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By P. Sudhir The results of the five state assembly elections are striking for the way the BJP has won in the three heartland states of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. A major victory is the coming back to power in Madhya Pradesh, a state where it has ruled for two decades, except for a […]

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By Sushil Kutty Anumula Revanth Reddy is the new Telangana Chief Minister. Also known as ‘Tiger’ Revanth, he took Bharat Rashtra Samithi supremo K Chandrashekar Rao’s place. Reddy is the first Congress Chief Minister of Telangana and faces the daunting task of reviving Telangana’s financial fortunes. For those who believe ‘KCR’ left Telangana in the […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak The impressive win of the BJP in Madhya Pradesh and humiliating loss of the Congress conceals a disturbing ground reality for both the political parties, since the results hide a disturbing ground reality that they will have to face in the months to come during the Lok Sabha election 2024. BJP’s […]

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NEW DELHI: The government will sell up to an 8 per cent stake in IRCON International through an offer-for-sale, which will open on Thursday, the rail public sector undertaking said in an exchange filing. The plan is to offload 37.6 million equity shares, of face value of Rs 2 each—representing 4 per cent of the […]

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NEW DELH: State-controlled Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) plans to wheel green electricity to its installations in the Arabian Sea to replace natural gas it uses in operation of oil wells as part of its ambitious decarbonisation programme, its Chairman Arun Kumar Singh said. India’s top oil and gas producer has substantially cut gas […]

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NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the budget to be presented on February 1, 2024 would not have any “spectacular announcement” as it would be a vote on account in run up to the general elections. “It is a matter of truth that February 1, 2024 budget that will be announced will […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s renewable energy capacity addition is expected to grow by more than 33 per cent Y-o-Y to 20 gigawatts (GW) in FY24 ending March 2024, aided by a reduction in prices of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, in abeyance of the ALMM order, among other factors. Ratings agency ICRA expects India’s installed […]

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Several Lok Sabha MPs including Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Prahlad Singh Patel on Wednesday handed over their resignation to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla after Bharatiya Janata Paty reportedly decided to move elected parliamentarians to bigger roles in the states. The BJP announced that 12 MPs, who have been recently elected to state […]

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed in a grand manner by BJP leaders and party workers at the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting on Thursday. This comes after the saffron party won the Assembly elections in three major states — Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. #WATCH | Bharatiya Janata Party MPs welcome PM Modi with chants […]

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The TMC on Wednesday condemned a BJP leader’s alleged objectionable remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her participation in festivities with actor Salman Khan at the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) and characterised it as indicative of a regressive attitude of the saffron camp. During the inauguration of the 29th Kolkata International […]

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As many as 205 of the 230 newly elected MLAs in Madhya Pradesh are crorepatis with state Congress president Kamal Nath figuring among the three richest lawmakers with more than Rs 134 crore worth of assets. The average assets of the MLAs stood at Rs 11.77 crore. Newly elected BJP MLA from Ratlam City, Chaitanya […]

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Anumula Revanth Reddy, President of Telangana Congress, will take oath as the new Chief Minister of Telangana in a grand ceremony at Hyderabad’s LB Stadium today. Uttam Kumar Reddy, Sridhar Babu, Ponnam Prabhakar, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, Damodar Rajanarasimha, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Dana Anasuya, Tummala Nageswar Rao, Konda Surekha and Jupally Krishna Rao are the twelve […]

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MUMBAI: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty settled at new peaks on Tuesday, rallying for the sixth straight session amid massive buying in power and utility sector shares. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 431.02 points, or 0.63 per cent, to close at a new record high of 69,296.14. The broader index Nifty also climbed 168.50 […]

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NEW DELHI: Nine months after the government notified new gaming rules, companies such as Dream Sports, Games 24×7, as well as industry associations, are seeking clarity on a code of conduct for the sector. The manner in which the notified rules will be implemented, a framework for responsible gaming and player protection, architecture on checking […]

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By Arun Srivastava Hyperbole is one of the chief traits of Narendra Modi. For this reason his latest boast that BJP’s “hat-trick” of victories in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh “is a guarantee for a hat-trick in 2024” and that he would get a third consecutive term in power in next year’s Lok Sabha election, […]

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By Anjan Roy One of the most powerful global credit agencies, Moody’s, has downgraded China’s economic outlook to negative from stable. This has major implications for a country in the financial markets and as a reliable destination for global investors. Immediately, this change might not affect China’s investments or borrowings. But a downward revision of […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Celebrations in the BJP rank and file after sweeping the Rajasthan polls by winning 115 seats out of election held in 199 constituencies in a 200-seat Legislative Assembly has a hidden discomfort for the party leadership, while the loss of power has greatly shocked the Congress that could win only 69 […]

