Mumbai, Mar 22 (PTI) The NCP and Congress hit out at the central government on Tuesday over the latest fuel price hike, and questioned the need for increasing the rates at a time when crude oil was imported at “highly discounted rates" from Russia. The petrol and diesel prices were on Tuesday hiked by 80 [...]
New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI) Automaker Nissan India on Tuesday said it has rolled out the 50,000th unit of its SUV Magnite from the Chennai plant of the Renault-Nissan alliance.Magnite has so far received over 1 lakh customer bookings in domestic and export markets, Nissan India said in a statement.Commenting on the milestone, Nissan Motor [...]
India is a bit shaky in terms of showing support against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden has said, asserting that most of the friends and allies of America have presented a united front in terms of dealing with Vladimir Putin's "aggression". On February 24, Russian forces launched military operations in Ukraine, [...]
HYDERABAD, India, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Woxsen University in partnership with Monmouth University, USA, launches the 'Woxsen-Monmouth Elevate Program'. Initiated by the Student Wellness Cell in collaboration with Centre for International Relations, Woxsen University, this will be a six-month program focused on a host of deliverables towards the upliftment of the underprivileged school students [...]
Featuring speakers from Disney, Dreamworks, HBO, and more, the five-day free festival will launch on March 21, 2022 Bangalore, Karnataka, India (NewsVoir) Technicolor Creative Studios (TCS) has announced the launch of a free, five-day virtual festival beginning on March 21, 2022, for filmmakers, brands, tech-enthusiasts, and creative production talent. Beyond Imagination will bring together artists, [...]
Dubai, Mar 22 (PTI) Popular late 1990's Doordarshan show "Captain Vyom" is on the way to being adapted as a "full animation project", says director Ketan Mehta.Mehta conceived and directed the 1998 futuristic sci-fi series, starring Milind Soman in the title role, which went on to become a cult classic.The special effects for the show [...]
New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI) Domestic cooking gas (LPG) price on Tuesday was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder in line with a spike in international energy prices, sources said.A 14.2-kg non-subsidised LPG cylinder will now cost Rs 949.50 in the national capital.This is the first increase in LPG rates since early October.Prices have been [...]
New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) Capital markets regulator Sebi on Monday barred Quest Financial Services Ltd (QSFL) and six individuals from the securities market for a period ranging from six months to one year as well as imposed penalties totalling Rs 76 lakh for various violations. The directions passed against them through the final order [...]
Jaipur, Mar 21 (PTI) The Rajasthan legislative assembly on Monday passed the state budget by voice vote with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot making several announcements including discontinuation of 10 percent monthly deduction from the salaries of state government employees for the new pension scheme from April this year. He also announced a policy regarding the [...]
New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) Health tech startup FutureCure Health has secured around USD 4 million (about Rs 30.4 crore) in series A funding round from RVCF India Growth Fund, Unicorn India Ventures, Kotak Investment Advisor Limited, and other investors, the company said on Monday. The company plans to use the funds for developing technologies [...]
New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) City-based edtech platform Leverage Edu has raised USD 22 million in series B funding round from several investors, including Kaizenvest Private Equity, DSP Mutual Fund Group, Artha Ventures, etc. Blume Ventures, DSG Consumer Partners, Tomorrow Capital, Chona Group (behind Havmor), FMCG player Vicco, Mankind Pharma, Trifecta Ventures and Bennett Coleman [...]
New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday defended a proposal to cut interest rate paid on employees' provident fund deposits to over four-decade low of 8.1 per cent, saying the rate is dictated by today's realities where interest rate on other small saving instruments was even lower. Replying to a debate [...]
Mumbai, Mar 21 (PTI) Reserve Bank of India will ensure abundant liquidity in the market for the credit system to function normally, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Monday. He emphasised that even as RBI is pulling out liquidity given over the last two years to support various sectors, there will be enough liquidity to meet [...]
Mumbai, Mar 21 (PTI) Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday said with the country's foreign exchange reserves at USD 677 billion, it is comfortably placed to deal with any spillover effects and for financing of the current account deficit. Over the last three years, the country's foreign exchange reserves have surged by USD 270 [...]
New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) Shankara Building Products Ltd's Managing Director Sukumar Srinivas on Monday offloaded over 10 lakh shares of the company for Rs 75 crore through an open market transaction. According to the block deal data on NSE, he sold 10 lakh shares at an average price of Rs 755 apiece. This took [...]
Mumbai, Mar 21 (PTI) Firmly ruling out the prospects of the economy falling into stagflation -- a situation of prices shooting over the roof and growth plunging -- Reserve Bank Governor Shatikanta Das on Monday instead said prices are set to fall as the impact of the ongoing Ukraine war on the country seems to [...]
New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) Minister of State of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Sanjeev Kumar Balyan on Monday asked the poultry industry to focus on research for reducing import dependence on vaccines and feed additives. Addressing a CII conference, Balyan recommended the reconstitution of the poultry advisory committee for connecting all stakeholders. He also [...]
New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) A Parliamentary panel on Monday asked the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) to explore alternative ways of funding, including contribution from state governments, to set up five new National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs) in the country. The Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilisers said it is [...]
