BUSINESS

Govt pursuing reforms to make India one of world’s top economies: FM

5:22 pm February 13, 2021

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the government, undeterred by the COVID-19 pandemic, has been pursuing reforms for achieving sustained long-term growth in a bid to make India one of the top economies of the world in the coming decades. Replying to debate on Budget 2021-22 in Lok Sabha, she said, the Prime Minister did not lose any […]

Sebi extends timeline for submission of comments on proposal on appointment of MDs

11:27 pm February 12, 2021

New Delhi: Markets regulator Sebi on Friday extended to February 26 the last date for submission of public comments on a proposal regarding appointment of managing directors and whole time directors. The regulator had on January 27 floated a consultation paper on introduction of provisions relating to appointment / re-appointment of persons who fail to get elected […]

Lufthansa terminates services of 103 India-based flight attendants

4:34 pm February 12, 2021

Mumbai: Lufthansa has terminated the services of 103 India-based flight attendants after they allegedly sought ”job assurance” from the management while the German airlines group had offered them leave without pay option for two years,sources close to the developments said. These employees had been working on a fixed-term contract with the airline and some of them were […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Cashfree launches E-commerce Suite to simplify digital payments for the next billion e-consumers

4:38 pm February 11, 2021

Bangalore : In 2020, Cashfree processed more than 2 crore transactions from e-commerce orders● Currently, over 2000 e-commerce companies use Cashfree for digital payments● Cashfree expects to onboard 5000 e-commerce companies by the end of the year Bangalore, February 11, 2021: Bengaluru-based payments and banking technology company, Cashfree, today launched its payments toolkit for e-commerce stores and marketplaces in India. With a host […]

Budget for the rich, of the rich, by the rich: Chidambaram

4:30 pm February 11, 2021

New Delhi: The Congress tore into the government in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday for presenting a ”disappointing” budget, with former finance minister P Chidambaram describing it as a ”budget for the rich, of the rich and by the rich” that is meant for only ”one per cent of India’s population that controls 73 per cent of the country’s wealth”. Outrightly […]