Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| PM directs handholding investors to boos | New Delhi, April 30 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday directed that measures should be taken to handhold investors by adopting a more proactive approach and ensuring all central and state clearances in a time-bound manner to boost the economy as the nation tackles the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| Oil prices surge, WTI up on early signs | New Delhi, April 30 (TIWN) Oil prices surged on Thursday with the WTI crude rising around 14 per cent on indications that fuel demand in the US is starting to pick up and the supply glut in the world's largest economy is not rising at the anticipated pace. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| Trump administration advancing personal | Washington, April 30 (TIWN) Jeff Bezoz-run Amazon was left in shock when the Donald Trump administration put five of its foreign websites – India, Canada, the UK, Germany, France – on the "Notorious Markets" annual report for being havens for counterfeit products. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| SpiceJet operates maiden Guangzhou-Delhi | New Delhi, April 30 (TIWN) Air cargo operator SpiceJet on Thursday said that it has operated the maiden freighter flight carrying around 14 tons of critical medical essentials from Guangzhou, China, to Delhi. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| Jio partnership is to build similar prod | San Francisco, April 30 (TIWN) Facebook's over Rs 43,000 crore investment in Jio Platforms will help the social networking giant build similar products for the other key markets around the world, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| 3,000 students in Kota take bus to Benga | Kolkata, April 29 (TIWN) Around 2,500-3,000 students from West Bengal, stranded at Kota in Rajasthan due to lockdown, would begin return journey on Wednesday evening to the state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, here on Wednesday. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Amazon India launches fund to help logis | New Delhi, April 29 (TIWN) Amazon India on Wednesday said that it has introduced a 'partner support fund' for small and medium business partners in logistics who have been impacted due to the lockdown. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Google adding 30 lakh new users on Meet | San Francisco, April 29 (TIWN) As video conferencing becomes the new normal, Google is adding roughly 3 million new users on its Meets app daily and have seen a 30-fold increase in usage since January. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Sensex up 300 points tracking gains on A | Mumbai, April 29 (TIWN) The key Indian equity indices rose on Wednesday with the BSE Sensex rising over 300 points. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| US stocks slide as tech shares lag | New York, April 29 (TIWN) US stocks gave up earlier gains to end lower on Tuesday as the market was pressured by considerable losses in major tech shares. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Axis Bank reports Rs 1,388 cr net loss f | Mumbai, April 28 (TIWN) Axis Bank on Tuesday reported a net loss of Rs 1,388 crore for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2019-20 due to higher provisions. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| Direct transfers via Aadhaar saving Indi | New York, April 28 (TIWN) Direct money transfers via Aadhaar and the interoperable software layers called India Stack to India's financially vulnerable population have "saved" the country from long queues and panic during the ongoing COVID19 pandemic and "justified a 10x return on investment on the India Stack", Arvind Gupta, former CEO of MyGov and founder, Digital India Foundation, told IANS in a video interview. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| Rs 50,000 cr RBI credit line for Mutual | New Delhi, April 28 (TIWN) : Rs 50,000 crore Special Liquidity Facility by the RBI to ease redemption pressure on Mutual Funds (MF) in the face of Covid-19 crisis would not only restore confidence in the MF industry but also ensure financial stability in the country, said ASSOCHAM Secretary General Mr Deepak Sood. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| US stocks rally amid hopes for reopening | New York, April 28 (TIWN) US stocks ended higher as investors paid close attention to the efforts to normalize economic activities. | 27-Apr-2020 |
| Banks technically write off over Rs 68K | Mumbai, April 28 (TIWN) Indian banks have technically written off a staggering amount of Rs 68,607 crore due from 50 top wilful defaulters, including absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi, according to a reply under RTI from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). | 27-Apr-2020 |
| Govt agencies bought over 88 LMT of whea | New Delhi, April 27 (TIWN) Wheat procurement has gathered steam in the major producing states such as Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh, while other states, including the countrys largest wheat grower Uttar Pradesh, have also started to buy wheat directly from the farmers at MSP. | 27-Apr-2020 |
