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3 min read Last Updated : Aug 30 2024 | 7:31 PM IST

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6:26 PM

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance gets tax demand notices worth Rs 38.66 cr

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co receives tax demand notice worth Rs 38.66 crore.

6:09 PM

Somanathan takes over as cabinet secy

TV Somanathan took over as cabinet secretary on Friday following the superannuation of Rajiv Gauba, an official statement said. Gauba had been cabinet secretary since 2019 and completed an unprecedented five-year term. Until recently the Union finance secretary, Somanathan was named as the next cabinet secretary on August 10 with a two-year tenure.

5:44 PM

GDP grows 6.7% in Q1 FY25 against 8.2% a year ago

India’s GDP grows 6.7% in Q1 FY25 against 8.2% a year ago, show data.
 

5:17 PM

Vedanta unit gets tax demand notice for Rs 11.87 cr

Vedanta subsidiary gets tax demand notice for Rs 11.87 crore.

5:08 PM

Key infra sectors' growth slows down to 6.1% in July

The growth in production of eight key infrastructure sectors slowed down to 6.1 per cent in July this year due to a decline in the output of crude oil and natural gas, according to official data released on Friday. The growth rate, however, is up from 5.1 per cent in June.

4:59 PM

Eight core sectors' output growth slows down to 6.1% in July: Govt data

Eight core sectors' output growth slows down to 6.1 pc in July against 8.5 pc in same month last year: Govt data.

4:35 PM

News update: Court orders framing of charges of murder and others offences against Cong leader Jagdish Tytler

4:31 PM

Demolition drive in southeast Delhi, residents say not enough time given to move out

A demolition drive was carried out on Friday by authorities in southeast Delhi's Okhla Phase-2 JJ cluster under heavy security arrangements, officials said. Residents alleged that they have been living here for many years and that they were not given enough time to take out their belongings. Dheeraj, a resident of the area, said that they received a notice regarding the demolition two days ago.

4:28 PM

News update: Former Jharkhand CM Champai Soren joins BJP ahead of Assembly polls

4:08 PM

Term of 22nd law panel ends Saturday, report on UCC still in works

The term of the 22nd Law Commission, which is without a chairperson for the past few months, ends Saturday with its key report on the uniform civil code still in works. The report prepared by the law panel on simultaneous elections is ready and is pending submission to the law ministry. In the absence of a chairperson, the report cannot be submitted, people aware of the procedure noted.
 

3:57 PM

Army recovers landmine along LoC in Poonch

Army troops on Friday recovered a landmine along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said. An Army party found the landmine in the Pattri Gali area during a patrol along the LoC, they said. The patrol party secured the area and called the bomb disposal squad to destroy the mine, they added

3:46 PM

Vadhvan port will change the economic picture of this entire region, says PM Modi

"In the last one decade, development on India's coast has gained unprecedented pace, we have modernised ports, developed waterways... lakhs and crores of rupees have been invested in this direction. Private investment has also increased... our youth are getting its benefits, they are getting new opportunities. Today the whole world is looking at Vadhvan port... this will change the economic picture of this entire region," PM Modi said today.
 

3:42 PM

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is our deity; I apologise to him: PM Modi on collapse of warrior king's statue

The ‘New India' knows its strength and has left behind shackles of slavery, said PM Modi after laying the foundation stone of Vadhvan Port in Palghar.

3:34 PM

PM to inaugurate two-day long national conference on district judiciary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a two-day long national conference of district judiciary beginning Saturday. The function is being organised by the Supreme Court. “The prime minister will be releasing a coin and postage stamp to commemorate 75 years of the establishment of the apex court. The inaugural function will also be attended by Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State (independent charge) for Law and Justice among other dignitaries,” the apex court said in a release.

3:14 PM

PM Modi lays foundation stone of 218 fisheries projects of Rs 1,560 crore in Maharashtra's Palghar district

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates and lays foundation stone of 218 fisheries projects of Rs 1,560 crore in Maharashtra's Palghar district. 

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First Published: Aug 30 2024 | 9:10 AM IST