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RETAIL INFLATION AT 4-MONTH HIGH, INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT UP

WITH high food prices refusing to ebb, the country's retail inflation in June increased to a fourmonth high of 5.08% from 4.75% in the previous month.

June 25 notified as Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas to observe Emergency anniv

THE government on Friday notified its decision to observe June 25, the day Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency in the country in 1975, as Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas (Day of murder of the Constitution) to commemorate the massive contributions of those who endured inhuman pains during that period.

TN bristles as K'taka refuses Cauvery water

A fresh round of dispute broke out between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu after the upper riparian state on Friday refused to enforce the direction of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) to release 20 tmcft of water to Tamil Nadu from July 12 to 31 and announced its decision to file an appeal with the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) against the order.

Tiruppur garment manufacturers in knots as domestic demand slumps 60%

FOR the Tiruppur knitwear industry that's already facing headwinds in the export market due to competition from Bangladesh and China, trouble is brewing in the domestic front too as knitwear production in the city for the Indian market, valued at 30,000 crore, has dropped by nearly 60% this year.

Israel's Gaza City Bombing Continues

FIGHTING and bombardment shook Gaza's biggest city on Thursday even after Israel's military declared an end to its operation in an eastern district that saw Gaza City's heaviest combat in months.

On night of drama in stands, Colombia advance to final

LIVERPOOL star Darwin Nunez and other Uruguay players were involved in a brawl with Colombian fans which erupted after their 1-0 Copa America semi-final defeat on Wednesday.

Manufacturing sector seeks major reforms from FM

AS the Union budget FY25 is approaching, manufacturing sector is seeking major reforms from finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

PM meets economists ahead of Union Budget

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmal Sitharaman met eminent economists on Thursday seeking their views ahead of the Union Budget on 23 July.

GST on corp guarantee needs clarification: Experts

THE recent goods and services tax (GST) notification has clarified that the 1% charge on corporate guarantees between related parties applies yearly, not for each transaction.

RBI unlikely to change interest rate soon

RESERVE Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said the question of change of stance on interest rate is quite premature given the gap between current inflation and 4% target.

With 36 bn-dollar realty firms, India pips China

THE deepening crisis in the Chinese realty market has seen India overtaking the northern neighbour in terms of number of billion-dollar real estate companies with 36 in 2024, which is six more than in the Middle Kingdom, which had before the crisis as many as 100 of them.

TCS profit up 9%, FY25 will be better than FY24: CEO

THE country's largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday reported a 8.7% increase in its consolidated net profit for the June quarter at ₹12,040 crore, compared to ₹11,074 in the same quarter last year.

Govt mulls shipbuilding clusters along coasts

Initiative seeks to boost shipbuilding activities, drive economic growth in India by tapping potential in the sector

Macron suggests broad coalition govt in Paris

FRENCH left-wingers attacked President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday after he called for a broad coalition government, demanding that their movement alone should propose a prime minister.

NATO warned of escalation of Ukraine conflict

CHINA on Thursday warned NATO against \"provoking confrontation\" over its ties with Russia, after the alliance accused Beijing of playing a key role in helping Moscow's assault on Ukraine.

Clooney, Douglas, Pelosi urge Joe Biden to drop out

President to give his first press conference on July 11 after debate failure

23 tigers died in MP in first six months of 2024, followed by 14 in Maharashtra

AS many as 23 tiger mortalities have been reported in the 'Tiger State' Madhya Pradesh in the first six months of the current year.

Patidar leaders and Gujarat BJP in war of words after IFFCO election

THE cold war between Gujarat BJP leaders and the president of the influential Patidar Community organisation took another turn when senior leader Naresh Patel, an influential Patidar leadewr, responded to Jayesh Radadiya's May 2024 barbs on Thursday, almost three months later.

10 schools ordered to return ₹65 cr illegally collected fees in MP

IN a significant action against private schools for \"arbitrarily increasing fees,\" authorities in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh, have ordered ten schools to refund a whopping ₹69.19 crore-plus to parents which was collected by hiking tuition fees in violation of the existing law.

Concerned as talks among parties are missing: Dhankhar

VICE President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday bemoaned the absence of dialogue among political parties, saying decorum and discipline are the “heart of democracy.

Panel formed on IAS officer's claim on certs

IN the wake of massive controversy around alleged fake certificates submitted by 2022-batch trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, the government on Thursday constituted a onemember probe panel to investigate the matter.

CBI arrests another suspect from Bihar in NEET leak

Rakesh Kumar from Nalanda a member of Sanjeev Mukhiya gang

7 critical defence, aerospace projects for private sector okayed by Centre

TO raise the private sector's contribution in defence and aerospace manufacturing, the government on Thursday decided to sanction seven new projects under the Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme.

WHO concerned over teenage pregnancies

ALMOST 6 million teenage girls, aged 15 to 19, give birth annually in the South East Asia Region, including India, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday.

CBI chargesheet may limit offences as 'no major conspiracy' in paper leak

THE CBI, probing the UGCNET paper leak, has not found any large-scale conspiracy in the case and would limit its likely charge sheet to offences of attempt to cheat or cheating, officials said on Thursday.

Day after visit, Rahul says Oppn will take up Manipur in Budget session

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that the Congress and the INDIA bloc will raise the Manipur issue in Parliament and will put pressure on the government to find a solution.

After losing LS polls, Smriti Irani vacates govt bungalow in New Delhi

FORMER union minister Smriti Irani, who lost the recently held Lok Sabha elections, has vacated her official bungalow, as per the rules, allotted at Tughlak Crescent in Lutyens' Delhi.

Criminal laws: 'Procedural safeguards exist for states'

THOUGH the jury is still out on whether state governments are competent to make amendments to the three new criminal laws, constitutional experts say that states can bring in procedural safeguards without being in conflict with the central law.

India gave Buddha, not yuddha: PM

India as Vishwabandhu has contributed to global progress, Modi tells Indian community

THE SYMBOLISM OF FOOTWEAR

IN his classic essay on art, 'The Origin of the Work of Art', Martin Heidegger analyses a pair of shoes as depicted in a painting of Vincent van Gogh.