London, Apr 25 (PTI) An Indian-origin entrepreneur is celebrating what he describes as firing the "starting gun" for futuristic transport, with the opening of the UK’s first mini-airport or vertiport for public demonstrations from Monday. Ricky Sandhu, Founder and Executive Chairman of Urban-Air Port, said the opening of Air-One in Coventry, central England, is momentous [...]
New Delhi, Apr 24 (PTI) Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General K R Sriram on Monday highlighted the need for real time data sharing between the apex auditor and auditee so that a correct opinion could be formed with regard to the financial statements. He was speaking at an interactive session organised by the office of [...]
New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) OMRON Healthcare India, a leading player in digital home blood pressure monitoring segment, on Monday said it has appointed Kotaro Suzuki as its new Managing Director. Prior to this assignment, Suzuki has served in numerous senior leadership roles, including domestic and overseas sales, corporate strategy planning, product planning, across varied [...]
New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) Tata Motors on Monday said it has inked a partnership with Lithium Urban Technologies, an EV-based urban transportation service provider. As part of the deal, Lithium Urban will deploy 5,000 XPRES T Electric sedans across the country, for employee transportation. Tata Motors will commence deliveries in phases and will complete [...]
New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Monday said the central bank will have to raise interest rates to tame inflation and the hikes need not be considered by politicians and bureaucrats as some "anti-national" activity. Known for his frank views, Rajan also said it was important to remember that the [...]
New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) Healthcare is becoming accessible and affordable in the country with the government taking steps to enhance the overall infrastructure, including doubling of MBBS seats, Union Health Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya said on Monday. The minister, who also holds Chemicals and Fertilisers portfolio, noted that the country is witnessing the rise [...]
Bengaluru, Apr 25 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said the silver jubilee edition of 'Bengaluru Tech Summit-2022 (BTS-22)'- State government's flagship technological event - would be organised at an international-level. The summit would be held from November 16-18. The Chief Minister today chaired a meeting over breakfast with a number of CEOs [...]
New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) There is a need for transparent government tendering, procurement and payment systems among other measures, to help scale up the domestic medical technology sector which has export potential of USD 100 billion by 2047, according to FICCI Medical Device Committee Chair Vishwaprasad Alva. Speaking at the 7th edition of India [...]
New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to file a well-considered reply on a plea seeking formulation of a Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices to curb unethical practices of Pharma companies and ensure an effective monitoring mechanism, transparency, accountability as well as consequences of violations.A bench of Justices [...]
Coimbatore (TN), Apr 25 (PTI) Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, the Tirupur Exporters' Association (TEA) on Monday requested the intervention of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to immediately commence the rupee-rouble mechanism with Russia to receive export proceeds. This will not only help MSMEs at this hour of crisis but also help to push exports, [...]
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) on Monday said it expects housing prices to appreciate by 8 per cent this fiscal, mainly due to rise in demand from end users. "The current housing sales uptick and increased demand is end user driven and not speculative. Hence, the hike in prices will be sustainable and is likely [...]
Chennai, Apr 25 (PTI) Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday urged exporters to explore newer markets to keep the exports high and make the economy "flying high." In his address at an event to confer the Export Excellence Awards on SEZ Units under the Madras Export Processing Zone (MEPZ), Tambaram, near here, he pointed out [...]
Colombo, Apr 25 (PTI) China has "done its best" to help Sri Lanka not to default on its foreign debt, Chinese ambassador in Colombo Qi Zhenhong said on Monday, expressing displeasure at the government’s move to approach the IMF for help and warning that the debt restructuring will definitely have an "impact" on future bilateral [...]
London, Apr 25 (PTI) The global military expenditure has crossed the USD 2 trillion mark for the first time, with the US, the world’s largest economy, being the top spender, Sweden-based defence think-tank SIPRI said on Monday. In its latest report, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said that the total global military expenditure [...]
The PETRONAS TVS Racing Team will participate in all formats of domestic 2-wheeler racing • TVS Motor Company and PETRONAS Lubricants International Private Limited set to launch a new co-branded oil - PETRONAS TVS TRU4 RacePro – across India TVS Motor Company, a reputed manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers globally has reached a partnership agreement [...]
New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) Shares of Future Group firms took a beating on Monday, tanking up to 20 per cent after Reliance Industries called off its Rs 24,713-crore deal to acquire the Group's assets. Future Consumer shares plummeted 19.92 per cent, Future Supply Chain Solutions tumbled 19.85 per cent, Future Lifestyle Fashions dived 19.89 [...]
New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Monday said the central bank will have to raise interest rates to tame inflation and the hikes need not be considered as some "anti-national" activity by politicians and bureaucrats. Known for his frank views, Rajan said that it was important to remember that "war [...]
Zashed Fashionverse has successfully established itself as the country's sole 'D2C Brand Architects', creating turn-key D2C brands within a short span of time. It is an expert in helping garment exporters, textile and processing houses, entrepreneurs and visionaries set up their own D2C tech businesses and become global icons and also picking up equity at [...]
For many investors, the amount of dividend that a company is paying is an important factor in choosing stocks, especially if it forms a huge part of their passive income. They tend to prefer stocks that have good fundamentals and pay dividends generously. Here is a list of stocks with upcoming dividends: ABB India Limited (CMP [...]
New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) Healthcare is becoming accessible and affordable in the country with the government taking steps to enhance the overall infrastructure, including doubling of MBBS seats, Union Health Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya said on Monday. The minister, who also holds Chemicals and Fertilisers portfolio, noted that the government does not see health [...]
