DoT may give conditional nod to Vodafone, Idea merger today

Telecom minister Manoj Sinha is believed to have signed off on the merger and a final letter is likely to be issued on Monday, said people in the know. Read more »

Oil companies plan to add 25,000 petrol pumps

The state firms' expansion comes at a time private players such as Rosneft-led Nayara Energy, Reliance-BP, and Shell too are expanding their retail network. Read more »

Walmart deal will be cancerous to retail trade, says CAIT

CAIT said today that its letter has also drawn the attention of Goyal towards the inaction of the Commerce Ministry for not taking any steps so far in connection with Walmart Flipkart... Read more »

Cancer care in Assam linked to Tata centres in Mumbai, Kolkata

The state government and Tata Trusts have proposed to develop 19 cancer care centres across the state and those centres would also be connected to this platform. Read more »

30,000 Indian Railways’ coaches set to get a new look

The new colour scheme will replace the dark blue colour, which was introduced in 1990s replacing the brick red colour introduced earlier. Read more »

Zone for minority fans at Russia World Cup forced to move

The owners of the building that was set to host Diversity House, where fans could meet and watch matches, told organisers days ahead of the opening that they were withdrawing their co-operation. Read more »

Gujarat Borosil to invest Rs 435 crore to double capacity

Gujarat Borosil plans to invest around Rs 435 crore to more than double its manufacturing capacity of tempered solar glass facility by fiscal 2020. Read more »

5G panel identifies 6000 Mhz spectrum as available for next gen service

Arogyaswami Paulraj said that initially the service will enhance mobile data speed in India by up to 50 per cent compared to current levels. Read more »

Number of office leasing deals up by 56% in last 5 years; average size down by 10%

While net absorption have remained stable for the last few years, leasing is expected to rise this year at about 32 million sq ft and about 35 million sq ft annually. Read more »

Harvard University accused of racially discriminating against Asian-American students

The 388-year-old institution is being sued by Students for Fair Admissions, an action group, for discriminating against Asian applicants, the New York Times reported. Read more »