
IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe today took charge as Chairman and Managing Director of the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML), the state-run city transport utility.

The third tranche of CPSE Exchange Traded Fund, operated by Reliance Mutual Fund, got listed on the stock market today.

Government think-tank NITI Aayog is preparing a fresh cabinet note recommending closure of 7 more sick CPSEs as part of an excercise to tackle mounting losses incurred by these entities.

Nairobi, Mar 28 (AP) The world's largest humanitarian crisis in 70 years has been declared in three African countries on the brink of famine, just as President Donald Trump's proposed foreign aid cuts threaten to pull the United States from its historic role as the world's top emergency donor.

Around 46,000 MW power generation capacity is stranded as states have not built sufficient infrastructure to evacuate electricity from these plants, a senior official has said.

Sturgeon wants this referendum to be held between the second half of 2018 and first half of 2019 for Scotland to be able to have a say over its relationship with the European Union (EU) post-Brexit.

The proposal to buy back 1,73,70,078 equity shares at a price not exceeding Rs 635 per share has been approved by shareholders, the company stated in the voting results on the proposal, in a BSE filing.

As per the Revised Estimates, the total expenditure in 2016-17 is estimated at Rs 1,12,191.07 crore, which is 86.02 per cent of the Budget Estimates, he said.

The House of Commons rejected amendments by the House of Lords, calling on the government to protect the status of EU nationals within three months of the start of Brexit talks, by 335 votes to 287. They also dismissed calls for Parliament to have a meaningful vote on any Brexit deal by 331 to 286 votes.

Israeli media reported that the deal worth approximately USD 15.3 billion was the largest ever cross-border acquisition for an Israeli tech firm.

The Telangana government todayrnpresented a welfare-oriented, tax-free budget, focusing onrnirrigation and reviving traditional occupations of thernbackward classes, for 2017-18 with a proposed expenditure ofrnnearly Rs 1.50 lakh crore.

: E-commerce major Amazon hasnlaunched its grocery and household facility 'Amazon Pantry' innChennai, taking the total number of cities that offer suchnservice to 29 across the country.

Airtel Payments Bank, offered byntelecom major Bharti Airtel, today announced that over onenlakh savings accounts were opened in 100 villages across TamilnNadu.

China has warned of a trade war withnthe US if the Trump administration decides to ignore WTOnrulings and unilaterally imposes tariffs on its goods.

Indian companies are least confident worldwide when it comes to business optimism as justn16 per cent of firms expect overall output to expand over thennext year, says a survey.

Fresh from BJP's landslide win inrnUP and Uttarakhand after a bitter and often divisive campaign,rnPrime Minister Narendra Modi today talked about inclusivityrnand pitched for building a 'new India' by 2022 that would havernmade the nation's founding fathers proud.

Congress leader P Chidambaram todayrndenounced the seven-phase election schedule in Uttar Pradeshrnand alleged that the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi usedrnit to "polarise" voters.

Despite being a runner-up behind the Congress, the BJP today pulled off a coup and staked the claim to form the next government in Goa in coalition with local outfits and independents under Manohar Parrikar, a day after the fractured verdict.

Airlines are likely to close thernoutgoing financial year with 22-23 per cent traffic growth,rnmaking it one of the best for the sector, even though thernpressure on their bottom line is increasing as oil prices arernon a northward-ho, says a report.

The two-wheeler industry, whichrnhas been vrooming with high double-digit growth till October,rnis likely to shrug off the note ban shocks and close thernoutgoing financial year with a 7-8 per cent growth, accordingrnto a report.

To align the periodic price bandrnmechanism with the new graded surveillance measures (GSM)rnframework, the BSE has decided to do away with weekly andrnmonthly price limits for securities listed on its platform.

In view of the consistent lossesrnarising from large claim settlements and other negatives likernfalling interest rates that will crimp their investmentrnincome, non-life insurers are planning to increase the premiumrnrates by 10-15 per cent in certain segments to protect theirrnbottomlines.

Pakistan is set to conduct itsrnfirst national census in 19 years which will begin onrnWednesday with the assistance of over 200,000 troops.

Digital mediums are likely tornsurpass traditional ones by 2021-22, when smart phone andrnbroadband penetration increases in the country, according tornEY India.

Tokyo, Mar 13 (AP) King Salman and hundreds of businessrnleaders from Saudi Arabia are in Japan for talks today mainlyrnexpected to focus on economic ties.