Gariaband (Chhattisgarh): Fourteen Naxals were killed in an encounter with Chhattisgarh police at the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border on Monday, the Chhattisgarh Police stated. According to the police, a member of the Naxal group, who had a bounty of 1 crore rupees on his head, was also killed in the encounter. According to the police the encounter is still underway and more details are awaited on the matter. On January 17, two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans sustained injuries after Naxals set...Read More
Gariaband (Chhattisgarh) [India], January 21 (ANI): Fourteen Naxals were killed in an encounter with Chhattisgarh police at the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border on Monday, the Chhattisgarh Police stated. According to the police, a member of the Naxal group, who had a bounty of 1 crore rupees on his head, was also killed in the encounter. Also Read | MP Shocker: Clerk Thrashes Woman at Revenue Department's Office in Bhind, Gets Suspended After Video Goes Viral. According to the police the encounter ...Read More
Dispur (Assam) [India], January 21 (ANI): As part of global outreach initiatives for the upcoming Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma invited South Korean industrialists to the marquee event in Guwahati on February 25-26. Speaking at an investment roadshow organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Seoul, Sarma underscored Assam's strategic and locational advantages as key attractions for foreign investment. Also Read | Share M...Read More
Chennai, Jan 21 (PTI) Sundaram Home Finance has inaugurated a new branch under the Emerging Business segment in Tambaram and has set a target to make disbursements of Rs 50 crore from the Chennai zone over the next 12 months, a top official said. The company, a subsidiary of Sundaram Finance Ltd, under the Emerging Business offers loans to small businesses and provides affordable housing finance solutions. Also Read | Kolkata Fatafat Result Today: Kolkata FF Result for January 21, 2025 Declare...Read More
As part of the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Davos, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy inaugurated the 'Grand Indian Pavilion' alongside Union Ministers Chirag Paswan and Jayant Sinha, as well as Kerala Minister P. Rajeev. Several senior officials and prominent figures from various states were also present at the event. During the inauguration, Telangana IT Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu extended an invitation to global investors, encouraging them to invest in Telangana. He highli...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 17 (VOICE) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute 65 lakh property cards in more than 50,000 villages across the country under the SVAMITVA Scheme on Saturday (January 18), marking a historic achievement in the empowerment of rural India, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said.The PM will preside over the e-distribution of SVAMITVA Property Cards through video conference. The PM's event will span 10 States - Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, ...Read More
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], January 17 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu while addressing the Deputy Commissioners from across the state on Friday at the two-day Sashakt Arunachal Conference of Deputy Commissioners (DC), asserted that shying away from problems was not the way forward but finding a solution to problems and moving ahead was the solution. Giving his concluding remarks at the event held in Itanagar, he said, "There will be problems faced by the deputy co...Read More
Pune: Maruti Suzuki, India's biggest car maker, on Friday said it aims to be the largest producer of electric vehicles in the country and make India the export hub over the next one year. The Japanese giant will take on EV market leader Tata Motors, Mahindra and MG Motor in the electric car game in the country. To realize its goals Maruti Suzuki, which unveiled its first electric SUV e-Vitara at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 in New Delhi on Friday, will introduce a range of six electric...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) IT service provider Tech Mahindra on Friday announced the opening of an advanced Manufacturing Experience Centre at its Chennai campus. The centre was inaugurated by Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra and Tech Mahindra CEO Mohit Joshi, according to a company statement. The centre will help manufacturers to quickly prototype and scale AI-based innovations to tackle industry issues like high operational expenses, inefficiencies in processes, supply chain disruptions, ...Read More
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): The budget session of Parliament will commence on January 31 and continue till April 4 with the union budget to be presented on February 1. President Droupadi Murmu will address the joint sitting of two houses of Parliament on January 31. Parliament will have an inter-session break from February 14 and the two Houses of Parliament will resume their sittings on March 10. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the union budget on February 1. The s...Read More
