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Piyush Goyal, Canadian counterpart Mary Ng review progress of India-Canada FTA

New Delhi/Ottawa: Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, who is visiting Canada, co-chaired the 6th India- Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment (MDTI) along with his Canadian counterpart Mary Ng, during which they reviewed the progress in the Free Trade Agreement negotiations.

Hindenburg-Adani issue: Expert panel submits report to SC in sealed cover

New Delhi: The six-member expert committee formed by the Supreme Court to investigate the allegations levelled by US short-seller Hindenburg Research against Gautam Adani’s ports to power conglomerate Adani Group, has submitted its report to the top court in a sealed cover recently.

L&T appoints company veteran S N Subrahmanyan as CMD; A M Naik to be Chairman Emeritus

Mumbai/IBNS: The Board of Directors of Larsen & Toubro on Wednesday appointed S N Subrahmanyan as Chairman and Managing Director with effect from October 1, 2023.

L&T Consolidated Q4FY23 PAT grows 10 YoY to Rs 3,987 crore; final dividend of Rs 24 per equity share announced

Mumbai/IBNS: Engineering major Larsen & Toubro on Wednesday posted a total Consolidated Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs10,471 crore, registering a robust growth of 21% compared to the previous year.

India's Apr 2022- Feb 2023 mineral production rises 5.7% y-o-y

New Delhi/IBNS: India’s index of mineral production of the mining and quarrying sector for the month of February 2023 stood at 129.0, up 4.6% as compared to the level of February 2022,

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd Q4FY23 net profit grows 25 pc y-o-y to Rs 452 cr to

Mumbai: FMCG company Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) on Wednesday reported a consolidated O4FY23 net profit of Rs 452 crore, up 24.5 percent year-on-year.

Nitin Gadkari reviews progress of Kaziranga elevated road project

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said a review was conducted Wednesday on the progress of the Kaziranga Elevated Road project.

Paytm Payments Bank announces next gen features like UPI Lite

Kolkata: Paytm Payments Bank has announced a slew of new launches for Paytm UPI.

Air India unveils refreshed website featuring in-house design, technology upgrade

New Delhi: Indian airline major Air India, which is a Star Alliance member, on Wednesday announced a major technology upgrade and design refresh to its website www.airindia.com, with the objective of providing its domestic and global customers with an easy-to-use, informative digital channel.

Tork Motors enters Telangana with its first experience zone

Hyderabad: India’s first electric motorcycle manufacturer, Tork Motors expands its reach to Telangana with their first Experience Zone - Laxmi E-Mobility in Hyderabad.

Twitter to add calls and encrypted messaging, confirms Elon Musk

New York: Twitter will soon add encrypted messaging to the platform, its chief Elon Musk said.

Axis Bank enables RuPay Credit Card support on UPI

Mumbai: India’s third largest private sector bank Axis Bank on Monday announced that it has successfully enabled RuPay Credit Card support on UPI.

India, Myanmar jointly launch Sittwe Port; halves Kolkata-Agartala-Aizawl transit

New Delhi/IBNS: India and Myanmar on Tuesday jointly inaugurated the Sittwe Port in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, marking a major milestone in enhancing bilateral and regional trade.

PepsiCo, Star Cement India, Varun Beverages among 9 companies to sign MoUs with Assam; investment worth Rs 8201 cr expected

Guwahati: Assam on Tuesday inked Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with nine companies that are estimated to bring private investments to the tune of Rs 8201.29 crore.

India bans apple imports except from Bhutan

New Delhi: The Centre has imposed a ban on apple imports that have a Cost, Insurance, and Freight (CIF) import price equal to or lower than Rs 50 per kilogram as it altered the import policy from "free" to "prohibited".

Byju's likely to secure $1 billion in funding amid funding winter: Report

Bengaluru: Ed-tech firm Byju's is preparing to secure a substantial funding round of $1 billion through a combination of equity and structured instruments, Moneycontrol reported.

