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Registration of properties in Pune up 7% in Nov amid higher demand: Report

During January-November 2023, Pune city recorded total registrations of 137,217 properties, up 9 per cent from 125,702 registrations in the corresponding period of the last calendar year

Optimistic about EFTA deal with India before 2024 polls, says Swiss envoy

Both sides have been negotiating very closely and seriously over the last more than 12 months. I remain positive that the deal would be wrapped up before the (2024) elections," he told PTI

Politics of so-called freebies distort expenditure priorities: VP Dhankhar

The occasion also marked the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

Bengaluru tops in acid attacks against women in 2022, shows NCRB data

An analysis of the NCRB data showed that the national capital (Delhi) reported 7 cases of attempted attacks followed by Bengaluru which registered 3 such cases last year

Sebi to introduce fast track concept for public issuance of debt securities

The main intention of a fast track public issuance of debt securities is to facilitate frequent issuers with a consistent track record, to make public issues of debt securities with reduced time

India seeks to resolve WTO import duty dispute with EU on ICT goods

Under the MFN basis, a WTO member country can not give import duty concessions of goods only to one country or region as it would be a violation of global trade rules

FPIs invest Rs 26,505 cr in equities in first six sessions of December

This came following a net investment of Rs 9,000 crore in October. Before this, overseas investors withdrew 39,300 crore in August and September, data with the depositories showed

Sony confident for double-digit growth in India, helped by premiumisation

"FY24 is also looking very promising. We are looking forward to a growth of 15 to 20% as an overall company and of course, needless to say, profitability is also going to be good," Nayyar told PTI

FinMin to empanel bankers, law firms for OFS disinvestment, dribbling

The minimum experience for bidders in this category would be of five years in share broking. The bidder should have a minimum net worth (including that of its parent entity) of at least Rs 25 crore

In Punjab, road accidents caused more deaths in 2021, 2022: NCRB data

Road accidents have generally caused more injuries than deaths. However, in a few states such as Punjab, these have led to a higher number of fatalities than injuries, the data shows

India's power consumption grows nearly 9% to 1,099 bn units in April-Nov

The power ministry had estimated the country's electricity demand to touch 229 GW during summer. The demand did not reach the projected level in April-July due to unseasonal rain

Proposed US bill to charge large apps should be adopted in India: COAI

Telecom industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said that the proposed bill in the US vindicates the stand taken by service providers in India

Need consistent EV policy, no need for company-specific sops: FICCI

It shouldn't be that one day you say that Make in India is important..and then you say that now duties are reduced. Policy should be long-term and consistent," Motwani said

Condoning terror acts a great disservice to human rights cause: NHRC chief

In his address at an event to mark Human Rights Day at Bharat Mandapam, Justice Mishra also said the ethical ramifications of advancing technologies are "matter of grave concern"

Agri-commodities exports decline to 1.79 million tonnes in Sept: APEDA

In value terms, the export of farm items declined to Rs 14,153 crore during September from Rs 18,128 crore in August of this fiscal

USFDA pulls up Intas Pharma for manufacturing lapses at Ahmedabad plant

In a warning letter to the company's CEO and MD Nimish Chudgar, the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has pointed out various manufacturing lapses at the Matoda-Sanand, Ahmedabad-based facility

EU carbon tax to hurt global trade, not to stop carbon leakage: GTRI

It added that fossil fuels contribute to 90 per cent of Greenhouse and 75 per cent of carbon emissions and if decarbonization is the goal, the EU should heavily tax fossil-fuel imports

PM talking up transformative GDP but what matters is growth rates: Congress

Annual average GDP growth rate during the UPA government was 8.1 per cent against 5.4 per cent under the current dispensation, it further said

India's coal imports drop over 4 pc to 148 million in Apr-Oct period

Coking coal imports were at 33.74 MT during the first seven months of the ongoing financial year, slightly up against 32.74 MT in the year-ago period

Airlines can save Rs 150-180 cr by using Eastern Cross Taxiways: DIAL CEO

The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital, operated by DIAL (Delhi International Airport Ltd), handles up to 1,500 aircraft movements daily