Centre to be ready with 500 road projects, looking for foreign loan: Gadkar...
The central government is readying almost 500 road projectsafter clearing various approvals and the target is to bring in Rs 5 lakh crore worth of projects in five years, said Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister of Roadways, Highways and Shipping. He said that the government is ready to approve Rs... read more »
RBI to sell Rs 10,000cr govt bonds through OMO on Nov 5
Reserve Bank on Monday said it would sell Rs 10,000 crore government bonds through Open Market Operation (OMO) to mop up liquidity from the system. “On an assessment of current and evolving liquidity conditions, Reserve Bank has decided to conduct sale of government securities under Open... read more »
Flipkart ties up with payment solutions provider Euronet
BENGALURU: Homegrown e-tailer Flipkart today announced a strategic partnership with Euronet India, secure electronic transaction processing and payment solutions provider, to distribute e-commerce major’s ‘digital gift codes’ across the country. These digital gift codes act as... read more »
Delhi users please note: Your Airtel postpaid bill will go up by 12% from D...
EW DELHI: Country’s biggest telecom operator Airtel has announced an increase in its postpaid monthly charges by about 12% in select plans, effective December in Delhi NCR region. “Effective Dec 3 2014, bill plan rental for your Airtel mobile will be revised from Rs 199 per month to Rs... read more »
Patna: Locals blame police as 33 killed in Dussehra stampede, high level probe ordered
Patna: At least 33 people have been killed and several injured in a stampede that took place during Dusshera celebrations on Friday night. Soon after the incident, the locals blamed the... read more »
Renault plans on entering used car business next year in India
French carmaker Renault gained a lot of popularity in the Indian market post launch of the Duster compact SUV in the country. Apart from launching new cars in the country, reports have also... read more »
Yahoo! acquires MessageMe chat app
Tech giant Yahoo has acquired mobile messaging app MessageMe, with hopes to chip into the WhatsApp dominated messaging app market. The deal is reported to be in the double digit millions... read more »
Forex reserves fall $1.4 bn to $314 bn
Falling for the fourth week in a row, India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $1.415 billion to $314.181 billion in the week to September 26 on account of a hefty drop in non-US... read more »
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos meets PM Narendra Modi
Jeffrey P. Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com, Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official statement said. Bezos, who is in India for a visit, had earlier termed India an amazing... read more »