Federal Bank goes live with electronic Bank Guarantee in partnership with NeSL

Mumbai: Federal Bank has gone live with NeSL for the issuance of electronic Bank Guarantee facility.

Tripura signs MoUs worth Rs 312.38 crores to boost to industrial sector

Agartala/IBNS: The State Level Investment Round Table (I&C) meeting held at Pragya Bhavan witnessed the signing of MoUs worth Rs 312.38 crores by eight industrialists in the presence of Chief Minister Manik Saha.

6 members of a family, including 3 women, shot dead Madhya Pradesh's Morena dist

Morena (MP): Six members of a family, including two women, were shot dead, while two others were injured over a decade-old land dispute in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district, media reports said.

A Chat on Online Gambling and Gaming Laws in India

During a conversation between Felicia Wijkander, Editor in Chief at SevenJackpots and Uday Walia, Partner at Touchstone Partners, a leading law firm in India working with complex topics such as cross-border advice and foreign investments, they discussed the latest updates on online gambling and gaming laws in India. 

Federal Bank Q4 net profit jumps 67 pc to Rs 903 crore

Mumbai: Private sector lender Federal Bank on Friday reported a 67% year-on-year rise in net profit to Rs 903 crore for the January-March quarter (Q4) of the financial year 2022-23.

PM Modi to attend Bastille Day Parade in Paris as guest of honour

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be travelling to France to attend the Bastille Day Parade in Paris as a guest of honour on July 14.

Manish Patil joins as ONGC's Human Resource Director

Mumbai: Manish Patil has joined as the Director (Human Resource) of the Energy Maharatna Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC).

Punjab’s Cultural Renaissance in a Post-Green Revolution World

In a rapidly changing world, it is essential to adapt and evolve. The Green Revolution, which swept across the globe in the 1960s, brought with it new agricultural methods and a tremendous increase in crop production. As a recent study from Punjabi University Patiala highlights, these changes didn’t just impact agriculture – they set off a chain of cultural transformations that have shaped the lives of villagers in Punjab for the better.

Tata Power Q4FY23 PAT grows 48% YoY to Rs 939 cr; FY23 consolidated revenue jumps 32% to Rs 56,033 cr; Board declares Rs 2 per share dividend

Mumbai/IBNS: Tata Power, one of India's major integrated power firms, on Thursday said its consolidated reported PAT in Q4FY23 rose by 48% YoY to Rs 939 crore compared to Rs 632 crore in the same period last fiscal, supported by a strong performance across all businesses.

Yes Bank partners with Cashfree Payments to offer international payment collection service to Indian exporters

Mumbai/IBNS: Cashfree Payments and Yes Bank have come together to offer ‘Global Collections,’ an international collection service for exporters with an account in the bank.

In more trouble for Go First, lessors of 20 aircraft want to be deregistered

New Delhi/IBNS: In more trouble for Go First, lessors of 20 aircraft to the bankrupt airline have asked the aviation regulator DGCA to deregister them, paving the way for their return.

BharatPe rebrands its loyalty programmed PAYBACK India as Zillion

Kolkata/IBNS: BharatPe Group today announced that it will be rebranding PAYBACK India, the country’s largest multi-brand loyalty program to Zillion, the company said in a press release on Thursday.

Exclusive primary listing of green bonds of $ 750 million of REC Ltd at GIFT IFSC stock exchanges

Gandhinagar (Gujarat): Government-owned REC Ltd has undertaken an exclusive listing of its recently issued Green bonds of $ 750 million raised under its Global Medium Term Programme of $ 7 billion at GIFT IFSC stock exchanges in a primary listing ceremony held in GIFT IFSC, Gandhinagar on May 3, 2023.

ICICI Bank introduces auto recharge on FASTag through UPI mandate

Mumbai/IBNS: ICICI Bank today announced that it has enabled FASTag auto recharge through Unified Payments Interface (UPI) mandate.