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SpiceJet announces daily flight on Delhi-Pakyong route
Mumbai: Budget carrier SpiceJet, which was the first domestic operator to land a commercial flight at Sikkim’s Pakyong airport from Kolkata in early October of 2018, has now announced to connect the aerodrome from Delhi with a non-stop daily service, starting January 23. The air services on the new route, to be operated by a […]
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Mother Dairy expands packaged sweets portfolio
New Delhi: Mother Dairy, a leading milk supplier in the Delhi-NCR market, has expanded its sweets portfolio and is targeting Rs 100 crore sales from this new vertical. Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), has launched two new varieties of sweets — Mathuda peda and […]
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BCCI remains undecided on Ranji or Hazare Trophy, women’s domestic season expected from March
New Delhi: The fate of India’s premier domestic event, Ranji Trophy, remained undecided but the BCCI Apex Council on Sunday gave its approval to begin women’s cricket season in the country from March. | India’s domestic season, which was delayed for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, finally took off in January with the Syed […]
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Bira 91 to be launched in Japan before Tokyo Olympics
New Delhi: Homegrown beer brand Bira 91, in which Japan’s beer maker Kirin Holdings is investing USD 30 million (about Rs 219 crore), would be launched in the Japanese market before the Tokyo Olympics this year, the founder and CEO of the company said. B9 Beverages, which owns and retails the Bira 91 brand, would […]
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Amitabh Bachchan hails COVID-19 vaccination drive, hopes to eradicate coronavirus like polio from India
Mumbai: As India kickstarted world’s largest vaccination drive against coronavirus over the weekend, megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is hopeful that the country will become COVID-19 free. The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) had earlier this month approved Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech […]
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HDFC Bank Q3 results: Profit rises 14.36% to Rs 8,760 crore
Mumbai: The country’s largest private sector lender HDFC Bank on January 16 reported a 14.36% jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 8,760 crore for the December quarter. At the standalone level, the net profit for the three-month period grew 18.09 per cent to Rs 8,758.29 crore. Its total income increased to Rs 37,522 crore […]
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WhatsApp delays policy update rollout to May 15
New Delhi: WhatsApp has decided to delay the rollout of its new policy update to May 15 after massive criticism from users globally, including India, over concerns that data was being shared with its parent company Facebook. The move assumes significance for users in India given that the country is among the biggest markets for […]
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Government launches Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0
New Delhi: The government on January 15 launched the third phase of its flagship skilling scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY 3.0) in a bid to empower the country’s youth with employable skills by making over 300 skill courses available to them. PMKVY 3.0 envisages training 8 lakh candidates over the scheme period of […]
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After 7.5% contraction in FY21, economy to grow 9-11% in FY22: Arvind Virmani
Virmani says big booster needed for economy to grow
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Maruti Suzuki rolls out online finance platform in Arena dealerships across 30 cities
New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on January 15 said it has launched an online financing platform at its Arena dealerships in over 30 cities. With the launch of Smart Finance platform, 24 out of 26 steps in the customer vehicle purchase journey have been digitised, the auto major said in a statement. The digital […]
