Shipping Ministry approves wage structure revision for workers of major ports
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has approved wage structure revision for workers at major ports, an official statement said on Wednesday. According to the statement, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Bipartite Wage Negotiation Committee (BWNC) and the Indian Port Association (IPA), averting an indefinite strike...
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Gold prices remain steady; silver declines Rs 400
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Fast cross-border payments to make it difficult to check money laundering, terror funding: Fed official
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Rupee falls three paise to close at 83.96 against US dollar
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Govt to soon launch scheme to train adolescent girls for non-traditional jobs
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GAIL says LNG under new pacts to flow from 2026, gets one more ship
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Family Offices AUM growth projected at 14 per cent over three years: Report
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SBI MD hopes market correction over time will get funds back to banking system
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Nifty gains marginally to hit lifetime high
Equity benchmark Nifty rose marginally to hit a fresh lifetime high of 25,052 and Sensex gained over 70 points on Wednesday, helped by buying in IT stocks amid a largely positive global market. Recent foreign fund inflows and lower global crude oil prices also strengthened investor sentiments, traders said. Rising for the...
GCCs offering up to 20 per cent higher salaries than IT services: Report
Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in India are offering up to 20 per cent higher salaries as compared with the IT services, especially at entry and mid levels, a report said on Tuesday. According to the report by TeamLease Digital, India has over 1,600 GCCs employing over 1.66 million professionals. It...
HUL gets Rs 963 cr Income Tax demand notice
Leading FMCG maker HUL said that it has received a demand notice of Rs 962.75 crore from the Income Tax Department and will go in for an appeal against the order. The notice relates to non-deduction of TDS on payment of Rs 3,045 crore to GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSKCH) for the...
PMJDY integrates poor into economic mainstream, plays key role in development of marginalised: FM
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), the largest financial inclusion initiative in the world, integrates the poor into the economic mainstream and plays a crucial role in the development of marginalised communities, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday. PMJDY, the national mission for financial inclusion, which completed a decade of...
Coal India’s contribution to Govt exchequer rises 2 per cent in April-July
State-owned Coal India Ltd’s contribution to the government’s exchequer rose 2.06 per cent to Rs 20,071.96 crore in the April-July period of the ongoing fiscal year. Coal India Ltd (CIL), which accounts for over 80 per cent of domestic coal output, paid Rs 19,666.04 crore to the government exchequer in the...
Gold climbs Rs 550 to Rs 74,350 per 10 gm; silver rallies Rs 1,200
Gold prices climbed Rs 550 to Rs 74,350 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday on the back of fresh demand from local jewellers. The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 73,800 per 10 grams in the previous session on Friday. Silver prices also rallied...
Auto majors to offer 1.5-3 per cent discount on purchase of new vehicles against scrappage certificate
Ahead of the festive season, several passenger and commercial vehicle manufacturers have agreed to offer discounts of 1.5-3 per cent on new vehicle purchase against scrapped old vehicles after a meeting with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, an official statement said on Tuesday. The statement further said Mercedes Benz India has offered...
