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No plan to rename IITs after great leaders of respective states: Centre

Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar provided the information in response to a written question in Lok Sabha

Top headlines: TaMo to hike CV prices; Centre regrets Nagaland killings

Business Standard brings you the top stories on Monday

Centre upgrades VIP security cover of Narayan Rane to 'Z' category

Rane, the minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), has been enjoying central security cover of the lower Y-category since December last year

Central Vista: Nothing happening to Delhi Waqf properties, Centre tells HC

The court adjourned hearing in the case till January 20

Govt seeks names of farmer leaders for panel on MSP, other issues

The move comes a day after both Houses of Parliament passed a Bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws against which farmers have been protesting for a year

Govt debt at 62% of GDP; capable of repaying liabilities: MoS Finance

Government debt is held predominantly in domestic currency: MoS Finance

India estimates wider budget gap at over 7% vs 6.8% aim: Report

The government has a target of raising 1.75 trillion rupees this year but progress on plans to sell insurance behemoth LIC or privatize oil refiner Bharat Petroleum have been slow

Centre extends door-to-door vaccination campaign till December 31

States have been advised to ramp up the pace and coverage of Covid-19 vaccination

Central govt offers vaccines, other help to Omicron-affected nations

The Central government in this regard has cleared all orders placed so far by Covax for supplies of Covishield vaccine

Centre to review flight resumption as new Covid-19 variant sparks alert

No cases of the variant, which was first reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) from South Africa on November 24, have been recorded in India

Govt at work to remove burdensome compliance, help ease of doing biz: Goyal

Goyal suggested that the industry and the government together can engage with the judiciary on issues like fast resolution of commercial disputes and capping adjournments

'Get licence before offering satellite-based services': Centre to Starlink

'Given the fact that Starlink is not a licensee, the public is advised not to subscribe to Starlink services being advertised,' says Ministry of Communications

Top headlines: Indian investors flee crypto trading; intl flight ops 'soon'

Business Standard brings you the top stories on Wednesday

Crypto industry seeks nuanced policy from govt, asks investors to stay calm

CoinSwitch Kuber founder and CEO Ashish Singhal said the industry has been actively communicating with all stakeholders

Indian govt's plan to ban cryptocurrencies leads to heavy selling

The government will allow only certain cryptocurrencies to promote the underlying technology and its uses, according to a legislative agenda released late on Tuesday

India to consider allowing crypto trading for some investors: Report

The discussions come as authorities race to finalize a bill Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government wants to present to parliament in the session starting Nov. 29.

GoM to meet on Nov 27 to finalise report on GST rate rationalisation

Sources said the Fitment committee, comprising tax officers from states and the centre, has made many "sweeping" recommendations

Joint bank account not mandatory for spouse pension, says govt

A joint bank account with spouse is however desirable, the govt said

Cairn Energy says will start buyback with $1 bn tax refund from Indian Govt

It has also commenced an initial share repurchase programme of its ordinary shares up to £20 million as a prelude to the anticipated larger buyback programme

SC directs Centre to hold emergency meeting to control air pollution

Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to call an emergency meeting on Tuesday to take measures like stopping non-essential construction transport, power plants and implementing work from home