New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): HDFC Bank on Thursday informed stock exchanges that market regulator SEBI has issued an administrative warning letter to the bank, alleging non-compliance with some rules. The warning letter was in relation to observations made during the course of its periodic inspection of investment banking activities undertaken by the bank, thereby alleging non-compliances with certain provisions of the SEBI (Merchant Bankers) Regulations, 1992, SEBI (Issue of Capital a...Read More
New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday underlined the need to be cautious about energy transition and said that it should be done without compromising growth. "We need to do it carefully so that we do not throw the baby of economic growth out with bath water in the name of managing energy transition and tackling climate change. Without growth there are no resources to invest for climate change management," he said. While speaking at the Global Eco...Read More
New Delhi: Former South African cricketer Daryll Cullinan has stirred up controversy with his critical view of Indian captain Rohit Sharma. Describing Sharma as a "flat-track bully," Cullinan raised questions about Sharma's performance and future in cricket. This statement highlights an ongoing discussion about Rohit's abilities, particularly when faced with difficult conditions. Cullinan didn't hold back in his remarks about Rohit's fitness, labeling him as overweight and out of shape. This cr...Read More
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the 'One Nation, One Election'. This decision follows the recommendations of a high-level committee chaired by former President Ram Nath Kovind, which had been advocating for this change since its formation in September 2023. The proposal, now set for legislative action, seeks to conduct simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies, and local bodies, which includes municipalities and panchayats. Acco...Read More
New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) The government on Thursday sought Parliament's nod for additional net cash spending of Rs 44,143 crore in the current fiscal. The first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2024-25 was tabled in the Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary to seek approval of Parliament to authorise gross additional expenditure of Rs 87,762.56 crore. Of this, the proposals involving net cash outgo aggregate to Rs 44,142.87 crore and gross additional expenditu...Read More
New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) Trinamool Congress' Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose on Thursday submitted a privilege motion notice against Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju for making a derogatory remark against opposition leaders in the Upper House. The notice has been signed by 60 leaders from opposition parties, a source said. "Yesterday in the house, addressing the opposition, Mr. Rijiju said you all are not worthy of being in this house... The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. Kire...Read More
New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the 'One Nation, One Election,' bill in the parliament, marking a significant step towards the electoral process, sources told ANI. A comprehensive bill is expected to follow this decision, paving the way for unified elections across the nation. Earlier on Wednesday, former President of India Ram Nath Kovind stated that the Central government must build a consensus on the 'One Nation, One Election' initiative, emphasi...Read More
New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev on Thursday slammed the BJP-led Central government, accusing it of censoring the Rajya Sabha. "The way the house is being run in Rajya Sabha, it is clear that the government is censoring the House. Issues like unemployment, inflation, Manipur should be raised. But they (BJP) don't want to raise these issues. The leader of the opposition was not even given a minute to speak in the House," Sushmita Dev told ANI. Earlier in ...Read More
New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries, HD Kumaraswamy, launched India's Green Steel Taxonomy at Vigyan Bhavan on Thursday. This landmark framework aims to revolutionize the steel industry by decarbonizing production processes and promoting environmentally responsible practices. The initiative signifies a major step toward aligning one of India's most vital industries with global sustainability goals. The event witnessed the presence of prominent di...Read More
NEW DELHI, Dec 12 (Reuters) - India's steel ministry on Thursday announced a formula for defining 'green steel,' classifying it under three categories based on the quantity of carbon emissions per metric tonne of the alloy produced. Steel produced with carbon dioxide emissions of less than 2.2 tonne per tonne of finished steel would be defined as "green steel," a ministry presentation released in New Delhi showed. Steel produced with emissions below 1.6 tonnes per tonne of alloy would be class...Read More
