Новости за 16.03.2016

Cost of covering property against natural catastrophes is set to rise from the financial year 2016-17, with claim intimations from the Chennai floods crossing Rs 4,500 crore. Representatives of the non-life industry met recently to take stock of industry losses and compute an increase in rates.

Leading state-run oil companies on Wednesday signed a clutch of deals potentially worth over $4 billion once all of them are completed for acquiring a stake in Russian major Rosneft’s most promising oilfields in Siberia, adding commercial depth to the Soviet-era strategic ties between India and Russia.

Leading state-run oil companies on Wednesday signed a clutch of deals potentially worth over $4 billion once all of them are completed for acquiring a stake in Russian major Rosneft’s most promising oilfields in Siberia, adding commercial depth to the Soviet-era strategic ties between India and Russia.

Drivers who ply cars on Uber network can now avail of loans at rates under 12% following a tie-up with the State Bank of India (SBI). The loans will be cheaper because they are covered under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana and also because Uber will deduct instalment dues from every fare received in the driver’s account.

The S&P 500 closed at its highest level of the year on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and signaled fewer rate hikes in coming months. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 74.78 points, or 0.43 percent, to 17,326.31, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 11.34 points, or 0.56 percent.

The S&P 500 closed at its highest level of the year on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and signaled fewer rate hikes in coming months. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 74.78 points, or 0.43 percent, to 17,326.31, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 11.34 points, or 0.56 percent.

The S&P 500 closed at its highest level of the year on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and signaled fewer rate hikes in coming months. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 74.78 points, or 0.43 percent, to 17,326.31, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 11.34 points, or 0.56 percent.

The S&P 500 closed at its highest level of the year on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and signaled fewer rate hikes in coming months. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 74.78 points, or 0.43 percent, to 17,326.31, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 11.34 points, or 0.56 percent.

In a bid to address allegations that AirAsia India is a ‘foreign-controlled’ airline, the founder and CEO of Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia Berhad, Tony Fernandes, on Wednesday said he applied for an OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card last week. Fernandes is a Malaysian but his father hails from India, making him eligible for an OCI card.

In a bid to address allegations that AirAsia India is a ‘foreign-controlled’ airline, the founder and CEO of Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia Berhad, Tony Fernandes, on Wednesday said he applied for an OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card last week. Fernandes is a Malaysian but his father hails from India, making him eligible for an OCI card.

Can DMDK, PMK, PWF Queer Pitch For Big Guns in Tamil Nadu? The clichéd maxim, “no permanent friends or foes in politics”, has been turned around with the smaller parties, barring the Congress, becoming foes of the main Dravidian parties

The world’s largest private equity investor Blackstone Group is close to acquiring IT firm Mphasis in an over $1-billion deal, outbidding two other strong contenders — Apollo Global Management and Tech Mahindra. It will buy out Hewlett-Packard’s (HP’s) 60.5% stake in the Bengaluru-based IT firm.

Simon Dingemans, global chief financial officer of the $33-billion GlaxoSmithKline, feels that a balance needs to be maintained between return for investors and the objective to make healthcare accessible to a broad section of people, particularly in developing countries like India. The company is excited about the innovation side of its portfolio with the world’s first meningitis-B vaccine, once-a-week treatment for diabetes and its respiratory medicines, all of which it plans to add to its pipeline in India soon.

For the second time in eight days, Congress amended official business in Rajya Sabha by altering the Aadhaar bill, forcing the government to take the legislation to Lok Sabha to overturn the changes and ensure its passage.

For the second time in eight days, Congress amended official business in Rajya Sabha by altering the Aadhaar bill, forcing the government to take the legislation to Lok Sabha to overturn the changes and ensure its passage.

Sellers on marketplaces such as Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal say they’re being penalised because buyers are increasingly returning merchandise, adding to operational costs that they have to bear. The sellers complain that the marketplaces are not sharing logistics costs or returning commissions.

Land acquisition for the SYL canal had come as a bolt from the blue for Piara Singh, lambardar of village Makauni Kalan, in early 80s. Nearly 12 of the total 18 acres owned by him were gone and this left his two sons to look for opportunities abroad.

With farmers in Punjab filling up the SYL canal in Patiala and Ropar districts after the Punjab government de-notified the land acquired for the project, the Haryana government has urged the governor to immediately restore status quo of the canal in Punjab's territory as on March 14.

With farmers in Punjab filling up the SYL canal in Patiala and Ropar districts after the Punjab government de-notified the land acquired for the project, the Haryana government has urged the governor to immediately restore status quo of the canal in Punjab's territory as on March 14.

The ongoing war over Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal between Punjab and Haryana took a new twist on Wednesday after Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal dispatched a Rs 191-crore cheque to his counterpart in neighbouring state Manohar Lal Khattar.

Though Arvind Kejriwal may have said Punjab had no water to water to spare for other states, as much as 0.2 million-acre feet (MAF) water from the state's rivers is already flowing into to Delhi via Haryana. Delhi is beneficiary of Punjab's water much like Haryana and Rajasthan.

After Punjab farmers started reclaiming the land acquired for the Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal following de-notification of the same by the state government, residents of Gobindpura village in Mansa too are hoping to get their land back.

A national-level kabaddi player was on Tuesday shot dead just 50 metres away from his house by two unidentified assailants at Ritoli village in Haryana's Rohtak district and the crime was caught in a CCTV camera installed nearby.

Saudi Arabia-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group will approach the RBI to highlight the benefits of tweaking rules to allow Islamic finance in India. The meeting comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia next month.

It is mandatory for jewellers to issue a receipt with the central excise registered number stamped on it for the additional duty charged.