RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: A seven-fold hike in visa fees to do business in Saudi Arabia risks deterring the foreign investment needed to transform its oil-dependent economy, diplomats and other sources say. But a senior Saudi business leader has dismissed such concerns, insisting the country’s most sought-after business partners could easily ... Read More »
New Delhi: Realty firm Sobha Ltd’s sales bookings rose by five per cent during the July-September quarter to Rs. 518 crore on increase in volume as well as realisation. The Bengaluru-based firm expects to achieve a sales target of Rs. 2,000 crore this fiscal year. According to a company presentation, it sold 8,55,662 square feet ... Read More »
The Reserve Bank of India is expected to take advantage of expectations that inflation will remain low in the near-term and cut interest rates again early next year with an aim to boost already-solid growth a little bit more, a Reuters poll found. New RBI Governor Urjit Patel and his ... Read More »
Indian shares gained most in nearly five months on Tuesday, bouncing back from the previous session’s multi-month lows, led by financial stocks such as ICICI Bank, while companies including Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd and Tata Steel Ltd rose on short-covering. The benchmark Sensex closed up 1.89 percent at 28,050.88, while ... Read More »
The minutes of the Indian central bank’s maiden monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting, released on Tuesday, showed that broad concerns over economic growth and relief from the pullback in inflation, spurred the bank’s recent rate cut decision. The minutes from the 2-day meeting on October 3-4, which saw all six ... Read More »
In 2009, Dr. Maya Adam, found herself unexpectedly pregnant with her third child. The then-36-year-old and her husband, Lawrence Seeff, were surprised, but thrilled. Although her two previous deliveries were uncomplicated and her sons Kiran, now 11, and Misha, now 8, were healthy, she had cesarean sections for both. This ... Read More »
Researchers have developed a blood test that may help detect heart disease in asymptomatic individuals by measuring the immune system’s response to inflammation, a symptom tied to various age-related diseases like dementia and arthritis. In a nine-year-long study of 90 people without heart disease, the test, which spits out a ... Read More »
It’s hoped the feature will do a better news job than Facebook’s Trending Topics. Given what is happening in the U.S. election campaign, there has never been a more crucial time for fact-checking of news stories, and Facebook seems to be doing a fairly poor job of it. Now Google ... Read More »
It’s hoped the feature will do a better news job than Facebook’s Trending Topics. Given what is happening in the U.S. election campaign, there has never been a more crucial time for fact-checking of news stories, and Facebook seems to be doing a fairly poor job of it. Now Google ... Read More »
NEW DELHI: Months after a review by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) found that the human resource development (HRD) ministry was lagging behind on several deliverables, a review of the ministry by Niti Aayog has found that not much has changed, especially in the department of school education. The Aayog ... Read More »
Debt laden Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom) of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group has signed a non-binding term sheet for the sale of 51 per cent stake in its telecom tower business to Canada-based Brookfield Infrastructure Group, for an upfront cash payment of Rs 11,000 crore. Under the term sheet, ... Read More »
Dussehra, an auspicious day for homebuyers to book apartments, gave hopes to builders who have seen a slowdown for the last few years. The sales, although not very significant, have encouraged the realty estate market. Builders’ announcement of sops and incentives such as discounts, freebies such as vehicles, gold coins ... Read More »
