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Jharkhand CM floods budget with goodies

Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand tabled its second supplementary budget for 2024-25 fiscal on Wednesday.

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December 12, 2024
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Jharkhand CM floods budget with goodies

Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand tabled its second supplementary budget for 2024-25 fiscal on Wednesday.

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December 12, 2024
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Didi reiterates plea to Centre on Bangladesh

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reiterated her demand seeking Centre to act and accommodate minorities who are willing to leave Bangladesh.

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December 12, 2024
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2 held for theft at MoS Suresh Gopi's home

Two persons have been arrested in connection with theft at Union Minister Suresh Gopi's house in this district, police said on Wednesday.

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December 12, 2024
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Four minors flee hostel, rescued

Four minor high school boys, inspired by a Telugu movie, escaped from their hostel in Visakhapatnam but were rescued by police at Vijayawada railway station, a police official said on Wednesday.

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December 12, 2024
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Bengal LoP ups ante over CM's Digha shrine 'motive'

Even as the West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reviewed the construction of Lord Jagannath temple at Digha in East Midnapore with monks and vice-president of Kolkata Iskcon Radharaman Das, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari slammed Mamata Banerjee for calling the Digha (Jagannath temple) to be like the Puri temple.

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December 12, 2024
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Four class XI girl students drown

Four class nine girl students from a residential school drowned in the sea at Murudeshwar in Uttara Kannada district, during an educational tour, police said on Wednesday.

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December 12, 2024
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Threatened' in B'desh, Iskcon devotee minor girl flees to WB

A teenage girl from Bangladesh was arrested by West Bengal Police after the BSF apprehended her after she allegedly crossed the border and illegally entered the Indian territory in Uttar Dinajpur district, an officer said on Wednesday.

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December 12, 2024
Naxalites kill BJP worker in Bijapur
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Naxalites kill BJP worker in Bijapur

Naxalites have killed a 35-year-old BJP worker in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district while claiming he was acting as a police informer, an official said on Wednesday.

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December 12, 2024
SMK cremated at his native village with full state honours
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SMK cremated at his native village with full state honours

Mortal remains of Somanhalli Mallaiah Krishna were consigned to flames with full state honours at his native Somanahalli village in Mandya.

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December 12, 2024
Women cell of JD(U) protests against Lalu's jibe at Nitish
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Women cell of JD(U) protests against Lalu's jibe at Nitish

A day after RJD supremo Lalu Prasad's controversial remark against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his proposed 'Mahila Samvad Yatra', planned later this month, JD(U)'s women cell took out a protest march in the state capital demanding an unconditional apology from the ex-CM.

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December 12, 2024
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Maha Kumbh: Cyber PS set up to prevent online frauds

Ahead of Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj in January, the Uttar Pradesh Police has established a cyber police station in the mela area to safeguard devotees from potential online scams, officials said on Wednesday.

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December 12, 2024
Zero tolerance on land grabbers: Yogi
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Zero tolerance on land grabbers: Yogi

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday directed the officials to remove encroachments on the land of the poor and take stringent legal action against the encroachers, ensuring justice to the victims.

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December 12, 2024
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RAHUL WANTS DUBEY REMARKS EXPUNGED

HOUSE MATTERS | Congress party is keen to participate in the legislative business listed for the Session, asserts Gaurav Gogoi

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December 12, 2024
'No Aadhaar card to people who did not apply for NRC'
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'No Aadhaar card to people who did not apply for NRC'

In an attempt to link the Aadhaar Card with the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Assam government on Wednesday decided that all applications to get the unique identity card will be rejected if the applicant or the family had not applied in NRC.

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December 12, 2024
Nifty forms indecisive 'Doji' candle
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Nifty forms indecisive 'Doji' candle

Nifty has to hold above 24550 zones for an up move towards 24700 then 24850 zones whereas supports can be seen at 24500 and 24400 zones.

