A Bhankharpur flour mill owner was shell-shocked to see his power bill of Rs1.36 crore for the billing cycle of April-June (60 days) on June 16. “Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has charged excessively high amount for 2,088 units, which in normal circumstances would have been in the range of Rs8,000 to Rs10,000,” said […]
Day: June 19, 2021
Petrol crosses Rs 103 in Mumbai, Rs 100 in 8 other states; check latest rates in your city
Bengaluru on Friday became the third metro city in the country to see petrol price cross Rs 100 per litre mark after fuel prices were raised yet again. Petrol price was hiked by 27 paise per litre and diesel by 28 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. The hike — 26th […]
AgustaWestland: Court dismisses middleman Christian Michel’s bail pleas
NEW DELHI: A Delhi Court on Friday dismissed the bail pleas of alleged middleman Christian Michel in connection with alleged AgustaWestland scam related corruption case filed by the CBI, and the money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate. The judge also took strong note of the British High Commission directly communicating to the court about […]
Boeing’s newest version of the 737 Max makes first flight
SEATTLE: Boeing’s newest version of the 737 Max jetliner made its first test flight Friday, taking off near Seattle for an expected two-hour trip that the company hopes will signal improving fortunes for its most important plane. The Max 10 is a slightly larger version of Max jets that are already flying.
Power shutdown in parts of Chennai on June 19. Here’s the list of areas to be hit
CHENNAI: To facilitate maintenance work, the power supply will be suspended in parts of Chennai between 9 am and 1 pm on Saturday (June 19). Supply will be restored ahead of 1 pm if the work is completed, said Tangedco in a statement.
5.4 lakh Chennaiites say electricity tariff raise unreasonable
CHENNAI: Over the past one month, 5.4 lakh Chennai residents complained to Tangedco about electricity bills with exorbitant amounts. Most said that the bill amount was disproportionate to consumption and requested the power supplier to check if the meters were faulty. The issue The residents were handed earlier year’s bills owing to the ongoing lockdown […]
Petrol crosses Rs 100 in Bengaluru, third metro after Mumbai and Hyderabad
NEW DELHI: Bengaluru on Friday became the third metro city in the country to see petrol price cross Rs 100 per litre mark after fuel prices were raised yet again. Petrol price was hiked by 27 paise per litre and diesel by 28 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. The hike […]
Maximl partners with Indian Oil Corporation
CHENNAI: Maximl, a connected worker platform for deskless workers, announced that it has won a contract of $1 million from Indian Oil Corporation to digitalize the last mile operations for turnaround processes for the next two years across all its nine refineries. The platform has previously configured the needs of IOCL across two deployments at […]
Tata Motors, Tata Power inaugurate India’s largest solar carport in Pune
PUNE: Tata Motors and Tata Power on Friday jointly inaugurated India’s largest grid-synchronised, behind-the-metre solar carport at the Tata Motors car plant at Chikhali in Pune. The 6.2 megawatt peak (MWp) solar carport deployed by Tata Power will generate 86.4 lakh kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity per year and is estimated to reduce 7,000 tonnes […]
Mystery behind slump in Adani Group company shares
CHENNAI: Shares of companies controlled by billionaire Gautam Adani recorded their biggest weekly losses ever. The six stocks cumulatively lost Rs 1.91 lakh crore ($25.83 billion) of value over five days through Friday. The funds According to a report by the Economic Times on Monday the accounts of three Mauritius-based funds, which are among the […]
AirAsia operates nine flights with fully vaccinated crew
PUNE: AirAsia India on Friday operated 9 flights with fully vaccinated crew including cabin crew and pilots. The sectors flown by fully vaccinated crew included Bengaluru-Kolkata, Kolkata-Bengaluru, Bengaluru-Chennai, Chennai-Guwahati, Guwahati-Bengaluru, Bengaluru-Pune, Pune-Jaipur, Jaipur-Pune and Pune-Bengaluru, its officials said. The airline has been conducting free inoculation drives for all its eligible all stars and their dependants […]
Air India to sell real estate assets; may garner up to Rs 300 cr
Disinvestment-bound Air India is looking to raise Rs 200 to 300 crore by selling commercial and residential real estate assets in different parts of the country. Air India on Friday sought bids for a slew of properties, including flats and plots.