Railways to Link Auto Hubs, Says Gowda
VELLORE: Soon, automobile hubs in the country will be lined through an automobile freight train to decongest traffic on road, reduce the carbon footprint and shorten the duration of transport of the finished cars. Flagging of South India’s first automobile double-deck train at Melpakkam near... read more »
One-time income helps Jet Airways sniff profit, loss narrows by 96%
MIn the same period a year ago, the company reported a net loss of Rs 891 crore. The airline, however, said the better set of numbers is on account of operational restructuring, higher yield and expansion of code-share agreements with other carriers. The airline had earlier this week said from 1... read more »
As it happened: Modi nominates Akhilesh, 8 others for Clean India drive
Honoured to be nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Swachhta Abhiyaan, will take up the endeavour as soon as I’m in Uttar Pradesh after ODI series, Suresh Raina tweets Social groups have assured me that in one month all the Ganga ghats will be cleaned, Mr. Modi said. In one month... read more »
Gaza Explosions Hit Senior Fatah Members’ Homes
TEL AVIV—Unidentified militants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip bombed the homes of top officials of the Fatah movement on Friday, rekindling political tensions between the Palestinians’ two most powerful political factions. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the 14 nearly... read more »
Gold, silver likely to trade lower; copper may rise
Global markets traded mixed in the last fortnight as the US Fed’s decision to wind up its bond buying programme acted as a boost for equities wherein the Dow Jones gained by around... read more »
Tata Communications hits 52-week high after decent Q2 earningsTata Communications hits 52-...
Tata Communications rose 2.42% to Rs 412.25 at 10:42 IST on BSE after consolidated net profit rose 14.97% to Rs 92.39 crore on 4.87% growth in total income to Rs 5235.06 crore in Q2... read more »
Flipkart, Snapdeal Emerge Favourites in Campus Placements: Report
E-tailors such as Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon have emerged as the new favourites among thousands of engineering and B-Schools graduates looking for their first placement, a survey by... read more »
Amazon India sales rise but loss widens
Bengaluru: Amazon Seller Services Pvt. Ltd, the Indian unit of the world’s largest online retailer, reported a 50.2% jump in sales to Rs.168.9 crore for the year ended 31 March, as the... read more »
Bangladesh SC upholds death sentence of Jamaat leader Muhammad Qu...
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death sentence handed down to a fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami stalwart for committing mass murder and crimes against humanity during the... read more »
