Sanjay Kumar, Author at Ultra News

Center consults UPSC on ‘lateral entry’ for private citizens

Center consults UPSC on ‘lateral entry’ for private citizens

On 2018-07-18 by Sanjay Kumar

The central government has consulted the Union Public Service Commission on the plan to recruit private citizens into the higher judiciary. The UPSC is tasked with recruiting officer-level employees of the Union. The center seems to be trying to clarify whether there…

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June wholesale price inflation rises to 5.77% from 4.4% in May

June wholesale price inflation rises to 5.77% from 4.4% in May

On 2018-07-16 by Sanjay Kumar

The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at 5.77% (provisional) for the month of June, 2018 (over June, 2017) as compared to 4.43% (provisional) for the previous month and 0.90% during the corresponding month of the previous year. This…

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GAIL to spend Rs 755 cr to create gas grid in Varanasi

GAIL to spend Rs 755 cr to create gas grid in Varanasi

On 2018-07-16 by Sanjay Kumar

GAIL, the government-owned pipeline company, said it will spend Rs 755 cr to put in place a gas pipeline grid in Varanasi, Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency. The grid, which has been inaugurated, will cover an area of 1,535 sq km, it…

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Commercial vehicle sales up 57% this year over FY18

Commercial vehicle sales up 57% this year over FY18

On 2018-07-10 by Sanjay Kumar

Vehicle sales in India are on a strong growth curve in the new financial year, according to numbers released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers or SIAM — the apex body of automakers in India. A total of 53.79 lakh vehicles…

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Vitara Brezza completes 3 lakh sales in 28 months – fastest SUV sales

Vitara Brezza completes 3 lakh sales in 28 months – fastest SUV sales

On 2018-07-03 by Sanjay Kumar

Maruti Suzuki said it has sold 3 lakh units of Vitara Brezza, the most popular SUV to have hit the Indian market ever. Given that the model was launched in March 2016, this works out to average sales of 10,700 units per…

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Congress to explore PDP alliance in meeting tomorrow?

Congress to explore PDP alliance in meeting tomorrow?

On 2018-07-02 by Sanjay Kumar

Congress party leader Ambika Soni said a meeting of 100 prominent political leaders from Jammu & Kashmir has been called tomorrow to decide on the party’s future course of action. “We have called 100 prominent people (of the party) from all five…

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Delhi Tree Cutting: NGT steps in, issues notice to center

Delhi Tree Cutting: NGT steps in, issues notice to center

On 2018-07-02 by Sanjay Kumar

The National Green Tribunal, India’s top most environmental court, has issued notices to the central government, the New Delhi Municipal Corporation and the Delhi Development authority in a case filed by an NGO against the move to cut about 15,000 trees in…

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Delhi High Court stays felling of 16,500 trees

Delhi High Court stays felling of 16,500 trees

On 2018-06-25 by Sanjay Kumar

The Delhi High Court has stayed the central government’s decision to cut 15,000 trees in Delhi to make space for quarters for bureaucrats. The stay will be in place till the next date of hearing — July 4. The National Green Tribunal…

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Govt to use British style for new ministry building in Delhi

Govt to use British style for new ministry building in Delhi

On 2018-06-21 by Sanjay Kumar

Government of India will construct a new building near India Gate in Delhi to house the commerce department of the central government. The building, to be constructed at the junction of Akbar and Man Singh Roads, will remain true to the style…

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Career Launcher unveils DU Admission guidance service

Career Launcher unveils DU Admission guidance service

On 2018-06-21 by Sanjay Kumar

Career Launcher, which runs a host of test-preparation services, has announced a unique service to help and guide applicants to Delhi University colleges. Upon registering on the firm’s website, “students are redirected to a panel of expert counselors, who will analyze the…

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Bajaj Electricals buys Nirlep cookware for Rs 42.50 cr

Bajaj Electricals buys Nirlep cookware for Rs 42.50 cr

On 2018-06-15 by Sanjay Kumar

Bajaj Electricals, which makes household and kitchen appliances, said it has agreed to buy non-stick cookware maker Nirlep for Rs 42.50 cr. The cookware maker had annual turnover of Rs 47 cr as of last financial year, the company said. “The proposed…

