Air India, SpiceJet to operate free relief flights to Nepal

Last Updated: Sunday, April 26, 2015, 19:21

Following the earthquake in Nepal, state-run Air India and budget carriers SpiceJet and IndiGo have decided to operate additional flights and carry relief material to the quake-hit country free of cost.

Agri Minister briefs Jaitely about damages to rabi crops

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 19:41

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Tuesday breifed his finance counterpart Arun Jaitley about damages in rabi crops in about estimated 181 lakh hectares across 13 states due to untimely rain and hailstorm.

European stocks surge on Greek relief; FTSE hits historic high

Last Updated: Friday, March 20, 2015, 23:34

European stocks ended the week on a high Friday with London`s FTSE surging past the 7,000 mark for the first time in history, after Greece pledged new reform plans and the EU offered two billion euros in emergency aid.

European stocks climb at open before UK budget, Fed

Last Updated: Friday, March 20, 2015, 18:16

European stocks climbed Friday, with London striking a fresh record peak on takeover news and after Greece pledged new plans to reform its bailout, dealers said.

Exempt imported coal from customs duty, demand private power firms

Last Updated: Sunday, February 8, 2015, 13:19

Private power producers have sought customs duty relief on imported coal for thermal plants, saying the levy is "increasing the cost of electricity generation and burdening the common man".

Subsidy relief buzz: Oil India, ONGC shares gain 3%

Last Updated: Friday, January 9, 2015, 19:27

Shares of Oil India Ltd and ONGC Friday rose by about 3 percent following a report that government is likely to exempt the state-run firms from payment of fuel subsidy during the rest of the fiscal due to steep decline in global oil rates to around USD 50 per barrel.

After SpiceJet, govt mulls relief package for airlines

Last Updated: Thursday, December 18, 2014, 21:14

With SpiceJet passing through a turbulent phase, Civil Aviation Ministry is likely to push for granting infrastructure status to the aviation industry to enable it to access finances at cheaper rates and ease the cash crunch.

Auto industry pitches for continuation of excise duty relief

Last Updated: Sunday, November 30, 2014, 12:18

Car makers have asked the government to extend excise duty relief, which is ending on December 31, saying removal of this incentive could push the industry into a negative territory.

PAC picks holes in debt waiver scheme

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 17:09

A parliamentary committee has picked holes in the ambitious agriculture debt waiver and debt relief scheme of the UPA government saying it could not achieve its goals due to a variety of reasons including violation of guidelines and poor monitoring.

Kerala govt hopeful of getting Centre`s approval for Bill

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 14:30

Kerala government today expressed hope that it would be able to get Presidential assent to the `Plachimada Coca-Cola Victims Relief and Compensation Claims Special Tribunal Bill-2011, passed by the state Assembly.

Israel to let more building materials into Gaza

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 19:42

Israel is to allow the entry of more building materials into the Gaza Strip, officials on both sides said Sunday.

Two more die in Muzaffarnagar riot relief camp

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 20:13

A man and an infant, uprooted from their native places after last year`s riots, today died due to cold in Malakpur camp of Shamli district, where Rahul Gandhi had paid a visit, taking death toll in a week to four.