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There is sufficient supply of notes, don't panic : RBI assures people

Nov 17, 2016, at 10:54 pm

Mumbai, Nov 17 (IBNS) : Assuring that there is a sufficient supply of notes, the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday urged the people not to panic and hoard currencies.

Equity benchmark indices spiral down on Thursday

Nov 17, 2016, at 10:42 pm

Mumbai, Nov 17 (IBNS): Indian markets continued to reel under the demonetisation pressure and the rush for cash seemed unabated on Thursday, according to media reports.

Sterling and Wilson awarded Multi States Substation Project by Power Grid Corporation of India

Nov 17, 2016, at 04:37 am

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS): Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL), a Govt of India Enterprise, has recently awarded Sterling and Wilson with the project of extension of 400kV and 132kV substations including Transformers & Reactors under the North Eastern Region (NER) of India's Strengthening Scheme-IV & VII spread over five states.

Truebil unveils its offline experience stores

Nov 17, 2016, at 04:06 am

Mumbai, Nov 16 (IBNS): Indian virtual marketplace for pre-owned cars, Truebil, has launched offline experience stores for used car sellers and buyers called Truebil Direct.

ACCA launches innovations to shape future of global accountancy

Nov 17, 2016, at 12:41 am

Bengaluru, Nov 16 (IBNS): The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) on Wednesday announced a major step forward in shaping the future of accountancy by unveiling major innovations to its Master’s level qualification.

Jet Airways offers exciting winter season fare sale

Nov 16, 2016, at 11:34 pm

Mumbai, Nov 16 (IBNS): Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, on Wednesday announced an exciting winter sale for guests planning their domestic travel.

Indian benchmark indices end flat on roller-coaster Wednesday

Nov 16, 2016, at 11:28 pm

Mumbai, Nov 16 (IBNS): The Indian market ended flat on Wednesday after riding a roller-coaster throughout the day, media reported.

Indian Steel Sector’s contributes to overall GDP of the country is nearly 2% during 2015-16:Minister

Nov 16, 2016, at 09:49 pm

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS): Indian Steel Sector’s contribution to overall Gross Domestic Product of the country is nearly 2% during 2015-16.

Volkswagen India launches Vento preferred edition with premium new features

Nov 16, 2016, at 09:47 pm

Mumbai, Nov 16 (IBNS): Volkswagen, Europe’s largest carmaker, announces the launch of the Vento Preferred that comes equipped with premium new features and a navigation device. The Preferred edition will be available on all Comfortline variants of the Vento, MPI, TSI, TDI and TDI DSG.

GRSE-Kolkata pays record dividend to Union government for 23rd consecutive year

Nov 16, 2016, at 08:22 pm

Kolkata/New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS): Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Ltd paid record dividend for 2015-16 to the Union government, announced the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday.

Shailesh Ayyangar receives Officier de l’Ordre national du Merite from French government

Nov 16, 2016, at 06:16 pm

Mumbai, Nov 16 (IBNS): On behalf of the French President, Alexandre Ziegler, Ambassador of France to India conferred the prestigious officier de l’Ordre national du Merite (Officer in the National Order of Merit) upon Shailesh Ayyangar, Managing Director - India and Vice President - South Asia, Sanofi, an official release stated.

Cyrus Mistry refutes Tata Sons' allegations, terms them "misleading"

Nov 16, 2016, at 05:31 am

Mumbai, Nov 15 (IBNS): Cyrus Mistry, who was sacked by the Tata Sons Group last month, said the company is levelling false allegations against him to mislead the public and shareholders.

Diesel, petrol prices reduced

Nov 16, 2016, at 02:40 am

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IBNS): Giving relief to people, diesel and petrol prices have been reduced, officials said on Tuesday.

Rajasthan Skills & Livelihoods Development Corporation signs MoU with ICFE Skills Solutions

Nov 16, 2016, at 02:03 am

Rajasthan Skills & Livelihoods Development Corporation signs MoU with ICFE Skills Solutions

Indian government, ADB sign $500 million loan to help build longest river bridge across Ganges River

Nov 16, 2016, at 02:01 am

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IBNS): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India today signed a $500 million loan to build a 9.8 km long road bridge across the Ganges River to improve transport connectivity between North and South Bihar and for better link between the State Capital, Patna, and the surrounding areas.

Emirates SkyCargo clinches top recognition at Global Freight Awards 2016

Nov 16, 2016, at 12:43 am

Kolkata, Nov 15 (IBNS): Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has been named Air Cargo Carrier of the Year at the 20th edition of the Global Freight Awards ceremony held in London.

