Day: June 17, 2019

Vistara starts operating flights on Mumbai-Male route

Vistara adds 62 new flights, announces 48-hour sale

8:16 pm June 17, 2019

New Delhi: Increasing its flight network by more than 50 per cent, Vistara announced on Monday that it has added 62 new flights — connecting Mumbai and Delhi with other cities across the country — from the beginning of this month. It also announced a 48-hour ‘Grand Vistara Monsoon sale’, which will start from 0001 hrs of June 18 and end at 2359 hrs of […]

Pvt sector firms join hands with govt to combat climate change, sign key declaration

Work-from-home, reducing use of bathrooms — IT firms find ways to beat water shortage

6:33 pm June 17, 2019

Chennai: From asking employees to work from home to reducing the number of bathrooms in offices, the Information Technology companies in Tamil Nadu are looking at ways to tackle one of the worst water crises to have affected the state in many years. Employees from a cross-section of IT majors said their managements have turned to various ways to […]

Army’s northern command celebrates 48th raising day

6:27 pm June 17, 2019

Jammu: Indian Army’s northern command, which looks after the operational area of Jammu and Kashmir, celebrated its 48th raising day at its headquarters in Udhampur district on Monday. On the occasion Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, Army commander of the northern command, paid homage to the gallant soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice by laying a […]

Rupee logs 3rd straight loss; Indo-US trade tiff weighs

6:18 pm June 17, 2019

New Delhi: The Indian rupee Monday fell by another 11 paise to close at 69.91 to the the US currency, its third straight-session loss, in line with intense sell-offs in domestic equities amid concerns over Indo-US trade tariff disagreements. The domestic currency has lost 57 paise in the last three sessions. However, easing crude oil […]

India tightens regulatory grip on Facebook, WhatsApp with new rules

Facebook to unveil new cryptocurrency

6:16 pm June 17, 2019

London: Facebook is set Tuesday to unveil a bid to bring cryptocurrency payments into the mainstream, reportedly with the endorsement of governments and financial giants. The world’s biggest social network is expected to outline details of a virtual currency launching next year that it hopes will avoid the rollercoaster volatility of “blockchain” technologies such as […]