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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

PM Modi's US visit to focus on defence, technology, industry cooperation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US next week is expected to be high on substance as both sides are looking at concrete outcomes in a range of key areas such as defence and technology

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

Sebi issues guidelines on product offerings by online bond platforms

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Friday restricted online bond platform providers from offering products other than listed debt securities on their platforms

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

GJEPC welcomes CBIC's step to simplify policy on jewellery e-commerce

The new guidelines eliminate the requirement for exporters to fill out specific additional fields related to item-level identification of jewellery, the statement said

Kerala CM holds discussions about health, literature with Cuban authorities

Vijayan said that Cuba's achievements in public health and medical research are recognised worldwide, and the cooperation with the Latin American country will boost Kerala's health sector

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

Gujarat: Over 1,000 teams working to restore power in eight districts

The state, thus, set an example in disaster management, it said, adding that chief minister Patel thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for their continuous support

Tamil Nadu sees record number of tourist arrivals till May, says govt

To be specific, during April-May, as many as 1,74,564 people from overseas while 5,56,48,084 domestic tourists visited the state, he said in an official release

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