Air India on Saturday launched its direct flight from the national capital to Copenhagen, the eleventh destination for the airline in Europe, describing it as connecting 'Maharaja with the Mermaid'.The national carrier has been expanding its international operations and has started services to overseas destinations, including Washington and Stockholm so far this year.To … [Read more...] about Air India starts direct flight to Copenhagen
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30 cr families get Jan Dhan accounts in 3 yrs: FM
As many as 30 crore families have got bank accounts since the launch of India's biggest ever bank account opening drive, Jan Dhan Yojana, three years back, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today.About 42 per cent of households were unbanked before the Jan Dhan Yojana, which aims to give every household access to banking facilities by offering them zero-balance accounts … [Read more...] about 30 cr families get Jan Dhan accounts in 3 yrs: FM
‘Govt to focus on water grid, highways-cum-airstrips’
Making e-autorickshaws a common sight in rural India, creating a water grid that is on par with power grid and constructing 17 highways-cum-airstrips are the government's priorities and it will start work on them this year, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said.After getting the additional charge of water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation in last week's … [Read more...] about ‘Govt to focus on water grid, highways-cum-airstrips’
Gold climbs Rs 98 in futures trade on global cues
Gold prices rose by Rs 98 to Rs 30,380 per 10 gram in futures trade today as speculators took fresh positions on positive cues from global markets.At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for delivery in October was trading higher by Rs 98 or 0.32 per cent at Rs 30,380 per 10 gram in a business turnover of 376 lots.The metal for delivery in far-month December also was up … [Read more...] about Gold climbs Rs 98 in futures trade on global cues
Rupee spurts 22 paise to 63.83 against dollar
The rupee strengthened by 22 paise to 63.83 against dollar at the interbank foreign exchange in early trade on Friday on continuous selling of the US currency by exporters and banks.A fall in dollar against major world currencies globally boosted the rupee, currency traders said.The dollar fell to its weakest level since 2015 as experts warn that Hurricane Irma could … [Read more...] about Rupee spurts 22 paise to 63.83 against dollar