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As circular trading was becoming rampant in the import of cut and polished diamonds, the government increased duties twice last year to check this.

Circular trading in diamonds back

Since October, the import of cut and polished diamonds has started coming down drastically.

11 Feb 2019 7:05 AM IST

Tata Starbucks is planning three Starbucks cafe stores in Kolkata in early 2018.

Starbucks to add around 10 stores this fiscal

Starbucks is increasing the number of 'stores as its getting overall good consumer response, said Tata Global Beverages...

10 Feb 2019 4:19 PM IST

The Department of Telecom (DoT) is likely to approve on Monday the merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular that will create the countrys largest mobile service operator with proposed name of Vodafone Idea Ltd.

Vodafone Idea plans Rs 20K cr network investment over next 15 mths

In next 15 months we are looking at capex deployment of Rs 200 billion," Vodafone Chief Financial Officer Akshaya...

10 Feb 2019 4:15 PM IST

Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry. (Photo: File)

Govt considering to allow 'mobile shop' in country: HUA ministry

under the mobile shop concept, the owner will be given license to do the mobile street vending: D.S.Mishra.

10 Feb 2019 4:12 PM IST

TRAI has also asked platform operators to revert, in two days, with special schemes and plans for households with multiple TV connections.

Nine crore TV homes migrate to new tariff regime: Trai chief

nine crore TV homes that have made their channel preferences clear, 6.5 crore are cable TV homes and 2.5 crore are DTH...

10 Feb 2019 4:09 PM IST

Between 2000 and 2016, British FDI created 371,000 jobs 10 per cent of all jobs created by FDI.

Amid unemployment chorus, Budget claims over 379k new jobs in govt...

The government said it has generated 251,279 jobs in central government establishments between 2017 and 2018.

10 Feb 2019 4:06 PM IST

ONGC on Thursday reported a 8.2 per cent drop in its June quarter net profit after sharp reduction in natural gas rates.

Govt move to unlock ONGC, OIL gas

Govt's plan to offer PSUs special incentives for natural gas discoveries in difficult, unviable areas will raise natural...

10 Feb 2019 4:04 PM IST

The finance ministry is considering writing to markets regulator Sebi seeking relaxation for certain state-owned firms from meeting the minimum 25 per cent public shareholding norm.

Sebi norms on secretarial audit to improve corp governance,...

Regarding the circular, the regulator said that would help improve governance and transparency.

10 Feb 2019 4:01 PM IST

Puri said the country has over 250 million senior citizens, and there is a need to look at their issues as they enter a new phase after leading a productive life. (Photo: FIle)

'No of houses sanctioned under PMAY will reach 75 lakh before polls'

No. of houses sanctioned under the PMAY would reach 7.5 million before the code of conduct for Lok Sabha polls comes...

10 Feb 2019 10:00 AM IST

IDFC Limited on Thursday registered a growth of over 65.2 per cent in consolidated net profit at Rs 299.40 crore for Q1.

IDFC posts 11-fold rise in Q3 net profit at Rs 26 crore

The company's standalone net profit stood at Rs 2.40 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2017.

9 Feb 2019 3:37 PM IST

Scheme will provide an assured pension based on a guaranteed rate of return of 8 per cent per annum for ten years.

Informal sector workers can join PMSYM pension scheme from Feb 15

Pension of Rs 3,000 from the age of 60 years on a monthly contribution of a small amount during their working life.

9 Feb 2019 2:52 PM IST

Parliamentary Committee, headed by BJP MP Anurag Thakur, had issued a summon to Twitter via an official letter on Feb 1.

Twitter CEO, top officials decline to appear before parl panel:...

The parliamentary committee meeting was scheduled for February 7, but was later postponed to February 11.

9 Feb 2019 2:25 PM IST