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By Ashis Biswas In an ironic reversal of their assigned roles, regional Congress leaders are currently handling a scathing political attack on their party by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with greater confidence than their supposedly exalted High command Delhi-based leadership, post recent Assembly elections. Its recent drubbing in the five state Assembly elections, as […]

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Janata Dal (United) leader Ram Nath Thakur Wednesday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar should be made the convenor of the INDIA bloc. The JD(U) Rajya Sabha MP said Nitish Kumar has built his image such that makes him the best fit for being the convenor of the opposition grouping. “The image that Nitish Kumar […]

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After being pulled up by Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin over controversial remark, DMK MP DNV Senthil Kumar on Wednesday expressed regret over his statement made in Parliament a day earlier while attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party. Senthil added that he was withdrawing his statement. “The statement made by me yesterday inadvertently, if […]

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Congress has become “more democratic”, and it is “costing us like anything”, said former AICC general secretary and Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Harish Rawat. While responding to the inner party conflicts witnessed particularly in the Hindi heartland states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the senior leader said there should be a point to […]

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The late Pranab Mukherjee was known to be a man who kept most facts close to his chest. Given his years of experience, there were many who confided in him, and most of it was jotted down in his diary. Years after his death, his daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee, who has now retired from active politics, […]

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NEW DELHI: The central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) and large government agencies present in the infrastructure sector like the NHAI and the Railways have invested Rs 4.28 trillion or 58.4% of their combined annual capital expenditure target in April-October of the current financial year, supporting the public capex-led economic growth revival. On an annual basis, […]

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BENGALURU: Fair Isaac, the US-based data and analytics company better known as FICO, on Tuesday launched its cloud-based platform in India. Indian banks like HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, and AU Small Finance Bank are among the early adopters set to elevate customer satisfaction and drive innovation in the banking sector. FICO Platform brings to market […]

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India and the UK have begun crunch-time talks to secure a landmark free-trade deal, as leaders on both sides seek to resolve outstanding issues before they face election battles next year. A UK team — including Amanda Brooks, director general for trade negotiations, and Douglas McNeill, chief economic adviser to the prime minister — is […]

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NEW DELHI: Solar power generation capacity can go up to 75,000 gigawatts by 2050 globally with long-duration storage capacity, a report by the International Solar Association (ISA) and LDES Council, said. The report released on Tuesday by ISA and the Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Council unveils a bold vision for the future of renewable […]

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A DMK MP’s ‘Gaumutra states’ remark in Parliament has added fuel to the ‘North vs South’ debate that has been raging since the BJP’s poll wins in the heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and the Congress’s victory in Telangana. The BJP’s critics claim it is the Hindi heartland where its ideology finds […]

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NEW DELHI: The government is learnt to have resolved to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in inventory-based models of e-commerce, subject to the rider that these will be solely aimed at export markets. According to an official source, while the key ministries of finance and commerce & industry have come to a common position this […]

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KOLKATA: The telecom secor recorded 1.75% sequential growth in adjusted gross revenue (AGR) in the April-June quarter, during which Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio saw a rapid uptake of 5G services, further accelerated by sporting events like the Indian Premier League (IPL). The latest data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s service activity moderated to a one-year low in November, owing to a slowdown in new work orders and overall output, a private survey published Tuesday said. However, the print showed continued expansion in the broader economy that surprised on the upside in the second quarter. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Services […]

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MUMBAI: Insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the fourth largest insurer in the world, according to a ranking based on life and accident & health reserves of companies in 2022 by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The state-owned insurer is ranked after Allianz SE, China Life Insurance Company and Nippon Life Insurance Company. […]

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After taking steps towards framing accounting standards for Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs), the CA Institute has now released an exposure draft for the proposed auditing standards on LLPs. The CA Institute’s Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB), which has issued the exposure draft, has invited public comments by January 6, sources said. The Limited Liability […]

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MUMBAI: Adani Green Energy has raised $1.36 billion from eight international banks as construction facility, taking its total funding pool to $3 billion since the initial project financing started in March 2021. The company said the funds raised would be used in developing the 17GW renewable energy park at Khavda in Gujarat, with an initial […]

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The fates of one-time Congress rebels Sachin Pilot and TS Singh Deo could not have been more different. Deo, the outgoing deputy chief minister of Chhattisgarh, lost the Assembly election from Ambikapur constituency. Pilot, meanwhile, retained Tonk in Rajasthan by a wide margin and also ensured most of his loyalists won their seats too. This […]

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