- Indian warship INS Trikand reaches Sri Lanka in goodwill visit
- Four hurt in medical helicopter crash on Chicago highway
- Turkey sacks 18500 state employees
- At least 64 dead in floods, landslides in Japan
- Attack on Somalia's interior ministry kills at least nine
- Panel drafting new education policy gets another extension
- Simultaneous Elections: BJP, Congress yet to present their views; SP, SAD back concept while TMC, CPI oppose it
- JD(U) national executive meeting underway in New Delhi
- 1 dead, over 100 rescued from Chinchoti waterfall in Maharashtra
- South Korean President to arrive in New Delhi this evening
- India does not subsidise exports, complies with WTO norms: Commerce Minister
- Paswan to attend UNCTAD meet on consumer issues in Geneva
- 2-day International Round Table Conference on Statistics to begin from tomorrow
- Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra reviews security situation
- India to lock horns with England in 3rd T20I match at Bristol
- Wimbledon: Divij Sharan advances in men's doubles
- Indian lifter bags bronze medal in junior world championships
- World Cup 2018: England beat Sweden and Croatia defeat Russia
- HP govt announces subsidy on rooftop solar power installations
- Karnataka to simplify investment process for industries
- Rewa mega solar power project starts operations, to serve Delhi Metro
- President to visit UNESCO world heritage site in old Goa today
- EU has 'card to play' in trade war, says IMF
- Wimbledon: Nishikori powers past Kyrgios, to face Gulbis next
- Thai rescuers evacuate cave area, rescue bid for trapped boys seen imminent
- 'Konets!' Croatia ends Russian World Cup dream in penalties
- At least 48 killed, 48 others missing as torrential rain pounds Japan
- 106 trapped at Maha's Chinchoti waterfall rescued, 1 dies
- Army jawan injured in Pak sniper firing along LoC in J&K
- England sink Sweden to clinch World Cup semi-final berth
- PM lays foundation of 13 infrastructure projects worth Rs. 2,100 cr in Rajasthan
- National Health Profile 2018
- PM’s address at the public meeting with beneficiaries in Jaipur, Rajasthan
- PM expresses grief over demise of former Meghalaya Governor Mr. M.M. Jacob
- NITI Aayog mulls to set electric vehicle target for state public ... - Financial Express
- 'NITI Aayog at work to implement MSP hike' - Times of India
- Niti Aayog proposes digital backbone for Modi's Ayushman Bharat - Business Standard
- Niti Aayog to boost logistics movement in NE, moots plans - The Sentinel
- Niti Aayog's oversight panel in the works to fast-track closure of sick CPSEs - Economic Times
- NITI Aayog to host global mobility summit in September - Autocar Professional
- Sampark: Reaching out through school student helpline in Odisha
- Saakshar Bharat: Sustaining and enhancing efforts in adult education in Andhra Pradesh*
- Pota Cabins: Residential schools for children in LWE-affected areas of Chhattisgarh
- Migration Card and Migration Monitoring Software: Tracking and educating migrant children in Gujarat
- Pratibha Parv: Strengthening quality of education in government schools of Madhya Pradesh
- Avadi Sewage Treatment Plant: Sustainable off-grid sewage treatment in Chennai
- SAFAR: System of Air quality Forecasting And Research in metropolitan cities like Delhi
- Sustainable Plastic Waste Management Plan: Defending the fragile ecosystem of Himachal Pradesh
- Lake Restoration: Two successful models of lake restoration in Rajasthan (Mansagar) and Karnataka (Kaikondrahalli)
- Mazhapolima: Ensuring water security through participatory well recharge in Kerala
- Forest Produce Tracking System: Facilitating resource management from source to sink in Karnataka
- Environment Management Initiative: A unique low-cost model in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Dhara Vikas: Creating water security through spring-shed development in Sikkim
- Integrated Basin Development and Livelihood Promotion Programme: Fostering a spirit of entrepreneurship in Meghalaya
- Panchayat Banks: Providing banking facilities at the village level in Jharkhand
- Arun ePDS: ICTs and process re-engineering for an efficient Public Distribution System in Arunachal Pradesh
- Dilli Annashree Yojna: Food security for the vulnerable in Delhi
- e-Uparjan: Re-inventing the procurement system through digitisation in Madhya Pradesh
- NRHM Initiatives: Improving access to healthcare through strategic incentives in Assam
- Indira Bal Swasthya Yojana: Applying preventive healthcare measures to promote children’s health in Haryana
- KIDROP: Preventing vision loss in premature infants of underserved areas in Karnataka
- Arogyakeralam Palliative Care Project: Ensuring care and support for the chronically ill & infirm in Kerala
- Decentralisation of ICDS Supplementary Nutrition Programme: Ensuring timely and quality nutrition to all beneficiaries in Odisha
- Mo Masari Using a simple solution to protect pregnant women and children from malaria in Odisha
- CATCH: Ensuring quality healthcare for all in Sikkim
- Intelligent Transport System: Improving urban public transport in Mysore
- Entitlement-Based District Planning: Innovating planning process for accuracy and efficiency in Bihar
- 24 x 7 Metered Water: Improving water supply in rural areas of Punjab
- Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna: Life insurance for rural landless labourers in Andhra Pradesh*
- Himayat: Placement linked skill development in Jammu and Kashmir
- Samarpan: Early identification and intervention to check disability in Madhya Pradesh
- Forest Rights Act, 2006: Distributing land deeds to tribal people in Tripura
- Daliya Jalao: Liberating and rehabilitating manual scavengers in Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh
- Community Managed Water Supply Programme: Bringing drinking water to the doorsteps of people in rural Gujarat
- Open Defecation Free Villages: Creating and sustaining Nirmal Grams through community participation in Jharkhand
- Ghar Doghaanche Abhiyan: Joint ownership of housing by husband and wife in Maharashtra
- Organic Rice Production by SRI: Empowering women in Maharashtra
- Case Studies from Andhra Pradesh
- Unleashing Innovation: A Young Professional’s Experience
- Will India ever get an International Gas Pipeline?
