Citizens from China barred from flying to India

Chinese citizens and other nationalities living in China have been temporarily barred from flying to India, in wake of the coronavirus epidemic. This ban will take effect from all flights…

Economy not in recession: Anurag Thakur

In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, minister of state for finance Anurag Thakur said that according to the IMF (International Monetary Fund) estimates, India continues…

Giorgio Gaber – L’america Lyrics

(citazione “O.K. Corral”) A noi ci hanno insegnato tutti gli americani Se non c’erano gli americani… a quest’ora noi eravamo europei, vecchi, pesanti, sempre pensierosi, con gli abiti grigi e…

Coronavirus likely to hit business in India

The parts pipeline of top brands such as Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, OnePlus, TCL, Lenovo, Apple and RealMe is likely to get impacted due to lockdown in Chinese cities to prevent…

Smartphone market: India pips US to second spot

India is now next only to global leader China in terms of smartphone units shipped. Shipping around 158 million smartphones in 2019, India beat US shipments of 153 million, according…

Jeff Bezos friended the wrong foreign leaders

The last two weeks have been remarkably eventful for Jeff Bezos. First, the Amazon.com Inc co-founder’s visit to India was met with street-side protests, a new anti-trust investigation into “predatory…

Govt to check import of furniture, tyres

The government is set to clamp down on import of furniture and certain types of tyres, especially retreaded ones, amid concerns that cheap goods are flooding the market and pushing…

Growth slowdown in India temporary: IMF chief

Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2020 in Davos, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Friday said growth slowdown in India appears to be temporary and she expects the momentum…

India may raise import duties on over 50 items

India plans to increase import duties on more than 50 items including electronics, electrical goods, chemicals and handicrafts, targeting about $56 billion worth of imports from China and elsewhere, officials…

Hyundai to delay new plant by 2-3 years

Korean carmaker Hyundai has said that it will not construct a new factory in India till at least two-three years as the economic slowdown and poor consumer sentiment have dented…

Govt approves up to 100% FDI in Bharti Airtel

The department of telecom (DoT) has approved raising of foreign direct investment in Bharti Airtel to 100 per cent from 49 per cent allowed earlier, a stock exchange filing of…

HDFC Bank Q3 net profit up 33% on loan growth

HDFC Bank Ltd, India’s largest private lender, on Saturday posted a nearly 33% jump in standalone net profit for the quarter to December helped by growth in its loans portfolio.