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EAM S Jaishankar voices 'great concern' over situation in war-ravaged Gaza

India strongly condemned the terror attack by Hamas on October 7 last year

Sandeshkhali unrest: Guv writes to state, seeks Shajahan's immediate arrest

"The veracity of a reported incident of a child being thrown by miscreants may be looked into and if found to be correct, strict action may be taken and report submitted," Bose's letter read

Repeal of Muslim Marriage Act to distance Muslims from their religion: Min

The government has removed that system, he said and asked is there a provision of 'nikah' in the special marriage act

First US-India cybersecurity drive launched to strengthen IT partnership

US Consul General Mike Hankey said the initiative aims to unite top cyber security experts globally to create jobs and develop cutting-edge solutions

Haryana Assembly passes Bill to prohibit opening, running hookah bars

Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Haryana Amendment Bill, 2024, was passed in the evening

GPT Healthcare IPO receives 8.5 times subscription on final day of bidding

The category for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) got subscribed 17.30 times, while the quota for Non-Institutional Investors received 11.02 times subscription

Piyush Goyal urges textiles industry to work on long road map for sector

The textile minister said the industry needs to focus on the world market as it would help make the sector competitive

PNGRB for open access ATF pipelines to cut fuel costs, boost competition

Currently, ATF is transported by road and rail network and only a limited number of airports are linked with pipelines

Coal sector contributes Rs 70,000 cr every yr to Centre, states: Govt

The coal sector contributes over Rs 70,000 crore every year to the Centre and states, through GST, royalties and other levies, the government said on Monday.

Coal import for blending drops 37% to 19.36 million tonne in Apr-Jan period

The country's coal import for blending was 30.58 MT in the corresponding period of the previous financial year

India's growth, fast delivery new normal for world: PM at global summit

"They were the people who called Indians lazy. If there is hopelessness in those in power, how can they inspire hope among the people," Modi said

Indian businessman donates Rs 2.25 cr to free 900 prisoners in UAE

Firoz Merchant, 66, who is the owner of Pure Gold Jewellers, donated the money to the UAE authorities, a testament to the holy month's message of humility, humanity, forgiveness, and kindness

CBDT identifies mismatches in ITRs, dividend income info from third party

The Income Tax Department has identified certain mismatches between the information received from third parties on interest and dividend income, and the Income Tax Return (ITR) filed by taxpayers

FM Sitharaman asks RBI to hold monthly meetings with startup, fintech firms

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday asked Reserve Bank of India to hold monthly meetings with startup and fintech firms to address their concerns, officials said.

TVS Motor buys Killwatt shares worth Rs 35 cr to hike stake to 49%

The total consideration for the acquisition of 8,000 equity shares in Killwatt GmbH is 4 million euros, whereby 2 million euros will be paid on or before March 4

Govt expresses concerns in WTO meet over unilateral protectionist measures

The CBAM will translate into a 20-35 per cent tax on select imports into the EU starting January 1, 2026

Vijay Shekhar Sharma steps down as chairman of Paytm Payments Bank

The Reserve Bank has barred the PPBL from accepting deposits and credits from any customer post-March 15 for persistent non-compliances and continued material supervisory concerns in the bank

Farmers take out tractors rallies in Punjab, Haryana to protest against WTO

Farmers took out tractor rallies at several places in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh and burnt effigies, demanding the agriculture sector be taken out of the WTO agreement.

NTPC crosses 100 million tonne coal production mark from captive mines

While the first 50 MT coal production was achieved in 1,995 days on June 19, 2022, the next 50 MT coal production was achieved in 617 days only, NTPC said

PM lays foundation stones for redevelopment of 45 rail stations in Bengal

While foundation stones were laid in 22 stations under South Eastern Railway jurisdiction, the same was done for 23 stations under Eastern Railway limits, railway officials said