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10,000 security personnel for Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad

Summi would be attended by Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump

Uber sees India development centres driving global innovations

The company, which has about 150 people across its development teams in the two Indian cities, is also looking to scale up its operations

Investor summit: UP govt to push defence manufacturing, eyes Rs 50k-cr MoUs

India is to spend $250 billion on defence wares over the next decade

Textile exporters unhappy with MEIS enhancement as incentives remain low

DGFT has enhanced the rates under the MEIS from 2% to 4% on RMG and made-ups from November 2017 to June 2018

Delhi-C'garh 200-kmph rail route to cost Rs 11k cr: French railway report

The Delhi-Chandigarh route is expected to be a demonstrative project by France

COAI seeks talks with Trai on results of new call drop norms

A meeting between telcos and TRAI would enable both sides to "understand" the results of new QoS parameters: COAI

CBDT asks I-T dept to impose 'higher tax rate' on fraudulently revised ITRs

CBDT had earlier said that those "drastically" altering the forms to revise income will face scrutiny

Your PF account may soon attract lower interest rate for FY18

The finance ministry has been nudging the labour ministry to align the EPF rate with its small saving schemes

Soumya Swaminathan set charge as deputy director-general of WHO in December

Swaminathan is also the secretary of the Department of Health Research under the Heath Ministry

Concerns about lack of job creation quite exaggerated, says NITI Aayog VC

The new initiatives in the next 18 months, Kumar said, should focus on health and education sectors as these two are going to be critical for human resource development.

ED slaps Rs 1k-cr Fema notice on NRI businessman Thampi over land deal

Thampi is the chairman of Holiday Group whose businesses extend across India and UAE

India posts highest growth in sending students to US: Survey

Indian students to US grow by 12.3% from 165,918 in 2015-16 to 186,267 in 2016-17

India-focused funds continue to see robust inflows

India has remained one of the best-performing markets this year

Are you a credit risk? Banks dig deep in your phone to find out

Lenders are mining data on customers' smartphones to help assess their risk for loans in a potentially huge market

Delhi plans to create price stabilisation fund for onions

Retail onion prices, which have shot up to Rs 50-65 per kg in most cities, have come under pressure due to tight domestic supplies

Results of preventing under-nutrition must be seen by 2022: Modi

The current status of malnutrition, stunting and related problems was reviewed at the meeting

PetroMin pushes OMCs to buy paddy stubble

Plan getting ready for state OMCs to feed at least a dozen bioethanol making units; private sector likely to be involved, ensuring an end to residual crop burning

$6.5bn afforestation fund pits forest officials against tribals yet again

Testimonies of affected tribespeople and activists point to a conspiracy that forest departments are using afforestation as a tool to exert control over forest lands traditionally used by tribespeople

Digitisation makes CIOs preferred IT talent

The new job of the CIO is to build the required bench strength to scale the enterprise's digital business

Govt to constitute National Anti Profiteering Authority within a week

We request companies to pass on benefits to consumers immediately, says Adhia