Promise of sustained rise in MSP, but no legal guarantee

IN ITS MANIFESTO unveiled on Sunday, the BJP promised to continue with an increase in the minimum support price (MSP) from time to time, but refrained from acceding to the long-pending demand from a section of farmers for legal guarantee to these floor prices.

Easier domestic sales, exit for SEZs under new Bill

Long-pending Bill likely to be tabled in monsoon session

BJP manifesto for 2024 devoid of fiscal excess

Bullet trains, hike in Mudra loan limit among promises

Shadow of war looms, markets stay on edge

AT A TIME when Indian markets are at their all-time highs, they could find themselves caught in the crossfire due to the escalation in tensions between Iran and Israel.

Foreign funds shy away from real estate; investment falls 55% in Jan-March: Vestian

INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENTS IN real estate declined 55% annually in JanuaryMarch this year to $552 million as cautious foreign investors stayed away, pumping in only $11 million, according to Vestian.

What's next for Jane Goodall? An immersive spectacle in Tanzania

Dr Jane’s Dream is going up in Africa, where one can experience the primatologist’s scientific breakthroughs complete with termite mound)

Data restored shortly after it was deleted in January: Welspun

TEXTILE FIRM WELSPUN Living on Saturday clarified that it has recovered and restored all the data shortly after it was deleted by some miscreants in January this year.

China sea dispute: Marcos questions 'secret' Duterte deal

PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT FERDINAND Marcos Jr said a \"gentleman's agreement\" made by his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, with Beijing on the South China Sea dispute was deliberately hidden from the public. \"They call it gentleman's agreement.

US set to ring alarm bells over Chinese industry

Janet Yellen warned China's leaders that the nation's manufacturing power is a threat to global economic stability.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes cargo ship with 17 Indian sailors

Israeli-linked ship seized near the Strait of Hormuz

Someday, Earth will have a final total solar eclipse

The moon will drift far enough from Earth that it no longer fully obstructs the sun. However, predicting when this will happen poses numerous challenges

The declaration of intent

A statement can also conceal the true intention of the maker. False prophets make false statements. The statements that haunt Mr Narendra Modi are 'I shall put ₹15 lakh in the bank account of every Indian', 'I shall create 2 crore jobs a year' and‘I shall double the farmers' incomes', among others. They were laughed away by his lieutenants as election jumla

Don't let stress get under your skin

Delve into the complex relationship between mind and skin health and how it can have various implications on your overall well-being

A tech tale

A graphic novel that aims to demystify Aland serves as an explainer of sorts

Simplified payment system for pulses' import from Myanmar

THE GOVERNMENT ON Saturday asked importers from Myanmar to use the RupeeKyat trade mechanism for faster imports of pulses such as tur and urad.

BJP to release manifesto for Lok Sabha elections today

The BJP will release its manifesto-Sankalp Patra - for the Lok Sabha polls on Sunday, with its planks of welfare and development besides a roadmap for Viksit Bharat expected to figure prominently in its election agenda.

Farmers' loans to be waived if Congress comes to power: Rahul

CONGRESS LEADER RAHUL Gandhi on Saturday said loans of farmers will be waived if his party comes to power at the Centre. Addressing a rally in Sakoli in Maharashtra's Bhandara district, he said the main issues plaguing the people of the country were unemployment and inflation, though these were ignored by the media, which concentrated on programmes of the PM and celebrities.

SC to hear Kejriwal's plea against High Court's order tomorrow

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in judicial custody till April 15

Gaming industry doesn't require regulation: Modi

THE GAMING INDUSTRY does not require any regulation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday while asserting that it must remain free and only then will boom.

With chutney, mango and kokum, beer brands brewing desi flavours

BEER BRANDS ARE increasingly experimenting with unique, local ingredients to give a flavourful twist to the alcoholic beverage. Recently, homegrown craft beer company Bira 91 launched Chutney Sour, a limited-release beer inspired by the flavours of Indian street food and brewed with tamarind, a key ingredient in chutneys.

CBI files FIR against Megha Engg in alleged bribery case

THE CBI HAS registered an FIR against Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructure, which was the second-biggest buyer of electoral bonds worth ₹966 crore, in an alleged bribery case.

Maruti, Hyundai, M&M cars cross million-unit mark

MARUTI SUZUKI, HYUNDAI Motor India and Mahindra & Mahindra rank among the automakers whose brands have crossed the million-unit production mark. Maruti ranks at the top with 10 of its models having crossed the milestone, followed by Hyundai with five. Mahindra has one modelScorpio-featuring in the list. Honda Cars India is about to enter the list with its Honda City model, where the production currently stands at 980,000 units.

Idling gas-based power plants told to operate

Union power ministry invokes emergency clause

Drinks, beverage brands to lose health tag in e-retail

E-COMMERCE PLATFORMS AMAZON, Flipkart, BigBasket, etc, will have to remove all drinks and beverages like Bournvita, Horlicks, Protinex, etc, from the category of health drinks following a commerce ministry advisory.

Apple eyes overhaul of Mac line with Al-driven M4 chips

APPLE, AIMING TO boost sluggish computer sales, is preparing to overhaul its entire Mac line with a new family of in-house processors designed to highlight artificial intelligence (AI).

Work harder, rest longer: Mantra for India's Candidates on rest days

BEFORE THEY LEFT for Toronto to compete at the biggest tournament of the year, Viswanathan Anand hosted four of India's five Candidates contenders at his home over dinner.

Amazon Pay plans to offer credit on UPI

AMAZON PAY IS looking to offer credit on unified payments interface (UPI) to customers, and is working with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for the same.

Gobal investors turn to derivative proxies to gain debt exposure

OVERSEAS INVESTORS SEEKING exposure to India's debt ahead of its inclusion in global benchmark indexes are using proxy instruments such as offshore swaps as they aim to overcome the country's onerous investment regulations.

Vodafone Idea's mega FPO may keep stock price muted

VODAFONE IDEA'S 18,000 CRORE follow-on public offer (FPO), the biggest ever to hit the Indian stock market, is expected to keep the stock price muted in the near term due to the large number of new shares flooding the market, said market experts.

Trump plans to free Wall Street from 'regulations' if he wins

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