| Cotton masks under MP govt's Jeevan Shak | Bhopal, April 27 (TIWN) The Madhya Pradesh government under the Jeevan Shakti scheme has started mass production of masks to check the spread of novel coronavirus. | 27-Apr-2020 |
| Car companies go online to get back cust | New Delhi, April 27 (TIWN) Numerous automobile companies have come out with new online platforms to once again attract customers. The move is expected to drive sales going forward as customers might not be inclined to use the traditional sales channels due to Covid-19 outbreak. | 27-Apr-2020 |
| Facebook submits detailed proof of NSO G | San Francisco, April 27 (TIWN) Facebook has submitted detailed proof in the court about the Israeli company NSO Group and its allegedly hacking into at least 1,400 WhatsApp users last year via its controversial surveillance software Pegasus. | 27-Apr-2020 |
| Build UP as industrial hub post-lockdown | Lucknow, April 27 (TIWN) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that the state should be promoted as an industrial hub in the post-lockdown scenario. | 27-Apr-2020 |
| US equities post weekly losses amid oil | New York, April 26 (TIWN) US stocks declined in the week featuring bizarre moves in oil prices and an economic aid package amid the COVID-19 crisis. | 26-Apr-2020 |
| Reliance JioMart goes live on WhatsApp | Mumbai, April 26 (TIWN) After signing a massive $5.7 billion deal with Facebook, Reliance Industries latest venture to expand into the retail market, JioMart, has reportedly gone live with its official WhatsApp number. | 26-Apr-2020 |
| Flights to remain suspended in Nepal til | Kathmandu, April 26 (TIWN) The Nepal government has decided to extend the suspension of all domestic and international flights till May 15 as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus pandemic. | 26-Apr-2020 |
| Punjab procures 250% more wheat amid pan | Chandigarh, April 25 (TIWN) A positive note amid the coronavirus crisis. The agrarian state Punjab is heading to a record bumper wheat production with the state recording 250 per cent more procurement in a short span of nine days and its arrival is on till June-mid, a minister said on Saturday. | 25-Apr-2020 |
| Don't hurry, await state directions to o | New Delhi, April 25 (TIWN) With the Union Home Ministry ordering all state governments to allow opening of shops within their territorial limits of Municipal Corporation or Municipality, the largest traders' body Confederation of All India Traders lauded the decision but issued a caution to the traders to follow orders by their state government in the matter and also sanitize shops and market places before resuming business. | 25-Apr-2020 |
| Lifeline Udan: Over 587 tonnes medical s | New Delhi, April 25 (TIWN) The Centre on Thursday said that under the Lifeline Udan initiative, 339 flights have transported 587.57 tonnes of medical supplies across the country till April 22. | 25-Apr-2020 |
| Sensex down 535 points; banking, finance | Mumbai, April 25 (TIWN) The Indian stock market snapped its two-day gaining streak on Friday with the BSE Sensex losing 500 points. | 25-Apr-2020 |
| Over 29 lakh aviation jobs in India may | New Delhi, April 25 (TIWN) With the coronavirus crisis bringing global aviation industry to a halt, as many as 29.32 lakh jobs are likely to be at risk in India's aviation sector during the year 2020, according to a report by International Air Transport Association (IATA). | 25-Apr-2020 |
| IndiGo plans to expand cargo operations | New Delhi, April 24 (TIWN) Even as it awaits Centre's clear indication on the commencement date of passenger services, airline major IndiGo plans to expand its international and domestic cargo operations. | 24-Apr-2020 |
| Centre made PRIs partner in making of ne | New Delhi, April 24 (TIWN) Lauding those connected to the development of rural India on National Panchayati Raj Day, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the central government has made the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) a partner in the making of a new India. | 24-Apr-2020 |
| Mango farmers in Andhra, Telangana stare | Hyderabad, April 23 (TIWN) Despite a lower yield this year, the mango farmers in both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are facing tough time in marketing the produce due to ongoing lockdown. | 23-Apr-2020 |
| States should press Centre for opening o | New Delhi, April 23 (TIWN) Pointing out that the states have already lost around Rs 20,000 crore in revenues during the lockdown period so far, the Indian alcoholic beverage industry has urged state governments to impress upon the Centre on the urgent need to start sale of liquor in non COVID-19 hotspots. | 23-Apr-2020 |
| IndiGo to pay full April wages to all em | New Delhi, April 23 (TIWN) Airline major IndiGo will not institute any pay cuts for the month of April barring only the seniormost leadership. In an email to employees, IndiGo's Chief Executive Ronojoy Dutta informed that there will not be any pay cuts for the month of April. | 23-Apr-2020 |
