'Democracy is in our DNA... no question of discrimination', says PM Modi when asked about measures the govt is willing to take to improve the rights of minorities in India.

'Democracy is in our DNA... no question of discrimination': PM Modi

TVS Industrial & Logistics Parks on Tuesday announced the listing of its InvIT TVS Infrastructure Trust on the National Stock Exchange, raising over Rs 1,300 crore.
According to the company, TVS Infrastructure Investment Trust issued 2,000 crore units, out of which units worth Rs 1,300 crore were subscribed by marquee global and domestic investors.
The offering comprised a fresh issue of Rs 1,050 crore and an offer-for-sale of Rs 250 crore by an existing unitholder, it said.
The Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) offers a well-diversified tenant base of over 30 clients from various sectors, such as e-commerce, automotive, FMCG, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing.
Less than 50 per cent of its rental income comes from its top 10 tenants, ensuring stability and risk diversification, the company said.
The InvIT has been seeded with approximately 11 million sq ft of warehousing and industrial assets valued at around Rs 3,000 crore, drawn from TVS ILP's broader 20 ...

TVS Industrial & Logistics Parks on Tuesday announced the listing of its InvIT TVS Infrastructure Trust on the National Stock Exchange, raising over Rs 1,300 crore.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday cleared a proposal by private equity firm Kedaara Capital to acquire a stake in SmartShift Logistics Solutions, the parent company of on-demand logistics-turned-unicorn Porter.
Mumbai-based Kedaara Capital is acquiring a stake through its two affiliates Kedaara Sapphire Holding and Kedaara Capital Fund IV AIF in Porter.
"CCI approves the acquisition of a certain stake in SmartShift Logistics Solutions Pvt Ltd jointly by Kedaara Sapphire Holding and Kedaara Capital Fund IV AIF," the competition watchdog said in a post on X.
Porter is primarily engaged in business activities, including the provision of logistics services, packing and moving services.
In May this year, Porter announced that it raised USD 200 million in a Series F funding round co-led by Kedaara Capital and Wellington Management at a valuation of USD 1.2 billion.
Meanwhile, Porter's early investors venture capital firm Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital Indi

Mumbai-based Kedaara Capital is acquiring a stake through its two affiliates Kedaara Sapphire Holding and Kedaara Capital Fund IV AIF in Porter

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The Congress-led UDF opposition on Tuesday said neither the Tourism Department nor the minister heading it can be blamed for inviting social media influencer Jyoti Malhotra, suspected of spying for Pakistan, to the state for promoting its tourism sector.
Leader of Opposition in the state assembly V D Satheesan said had the government known she was a spy, it would not have invited her to the state.
"No one knew she was carrying out espionage when she was here. So, what can be done about that? We are a responsible opposition, we do not blame the government unnecessarily," he said.
At the same time, he also said that had CPI(M) been in the opposition, it would have demanded the resignation of the Tourism Minister over the issue.
The opposition leader was replying to reporters' queries regarding the state government inviting Malhotra to Kerala for promoting its tourism.
The issue assumes importance as BJP leader K Surendran recently questioned why "a Pak-linked spy's trip" was sponsor

Leader of Opposition in the state assembly V D Satheesan said had the government known she was a spy, it would not have invited her to the state

Only 55 per cent of Class 3 students can arrange numbers up to 99 in ascending or descending order while only 53 per cent of them in Class 6 know tables up to 10, a Ministry of Education (MoE) survey has found.
The Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH) Rashtriya Sarvekshan, formerly known as the National Achievement Survey (NAS), was conducted on December 4 last year, covering 21,15,022 students from both government and private schools in Grades 3, 6 and 9, across 74,229 schools in 781 districts, spanning 36 states and Union Territories.
The survey said 1,15,022 children from the three grades were assessed and 2,70,424 teachers and school leaders responded through questionnaires.
According to the report, only 55 per cent of students in Class 3 can arrange numbers up to 99 in ascending or descending order while 58 per cent of the students can perform addition and subtraction of two-digit numbers.
In Class 6, only 53 per cent of ..

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The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Friday presented a Rs 40,187 crore-budget for the megapolis.
Infrastructure spends across projects have been pegged at Rs 35,151 crore or 87 per cent of the overall expenditure, as per an official statement. The revenues have been estimated at Rs 36,939 crore, and the body chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will be borrowing Rs 22,000 crore.
This will result in a budget deficit of Rs 3,249 crore, which the body plans to bridge through land sales, issuance of bonds, financial assistance from the government, and loans from financial institutions, the statement said.
The ongoing metro line projects have been earmarked Rs 10,969 crore of expenditure in the new fiscal, which is a fourth of the overall expenditure..
Over Rs 5,697 crore have been allotted for multiple tunnel projects which are going across the megapolis, with Rs 2,684 crore earmarked for the four-lane road running under the Sanjay Gandhi National 

Infrastructure spends across projects have been pegged at Rs 35,151 crore or 87 per cent of the overall expenditure, as per an official statement

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday returned the Finance Bill 2025 to the Lok Sabha, along with 35 government amendments, including one that abolishes a 6 per cent digital tax on online advertisements, thus completing the 2025-26 budgetary exercise that started on February 1.
The House also returned the Appropriation Bill (3) with a voice vote.
Earlier in the day, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had moved the two bills in the House.
The Lok Sabha had passed the Finance Bill on March 25 and passed the Appropriation Bill on March 21.
Replying to the debate later in the evening, she said the tendency of the finance ministry would be to exercise caution and not let go of revenues.
"But, here we wanted to use this opportunity to show our respect for Indian taxpayer. We have moved towards setting Rs 12 lakh as threshold up to which no one will have to pay any tax," Sitharaman said.
The Union Budget 2025-26 envisages a total expenditure of Rs 50.65 lakh crore, an increase of 7.4 per cent ov

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'Democracy is in our DNA... no question of discrimination': PM Modi

'Democracy is in our DNA... no question of discrimination', says PM Modi when asked about measures the govt is willing to take to improve the rights of minorities in India.

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