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Comparisons with Dhoni hurt but there's nobody like him in my life: Pant

Pant is still recovering from a life-threatening car crash in 2022 and acknowledged that at this stage, Dhoni is the only person with whom he is comfortable sharing just about everything in his life.

IND vs ENG 2nd Test Jaiswal's stroke-filled ton takes India to 225/3 at Tea

Jaiswal (125 batting off 185 balls) changed the tempo of the innings with his attractive strokeplay in the second session, in which India collected 122 runs in 32 overs.

Avg monthly GST earnings to grow 11% to Rs 1.85 trn in FY25: Revenue secy

The government expects average monthly GST collections to touch about Rs 1.85 trn in the next fiscal, up from about Rs 1.66 trn this year

Bharti Airtel to allot 3.86 million equity shares to certain FCCB holders

This follows receipt of notice for conversion of FCCBs (Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds) of principal value of USD 27,795,000 from the FCCBs holders

I-T dept will erase petty tax demands on its own, says CBDT chairman

He said only the base figure of the demand (Rs 25,000 and Rs 10,000) will be the "deciding factor" for such cases and not the interest amount riding on the basic demand over the years

Fiscal deficit target of 5.1% ambitious but achievable: Finance secretary

Besides, he said, the government has projected a slight increase in non-tax revenue from a high base during the current financial year

Indian Air Force to showcase firepower in Pokharan on February 17

Fighter jet Rafale, Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand and Apache attack helicopters will be among the assets taking part in the exercise for the first time

Authorities look at Airport design, e-biometrics to speed up immigration

During the meeting, there were discussions on the solutions derived from studying international airport model such as those of Singapore and Canada

Sebi mulls revamping nominations framework to reduce unclaimed assets

Sebi noted that the primary factors contributing to the increase in unclaimed assets are incomplete nominations or unavailability of nominations for financial assets in the securities markets

Coal India fuel supply to thermal power plants rises by 5pc in Apr-Jan FY24

On an average CIL loaded a record 315.2 rakes per day to all consuming sectors, which is 7.2 rakes higher than earlier 308 rakes record achieved for a month in March 2021

Gujarat govt presents Rs 3.32 trillion Budget; no new taxes proposed

The BJP-ruled Gujarat government on Friday presented a Rs 3.32 lakh crore budget that imposed no new taxes.

Lack of drag flickers concerning for Indian women's hockey: Schopman

If you look at any other country in the top 10, they have 5-6 drag flickers and we do not; so there's work that needs to be happening in talent development, says Janneke Schopman

Edtech firm Byju's says investors have no voting rights on CEO change

At least six BYJU's investors have called for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to address issues at the edtech major and oust founders from having control over the firm

Budget announcements to boost India's innovation-led economy: DPIIT secy

Provisions related to R&D "hopefully trigger some greater private sector investments in R&D. Announcement of a new scheme for strengthening deep-tech technologies is good for startups also

Apple India Dec qtr revenue hits record high on strong iPhone sales: Cook

According to market research firm Counterpoint Research, Apple led the India market with highest revenue in 2023 for the first time, while Samsung topped the chart in terms of volume sales

NIIT Q3 results: Net profit marginally up at Rs 14.3 cr; revenue declines

The revenue from operations declined by 8.59 per cent to Rs 85.17 crore in the third quarter from Rs 93.18 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing

Growth rate of about 7% next year eminently doable, says DEA secretary

The interim Budget 2024-25 projected a nominal GDP growth 10.5 per cent against the 11 per cent for the current fiscal

Blackstone-backed Aadhar Housing files Rs 5,000 cr IPO papers with Sebi

It has a network of 471 branches, including 91 sales offices, as of September 30, 2023

Govt to sell Bharat Rice at Rs 29/kg in retail; traders to disclose stocks

The government is already selling Bharat Atta at Rs 27.50 per kg and Bharat Dal (chana) at Rs 60 per kg

If BJP can rig mayoral polls, imagine what it can do in LS polls: Kejriwal

The national convener of the AAP also alleged that a large number of party workers and leaders were stopped and detained by police to prevent them from joining the protest