the global online dispute resolution movement and suggested that the government should take targeted initiatives like setting up legal tech hubs and tax incentives for the private sector to enable faster adoption of ODR.Retired justice AK Sikri-led committee [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh on Monday launched a "unique" face recognition technology that would act as a proof of ‘life certificate’ for pensioners and ensure ease of living for the retired and elderly citizens.All pensioners are mandated to submit their life certificate annually to continue receiving pension. [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Reliance Industries on Monday categorically denied any intent to bid for the UK telecom group, BT.RIL dismissed a report titled `Reliance mulling bid for UK’s telco BT Group' as "completely speculative and baseless"."We categorically deny any intent to bid for the UK telecom group, BT, formerly British Telecom, as reported [...]

Mumbai, Nov 29 (PTI) The rupee on Monday dived 18 paise to close at a five-week low of 75.07 against the US dollar as fresh worries over new coronavirus variant weighed on already weak investor sentiment. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 74.84 and witnessed an intra-day high of 74.82 [...]

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India – Business Wire India Analytics India Magazine (AIM) recently launched its annual report “Top Postgraduate Data Science Programmes in India for 2021.” The report enlists the top Data Science courses at the Master’s level offered by public and private institutes in India. The ranking outcomes are a result of extensive research and [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) With the economy gradually reopening, the perception of uncertainty associated with the pandemic is reducing and there is a willingness to invest, says a report. According to a survey by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP (Deloitte India), many CFOs are focusing on the post-pandemic opportunities and challenges. About 70 per [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Amid the emergence of a new COVID variant, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday said the situation is being closely monitored and reviewed in consultation with other ministries regarding "any further decision" on resuming scheduled international passenger services.On November 26, the government decided to restart scheduled commercial international passenger [...]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Loans for an amount of Rs 2.82 lakh crore have been sanctioned as on November 12 this year under the collateral-free loan scheme for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), Parliament was informed on Monday. The government has the operationalised Rs 3 lakh crore collateral-free loan scheme with effect from [...]

Bengaluru, Nov 29 (PTI) Kidvento.app, a Mysore-based skilling platform for children, said on Monday it has secured USD one million in pre-series A funding from strategic investors in the United Kingdom and the Middle East. Kidvento, which provides skilling curriculum for kids through live and recorded classes, said in a statement it would utilise this [...]

2000+ Successful IVF Pregnancies in Punjab by Dr. SumitaSofat Ludhiana, Punjab, India (NewsVoir) Reproductive science history goes back to the year 1978 when the first healthy ‘test tube baby’ named Louise Brown was born. Since then, the field of Assisted Reproductive Technology has gotten a lot better and improved. No doubt every year a new [...]