- Island Development: A hidden potential for the Indian Economy
- Improving Justice Delivery through E-Courts: Jammu & Kashmir leads the way
- India needs to Develop Skill Development Indicators
- National Employment Policy for India : A Perspective
- RCT: Rigour, Creativity, Talking – unravelling the mysteries for taking the pathway out of poverty
- Sustainable Urban Transport is the Way Forward
- Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL): An opportunity to experience innovation in school
- Human capital formation for Harnessing Demographic advantage*
- Restrictions in Srinagar to prevent protest
- BJP government being called lynch-pujari: Kapil Sibal
- Senior Congress leader M.M. Jacob dead
- Amarnath Yatra hampered due to separatist-called shutdown
- Telangana to bring body of student killed in US
- Samajwadi Party, TRS favour of one nation, one election
- Pakistan's central bank tightens currency movement
- 34 militants killed in Afghanistan
- N.Korea committed to denuclearization: Pompeo
- Facebook enhances security measures ahead of Pakistan polls
- Mission to rescue boys from Thai cave underway
- Sunny morning in Delhi
- Miss America former winners, officials split over leadership
- Tom Hardy's wife expecting their second child
- 3 held for prostitution in Hyderabad hotel
- Can't experiment much in Punjabi films: Ammy Virk
- Shimla heli-taxi service gets costlier
- Gene causing job exhaustion linked with Alzheimer's risk
- The role of Cold War in Indira Gandhi's Emergency (Comment: Special to IANS)
- Under Trump, US Supreme Court may no longer be ultimate arbiter of justice (Comment)
- Turkey dismisses over 18,000 army, civilian personnel over coup links
- India will achieve double-digit growth soon, says BSE Chief (IANS Interview)
- US service member killed in Afghan 'insider attack
- Facebook appoints another engineer to lead Blockchain Division
- Hyderabad pilgrim dies in Amarnath base camp
- Sushma condoles death of Indian student in US
- Trump, Mallya, Kejriwal: Indian 'Aladdin' entertains with its jibes galore
- Dengue grips Himachal town
- Cyber warfare is grave threat, but India is not yet prepared for it: General Hooda (IANS Interview)
- Different shades of genius - the insufferable variety across literature (Column: Bookends)
- Passive smoking may up snoring risk in kids
- Breaking faith barriers, Shia Muslim artists create Hindu wedding mandaps (IANS Special Series)
- On mango trail: Peek into the world of a fruit that doesn't like to travel
- Courtesy Samsung, India's Noida houses the world's largest mobile factory
- ONGC postpones KG basin project to Dec 2019; oil production by March 2021
- After Amazon, UP govt to sell khadi products on Flipkart to boost demand
- Mastercard to leverage fintech partnerships for greater merchant acceptance
- Go green' the new mantra for airlines
- Auditor Deloitte raises red flag over Fortis Healthcare's financial results
- BP offers $10 billion for BHP's onshore shale assets in US: Sources
- Kerala, Delhi startups win Global Impact challenge; awarded cash prizes
- Managing IT challenges may soon become core competency of tax professionals
- India reconsidering Rs 2 trn 5th generation fighter jet project with Russia
- Thousands left stranded as traffic gets suspended on Jammu-Srinagar highway
- Cash, jewels worth Rs 200,000 stolen from Chidambaram's house in Chennai
- As NTA takes charge of JEE(Mains), here's what would change and what won't
- Even Lord Ram can't stop rapes, says BJP MLA who backed Unnao rape accused
- 26-year-old Telangana student shot dead at restaurant in Kansas, USA
- Two days after MEAs extradition request, Zakir Naik meets Malaysian PM
- Union Minister Jayant Sinha stokes controversy, garlands lynching convicts
- S Korean President Moon Jae-in's first state visit to India to start today
- Here's how to tell if your baby is lactose-intolerant: Know the symptoms
- News digest: Fortis financial results, US-China trade war, and more
- Waiting for Maha govt's reply to penalise plastic ban violators: Railways
- People diagnosed with cancer 35% more likely to develop diabetes: Study
- CBI looks for banking, tax experts to help probe in multi-billion scams
- As GST turns one, council may approve annual return forms in July 21 meet
- Fruits, vegetables export to Kuwait to resume but Kerala has to wait
- Govt to cash in on defence land, treat transactions as capital receipts
- India's 'gradual' shift to electric vehicles a blow to green goal
- CM Adityanath announces plastic ban in Uttar Pradesh from July 15: Report
- PNB's big wilful defaults fall to Rs 153 bn in June; improve 0.87% over May
- RBI fiat on penalties makes auditors see red; banks may have to pay more
- Sashakt scheme will stabilise bank books in medium term, says Fitch
- Set up central agency to evaluate big loan proposals: ICAI
- Cost accountants' apex body ICAI has suggested constituting a central agency, with cost accountants and experts from other fields, to evaluate applications for large loans before banks give their approval.
- Vidarbha has vast fish production potential: Report
- Vidarbha in Maharashtra has fish production potential of a whopping 1.41 lakh metric tonne from 30,650 water bodies which have been mapped with remote sensing in the region, according to a report.
- DMK opposes idea of simultaneous polls
- The Opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu
- MSP hike to boost farm income, spur growth: Assocham
- The government's decision to hike the minimum support price (MSP) for 14 khariff crops would boost farmers' income, resulting in a huge rural demand push to the Indian economy, industry body Assocham said.
- Man thrashed for harassing girl students in UP
- A 23-year-old man was thrashed by locals for allegedly harassing girl students in the Aryapuri area here, police said today.
- Over 100 stranded at waterfall rescued in Maha; IAF pitches-in
- Over 100 people stranded at a waterfall near here amid heavy rains yesterday were rescued in a multi-agency operation which also saw the deployment of an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter.
- 16 held for attempting religious conversions in J'khand
- Sixteen members of an
- Hyderabad: 825 cases of 'minors driving' registered this year
- AIMPLB plans Shariat courts in all districts of country
- The All India Muslim Personal Law Board, the highest decision making body on Muslim affairs, plans to open Darul-Qaza (Shariat courts) in all districts of the country to resolves issues in line with Islamic laws.
- Moon and Mars: double celestial event coming up this month
- With Mars closer than it has been in 15 years, almost double the brilliance of Jupiter through the naked eye, and the longest total lunar eclipse of the century, space enthusiasts can tune into the skies for a double celestial delight this month.
- PSU banks plan to raise over Rs 50k crore equity capital in FY19
- Public sector banks are planning to tap the markets to raise more than Rs 50,000 crore this fiscal to shore up their capital base for business growth and meeting regulatory global risk norms.
- Luv Ranjan's next with Ajay, Ranbir to release on Christmas 2020
- Filmmaker Luv Ranjan's next directorial venture featuring Ajay Devgn and Ranbir Kapoor will release on December 25, 2020.
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra 'reluctant' to implement PM Modi's ambitious Ayushman Bharat: Official
- In a setback to the Modi government's ambitious Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Scheme (AB-NHPS), two of the BJP-ruled states -- Rajasthan and Maharashtra -- have expressed "reluctance" to implement the programme.
- Power Min mulls Rs 50 crore reward for discoms under Saubhagya
- The power ministry is mulling a reward of Rs 50 lakh for state utilities employees and a grant of Rs 50 crore for discoms which will meet household electrification target under Saubhagya scheme at the earliest.
- India should open up for more collaborations: Finland envoy
- : India should open up for more collaborations with other countries, though Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream "Make in India" programme may not be termed as "protectionism", Finland Ambassador Nina Vaskunlahti said.
