Jerusalem: Israel is keen to finalise an FTA with India as there is a huge scope of trade between the two nations, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has said, and expressed hope that the agreement will further strengthen bilateral economic ties. From a humble beginning of USD 200 million in bilateral trade (primarily in diamonds) in 1992…
New Delhi: Gold prices jumped Rs 450 to Rs 61,300 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday amid a rise in precious metal prices internationally, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had finished at Rs 60,850 per 10 grams. Silver, however, went lower Rs 380 to Rs 77,400 per…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu has secured investments worth Rs 2,73,448 lakh crore by signing 224 memorandum of understandings with companies after the DMK government came to power in May 2021, the state government said on Tuesday. Chief Minister M K Stalin, as a part of efforts to woo investors to the government’s maiden Global Investor Meet, scheduled…
New Delhi: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Myanmar’s Deputy Prime Minister Admiral Tin Aung San on Tuesday jointly inaugurated the Sittwe Port in Myanmar and received the first Indian cargo ship, according to an official statement. The cargo ship was flagged off from Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata. With the development of Sittwe Port, the cost and time…
New Delhi: The first Airbus C295 aircraft for India has successfully completed its maiden flight in Spanish city of Seville, in a significant milestone towards its delivery by the second half of this year. In September 2021, India sealed a nearly Rs 21,000 crore deal with Airbus Defence and Space to procure 56 C-295 transport aircraft…
New Delhi: Sales of luxury residential properties — each priced Rs 4 crore and above — jumped 2.5 times to 4,000 units in January-March this year across 7 cities on strong demand for large apartments with better amenities, according to CBRE. In its report, real estate consultant CBRE said the sales of luxury homes stood…
New Delhi: State-owned NLC India Ltd on Monday said its board has approved raising up to Rs 5,000 crore through issuance of debentures in the ongoing financial year. The company’s board has also approved a proposal for incorporation of a wholly-owned subsidiary company to take over the existing renewable assets. “The board of directors approved the…
New Delhi: High-powered Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday underlined the need of launching a drive to help people get their unclaimed deposits in banks and other financial institutions. Briefing reporters about the discussions in the meeting, Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth also said there is no spillover…
Lucknow:The Lucknow airport on Sunday said it has set up a virtual room to ensure faster clearance of passengers’ hand baggage, bypassing the requirement of travellers’ physical presence to verify any restricted items. The audio-video communication system has been installed at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport near gate number 1 of in the security…
New Delhi, May 7 (PTI) Amid unrest in parts of Manipur, Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken various measures to help air passengers while airlines have waived rescheduling and cancellation charges for flights to and from the capital city of Imphal. Curfew was relaxed on Sunday in parts of Manipur which saw ethnic rioting…
