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Centre says likely to achieve fiscal deficit target of 5.9% of GDP in FY24

India's fiscal deficit in the first seven months of the financial year ending on March 31, 2024 was 8.04 trillion Indian rupees ($96.86 billion), or 45% of the estimate for the whole year

Google has removed 2,500 fraudulent loan apps from its Play Store, says FM

The government is constantly engaged with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and other regulators and stakeholders concerned to control fraudulent loan apps, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said

45 Oppn MPs suspended in Rajya Sabha, 33 in LS over security breach row

While 34 of the Rajya Sabha MPs were suspended for the remainder of the Winter session, 11 have been directed to stay away from the House pending an inquiry report on their conduct

ICRA revises FY24 GDP growth forecast to 6.5%, still below RBI's estimate

Earlier this month, the RBI had revised upwards its GDP estimate to 7 per cent from 6.5 per cent, calling the revised number a "conservative" one

Punjab CM announces 4% dearness allowance hike for govt employees

A decision in this regard was taken following a meeting with the representatives of the PSMSU here. During the meeting, Mann discussed various demands of the employees

Arvind Kejriwal issued fresh summons by ED in Delhi excise policy case

Kejriwal has been summoned on December 21. He was first called by the federal agency to appear on November 2, but he did not depose alleging that the notice was "vague, motivated"

Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 hits Ladakh, another felt in J-K's Kishtwar

According to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS), the tremor occurred at 3.48 pm and its epicentre was Kargil. There were no immediate reports of any casualty or damage

Govt to offer 26 blocks at 9th round of commercial coal mine auction on Wed

Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi will be the chief guest and Minister of State for Railways, Coal and Mines Raosaheb Patil Danve will be the guest of honour on the occasion

I-T dept seized Rs 5,095 cr assets in 4 years till FY23, Parliament told

The Income Tax department has seized assets worth Rs 5,095.45 crore through search and seizures actions on 2,980 groups in four years till 2022-23, Parliament was informed on Monday.

Just 2 out of 15 board directors in NSFDC from SC community: House panel

The Committee said that the equity support provided to NSFDC by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has been stopped from 2020-21 for three years till 2022-23

India, UK to hold next round of talks for free trade agreement in Jan

India and the UK launched the talks for a free-trade agreement (FTA) in January 2022, to conclude talks by Diwali (October, 2022), but the deadline was missed due to political developments in the UK

Drug mafia, illegal immigrants behind Manipur ethnic violence: CM

Nearly 200 people have died and over 60,000 were rendered homeless due to the ethnic conflict between the Kuki and Meitei communities since May

Big B becomes owner of Mumbai team in Indian Street Premier League

Amitabh Bachchan described the ISPL as an exciting and a noble concept. Recently, actors Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan were announced as the team owners of Srinagar and Bengaluru, respectively.

India should actively raise disputes against WTO incompatible schemes: GTRI

GTRI said for raising disputes, the government would require a professional setup akin to the US Trade Representative and a robust panel of experts as the current set up lacks depth

Electric buses penetration set to double to 8% next fiscal: Report

Favourable contracting terms under the GCC model, such as assured rentals, fee revision linked to inflation, and absence of traffic risk have aided the e-bus adoption thus far

From water conservation to cleanliness: PM puts forth 9 resolutions

The PM proposed these ideas while addressing the inaugural function of the Swarved Mahamandir on the second and final day of his visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi

NBCC sells commercial space for Rs 905 cr in Delhi's World Trade Centre

As of date, the company has sold a total unsold commercial inventory of 23.92 lakh square feet through open e-auction, having a sale value of Rs 9,656.62 crore

Innova Captab's IPO to open on Dec 21: Price band at Rs 426-448 per share

The maiden public issue comprises a fresh issue of equity shares worth up to Rs 320 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of up to 55.80 lakh equity shares by promoters and selling shareholders

Sri Lanka arrests 14 Indian fishermen for allegedly poaching in its waters

These fishermen were arrested on Sunday off the coast of Karainagar in the northern Jaffna peninsula, the Navy said in a release on Monday

Flexible office space market may rise to over Rs 14,000 cr in FY24: Report

As per the report, the annual co-working market size in terms of rental income is estimated to rise to Rs 14,227 crore this fiscal from Rs 8,903 crore in the previous year