- Chhattisgarh: Villagers protest relocation of liquor shop in vicinity
- Broadway-style Aladdin brings alive childhood memories
- The lights are dimmed and an entourage of dancers enter the stage in harem pants crooning about a "faraway place, where the caravan camels roam", and where the "heat is intense" but they love it for "it's home".
- Roti Bank - where leftover food satiates hunger of the poor
- In a country where millions of people go hungry every day, a retired IPS officer has come up with an initiative to feed the needy.
- Actress, dentist, mother of two in India's first all women racing team
- An actress, a dentist, a mother of two: Females from all walks of life have joined forces to form India's first all women racing team, which expectedly ?turned heads in the opening round of the JK Tyre National Championship.
- My aim is to break social stereotype, not create controversies: Perumal Murugan
- Tamil author Perumal Murugan says his works allow everyone to fit in and debate and happily talk within that space but a handful who are stereotypical make this space controversial.
- Will provide all assistance to family of Indian killed in Kansas: Sushma Swaraj
- External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today condoled the death of an Indian student during an attempted robbery in Kansas City in the US and assured all required assistance to the family of the deceased.
- Ease of filming in Abu Dhabi attracting big studios of India: AlMheiri
- Abu Dhabi is fast becoming a prime destination for shooting Bollywood movies as the support given is not a "one-size-fits-all" one but tailored according to the needs of every production, says CEO of the UAE capital's Media Zone Authority Maryam Eid AlMheiri.
- Stranded Amarnath pilgrims hope for circumstances to improve
- Fear of child lifting not completely 'unfounded', 55000 children kidnapped in 2016 in India
- It seems that the fear of child lifting prevailing in different parts of the country is not completely unfounded, as nearly 55,000 children were kidnapped in India in 2016 -- a whopping 30 per cent increase over the previous year.
- Smaller parties gear up to take on Big Two in MP polls
- The assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh have been largely a fight between the Congress and the BJP for decades, but quite a few other political outfits are gearing up to enter the poll arena to take on the Big Two.
- Senior Congress leader Jacob passes away
- Senior Congress leader and former Meghalaya Governor M M Jacob passed away today at a private hospital in Pala near here due to age-related ailments, his family said.
- Flight makes emergency landing in MP as passenger falls sick
- An IndiGo flight on its way to Pune from New Delhi was diverted to the Indore airport today after a 52-year-old passenger on board was taken ill, an official said.
- Medium intensity quake jolts Jaipur
- Centre has become 'Lynch-Pujari': Congress
- New TN law aims to protect school children from sexual abuse
- Safety and security of students, protecting them from sexual abuse, guarding the rights of
- GSPC to commission Mundra LNG terminal in 2-3 months
- Gujarat State Petroleum Corp (GSPC) will commission a 5 million tonnes a year liquid gas (LNG) import terminal at Mundra in Gujarat in next two to three months, its Managing Director Jagdip Narayan Singh said.
- Govt launches 'technology challenge' for solutions to end human intervention in cleaning of sewers
- With an aim of eliminating human entry into septic tanks and drains for cleaning, the ministry of housing and urban affairs has launched a 'technology challenge' seeking suitable solutions from individuals and NGOs.
- My Property Boutique plans to raise USD 4 million for expansion
- Real estate startup My Property Boutique is in talks with a few investors to raise up to USD 4 million (about Rs 27.50 crore) in its first round of funding for expansion.
- Modi govt needs to shed 'obsession' with economic growth: Jean Dreze
- The Narendra Modi government needs to shed its "obsession" with economic growth and take a broader view of what development is about, argues noted economist Jean Dreze.
- Dhule lynching: Maha CM for stronger measures by social media platforms to check rumours
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said it was "very sad" that five people lost their lives in Dhule district only because of rumours and sought stronger measures by social media platforms to check their spread.
- Stunning for most, Indian Pencak Silat team in Asiad cause for celebration in J&K
- For most, it was a bolt from the blue, quite a few even scoffed at it but for one man in the troubled state of Jammu and Kashmir, Pencak Silat's inclusion in the Indian Asian Games contingent was the perfect culmination of a lone journey he started eight years ago in Korea.
- Opposition's 'fear-mongering' campaign demolished, 30-35% minorities to vote for BJP: Naqvi
- Opposition's "fear-mongering" campaign has been "demolished" by the government's development without discrimination approach, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today, and exuded confidence that 30-35 per cent minorities, including Muslims, will vote for the BJP in 2019.
- Boxing's national observer Akhil Kumar enrolls for coaching course at NIS
- Indian boxing's national observer Akhil Kumar
- College teacher arrested for extorting money in Koraput
- A lecturer of a private engineering college and a bank employee were arrested for allegedly trying to extort money by posing as Maoists in Koraput district, the police said today.
- ALTBalaji plans to invest up to Rs 500 cr over 3 yrs
- Reliance Jio-backed Balaji Telefilms' video on demand platform ALTBalaji plans to invest up to Rs 500 crore over the next three years, majority of which will be to strengthen its content offerings.
- IKEA to open first store in Hyderabad on July 19
- Swedish furniture major IKEA is set to foray in India by opening its first store at Hyderabad on July 19.
- Online mechanism launched to monitor projects in Koraput
- An online mechanism has been launched to monitor implementation of different developmental projects in Koraput district.
- IMPS fund transfer doubles to Rs 3.23 lakh cr in FY'19 Q1
- Transfer of funds through Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) crossed a whopping Rs 3.23 lakh crore in April-June quarter of 2018-19, which is almost double the amount recorded in the year-ago period.
- Story of 25 eventful years of NHRC, now told through documentary
- In a first, the story of 25 eventful years of the National Human Rights Commission will be told in a documentary that seeks to educate and enlighten people about an institution that has served a "watchdog of democracy".
- NCAP will be 'ineffectual' without time bound emission, sectoral targets: Experts
- With the Centre likely to notify the ambitious national clean air programme (NCAP) by the month-end, environment experts have suggested time-bound emission and sectoral targets, innovative financing mechanism and a regional approach among other things for the scheme to be effective.
- Drug menace dogs Amarinder's govt
- Punjab's drug menace, which Amarinder Singh had sworn by the holy Gutka Sahib to wipe out within four weeks of coming to power, has come to haunt his government with reports suggesting a surge in the deaths of addicts.
- Pilgrim dies en route to Amarnath shrine
- A woman pilgrim died due to cardiac arrest at Baltal base camp of the Amarnath yatra in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, taking the death toll in this year's pilgrimage to 13, police said today.
- Global investors adopting 'wait and watch' approach on India
- Global investors are slowly adopting a "wait and watch" approach on India as they are scaling down on their aggression ahead of general elections next year amid global uncertainties, according to US-based risk management firm Kroll.
