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Ram temple event: Ambanis, Bachchan among those on special guest list

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani and his family as well as Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan are among those who feature in a select state guest list of invitees to the consecration of the Ram temple

India's forex reserves jump $1.63 bn to $618.9 bn, shows RBI data

For the week ended January 12, the foreign currency assets -- a major component of the reserves -- increased USD 1.859 billion to USD 548.508 billion, the data said

Retail inflation for farm workers rose to 7.7% in December, shows data

Food inflation stood at 9.95 per cent and 9.80 per cent in December 2023, compared to 9.38 per cent and 9.14 per cent, respectively, in November 2023

Finolex Industries Oct-Dec quarter net profit grows 24% to Rs 89.21 cr

The company's profit margin rose to 8.7 per cent from 6.4 per cent in the year-ago period, the company said in a statement

FSSAI emphasises adoption of bio-pesticides in tea production

Planters raised concerns about the use of unauthorised pesticides in tea cultivation and urged the state government to impose a ban on such substances

Total corpus under pension funds crosses Rs 11 trillion: PFRDA chairman

The AUM has increased from Rs 10 lakh crore to Rs 11 lakh crore in 4 months 18 days (August 24, 2023 to January 10, 2024), he said, adding the private sector AUM crossed Rs 2 lakh crore

HC asks Supertech chairman to respond to ED's plea challenging interim bail

The high court noted that Arora, who was granted interim bail by a trial court here on Tuesday, has already been released from jail and listed the matter for further hearing on February 9

Facility to exchange, deposit Rs 2K notes to remain closed on Jan 22: RBI

Public sector banks, insurance companies, financial institutions and regional rural banks (RRBs) across the country will remain closed for half day on January 22

Modi 'best leader' for India, Indo-US relationship: US singer Mary Millben

Millben has a huge fan following in India and the Indian diaspora, in particular, after her rendition of the national anthem Jana Gana Mana' and a popular aarti in Hindi, Om Jai Jagadish Hare'

HFCL bags Rs 623 cr contract from domestic telco to supply 5G components

HFCL manufactures optical fibre and optical fibre cables, telecom products, including 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) products, 5G Transport Products, WiFi Systems, Switches, Routers

EPACK Durable IPO subscribed 77% on first day of listing: NSE data

The initial share sale received bids for 1,53,54,560 shares, as against 1,99,77,615 shares on offer, as per NSE data

Provide study material in Indian languages digitally: Govt to institutions

'UGC, AICTE and the Department of School Education have also been asked to take up the issue with regard to state schools and universities,' the Ministry of Education (MoE) said in a statement

Reliance Retail Q3 profit rises 31.87% to Rs 3,165 cr; revenue up 23.7%

Its revenue from operations surged 23.75 per cent to Rs 74,373 crore in the December quarter of FY24, led by its grocery, fashion & lifestyle and consumer electronics businesses

Wheat sown area crosses 34 mn hectares, pulses coverage lags: Govt data

Pulses have been sown in 155.13 lakh hectares in 2023-24 rabi season, down from 162.66 lakh hectares in the previous year. Area under gram, urad and moong remained lower, the data showed

NDRF developing app, national plan to bring down number of drowning deaths

Drowning accounts for more than 100 deaths per day or about 38,000 fatal casualties in a year in the country and the NDRF has decided to minimise these incidents, a senior officer said

SC collegium recommends K'taka HC CJ Varale's elevation as top court judge

Varale is among the senior-most High Court judges and is the only HC chief justice from the Scheduled Caste

Anant Raj raises Rs 500 cr via issue of shares to institutional investors

In November last year, Anant Raj Ltd planned to raise up to Rs 500 crore through issuance of securities to institutional investors

CESC Q3 net profit falls 10% to Rs 301 crore due to higher expenses

The total expenses rose to Rs 3,497 crore in the quarter under review from Rs 3,141 crore in the year-ago period

ED summons Sharad Pawar's grandnephew in MSCB money laundering case

The federal agency had raided the premises of Baramati Agro, a company owned by Rohit Pawar, and some linked entities on January 5 in Baramati, Pune, Aurangabad and some other locations

Rolls-Royce drives in Spectre; dealer expects luxury car sales to grow

The company on Friday introduced the Rolls-Royce Spectre, the company's first fully electric luxury sedan, with price starting at Rs 7.5 crore (ex-showroom)