Wipro net up 9 percent in Q3; ups revenue for Q4

Bengaluru, Jan 16 (IANS) Indian IT bellwether Wipro Ltd Friday reported nine percent year-on-year (YoY) growth in net profit at Rs.2,193 crore for third quarter of fiscal 2014-15 and projected higher revenue from IT services for fourth quarter. “We expect revenue from our IT services to be in the range of $1,814-1,850 million ($1,832 million […]

Shah woos Dalit voters in Delhi

Shah woos Dalit voters in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah Friday wooed thousands of Dalit voters and appealed to them to vote for his party in the coming Delhi assembly polls. “BJP always take an initiative for rights of poor people. I want your promise…ensure victory on all 12 reserved seats and put […]

Sensex zooms 729 points as RBI cuts rate

Sensex zooms 729 points as RBI cuts rate

Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Thursday closed trading 728.73 points or 2.66 percent up after the Reserve Bank of India carried out an unscheduled repo rate cut by 25 basis points. All the sectors ended in green. The rally was led by banking, auto, capital goods, realty, oil and […]

Delhi Metro unveils art display panels at two stations

Delhi Metro unveils art display panels at two stations

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) In its bid to promote art among commuters, Delhi Metro in association with the India Habitat Centre Thursday unveiled specially-designed display panels at two Metro stations. The seven display panels on art and culture and 20 photographs displaying information about the history of photography in India and other art-related topics […]

SpiceJet owner to off-load stake to new promoter

SpiceJet owner to off-load stake to new promoter

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) In a move that might help cash-strapped budget passenger carrier SpiceJet ride out the financial turbulence currently rocking it, the airline’s promoter Kalanithi Maran will off-load his stake in the company to new promoter Ajay Singh after regulatory clearances. A regulatory filing was made in this regard at the Bombay […]

K-POP band N-Sonic set for multi-city tour in India

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Popular South Korean all boys band N-Sonic are set to enthrall music lovers in Ahmedabad, Chennai and Guwahati starting Jan 26. The Korean Cultural Center Thursday announced the globally popular music phenomenon, K-POP 2015 concert tour in India. The K-POP concert tour is the first of its kind in the […]

India-Bhutan ties unique: Pranab

India-Bhutan ties unique: Pranab

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Noting that Indo-Bhutan relations are “unique”, President Pranab Mukherjee has said India’s commitment to that country would continue undiluted. At a meeting with Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay here Wednesday, Mukherjee said 2014 has been a year of consolidation and intensification of relations between India and Bhutan, an official release […]

Delhi HC notice to Novartis on Cipla plea

Delhi HC notice to Novartis on Cipla plea

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Delhi High court Wednesday issued notice to Switzerland-based Novartis AG on a plea by pharmaceutical firm Cipla, challenging a single judge bench’s order that temporarily restrained it from manufacturing or selling any drug containing chemical Indacaterol, used for treating chronic respiratory disease. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed […]