As per figures made available on Monday, although the ministry was given an allocation of Rs 65 crore (Rs 650 million), it could spend only Rs 45 crore (Rs 450 million) last year. This ministry had made a representation to the finance ministry seeking an allocation of Rs 85 crore (Rs 850 million) for the current year.
In Mumbai, gold traded higher at Rs 30,330 per 10 grams and silver traded lower at Rs 44,400 per kg.
Indian automobile website MotorBeam brings to you 10 performance bikes that excited and captivated the enthusiasts with their seductive looks and impressive power.
The 1972 painting, "Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)," broke the record for the most expensive piece of art sold at auction by a living artist.
"The company has been in touch with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the anonymous whistleblower complaints (anonymous complaints) and has learnt that the SEC has initiated an investigation into this matter. The company will cooperate with the SEC's investigation," Infosys said in a statement.
The housing stock demand may increase further
According to a new survey, 94 per cent IT professionals said that they had suffered psychological abuse as opposed to 57 per cent who reported verbal abuse.
A blend of traditional as well as contemporary features, the All-New Thar exceeds expectations by far, says Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com.
The realme X50 Pro 5G is a future ready phone that comes loaded with fancy tech for gamers and social media buffs, says Ashish Narsale.
Kawasaki India will be displaying the ER-6n motorcycles at its dealerships in Pune and Delhi from July.
It has been a year since the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) initiated prompt corrective action (PCA), an exercise that puts weak banks under central bank scrutiny, against the 94-year-old Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB). But recently, this low-profile Chennai-headquartered bank found itself attracting some unwonted publicity when 60 per cent of its shareholders voted against a proposal to re-appoint seven directors, including one of the promoters, K R Pradeep (who holds around 2 per cent), and the company's managing director & chief executive officer S Sundar.
Three senior executives - Pradeep Kumar (senior vice- president, cargo), Shrimanikandan Ananthvaidyanathan (chief information officer) and Praveen Iyer (vice-president, revenue management), have quit amid worsening financial situation
On the BSE, 1,650 shares declined and 1,188 shares rose
The Oberoi Group on Thursday said the Trident Mumbai, which was one of the hotels targeted by terrorist during last week's attack, will reopen for guests from December 21.
'We think we can do anything and everything when we have an overwhelming majority in the legislature. But that should not be the case'
The poll process for the second tier of the Panchayati Raj system will be completed by November 5, he said.
Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram said the stimulus package has left several sections like the poor, migrants, farmers, labourers, workers, small shopkeepers and middle class high and dry.
Images from Day 3 of the fourth Test between India and England, at the Narendra Modi stadium, in Motera, Ahmedabad.
The hospital, in the commercial hub of Bandra-Kurla Complex, will serve as an isolation facility for non-critical COVID-19 patients. Expected to be ready in a fortnight, the new makeshift facility can be scaled up to 5,000 beds, if needed. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will run the hospital that will have, among other things, oxygen facilities and pathological laboratories. Sohini Das reports.
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in a report on Monday that a lower but positive economic growth in India in the post-Covid-19 pandemic period and India's large market will continue to attract market-seeking investments to the country. The World Investment Report 2020 by UNCTAD said that India was the 9th largest recipient of FDI in 2019, with 51 billion dollars of inflows during the year, an increase from the 42 billion dollars of FDI received in 2018, when India ranked 12 among the top 20 host economies in the world.
Bharti Airtel customers can now avail its 4G data plans starting from Rs 450, down 31 per cent from Rs 650 earlier in Bengaluru, Kolkata, Pune and Chandigarh circles.
Here's an easy-to-make soup, perfect for a wet monsoon day!
A look at the parties that failed to open their accounts.
Scientists of the Indian Space and Research Organisation have proved their mettle once again with the successful launch of India's very own space observatory , Astrosat.
Inflation target remains 5% for January 2017.
Total income rose to Rs 20,163.25 crore during the quarter as compared to Rs 16,832.22 crore in the same period a year ago.
Continued its slide for the sixth straight day, gold prices plunged by Rs 220 to trade at three-week low of Rs 28,280 per 10 grams in New Delhi on Thursday on increased selling by stockists amid a weakening global trend.
Reacting sharply to Bharti Airtel's offer to pay Rs 2,650 crore (Rs 26.50 billion) for all-India spectrum, Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications on Monday said said the GSM operator was trying to prevent competition. "This is another ploy of Bharti to prevent competition. It shows their (Bharti's) anti-consumer and anti-competitive behaviour," an RCom spokesperson said.
One has nothing to lose, the other is expected to win on Saturday. Even though Romania's Simona Halep is the higher seed, at four, Maria Sharapova is the household name, the face on the billboards and is playing in her third successive French Open final.
At 1130 hours, the Sensex was up 99 points at 22,260 and the 50-unit Nifty shed 26 points at 6,669 levels.
'We were shocked to know about her death.' 'We couldn't believe it because she was not sick or in a bad condition.'
The world's largest postal service is stepping in to help deliver lifesaving medicines during a countrywide lockdown aimed at tackling the coronavirus pandemic.
Cutting through the two-wheeler clutter we list the best value for money motorcycles, across categories, that burnt the Indian roads in 2015
Indian television company NDTV is in advanced stages of negotiations with NBC Universal, a subsidiary of New York Stock Exchange-listed General Electric to sell between 25 and 30 per cent in its UK-based subsidiary NDTV Networks Plc.
The cyclone would bring light to moderate rains at most places and 'heavy to very heavy downpour' at some places on November 6.
A prominent Saudi billionaire, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, has been released from a two-month detention after paying a settlement in an anti-corruption bust. Alwaleed was being detained at the Ritz Carlton hotel in Riyadh. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was detained in November after the new Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman implemented a crackdown on corruption in the wealthy state. Hours after his release, he gave a tour of his palatial 'cell' at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh to counter rumours of torture or mistreatment and gloss over the allegations against him.
With two of its clusters - R-Series and Satellite Series - likely to start production in the next two years, the company looks to turn around production from this business.
Sun Pharma and Ranbaxy Labs hogged the limelight after Sun Pharma announced the acquisition of Ranbaxy Labs.
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