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Adani Group Ebitda surges record 47% in first half to cross Rs 43,000 cr

Trailing 12-month Ebitda of Rs 71,253 crore (USD 8.6 billion) is around 3x of FY19 (April 2018 to March 2019 fiscal year) Ebitda

BJP legislative party meet in Rajasthan on Tues, new CM announcement likely

The MLAs were informed Monday about the meeting of the legislative party, where the BJP's central leadership is expected to make known its choice for the post and end days of suspense

ONDC have to address liability issue to build trust: Consumers Affairs secy

ONDC is an initiative of the Commerce and Industry Ministry to create a facilitative model to help small retailers take advantage of digital commerce

Cooking gas for Ujjwala consumers cheapest compared to neighbours: Govt

The minister, during the Question Hour in the Upper House, said India imports 60 per cent of its LPG requirement. Despite volatile and high global prices of LPG, the government absorbed it, he noted

Tata Power, Indian Oil tie up to deploy 500 EV charging points across India

This strategic collaboration focuses on building a reliable and expansive intercity charging network which will help alleviate range anxiety for EV owners travelling between cities

Union ministers Vaishnaw, Irani, Puri, 2 CMs likely to attend WEF meet

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant and some ministers from Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana may also be in Davos for the annual gathering

Inox India, DOMS Industries among 5 companies to crowd IPO lane this week

Overall, the Indian IPO market witnessed more than 44 issues that collected around Rs 35,000 crore in the current fiscal FY24 (till November)

95 drones, mostly from Punjab, recovered, BSF deployment increased

The Western Command of the Border Security Force (BSF) is responsible for effective border management on the India-Pakistan border with five frontiers Kashmir, Jammu, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat

Refined copper demand likely to grow 11% in FY24 on infra boost: ICRA

Significant emphasis on the defence sector, and the expected higher penetration of electric vehicles and their associated infrastructure bode well for the domestic copper demand outlook

Dire need to widen CBI's powers: House panel on needing states' consent

The panel said that some safeguards should also be laid down to ensure objectivity and impartiality in the functioning of CBI so that the states also don't feel discriminated against

Loans worth Rs 9,790 crore disbursed to under PM SVANidhi scheme: Govt

The scheme was launched during the COVID-19 outbreak as a micro-credit scheme for urban street vendors that aims to provide collateral-free working capital loans up to Rs 50,000

Over 679,500 central govt pensioners as of Mar 2023: Finance Minsitry

The number of civil and defence pensioners stood at close to 114,200 and over 338,700, respectively. The number of telecom and postal pensioners stood at over 438,000 and 301,000, respectively

India's bio-economy grew from $10 bn to $80 bn in 8 years: Mandaviya

Mandaviya said India is currently among the top 12 destinations for biotechnology in the world with approximately three per cent share in the global biotechnology industry

India to work towards consensus-based 'declaration document' on AI: Govt

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the world's view on AI is almost converging, with global recognition and awareness around the dangers as well as transformative potential of this new tech

Granted ASI nod, Bihar gears up for excavation of 2,600-year-old site

The excavations will be made in Bhadaria village with links to Hindu mythology and Buddhism, in Banka district near the Chandan river

Pakistan dismisses SC's Article 370 verdict, says it has no legal value

The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld the Centre government's decision of August 2019 to abrogate Article 370, which bestowed a special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir

Varanasi court grants one more week to ASI to submit Gyanvapi survey report

This is the sixth time that the court has granted an extension to the ASI to file its survey report

GST evasion of Rs 345 cr detected against lottery distributors till Nov '23

Under income tax law, a 30% TDS is to be levied on winnings from lotteries, game shows, card games, online games provided the earnings exceed Rs 10,000 in a fiscal

Rs 27,131 crore spent on copper imports in FY23: Govt tells Parliament

The spurt in imports is due to increased demand in copper refining, reflecting a post-pandemic recovery, especially the growth in user sectors such as infrastructure, construction

Transition away from coal not happening in foreseeable future: Govt

Although India is pushing for renewable, non-fossil-based energy, but the share of coal in the energy basket is going to remain significant in the years ahead, Parliament was informed