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Yes Bank launches all-women branch in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, March 8: Private lender Yes Bank on Tuesday launched an all-women operated bank branch 'Yes Grace' on Cunningham Road here aimed at offering customised banking solutions to women.
"We are happy to launch a bank entirely…
Saudi Arabia seeks to elevate ties with India during Modi’s visit
New Delhi, March 8: Saudi Arabia seeks to elevate its ties with India from the current “strategic partnership” during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Riyadh early next month, the Gulf kingdom's Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir said…
Air India creates history – Flies world’s longest all-women operated flight
Commemorating International Women’s Day, National Carrier Air India has made history flying the world’s longest all-women operated and supported flight on the Non-Stop Delhi- San Francisco route. Close to 17 hrs and travelling a distance of…
‘G20 summit to stress innovation, reform, development’
Beijing, March 8: The Group of Twenty (G20) Hangzhou summit in September will lay stress on innovation, reform and development, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday. G20 is an international forum for the governments and central bank…
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley withdraws Provident fund tax proposal
New Delhi, March 8: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the government was withdrawing one of the much-resisted budget proposals to partially tax withdrawals from the employees' provident fund accounts.
"A number of…
Facebook launches free WordPress plugin for Instant Articles
New York, March 8: The social networking giant, set to open its Instant Articles feature to all publishers next month, has launched a free WordPress plugin that will help publishers create Instant Articles with ease. Instant Articles will…
CBDT sets-up a Dedicated Structure for delivery and monitoring of Tax Payer Services
Grievance redressal is a major aspect of citizen centric governance and is an important feature of the activities of the Income Tax Department. The Income-tax Department is addressing grievances through a multi-layered grievance redressal…
China to raise 2016 Defence Budget by 7-8 percent
Beijing, March 4: China is set to raise its defence budget by around 7 to 8 percent this year, an official said on Friday.
At a press conference a day ahead of the National People's Congress annual session, spokesperson Fu Ying said the…
18,1452 villages to be electrified by March 31, 2017: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi, March 4: The target of supplying electricity to nearly 18,500 villages in the country that do not have power connection will be met by March 31, 2017, a year ahead of schedule, Minister of State for Power, Coal, New and Renewable…
Rs.587 crore for India-Bangladesh rail link: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi, March 4: The Centre will provide Rs.587 crore for a rail project to link India and Bangladesh, union minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday.
The project, one of the most important under the 'Act East' policy of the Narendra…