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Revanth Reddy takes oath as Telangana CM, approves Cong's 6 poll guarantees

In his first decision after taking the oath, the 54-year-old CM began the process of implementing the Congress' six poll guarantees, and his second plan is to provide jobs to disabled women

122 YouTube-based news channels blocked since Dec 2021: Anurag Thakur

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, said the channels carried content that was violative of Section 69A of the Information Technology Act

Rs 24,000 cr investments at Bengal biz meet to be implemented over 2 yrs

Business organisations and trade bodies of eight districts in the northern part of West Bengal have participated in the business meet held here on Thursday

Govt sanctions Rs 626 cr to build strategically important road in Arunachal

The 53.04-km Tato-Monigong Road will ensure all-weather connectivity to the India-China border and ensure socio-economic development in the region

Vivo PMLA case: Court to decide on taking cognisance of charge sheet on Wed

The charge sheet was filed under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act before Special Judge Kiran Gupta, who on Thursday posted the matter for consideration on December 13

AMNS India plans Rs 100 cr capital infusion on 3 scrap processing centres

Gujarat-based AMNS India plans to set up two centres at Hazira and Ahmedabad in Gujarat, and one in Khopoli, Maharashtra, a company official said

Hyundai, Ducati latest automakers to increase vehicle prices from January 1

The company joins the likes of Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Honda and Audi among others which have also announced plans to increase vehicle prices in January

EV retail sales grow 25.5% to 152,606 units in November, says Fada

The e-two-wheeler sales were 18.82 per cent higher at 91,243 units during the previous month from 76,791 units in November 2022

UK PM Sunak fights back amid leadership turmoil over deportation policy

The latest row comes as Sunak continues to try and finetune his pitch for a general election expected in the next 12 months, amid a deeply divided Conservative Party

West Bengal clears bill to impose 28% GST on online gaming, horse racing

Minister of State for Finance Chandrima Bhattacharya said when the West Bengal Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023, will become an Act, it will augment the revenue of the state

SC allows Kerala's review plea seeking modification of 2022 ruling on ESZ

The Kerala government had filed a review petition for modification of the June 3, 2022 verdict of the apex court and sought exclusion of inhabited areas from the proposed ESZ

Govt bans sugarcane juice, syrup for ethanol making in 2023-24 supply year

The decision by the ministry comes in the backdrop of estimated fall in sugar production in 2023-24 marketing year (October-September)

Centre permits export of 20 MT of non-basmati rice to earthquake-hit Nepal

Though exports of non-basmati white rice were banned on July 20 to boost domestic supply, exports are allowed on the basis of permission granted by the government to certain countries

Submit bids for green hydrogen, electrolyser mfg projects by Dec 12: Govt

In January 2023, the Union Cabinet approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) with an outlay of Rs 19,744 crore to make India a global hub for manufacturing this clean source of energy

Renewable energy capacity to reach 170 GW by March 2025: ICRA analyst

The country's installed renewable energy capacity was at 130 GW as of October 2023, Vikram V, Vice President & Sector Head - Corporate Ratings, Icra, said in a webinar

Tata Motors partners with HDFC Bank for commercial vehicle financing

This alliance will cover all commercial vehicles offered by Tata Motors, including buses, trucks and small commercial vehicles and pickups

Probe panel constituted on US inputs: Jaishankar on Pannun plot case

Last month, US federal prosecutors charged Indian national Nikhil Gupta with working with an Indian government employee in the foiled plot to kill Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun

Number of air passengers has gone up from 60 mn in 2014 to 145 mn now: Govt

Scindia said that the civil aviation sector is a deregulated sector and despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and rising jet fuel cost, airfares have not increased in the same proportion

Cyclone Michaung: MHA to release Centre's aid to SDRF to AP, TN in advance

According to data shared by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), nearly 40 lakh people from 194 villages and two towns were affected by Michaung's impact, including the inundation of 25 villages

Digital economy to contribute 20% of GDP by 2026: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

In 2014, the digital economy was around 4.5 per cent of the GDP and today it is 11 per cent. By 2026, digital economy will account for 20 per cent or one-fifth of the Indian GDP, he said