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Amaravati to get Rs 1,400 cr ‘iconic’ bridge; L&T gets the deal

Amaravati to get Rs 1,400 cr ‘iconic’ bridge; L&T gets the deal

On 2018-06-12 by Sanjay Kumar

The Andhra Pradesh government seems to be sparing no effort at creating a grand new capital in Amaravati to replace Hyderabad, which it lost to Telangana upon bifurcation. Construction major Larsen & Toubro said the state government has given a Rs 1,387…

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Videocon Industries placed under bankruptcy, board suspended

Videocon Industries placed under bankruptcy, board suspended

On 2018-06-12 by Sanjay Kumar

Videocon Industries, one of the biggest local-grown consumer durables companies in India, confirmed that it had been placed under bankruptcy by the National Company Law Tribunal, in a petition by SBI. With this, the company’s board of directors have lost their power…

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India hedges energy bets: Starts LNG supply from Russia

India hedges energy bets: Starts LNG supply from Russia

On 2018-06-05 by Sanjay Kumar

Within weeks of starting the first ever long-term LNG supply from the US, India opened up yet another source of natural gas with the arrival of the first LNG shipment from Russia. Russia is currently, world’s largest crude oil & second largest…

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Spicejet launches new flights from Bangalore, Chennai, Mangalore, Kozhikode & Hyderabad

Spicejet launches new flights from Bangalore, Chennai, Mangalore, Kozhikode & Hyderabad

On 2018-05-23 by Sanjay Kumar

SpiceJet has introduced ten new flights between South Indian cities of Mangalore, Kozhikode, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Rajahmundry. Three new flights have been introduced from Chennai — to Kozhikode, Hyderabad and Mangalore, while Hyderabad will see two new flights — to Chennai…

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Police heading to Goldfinch hotel to ‘rescue’ two Congress MLAs

Police heading to Goldfinch hotel to ‘rescue’ two Congress MLAs

On 2018-05-19 by Sanjay Kumar

Two MLAs of the Congress Party in Karnataka, Pratap Gowda Patil and Anand Singh have missed the roll-call for taking oath have been tracked to Goldfinch hotel in Bangalore. A team of police has been dispatched to the hotel to ‘rescue’ the…

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Congress divided minority votes, benefited BJP – Mayawati

Congress divided minority votes, benefited BJP – Mayawati

On 2018-05-17 by Sanjay Kumar

BSP Supremo Mayawati today ‘advised’ the Congress party to learn its lessons from the situation in Karnataka and not try to use any and every trick in the book to deride its opponents, especially if they are in the ‘secular’ camp. Mayawati…

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Dwarikesh Sugar swings to a Q4 loss on account of 15.5% fall in prices

Dwarikesh Sugar swings to a Q4 loss on account of 15.5% fall in prices

On 2018-05-07 by Sanjay Kumar

Dwarikesh Sugar Industries reported a sharp decline in its performance for the quarter ended March, blaming a “rapid & unexpected fall” in sugar prices. Against net profit of Rs 46 cr for the same quarter last year, the company reported net loss…

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Real Estate player Sobha enters Gujarat with 500-cr GIFT project

Real Estate player Sobha enters Gujarat with 500-cr GIFT project

On 2018-04-16 by Sanjay Kumar

Bangalore-based real estate player Sobha Ltd said it will enter the Gujarat market with a Rs 500-cr residential project in GIFT City in Ahmedabad. The project will have about 1,000 apartments that to support the ‘walk to work’ concept underlying the smart…

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Punj Lloyd, Adani tie up with Rave Gears USA to manufacture helicopter parts

Punj Lloyd, Adani tie up with Rave Gears USA to manufacture helicopter parts

On 2018-04-12 by Sanjay Kumar

Punj Lloyd, Rave Gears (USA) and Adani Group said they will set up a joint venture to manufacture helicopter parts. The collaboration will use the manufacturing base in India for exports to global OEMs, both in the military and civil aerospace domain,…

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