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Qwik Supply gave ₹395 crore to BJP

Another RIL-linked firm, Honeywell, purchased bonds worth ₹30 cr on April 8, 2021, gave all of them to the BJP

Ice cream, beverage sales may warm up to poll heat

Estimates suggest sales volume of ice creams and other dairy products could increase by 20%

'Systematic effort underway to cripple Cong'

Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Sonia Gandhi demand access to party's bank account

SC refuses to stay appointment of new EC members

Questions govt over the procedure

EC asks Centre to stop sending 'Viksit Bharat' messages on WhatsApp

The Election Commission on Thursday directed the Centre to immediately stop delivering bulk WhatsApp messages to people under the \"Viksit Bharat Sampark\" initiative to highlight the government's achievements.

Cong releases 3rd list for LS polls

Declares candidates for 11 seats in Guj, 17 in Karnataka, seven in Maharashtra

RBI:SROs must promote culture of compliance among members

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked the self-regulatory organisations (SROs) to promote a culture of compliance among regulated entities while giving special attention to smaller entities in the sector, in the final omnibus framework for recognising such organisations for regulated entities.

Yields drop on Fed's rate-cut signal

Government bond yields fell on Thursday, mirroring the decline in US Treasury yields, which softened following the outcome of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting.

Manufacturing propels biz activity to 8-mth high in Mar

India's private sector activity rose to an eightmonth high in March, helped by a pick-up in growth at goods producers and buoyant demand that prompted aggregate sales rising sharply.

Govt tightens noose around scrapping facility regulations

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) is set to ban retroactively granting \"consent to operate\" for vehicle-scrapping facilities (VSFS).

'India an oasis of growth'

Service sector alone cannot put India on a fast growth trajectory, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Thursday, while asserting that the next phase of the country's growth must come from manufacturing and smart urbanisation.

India, UK aim to sign FTA by July; legal vetting on

Greater mkt access for Indian exporters of labour-intensive products on cards

Patanjali tenders apology in ads case

Patanjali Ayurved tendered an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court on Thursday over misleading claims about the abilities of its medicines.

Airfares, hotel rates shoot up ahead of Holi, Good Friday

As March draws to a close, two consecutive long weekend opportunities Holi and Good Friday - are driving up hotel occupancy and airfares across major routes.

'Have enough pilots, won't cancel flights'

Akasa Air has enough pilots to prevent any cancellations during the summer schedule even as the new pilot duty time rules come into effect from June this year, the airline's chief executive officer (CEO) Vinay Dube (pictured) said on Thursday.

Domestic carriers set to operate 6% more flights this summer

Indian carriers are set to operate 24,275 domestic flights every week during this year's summer schedule, marking a 5.97 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase, according to data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday.

Recruitment firms tap into double-digit demand for semicon jobs

With four chip manufacturing facilities under construction across the country, the demand for talent in the semiconductor manufacturing sector has surged.

VW aims to drive in 15% sales growth this year

Firm expects to grow 2-3 times faster than Indian PV industry

Apple exceeds ₹1trn iPhone production milestone in FY24

Beats PLI goal 2 years early, targets ₹1.1 trn FOB by FY24-end

Naveen Jindal takes charge as president of Steel Association

Naveen Jindal (pictured), chairman, Jindal Steel and Power, on Thursday took charge as president of Indian Steel Association (ISA), the apex body for steel producers.

Flipkart gives 100% bonus and merit-linked payouts to staff

Amid a downturn in the technology sector, Flipkart is giving 100 per cent bonus to all employees and rolling out merit-linked payouts to eligible staff.

EC publishes electoral bond data with matching numbers

The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday evening made public a fresh set of electoral bond data, including alphanumeric numbers, which enable matching the purchases of these bonds ELECT with the political parties that received the funds.

ELECTRIC MOBILITY PROMOTION SCHEME - e2W makers fear ₹300 crore blow from new scheme

OEMs meet ministry officials, flag four key concerns

Delhi CM Kejriwal arrested by ED in excise policy case

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday night in an excise policy-linked money laundering case, officials said.

Apple Boss Visits China As iPhone Sales Stumble

Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook arrived in China on Wednesday touting the country's importance as a market and production base, reaching out to Chinese consumers who may be souring on the maker of iPhones.

World Happiness Report: Finland Retains Top Spot, India 126th

The 2024 World Happiness Report was released on Wednesday, with Finland as the happiest country for the seventh consecutive year.

Alcobev makers confront potent cocktail of brand expansion, surrogate ads

Alcohol beverage (alcobev) makers express confusion regarding the government's classification of the difference between brand extension and surrogate advertising.

India's top 1% earn 23% of income

Income inequality at 100-year high; worse than colonial era, says World Inequality Lab study

WAITING FOR ELON

Does the new EV policy do enough to lure the Tesla boss to make his iconic electric cars in India?

Back to office, everyone

\"Not cutting down on hiring, but want to end WFH,\" read the headline of an article quoting the MD of TCS (Business Standard, February 21, 2024).