- Mild intensity earthquake hits Rajasthan
- A mild intensity earthquake jolted Jaipur and nearby area today though no loss of life was reported.
- IRFC, IRCON may hit capital market by Sep; to raise Rs 1,500 cr
- Two rail CPSEs - IRFC and IRCON- are likely to come out with their initial public offerings (IPO) in the next two months, which could together fetch about Rs 1,500 crore to the exchequer, according to official sources.
- Choice Hotels to add 11 properties in India by end-2020
- Hospitality chain Choice Hotels India plans to add 11 properties under the franchise model by end of 2020 in India, a top company official has said.
- SL Navy apprehends 4 Indian fishermen
- J-K: Another youth joins militancy
- LDF govt aiming to add one crore square feet IT space in Ker
- Kerala is gearing up in a big way to transform itself into a destination for digital technology with the CPI(M)-led LDF government aiming to add an additional one crore square-feet built-up space in the IT ecosystem during its tenure.
- Higher MSP may have inflation, fiscal costs: Report
- Government's decision to hike MSP for kharif crops is expected to impact GDP by
- Ashok Leyland plans to scale up LCV biz, intl ops
- Hinduja Group flagship company Ashok Leyland is gearing up to expand its light commercial vehicle business, international operations and defence mobility segment, according to company Chairman Dheeraj G Hinduja.
- Global sales to account 50% of total farm equipment revenue in 3 yrs: M&M
- Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is revving up globalisation of its farm equipment sector, targeting 50 per cent of overall revenue of the vertical to come from international markets over the next three years, according to a senior company official.
- EWS admission: Delhi govt increases reimbursement to private schools
- All private schools in the national capital will get over Rs 600 more per child from the Delhi Government as monthly reimbursement for admissions under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category from the upcoming academic session.
- Jaiprakash Associates gets Rs 2,850-cr contract in J&K from Chenab Valley Power Projects
- Crisis-hit Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) has bagged a Rs 2,850-crore contract from Chenab Valley Power Projects to construct diversion tunnel and concrete face dam for a hydro-electric project in Jammu and Kashmir, taking its order book to about Rs 14,000 crore.
- Drugs abuse among children: SC asks Centre about steps taken to curb menace
- The issue of growing menace of drug abuse among children has come up again before the Supreme Court which asked the Centre to apprise it of steps taken to comply with its 2016 verdict that had directed measures including formulation of a national action plan to combat it.
- India Inc raises Rs 1,000 cr via QIP in May
- Indian firms mobilised a little over Rs 1,000 crore through issuance of shares to institutional investors during May this year, witnessing a drop of 46 per cent over the previous month.
- Relax artificial entry barriers for MSMEs, SC/ST enterprises: Govt to PSUs
- The government has asked central PSUs and other government departments to relax 'artificial entry barriers' related to prior experience and turnover criteria in tenders, as it looks to boost procurement from MSMEs and SC/ST owned enterprises, a top official said.
- CCI dismisses complaint against IOCL, BPCL, HPCL
- The Competition Commission has dismissed a complaint alleging unfair business practices against oil marketing companies -- IOCL, BPCL and HPCL -- with regard to terms and conditions in the tenders for transportation of liquefied petroleum gas through tank trucks.
- India's crude steel output up 6% at 26 MT
- India's crude steel output grew six per cent to 26 million tonne (MT) in the first quarter of the ongoing financial year, according to official data.
- Even Lord Ram can't stop rape incidents: UP BJP MLA
- 4 TN fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka Navy
- Four Tamil Nadu fishermen
- Cracks in Left Front over proposed 'adjustment' with Congress
- Cracks seem to have emerged in the four-decade-old CPI(M)-led Left Front, with a section of its leaders advocating "adjustment" with the Congress in West Bengal while their allies are opposed to the idea.
- Foodgrain output may surpass last year's level: Agri Sec
- India's foodgrain output could exceed last year's record of 279.51 million tonne (MT) buoyed by favourable monsoon, higher MSP and likely increase in crop productivity, an official said.
- Sagarmala Development Company to infuse Rs 125 cr in KRCL
- Sagarmala Development Company (SDCL) has decided to infuse Rs 125 crore in special purpose vehicle KRCL, formed to provide rail connectivity between Krishnapatnam Port and Obulavaripalle in Andhra Pradesh.
- HRD panel drafting New Education Policy gets third extension
- The K Kasturirangan Committee tasked with drafting a new education policy has got third extension from the HRD Ministry to give final shape to the draft.
- Humid mornings continue in Delhi
- Delhiites woke up to a warm and humid morning with the mercury settling at 28.5 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season's average.
- Constable harassed by man in UP, accused held
- A woman constable was allegedly harassed by a man in a bus at Miranpur here when she was returning to her police station following which the accused was held, a police officer said today.
- Free public wi-fi can offer $3 bn revenue opportunity to telcos by 2019: Study
- Proliferation of public wi-fi can provide USD 3 billion potential revenue opportunity for telecom operators between 2017-2019, as it will help adding new customers and increasing data consumption by existing users, says a report.
- Dhule lynching: Victim community a peaceful tribe, says police
- The nomadic Nath Gosavi community, whose five members were lynched here on suspicion of child-lifting, is a peaceful tribe with no criminal record, according to a senior official of the Maharashtra Police.
- Niti mulls to set electric vehicle target for state public transporters
- The government is mulling over giving target to state public transporters to deploy certain percentage of electric vehicles in their new orders, while it will refrain from coming out with a policy on electric vehicles, a top Niti Aayog official said.
- Govt working on time-bound plan for conversion of unlisted cos' shares into demat form
- The government is working on a time-bound action plan for unlisted companies to convert their shares into dematerialised form, and MSMEs are likely to be exempted from the requirement, according to a senior official.
- India on path of becoming a hub of medical tourism
- Assam: AIUDF MLA accused of rape
- Swamy backs simultaneous elections
- Jharkhand: In absence of bridge, villagers cross river on foot
- TPDDL starts installation of smart meters, aims to cover five lakh consumers in next two years
- Delhi's power discom TPDDL will start its ambitious project to install smart meters covering all its 16 lakh consumers in the national capital from this month.
- Punjab police issues look-out notice for former SSP
- 4 terrorists arrested from WB's Naxalbari
- Man sentenced to death for raping minor in MP
- Telangana to witness heavy rainfall in upcoming days
- Romanian director's 'Barbarians' tops at Czech Film Fest
- Giriraj Singh meets Bajrang Dal, VHP activists in Bihar's Nawada Jail
- Uttarakhand CM refutes horse-trading allegations against BJP
- Ready to face all tests: Chhapra rape accused deny allegations
- Patidar trio booked for raiding house
- N D Tiwari develops health complications
- Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister N D Tiwari, who has been admitted to a private hospital here, today developed some health complications, sources said.
