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BJP begins preparations for Telangana assembly polls scheduled for 2023-end

A senior BJP functionary said that one senior leader who is an NEC member including union ministers will spend two days or 48 hours in each assembly constituency before the National Executive meeting

India continues to grapple with power crisis after coal price surge: Report

The global price pressure eroded India's import volumes and reduced its power plant stockpiles to critically low levels just as an unrelenting heat wave pushed demand to unprecedented levels

Nine states, one UT in red due to monsoon rainfall deficit, says IMD

Due to absence of supportive system, the monsoon progress has been slower than expected apart from sending several areas worrying about shortfall in rainfall

Court allows Alt News' Zubair to meet his counsel for 30 mins once a day

Alt news co-founder Mohammed Zubair has been allowed by a court here to meet his counsel once a day for half an hour in police custody for providing legal assistance, a senior police official said

Bengaluru to host 9 meets related to G20 Summit: Karnataka CM Bommai

Karnataka CM Bommai said the G20 Summit 2023 is set to be held in India under the leadership of PM Modi, adding it is proof of his success in showcasing India's strength as a global power to the world

Rahul Gandhi criticises BJP over Alt News co-founder Zubair's arrest

Journalist and Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday evening on charges of hurting religious sentiments under sections of the Indian Penal Code

AAP govt presents first budget in Punjab; to provide 300 units free power

A day after a humiliating electoral defeat in its stronghold parliamentary seat, the govt in Punjab in its first Budget on , and also provisioned for supplying 300 units of free electricity

Root, Bairstow help England complete Test series clean sweep against NZ

Bairstow remained unbeaten on a 44-ball 71, while Root scored 86 not out as England reached 296/3 in 54.3 overs for a dominant seven-wicket victory

Over a quarter of MSMEs lost over 3% market share due to Covid: Crisil

More than a quarter of India's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) lost over three per cent market share due to the Covid-19 pandemic, said Crisil Ltd on Monday.

Ola Electric's HR Director quits after 14 months as top executives depart

The resignation drive of senior executives at Ola Electric continues and now, its Director HR Ranjit Kondeshan has decided to move on.

Intel offers tech-based solutions to tackle road safety issues in India

Intel on Monday partnered with leading technology and transportation providers, vehicle makers, academia, and government to collaborate and bring solutions to address road safety-related challenges.

Mamata Banerjee slams Centre over ED notice to Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut

West Bengal Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday hit out at the Centre over the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s summons to Shiv Sena leader, Sanjay Raut over questioning on an alleged money laundering case.

Stablecoins not stable, have 'no role' as money, warns top banker

As cryptocurrencies get hammered in the economic meltdown, stablecoins -- whose value is pegged to another asset like a fiat currency or a commodity -- are also bad investments and are ill-suited as a form of money, Siddharth Tiwari, the Asia-Pacific head of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), has said.

War should end before winter sets in, Ukrainian President Zelensky tells G7

In a virtual address to the G7 Summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that he wanted the ongoing war waged by Russia against his country to end before winter.

India saw 9.36 bn transactions worth Rs 10.2 trn in Q1 2022, UPI leads

India saw 9.36 billion transactions amounting to Rs 10.25 trillion in the first quarter (January-March period) via various payment modes led by UPI, a new report showed

Meta builds AI models for realistic sound experience in VR environments

Meta (formerly Facebook) has built three new artificial intelligence (AI) models designed to make sound more realistic in mixed and virtual reality experiences

'Not getting legal assistance', Bishnoi's father in SC in Moose Wala case

The father of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi has moved the Supreme Court complaining that his son was not any legal assistance in Mansa in Punjab, and also challenged a Delhi court's transit remand order

ED questions actress Jacqueline Fernandez in conman Chandrashekhar case

Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez on Monday reached the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) headquarters here for questioning in connection with her alleged links with conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar

Rahul Gandhi's office was attacked on directions of CM office: Congress

The Kerala Assembly on the opening day of the session on Monday witnessed tumultuous scenes with the Congress-led opposition staging a walk-out amid sloganeering

Indian non-banking finance sector's profit to be stable: Fitch Ratings

Improving credit growth, decreasing asset-quality risks will be the character of Indian non-banking financial institutions (NBFI) during FY23, said Fitch Ratings on Monday