Month: September 2019

India August inflation likely rose, but rate cuts still on the cards: Reuters poll

BENGALURU – Indian retail inflation likely rose to a 10-month high in August primarily driven by higher food prices, while staying below the Reserve Bank of India’s medium-term target of 4%, a Reuters poll of economists showed. Food prices, which account for nearly half of the inflation basket, […]

Indian tribunal overturns audit ban on Price Waterhouse

MUMBAI – An Indian tribunal on Monday overturned an order by the market regulator banning the Indian affiliate of accounting giant PwC from auditing listed companies in the country for two years over its role in a nearly decade-old accounting fraud case. Price Waterhouse (PW) was the auditor […]

India’s monthly passenger vehicle sales log worst-ever drop in August

NEW DELHI – India’s monthly passenger vehicle and car sales recorded their steepest fall ever in August, according to data released by an industry body on Monday, highlighting the continued slowdown in the sector amid assurances by the government for revival. Passenger vehicle sales plunged 31.57% year-on-year to […]

Sixth India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue concludes

open view news desk The sixth India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) came to a conclusion today in New Delhi with both sides agreeing that the SED has emerged as a crucial mechanism to facilitate bilateral trade and investment flows and enhance economic cooperation between the two sides. The […]

PM bids farewell to Principal Secretary Nripendra Misra

open view news desk The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, bid farewell to the Principal Secretary, Shri Nripendra Misra ,at a function organized at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg today. The function was graced by various Union Ministers and senior government officials. Calling Shri Misra a precious treasure, the […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government will benefit all states including Goa: Pralhad Joshi

open view news desk The abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, criminalisation of instant triple talaq and amendment to  Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act to allow an individual to be designated as ‘terrorist’ are some of the major path-breaking  decisions of the government in last 100 days’ tenure, […]

Hong Kong’s Joshua Wong on way to Germany, US after brief detention

Hong Kong, Sept 9: Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was making his way to Germany on Monday after he was released from a brief spell in custody following a mistake in his bail conditions, his party confirmed. Wong, 22, was among multiple prominent democracy advocates who were […]

Sensex drops over 150 pts; bank, auto stocks drag

Mumbai, Sep 9: Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex dropped over 150 points in early session on Monday, weighed down by losses in banking, auto and IT stocks amid unabated foreign fund outflow. The 30-share index was trading 147.20 points, or 0.40 per cent, lower at 36,834.57 at 0930 hours, […]

Akhilesh postpones Rampur visit over prohibitory orders by govt

Lucknow, Sep 9:  Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Monday postponed his visit to Rampur to September 13-14 in view of prohibitory orders imposed in the city due to Muharram and Ganesh Chaturthi, even as he alleged that the district magistrate was working at the behest of the […]

NRC has spawned humanitarian crisis: People’s tribunal

New Delhi, Sep 9: Judiciary’s insistence on setting deadlines for the NRC process in Assam has increased pressure on the people involved, a “people’s tribunal” has said, criticising the implementation of the massive exercise as having “spawned a humanitarian crisis”. The tribunal, including former Supreme Court Judges M B […]

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