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UP govt restricts gatherings at religious places amid Covid surge | India records biggest Covid single-day spike with 1,52,879 fresh cases | Bengal polls: Mamata Banerjee to visit violence-hit Cooch Behar on Apr 14, says 'nothing can stop me' | PM Modi's call for mass vaccination-a 4-day 'Tika Utsav'-commences today | Mumbai: Vaccination at private centres to shut till Monday, inoculation to continue at govt ones | Three killed in fire at Covid hospital in Maharashtra's Nagpur: Report | UP: Three women given anti-rabies shots instead of Covid jabs, probe confirms | PM Modi and Netherlands PM Mark Rutte hold virtual summit | India not facing vaccine crisis: Ravi Shankar Prasad hits back at Rahul Gandhi over letter to PM | Karnataka reports biggest Covid spike this year with nearly 8000 cases in last 24 hrs

Sensex, Nifty at record high

Aug 19, 2014, at 04:44 pm

Mumbai, Aug 19 (IBNS): BSE Sensex and Nifty hit a record high on Tuesday after rising for the sixth straight session.

Viveks launches brand store on eBay India

Aug 19, 2014, at 04:32 am

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): eBay India has announced the launch of an eBay brand store by Viveks, a consumer durables retail chain in South India.

TCS pledges Rs 100 crore for PM's Clean India initiative

Aug 19, 2014, at 04:01 am

Mumbai/Kolkata, Aug 18 (IBNS): To help India harness its demographic dividend and support Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Clean India campaign that was announced on the occasion of India's Independence Day, IT services, consulting and business solutions firm Tata Consultancy Services has announced that it would finance hygienic sanitation facilities for girl students across 10,000 schools in the country.

JSW acquires equity shares held by WEL in WMSL

Aug 19, 2014, at 03:36 am

Mumbai, Aug 18 (IBNS): JSW Steel Limited has entered into a definitive agreement with WEL, pursuant to which the company shall acquire the entire equity shares held by WEL in WMSL for an enterprise value of Rs 1000 crores plus net current assets as of an agreed date of Aug 31, 2014, subject to the relevant regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

HDFC Bank launches ForexPlus card for Haj & Umrah pilgrims

Aug 17, 2014, at 11:50 pm

Mumbai, Aug 17 (IBNS) HDFC Bank Ltd Sunday launched an exclusive ForexPlus card for people making the Haj and Umrah pilgrimages.

Tata Motors Group global wholesales at 80,151 in July'14

Aug 15, 2014, at 04:18 am

Mumbai/ Kolkata, Aug 14 (IBNS): Tata Motors Group global wholesales in July 2014, including Jaguar Land Rover, were 80,151 nos. Cumulative wholesales for the fiscal were 3,08,442 nos.

Queensland approves Adani rail project

Aug 15, 2014, at 03:13 am

New Delhi, Aug 14 ((IBNS): The Queensland State Government has cleared the Galilee Basin rail line project to be executed by the Adani Group.

Tata Global Beverages, Hindustan Unilever progress sustainable initiatives for tea industry

Aug 15, 2014, at 02:30 am

Mumbai, Aug 14 (IBNS): Hindustan Unilever Limited and Tata Global Beverages are progressing initiatives to improve the sustainability of tea cultivation and production.

Jet Airways, Etihad launches special fares to mark I-Day

Aug 15, 2014, at 12:19 am

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): International airline Jet Airways and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, on Thursday launched attractive fares to all domestic and international destinations on their combined network to mark the 68th year of India's Independence.

Jim Beam eyeing a larger pie of the Indian Whiskey market

Aug 14, 2014, at 11:30 pm

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS) Jim Beam, the world’s no.1 bourbon whiskey from the Beam Suntory’s portfolio, is all set to make a splash in the Indian market with an attractive new packaging and an exciting price tag.

Govt. proposes to disinvest 10 pc equity in Coal India

Aug 14, 2014, at 09:20 pm

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS) The Centre is proposing to disinvest 10% of the Government of India's equity in Coal India Ltd (CIL) out of its holding of 89.65%, said Union Minister of State for Power and Coal Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha Thursday.

WPI Inflation at five month low in India

Aug 14, 2014, at 07:23 pm

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS) At its five month low, the annual rate of inflation in India, based on monthly Wholesale Price Index (WPI), stood at 5.19% (provisional) for the month of July, 2014 (over July,2013) as compared to 5.43% (provisional) for the previous month and 5.85% during the corresponding month of the previous year.

Kutchina unveils new range of auto clean water purifiers

Aug 14, 2014, at 06:15 am

Kolkata, August 13 (IBNS): Home appliances maker Kutchina has unveiled its new range of auto clean water purifiers in Kolkata.

Donald Trump launches Trump Tower Mumbai with Lodha Group

Aug 14, 2014, at 04:40 am

Mumbai, Aug 13 (IBNS): Donald J. Trump, renowned American businessman and public figure, has unveiled Trump Tower Mumbai, the first and only Trump project in the city in collaboration with the Lodha Group.

