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236,000 nominations filed for 74k seats for West Bengal panchayat polls

A total of 2,36,464 nominations have been filed for nearly 74,000 seats in the three-tier panchayat election scheduled in West Bengal on July 8, a senior official of the State Election Commission said

Chamber India to take delegation to global south nations: Abhinav Balyan

The Chamber of Commerce, Sustainable Development and Foreign Relations on Friday said it will be taking delegations to eight global south destinations

RBI imposes Rs 20 lakh fine on Manappuram Finance NBFC norms violation

The Reserve Bank has imposed a penalty of Rs 20 lakh on Manappuram Finance for non-compliance with certain provisions of the NBFC norms

Mumbai airport registers 23% rise in passenger footfall in May: CSMIA

Adani Group-owned Mumbai Airport on Friday said it has recorded a 23 per cent year-on-year growth in passenger footfall to 43,43,806 passengers in May, signalling a strong rebound in air travel

85 Odisha NDRF rescuers undergo assessment for PTSD, found 'okay'

Eighty-five NDRF personnel who were part of the Odisha train accident rescue operations underwent a psychological assessment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on Friday

SBI presents dividend cheque of Rs 5,740 crore to Finance Minister

State Bank of India (SBI) on Friday paid a dividend of Rs 5,740 crore for the financial year 2022-23 to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

CM Mann bats for optimum utilisation of MGNREGA, boost to rural development

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday batted for optimum utilisation of the MGNREGA scheme to give a boost to development in rural areas and provide livelihood opportunities

Chandrapur police design mobile toilet for women cops on bandobast duty

The police in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district have specially designed and dedicated a mobile toilet facility for women personnel who are on bandobast duty, an official said on Friday

PFC Consulting takes over SPV to develop independent transmission projects

PFC Consulting Limited has incorporated a special purpose vehicle (SPV) as a wholly-owned subsidiary for the development of independent transmission projects, according to a regulatory statement

Controversy around NCERT textbooks' rationalisation 'unwarranted': JNU VC

The recent controversy around rationalisation of NCERT textbooks is "unwarranted", said JNU vice-chancellor Santishree, asserting that revised syllabus must include new "discoveries and knowledge"

DMRC to operate, maintain Mumbai Metro's underground Line-3: Officials

The MMRCL has awarded the DMRC a 10-year contract to operate and maintain its underground Line-3 after the Delhi Metro emerged as the lowest bidder in the tendering process, officials said on Friday

UK removes countervailing tariff on steel bar, rod imports from India

The UK government has announced the removal of an up to 4 per cent countervailing tariff on stainless steel bars and rods imported from India due to a perceived low impact on local suppliers

Nehru name drop: Cong calls it 'petty', BJP hits back with 'modiabind' barb

The govt has renamed Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society as Prime Ministers' Museum and Library Society, drawing strong condemnation from Cong that termed dropping of name of first PM as petty

10 KW Solar-wind hybrid power plant installed in Arunachal Pradesh

The Arunachal Pradesh State Council for Science and Technology in collaboration with the School of Energy Science & Engineering under IIT Guwahati installed a solar-wind power plant

Sebi asks bourses to identify money laundering risks from new product

FIU-IND is the central national agency of India responsible for receiving, processing, analysing and disseminating information relating to suspect financial transactions

Teen Murti Bhavan: Residence of Commander-in-Chief, abode of first PM Nehru

A Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society, an autonomous body, was set up on April 1, 1966, to run the memorial housing a museum and a rich library

CBI files chargesheet in Rs 250-cr pulses scam after 17 years: Official

The agency's investigation remained stalled during the period, with letters rogatory sent to three countries failing to elicit timely responses

SC stays HC order granting bail to Unitech promoter's wife Preeti Chandra

The high court had on June 14 granted bail to Chandra and said the order will not take effect till June 16, after the Enforcement Directorate sought time to challenge it

Theft during train journey not deficiency in service by Railways: SC

Theft during a train journey is not a deficiency in service by the Railways and the public transporter cannot be held responsible if the passenger is not able to protect his own belongings

Biparjoy: No power in several villages north, Guj braces for heavy rains

Biparjoy has left a trail of destruction in Kutch and Saurashtra regions as some 1,000 villages are still without power with hundreds of electric poles getting damaged