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Bharat Ratna for LK Advani

PM NARENDRA MODI announced on Saturday that BJP stalwart and former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, describing it as a \"very emotional moment for me\".

Higher pension costs, wages drag SBI Q3 net down 35%

Paytm customers are welcome to SBI, says chairman

ED to probe Paytm if new violations found

No free pass for tech firms from regulations: IT min

FCRA case: CBI searches activist Mander's office

THE CENTRAL Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday searched the office and residential premises of social activist Harsh Mander in Delhi in connection with a case of alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) it lodged two days ago.

Jaiswal averts Titanic disaster

ON MOST NIGHTS before a game, Yashasvi Jaiswal listens to Celine Dion's chartbuster soundtrack from the movie Titanic, \"Every Night in My Dreams.\"

Uttarakhand UCC draft: Ban polygamy, exempt tribals

EXEMPTING TRIBAL COMMUNITIES from the purview of the proposed legislation, prioritising women's equality, banning practices like polygamy, and arriving at a uniform marriage age across religions are among the recommendations of the five-member expert committee that submitted a draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday, The Indian Express has learnt

Liquidity deficit eases to ₹2.4 trn after Dec high

Fall of ₹1 trn from ₹3.4 trn last month

Pakistan seals plan to sell national airline

General elections to be held on February 8

Adani Enterprises to triple capex

ADANI ENTERPRISES (AEL), which has interests in new energy, transport and consumer businesses, has significantly expanded its capital expenditure (capex) to ₹92,000 crore for FY25 as it prepares to be aggressive in its airport and green hydrogen businesses.

JSW Infra net profit doubles to ₹251 cr

JSW INFRASTRUCTURE, THE ports business of the Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group, has posted a more-than-double consolidated net profit at ₹251 crore for the quarter ended December compared to the year-ago period, buoyant on a rise in cargo volumes.

Commercial vehicles steal the limelight at mobility expo

THE ONGOING BHARAT Mobility expo has an extensive display of technologies and solutions in the commercial vehicle space. However, in comparison, the passenger vehicle and two-wheeler segment had few launches.

IndiGo flies past estimates; profit up 111% to ₹2,998 cr

INTERGLOBE AVIATION, WHICH operates low-cost carrier IndiGo, on Friday beat estimates by reporting a consolidated net profit of 2,998 crore during the October-December quarter.

JLR drives Tata Motors to best-ever quarterly profit

TATA MOTORS ON Friday reported much higher than expected profit for the three months to December 2023, driven by improved pricing, superior mix and strong realisations across its portfolio, particularly Jaguar Land Rover (JLR).

L&T expects order book to cross ₹5-trn goal a year early

ENGINEERING AND INFRASTRUCTURE conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is expecting its order book position to breach the 5-trillion mark in the first half of next fiscal, at least a year ahead of its earlier estimates.

Rules for pilot projects on use of green hydrogen in shipping out

THE GOVERNMENT ON Friday released guidelines for pilot projects on the use of green hydrogen in the shipping sector.

Gyanvapi: No interim HC relief for mosque panel

THE ALLAHABAD HIGH Court Friday declined any immediate relief to the Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Committee, which manages the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, and had challenged the order of the January 31 order of the District Court which allowed puja to be performed in the southern cellar of the mosque complex, adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath temple.

India certain to become 3rd-largest economy: PM

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi on Friday said India is moving fast and will become the world's third-largest economy in the \"third term\" of his government.

Customs duty changes keep Make-in-India in focus: CBIC chairman

THE GROWTH IN indirect tax collections is \"intricately linked\" to nominal GDP growth, so the buoyancy of 1.1 in GST mop-up in the next financial year is \"realistic,\" Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) chairman Sanjay Kumar Agarwal told FE on Friday.

15% tax for new units may stay longer, hints CBDT chief

‘On BEPS Pillar-Il, talks are still on’

'PIT tweaks ongoing agenda, capital gains taxes converging'

Revenue secretary Sanjay Malhotra on Friday reiterated that the tax revenue estimates in the interim Budget are realistic, as it involves an estimated buoyancy of just 1.1 next fiscal against 1.4 in the current year.

RBI crackdown: Paytm loses ₹17,000 crore in two days

THE SHARES OF One97 Communications, Paytm's parent company, slumped 20% for the second day in a row, wiping out over 17,000 crore ($2 billion) of investor wealth in just two trading sessions.

Byju's leadership rallies behind Raveendran

Says investors have no right to vote on management change

'GOVT SETTING REALISTIC GOALS ON DEFICIT, PUBLIC DEBT' Era of rigid targets over: FS

THE RELEVANCE OF \"very specific and very rigid\" targets for budget deficits and public debt is becoming questionable globally, finance secretary TV Somanathan said on Friday, adding that rather than setting \"Utopian goals\" and then deviating from them, the government would set realistic ones and meet them.

RIL, Bodhi Tree to buy 60% in Disney India

Ambani’s Viacom 18, Walt Disney’s unit seek to merge ops

EU approves 50 billion in new aid for Ukraine

Earlier, Hungary had threatened to veto the move

Auto sales touch all-time high in Jan

Month records 14% y-o-y increase to 394,571 units

E-comm catching up on search?

Brands are spending more on e-commerce ads than ever before

Bond yields to trend down by 50 bps in next 6 months

Inclusion in global indices to result in more demand

Transport network remains a thrust area

THE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE in sectors like railways, aviation and electric buses will continue to be a focus area of the government, with the interim Budget laying a clear road map for strengthening these networks.

Solar, wind gain big in green economy push

VGF to harness offshore wind energy potential