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States ask for higher borrowing ceiling, interest-free loans

THE GST Council in its 55th meeting on Saturday is likely to announce changes in tax rates on several goods and services.

Mkts see worst week in 30 months

Sell-off triggered by Fed's cautious stance on rate cuts, investors lose over ₹18L cr this week

6,700 employees leave unicorns between August 2023-24, attrition rate 4.5%

OVER 6,700 employees left unicorn start-ups between August 2023 to August 2024, and on average, unicorns had an attrition rate of 4.5% during the period, an analysis by market intelligence platform Private Circle Research found.

Aligning inflation to RBI's 4% target key to ensuring growth: MPC minutes

THE members of the Reserve Bank rate-setting panel in the minutes of its December meeting released on Friday said high prices are the cause for demand slowdown, and aligning inflation to the central bank's 4% target is the key to ensuring sustained economic growth.

US govt heads to a shutdown

House rejects plan backed by Trump to fund operations and suspend debt ceiling

MAHA MOVE Fadnavis orders probe into Beed, Parbhani clashes

MAHARASHTRA Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday announced judicial probes into the Parbhani violence over the alleged desecration of a replica of the Constitution and the murder of a sarpanch in Beed district.

40-day harsh winter in Valley begins today

KASHMIR is bracing up for ‘Chilai Kalan’, the harshest winter period of 40 days which starts from December 21.

Bitten by a cop, says Assam Cong neta after scuffle

SENIOR spokesperson of Assam Congress Ashwin Kumar Mahanta alleged he was bitten by a police officer during a scuffle in Guwahati on Friday.

GST hike on shawl proposed, J&K artisans worried

The proposed GST hike from 12 to 28 percent on Kashmir shawls valued over ₹10,000 has caused anxiety among J&K artisans and dealers.

Dedicated authority to enhance Chardham Yatra experience set up: Dhami

THE Uttarakhand government has announced the formation of a Char Dham Yatra Authority to make the pilgrimage to the four shrines - Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri - more accessible and convenient for devotees.

Man linked to 24 crashes unravels insurance fraud

Officials yet to find if driver was a willing participant or implicated

Amid protest from locals, Arunachal CM bats for hydro project citing China

ARUNACHAL Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has strongly advocated for the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project, citing concerns over China's plans on the river Siang.

52 kg gold, ₹10 cr cash seized from car in biggest MP haul

AN MUV stuffed with bags containing more than 52 kg gold bullions (bricks) worth over ₹40 crore and around ₹10 crore cash was found parked at a desolate place on the outskirts of Bhopal on Thursday-Friday intervening night.

No '7 pheres' or 'band-baja', couple takes vow in the name of Constitution

AS members of Parliament clashed in both Houses on who respected the Constitution more, the issue was settled by a Scheduled Caste couple in a remote Chhattisgarh village.

'Meaningful debate vs destructive disruption'

THE Winter Session of the Rajya Sabha concluded on December 20, barely recording a productivity of 40 per cent, much of the time spent on the Opposition's attempts to remove Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar from office, accusing him of bias.

Speaker warns of action against MPs for protests inside House premises

A DAY after a scuffle in the Parliament premises, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday warned members of action if they hold demonstrations and protests at any of the gates of Parliament.

BJP's PP Chaudhary to head Parliament panel on 'One Nation One Poll'

DAYS after the government introduced the 'One Nation One Election' Bill in the Lok Sabha, BJP MP PP Chaudhary was appointed chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to scrutinise the bills.

Cabinet hikes MSP for copra by up to 121% for 2025 season

AS part of its pro-farmer stance since it assumed power in its third term, the NDA government on Friday gave its nod for the increased Minimum Support Price (MSP) for copra for 2025 season.

10-acre 'Kalagram' along Ganga for Mahakumbh

ADDING SHEEN TO KUMBH MELA

BJP's FIR against Rahul in Parliament scuffle case transferred to Crime Branch

THE Crime Branch of Delhi Police is set to take over the probe into the FIR filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly pushing and injuring BJP MPs during the scuffle on the Parliament premises, sources said on Friday.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN RULE BOOKS GO OUT THE WINDOW

For the first time in decades, the principles on which the modern world was built are open to question.

Caste harassment: FIR against eight IIM-B officials

MICO Layout police on Friday registered a case against IIM-Bangalore Director Rishikesh T Krishnan and seven others for caste-based harassment and workplace discrimination.

NIA arrests absconding PFI member

Nettaru Murder

HC allows probe, protects KTR from arrest till Dec 30

THE Telangana High Court on Friday directed the authorities not to arrest BRS working president KT Rama Rao till December 30, 2024, while allowing the investigation in the Formula-E race case to proceed.

POLICE TRIED TO BREAK RAVI, TOOK HIM ACROSS 4 DISTS: BJP

BJP to lodge complaint with National Human Rights Commission over arrest. Ashoka says Ravi will not apologize till allegations proved in court. MLC says police treated him like a terrorist, filed a fake case against him

Allowing chaos through a lack of science and system

Observe Bengaluru closely. You will wonder whether there is any scientific basis at all in a city of its scale and magnitude.

BJP, CONGRESS WORKERS CLASH DURING PROTEST

BJP and Congress workers clashed in the city during the Chikkamagaluru bandh call given by the saffron party on Friday to protest against MLA C T Ravi's arrest.

Hospital to start functioning within a fortnight, says Priyank

Kalyana Karnataka Region is developing rapidly after effective implementation of Amendment to Article 371 (J), especially in education and health sectors, said Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Kalaburagi District Incharge Minister Priyank Kharge, here on Friday.

New Jayadeva Hospital among South Asia's largest: Minister

Says the hospital has state-of-the-art, quality facilities and 371 beds

EARTHQUAKE-PROOF HOUSES BUILT IN 2017 STILL LYING VACANT

EARTHQUAKE-resistant houses, which were constructed at a cost of hundreds of crores of rupees almost a decade ago, have still not been handed to the deserving poor citizens.