Travel, 7th Mar 2019, News & Stories from India

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The Sensex finally settled at 36,725.42 -- 89.32 points, or 0.24 per cent higher.

Sensex extends gains on positive domestic cues

The broader NSE Nifty opened at 11,077.95 and rose further to 11,089.05 in intra-day trade.

07 Mar 2019 4:19 PM

The Prime Minister expressed happiness in hosting them and thanked them for giving him an opportunity to interact with them. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi releases new series of visually-impaired friendly circulation coins

The coins were released at a function at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, where visually-impaired children were specially invited.

07 Mar 2019 4:16 PM

New Delhi is asking to be allowed to still buy Iranian oil at current levels of around 1.25 million tonnes per month.

India wants to keep Iran oil purchases at 300,000 bpd in extended waiver: sources

India has reduced its purchases of Iranian oil but has been in talks on extending its sanctions waiver.

07 Mar 2019 4:13 PM

Traders attributed the fall in the gold prices to subdued demand from local jewellers and weak trend overseas. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Gold falls Rs 360 on subdued demand, weak trend overseas

Following gold, silver saw a fall of Rs 520 to Rs 38,980 per kg due to reduced offtake by industrial units and coin makers.

07 Mar 2019 4:06 PM

Tharoor had challenged the committal on the ground that there were discrepancies in the electronic evidence filed along with the charge sheet by the Special Investigation Team (SIT). (Photo: File)

Sunanda Pushkar case: Court reserves order on Shashi Tharoor’s plea

Sessions court judge Arun Bhardwaj said that the order will be passed on March 15.

07 Mar 2019 4:03 PM

As per preliminary estimates, around Rs 168 crore will be invested for infrastructural development and creation of common facility centres.

JSL gets govt nod for private industrial estate

The industrial estate envisages an investment of around Rs 1,532 crore with an employment potential of 19,000 persons.

07 Mar 2019 3:59 PM

Dialog will take on a 100-strong engineering team based in South Korea as part of the deal to buy FCI, which had 2018 revenue of $30 million.

Dialog Semi expands into Internet of Things with Silicon Motion deal

CEO Jalal Bagherli has highlighted the need to extend Dialog’s connectivity offering into new channels.

07 Mar 2019 3:53 PM

The company is considering halting front-end production at the plants for a month around May and again for a month around August to avoid excessive chip inventories amid uncertainties stemming from Sino-US trade frictions.

Japan's Renesas to partially halt chip production for two months on China slowdown

Renesas expects chip demand for autos, machine tools and air conditioners to slip further this year, a company spokesman said.

07 Mar 2019 3:44 PM

Honda Cars is looking to fill gaps in its SUV line-up going forward to make a bigger presence in the Indian market. (Photo: File)

Honda Cars India expects to end current fiscal with 8 pc sales growth

The company has completed sedan line-up with launch of the latest version of its Civic sedan priced between Rs 17.7 lakh and Rs 22.3 lakh.

07 Mar 2019 3:44 PM

She was looking forward to taking on 10th-seeded Williams, who like all the seeds in the combined WTA and ATP Masters event has a first-round bye. (Photo: AP)

Indian Wells champ Azarenka sets up second-round meeting with Serena

Azarenka, the former world number one said she started a little too passive in dropping the first two games against her fellow Belarussian.

07 Mar 2019 3:42 PM

Huawei said it had filed a complaint in a federal court in Texas challenging Section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). (Photo: AP)

Huawei fights back against US black out with Texas lawsuit

The year ended with the arrest of Huawei’s chief financial officer (CFO) in Canada at US request, to the consternation of China.

07 Mar 2019 3:28 PM

Cabinet sanctions Rs 4,500 cr to revive 'un-served, under-served' airports, says Arun Jaitley. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Cabinet approves several major projects before 2019 Lok Sabha election

The initiave taken by the Modi govt can also be seen as an initiative, which terms India as ‘Naya Bharat’ (New India).

07 Mar 2019 3:27 PM

Pakistan intensified its crackdown against Islamist militants on Thursday, with the government announcing it had taken control of 182 religious schools and detained more than 100 people as part of its push against banned groups. (Photo: File)

121 detained in crackdown on banned groups, 182 madrasas: Pak

The ministry said it is not a response to Indian anger over claims of Pak’s failure to rein militant groups operating in the country.

07 Mar 2019 3:24 PM

An Australian radio station is the latest to announce it would no longer play Michael Jackson records following new allegations the pop singer abused children. (Photo: AFP)

Michael’s music dropped the world over after abuse claims

Major radio stations globally are refraining from playing MJ's music over child sex abuse claims reignited by a recent documentary.

07 Mar 2019 3:17 PM

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday demanded publication of all documents related to the Rafale aircraft deal, saying Article 19 of the Constitution ensured people's rights regarding freedom of speech and expression. (Photo: File)

P Chidambaram demands publications of Rafale deal documents

The government had on Wednesday told the SC that documents related to the Rafale fighter jet deal were stolen from the Defence Ministry.

07 Mar 2019 3:14 PM

The addition of green space and place making initiatives can help promote social connections for citizens, and help to mitigate social isolation. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Green and colourful spaces can boost social connections

Green spaces can help increase people trust strangers and well-being: Study.

07 Mar 2019 2:56 PM

The tournament was open to all Indian residents who had a PUBG MOBILE account above level 20.

PUBG MOBILE India Series 2019 Grand Finals in Hyderabad, March 10

20 squads of India, to battle it out in the finals for the prize pool of Rs 1 crore.

07 Mar 2019 2:55 PM

The explosion happened during a ceremony marking the 24th anniversary of the death of Shiite Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari that was attended by many of the country's political elite, including Abdullah and former President Hamid Karzai. (Representational Image)

Blast strikes near major political gathering in Kabul

No group has claimed responsibility for the blast and no casualties have been reported.

07 Mar 2019 2:50 PM

As high as 60 per cent of the working women felt that they are discriminated at work. The most notable form of discrimination is the perception that women are less serious about work once they are married.

Gender pay gap still high, women in India earn 19 pc less than men: Report

The median gross hourly salary for men in India in 2018 stood at Rs 242.49, while for women it stood at around Rs 196.3.

07 Mar 2019 2:26 PM

It is powered by 1200mAh battery which provides a playback time of up to 6 hours of continuous play.

Ambrane announces Moon-shaped, portable BT Speaker BT 2900

The speaker has a 5W power output and an inbuilt mic for handsfree calling.

07 Mar 2019 2:22 PM

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