ISL: Chennaiyin stun ATK to boost play-off hopes
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) Chennaiyin FC continued their remarkable run in the Indian Super League with a 3-1 win over ATK at the Vivekananda Yuba …
Tripura to introduce 21 schemes to boost quality of education
Agartala, Feb 13 (IANS) The BJP-led Tripura government has introduced 21 new schemes and taken copious steps in the past 23 months to improve the …
Odisha govt signs MoU with HDFC Bank to boost startups
Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 (IANS) The Odisha government on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the HDFC Bank Limited to provide smart banking solutions …
Place-based tax incentives boost employment in remote regions
London, Feb 10 (IANS) A place-based payroll tax incentive can be effective in stimulating employment in remote and underdeveloped regions, helping to address regional inequalities, …
Bilateral deals to boost tourist arrivals in SL
Colombo, Feb 10 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government is planning to sign bilateral agreements with a number of countries including China, Pakistan and Iraq, aimed …
EC’s attempts fail to boost polling in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) For the first time in electoral history of India, the Election Commission extended the facility of postal ballots to employees …
RBI eases CRR to boost lending to auto, housing and MSMEs
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) In a major step to boost growth and lift sentiment, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has eased cash reserve …
Budget proposals seek to boost voluntary tax compliance: CBDT
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) In formulating the tax proposals of Budget 2020-21, the government has been guided by the desire to promote voluntary tax …
Khelo India University Games: Rugby set to get major boost
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Rugby will get a major boost in India as it is set to be played at the inaugural Khelo India …
New ‘wristwatch’ to boost athletic performance, prevent injury
New York, Feb 4 (IANS) In a good news to athletes, researchers have developed a device the size of a wristwatch, that can monitor an …
Netting Bill ready to boost bond market: DEA Secy
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Government has provided sufficient grounds to use the ‘escape clause’ in the FRBM Act and it does not foresee …
Budget unlikely to boost economy in short-term: Crisil
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The measures announced to trigger growth in the Union Budget 2020-21, including the widening of the fiscal deficit target, would …
People feel Budget won’t boost employment, but hail social schemes
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The government is patting itself on the back for the Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, …
Budget to boost FDI inflow, create jobs: Mobile industry
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) With Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing a new scheme to encourage manufacturing of mobile phones, semiconductor packaging and electronic equipment, …
Govt proposes to use FRBM emergency escape clause to boost growth
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Centre intends to take the emergency escape clause in its fiscal consolidation doctrine to boost growth even as slowdown …
FM banks on external funding to boost higher education
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Saddled with a sluggish economy that is forcing the government to boost spending on agriculture and rural sectors, Union Finance …
Budget proposes Rs 8,000 crore boost for quantum tech
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Giving a huge boost to adoption of emerging technologies, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed to provide an outlay …
India to boost mobile phones, chip manufacturing
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) In a bid to make India a major hub of final assembly for Network Products (NP), the government on Saturday …
India preparing detailed scheme to boost mobile manufacturing: FM
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The government will soon announce a detailed scheme to boost mobile phone, other electronics and semi-conductors manufacturing in the country, …
Coronavirus could boost US jobs: Wilbur Ross
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has said that the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China, that has so far killed 213 people …
Innovation hub needed to boost start-ups in Mumbai: Report
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) With high real estate prices, low availability of tech talent and crowded public transportation inadvertently restricting the growth of start-ups in …
Increase in duty drawback for mobiles to boost exports: ICEA
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The increase in the duty drawback cap per unit for mobile phones from Rs 197 to Rs 350 will help …
Budget should revamp SEZ policy to boost food exports: TPCI
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) To boost exports and revitalise the agriculture sector, a key trade promotion organisation has recommended to the government to revamp …
BSES, Schneider Electric ink MoU to boost safer, smarter power usage
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) With a view to promote power consumer safety and sustainable growth, Delhi distribution company (discom) BSES Yamuna Power Ltd (BYPL) …
Increased medal tally in judo a big boost: IIS scouting head
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS) had 26 medallists at the Khelo India Youth Games, a jump from the 16 …
OPPO in pact with IIT Hyd to boost AI, 5G integration
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker OPPO on Monday said it has entered into a partnership with Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad) to …
India, Brazil sign pacts to boost strategic partnership
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) In a major boost to their strategic partnership, Brazil and India on Saturday laid down a comprehensive action plan to …
“Dekho apna desh” pledge to boost local tourism
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) In a bid to encourage more footfall on domestic tourism destinations, the Tourism ministry started a unique “Dekho Apna Desh” …
Italy vows to help Iraq boost security, economic growth
Rome, Jan 24 (IANS/AKI) Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Friday pledged his country’s support to help Iraq combat terrorism and also that Italian …
FAO’s geo-spatial monitoring to get boost with Japan’s help
Rome, Jan 23 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation will scale up its geospatial monitoring toolkit thanks to a new cooperation accord with …
China, US should boost strategic communication: Ambassador
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) China and the United States should strengthen strategic communication and look at each other rationally, Cui Tiankai, the Chinese ambassador to …
Qualcomm launches 3 chips to boost 4G phones in India
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Realising that India will continue riding on 4G smartphones in 2020 as the 5G dream is still away, global chipmaker …
SL appoints high level task force to boost tourism
Colombo, Jan 21 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Tourism Ministry on Tuesday appointed a seven-member high level task force to transform the island’s tourism sector into …
Airtel, Google to boost productivity, digital transformation in India
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Bharti Airtel and Google Cloud on Monday collaborated to boost productivity and digital transformation in India and cater to the …
Green tea can boost metabolism, say experts
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANSlife) Green tea is popular among fitness enthusiasts and those trying to shed some kilos. Whether you are trying to boost …
ISL: Mumbai beat Bengaluru to boost play-off hopes
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Mumbai City gave their top-four probability a massive boost with a 2-0 win over Bengaluru FC in an Indian Super League …
Chinese, Vietnamese officials promise to boost ties
Beijing Jan 15 (IANS) Song Tao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed to promote the …
Sri Lanka offers discounts to boost tourist numbers
Colombo, Jan 14 (IANS) Sri Lanka, the Indian Ocean island known for its pristine beaches and sprawling tea plantations, has recorded a drastic slump in …
Budget may lower gold import duty from 12.5% to boost jewellery exports
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Union Budget 20-21 is likely to cut the import duty on gold from the current 12.5 per cent with a …
One Faber Group eyes millennials to boost leisure business
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Seeking to boost Indian tourist inflow, especially of millennials, to the Southeast Asian country, Singapore’s One Faber Group has initiated …
No fraud or funds diversion in RCFL; boost for lenders
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) An independent forensic audit in Reliance Commercial Finance Limited (RCFL) does not have any adverse findings on any fraud, embezzlement, …