Income tax officials inspect books of Jet Airways in Mumbai, Delhi officesThe Income Tax Department on Wednesday swooped down on the premises of Jet Airways in Mumbai and Delhi to carry out an inspection of the books of the crisis-ridden airline for alleged falsification of accounts and siphoning of funds. As many as 50 tax officials are reported to have been pressed into action for the survey operation under Section 133A of the Income Tax Act at the Naresh Goyal-led airline's And...

The green number plate on EVs has numbers in white font for private vehicles, and in yellow font for commercial vehicles and cabs.

Uber in talks with Indian regulators to understand modalities of aerial taxis; HDFC Bank is India's most valued brand for 5th year in a row; Electric vehicles, green automobiles to be exempted from permit requirements, says Nitin Gadkari; Interpol issues red-corner notice against Nirav Modi's key man. Watch this episode of Business Wrap.

Country's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India, on Friday unveiled its first electric vehicle prototype and said  that it will commence a nation-wide fleet testing of EV prototypes.

Uber in talks with Indian regulators to understand modalities of aerial taxisRide-hailing app Uber, which is considering India among five global locations for its futuristic aerial taxi service, said it is in talks with regulators in the country to gauge the modalities and constraints of offering such a service. Last week, the Softbank-backed Uber had said it is considering India along with countries like Japan and France to be a part of Uber Elevate -- its aerial taxi service tha...

Scaling up efforts to push eco-friendly transportation in the country, the government has decided to do away with permits for electric vehicles (EVs) and those that run on alternative fuels.

Vehicles using electricity or ethanol, biodiesel, CNG, methanol and biofuel need not apply for permits, said Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.

Earlier in July, the government had formed a high level committee chaired by the Union Home Secretary to deliberate the matter of mob violence and make recommendations.

Other than convincing the RBI and bankers to back the road projects, Jaitley will also have to work with the central bank to develop financial institutions.

Nitin Gadkari said that 34 projects are being taken up on the river, out of which 12 are in the capital.

The issue was discussed by a committee of secretaries, which was constituted following lynching of nearly 40 people in last one year reportedly due to circulation of fake news in popular social media platforms like WhatsApp.

The government is planning to connect the Gurugram-Mumbai E-way (also known as Western Peripheral Expressway) further with the DND flyway in Delhi through an eight-lane 58km road. This extended road project would cost around Rs 2,000 crore.

India is building roads at a frenetic pace. The dream of building 40 kilometres a day is within the realm of possibility now.

Despite huge strides, the risk of stressed and stranded projects is keeping investors jittery about India's infrastructure building strategy.

More than two months after it was taken down hastily, Baba Ramdev-led Patanjali Ayurved today said that its messaging app 'Kimbho' is ready with new features and plans to re-launch it this month.

The sharp-tongued, quick witted Karunanidhi was a five-time chief minister, who wielded considerable influence beyond his own state, in the corridors of power in New Delhi, for a long time.

Nitin Gadkari made the remarks, responding to a question on the ongoing agitation by the Marathas for reservation and similar demands by other communities in Maharashtra.

The Centre is preparing a fresh policy for promoting EVs that will first look at creating favourable ecosystems in nine polluted cities with a population of over four million.

Some of the other demands by the truckers include abolition of TDS, rationalisation of Income tax Act, smoother functioning E-way bill, national permit for tourists and buses and abolition of direct port delivery tendering system.

All India Motor Transport Congress started a nationwide indefinite strike on July 20. Their demands include a reduction in central and state taxes by getting diesel under the GST so that price of the deregulated commodity can be reduced.