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) The Indian stock market opened flat on Friday ahead of the announcement of the RBI's monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting. The market is keeping a close eye on the decision around repo and CRR rates. At around 9:23 am, Sensex was trading at 81,775.54 after gaining 9.68 points or 0.01 per cent, while the Nifty was trading at 24,712.35 after rising 3.95 points or 0.02 per cent. The market trend remained positive. On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), 1,500 stocks were tra...Read More
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has achieved 15,547 crore transactions worth Rs 223 lakh crore from January to November this year, 'showcasing its transformative impact on financial transactions' in India, the Finance Ministry said on Saturday. The Finance Ministry also said that UPI is now accepted in seven countries including France, UAE, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Bhutan and Nepal. The UPI system provides a cheaper and quicker alternative to the available c...Read More
New Delhi: The Centre is closely monitoring the prices and availability of essential food commodities to ensure affordability to the consumers and to maintain a stable price regime. According to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, the production of pulses and onion in 2024-25 is estimated to increase over last year due to good monsoon rains and favourable weather conditions. Tur production is estimated to be 35.02 LMT which is 2.5 per cent higher than last year's produ...Read More
New Delhi: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said that Union cabinet on Thursday has approved Rs 11,440 crore -- a 'huge package' of this kind -- for the revival of debt-stricken and loss-making state-owned steelmaker of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL). The package will involve equity infusion to the tune of 90 per cent, working capital addition and issue of preference shares that are redeemable after a 10-year-period. Union steel minister HD Kumaraswamy had been keen on revival of...Read More
NEW DELHI: Parliament's Budget Session will held from January 31 to April 4, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to table her eighth straight budget on February 1. In line with the convention, the session will start with President Droupadi Murmu's address to a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on January 31, followed by the tabling of the economic survey. The first part of the Budget Session will have nine sittings from January 31 to February 13 when Prime Minister Narend...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday lowered India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for financial year 2024-25 or FY25 to 6.5% from 7% estimated earlier. In its January 2025 edition of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update released today, the multilateral agency kept the GDP growth forecast for FY26 and FY27 at 6.5%. The IMF noted that growth in India during the current fiscal has slowed more than expected, led by a sharper-than-expected decel...Read More
Mumbai: In a significant development involving a decade-old case, a special court has approved Enforcement Directorate's (ED's) plea to restitute nearly Rs 290 crore worth of attached assets of Pen Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd, which can be paid to depositors who suffered financial losses in the associated money-laundering case. The case affected two lakh depositors and 42,000 shareholders of Pen Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd, then controlled by one of the accused, Shishir Dharkar, former mayor of...Read More
Jaipur, Jan 17 (VOICE) Reacting to the closure of Hindenburg Research, Rajasthan Cabinet Minister Kirori Lal Meena described it as the "end of an anti-national campaign." "The closure of Hindenburg Research marks the end of a propaganda campaign orchestrated by Congress to defame the nation and its industrialists," said Meena. He further added that it is a positive development as it puts an end to efforts by anti-national forces to weaken the country. "Congress leveraged Hindenburg's reports ...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) SBI Mutual Fund on Friday said it has launched the SBI Nifty Bank Index Fund, an open-ended scheme on Nifty Bank Index and the scheme will open on January 20. The New Fund Offer (NFO) period for the scheme will conclude on January 31. The minimum application amount required is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Re 1 thereafter, the company said in a statement. Also Read | January 17 Birthdays and Birth Anniversaries: Know About Famous People and Celebrities Born on January 17...Read More
