Sovan’s joining will boost BJP in Bengal: Dilip Ghosh
Kolkata, Aug 15 (IANS) West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Dilip Ghosh here on Thursday welcomed former Kolkata Mayor and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA …
Tripura connecting through Bangladesh to boost economy: CM
Agartala, Aug 15 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on Thursday that connectivity with Bangladesh is being improved to boost the economic growth …
Tourism Australia eyes boost ahead of 2020 T20 WC
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) Tourism Australia hosted the 17th edition of its premier trade event, Australia Marketplace India (AMI) in Kochi from August 8 to …
McAfee to acquire NanoSec to boost cloud security
San Francisco, Aug 9 (IANS) Global cyber security firm McAfee on Friday announced the acquisition of cloud security startup NanoSec for an undisclosed sum. Founded …
Big boost for homebuyers, SC nod to financial creditors status
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the status of homebuyers as financial creditors as per the amendment in the Insolvency …
Intel trains 1.5 lakh students, developers to boost AI in India
Bengaluru, Aug 7 (IANS) Chip-making giant Intel on Wednesday said it has trained more than 150,000 developers, students and professors across 150 organisations in India …
Just rate cut not enough to boost realty market: Developers
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Real estate developers have joined the industry chorus to welcome the 35 basis points (bps) cut in repo rate but market …
IITians develop products to help boost woman hygiene
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) If you thought startups are all about technology, IITians are out to redefine that, smash taboos and create awareness around …
Trump signs two-year budget deal to boost spending
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Friday signed the “Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019,” which boosts discretionary spending limits and suspends the …
US Senate passes two-year budget bill to boost spending
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) The US Senate has passed a bill that will increase the federal budget and lift the debt ceiling for the next …
British PM pledges 300mn pounds to give massive economic boost
London, July 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Boris Johnson started a whistle-stop tour of Britain in Scotland on Monday as part of a drive to promote …
China, Pak to boost anti-terrorism, security cooperation
Beijing, July 29 (IANS) China stands ready to strengthen anti-terrorism, law enforcement and security cooperation with Pakistan so as to provide a security guarantee to …
Attractive valuations, hopes of RBI rate cut to boost equities (Market Outlook)
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) Attractive valuations along with expectations of another round of key lending rate cut and stock specific movement might just lift the …
President’s visit to Benin, Gambia & Guinea to boost African ties
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) In a sign of the growing importance India attaches to Africa, President Ram Nath Kovind will embark next week on …
EY in India buys C Centric to boost businesses’ customer experience
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) Management consulting multinational EY on Thursday announced the acquisition of C Centric, a leading provider of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions …
Budget boost for NBFC asset purchase to ease funding crunch: Fitch
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) The Central government’s recent Budget 2019-20 proposal for a partial credit guarantee on asset purchases from non-bank lenders will ease funding …
Have 60gm nuts daily to boost sexual desire, orgasm quality
Madrid, July 25 (IANS) In a good news, researchers have found that consuming 60 grams of nuts daily improves sexual functions such as boosting desire …
Kenya woos Indian investors to help boost exports
Nairobi, July 24 (IANS) Kenya on Wednesday encouraged Indian investors to set up manufacturing plants locally that will help to boost the country’s exports in …
Bills to overhaul labour laws, boost jobs moved in LS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The government on Tuesday moved two Bills in Lok Sabha to overhaul decades-old labour laws, some dating from British times, …
Huawei in pact with Micromax to boost offline sales
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker Huawei on Tuesday entered into a partnership with Indian consumer electronics firm Micromax Informatics to boost its …
Amplus to boost UP’s solar ambition
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Amplus Energy Solutions, which calls itself a distributed and rooftop solar company, has announced a fresh round of investment of …
Video games can help boost emotional intelligence
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) While it’s commonly believed that video games are harmful for children, researchers have found that it can help them evaluate, …
Uber Eats eye small town India to boost food orders
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) As the online food delivery market in India goes hyper-competitive, Uber Eats, which is yet to create a significant mark …
Haryana to develop lakes in Gurugram district to boost groundwater
Chandigarh, July 13 (IANS) To improve the groundwater level in Haryana, the state government will develop big lakes in Gurugram district, Chief Minister Manohar Lal …
As India-US teams meet to resolve trade bumps, Apple gets a big boost (Ld correcting para 9 & 10)
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Even as India and the US were engaged in hectic talks to smooth over ruffled trade ties, in the backdrop …
As India-US teams meet to resolve trade bumps, Apple gets a big boost
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Even as India and the US were engaged in hectic talks to smooth over ruffled trade ties, in the backdrop …
IIT-Madras scientists launch ‘AI4Bharat’ to boost AI innovation
Chennai, July 10 (IANS) In a bid to accelerate innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in India, scientists from IIT-Madras on Wednesday launched a platform called …
Unintended beneficiary: Consumption to get boost with India set to issue sovereign bonds
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Consumption driven growth might become an unintended beneficiary of the government’s plans to raise a part of its gross borrowings …
WorkKey enabling Indian firms streamline workflows, boost productivity
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) In the digital era, enterprises in India are looking to simplify workflows and improve team communications via Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled …
Budgetary incentives for MSMEs to boost manufacturing sector: PPMAI
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Budgetary incentives for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will give a boost to the manufacturing segment, industry body PPMAI …
PSUs must maximise ‘time value of money’ to boost growth (Column: Behind Infra Lines)
As news regarding recapitalisation of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and the need to improve credit availability come to the fore, one crucial issue that is …
Affordable housing gets a boost with hike in interest deduction
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Affordable housing sector got a shot in the arm in the Union Budget presented on Friday with Central government paving …
Sitharaman goes all out to rev up investment, boost consumption
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The first Budget of Modi 2.0 government has laid huge emphasis on investment and consumption to realise the dream of …
‘Ayushman Bharat’ gets big boost in Budget
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Modi government has hiked the spending on health by around 18 per cent with allocation for the flagship ‘Ayushman …
Union Budget to boost rural employment: experts
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The allocation of Rs 60,000 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (MNREGA) in the Union Budget …
Tech industry hails government’s vision to boost digital economy
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The tech industry on Friday welcomed the government’s renewed focus on making India a $5 trillion economy by 2025, through …
Tax cut on electronic vehicle loans will boost sales
Budget 2019 has announced an income tax deduction of Rs 1.5 lakh on the interest paid on loans taken to purchase electronic vehicles (EVs). The …
Budget 2019: India takes big step to boost digital payments
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Technology firms on Friday welcomed the move to levy two per cent tax deduction at source (TDS) on cash withdrawal …
Relaxing local sourcing norms would boost economy: Experts
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The government’s decision to relax local sourcing norms for foreign direct investment (FDI) in single brand retail trading would not …
CPSEs divestment will boost their contribution to economic growth
A progressive budget which focuses on core issues of health, sanitation, water and welfare of the people as well strengthens the foundation of New India …