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December 12, 2024
Ultra high net-worth individuals in India growing at 12% CAGR: Motilal Oswal
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Ultra high net-worth individuals in India growing at 12% CAGR: Motilal Oswal

The number of High Net-Worth Individuals (HNIs) and Ultra High Net-Worth Individuals (UHNIs) in India is growing at an impressive compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12 per cent, according to a report by Motilal Oswal.

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December 12, 2024
Maruti Suzuki eyes 8,000 overall service touchpoints by 2030-31
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Maruti Suzuki eyes 8,000 overall service touchpoints by 2030-31

Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday said it plans to increase its overall service network to 8,000 touchpoints by 2030-31, with an aim to reach closer to its customers.

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December 12, 2024
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CarDekho SEA raises $60 mn from Navis Capital, Dragon Fund

CarDekho's South Asia business unit (SEA) has raised USD 60 million (around Rs 510 crore) in a funding round led by Navis Capital Partners and Dragon Fund.

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December 12, 2024
Adani opts out of US funding for its Colombo Port project
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Adani opts out of US funding for its Colombo Port project

Billionaire Gautam Adani's group has pulled out of a loan deal with a US agency to fund a port terminal in Sri Lanka, saying it will use its own resources for the project.

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December 12, 2024
IATA chief optimistic about India providing more bilateral flying rights
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IATA chief optimistic about India providing more bilateral flying rights

Global airlines' grouping IATA's chief Willie Walsh has expressed optimism that India will provide more bilateral flying rights as Indian carriers are set to operate more wide-body planes in the coming years.

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December 12, 2024
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Tax on automobiles must be tech agnostic: TKM

Taxation of automobiles must be based on national goals of reducing fossil fuel consumption, decarbonisation and 'Make in India', and incentives must not be reserved only for a specific technology, according to Toyota Kirloskar Motor Executive Vice President & Country Head Vikram Gulati.

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December 12, 2024
Reliance, ReNew among 14 firms bid for incentives for green hydrogen production
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Reliance, ReNew among 14 firms bid for incentives for green hydrogen production

As many as 14 firms, including Reliance Green Hydrogen and Green Chemicals, ReNew E-Fuels, Waaree Clean Energy Solution, and Avaada Green H2 have submitted bids under the green hydrogen transition scheme.

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December 12, 2024
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'Stability' in economic policy is buzzword for new RBI Guv Malhotra

The incoming governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Sanjay Malhotra, unwittingly showed his age, being one day, whilst addressing the media at RBI headquarters in Mumbai on Wednesday.

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December 12, 2024
Coca-Cola to sell 40% stake of its bottling biz to Jubilant Bhartia Grp
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Coca-Cola to sell 40% stake of its bottling biz to Jubilant Bhartia Grp

Global beverage major Coca-Cola on Wednesday announced sale of 40 per cent stake in its India bottling business Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd (HCCBL) to Jubilant Bhartia Group.

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December 12, 2024
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US CPI inflation edges higher to 2.7% in Nov

Inflation in the US, as measured by the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 2.7% on a yearly basis in November from 2.6% in October, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Wednesday.

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December 12, 2024
CCI looking at killer, creeping acquisitions in digital market: Ravneet Kaur
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CCI looking at killer, creeping acquisitions in digital market: Ravneet Kaur

\"Killer acquisitions\" refer to a practice where a dominant company acquires a smaller competitor

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December 12, 2024
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Gilts end lower as new RBI chief speech disappoints

Prices of government bonds ended lower on Wednesday as comments by newly-appointed Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra disappointed traders, dealers said.

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December 12, 2024
Telecom PLI sees ₹3,998 cr worth actual investment: Govt
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Telecom PLI sees ₹3,998 cr worth actual investment: Govt

The production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for telecom and networking products has witnessed Rs 3,998 crore worth actual investment (against Rs 4,014 crore as committed investment) by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and non-MSMEs, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

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December 12, 2024
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SEBI to launch survey on risk awareness

Market regulator SEBI will conduct a pan India survey on how to bring more people into the capital market, create risk awareness and bridge the gaps in the ecosystem, a Sebi official said on Wednesday.

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December 12, 2024