New Delhi: Billionaire Gautam Adani to two Union Ministers and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis among others on Sunday hailed India crossing the USD 4 trillion mark though there was no official confirmation if the country has achieved the landmark. The finance ministry and the National Statistical Office did not immediately comment on the…
Panaji (Goa): With over six varied expressions of Indian Single-malt whiskies under its belt and having bagged over 100 grand awards globally, Dr Mohan Krishna led Cheers group has re-defined the aging/maturation process and mastered the art and science of making Single-malt whiskies “Super-smooth” which is a rare feat of excellence in the world of…
Ahmedabad: There was an Instagram reel by a social media influencer that went viral last year when the interviewee was asked to decipher incomplete footage of a DRS call. Without having a look, he says “Out hai sir” and then asks the interviewer to shift the focus of the photo. Mahendra Singh Dhoni stood behind,…
Bhubaneswar/Kolkata:Â The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal on Friday intensified into cyclonic storm and will graze past the Sunderbans before making landfall on Bangladesh coast with a maximum wind speed of 80 kmph, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a bulletin. The cyclonic storm ‘Midhili’ will cross the Bangladesh coast on November 17 night…
New Delhi:Â India on Thursday said the appeal process against the death sentence handed down to eight former Indian Navy personnel by a Qatari court is under process and it was hopeful of a positive outcome from it. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India is engaged with the Qatari authorities on the matter and…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Thursday announced a visionary ‘Mission 2030’ master plan aimed at boosting the state’s GDP share from the current 12 percent to an ambitious 20 percent through strategic development of the travel and hospitality sector. Speaking at the Tourism Investors Meet (TIM), state Tourism Minister P A Mohamed Riyas highlighted the…
New Delhi: The government on Thursday cut the windfall profit tax on crude oil produced in the country and on exports of diesel in line with softening international oil prices. The tax, levied in the form of Special Additional Excise Duty or SAED, on domestically produced crude oil has been reduced to Rs 6,300 per…
New Delhi: India, the world’s third-largest oil consumer, has asked oil producers cartel OPEC to maintain and ensure market stability for the benefit of consumers, producers, and the global economy. Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said this at the 6th India-OPEC Energy Dialogue that took place on November 9 in Vienna, an official press statement…
New Delhi:Â Net direct tax collection swelled 22 percent so far this fiscal year to Rs 10.60 lakh crore, crossing 58 percent of the Budget target for the full year, the Income Tax department said on Friday. The net corporate tax collection grew 12.48 percent and personal income tax mop-up rose 31.77 percent. “Direct Tax collection,…
New Delhi: THDC India Ltd (THDCIL) is planning to set up 3,270 megawatts (MWs) of clean energy projects, including pumped storage and floating solar, in Karnataka, its chairman and managing director R K Vishnoi has said. In this regard, the Uttarakhand-based company on Thursday signed two memoranda of understanding with Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL)…
