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Sudha Murty urges govt to provide funds to promote storytelling in schools

Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty on Tuesday urged the union government to provide funds to schools to build halls where students can be taught values through storytelling.

Net direct tax kitty swells 14.7% to Rs 17.78 trillion till Feb 10

As per the data released by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), mop up from net non-corporate taxes, which include mainly personal income tax, grew 21 per cent year-on-year to about Rs 9.48 trn

AI Summit adds another aspect to India-France strategic ties: Foreign secy

In his address at the summit, Modi made a strong case for collective efforts to establish a global framework for artificial intelligence (AI) based on open source which enhances trust, transparency

HAL aims for Rs 2.2 trillion order book by 2030; expands production

HAL Chairman and Managing Director D K Sunil said the company has received orders worth Rs 55,000 crore in the first nine months of this fiscal year

Keystone Realtors Q3 results: Net profit falls 50% to Rs 15.07 crore

Total income also declined to Rs 485.82 crore in the third quarter of this fiscal from Rs 533.33 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding year

JEE-Main results: 14 candidates score perfect 100, maximum from Rajasthan

Twelve out of the 14 top scorers are from general category and one each from OBC and SC categories

Disbursed Rs 2,026 cr to Sahara cooperative societies' depositors: Shah

Shah, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha, said this disbursement is facilitated through the CRCS-Sahara Refund Portal, which was established following a Supreme Court order on March 29, 2023

Mkt share of top 15 developers doubled in last 5 yrs: Godrej Properties CEO

Gaurav Pandey said this budget has been quite exciting for not just real estate, but for the economy in general. He welcomed the 25 basis points reduction in repo rate by the Reserve Bank of India

Berger Paints India Q3 results: Net profit slips 1.4% to Rs 295.97 cr

Total expenses in the quarter stood at Rs 2,608.13 crore, up from Rs 2,504.32 crore in the year-ago period

Two Army personnel including officer killed in IED blast near LoC in Jammu

The officials said the troops were on patrolling duty when they were hit by the powerful explosion near a forward post in the Bhattal area at around 3:50 pm

Govt using almost entire borrowings in FY26 towards capex: FM Sitharaman

The fiscal deficit target is 4.4 per cent of the GDP for next fiscal

Ad revenue growth to see 7% jump to Rs 1,64,137 cr in 2025: GroupM report

WPP entity GroupM pegged the Indian advertising revenues across all media formats to grow at 7 per cent to Rs 1,64,137 crore in 2025, from Rs 1,53,407 crore in 2024

Oil retailers pick 26 PACS to set up retail petrol, diesel outlets: Shah

As informed by OMCs, 286 PACS from 25 states and Union Territories have submitted online applications to establish retail petrol/diesel outlets, of which 26 PACS have been selected by OMCs

Review of Chinese investment ban in India unlikely anytime soon, says CEA

Speaking at the IVCA event here, Nageswaran did acknowledge that both countries have been engaged in a conversation on the trade imbalances, probably drawing from the parleys on various issues lately

PNB fraud case: Mehul Choksi in Belgium for cancer treatment, says lawyer

A special PMLA court in Mumbai is hearing the Enforcement Directorate's plea to declare Choksi a fugitive economic offender (FEO)

40% rural youth struggle for jobs over lack of skills, language proficiency

The survey, which gathered insights from 1,200 youths and working individuals across five states - Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh

65% of Indians used AI, more than double the global avg: Microsoft study

"India is most excited about using AI for translations, answering questions, increasing efficiency at work and helping students with schoolwork," the report said

Over 20.5 mn farmer IDs created under Digital Agriculture Mission: Govt

Minister of State for Agriculture Ramnath Thakur said the State Farmer Registry under the Digital Agriculture Mission covers all landholder farmers, including women farmers

Granite producer Midwest gets Sebi nod for IPO worth Rs 650 crore

The proposed Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Hyderabad-based Midwest is a mix of fresh issue of shares up to Rs 250 crore and an Offer For Sale (OFS) of up to Rs 400 crore by promoters

PM Modi to inaugurate Global Investors Summit in Bhopal on Feb 24: CM Yadav

PM Modi will perform bhoomipujan ceremony of a cancer hospital in Chhatarpur on February 23 and inaugurate the GIS the next day, a state government official said