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Indian Railways has changed its catering policy three times since 2005 with the last policy change announced in February 2017.

Government considers proposal to 'right-size' Indian Railways

The Indian Railways is drawing up a plan to rebuild and right-size the gigantic organisation.

21 Jun 2019 2:04 PM IST

Despite the insistence that the campaign was not anti-H-1B, Indian-American groups have slammed Progressives for Immigration Reform and described these posters on BART stations in San Francisco as deeply problematic. (Representational Image)

US has no plans to cap H-1B work visa programme: State Department

Trump Administration has no plans to place caps on H-1B work visas, said State Department spokeswoman.

21 Jun 2019 12:10 PM IST

The argument put forward by the leaders of the BJP and others was that India did not depend on exports for its economic growth, and that the huge domestic market and the consumption it entailed was good enough to keep the economy in shape and the global developments were marginal. (Representational image)

Shrishti Infra eyes global market

SIDCL, a leading construction and infrastructure development company in the country, is now looking beyond boundaries.

21 Jun 2019 3:37 AM IST

She encouraged delegates from diamond-producing countries to adopt similar models for alluvial and artisanal mining.

Mega CFCs to come up for gems and jewellery sector

These mega-CFCs will cater to the skill development, R&D and other needs of the value chain.

21 Jun 2019 3:35 AM IST

The government plans to have more benches of the National Company Law Tribunal on the basis of case load, a senior official said on Wednesday amid rising number of insolvency cases coming up before the NCLT.

NCLT admits bankruptcy plea against Jet Air

The first status report will have to be filed by July 5.

21 Jun 2019 3:23 AM IST

Nasscom president R. Chandrashekhar claimed that top five IT companies hired additional 50,000 people between January to March in 2017.

Visa cap would weaken US companies: Nasscom

The US has told India that it was considering caps on H-1B visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data...

21 Jun 2019 3:21 AM IST

The gold jewellery exporters used 176 tonnes of gold for round-tripping while only 50 tonnes catered to genuine exports in 2018, as per the estimates of precious metals agency GFMS.

Gold crosses Rs 34,000-mark, at 5-year high in global market

On Thursday, gold gained $47 during the intraday to touch $1395 per ounce, a five-year high level.

21 Jun 2019 3:19 AM IST

Green tea is the most commonly consumed tea variety in the world with immense health benefits.

Sikkim tea sells for Rs 16,000/kg

The previous highest price was Rs 8,000 per kg, which was for first flush tea.

21 Jun 2019 3:18 AM IST

Leading public sector lenders State Bank of India (SBI) and Punjab National Bank (PNB) have put their 15 non-performing assets worth Rs 1,063 crore for sale.

SBI's repo-linked loans to have 33-year tenure

The new product will reportedly have a relatively higher EMI load in the beginning so that the burden comes down with...

21 Jun 2019 3:16 AM IST

Governor Shaktikanta Das

Flagging economy required rate cut boost: MPC minutes

Das said the headline Consumer Price Index Inflation (CPI) has evolved broadly along the projected lines.

21 Jun 2019 3:15 AM IST

In April 2018, US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it had received 1,90,000 H-1B visa petitions.

Not received any communication on H-1B visa cap from US: Commerce...

Irked by India's data requirements, the US is considering restrictions on H-1B visa to work in that country, a report...

20 Jun 2019 4:46 PM IST

BJP leader and Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters that elections in six of the nine seats, which have undergone elections on Sunday, were marred by violence. (Photo: ANI twitter)

Sitharaman's first GST Council meet to decide on NAA extension

The Council is likely to discuss a mechanism for single point sanctioning and processing GST refunds.

20 Jun 2019 1:57 PM IST