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Prior to the merger, HPCL is likely to take over Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL) to bring all the refining assets of ONGC under one unit.

ONGC asks HPCL to rectify promoter classification

HPCL still lists 'President of India' as the promoter even with 'zero' per cent shareholding.

5 Aug 2018 12:09 PM IST

Productivity in British low-paid jobs lags 20 to 30 per cent behind equivalent roles in Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United States.

10,000 jobs to be created under National Health Protection Scheme

Announced in the 2018 Budget, the AB-NHPM was touted as the 'world's largest government funded health care scheme'.

5 Aug 2018 11:54 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said it was regrettable that women have not been given their due in the business arena.

President clears Bill to deter economic offenders from fleeing country

The new legislation will prevent big economic offenders like Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi from fleeing the country and...

5 Aug 2018 11:42 AM IST

In a cavernous hall in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, thousands of software professionals and students competed in the kingdoms first-ever hackathon, a coding festival ahead of the worlds largest pilgrimage later this month.

Saudi hackathon seeks high-tech fixes to hajj calamities

Thousands of software professionals and students competed in the kingdom's first-ever hackathon.

5 Aug 2018 10:46 AM IST

The notice comes just days after Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad warned the social media giant Facebook of stringent action for any attempt to influence polls through data theft. (Photo: PTI/File)

'Rural digital entrepreneurs providing livelihood to 12 lakh people'

Three lakh common service centres have created rural digital entrepreneurs, says Ravi Shankar Prasad.

5 Aug 2018 10:36 AM IST

GST Council gives nod to 20 per cent cashback on BHIM payment

Goyal said that software backbone for the incentive will be set up and then those states who are interested can launch...

5 Aug 2018 4:40 AM IST

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal.

States to test GST cashback for payments via Rupay, BHIM app

Customers making payments using Rupay card and BHIM UPI, would get a cashback of 20 per cent of the total GST amount.

4 Aug 2018 5:23 PM IST

Economist Sanjeev Sanyal.

GST slabs may reduce to 3 in long-term: Sanjeev Sanyal

Presently, there are four GST slabs of 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent, plus the exempted category which attracts 0 per cent...

4 Aug 2018 4:13 PM IST

Bullion traders said at overseas market gold rallied to highest level this year. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Gold extends gains on firm global cues; silver tops Rs 39,000

Gold is trading at Rs 30,550 per 10 grams on sustained buying by local jewellers amid a firm trend overseas.

4 Aug 2018 2:33 PM IST

Benchmark Sensex surged 577 points to end at 33,597 on Thursday.

Sensex mark second straight weekly gain, up 219 points

The Sensex gained 840.48 points or 2.30 per cent in the previous week session.

4 Aug 2018 1:41 PM IST

The state consumer commission had held Jet Airways responsible for causing losses to a passenger.

Endeavouring to help airline achieve cost efficiencies: Jet Airways'...

As part of cost reduction efforts, Jet Airways' has asked its employees, including pilots, to take steep pay cuts.

4 Aug 2018 12:28 PM IST

During April-December period, exports grew marginally by 0.75 per cent USD 198.8 billion.

Higher import duties on 29 US products to be effective from Sep 18:...

Duty imposed by the US has affected steel exports by USD 198.6 million and aluminium shipments by USD 42.4 million.

4 Aug 2018 12:14 PM IST