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Delhi excise policy: ED arrests Sisodia on money laundering charges

ED on Thursday arrested AAP leader and former deputy cm Manish Sisodia on money laundering charges in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy, official sources said

Shinde govt's 1st budget offers relief in professional tax, aid for farmers

Announcing a crop insurance scheme for farmers at Re 1, the deputy CM said the government will bear the financial burden of Rs 3,312 crore

Indian banks' gross NPAs may touch decadal low of sub-4% by FY24: Study

Bad loans of Indian banks are expected to decline 90 basis points to less than five per cent in FY23 and hit a decadal low of sub-four per cent by March 31, 2024, said an Assocham-Crisil Rating study

Swan Group leases out vessel to Turkey govt company for Rs 800 cr

The duration of the leasing agreement of its FSRU vessel Vasant One is for 12 months and is extendable on mutual agreement

Suraksha to infuse Rs 250 cr, arrange Rs 3k cr loan to finish 20,000 flats

Suraksha Group will infuse Rs 250 cr in the debt ridden Jaypee Group firm and also arrange Rs 3,000 cr loan for completion of around 20,000 apartments in various stalled projects over next four years

Trade, critical minerals, defence to be focus of Modi-Albanese talks

PM Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese will hold extensive talks on with a focus on boosting overall bilateral ties in areas of trade and investment, defence and critical minerals

IRB Infra total toll collection rises 27% to Rs 351.75 cr in February

The company had reported the toll collection at Rs 277.47 crore in February 2022, it said in a statement

PM Modi holds separate meetings with Gujarat BJP leaders, state officials

After the meeting, the prime minister left for Ahmedabad Airport in the evening

Delhi HC likely to hear Sisodia's bail plea on Friday in excise policy case

In his application, Sisodia stated that he joined the investigation as and when called for by the central probe agency

HFCL teams up with Microsoft to roll out pvt 5G solutions for enterprises

Domestic telecom gear maker HFCL said it has collaborated with Microsoft to roll out private 5G solutions for enterprises, as businesses eye the next gen technology to spur digital transformation

Sitharaman meets US Comm secy; discuss cooperation for trade, investment

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday met US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to discuss India's G20 priorities and bilateral cooperation to further boost investment and trade.

Several G20 countries to participate in flower festival at Delhi's CP

Several G20 countries, including China and Japan, will participate in a flower festival at Central Park, Connaught Place here on the weekend, officials said on Thursday

50 km metro network to be added in Mumbai region this year, says Fadnavis

As much as 50 km of metro network will be added in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) in 2023-24, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday

Pakistan govt raises sales tax on luxury items to 25% to access IMF fund

The Pakistan government hiked sales tax from 17% to 25% on select luxury goods, media reports said on, as the cash-strapped country was taking steps to unlock the $1.1 bn tranche of funding from IMF

Indian Overseas Bank disburses loans worth Rs 5.02 cr to self-help groups

The women entrepreneur branch of Indian Overseas Bank in the city sanctioned loans worth Rs 1.53 crore during the campaign organised by Chennai-I Region and Chennai II, another financial institution

IndiGo appoints Mark Sutch as CCO for international cargo business

IndiGo inducted its first A321 freighter in November and the second one in December last year. Two more freighters are expected this year

Rajasthan government orders crop assessment for providing relief to farmers

The chief secretary took stock of the damage caused by rain and hailstorm from all the divisional commissioners and district collectors through video conference on Thursday, they said

PM Modi to address inaugural session on 'Economic Empowerment of Women'

The webinar is being organised by Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Ministry of Rural Development

Reliance Jio buys US-based Mimosa Networks for $60 mn to bolster 5G tech

Airspan acquired Mimosa in 2018 to target cost effective fixed wireless access network connections

CBI takes over probe in financial irregularities in national creche scheme

It was pointed out that there were several lacunae in the manner the funds received by the ICCW were distributed to the state councils