Vijayabaskar, man of the moment
If not the entire nation, at least the people of Tamilnadu were intensifying their prayers for the three-year-old boy Sujith to be rescued.
Commerce Ministry working on new payment methods
The commerce ministry is working on a proposal to allow domestic companies to make payments in the rupee currency for services obtained from special economic zone units, sources said.
All that glitters ain’t ‘gold’ this Deepavali as data shows slump in sales
Festive shopping for jewellery and apparels has seen a massive hit in the run-up to the Deepavali festivities, a report said. The average value of card transactions in the two affected segments dipped in the days leading to Deepavali, according to the data released by transaction processing company, Worldline.
BoJo to prepone elections, despite rejection from MPs
The government hopes an election would break the political impasse, but the main opposition party Labour, which dislikes Johnson’s Brexit deal, will not back an election until the prime minister’s threat of leaving the EU with no deal at all is removed.
‘Tears of joy for merchants; govt allows onion export till 30 November
The government allowed exports of the Bangalore rose variety of onion with certain conditions until 30 November, giving relief to the producers of this specific commodity in Karnataka.
Sangeet Utsav from 1 Nov in Chennai by Sudha Ragunathan
Carnatica and Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha’s annual flagship event, Bharat Sangeet Utsav, is scheduled to be held from 1 to 9 November at Narada Gana Sabha, Alwarpet.
CBIC favours extending fiscal incentives based on job creation, investments
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has favoured extending incentives based on parameters like job creation and committed investments across the country, sources said.
Author Ashwini Shenoy writes about warrior princess of Mahabharata
While the folklore has been narrated from several key character’s point of view, little do we know about Shikhandini, the one who killed Bhishma. She turned the table during the Kurukshetra war between Pandavas and Kauravas. Hers is a role that is less explored by mythology fanatics. Fascinated by her character, author Ashwini Shenoy pens Shikhandini, a fictional/alternative mythology published by Leadstart Publishers.
Flipkart hauls more loss: registers Rs 3,837 crore deficit in 2018-19
The unit had posted a loss of Rs 2,063.8 crore for the financial year ended 31 March 2018, documents filed by Flipkart India to the corporate affairs ministry showed. “…company incurred a net loss of Rs 38,368 million during the financial year under review as against the net loss of Rs 20,638 million in the previous financial year. There has been an increase in the net loss by 85.91 per cent,” the documents sourced by Paper.vc said.