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Govt is BJP's B team: Farmers to gherao Mann home on Dec 1

Enraged over the recent detention of their leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal by the Punjab police ahead of his fast-unto-death, the farm unions have threatened that they would gherao the chief minister Bhagwant Mann's residence in Sangrur on December 1.

1st one-horned rhino released in Dudhwa

After four decades of conservation efforts, Dudhwa National Park has marked a significant milestone by releasing its first one-horned rhinoceros into the open forests, with three more likely to follow.

Centre: Snakebites notifiable disease

The Centre has urged all states to make snakebite cases and deaths a \"notifiable disease\" under relevant provisions of the State Public Health Act or other applicable legislation making it mandatory for all government and private health facilities (including medical colleges) to report all suspected, probable snakebite cases and deaths.

How could there be a temple under raw grave, asks Diwan

Amid the Ajmer dargah controversy, the Dargah Diwan Zainual Abedin has questioned the claims made in the petition accepted for hearing by Ajmer Civil Court.

J&K: 2 terrorists involved in grenade attacks nabbed

Jammu & Kashmir Police said on Friday that with the arrest of two hybrid terrorists in Poonch district, the mystery behind multiple grenade attacks in the district during the last year has been solved.

Sidda rules out expansion and Cabinet reshuffle

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Friday ruled out the possibility of either expanding or reshuffling his Cabinet.

Centre approves ₹3,295 crore for tourism boost

40 projects worth over Rs 3,295 crore and spanning 23 states have received a nod from the Centre for developing lesser-known destinations into iconic sites and promoting a more balanced distribution of tourists across the country.

Birsa Munda's great-grandson Mangal killed in road accident

Tribal icon Birsa Munda's great-grandson Mangal Munda, who suffered grievous injuries in a road accident, died at Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) in Ranchi on Friday.

HOW INDIA'S HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IS EVOLVING POST-PANDEMIC

The Indian hospitality sector has witnessed massive growth over the last two decades, reflecting the nation's growing influence on the global tourism and service industry.

Macro data, RBI meet to guide mkts next wk

The week started on a positive note for the bulls driven by the favourable outcome of the Maharashtra elections, where the BJP-led coalition party victory boosted investor sentiment.

PM Modi visualises women-led economic growth for India: FM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday asserted that PM Narendra Modi was of the view that women would steer economic growth in the country, which was on its way to becoming the third largest economy in the world.

Builders, financial institutions bullish on realty sector growth

Real estate developers and financial institutions are upbeat about growth potential of the realty sector for the six months ending March next year, according to Knight Frank and NAREDCO.

CIL arm hikes fuel price from Jharkhand mine

To earn ₹300 cr additional revenue

GCMMF sees double-digit revenue growth in FY25 on high demand for Amul products

Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), which sells dairy products under the 'Amul' brand, is expecting double-digit growth in revenue during this fiscal on strong demand, its MD Jayen Mehta said.

BANKS' CREDIT TO INDUSTRY GROWS BY 8% IN OCT: RBI DATA

Banks' credit to industry grew by 8 percent in October 2024 compared to 4.8 percent in the year-ago period, according to the RBI data released on Friday.

No bribes paid: Adani Grp CFO

Maintaining that no bribes were given to government officials to secure contracts, Adani Group's chief financial officer Jugeshinder Singh on Friday said that he would definitely come to know if any large amount was paid.

Zomato raises $1 bn through QIP

Food delivery aggregator Zomato has raised Rs 8,500 crore by selling equity shares to qualified institutional investors, mainly domestic mutual fund houses, to fund its expansion and growth plans.

Leading FMCG players hike soap prices by 7-8% as palm oil rates go up

Leading FMCG makers such as HUL and Wipro have hiked soap prices by around 7-8 percent to offset the impact of an increase in palm oil prices, a key raw material for the product.

Aster DM Healthcare, Quality Care India ink merger deal

Aster DM Healthcare Ltd and Blackstone-backed Quality Care India Ltd on Friday announced a merger deal through a share swap deal creating one of India's top three hospital chains.

Cooperating with authorities over show cause notice: Volkswagen India

German automotive group Volkswagen on Friday said it is extending full cooperation to authorities in India following a show cause notice over alleged customs duty fraud.

Fair price of vehicles to be scrapped, will be decided by market forces: Gadkari

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari said that there will be no government intervention for determining the fair price for a vehicle to be scrapped.

Gilt yields slump as poor Jul-Sept GDP stokes Dec rate cut hopes

Gilt yields tumbled after a sharply slower-than-expected GDP growth in the Jul-Sept quarter raised hopes of a rate cut by the Monetary Policy Committee next week, dealers said.

NBFCs growth to remain under pressure amid loan disbursement slowdown, tighter regulations

Growth of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) in India is expected to remain under pressure in the financial year 2025 due to a slowdown in loan disbursements and regulatory challenges, according to a report by Nomura.

Tax collections rise 10.8% in Apr-Oct

The central government's tax collections in the first seven months of 2024-25 (Apr-Mar) rose 10.8% on year at INR 20.326 trillion on the back of a 20.2% increase in income tax collections, data released Friday by the Controller General of Accounts showed.

Need to simplify GST and reduce cess: Ex CEA Subramanian

India's GST regime is very complicated and there is a need to simplify this biggest indirect tax reform introduced in 2017, former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian said on Friday.

Sebi penalises Reliance Sec for breach of norms

Sebi on Friday slapped a monetary penalty of Rs 9 lakh on Reliance Securities for flouting market norms as well as stock brokers' rules.

GDP growth disappointing but not alarming: CEA

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Friday said that second quarter GDP growth at 5.4 per cent is disappointing but maintained that overall growth projection for FY25 at 6.5 per cent is \"not in danger\".

India's vision is to become world's most efficient and trusted trade hub: Revenue secy

India's vision is to become the world's most efficient and trusted trade hub by expanding participation of authorised economic operators (AEOs), integrated free zones, and promoting innovative policies, Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra said on Friday.

Fx kitty drops to near 5-mth low of $656.58 bn

India's forex reserves dropped USD 1.31 billion to USD 656.582 billion for the week ended November 22, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said.

Core sector growth rises to 3.1% in Oct from 2.4% in Sep

The output of India's eight core industries rose 3.1 percent on year in October, data released on Friday by the commerce ministry showed.