Mumbai: Following the tragic bus accident in the busy SG Barve Road area of Kurla, several videos have circulated on social media showing BEST bus drivers purchasing alcohol from a store and then entering the bus. This has raised concerns about the prevalence of drinking and driving amongst contract-based BEST drivers, contributing to such incidents in the city. In a recent video shared on X (previously Twitter) by Raj Maji (@Rajmajiofficial), a BEST driver, appearing to be intoxicated, purchas...Read More
NEW DELHI, Dec 12 (Reuters) - India is weighing imposition of a "safeguard duty", or a temporary tax, on steel, the steel minister, H.D. Kumaraswamy, said on Thursday, as it attempts to rein in a flood of cheap imports from China. The world's second-biggest producer of crude steel, India became a net importer of the alloy in the fiscal year to March 31, with imports surging to a seven-year high during the first seven months of the current financial year. The ministry has sought imposition of 2...Read More
NEW DELHI, Dec 12: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and vowed to take the state to the "next level" of development under his guidance. Fadnavis called on the prime minister for the first time after assuming office of chief minister on December 5. "In last 10 years, with your support Maharashtra is Number 1 in almost every sector and now aims to take this journey of VIKAS to the next level under your leadership and guidance," Fadnavis sai...Read More
Karachi-born Shane Sabastian Pereira entered India to live in his ancestral village in Goa just four months after his birth, but it has taken him 43 years to obtain Indian citizenship. IMAGE: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant hands over the Indian citizenship certificate to the Karachi-born Shane Sabastian Pereira. Photograph: @DrPramodPSawant/X Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday handed over the Indian citizenship certificate to the Pakistan-born Christian man under the Citizenship (Am...Read More
A video-clip showing D K Goel, Founder Chairman of popular coaching class FIITJEE, allegedly abusing an employee in an official online meeting forum has sparked a controversy. The video-clip is of Goel holding a virtual meeting with various centres of FIITJEE. The meeting reportedly held at least 10 days ago to allegedly discuss delayed salaries of FIITJEE employees was an open forum for employees to pose questions to Goel on their doubts. One of the statements posted on the forum was regardin...Read More
Rossell India Ltd has acquired a tea garden in Assam capable of producing 1.8 million kg of tea for ₹64.2 crore, daring the perceived gloom and doom surrounding the industry. The Dhoedaam tea estate in Tinsukia district would be the largest in the Rossell stable, upping the company's production capacity by 40 per cent to 7 million kg. "After demerger of the defence and the aerospace business, we have sharpened our focus on tea. We believe in the long-term prospect of the tea industry," Sunil ...Read More
The Congress - under heavy fire from the Bharatiya Janata Party over alleged links between ex party boss Sonia Gandhi and businessman George Soros - hit back Tuesday through Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who dismissed the Soros-Sonia Gandhi claims as "ridiculous" and an attempt to distract voters. Ms Gandhi Vadra also counter-accused the ruling party of "deliberately not running Parliament (which was, this afternoon, adjourned for the day after raucous protests from both sides)". "It is the most ridi...Read More
Mohammed Shami underwhelming as Bengal go down to Baroda in SMAT quarterfinals; MP in semis IMAGE: Hardik Pandya celebrates with Baroda teammates. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Pacer Mohammed Shami rarely operated at his best and it had a cascading effect on Bengal as they went down by 41 runs against Baroda in the quarterfinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Opener Shashwat Rawat top-scored with a 26-ball 40 (1x4, 3x6) as Baroda posted a competitive 172 for seven, an...Read More
Police officials said the man, from Visakhapatnam, had already paid the principal amount but was being hounded for a huge amount as interest. The man's family has lodged complaints with the police commissioner and the district collector. Hyderabad: Facing relentless harassment after taking a loan of Rs 2,000 from an instant loan app, a 27-year-old died by suicide in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam just 47 days after he got married. Police officials said Narendra, who catches fish for a living...Read More
Also Read - Bengaluru likely to see heavy rainfall and thunderstorms from December 8, predicts IMD A group of 46 students and six teachers from Morarji Desai Residential School, Mulabagilu in Kolar district visited Murudeshwar on Tuesday as part of their school trip. According to the police, around 5.30 pm, the teachers, along with the students went to the beach. Despite warnings from lifeguards, seven students ventured into the sea. The sea was rough, and three girls were swept away by the c...Read More
