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FIEO Inks Pact With Welingkar Institute of Management to Support Startups in Exports
Under the memorandum of understanding signed with the institute, the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has launched a postgraduate programme in foreign trade management (PGP-FTM) at Mumbai.
TCS Modernises 1.5 Lakh Post Offices Under Multi-year Deal with India Post
In 2013, the Mumbai-based company had announced receiving an over Rs 1,100- crore multi-year contract from the Department of Posts (DoP) for an end-to-end IT modernisation programme.
Job Creation Trebled to a Two-year High at 8.61 Lakh in February, Says EPFO Payroll Data
The data showed that 80.86 lakh new jobs were created in the 18 months period from September 2017 to February 2019.
Govt to Temporarily Allocate Jet Airways Slots to Rival Carriers: Official
At least 280 slots were vacant in Mumbai and 160 in Delhi after Jet Airways - once India's largest private carrier - ended all operations on Wednesday evening after failing to secure further loans from lenders.
Amazon to Pull Plug on China Retail Operations as it Faces Entrenched Rivals
The US e-commerce pioneer will maintain other operations in China such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kindle e-books and cross-border teams that help ship goods from Chinese merchants to customers abroad.
India's Iran Oil Imports Up 5% Last Year Despite US Sanctions: Report
Since India received the sanctions waiver by the US, only state-run Indian Oil Corp, Bharat Petroleum Corp, Hindustan Petroleum and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals have been buying Iranian oil.
Axiata Group 'Renounces' Share Entitlement in Vodafone Idea Rights Issue: Sources
Axiata Group, which held 8.1 per cent (valued at Rs 3,771 crore) stake in the telecom major, was entitled to receive 87 equity shares for every 38 shares held by eligible shareholders of the company on the record date, April 2, 2019.
Rupee Spurts 19 Paise to 69.11 vs USD
Forex dealers said selling of the American currency by exporters supported the rupee. Moreover, IMF's bullish growth outlook for the Indian economy added strength to the local currency.
BSNL Collects Record Rs 6,500 Crore in Revenue from Enterprise Division
BSNL has been ailing because of high revenue-to-wage ratio as a large number of government employees were transferred by the telecom department to the telecom PSU.
Sensex Rises by 35 Points, Nifty Crosses 11,500-mark
Top gainers in the Sensex pack include HCL Tech, Tata Motors, Vedanta, Reliance, TCS, Coal India, L&T, ICICI Bank, ITC and Bajaj Auto, rising up to 1.87 per cent.
Scandal-hit Korean Air Chairman Dies at 70, Shares Soar
Cho Yang-ho, 70, was on trial for corruption and his death comes less than two weeks after he was forced off the board by shareholders amid snowballing scandals surrounding his family members.
'Wrong Policies' of BJP Govt Broke Back of Companies, Says Chidambaram
The Supreme Court quashed the RBI's February 18, 2018 circular which directed banks to move against defaulters under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code on their failure to pay up within 180 days from March 1, 2018.
HDFC Bank Opposes SBI's Plea to Liquidate 6.6 Million USL Shares
Banks are seeking court permission to liquidate 65.85 lakh shares of United Spirits which were pledged by two Vijay Mallya companies — United Breweries Holdings and Kingfisher Finvest, the holding company of the defunct Kingfisher Airlines — as collateral...
Sonia Dhawan, Accused in Extortion Bid Against Paytm Founder, Rejoins Company
Dhawan, who spent about five months in jail with her husband Rupak Jain, was back in the company earlier this week, sources said. She was granted bail by the Allahabad high court earlier this month.
Boeing Confirms it Will Make Safety Feature Standard on 737 MAX
Boeing said in a statement that it will make the 'Angle of Attack disagree' alert a standard feature on the 737 MAX and added it can be retrofitted on existing airplanes.
India Growing at 7%? Raghuram Rajan Expresses Doubt, Says Cloud Over GDP Data Needs to Cleared
The veteran economist and former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan also said that if he were the finance minister, his primary concerns at this point would be land acquisition, bank cleanup and policies to revive the agriculture sector.