Centre increased excise duty 12 times on petrol, diesel: Congress

The BJP-led Union government pocketed Rs 11 lakh crore from the public by raising taxes on fuel, Congress said. Read more »

Bangkok meet fails to finalise draft on climate change rules

There have been notable disagreements over fair financing for implementation of the rules by developing countries, and the technical details of their reporting on progress. Read more »

Second round bids for Essar Steel to be opened on Monday

​​In the first round, ArcelorMittal had offered Rs 30,000 crore and Numetal Rs 18,000 crore. Read more »

Railways to cancel or short-terminate some trains to Puri Kolkata

The Railway has decided to cancel or short-terminate several long distance trains to Puri in Odisha for nearly a fortnight from September 12. Read more »

Honda crosses 15 lakh cumulative sales milestone in India

Honda took another three years and seven months to sell another five lakh units to breach 10 lakh cumulative sales mark in October, 2015. Read more »

High-speed corridor to get all-weather service road

The four-metre service road will run throughout the alignment between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, excepting a few stretches with difficult terrain. Read more »

TRAI slaps fine on Jio, Airtel, others for not meeting service quality norms in March quarter

About Rs 34 lakh fine has been imposed for March quarter on Jio for slipping on service quality norms. Read more »

NTPC arm to begin 300 MW power supply to Bangladesh from midnight

"The 300 MW power supply to Bangladesh by the NVVN will commence from 00:00 hrs of 10th September 2018," NTPC said in a statement. Read more »

Yes Bank aims to grow retail portfolio by 75 percent in two years to Rs 56,000 crore

Prior to turning the focus on the retail segment, Yes Bank built a strong customer franchise and when the equation was right, with a large retail customer base. Read more »

International food giant Cargill is changing the way it does business

Food giant Cargill is recasting itself in step with the shifts in the way the world grows and consumes food today. Changes are being felt in its Indian outpost. Read more »