Fundamentals strong; growth to improve in second half: Singh
New York: Asserting that the fundamentals of the Indian economy are strong, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said GDP will improve in the second half of fiscal 2013-14 and that the government is com
EPFO to start online service for transfer claims next month
New Delhi: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is all set to start online transfer of provident fund accounts in the first half of October, a move that will benefit over 13 lakh applica
Hyundai Motor India receives 10,000 bookings for Grand i10
New Delhi: Auto major Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) on Wednesday said it has got over 10,000 bookings for its newly launched entry level hatchback 'Grand' within 20 days of the vehicle's launch.
NSEL defaults sixth time; pays only Rs 11.45 crore to investors
New Delhi: Crisis-ridden National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) on Tuesday made the sixth straight payment default, as it could pay only Rs 11.45 crore to investors out of the scheduled amount of Rs 174.7
RBI sets up panel to frame vision for financial inclusion
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Monday announced a 13-member committee, including former Citibank CEO Vikram Pandit and Axis Bank chief Shikha Sharma, to frame a "clear and detailed" vision for financial
Vodafone to directly recruit talent from top Indian institutes
New Delhi: The country's second largest telecom operator Vodafone on Monday announced a new progamme under which it will visit top 20 Indian business and technology institutes to directly recruit tal
Indian companies offer 9.8% pay hikes to top executives: Survey
New Delhi: Marking the highest annual pay hikes worldwide, Indian companies doled out as much as 9.8 per cent increase in salaries this year even though average executive compensation remained lower
New onion crop arrival brings down prices to Rs 60-70 a kilo
New Delhi: With the arrival of new crop in the wholesale market, Onion prices on Monday fell by Rs 10 per kg to Rs 60-70 per kg in retail markets in the national capital.
In the coming weeks prices a
Etihad plans to triple number of seats on Delhi, Mumbai routes
Mumbai: Gulf carrier Etihad Airways on Thursday said it plans to more than triple number of seats on its Delhi and Mumbai routes from November following the Union Cabinet's approval to increase bilat
Microsoft launches Xbox music on web for free
Microsoft is making its Xbox Music streaming service available for free on the Web — even to those who don't use Windows 8.
The expansion beyond Windows 8 devices and Xbox game consoles starting Mond