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Modi accuses Congress of ignoring NE development

ASSERTING THAT THE Northeast's development is crucial to fulfil the objective of Viksit Bharat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress of ignoring the region for decades.

All-weather connectivity in Tawang with Sela Tunnel inauguration

Tunnel to reduce travel time to Tawang by an hour

Americans get caught in cricket's spin, ticket prices hit a high

Ind-vs-Pak T20 WC match going for ₹34L a ticket

India, EFTA to sign trade pact today

INDIA AND FOUR-NATION European bloc EFTA will sign a free trade agreement on Sunday, which is likely to help promote investments and exports of key domestic services sectors such as IT, audio-visual, and movement of skilled professionals, an official said.

Three major compact SUV launches lined up this year

Toyota, Skoda Volkswagen to enter space

B'luru firm develops India's fastest router

Nivetti’s 2.4 tbps router gives fillip to Digital India

Bengaluru businesses hit as water crisis worsens

BENGALURU'S ACUTE Indian WATER shortage is slowing production at its garment factories, doubling restaurant water bills and forcing managers at some global firms in \"India's Silicon Valley\" to accommodate unusual employee demands.

Kick-off to history: Sunny Singh first Indian-origin referee in EPL

WHEN SUNNY SINGH Gill blows the whistle at London's Selhurst Park Stadium on Saturday, he will become the first person of South Asian origin to referee a match in the English Premier League (EPL). And in doing so, he will be carrying forward the family legacy.

Cong announces 1st list, Rahul from Wayanad

CONGRESS LEADER RAHUL Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Kerala's Wayanad once again as the party announced its first list of 39 candidates on Friday.

Chandrababu set to return to NDA fold

THE BJP IS on the verge of striking an electoral deal with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Jana Sena Party (JSP) in Andhra Pradesh and taking a major stride towards bringing back one of its major former allies to the NDA fold.

Bank employees to receive 17% hike in salary

Centre yet to approve five-day work week

Gold heads for best week in 5 months

GOLD PRICES HIT record highs for a fourth consecutive session on Friday on growing speculations over June interest rate cuts ahead of key US jobs data due later in the day.

RBI reduces VRR auction size as liquidity tightness eases

THE RESERVE BANK of India (RBI) has scaled down the size of its variable rate repo (VRR) auction over the past two months, indicating a gradual easing of liquidity tightness in the banking system.

Muscle cars, SUVS or school buses?

The GLS and the X7 are so big that you can ferry half a classroom in each. These have mighty engines, anda joint value of 3 crore

'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama dies

JAPANESE MANGA COMIC creator Akira Toriyama, best known for his \"Dragon Ball\" series that spawned widely popular films, video games, and TV shows, died on March 1 from a blood clot in his brain, his production studio said on Friday. He was 68.

Democracy, freedom under threat in US and world under Trump: Biden

SEEKING A SECOND term, US President Joe Biden has launched a vitriolic attack against his rival and predecessor Donald Trump and accused him of threatening democracy within the country and globally, kneeling before Russia and supporting \"resentment, revenge and retribution\".

Next round of spectrum auction begins on May 20

Airwaves worth over ₹96K cr to be up for sale

Tata Motors plans to manufacture bigger cars at Sanand-1 facility

TATA MOTORS IS planning to enable the manufacturing of bigger cars at its Sanand plant in Gujarat. The facility currently produces passenger vehicle models such as Tiago, Tiago AMT, Tiago.ev, Tiago iCNG, Tigor, Tigor AMT, Tigor EV, Tigor iCNG and XPRES-TEV.

Retailers dial phone makers over claims settlement delay

SMARTPHONE COMPANIES SUCH as Samsung, Oppo, Xiaomi, Vivo, and realme, on Friday received communications from over 150,000 mobile phone retailers across the country over delay in claims settlement.

CPI inflation may ease to 5% in Feb

INDIA'S RETAIL INFLATION, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), is likely to ease to a four-month low of 5% in February from 5.1% in January, primarily due to the statistical effect of a high base and declining vegetable prices, suggests a median poll of 17 economists. In February 2023, CPI inflation stood at 6.44%.

Govt extends tax remission scheme benefits to SEZs

THE GOVERNMENT ON Friday announced that units in special economic zones (SEZs), export-oriented units (EOUS) and advance authorisation holders will now be eligible for benefits under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RODTEP) scheme.

Poll bonds: SC to hear SBI's plea on Monday

A FIVE-JUDGE CONSTITUTION bench of the Supreme Court will hear on March 11 an application filed by the State Bank of India (SBI) seeking extension of time till June 30 to disclose details of each electoral bond encashed by political parties before the scheme was scrapped last month.

Create on India, create for world: PM

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi on Friday urged content creators to start a 'Create on India' movement and share stories with the world on India's culture, heritage, and traditions.

Ahead of polls, LPG price cut by ₹100

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi on Friday announced a cut of 100 in the prices of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The price cut will be applicable from Friday.

CIL signs pacts on critical minerals with Australian firms

IN A BID to diversify into critical mineral mining and global resource acquisition, Coal India (CIL) has entered into two non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with companies in New South Wales, Australia, the coal ministry said on Friday.

CPSE dividends surpass RE, may touch ₹65Kcr

Receipts at ₹61,981 cr already, versus revised estimate of ₹50,000 cr

China readies $27-bn chip fund to counter US curbs

CHINA IS IN the process of raising more than $27 billion for its largest chip fund to date, accelerating the development of cutting-edge technologies to counter a US campaign to thwart its rise.

IDBI Bank: RBI decision on bidders this month

THE RESERVE BANK of India's (RBI) much-awaited decision on the fit-and-proper profiles of the bidders for IDBI Bank will likely be conveyed this month to the government, IDB a source privy to the matter said.

Baron marks up Swiggy's value to $12.1 billion

AN investor in Swiggy, has increased the value of its stake in the food tech platform, implying a valuation of $12.16 billion, 13% higher than the $10.7 billion at which the firm secured funding in early 2022.

RBI, Sebi to widen probe into debt issue managers

THE RESERVE BANK of India (RBI) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) are widening an investigation into how merchant banks manage retail subscriptions in public debt issues, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.