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Govt halves Budget support to oil firms, defers filling strategic reserves

The finance ministry in a post on X detailing the outcome of the budget announcements, informed about the halving of equity support and deferring of filling strategic reserves

Nitish Kumar turns up at Raj Bhavan high tea on R-Day, Tejashwi skips

The seat next to that of Kumar was occupied by senior JD(U) leader and minister Ashok Kumar Choudhary who removed the slip said to be bearing the name of Yadav before occupying the chair

Davis Cup: Indian team frets over visa denial to reserve player Prajwal Dev

While on-court preparations are in full swing, the denial of a visa to Dev is keeping the team management worried. All the Indian players, except Dev, received their visas on Thursday

Shoaib Malik denies match-fixing claims in Bangladesh Premier League

The rumours stemmed from social media handles insinuating that Malik's contract with the franchise was terminated due to suspicions of match-fixing

As many as 75,000 patents granted in last 10 months, says Piyush Goyal

The ministry has undertaken numerous legislative reforms to modernise IP (intellectual property) laws and streamline cumbersome administrative processes related to patents, trademarks, and copyrights

Disney Star mulls legal action against ZEEL for backing out from deal

According to the sources, this is a fallout of the collapse of its merger deal with Sony

'Padma awards for 4 people from France shows strength of ties with India'

The Padma awards were announced on Thursday, the day French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in India to be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade

King Charles III admitted to hospital for scheduled prostate operation

The procedure will be carried out at the London Clinic private hospital, where Catherine, the Princess of Wales, had surgery last week

Mumbai's liveliness, energy, pace of development inspiring: UNGA chief

The visiting dignitary made the comments during his meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, a release from the CM Office said. UNGA is the main policy-making organ of the United Nations

75th Republic Day: King Charles says he looks forward to working with India

Congratulating India on a successful G20 presidency last year, King Charles III said, I look forward to our countries continuing to work together to tackle the world's most pressing global challenges

Firmly with INDIA bloc but would like Congress to do introspection: JD(U)

State JD(U) president Umesh Singh Kushwaha made the statement, refuting rumours that his party, headed by the chief minister, was thinking of a return to the BJP-led NDA

Oxford terminates deal with TCS after technical glitch in admission test

In April 2023, the UK-based institution selected TCS iON, the learning and assessments-focused unit of TCS, for conducting the admission tests, replacing Cambridge Admissions Assessment Testing

ISRO successfully deploys magnetometer boom on board Aditya-L1 spacecraft

ISRO has successfully deployed the magnetometer boom on board the Aditya-L1 satellite to measure the low intensity interplanetary magnetic field in space

BLS E-Services IPO opens on Jan 30; price band set at Rs 129-135 per share

The issue will open for public subscription on January 30, and close on February 1, 2024, a company release said

187 fresh Covid-19 cases in India; 1 death reported in Maharashtra

The number of daily cases had dropped to double digits till December 5, but cases began to increase after emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions

Maratha quota stir: Protest peacefully, says Maharashtra deputy CM Fadnavis

Deputy CM Ajit Pawar said he supports reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and education

Oil regulator PNGRB launches drive to increase piped gas adoption

Stating that natural gas is clean and convenient fossil fuel, PNGRB said the campaign will be focussed on those areas where gas pipeline network has been laid or will be laid in the immediate future

Book on life, legacy of 'Jan nayak' Karpoori Thakur to hit stands in May

A new book on the life and legacy of former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur, commemorating the birth centenary of the political luminary, will hit the stands in May, Penguin announced

Republic Day 2024: J-K govt announces awards for 36 individuals of UT

Thirty-six people, including para archer and Arjuna Awardee Sheetal Devi, were selected for government awards in Jammu and Kashmir on the eve of Republic Day.

French aerospace giant Thales plans to set up avionics MRO in Delhi

The decision to set up the avionics MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) in Delhi is a "key initiative," a person in the know said