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NCP's Ajit Pawar sworn in as deputy CM in Eknath Shinde-led Maha govt

Marking a vertical split in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), its senior leader Ajit Pawar joined the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government as deputy chief minister on Sunday

Commerce Ministry to meet exporters over declining exports on Monday

The commerce ministry has called a meeting of exporters on Monday to take stock of the situation, as the country's outbound shipments have been contracting for the last four months, an official said

Not against UCC, but don't endorse BJP's way to implement it: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday said her party is not opposed to the idea of a UCC, but does not endorse the way the BJP and its government "seek to implement it in the country"

Heavy rains cause flood-like situation in many areas across Gujarat

Heavy rains in several parts of Gujarat created a flood-like situation and led to many villages getting cut off, officials said on Sunday

Indian Bank rolls out digital services under 'Project WAVE' initiative

Public sector lender Indian Bank has unveiled new services under its digital transformation initiative -- Project WAVE -- the bank said on Sunday

SC to reopen on July 3 after summer break, to take up important matters

SC is all set to reopen on Monday after a 42-day summer break and will take up a batch of pleas related to important cases

Review cases of older children who could be made free for adoption: Irani

WCD Minister Smriti Irani asked the child welfare committees on Sunday to visit child-care homes and review the cases of older children who could be made free for adoption as soon as possible

NCP leader Ajit Pawar to be sworn in as deputy CM of Maharashtra: Reports

Out of the total 53 NCP MLAs in the state, 30 are apparently with Ajit Pawar, who is the leader of opposition in the state Assembly

Surge in solo travel; J&K, Manali preferred travel destinations: Report

Jammu and Kashmir, Manali and Shimla are most preferred destinations for solo travellers as more people are inclined to explore places at their own pace, said a recent travel trend report

BJP top leaders call Yediyurappa amid delay in electing K'taka party chief

BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Sunday left for New Delhi after being summoned by the party's top leadership amidst a delay in electing the Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly

M-cap of top-10 most valued firms jumps Rs 1.88 trn; HDFC Bank top gainer

Last week, the BSE benchmark jumped 1,739.19 points or 2.76 per cent

Over 12k fake entities in GST; CBIC plans biometric authentication

CBIC is working on biometric authentication of risky entities under GST as it looks to crack down on fraudsters who are misusing the PAN and Aadhaar of other people to obtain GST registration

NCP leaders at Ajit Pawar's house; Sharad Pawar says unaware of meeting

The meeting assumes significance in the wake of Ajit Pawar recently saying he was not keen on continuing as the LoP and wanted to work in the party organisation

Congress committed to progress of Telangana, says party Prez Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said the party's blueprint for a "new dawn" in Telangana is ready and that 3.8 crore people of the state want change.

Youth registered for apprentice scheme can join depts by July 15: Goa CM

Addressing a virtual event on Saturday, the chief minister said the central government has been focusing on skilling, reskilling and upskilling youth

Passenger footfall touches 500,000 at Guwahati Airport in June, jumps 15%

A spokesperson of the Adani Group-controlled facility said the LGBI Airport in Guwahati recorded a footfall of nearly 500,000 passengers in June 2023, witnessing a sharp increase

It will help if Assam CM 'did not poke his nose into Manipur': Chidambaram

The former home minister also asserted that it would help if Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned as the CM and President's Rule was imposed in the northeastern state for a few months

NSE explores carbon credit market, introducing electricity derivatives

The world's largest derivatives stock exchange also plans to introduce derivative contracts based on the indices of the corporate bond index and government bond index, subject to clearance

Domestic automakers accelerate employment of women in shop floors

Tata Motors has over 4,500 women working in the shop floors across six manufacturing plants, including an all-women line at its Pune facility with over 1,500 of them producing popular SUVs

Leading Taiwanese cos look to relocate production bases to India: Experts

Deputy Minister for Taiwan's National Development Kao Shien-Quey said there is huge scope for collaboration between New Delhi and Taipei in areas of emerging and critical technologies