A statement issued by the Bijapur police said the incident took place in Somnapalli village under Farsegarh Police Station area of the district. According to the statement, the Maoists dragged 35-year-old Kudiyaam Mado out of his house and strangled him to death. Mado was the district vice president of Bharatiya Janata Kisan Morcha -the farmers' unit of the BJP. Police said that they have also recovered a pamphlet issued by the banned CPI (Maoist)'s Bijapur National Park Area Committee, in whi...Read More
Malaysian coach Tan Kim Her, who first brought together India's celebrated pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, returns to India taking charge of the doubles teams. Coach Tan reached Hyderabad Sunday night, Satwik confirmed on the sidelines of Go Sports Awards in Mumbai. Advertisement https://images.indianexpress.com/2020/08/1x1.png Tan replaces Danish Mathias Boe who took the Indians to the pinnacle of world rankings and helped them win the Asian Games gold ad Thomas Cup bes...Read More
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin vowed to block tungsten mining in Melur, Madurai, despite the Union Government granting rights to Hindustan Zinc Limited. The state assembly passed a resolution condemning the decision, citing environmental and heritage concerns. Stalin urged the Prime Minister to cancel the mining rights, emphasizing the state's disapproval and the public's anxiety.Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday said that as long as he is the Chief Minister of the state he will...Read More
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Sanjay Malhotra, a career civil servant, became India's new central bank governor on Wednesday as the country's economic growth slows and inflation is rising. The Reserve Bank of India said Malhotra, a former revenue secretary, will formulate India's monetary policy for the next three years. He succeeds Shaktikanta Das, who retired as RBI governor after an extended six-year term. GDP growth slowed to 5.4% in the quarter ending in September, the weakest level in seven quarter...Read More
The picturesque town of Manali in Himachal Pradesh has been transformed into a winter wonderland as heavy snowfall blankets the region. The entire hill station is covered with a thick white layer of snow, creating mesmerizing views. From roads and trees to houses and mountains, everything is adorned with snow, adding to the charm of the popular tourist destination. Key spots like the Atal Tunnel, Rohtang Pass, and Solang Valley are all covered in pristine white snow, attracting tourists from acr...Read More
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the government is helping set up AI data labs in tier 2 and tier three cities. The government on Wednesday said it is "open to the idea" of bringing in a new law to regulate artificial intelligence but a "lot of consensus" is required for it. Responding to a question in the Lok Sabha, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also said that the Modi government believes in "democratising technology" which was not the case during the Congress rule, remarks that triggered pro...Read More
Guwahati: An NIA special court in Lucknow on Tuesday sentenced an Assam-origin operative of the banned terrorist group Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) to multiple terms of rigorous imprisonment and life imprisonment for conspiring to attack Hindu temples and other terrorist activities. The terrorist, Kamruz Zaman from Hojai in Assam, has been convicted in a criminal conspiracy to execute terror attacks in Uttar Pradesh and other regions of India, the NIA said in a statement. The case was registered b...Read More
Vijayan said: "The state has not received even a single rupee in special assistance over the July 30 disaster, in which at least 254 people were killed and 47 others went missing, even three months after his administration submitted detailed memorandums on the cost of proposed relief and rehabilitation of the survivors." The CM's remarks at a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram come days after the Union home minister Amit Shah, in a reply to the petition submitted by the MPs from Kerala, all...Read More
The caller said that illegal activities like money laundering, human trafficking and drug trafficking were being done using her Aadhaar card. The complainant claimed that she was kept under 'digital arrest' for about five hours Noida (UP): Cyber criminals allegedly duped a woman of Rs 1.40 lakh by keeping her under 'digital arrest' for five hours in Noida. Police station in-charge Inspector Krishna Gopal Sharma said that last night Smriti Semwal of Noida Sector 77 lodged a complaint that a w...Read More
Allu Arjun is one of the biggest names in the Telugu film industry. The mass hero enjoys a massive fan following because of his charismatic screen presence and engaging performances. He is currently in the limelight because of Pushpa 2, which hit the screens on December 5 and opened to an earth-shattering response at the box office. Amid this, a photo of Bunny from a wedding has become the talk of the town. Allu Arjun, the star of films such as DJ and Pushpa, recently attended a wedding in Hyde...Read More