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Sonia Gandhi reconstitutes Congress Working Committee

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Congress drops Gulam Nabi Azad, Ambika Soni, Mallikarjun Khadge from list of general secretaries

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SEBI announces changes to constitution of multi-cap funds

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Friday announced changes to the constitution of multi-cap funds, wherein the regulator has directed such funds to have a minimum corpus of 75 per cent invested in equities.

So far, the minimum mandated investment in equity and equity-related instruments stood at 65 per cent of total assets, with no guidelines on how they were allocated across segments.

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Maharashtra govt releases guidelines for hotels to resume operations

The Maharashtra government released a standard operating procedure and guidelines for hotels, lodges and resorts, which have been permitted to resume operations at 100 per cent capacity amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Barring containment zones, hotels, resorts, homestays, farm stays etc in rest of the state will be allowed to operate.

 

As per the guidelines, which have been circulated to all stakeholders, all travellers will be screened at entry point using thermal guns to record their body temperature and check for symptoms of cough and cold. Only asymptomatic tourists will be permitted to stay, it was stated.

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Gujarat ranked best state in providing strong ecosystem for startups: DPIIT

Gujarat has again emerged as the best performer in developing startup ecosystem for budding entrepreneurs, according to the ranking of states and union territories (UTs) done by the department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT).

 

Gujarat was categorised as the best performer among all states and Delhi, barring north-eastern states and other UTs. Read more

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Govt extends deadline for merchant bankers to bid for IRCTC till Sept 14

The government has extended the deadline for merchant bankers to bid for managing IRCTC stake sale by 4 days till September 14.

 

The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) has initiated the process to sell 15-20 per cent stake in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp (IRCTC) via offer for sale (OFS) and had last month invited bids from merchant bankers by September 10. Read on

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State Ranking Framework 2020 for startups underway: DPIIT

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has started working on State Ranking Framework 2020 for startups and it will take into account the feedback of the participating states and UTs, according to a report.

 

The ranking based on the 2019 framework was released by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday in which Gujarat bagged the top position.

 

The DPIIT's report said the next framework delves deeper into policies and incentives and builds on comprehensive accounts of states in the process of the ranking exercise of 2019.

8:15 PM

Social activist Swami Agnivesh passes away at 80

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Govt working on database of migrant labourers: Minister

Union Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Friday said the government is working on creating a database of migrant labourers so that they get direct benefit of various welfare schemes.

 

Speaking at an event after inauguration of a new building of the Labour Bureau Bhawan here, the Minister of State (Independent charge) for Labour and Employment said an accurate database is crucial for formulation of any policy. Read more

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Railway to soon link all Northeast state capitals, Bangladesh: Goyal

The Indian Railways are working on connecting capitals of all eight northeastern states and also executing a project to link up with Bangladesh's railway networks to facilitate communication with other parts of India via the neighbouring country, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.

 

With the Centre's focus on all-round development of the region through better linkages, the Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) had already connected Assam's main city of Guwahati (adjoining capital Dispur), Tripura's capital Agartala and Arunachal Pradesh's Itanagar. Read more