Domestic
- India
India becomes third largest domestic aviation hub, aims for number 1
Kolkata: Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu on Friday said that in the last 10 years, India’s civil aviation has pushed boundaries to become the third largest domestic aviation hub in the…
- Business
Strong income growth, domestic capital inflows to help Sensex cross 1L mark
Mumbai: The Indian stock market, seen as the best performer in the emerging markets (EMs), crossed the 85,000 mark for the first time in September this year. Now, multinational investment bank and…
- Middle East
Saudi GDP down 0.3 per cent year-on-year in Q2: Report
Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday a 0.3-per cent year-on-year decrease in real gross domestic product (GDP) for the second quarter of 2024, mainly due to an 8.9-per cent year-on-year drop in oil…
- Middle East
Kuwait lifts ban on work, entry visas for Philippine nationals
Kuwait has lifted a year-long ban on all types of visas for Philippine nationals. The decision also permits the recruitment of Filipino domestic workers who have previously worked abroad and have experience.…
- Business
Zypp Electric raises $15 mn to expand company’s fleet, domestic operations
New Delhi: Tech-enabled EV-as-a-service platform Zypp Electric said on Monday that it raised $15 million to expand the company’s fleet from 21,000 to 2,00,000 electric scooters and domestic operations to 15 cities…
- Kerala
Kerala logs new high in domestic tourist arrivals in 2023
Thiruvananthapuram: In a new record in domestic tourist arrivals, Kerala attracted 2,18,71,641 domestic visitors in the calendar year 2023, registering a 15.92 per cent increase over the previous year, Minister for Tourism…
- World
Indian-origin man jailed for molesting domestic worker, hurting man in Singapore
Singapore: A 61-year-old Indian-origin man was sentenced to 10 months in jail in Singapore for molesting a domestic worker in a lift and punching a man with a metal chain wrapped around…
- India
92k cases reported to DCW helpline in 1 yr, over one-third on domestic violence
New Delhi: Over 92,000 cases were reported to the Delhi Commission For Women on its helpline in the past year, with domestic violence cases topping the chart followed by conflicts with neighbours.…
- India
EC develops prototype of remote voting machine for domestic migrant voters
New Delhi: In a major move to increase voter participation, the Election Commission on Thursday said it has developed a prototype of a remote electronic voting machine (RVM) for domestic migrant voters and…
- Business
Centre hikes windfall tax on domestic crude oil
New Delhi: The Central government has hiked windfall tax on domestic crude oil and reduced the tax on export of diesel. The tax on crude oil produced by State-owned ONGC was hiked…
