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Expect 4 more jets by FY24-end: Vistara CEO

VISTARA, A JOINT venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, expects to receive four more aircraft by the end of the current fiscal, which will take the fleet strength to 70 jets, full-service carrier's CEO Vinod Kannan told FE.

MP govt: 25 MLAs take oath

TWELVE DAYS AFTER Mohan Yadav was sworn in as the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh along with two deputies, he got a ministry on Monday.

Jaishankar in Moscow as PM skips summit

WITH PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi skipping Russia for the annual summit second year in a row, external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday reached Moscow for a fiveday visit to meet the Russian leadership. Shortly after his arrival, Jaishankar tweeted, \"Arrived in Moscow. Look forward to my engagements.\" India and Russia have an annual summit at the leaders' level, where the Indian Prime Minister and the Russian President visit each other's country every alternate year.

Service, not power, at centre of good governance: PM

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi on Monday said examples of good governance set under his rule have dispelled the notion that a government cannot be run without scams.

Industry demands amnesty scheme for customs disputes

INDUSTRY PLAYERS HAVE urged the government to introduce an amnesty scheme to resolve longstanding disputes under the customs laws in the upcoming interim Budget.

FAME spend to exceed target

E-buses to push up subsidy demand

BUGS ON DIGITAL HIGHWAY

While the growth of fintechs may be further stymied, the funding winter is expected to linger

Cash squeeze takes CD sales to 7-yr high

BANKS HESITANT TO HIKE DEPOSIT RATES

US accuses Iran of attacking tanker in Indian Ocean

THE US ACCUSED Iran of being behind an attack on a tanker in the Indian Ocean as the threat to shipping triggered by Israel's war with Hamas spread beyond the Red Sea.

Trump takes his immunity argument to Appeals Court

FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD Trump told a federal appeals panel on Saturday that he should be granted immunity from prosecution with regard to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election because he was acting within the bounds of his official duties when he took the actions.

France to decide on extending stay of 303 passengers

FOUR FRENCH JUDGES on Sunday began questioning the 303 passengers, mostly Indians, of a Nicaraguabound flight detained by French authorities at Vatry airport, 150 km east of Paris, since Thursday over suspected \"human trafficking\", according to local media reports.

Israel bombs northern Gaza, 166 Palestinians killed in a day

Residents in Jabalia reported persistent aerial bombardment

Drones promise a better harvest

Crop monitoring precision spraying help optimise yields

MANGA MANIA: East takes centre stage

What the anime fandom in India means for marketers

HIRING TRENDS IN 2024: The focus will remain on inclusion, skill-first hiring

Specialised skill sets valued over a degree

Go for multi-cap funds to reduce risks

Invest for four to five years to get optimal returns

Relief for telcos: Caller ID display proposal dropped in telecom Bill

Clause dropped in final version of Bill passed on Thursday

UltraTech on course to meet output target

AVOIDING BIDDING WAR, RECENT ACQUISITION OF KESORAM WORKED TO FIRM'S ADVANTAGE

BJP to SP, why parties in UP are jostling for Charan Singh's legacy

IN AN ATTEMPT to reach out to the Jat community and farmers before the Lok Sabha elections, political parties in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday competed to mark the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister and two-time UP Chief Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh.

Govt suspends new WFI panel, says was run from Brij Bhushan's premises

THREE DAYS AFTER the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections, the Union sports ministry on Sunday suspended the newly-elected committee of the governing body. The reason for the action is the conduct of the WFI's erstwhile president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, whose tenure got over earlier this year and who has been charged by Delhi Police with sexual harassment of six women wrestlers.

Farmer groups expand biz outreach via ONDC

A LARGE NUMBER of farmers' collectives across states are now able to sell a host of unique agricultural products, including rice, honey, millets, mushrooms and spices on the government's pan-India e-commerce platform - Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC).

Exports falter in 2023, but outlook for 2024 sanguine

TRADE SHIFTS TO TECH ITEMS, SMARTPHONE SHIPMENTS UP 93%

No takers for rupee payment for oil imports

INDIA'S PUSH FOR rupee to be used to pay for import of crude oil has not found any takers as suppliers have expressed concern on repatriation of funds and high transactional costs, the oil ministry told a parliamentary standing committee.

North-South divide to get blurred further in movie world

MANY OF THE FILMS WILL RELEASE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES TO APPEAL TO PAN-INDIA AUDIENCE

RECASTING CASTE POLITICS

Two competing models of how caste politics can be done in India will headline the elections next year

Bharatmala deadline now pushed to FY28

THE GOVERNMENT HAS extended the deadline for completion of the flagship highway development project Bharatmala Phase-I to 2027-28-a full six years from the original schedule.

NO SAFE HARBOUR FOR FIRMS: Experimental GenAI not for public: Govt

GENERATIVE AI PLATFORMS like Open AI, Google Bard and others have been advised by the government not to release to the public any experimental variants, just by putting a disclaimer. Tech firms that fail to heed this advice will not be eligible for legal protection under the safe harbour clause in case of any user harm, sources said.

With 60 new models, car buyers to be spoilt for choice

CAR COMPANIES WILL roll out at least 60 models across price bands in 2024, looking to surpass record sales volumes seen in the current year amid cost challenges and a high base.

X violated contract by failing to pay millions in bonuses

TWITTER VIOLATED CONTRACTS by failing to pay millions of dollars in bonuses that the social media company, now called X Corp, had promised its employees, a federal judge ruled.

World wrestling body backs women's safety

Indian federation was suspended for failing to hold polls