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Divi's Labs Jul-Sept PAT surges 51% YoY

Divi's Laboratories Ltd on Saturday reported a net profit of Rs 5.18 billion for the September quarter, on the back of a revenue of Rs 23.02 billion. The net profit was up 51.5% on year and revenue up 23.2% on year.

Zomato, Swiggy violated competition norms: CCI

A Competition Commission of India (CCI) probe found that food delivery platforms Zomato and Swiggy indulged in unfair business practices, including alleged preferential treatment to some restaurant partners, according to sources.

AI Express plans more int'l flights, to have over 110 planes

Expanding its network and tapping group synergies, Air India Express will focus on connecting smaller cities and towns with metros as well as fly to new overseas destinations, according to senior officials.

Firing after BJP campaign, Assam's Samaguri tense

The political tussle in the Samaguri constituency in Assam's Nagaon took an ugly turn on Saturday night when miscreants fired targeting shots at BJP MLA Jitu Goswami. His PSO and four other people were injured.

UP men print ₹500 notes on stamp paper

Two people were fake currency notes arrested for running a making racket and circulating dummy notes worth ₹30,000 in UP's Sonbhadra.

2 days on, another woman shot dead

MANIPUR VIOLENCE | 29-year-old was working in a paddy field in Bishnupur

Trapped rly porter crushed to death

A railway porter was killed during a shunting operation at Barauni Junction in Bihar's Begusarai on Saturday, police said.

Rally to mark 90 days of RG Kar case

Marking three months of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital incident, junior doctors took out a rally in Kolkata on Saturday seeking justice for the raped and murdered trainee doctor.

Fort jumbo rides cheaper by ₹1k

Unhappy owners may approach court

Cong displays fake statute: Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his allegation that BJP and RSS would destroy the constitution by accusing him of insulting and making a mockery of the Constitution by showing a \"fake\" copy of it.

J'KHAND: CLASH OF TITANS

BALLOT BATTLE | Even as Congress banks on caste census, BJP says the Grand Old Party will snatch OBC and tribal quotas once voted to power

'Not exclusively for Muslims'

In his first response to the recent Supreme Court ruling on the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath asserted that AMU does not exclusively belong to Muslims.

WHERE OLD RIVALS CROSS SWORDS

West Jamshedpur assembly constituency in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district is set to witness intense electoral battle between old rivals Congress's Banna Gupta and JD (U)'s Saryu Rai as the seat would go to the polls in the first phase of assembly election, scheduled on November 13.

UP government seeks list of 'most corrupt' state tax officials

The Uttar Pradesh government has initiated a crackdown on corruption within the State Tax Department, instructing officials to compile a list of officers with questionable performance and reputations.

Cong govt begins caste survey in Telangana

It insists it would be used to formulate development policies of every section

RJD leader's comment triggers row

RJD MP Sudhkar Singh on Saturday courted controversy for threatening that he would get BJP people beaten up at 300 polling booths if they tried to influence the voting process during the by-election to Ramgarh assembly constituency, scheduled on November 13.

Ram temple works delayed by 3 months

The Ram temple in Ayodhya, initially scheduled for completion by June 2025, will now likely be finished by September 2025, said Nripendra Mishra, chairman of the construction committee.

40 unmarried girls mistakenly registered as 'pregnant' in UP

Diwali took an unusual turn for 40 unmarried girls in Ramna village, Varanasi, who received messages welcoming them as pregnant women eligible for maternal health services.

'Pak must desist from rhetoric falsehood'

In a strong retort, India slammed Pakistan for peddling \"falsehood\" after it referred to Jammu and Kashmir during a debate on peacekeeping operations in the UN.

Centre buys 121 LT paddy from Punjab farmers

The Centre has procured 120.67 lakh tonnes of paddy so far from Punjab, or 65 per cent of the estimated target, according to an official statement issued on Saturday.

BJP MLA orders 11 samosas for Sukhu

The BJP distributed samosas in Shimla for free, a party MLA ordered 11 for chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and some even fed it to his poster on Saturday, the everyday snack once again a hot potato issue steaming up the politics of Himachal Pradesh.

Teachers protest poll campaign restriction

The Director of Higher Education (DHE) has issued a circular directing officials of educational institutions to take disciplinary action against faculty and nonteaching staff if they participate directly or indirectly in the election campaign work of political parties.

Leave mandated for Maha voting on Nov 20

District Collector Suhas Diwase has directed all establishments under Maharashtra's Industries, Energy, and Labour Departments to grant employees either a holiday or at least a two-hour concession on Nov 20, assembly election day, ensuring all employees can vote.

Fewer responses on Mahabaleshwar project

Even though the new Mahabaleshwar project has faced opposition from environmentalists, only 100 suggestions and objections have been submitted regarding the draft development plan released by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC).

Sushama Chordiya wins 2024 award for CSR

Sushama Sanjay Chordiya, the president of Suryadatta Women Empowerment & Leadership Academy (SWELA) and vice president of Suryadatta Education Foundation, is the recipient of the 'CSR Professional of the Year 2024' award in recognition of her relentless work for women empowerment and social entrepreneurship by conducting/organising various training programmes leading to self-employment, working for social cause through the food bank, cloth bank, knowledge bank, product bank, incubating startups, etc; thereby leading transformative change, driving social change, and ensuring sustainable rehabilitation and empowerment of all stratas of the society.

3rd India-Australia Joint Military Exercise begins

military collaboration

Tingre denies sending Sharad any legal notice

Earlier, Supriya Sule had alleged that Tingre sent a legal notice to Sharad Pawar

Teachers protest poll campaign restriction

The Director of Higher Education (DHE) has issued a circular directing officials of educational institutions to take disciplinary action against faculty and non-teaching staff if they participate directly or indirectly in the election campaign work of political parties.

NEET PG '24 seat matrix out after delay

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has finally announced the seat matrix for NEET PG 2024 counselling process.

Debris fill riverbeds; PMC's inaction blamed

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD | Activists fear it may cause flooding