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Railway Minister Piyush Goyal addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on Friday. (Photo: ANI)

Piyush Goyal retains railways, likely to focus on safety, non-fare...

Piyush Goyal burns the midnight oil reading reports and documents related to different aspects of his ministry.

31 May 2019 3:11 PM IST

Podcasts do not require one to sign in to the Google Account. On the desktop version, access to ones subscriptions is available through Google Search results. (Photo: ANI)

Google committed to user data privacy, says top official

Google has doubled down on commitment to provide best in class, privacy settings and controls said Google's Keith...

31 May 2019 2:33 PM IST

$Moodys Investors Service on Monday termed mining giant Vedantas acquisition of bankrupt Electrosteel Steels through insolvency process as \credit positive\, saying the move would augment the formers business profile and revenue generation.$ Business

Vedanta appoints M K Sharma as non-executive independent director

Appointment of M K Sharma as a non-executive independent director with effect from June 1, 2019.

31 May 2019 2:31 PM IST

ToneTag has made a massive headway in the global digital payments space, deploying the revolutionary soundwave technology to facilitate a bouquet of financial services to its customers and associates.

GMO-PG ties up with ToneTag to widen its payment system

Under this collaboration, ToneTag will deploy an issuer-and-acquirer network on a sound-based payment ecosystem for GMO.

31 May 2019 2:03 PM IST

Market indices opened sharply higher on Thursday, with the Sensex rising 383.96 points to 33,403.03 and the Nifty gaining 124.10 points at 10,252.50.

Sensex drops over 200 points; Nifty below 11,900

The 30-share index was trading 228.36 points, or 0.57 per cent, lower at 39,603.61.

31 May 2019 1:58 PM IST

Ubers competitors and businesses in the gig economy will also be considering what this means for them. (Photo: AP)

Uber loses USD 1 billion in quarter as costs grow for drivers, food...

Revenue of USD 3.1 billion matched the high end of the range Uber forecast for the quarter and the loss of USD1.0...

31 May 2019 11:51 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives for NDA meet at Central Hall of Parliament in New Delhi on Saturday. (Photo; G.N. Jha)

India to see 'big-bang' reforms in Modi's second term, says NITI Aayog...

India's economic growth rate decelerated to a five-quarter low of 6.6 per cent in the last three months of 2018.

31 May 2019 11:43 AM IST

Rupee strengthened by 28 paise to close at 70 against the dollar on Thursday.

Rupee rises 15 paise to 69.72 vs USD in early trade

Forex dealers said, easing crude prices, sustained foreign fund inflows and selling of dollar by exporters supported...

31 May 2019 10:25 AM IST

The Nifty claiming 11,l883 and Sensex 39571 marked the day with all the bullishness summoned up from yesterdays gains but selling emerged at higher levels.

Sensex reclaims 40,000 mark in early trade, Nifty above 12,000

After hitting a high of 40,119.81, the 30-share index was trading 271.12 points, or 0.68 per cent, higher at 40,103.09.

31 May 2019 10:04 AM IST

The platform will invest in opportunities in the ports sector, and beyond sea ports into areas such as river ports and transportation, freight corridors, port-led special economic zones, inland container terminals, and logistics infrastructure including cold storage.

US advocacy group seeks India Trade Representative under PMO

USISPF is recommending the new government to seriously look at a Free Trade Agreement with the US.

31 May 2019 9:57 AM IST

Overall average realisation per tonne of coal went up to Rs 1529 during FY 2018-19 compared to Rs 1398 in the previous fiscal, reflecting a growth of 9 per cent.

Coal India Q4 profit up 362 per cent to Rs 6,024 crore

Coal India also recorded the highest ever gross sales of Rs 1, 40,603 crore and net sales of Rs 92,896.08 crore during...

31 May 2019 2:09 AM IST

Following the November 8-9 demonetisation, the government over the weekend asked public sector insurers to provide discounts of up to 10 per cent on the premium amount for general insurance policies and 8 per cent in new life policies of Life Insurance Corporation sold online.

New head for General Insurance Council soon

Interactions were held in Mumbai on May 29 to select the chief of the General Insurance Council, or GI Council.

31 May 2019 2:07 AM IST