 Patna (Bihar), May 05 (ANI): Special trains from Rajasthan's Kota, carrying stranded students reached Patna on May 5. These students were stranded in Kota after nationwide lockdown was imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus. Recently, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) allowed the states to ferry migrant labourers, students and tourists in special trains.

Students return to Patna from Kota by special train

Realty firm Macrotech Developers on Friday reported a 21 per cent increase in sales bookings to a record Rs 4,290 crore during the July-September period on better housing demand.
Mumbai-based Macrotech Developers, which markets its properties under the Lodha brand, had sold properties worth Rs 3,530 crore in the year-ago period.
The company has a major presence in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and Pune. It has entered into the Bengaluru market as well.
In a regulatory filing, Macrotech Developers said, "We achieved our best-ever quarterly pre-sales of Rs 42.9 billion (Rs 4,290 crore) showing growth of 21 per cent year-on-year despite the inauspicious Shradhh' period falling in September this fiscal year (vs October in FY24)."
The collections of funds stood at Rs 3,070 crore in the second quarter of this fiscal year, up 11 per cent from the year-ago period.
Macrotech Developers said the company has added four new land parcels in Pune and Bengaluru, having Rs 5,500 crore of reven

The company has a major presence in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and Pune. It has entered into the Bengaluru market as well

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Google said Friday it will stop linking to New Zealand news content and will reverse its support of local media outlets if the government passes a law forcing tech companies to pay for articles displayed on their platforms.
The vow to sever Google traffic to New Zealand news sites  made in a blog post by the search giant on Friday  echoes strategies the firm deployed as Australia and Canada prepared to enact similar laws in recent years.
It followed a surprise announcement by New Zealand's government in July that lawmakers would advance a bill forcing tech platforms to strike deals for sharing revenue generated from news content with the media outlets producing it.
The government, led by centre-right National, had opposed the law in 2023 when introduced by the previous administration.
But the loss of more than 200 newsroom jobs earlier this year  in a national media industry that totalled 1,600 reporters at the 2018 census and has likely shrunk since  prompted the current governmen

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Criminal cases should not be slapped against journalists merely because their writings are perceived as criticism of the government, the Supreme Court said on Friday.
A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti said in democratic nations, the freedom to express one's views is respected and the rights of journalists are protected under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.
The bench was hearing a plea filed by journalist Abhishek Upadhyay, who has sought quashing of an FIR lodged against him in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly publishing a news report on the "caste dynamics of the general administration" in the state.
"Merely because writings of a journalist are perceived as criticism of the government, criminal cases should not be slapped against the writer," the bench said.
While issuing a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government seeking its response on the plea, it said, "In the meantime, coercive steps should not be taken against the petitioner in connection with the subject ...

"Merely because writings of a journalist are perceived as criticism of the government, criminal cases should not be slapped against the writer," SC bench said

The finance ministry will commence from October 10 its pre-Budget meetings with review of six ministries and departments, including new & renewable energy and skill development & entrepreneurship.
The meetings, which will continue through November 11, are being held to firm up budgetary allocations for 2025-26 and finalise the revised estimates for the current fiscal year.
On the last day, Ministry of Railway and Department of Health and Family Welfare will be discussed.
The Union Budget 2025-26 is expected to focus on reforms to further accelerate growth and implement measures to boost job creation and economic demand.
"Pre-budget meetings chaired by Secretary (Expenditure) shall commence in the second week of October 2024. Financial Advisers shall ensure that necessary details...are properly entered in UBIS (Union Budget Information System) before/latest by October 7, 2024," the Budget circular 2025-26 issued by Department of Economic Affairs said.
It will be the second ...

The meetings, which will continue through November 11, are being held to firm up budgetary allocations for 2025-26 and finalise the revised estimates for the current fiscal year

The finance ministry will commence the exercise to prepare the annual budget for 2025-26 from the second week of next month in the backdrop of the Indian economy recording 7 per cent growth rate for the fourth consecutive year.
The budget for the next financial year would focus on reforms to be pushed to further accelerate growth momentum and measures to generate jobs and boost demand in the economy.
"Pre-budget meetings chaired by Secretary (Expenditure) shall commence in the second week of October 2024. Financial Advisers shall ensure that necessary details...are properly entered in UBIS (Union Budget Information System) before/latest by October 7, 2024," Budget circular 2025-26 issued by the Department of Economic Affairs said.
Hard copies of the data in the specified formats should be submitted for cross-verification, it said.
It will be the second budget of the Modi 3.0 government and 8th straight Budget for Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, a rare distinction in Indian ...

Pre-budget meeting shall commence from second week of October, 2024 and shall continue till around mid-November, 2024, it said

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Students return to Patna from Kota by special train

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