SBI chief is more right than Raghuram Rajan on the threat from payment bank...
Are payment banks a threat to regular banks or are they allies in the business of financial inclusion? At an economic conclave yesterday (20 August), the Reserve Bank governor and the State Bank chairman disagreed on the issue. While Raghuram Rajan said payment banks could be allies to regular... read more »
Tata Communications Shares Jump 4% on Buzz of Sale of Data Centre Business
Tata Communications shares advanced nearly 4 per cent to hit intraday high of Rs. 418 in a weak market after The Economic Times reported that Google and e-commerce giant Amazon are in talks with Tata Group to buy Tata Communications’ data centre business. The Economic Times report says that... read more »
No more hunting for LPG dealers; you can soon apply for connection online
New Delhi: Getting an LPG connection will be hassle free as you will soon be able to book your new LPG connection online. As per a Times of India report, state-run fuel companies will launch a web-based booking system for LPG connections. The initiative is a part of PM Modi’s ‘Digital... read more »
SpiceJet to launch Chennai – Kolkata – Agartala flight
The Chennai-Kolkata- Agartala flight will depart daily at 2.50pm. SpiceJet will be the first airline to offer a connecting flight on the route. The service will also add a frequency on Chennai-Kolkata route which now has only one daily flight. The new flights are a part of SpiceJet’s... read more »
Government’s First Budget, Lion’s Share For Education
Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has presented a Rs. 41,129 crore budget with a massive allocation for education, and announced that all colleges and villages will be given... read more »
India does not need new education policy, say experts
Some of India’s most renowned education experts have reportedly opined that there is very little evidence to back the government’s decision to revamp the nation’s... read more »
No link between caesarean sections, autism
A new study has claimed that babies born via caesarean section are not at any greater risk of developing autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The new research renounced the previous study that... read more »
More employees to have healthy lifestyle options at workplaces
More employees will have access to health promotion programmes and healthier food options at their workplaces by the end of March next year. A national committee chaired by Senior Minister... read more »
‘Walter Mitty’ bank manager lived ‘lottery’ lifestyle thanks to £...
Gordon Irvine siphoned tens of thousands of pounds from the ATM at the Santander bank he ran in Lochee High Street before blowing the cash on foreign holidays to New York and Rio de Janeiro. He also... read more »
