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MUMBAI: Lower costs and better realisation helped the Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel post a net profit of Rs 2,773 crore in the September quarter, against a net loss of Rs 915 crore registered in the same period last year. Income increased 7 per cent to Rs 44,821 crore (Rs 41,966 crore), while total

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) ‘State of the Economy’ report has flagged the US dollar’s continued strengthening as a global risk. This will further tighten financial conditions, according to the report, despite India adding more to its foreign exchange (forex) reserves than any other major country holding forex reserves. “Even as energy importers […]

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KOLKATACHENNAIMUMBAI: “Lady candidates need not apply.” So read the postscript in a job notice from Telco (now Tata Motors) on a notice board in the corridors of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (now Bengaluru), in 1974. Irked, Sudha Murty, who was then pursuing her masters in computer science at the institute, wrote a postcard […]

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Google on Thursday announced that it plans to start manufacturing Pixel smartphones in India. The search giant will produce the Pixel 8 in India and the first units are expected to be available in 2024. The Pixel 8 was launched by the company in India and global markets earlier this month, alongside the more premium Pixel 8

NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday sought to allay the concerns over the decision to put imports of certain computer hardware in restricted category, with mandatory licensing, by coming up with a liberal authorisation process. In what would provide relief to the importers, which include the likes of Apple, Dell, HP and Samsung, the new […]

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NEW DELHI: Seeking to improve cash management, the finance ministry has allowed ministries and departments to fully leverage existing sanctions to fund central sector schemes (CSSs), before seeking fresh ones. Sanction orders will be released to new agencies under the Public Finance Management System (PFMS), a mandatory requirement to receive central funding, by a token […]

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NEW DELHI: India, on Thursday, launched a new online system of authorisation for import of laptops, tablets, and personal computers, aiming to monitor shipments of such hardware without hurting supply. The restriction-free system comes two months after the announcement of a licensing regime for these products. Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Santosh Kumar Sarangi […]

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By D. Raja With the country inching closer to polls in five states followed by the parliamentary elections, the situation remains quite dire and critical. The sinister design of the powers to be to transform the country socially and politically in the mode of theocratic order of the Hindu Rashtra is already underway. Religious

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Congress is resurgent in Madhya Pradesh, but it is the only state among the five going to poll in November, is ruled by the BJP, where it has better political prospects than in any other state. Logically, the opposition INDIA alliance should have gone for putting joint candidates against the BJP’s […]

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By Sushil Kutty That Sachin Pilot does not like Ashok Gehlot must not be a difficult answer in Rajasthan. The late Rajesh Pilot’s son is a long time sufferer at the hands of the magician-turned-politician who says “the CM post won’t leave me”. If only Sachin Pilot knew this before he was conceived, he

By Rahil Nora Chopra For Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, the prime supporters of the caste survey in the state, the result has been a strengthening of the ruling Mahagathbandhan’s social support base among Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Economically Backward Classes (EBCs) and Dalits, fulfilling a significant promise to […]

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The Congress on Thursday slammed YouTube India for adding a warning tagline to a video of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s speeches in Telangana, alleging that the social media platform is playing into the hands of the ruling dispensation. The criticism came after YouTube India put a “viewer discretion” caution on the video on […]

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Vinod Sonkar, Chairman of the Ethics Committee of Parliament, told News18 that they are yet to receive any letter from Darshan Hiranandani, the CEO of real estate-to-energy group Hiranandani, against TMC MP Mahua Moitra. According to news agency PTI, Hiranandani admitted at using Moitra’s Parliamentary login to ask questions targeting Adani after state-owned behemoth Indian […]

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Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Thursday alleged the BJP-led Centre is misusing probe agencies to target opposition leaders even after the enforcement of the model code of conduct, and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Election Commission to intervene. Addressing a press conference here, the Rajasthan chief minister said Enforcement Directorate and Income […]

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The Samajwadi Party (SP) has announced its second list of 22 candidates for the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh amid strained ties with its INDIA grouping ally Congress over the formation of an alliance in the state. The SP announced its second list late on Wednesday night. It has, thus, announced 31 candidates for the […]

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The share of Russian oil in India’s overall imports rose to about two-fifths in the first half of fiscal 2023/24, consolidating Moscow’s position as the top supplier as refiners curbed purchase from the Middle East, industry data showed. India, the world’s third largest oil importer and consumer, has emerged as the top buyer of the […]

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NEW DELHI: The Centre has initiated discussions for possible export of green hydrogen to France, Italy and Germany. The government is sending the proposals through the Ministry of External Affairs. India is targeting other European Union nations such as Netherlands, Austria and Sweden for its green hydrogen exports. Exports are sought under Article 6.2 of […]

