Tourism ministry to rate motels, legacy vintage properties

Heritage category hotels are currently classified as heritage grand, heritage classic with or without alcohol service, and heritage basic. Read more »

Karnataka overrules order to reduce discom tariff

The controversy arose after KERC passed an order on September 4 setting a fresh wind energy tariff of Rs 3.74 per unit. Read more »

Air France-KLM to form JV with Jet Airways, Says CEO

This is the first time when Pieter Elbers, the chief of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, has in specific terms mentioned the joint venture and how close the airlines are to forming it. Read more »

Airports to have bomb detection and disposal squads

“The new rules will ensure availability of BDDS (bomb detection and disposal squads) at all airports in India,” said a senior BCAS official, who did... Read more »

Japan’s Sharp returns to India with Reliance Retail

Reliance Retail has the rights for the Sharp brand for TV and home appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines and ACs for three years. Read more »

Singapore allows Harish Salve to appear for Ranbaxy’s Singhs against Daiichi award

The Singhs are challenging an arbitration tribunal award of April 2016, which ordered them to pay Daiichi more than Rs 2,500 crore in damages. Read more »

Veterans Small Business Week Celebrates Economic Contribution of Service Members

The Small Business Administration is celebrating the contributions of veterans with National Veterans Small Business Week 2017. Details after the jump. Read more »

IIT Kharagpur collaborating with companies for commercial use of smart acrylic polymer

The acrylic polymer named PHEMA-indole-TAD has been developed by a research team led by Singha at the institute’s Centre for Rubber Technology. Read more »

Thomas Cook India acquires Tata Capital’s travel firm

"The company has completed on October 30, the 100 per cent stake acquisition of TC Travel and Services Ltd from Tata Capital Ltd," Thomas Cook India said in a regulatory filing. Read more »

350 women from Telangana to be employed by Ikea

The womenfolk is expected to improve their soft skills through the training programme, it added. Read more »