- Cong rakes up Panama Papers leak to corner C'garh CM's son
- The Chhattisgarh unit of the Congress claimed today that it has proof that "Abhishak Singh", the name revealed by International Consortium of Investigative Journalists in the Panama Papers, referred to Chief Minister Raman Singh's son Abhishek.
- ESIC hospital inaugurated in Bihar's Bihta
- Union Minister Santosh Gangwar inaugurated a 100-bed Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) hospital at Bihta in Patna district today.
- Moga SSP removed from post within week of taking charge
- Just days after he was made the Senior Superintendent of Police of Moga,Kamaljit Singh Dhillon has been removed from the post after Chief Minister Amarinder Singh received reports he had sought earlier this week into some inquiries pending against him, a spokesperson said.
- Police search PFI offices in Malappuram
- Police today searched a few centres of Islamic outfit Popular Front of India in Malappuram district as it intensified its hunt to arrest the prime accused in the killing of an SFI leader at a college in Kochi earlier this week.
- PM's rally a flop show: Gehlot
- AICC general secretary and former chief minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally a flop show today, saying no interaction took place in the meeting and only pre-recorded statement of beneficiaries were played in the programme.
- Look-out notice against former Moga SSP
- The Punjab Police Vigilance Bureau has issued a look-out notice for former Moga Senior Superintendent of Police Raj Jit Singh in view of reports indicating that he may flee the country.
- Delhi govt given reasonable independence by SC, will work day and night for people: Kejriwal
- AAP supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today asserted that the apex court has given his government "reasonable independence" to work and vowed it will work day and night for the welfare of people.
- Syria regime pounds south, rebel evacuations postponed
- Regime forces bombarded southern Syria today, as the evacuation of rebel fighters under a ceasefire deal for the region was postponed, a monitor and an opposition official said.
- We can't put every man over 30 in jail: Jodie Foster on #MeToo movement
- Jodie Foster says though she is glad women are opening up about suffering from sexual abuse and harassment with the arrival of #MeToo in Hollywood, the actor believes the movement needs to graduate from a "transitional period".
- Zebra's signature stripes don't keep them cool: Study
- The characteristic black and white striped fur of zebras do not help the animals stay cool in the hot sun, according to a study that refutes a belief that dates back to Darwin.
- JV banks can bring foreign capital to Nepal, says a top Central Bank official
- Foreign joint-venture banks are allowed to bring in capital as well as technology and human resources from abroad to Nepal, a top official of the country's central bank has said, as he marked the 25th anniversary of the establishment of a subsidiary organisation of the State Bank of India in Nepal.
- US democracy under attack, says Indian-American CEO of Democratic Party's governing body
- Indian-American Seema Nanda, the newly-appointed CEO of the opposition Democratic Party's decision-making body, has claimed that the US democracy is under attack and some of its sacred institutions are being challenged every day under the Trump administration.
- Car vibrations make drivers sleepy: Study
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- UAE extends mandatory military service for some to 16 months
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- Fans cheer for Russia at stadium in war-torn Ukraine
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- Rakitic dreaming of going further than Croatia's heroes of 1998
- Ivan Rakitic is hoping this Croatia team can go a step further after matching the country's heroes of 1998 by making it to the semi-finals of the World Cup.
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- People who appear calm and collected during a job interview may be at a disadvantage, according to a Stanford study which found that employers are more likely to favour excited candidates.
- Keanu Reeves reveals title of 'John Wick 3
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- Evangeline Lilly was in no hurry to lose post-baby weight
- Evangeline Lilly took two years to lose the weight she put on during her pregnancy and the actor says she has no qualms about it.
- Maisie Williams bids adieu to 'Game of Thrones
- Maisie Williams has completed the shooting of the last season of "Game of Thrones" and the actor raised a toast to her journey
- Promoting cycling in cities could tackle obesity
- Encouraging people to ride a cycle to work may not only help cities tackle air pollution, but also reduce obesity in urban populations, a study has found.
- Popular apps may secretly take screenshots of your activity
- Some popular smartphone apps may be secretly taking screenshots of your activity and sending them to third parties, a study has found.
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- Deadpool 2" creator Rob Liefeld revealed he was yelled at by Russell Crowe after he suggested the actor that he audition for the role of antagonist, Cable.
- Turkey sacks 18,500 state employees in new decree
- Turkish authorities ordered the dismissal of more than 18,500 state employees including police officers, soldiers and academics, in a decree published today.
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- One of the Harley Quinn spin-offs, starring Margot Robbie in the lead, is set to start shooting next January.
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- India's latest frontline warship INS Trikand has reached Sri Lanka in a goodwill visit, authorities here said today.
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- Firefighters toiled in stifling heat on the lines of destructive wildfires across the US West, making progress against some blazes while struggling to tame others that have forced evacuations of hundreds of homes.
- Rescue efforts for boys trapped in Thai cave begin
- Rescue efforts have begun for 12 boys and their football coach who have been trapped in a cave in northern Thailand for more than two weeks, the head of the mission said today.
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- A 25-year-old Indian student was fatally shot in the back during a suspected attempted robbery at a restaurant where he worked in Kansas City in the US state of Missouri, according to authorities.
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- Thai authorities today began operations to salvage a tour boat that sank in a storm off the southern resort island of Phuket, killing 41 people, as they search for another 14 missing tourists, most of them Chinese.
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- Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have made their debut as Commonwealth Youth Ambassadors and interacted with some Indian research scholars after assuming their new role.
- Russia's fairytale World Cup run ends in tears
- The impassioned shouts of "Ros-si-ya" died away on the streets and tears filled the stadium as Russia bowed out of their home World Cup in the cruellest fashion: on penalties.
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- Pompeo: Sanctions to remain until N. Korea 'final' denuclearisation
- Sanctions on North Korea will remain in place until Pyongyang achieves "final" denuclearisation, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said today.
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- Heavy rainfall hammered southern Japan for the third day, prompting new disaster warnings on Kyushu and Shikoku islands today, as the government put the death toll at 48 with 28 others presumed dead.
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- EARLY on the morning of July 6th reporters began to assemble their tripods outside Avenfield House, a posh apartment block on London’s Park Lane. The air of wealthy anonymity that hangs around the red-stone building belies its notoriety; in Pakistan, there are few addresses more famous.
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- The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has taken stringent measures to tighten currency movement within the country amid depreciation of the national currency following the grey-listing of Pakistan by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
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- The upcoming quarterly results season, along with macro-economic data points on industrial output and inflation, will determine the trajectory of the key Indian equity indices in the week ahead.
- In front are open fields with grazing cattle, to the left are under-construction residential societies and to the right is its existing facilty - this where Samsung has set up what is the world's largest mobile factory.