| 29% Indian retail investors never bought | Mumbai, April 23 (TIWN) A World Gold Council report on Thursday said that around 29 per cent of the retail investors in India have never bought the yellow metal, but are open to the idea of buying it in future. | 23-Apr-2020 |
| DA for Central govt employees frozen til | New Delhi, April 23 (TIWN) In view of the crisis arising out of COVID-19, government on Thursday decided to freeze payment of additional instalment of dearness allowance (DA) to the Central government employees and dearness relief (DR) to pensioners falling due from January 1, 2020. | 23-Apr-2020 |
| Rahul Gandhi launches portal for MSME, s | New Delhi, April 22 (TIWN) The Congress has launched a portal for MSME sector as party is finalizing draft to submit the government a demand for stimulus package to this sector and sought suggestions and ideas for the same. | 22-Apr-2020 |
| Fearing revenue loss, Assam ups petrol, | Guwahati, April 22 (TIWN) The Assam government has increased the prices of petrol and diesel predicting at least 50 per cent revenue loss due to cut in oil prices in the international market following a crisis triggered by the outbreak of COVID-19, Assam's Finance and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday. | 22-Apr-2020 |
| ED attaches properties worth Rs 51 lakh | New Delhi, April 22 (TIWN) Cracking its whip on economic offenders, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said that it has attached Rs 51 lakh of seven entities involved in providing a platform to the accused in a bank fraud case to facilitate money laundering. | 22-Apr-2020 |
| Facebook-Jio deal brings cheers to India | New Delhi, April 22 (TIWN) It was coming but no one thought it to be this big, especially during the grim COVID-19 times. Facebook's $5.7 billion investment (approx. Rs 43,574 crore) in Reliance Jio has created ripples in the Indian tech and ecommerce sector, leaving the leading players guessing what is coming next. | 22-Apr-2020 |
| Kerala seafood exporters left high and d | Kochi, April 21 (TIWN) It's been nearly a month into the nationwide lockout and the otherwise money-spinning seafood exports industry in Kerala has been left high and dry, an industry person said on Tuesday. | 21-Apr-2020 |
| Most companies may review their 'work fr | New Delhi, April 21 (TIWN) With 'work from home' turning into the new trend in corporate sector amid the coronavirus crisis, a survey has found that around 83 per cent companies have said that they are considering revision of their 'work from home' policy. | 21-Apr-2020 |
| UK employment rate at record high before | London, April 21 (TIWN) UK employment was estimated at a record high in the three months to February, before the effects of the coronavirus lockdown started to hit the economy, official figures revealed on Tuesday. | 21-Apr-2020 |
| Swiggy to deliver fruits, vegetables in | Amaravati, April 21 (TIWN) Online food ordering and delivery platform Swiggy will be delivering fresh fruits and vegetables at the customers' doorstep in Andhra Pradesh. | 21-Apr-2020 |
| Haryana sets up system to start industry | Chandigarh, April 19 (TIWN) To deal with the adverse impact on economic activities caused by COVID-19 pandemic, the Haryana government on Sunday finalized a system for starting uninterrupted operation of industries and other establishments in the State beginning from Monday. | 20-Apr-2020 |
| 'Some UK heritage could be lost forever | Kabul, April 20 (TIWN) Some of the UK's treasured heritage could be "lost forever" after the novel coronavirus pandemic, as centuries-old skills required to safeguard them risk wipeout if craftsmen lose their jobs, an official has warned. | 20-Apr-2020 |
| Andhra's 16 cr masks programme helping w | Amaravati, April 20 (TIWN) Around 40,000 women belonging to self-help groups in Andhra Pradesh are earning Rs 500 per day by making face masks for the state government's programme to distribute 16 crore free masks among people across the state to curb the spread of COVID-19. | 20-Apr-2020 |
| SpiceJet plans to commence cargo ops to | New Delhi, April 20 (TIWN) After commencing over 10 full-fledged international cargo routes during the lockdown period, budget carrier SpiceJet plans to start operations to Myanmar and further expand its network in the Middle East. | 20-Apr-2020 |
| First time in 250 years, Mumbai's iconic | Mumbai, April 20 (TIWN) What blood-thirsty terrorists couldn't succeed in doing, the invisible coronavirus pandemic has achieved. | 20-Apr-2020 |
| Railways rushes medicines from K'taka am | Bengaluru, April 19 (TIWN) The South Western Railway (SWR) zone transported 12,162 kg medicines and equipment to in different states amid the nationwide lockdown, said an official on Sunday. | 19-Apr-2020 |
| 45 UP districts found lacking in lockdow | Lucknow, April 19 (TIWN) Forty-five districts in Uttar Pradesh have been found to be 'lacking' in the implementation of the lockdown norms. | 19-Apr-2020 |