Day: April 27, 2019

Non-disclosure of info by RBI under RTI will be viewed seriously, says SC

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court Friday granted RBI “last opportunity” to withdraw its policy exempting the central bank from disclosing information, like annual inspection report on lenders, under the transparency law and cautioned that future violations would be “viewed seriously”. The top court made clear that RBI was […]

Xi says will abolish anti-competitive subsidies to Chinese firms

Beijing : Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed Friday to abolish subsidies to firms that impede fair competition — addressing a major bone of contention in US trade talks. Xi repeated past promises to lower tariffs, increase imports and open up more sectors of China’s economy to foreign businesses. The […]

Rupee rises 16 paise to 70.09 vs USD in early trade

Mumbai :  The rupee appreciated 16 paise to 70.09 against the US dollar in opening trade Friday, driven by positive opening in domestic equities and weakening greenback in overseas markets. The rupee opened strong at 70.12 at the interbank forex market, then gained further ground to touch 70.09 per […]

Maruti to set up hospital, school in Gujarat; earmarks Rs 125 cr for the projects

New Delhi : The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Friday said it will set up a multi-speciality hospital and a senior secondary school in Sitapur in Gujarat. Both projects will be fully-funded as CSR initiatives by MSI with an investment of around Rs 125 crore over a […]

Maruti to set up hospital, school in Gujarat; earmarks Rs 125 cr for the projects

New Delhi : The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Friday said it will set up a multi-speciality hospital and a senior secondary school in Sitapur in Gujarat. Both projects will be fully-funded as CSR initiatives by MSI with an investment of around Rs 125 crore over a […]

HDFC Life Insurance net profit rises 5 pc to Rs 364 cr in March quarter

New Delhi :  HDFC Standard Life Insurance Friday reported a 5 per cent rise in standalone net profit to Rs 364.01 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31. It had registered a net profit of Rs 346.84 crore in the corresponding quarter of 2017-18. The company’s total income […]

Sensex soars 336 pts to close above 39,000-mark; Tata Steel rallies 7 pc

Mumba :  The BSE Sensex rallied 336 points to reclaim the 39,000 mark Friday, propelled by gains in banking, oil and gas, metal and IT stocks amid easing global crude oil prices. After hitting an intra-day high of 39,103.16, the Sensex settled 336.47 points, or 0.87 per cent, higher […]

North Korea’s Kim says US acting in ‘bad faith’

Vladivostok (Russia) : Kim Jong Un has accused the US of acting in “bad faith” in talks on its nuclear arsenal, North Korean state media said Friday as he left Russia following his first summit with President Vladimir Putin. Kim’s armoured train departed the Far Eastern port city of […]

Lanka needs new laws to deal with ISIS threat: PM

Colombo  : Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday said the country needs new laws to deal with threats posed by local terror outfits linked to ISIS, the group which has claimed responsibility for the Easter bombings that left 253 people dead and several hundreds injured. “The definition […]

US imposes sanctions on Venezuelan foreign minister

Washington :  The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza as it tries to ramp up pressure to remove President Nicolas Maduro. The United States “will continue to target corrupt Maduro insiders, including those tasked with conducting diplomacy and carrying out justice on behalf […]

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