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Farmers bet big on chillies to spice up profits

BATHINDA, Dec. 18 -- A group of 20 enterprising farmers from Ferozepur district has formed a first-of-its-kind farmer-producer company (FPC) in the state to boost cultivation of chilli and enhance agr... Read More


Google Pay eyes credit ecosystem beyond payments

Mumbai, Dec. 18 -- Google Pay has been distributing personal loans on behalf of its lending partners for several years and has now expanded its product suite to include credit cards. However, while pe... Read More


SEBI slashes broker fees for mutual funds by half

mumbai, Dec. 18 -- The capital markets regulator has slashed the brokerage fees that mutual funds can charge and approved new rules to simplify public-lisiting disclosures, among other measures, to pr... Read More


India, Oman set to sign trade agreement

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- India and Oman are all set to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) today, Muscat's first FTA in about 17 years after it entered into a similar deal with the US, that will further st... Read More


Awujale: Kwam 1's Fidipote ruling house writes govt, seeks Fusengbuwa's disqualification

Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- The controversy surrounding the selection of a new Awujale of Ijebuland in Ogun State deepened on Wednesday, as the Fidipote Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode sought to disqualify the Fuse... Read More


Satcom firms free to decide tariff: Scindia

India, Dec. 18 -- The government will not regulate the pricing of satellite internet services in India, with companies free to decide what they charge customers, Union communications minister Jyotirad... Read More


Sandesaras' trial ends after Rs.5.1K-cr deposit

India, Dec. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave final clearance to quash all criminal proceedings against fugitive promoters of Sterling Biotech Ltd, Chetan Jayantilal Sandesara and Nitin Sandes... Read More


UP man shoots wife, kills two daughters

India, Dec. 18 -- A 35-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly shooting his wife dead for stepping out without wearing a burqa and killing his two minor daughters who witnessed the crime in Uttar... Read More


teacher held for sexually assaulting five minor students

MUMBAI, Dec. 18 -- A math teacher at a school in Dadar was arrested on Monday for allegedly sexually assaulting five minor students. A Class 6 student shared the incident with her parents, after which... Read More


Crane crashes into Dadar building, developer booked

MUMBAI, Dec. 18 -- A fourth floor flat in the Udayan Darshan Co-operative Housing Society in Dadar West was damaged when a piling crane crashed into the building on Tuesday. The crane was being used a... Read More