NEW DELHI – India has dropped at least three crucial policy initiatives, including lowering import taxes on vegetable oils, as the outbreak of the coronavirus hits government revenue collection, two sources said on Tuesday. India’s income tax revenues contracted 3.5% in the first 11 months of the current […]
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI – U.S. cloud-based service provider Salesforce.com Inc (CRM.N) has hired Arundhati Bhattacharya, one of India’s best-known former bankers, as its India chief executive officer, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. Bhattacharya declined to comment, while Salesforce did not immediately respond […]
MUMBAI/KARACHI – India closed the Taj Mahal, its principal tourist site, and the financial hub of Mumbai ordered offices providing non-essential services to keep half their staff at home in increased measures to curb the coronavirus in South Asia. Mumbai, a metropolis of 18 million people, also authorised […]
Yamunanagar, Mar 17: A 65-year-old woman from the Subash Nagar locality here died of swine flu, a senior health official said on Tuesday. Yamunanagar Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Vijay Dahiya said she was tested positive for swine flu on March 9 at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical […]
Mumbai, Mar 17: The Central Railway on Tuesday canceled 23 outstation trains while Western railway canceled five trains till April 1, citing the coronavirus threat as well as non-occupancy as reasons. The trains canceled by the Central Railway (CR) included some popular trains originating from Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Bhusawal […]
Imphal, Mar 17: After scrutiny on Tuesday, three candidates remain in the field for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Manipur for which election is scheduled on March 26. The qualified nominees inclue BJP’s Leishemba Sanajaoba, the titular king of Manipur, Indian National Congress (INC) candidate Tongbram Mangibabu and […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 17: At least 300 Keralites, including students, are stranded at the Kuala Lumpur airport following cancellation of flights to India due to the coronavirus outbreak. Those stranded have come from various countries including Philippines, Cambodia and Malaysia. “We are students from Philippines. We are stranded since the […]
NEW DELHI – For years, Hindus and Muslims lived and worked peacefully together in Yamuna Vihar, a densely populated Delhi district. But the riots that raged through the district last month appear to have cleaved lasting divisions in the community, reflecting a nationwide trend as tensions over the […]
Mumbai, Mar 16: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday said the resolution framework for Yes Bank is underway as planned and depositors can withdraw their money from the evening of March 18. The RBI governor, Shaktikanta Das, also assured to intervene with additional liquidity if there is […]
New Delhi, Mar 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said there has been a coordinated response to the coronavirus outbreak and asserted that “no stone is being left unturned” to ensure people are healthy. Modi also hailed the contribution of doctors, nurses and healthcare workers in fighting the […]
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