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- Mogadishu: Photo taken on July 7, 2018 shows motors burning at an explosion site in Mogadishu, Somalia. At least 12 people were killed and 17 others injured in twin blasts in Somalias capital Mogadishu on Saturday, police said. (Xinhua/Faisal Isse/IANS)
- Tokyo: Japanese civil groups rally in front of the House of Councilors building in Tokyo, Japan, July 7, 2018. Japanese civil groups called upon the nation to learn from the history and never let war tragedies happen again here on Saturday, on the occasion of the 81th anniversary of The July 7 Incident that triggered Japans full-scale invasion of China in 1937. (Xinhua/Ma Ping/IANS)
- Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and Union Ministers Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Arjun Ram Meghwal during a public meeting with the beneficiaries of various schemes, in Jaipur on July 7, 2018. (Photo: Ravi Shankar Vyas/IANS)
- Jakarta: Yuki Kaneko and Takuto Inoue (L) of Japan return the shuttlecock during the mens double semifinal match against Liao Min Chun and Su Ching Heng of Chinese Taipei at the Indonesia Open badminton tournament in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 7, 2018. Yuki Kaneko and Takuto Inoue won 2-0. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B./IANS)
- Colombo: Models present creations for Yathra at the Swim Week Colombo fashion show in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 6, 2018. A two-day fashion show opened here on Friday to showcase swimwear and resort-wear by designers from Sri Lanka, Australia, India, Britain and the United States. (Xinhua/A. S. Hapuarachchi/IANS)
- Chiang Rai: Rescuers carry a giant water pump into a cave in Chiang Rai, Thailand, on July 6, 2018. With more rain coming, Thai rescuers are racing against time to pump out water from a flooded cave before they can rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach with minimum risk, officials said Thursday. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak/IANS)
- Phuket: Rescue team members carry the body of a victim in Phuket, Thailand, July 6, 2018. At least 33 passengers were killed and 23 others still missing after two boats carrying some 133 tourists capsized in rough sea waters in southern Thailand, Governor of Thailands Phuket Province Norraphat Plodthong said on Friday. (Xinhua/IANS)
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- By Dean NelsonA few weeks ago I was invited to become a juror on ‘The Great Indian Jugaad Challenge,’ a celebration of ‘lateral thinking’ and ‘frugal innovation’, but I am in a pachranga pickle over whether to accept. After several years of researching its impact on the Indian landscape for my book, Jugaad Yatra — Exploring the Indian Art of Problem Solving, I fear it has got under India’s skin and become a badge of identity that keeps it from becoming the world leader it could be.I saw many examples of inspiring jugaad solutions on my journey — from homemade air conditions and water coolers bring summer comfort to poor villagers to the story of a cycle rickshawala who invented a fruit-processor which lifted him and his fellow villagers out of poverty. They were stories of hope from people who found rough, creative solutions to ease their lives using the materials they had in hand.Some of these inventions have transformed lives — the Jaipur Foot which allows amputees to walk and work once again, a wind-powered pump which allows poor farmers to irrigate that their fields, cheap sanitary towels which allow women and teenage girls to resume their normal lives.And some of them have become a viral source of social media hilarity — the crazy things Indians do to ‘get shit done no matter what’ — often under the hashtag #JugaadNation. Another one of these did the rounds last week: A mobile ‘desi water park’ in which a group of apparently Punjabi men, stripped to their underwear, frolicked in a farm trailer lined with plastic sheeting and filled with water. It became a wave machine as the tractor drove across a bumpy field. These clips and images showcase an Indian genius for rough, improvised solutions in the face of great hardship and scarcity and draw on something many Indians recognize as part of their own experience or family history.Kamal Nath, the veteran Congress leader, described it well in his book India’s Century: The Age of Entrepreneurship when he described jugaad as a “survival skill for most Indians” which had emerged during Nehru’s ‘shortage economy’ in the early years of Independence.“Every obstacle became an opportunity, a showcase for ingenuity... I sometimes wonder whether jugaad, a form of scientific innovation, represents a suppressed Indian inventive gene,” he wrote.Some writers have gone further and packaged this pride as a management philosophy which can not only lift India out of poverty but lead lumbering Western corporates away from rigid thinking and to a new future of ‘breakthrough growth.’They overlook the darker side of jugaad-thinking I saw on my yatra and the havoc it has wreaked across India’s social and economic landscape. The same lateral thinking and circumvention which bypasses obstacles to help poor villagers, is also deployed by corrupt industrialists, officials, doctors, police officers, judges and politicians to subvert rules and flout laws made to protect people and improve civic life.Rivers are polluted with industrial waste or illegally mined for sand under the government’s nose. Medical qualifications are awarded for payment, fake colleges are licensed by corrupt officials. Landlords encroach urban space while chai-pani police and enriched patwaris waris bank the rewards of their ‘creative thinking.’For businesses looking at India as a potential investment destination, this genius for circumvention is a real concern and one I’m often asked about as a business intelligence consultant advising foreign firms on the risks of operating in India.The threat was highlighted in the downfall of Ranbaxy, once one of the world’s leading producers of generic medicines. In 2013, Ranbaxy was fined $500 million after pleading guilty to US felony charges that it had adulterated drugs and misled officials over inaccurate test results. Questions were raised over the expiry dates of some of its medicines.There is no scope for jugaad circumvention in the manufacture of medicines — making them to the highest standards of manufacturing excellence lence is a matter of life and death: some of the world’s leading heart doctors have raised concerns over the reliability of Indian generic heart failure drugs.But even here some believe India can cut corners and that rough approximations can help the poor. Professor Anil Gupta, one of India’s greatest champions of frugal innovation, told me the Western medicine makes a fetish of excellence and that many Indians would have a useful solution with a drug which was only 70% effective if it was available at the right price. "Nature will take care of the rest he said. Who would want to be in that doomed 30%? Today, India needs to create eight million new jobs per year for its soaring working population and for that it needs foreign investment — companies who believe they can successfully Make in India to the highest global standards. Narendra Modi, India’s Prime Minister, clearly sees this. When India’s space scientists put their Mangalyaan satellite into the orbit of Mars — its greatest scientific triumph — he seized on their success as a lesson for all Indians: “Our space programme has been an example of achievement, which inspires the rest of us to aspire to excellence ourselves,” he said.A few days after my invite to celebrate jugaad thinking, Indian industrialist Anand Mahindra posted a video clip of a jugaad street sweeping device. Indians should never settle for jugaad, they should aim for brilliant, but there should be a museum for these fascinating devices, he said.He’s right. India’s millennials are looking for a Mangalyaan future in which India leads the world and the jugaad products of a frugal past are where they belong — in museum cases.(The writer is author of Jugaad Yatra)
