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SJVN inks pact with PFC to get finance for projects worth Rs 1.18 trn

The term loan financial assistance is tentatively proposed at 70 per cent of the project cost, which may be increased for renewable energy projects as per project requirements, it stated

1.98 mn new workers enrolled under health insurance scheme ESI in July

Employees' State Insurance Corporation added 19.88 lakh new workers under its health insurance scheme ESI in July 2023.

ABB to roll out electric powertrain system for ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel

Electrification and automation major ABB on Wednesday said it will roll out an electric powertrain system for ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel's new steel mill in Hazira

Investors adopt cautious stance; debt MFs log Rs 25,872 cr outflow in Aug

In terms of categories, liquid funds saw an outflow of Rs 26,824 crore, followed by ultra-short duration funds (Rs 4,123 crore) and banking and PSU funds (Rs 985 crore.)

Countries with high proportion of women MPs have reservation within parties

The study also claimed that reserving seats for women in Parliament would restrict the choice of voters

Immersion of Ganapati idols begins in Mumbai; 196 till noon, say officials

As many as 50 Ganpati idols were immersed in artificial ponds that have been created specifically to reduce water pollution, the BMC said

Women's reservation bill: BJP criticises Cong, says party playing politics

Speaking on the bill, BJP member Nishikant Dubey said things work as per the Constitution amid criticism in certain quarters about the bill not being brought earlier

No rift in Rajasthan BJP: Dhami on Raje's absence from party event

He also expressed confidence that the BJP will return to power in Rajasthan, where assembly elections are due later this year

Cong silence on MLA's misconduct amounts to tacit endorsement: U'hand BJP

Bisht was Sunday booked for allegedly creating a ruckus at the residence of the director of the Dwarahat-based Bipin Tripathi Kumaon Institute of Technology KKS Mer and verbally abusing him

Passenger tries to open emergency exit door onboard Delhi-Chennai flight

A male passenger onboard an IndiGo flight from the national capital to Chennai tried to open the cover of the emergency exit door prior to take-off on Tuesday night.

Removal of secular, socialist from Constitution shows BJP's biased mindset

Earlier in the day, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleged that the words "secular" and "socialist" were missing from the Preamble in the copies of the Constitution given to lawmakers

SC to hear pleas on validity of extending reservation to SC/ST on Nov 21

The top court clarified that it will not go into the validity of the earlier extensions given for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes reservations through earlier amendments

Women's reservation Bill is about removing bias, injustice: DMK's Kanimozhi

The 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, as proposed in the bill, will come into effect only after census and the delimitation exercise

Why object to Nishikant as first BJP speaker on women's quota bill: Shah

"I wish to ask Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury whether only women should speak on these issues. Can't men speak on women's issues," Shah asked

Digvijaya accuses MP of diverting public funds for BJP's 'election agenda'

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan hit back at Singh over his allegations and for "threatening" officials

Have been vocal for women's quota since I was MP: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

"It is, though, regrettable that even if the bill is passed, actual implementation shall hang fire till census, followed by delimitation," he said

Asiad 2023: NRAI approaches OCA to get accreditation for skeet coach

The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) is frenetically trying to get a shotgun coach on board the flight to the Asian Games in Hangzhou after an accreditation muddle

Full trial run for Odisha's second Vande Bharat Express underway

The full trial run of the Puri-Rourkela Vande Bharat Express, which would be Odisha's second such train, was conducted on Wednesday, officials said.

Entities may be given a year to comply with data protection norms: MoS IT

The consultation was attended by about 125 people representing various companies, including Meta, Lenovo, Dell, Netflix, among others

India leading the world on how people, biz embraced messaging: Zuckerberg

Announcing the line-up of key offerings for WhatsApp, Zuckerberg said the company has continued to innovate with its messaging formats, group chats and broadcast channels