CPI-based inflation touches 4.2% in October

Nov 16, 2016, at 12:01 am

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IBNS): The consumer price index-based inflation of India moved down at 4.2 percent in October, official data released on Tuesday said.

India's wholesale inflation drops at 3.39 per cent

Nov 15, 2016, at 11:22 pm

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IBNS): India's wholesale prices has dropped to 3.39 per cent for October, government data released on Tuesday said.

Porsche India celebrates arrival of the turbocharged four-cylinder Macan

Nov 15, 2016, at 10:45 pm

Kolkata, Nov 15 (IBNS): Boasting a specially developed four-cylinder engine, the new Porsche Macan made it’s highly anticipated national debut at a press conference at the Taj Lands End in Mumbai on Tuesday.

WhatsApp launches video calling facility

Nov 15, 2016, at 10:25 pm

New York, Nov 15 (IBNS): In a major move which is likely to help mobile users easily connect with their friends and family, mobile messaging platform WhatsApp has launched the video calling service.

Wrangler introduces its all new black collection

Nov 15, 2016, at 10:23 pm

Mumbai, Nov 15 (IBNS):Keeping in mind the hottest fashion trends, Wrangler -the classic American denim brand -launched its all-new Black on Black collection recently.

Indian stock market records sharp fall on Tuesday

Nov 15, 2016, at 10:10 pm

Mumbai, Nov 15 (IBNS): The Indian benchmark indices slumped at the close of business on Tuesday as selling pressure continued into the afternoon trade, with BSE Sensex down 514.19 points at 26304.63 and NSE Nifty down 187.85 points at 8108.45.

Jet Airways, Kenya Airways expand codeshare agreement

Nov 15, 2016, at 09:57 pm

Mumbai, Nov 15 (IBNS): Jet Airways, India’s premier international carrier and Kenya Airways, the national carrier of Kenya, on Tuesday announced an expansion of their existing cooperation by including codeshares on Jet Airways’ domestic flights between Mumbai (BOM), New Delhi (DEL), Ahmedabad (AMD) and Hyderabad (HYD), in order to enhance connectivity choices for guests while travelling from Kenya into India.

Airtel launches 4G in Sikkim

Nov 15, 2016, at 09:44 pm

Gangtok, Nov 15 (IBNS): Bharti Airtel Limited, a telecommunications services provider, on Tuesday announced the launch 4G services in Sikkim, with services live in Gangtok.

Tata Global Beverages adds the goodness of Ayurveda to its tea portfolio with Teaveda

Nov 15, 2016, at 09:42 pm

Kolkata, Nov 15 (IBNS): Tata Global Beverages, the second largest tea brand in the world, launched Tata Tea Teaveda under their tea portfolio on Tuesday.

Tea production registers a 18.74% increase in September

Nov 15, 2016, at 09:17 pm

Kolkata, Nov 15 (IBNS): The Estimated tea production during the month of September, 2016 stood at 184.60 M.Kgs., an increase of 29.14 M.Kgs (18.74%) over the corresponding period, due to favourable ambient temperature as well as sufficient and good distribution of rainfall.

Demonetisation effect: People used barter system to collect essential commodity along Assam-Nagaland border

Nov 15, 2016, at 09:10 pm

Guwahati, Nov 15 (IBNS): Due to shortage of legal tenders in banks, ATM's following Centre's decision of demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes people had used barter system to collect essential commodity in several huts along Assam-Nagaland border.

WhatsApp launches video calling feature

Nov 15, 2016, at 07:19 pm

Mountain View, Nov 15 (IBNS): Messaging app WhatApp has announced the launch of their new video calling service on Monday.

Demonetisation crisis: Banks asked to use indelible ink while exchanging notes

Nov 15, 2016, at 06:21 pm

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IBNS): To foil the attempts of some to turn black money into white amid the nationwide demonetisation crisis, banks have been directed by the union government to use indelible ink while exchanging banned Rs. 500 and 1,000 notes, said media reports on Tuesday.

Tata Motors' Consolidated Net Revenue grows to Rs.67,000 crores in Q2 FY 2016-17

Nov 15, 2016, at 02:54 pm

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IBNS): For the quarter ended Sept 30, Tata Motors has said it has reported consolidated revenues of Rs.67,000 crores as against Rs.62,647 crores for the corresponding quarter last year.