- Dues from big wilful defaulters of Punjab National Bank fell by 0.87 per cent to Rs 15,354.52 crore on June 30 compared to previous month, the bank data has showed.The data on big wilful defaulters is pertaining to those borrowers who took loan of Rs 25 lakh and above from the public sector lender.Such borrowers had an outstanding of Rs 15,490 crore at the end of May 2018.For financial year ended March 2018, the bank's balance sheet had closed with big wilful defaults owing Rs 15,171.91 crore.PNB suffered a standalone net loss of Rs 12,282.82 crore in 2017-18, as against a profit of Rs 1,324.80 crore in 2016-17.The major defaulters included Kudos Chemie Ltd - Rs 1301.82 crore; Kingfisher Airlines Rs 597.44 crore; Jas Infrastructure Rs 410.96 crore; VMC Systems Rs 296.08 crore; MBS Jswellers Rs 266.17 crore; Tulsi Extrusion Rs 175.41 crore and Arvind Remedies Rs 158.16 crore.Among others included ICSA (India) Ltd Rs 134.76 crore; Bhawani Industries Rs 106.66 crore; Indu Projects Rs 102.83 crore; BBF Industries Rs 101 crore. These borrowers took loan from PNB as part of a consortium lending from various banks.The defaulters who took loan solely from PNB were: Winsome Diamonds and Jewellery - Rs 899.70cr; Forever Precious Jewellery & Diamonds - Rs 747.97 crore; Zoom Developers - Rs 410.18 crore; Apple Industries Rs 248.34 crore; Mahua Media Pvt Ltd - Rs 104.86 crore and Shree Sidhbali Ispat Rs 165.98 crore.Among others were: Rupana Papers Rs 100.49 crore; Surya Vinayak Industries Rs 133.96 crore;Vishal Exports Overseas Rs 98.39 crore; Ramsarup Nirmaan Wires Rs 148.10 crore; Ramsarup Lohh Udyog Rs 129.34 crore; Rupana Papers Rs 100.49 crore and Rana Alloys Rs 78.90 crore.The banking sector, particularly state-owned lenders, is grappling with mounting non performing assets (NPAs) or bad loans as also a host of scams and frauds. NPAs in the banking sector stood at Rs 8.31 lakh crore as of December 2017.The total bad loan write-off by the public sector banks stood at over Rs 1.20 lakh crore in the last fiscal, with SBI bearing the burnt at Rs 40,196 crore, nearly 25 per cent of the total write-offs during 2017-18.This was followed by Canara Bank (Rs 8,310 crore), Punjab National Bank (Rs 7,407 crore) and Bank of Baroda (Rs 4,948 crore).Scam-hit PNB, which has suffered a fraud of Rs 14,357 crore allegedly carried out by celebrity jewellery designer Nirav Modi and his associates, witnessed a sharp deterioration in its asset quality with gross loans mounting to 18.38 per cent of gross advances at the end of March 2018, as against 12.53 per cent a year ago.Net NPAs were also soared to 11.24 per cent against 7.81 per cent year ago.In absolute terms, the gross NPAs of PNB surged to Rs 86,620 crore in the fourth quarter last fiscal as compared to Rs 55,370 crore in same quarter previous year. Similarly, the net NPA also rose to Rs 48,684.29 crore from Rs 32,702 crore at the end of March 2017.
- Gujarat State Petroleum Corp (GSPC) will commission a 5 million tonnes a year liquid gas (LNG) import terminal at Mundra in Gujarat in next two to three months, its Managing Director Jagdip Narayan Singh said. Mundra will be the third import terminal in Gujarat to import super-cooled natural gas (liquefied natural gas or LNG) in cryogenic ships and then re-converting the liquid fuel into its gaseous state before transporting it by pipelines to customers. GSPL LNG Ltd, a GSPC group firm which is implementing the project in partnership with Adani Group, will look at inducting a strategic partner like Indian Oil Corp (IOC) once the terminal is fully operational, he told here. "We will commission Mundra terminal by August-end or mid-September. It will operate at 1.5 million tonnes a year capacity for first one and a half years before scaling up to full capacity," Singh, who is also the Chief Secretary of the state, said. The Mundra terminal, whose capacity will be expandable to 10 million tonnes per annum in future, is designed to have a berth for receiving LNG tankers of sizes 75,000 cubic metres to 2,60,000 cubic metres, two LNG storage tanks of capacity 1,60,000 cubic metres each, facilities for regasification and gas evacuation. Gujarat already has a 15 million tonnes a year import facility operated by Petronet LNG Ltd at Dahej and another 5 million tonnes terminal at Hazira that is run by Shell. Besides, Dahej and Hazira, India currently has two more LNG terminals - Dabhol in Maharashtra and Kochi in Kerala, both with 5 million tonnes a year capacity. More import terminals are planned on the east coast as well as on the west to meet the fast growing energy needs of the country. Singh said the Gujarat state government owned company has decided to commission the import terminal first and then look at a strategic partner. "We have been in talks with IOC but as partnership was delayed we have now decided to first commission the terminal and then see who can we get as a partner," he said. IOC had in August last year stated that it will acquire up to a 50 per cent stake in the Adani Group-backed Mundra LNG import terminal in Gujarat for an estimated Rs 750 crore. The board of India's largest oil firm gave "in-principle approval for acquiring up to 50 per cent equity in GSPL LNG Ltd, which is setting up a 5 million tons per annum LNG terminal at Mundra Port in Gujarat, the company had said in a statement. GSPL LNG is a joint venture of Gujarat State Petroleum Corp and Adani Enterprises. GSPL LNG will hold the remaining 50 per cent stake in the LNG terminal. Adani and GSPC are equal partners in GSPL LNG. While the company had not given the acquisition cost, an official said roughly 30% of the Rs 5,040 crore project cost is equity and IOC would pay half of it. "Once the project is complete, we can command a premium," Singh said. He said Mundra will be connected to Gujarat State Petronet Ltd's (GSPL) existing pipelines network at Anjaar, Gujarat. When GSPL LNG put up on offer stake in the Mundra LNG project four years back, eight firms including GAIL had expressed interest in buying the stake but only three were shortlisted. Besides IOC, India Gas Solutions, the equal joint venture between the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries and Europe's second-largest oil firm BP, and state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) were shortlisted. Singh indicated that the company may run a new process to select a strategic partner. "Once the terminal is complete we can start looking at who can come in... lets see its too early to say," he said.
