Thursday, January 28, 2016

Bharti Airtel

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Bharti Airtel: Company Announces 22.2 Percent Drop in 3rd-Quarter Profit
The company's consolidated net profit dropped to Rs 1,117 crore in the quarter ending Dec. 31, Bharti Airtel announced. Its total revenue rose 3.7 percent to Rs 24,066 crore.

Japan: Defense Ministry

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Japan: Defense Ministry Unveils Country's 1st Domestically-Made Stealth Fighter Aircraft
Japan unveiled the X-2 Thursday at a Mitsubishi hangar, measuring 14 meters in length and a $340 million price tag. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently eased Japan's postwar military restrictions.

India's Minister of External Affairs

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Sushma Swaraj: India's Minister of External Affairs Relaxes Police Verification Process for Passports
Swaraj fast-tracked the first-time passport application process, allowing it to take less than a week. The new policy pushes back police verification until after a passport is issued to the applicant.

Hema Malini

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Hema Malini: Right to Information Activist Accuses Actress and Party of Land Grabbing, Report Says
Anil Galgali told Indo Asian News Service that Malini and Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha were allotted 2,000 square meters in Mumbai for a dance academy despite not having paid off a 1997 proposal.

Arun Jaitley

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Arun Jaitley: Government to Fund 10,000 Kilometers of Road Projects, Finance Minister Says
The government, having simplified procedures for building highways, will award the contracts by the end of the current fiscal year, Jaitley said Thursday.

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

SpiceJet: sale

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SpiceJet: Airline Announces Republic Day Sale With Fares Starting at Rs 826
SpiceJet announced Monday that one-way domestic fares for the three-day sale would begin at Rs 826 with international fares starting at Rs 3,026. The sale begins Jan. 27.

Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook CEO

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Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook CEO Shares Photo of Wardrobe Options as 2-Month Paternity Leave Ends
"First day back ... What should I wear?" he asked Monday in a Facebook post with a photo of T-shirts and hooded sweatshirts. Zuckerberg took leave after the birth of his daughter, Max.