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Elon Musk experienced a significant drop in his fortune, losing $16.1 billion on Thursday, following Tesla Inc’s disappointing third-quarter earnings report, which negatively impacted the company’s shares. Despite being the world’s richest person with a net worth of $209.6 billion, Musk’s wealth declined due to Tesla’s shares plummeting by 9.3%, Bloomberg reported. Musk owns 13% […]

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MUMBAI: The stock market faced a daunting challenge as it opened in the red on Friday, failing to sustain the initial optimism and slipping into negative territory. The benchmark Sensex was down by 182.36 points, opening at 65,446.88, while the Nifty dropped 59.60 points, initiating the day at 19,566.80. At the time of market

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot took another dig at the BJP today with a show of support to rival Vasundhara Raje Scindia, telling the media that she should not be victimised by her party for refusing to bring down his government at a vulnerable moment. Gehlot had expressed his gratitude to Raje earlier as well […]

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NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is soon expected to start the consultation process to set the reserve price for new spectrum bands, identified by the department of telecommunications (DoT) in 37-37.5 GHz, 37.5-40 GHz, and 42.5-43.5 GHz, according to government officials. The process could take Trai at least six months to […]

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NEW DELHI: The government will take a calibrated approach on cryptocurrency and is not going to rush ahead despite the recommendations of a synthesis paper prepared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) having been accepted by G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Marrakech last week. While the […]

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Retailers in India leased nearly 4.73 million square feet of space across top cities in the first nine months of 2023, overcompensating for the slow expansion during the pandemic years. Leasing between Jan and September was even higher than the entire 2022. While top companies including Reliance Retail, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail (ABFRL), D’Mart, […]

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NEW DELHI: Deloitte India on Wednesday said it expects GDP growth in the current fiscal to be in the range of 6.5-6.8 per cent primarily due to upcoming festive spending as well as higher government expenditure before the national elections mid-next year. In its India economic outlook report, released earlier this month, Deloitte said

NEW DELHI: India and the United Kingdom (UK) are unlikely to ink the much-anticipated trade deal by the end of October as differences are yet to be ironed out, it is learnt. A top official aware of the development told Business Standard Wednesday late evening that although negotiations are on in full swing, a timeline […]

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NEW DELHI: India and China are projected to jointly contribute about half of the world’s growth in both 2023 and 2024, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its latest Regional Economic Outlook (Asia and Pacific) report. India’s economy is projected to grow at 6.3% in FY24 and FY25 – the fastest among the major […]

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By P Sudhir If President Biden’s visit to Tel Aviv for a day demonstrated anything, it is the unremitting and blind support for the Israeli settler-colonial State.  The visit underlined what has been the unchanging reality since 1948 – the United States has nurtured and cultivated Israel as its outpost in West Asia.  The

By Arun Srivastava Rightist forces do not empathise with the human and humanity. Humanitarian emotions and sensibilities have been unknown commodities for them. Hitler crushed the humanity and the worst victims of his tyrannies were the Jew. It is ironical that now the same Jews are perpetrating the worst kind of torture on the Muslims

By Dr. Gyan Pathak One of the biggest challenges for PM Narendra Modi and the BJP in their way to returning to power after the Lok Sabha election 2024 is infighting in the state BJP units, a fact that is well known by now. No wonder former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Raghubar Das is being […]

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By Sushil Kutty The Israel-Hamas war is nearly two weeks old. The highlight was a rocket striking a hospital parking lot which killed 500. The tally was later corrected to 471. US President Joe Biden said he was happy that the “other team” was to blame and not Israel as alleged by Hamas and

AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday alleged that the BRS government in Telangana is being run by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a remote control. Addressing an election rally here, she claimed that Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s regime failed to keep up its promise of providing a job to each family and […]

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Slamming Sharad Pawar for supporting Palestine in conflict with Israel, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said he thinks the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief will send his daughter and Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule to Gaza to fight for Palestine-based terror group Hamas. Asked about Pawar’s reported criticism of the government for […]

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An AIMIM leader has approached a local court in Prayagraj against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for gifting a dog named ‘Noorie’ to his mother Sonia Gandhi, saying the name hurts his religious sentiments. Mohammad Farhan said the dog’s name has hurt his religious sentiments as the word ‘Noorie’ is specifically related to Islam, and also […]

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Former Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das and BJP leader Indra Sena Reddy Nallu have been appointed as the governors of Odisha and Tripura, respectively, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique on Wednesday. The communique added that President Droupadi Murmu is pleased to make the appointments that will take effect from the dates they assume charge […]

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