- NEW DELHI: Eight of the 10 most valued companies added Rs 66,625.6 crore to their market valuation last week, with TCS emerging as the star performer.While Infosys and SBI suffered losses in their market capitalisation (m-cap) for the week ended Friday, TCS, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), HDFC Bank, HUL, ITC, HDFC, Maruti Suzuki India and Kotak Mahindra Bank made gains.The market valuation of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) soared by Rs 25,306.88 crore to Rs 7,32,521.29 crore.Maruti Suzuki's valuation zoomed Rs 14,608.59 crore to Rs 2,81,079.45 crore and that of Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) jumped Rs 8,030.79 crore to Rs 3,63,431.19 crore.The m-cap of ITC advanced by Rs 7,627.68 crore to Rs 3,32,322.95 crore and that of Kotak Mahindra Bank soared Rs 5,510.83 crore to Rs 2,61,263.97 crore.RIL's valuation climbed by Rs 2,249.42 crore to Rs 6,18,749.36 crore and that of HDFC rose by Rs 1,728.92 crore to Rs 3,22,542.15 crore.The market cap of HDFC Bank went up by Rs 1,562.49 crore to Rs 5,50,531.99 crore.On the other hand, Infosys suffered an erosion of Rs 4,859.69 crore from its m-cap to stand at Rs 2,80,551.12 crore, while SBI lost Rs 1,651.04 crore to Rs 2,29,763.51 crore.In the ranking of top-10 firms, TCS retained its numero-uno position, followed by RIL, HDFC Bank, HUL, ITC, HDFC, Maruti, Infosys, Kotak Mahindra Bank and SBI.Last week, the Sensex rose by 234.38 points, or 0.66 per cent, to close at 35,657.86.
- In front are open fields with grazing cattle, to the left are under-construction residential societies and to the right is its existing facilty - this where Samsung has set up what is the world's largest mobile factory.Not China or South Korea -- and certainly not the US -- the tag of housing the world's largest mobile factory has straight away put Noida on top of the world manufacturing map when it comes to consumer electronics.The new 35-acre Samsung Electronics facility at Sector 81 in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, will see Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in landing together at a quickly-prepared helipad adjacent to the factory to officially inaugurate it on Monday.One of the first electronics manufacturing facilities set up in the country in the early 1990s, the plant started by manufacturing TVs in 1997. The current mobile phone manufacturing unit was added in 2005.In June last year, the South Korean giant announced a Rs 4,915 crore investment to expand the Noida plant and, after a year, the new facility is ready to double production.The company is currently making 67 million smartphones in India and with the new plant being functional, it is expected to manufacture nearly 120 million mobile phones.Not just mobiles, the expansion of the current facility will double Samsung's production capacity of consumer electronics like refrigerators and flat panel televisions, further consolidating the company's leadership in these segments.According to Tarun Pathak, Associate Director at Counterpoint Research, the new facility gives Samsung an advantage by reducing the time to market."This will help Samsung bring some local features to the devices powered by R&D here. Apart from this, the company can also bring in export opportunity for Samsung to SAARC and other regions," Pathak told IANS.Samsung has two manufacturing plants -- in Noida and in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu -- five R&D centres, and one design centre in Noida, employing over 70,000 people and expanding its network to over 1.5 lakh retail outlets.Established in 1995, Samsung India laid the foundation stone of Noida plant next year. In 1997, production commenced and the first television was rolled out. In 2003, refrigerator production began.By 2005, Samsung had become market leader in panel TVs and in 2007, the existing Noida facility started manufacturing mobile phones.In 2012, Samsung became the leader in mobile phones in the country and the Noida facility rolled out the first-ever "Galaxy S3" device. Today, Samsung is the market leader across mobile segments.The company currently has over 10 per cent of its overall production in India and aims to take it to 50 per cent over the next three years."For Samsung, India is among the top five smartphone markets globally. The US is saturated and Korea and Brazil are not growing significantly. India is a big opportunity across price segments, including 2G feature phones. It makes sense for Samsung to build a bigger manufacturing base here," Jaipal Singh, Senior Market Analyst, IDC, told IANS."They are now looking at building a complete ecosystem. After smartphones, they can go into building top-of-the-line products in other categories like TVs, refrigerators as advance manufacturing in India still lags behind. With the new facility, Samsung is going to have an edge over its rivals," Singh noted.According to HC Hong, President and CEO, Samsung India, a bigger manufacturing plant will help them cater to the growing demand for Samsung products across the country.Samsung India, that registered 27 per cent growth in mobile business revenue for the financial year 2016-17 -- accounting for a whopping Rs 34,300 crore of its reported Rs 50,000 crore sales - won't be able to hide the smile when the new facility kicks off production from July 9.
- With tax reforms leading to IT driven systems, majority of CFOs and tax professionals feel that over the next three years the core competencies will move from tax and technical skills to managing new technological challenges, an EY Survey said."As per the Indian survey, over 90 per cent of the respondents believe that core competencies of the professionals will move from tax and technical skills to process and technological skills over the next three years. Similarly, most of the companies (98 per cent) in our global survey believe the same," EY said.The 'EY Tax Survey 2018 - Reimagining the tax Function' had invited views from the leading CFOs (Chief Financial Officer) , tax leaders and senior executives across 15 sectors and industries in India, including public and private organisations as well as global corporations. Vast majority of these have turnovers of more than Rs 1,000 crore.The survey said while 15 years ago the tax functions may have been focused almost exclusively on tax technical and planning skills, organisations today are in search of tax people who are able to manage new technology challenges.With rapidly changing and transparent global tax landscape and advent of technology, it is imperative for the organisations to hire the right mix of talent who can equally manage process and leverage technology to improve consistency, quality and efficiency, it added."This topic becomes even more relevant from an India perspective owing to the large scale tax reforms powered by technology (more specifically GST) that have been and continue to be undertaken by the Indian Government," the survey said.The findings highlight how the tax function is evolving to keep pace with digital advances and helping companies in their transparency and compliance journey.78 per cent of the respondents believe they are not adequately prepared for the new avatar of tax function and consider that there is an urgent need for tax functions to better leverage people, process and technology to effectively deal with the external environment and add value to the business, it said.Globally, a vast majority of organisations are finding that attracting and retaining appropriate talent is a challenge in today's tax function.A digital skillset (e.g. proficiency in basic technology tools such as business intelligence tools, automation, data governance and analytics) in a tax professional is a rare find, it said.Around the globe, 89 per cent of the tax and finance function is grappling with the evolving talent needs and shortages of the right skills. In India, the percentage notably stands lower at 67 per cent, the survey said.The reason for higher confidence in India can be attributed to higher agility, larger talent pool and a generation that has leapfrogged, it added.EY India Partner and National Leader (Business Tax Services) Garima Pande said with the increasing demand for transparency across board, the tax function needs to not only be agile, but also invest in technologies and tools to keep pace with the fast pace business environment."Essentially, there seems to be a valid business case for the tax function to revisit the operating model particularly from the people, process and technology aspects, and organisations with inertia or lack of will to move on it fast are likely to be left behind in today's highly competitive environment," Pande added.
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