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Fuel prices stable after 5 days spike
New Delhi: Fuel prices remained flat on Wednesday, after a continuous rise for five consecutive days. Crude oil prices also remained stabilised on soft demand in the international market.
On Tuesday, petrol prices witnessed a whopping…
Discontent in ITS officers of BSNL/MTNL after govt revival package
New Delhi: At a time when the revival package for BSNL and MTNL has been announced, demoralized Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officers of the companies have sought the intervention of the government.
The Indian Telecom Service Association…
Petrol prices above Rs 73/litre for 3rd consecutive day
New Delhi: With a rise of 45 paise per litre, petrol prices in Delhi remained above Rs 73 per litre for the third consecutive day on Sunday. Diesel prices, however, remained unchanged.
Petrol price rose by 20 paise/litre in Mumbai, Kolkata…
No NEFT charges for savings A/C holders from Jan 2020: RBI
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed banks not to charge savings account holders for NEFT with effect from January 2020.
The National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) is an electronic fund transfer system maintained…
BSNL gets 50,000, MTNL 3000 application for VRS
New Delhi:The Union government on Friday said BSNL's VRS programme has received overwhelming response where it has received 50,000 applications and MTNL has been able to get 3000 employees opting for the scheme in just 4 days.
Over…
Oil meal exports dropped 55% y-o-y in October: SEA
New Delhi: India's oil meal exports have dropped 55 percent year-on-year in October, said the Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA). The country exported 105,085 tonnes of oil meal during the month this year against 233,867 tonnes…
Monocropping is harming farmers: Expert
Kolkata: The monocropping practice is one of the biggest problems facing the agriculture system in the country as this gradually weakens the soil strength, thus harming the farmers, claims Padma Shri Bharat Bhushan Tyagi.
"The farmers…
RBI panel calls for strong corporate governance in CICs
New Delhi: An RBI Working Group (WG) has suggested that core investment companies (CICs) should implement stronger governance practices like the formation of board-level committees, the appointment of independent directors, and internal…
BSNL rolls out VRS, scheme open till Dec 3
New Delhi: State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has notified its Voluntary Retirement Scheme and has asked its circle heads to circulate the guidelines to facilitate the exercise of option by its employees.
In a communication to…
Centre to take call on onion imports as prices surge
New Delhi: With supplies running short and onion prices at Rs 80 a kg, the Consumer Affairs Ministry said on Tuesday that the government will act as a facilitator for onion imports to ease the process and ensure a quick and healthy supply…