New Delhi [India}, January 17 (ANI): Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said that "Lakshadweep is no longer India's hidden paradise. The visit of the honourable Prime Minister has put it on the global tourist map," as per a press release. "In our country, development is touching the lives of people like the sun touches every part of the earth", he added. Also Read | 'No Contradiction in Position': MEA After Indian Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi's 'Degree' of Standoff Exists Between Indi...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) Parliament's Budget Session will held from January 31 to April 4, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to table her eighth straight budget on February 1. In line with the convention, the session will start with President Droupadi Murmu's address to a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on January 31, followed by the tabling of the economic survey. Also Read | 'No Contradiction in Position': MEA After Indian Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi's 'Degree' of...Read More
Bhubaneswar, Jan 17 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday flagged off a pilgrimage train carrying 800 senior citizens to Shirdi and Nashik in Maharashtra. Accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida and MLA Babu Singh, Majhi gave the green signal to the Bhubaneswar-Shirdi-Nashik special train under the Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra Yojana (BNTYY). Also Read | 'No Contradiction in Position': MEA After Indian Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi's 'Degree' of Standoff Exist...Read More
BusinessWire India New Delhi [India], January 14: Startup Policy Forum (SPF), with the support of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and Startup India, are launching flagship initiatives - Startup Baithak & Startup Baatcheet, to commemorate National Startup Day 2025. The two-day event to be held at Bharat Mandapam is designed to spotlight the vibrancy and transformative potential of India's startup ecosystem while discussing key policy issues including Data Privacy,...Read More
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 14 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said that he will make Naravaripalle village in Tirupati district a model to turn the state into a pleasant one without pollution and carbon di-oxide emissions. Addressing a village meeting in his native Naravaripalle, the chief minister listed a slew of future plans covering solar power, organic farming and others. "I am planning only one thing for our area (Naravaripalle). There should be no ...Read More
Bhopal: A 24-year-old BSc Microbiology student at Maharaja Chhatrasal University in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, ended her life by jumping from the fourth floor of her rented accommodation. The incident occurred on Sunday morning around 8 am. The deceased, identified as Diksha Gupta, hailed from Rath in Uttar Pradesh. She was living alone in a rented room in the Civil Line police station area. Her parents, Suresh and Indrani Gupta, had arrived from Uttar Pradesh the previous night to visit her. ...Read More
NEW DELHI: EET Fuels, the trading name of Essar Oil (UK, has secured fresh round of funding of $350 million through a combination of a new bank financing and upsizing of existing trade credit, the company said on Tuesday. The new facilities secured consists of a $150 million facility with African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the Pan-African multilateral financial institution mandated to finance and promote intra-and extra-African trade. Upsizing of the previously reported $300 million tra...Read More
Mumbai: The Indian equity market closed in the green on Tuesday, driven by favorable domestic and global cues, with Adani Enterprises emerging as the top gainer in the Nifty 50 index. At the close of trading, the Sensex rose by 169.62 points, or 0.22%, to finish at 76,499.63, while the Nifty gained 90.10 points, or 0.39%, ending at 23,176.05. All stocks from the Adani Group closed in the green. Adani Enterprises was the top Nifty 50 gainer with a 7.05% increase. Other Adani Group stocks also s...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) Wheat sowing increased by 1.38 per cent year-on-year to 320 lakh hectare so far in the ongoing 2024-25 rabi season, according to the agriculture ministry data released on Tuesday. Wheat, the main rabi (winter) crop, was sown in 315.63 lakh hectare in the year-ago period. Sowing of most rabi crops is nearing end. Harvesting will begin from April. According to the data, pulses' acreage remained flat at 139.81 lakh hectare as on January 14, compared to 139.11 lakh hectare...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) The National Turmeric Board will help develop new markets internationally to promote exports and double production to about 20 lakh tonnes in the next five years, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. Inaugurating the Board, he also said that it would promote research and development into new products and develop on the country's traditional knowledge for value-added turmeric products. "Turmeric is also called as golden spice. India accounts for 7...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) EET Fuel, the trading name of Essar Oil (UK) Ltd, on Tuesday announced securing USD 350 million finance as investors reposed confidence in its decarbonisation strategy and market positioning. The firm secured USD 350 million through a combination of new financing by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and upsizing extension of existing crude facility, it said in a statement. Also Read | What Are QR Code Scams? How Can You Spot Fake QR Code and Be Safe From Scammers...Read More