Bhopal Municipal Corporation selects SAP to deliver mobile government

Aug 14, 2014, at 04:13 am

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS) SAP SE on Wednesday announced that India's Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC), with a vision to improve quality of life through better administration and citizen services, has implemented solutions from SAP to automate and centralize public service offerings.

GVK Power & Infrastructure reports Rs. 712.67 Cr total income in Q1

Aug 14, 2014, at 04:13 am

Hyderabad, Aug 13 (IBNS): GVK Power & Infrastructure Limited (GVKPIL) on Wednesday announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the quarter ended June, 2014 after its financial results were taken on record by the Board of Directors at its meeting held.

Tea companies commit to Non-Pesticide Management in tea

Aug 14, 2014, at 04:12 am

Mumbai, Aug 13 (IBNS): In an encouraging turn of events, two of the leading tea companies have come forward in support of Non-Pesticide Management (NPM) in tea.

Petrol rates reduced by Rs.2.18 per litre

Aug 14, 2014, at 01:56 am

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): Giving minor relief to consumers, state-run oil companies on Wednesday decreased prices of petrol by Rs. Rs.2.18 per litre and it will be effective from Aug 15.

AirAsia India lowers fares, offers 20 pct discount

Aug 13, 2014, at 11:35 pm

Chennai, Aug 13 (IBNS): Airline operator AirAsia India has lowered its fares by 20 per cent for a limited period on all its flights from Bengaluru to Chennai/Kochi/Goa and vice versa.

Aircel's Astro Buddy service registers new milestone

Aug 13, 2014, at 04:59 am

Kolkata, Aug 12 (IBNS) Mobile service provider Aircel on Tuesday said its astrology service ‘Astro Buddy’ has touched a new milestone by registering over 2 Lac subscribers in two months across the country.

FLO organizes interactive session with Google Vice President

Aug 13, 2014, at 04:11 am

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IBNS): Neeta Boochra President FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO) organized an interactive session on Digitizing India with Rajan Anandan, Vice President & Managing Director of Google India on Tuesday.

Lavazza sells coffee shops in India

Aug 13, 2014, at 03:40 am

New Delhi/Hyderabad, Aug 12 (IBNS) Turin-based, Lavazza, known for being Italy's favourite coffee,has announced its decision to exit from the coffee shop business in India.

Tata Docomo launches new offers

Aug 13, 2014, at 03:16 am

Hyderabad, Aug 12 (IBNS): Tata Docomo, the unified telecom brand of Tata Teleservices Limited (TTL), has launched 'Full & More than Full Talk-time' offers with lifetime validity period for its existing GSM Prepay customers across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Sotheby's International Realty Brand debuts in India

Aug 13, 2014, at 02:42 am

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IBNS): Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates LLC has announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement to develop the Sotheby's International Realty brand in India with the opening of North India Sotheby's International Realty.

PTC India Q1FY15 net profits up by 47%

Aug 13, 2014, at 02:15 am

New Delhi/Kolkata, Aug 12 (IBNS): PTC India Limited, a provider of power trading solutions in India, announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 on Tuesday where its total revenue increased by 33.17 % to Rs. 3689.54 Crore as against Rs. 2770.46 Crore in the quarter ended June 30, 2013 (Q1FY14).

IDBI Bank inaugurates zonal office in Bhubaneswar

Aug 13, 2014, at 02:02 am

Bhubaneswar, Aug 12 (IBNS): IDBI Bank's Zonal Office was inaugurated on Tuesday in Bhubaneswar by its Chairman and Managing Director M.S. Raghavan.

Ministry of Agriculture has signed MoUs with 52 countries

Aug 13, 2014, at 01:27 am

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IBNS) Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Sanjeev Kumar Balyan on Tuesday said the Ministry of Agriculture has signed MoUs or Agreements with 52 countries to provide better agricultural facilities for cooperation in the fields of agriculture and allied sectors in areas such as Research and Development, Capacity Building, Germ-Plasm Exchange, Post-Harvest Management, Value Additional/Food Processing, Plant Protection, Animal Husbandry, Dairy & Fisheries and enhancing bilateral trade etc.

Qatar Airways launches special fare promotion

Aug 12, 2014, at 06:26 pm

Kochi, Aug 12 (IBNS) Qatar Airways is offering customers in India up to 25% off on Economy Class and Premium cabin fares to a wide variety of destinations.

Jet Airways unveils master brand plan

Aug 12, 2014, at 04:44 am

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IBNS) : Jet Airways on Monday announced that it will streamline and align its domestic operation, creating a strong, uniform Jet Airways master brand, simultaneously revitalising its product and service offering.

Jaguar Land Rover reports 22 pct increase in Q1

Aug 12, 2014, at 04:32 am

Whitley, Coventry, Aug 11 (IBNS): Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc on Monday reported its first quarter results for the 2014/2015 fiscal year.