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Bharat Dynamics pays Rs 92 crore interim dividend to Central govt

Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), a Hyderabad based Defence Public Sector Undertaking on Monday had paid an interim dividend of Rs 92.008 crore to the government of India.According to the official release, BDL declared payment of interim dividend for the financial year 2020-21 at Rs 6.70 a share of the face value of Rs 10 each. The interim dividend declared by the firm works out to 67 per cent of the paid up share capital of Rs 183.28 crore.Commodore Siddharth Mishra (Retd), Chairman and Managing Director, BDL handed over the cheque for Rs 92.008 Crore, being the interim dividend pertaining to the Government of India shareholding in BDL, to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at New Delhi on Monday.Raj Kumar, Secretary (Defence Production), Anurag Bajpai, Joint Secretary (P & C) from Ministry of Defence and Commodore TN Kaul (Retd), Executive Director (Mktg) and Colonel Ravi Prakash (Retd), Deputy General Manager (Liaison) from BDL were present on the occasion.

Ashok Gehlot targets govt, links fuel price stability to Assembly polls

Ahead of the Assembly polls in four states and one Union Territory, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday accused the Central government of keeping the fuel prices stable for political gain

Government to constitute empowered committee for high-tech manufacturing

The Cabinet Secretariat said the government has decided to constitute "an empowered committee for manufacturing in high technology areas" in order to facilitate investments and promote manufacturing

Kejriwal to chair meeting on doorstep ration delivery as govt stops scheme

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a review meeting on Saturday on the 'Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojana' (MMGGRY) scheme at 11

Delhi High Court asks Centre to reply to plea challenging new IT rules

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the Centre's response on a plea challenging the new Information Technology rules which seek to regulate digital news media

Shiv Sena slams Centre over transfer of Antilia bomb scare case to NIA

Shiv Sena slammed the Centre for handing the Antilia bomb scare case to NIA saying the agency is meant to investigate terrorism cases and has been handed a case without it any terrorism links

Punjab CM urges Centre to scrap farm laws, bring new ones after fresh talks

Highlighting that his government was opposed to the Centre's farm laws, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh urged the government not to stand on ego and prestige but to immediately scrap these legislations

Shiv Sena slams Central govt over privatisation of national assets

Shiv Sena raised questions over the credibility of Railways Minister Goyal's assurance in Lok Sabha that Railways will never be privatised while slamming the Centre for its pro-privatisation policies

Chidambaram slams Centre for 'failing miserably' in rolling out vaccination

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday hit out at Centre for "failing miserably" in rolling out the Covid-19 vaccination for Indians

No plan to manufacture Covid-19 vaccine in India during pandemic: Pfizer

Company was the first vaccine maker to apply for an emergency-use authorisation in India.

Hindustan Syringes to supply 265 million syringes to govt for Covid shots

Medical syringe major Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices Ltd (HMD) has received an order for supply of 265 million auto disable syringes from Government of India, said a top company official

Indian non-profit challenges new content regulation rules for news media

An Indian non-profit which runs an independent news website on Tuesday challenged in court the country's new rules that seek to regulate content on digital news media

Govt set to move bill in Lok Sabha on unauthorised colonies in Delhi

The government on Tuesday will move in Lok Sabha a bill to amend the National Capital Territory of Delhi laws to identify the unauthorised colonies for regularisation

Top headlines: Govt to privatise profit-making PSUs, Wipro to buy Capco

Many states are open to the idea of petrol and diesel being brought under the goods and services tax (GST) regime - contrary to the perception that they are averse to it.

India's interventionist state: Reduce its scope, increase capability

Govt is increasingly keen to deliver even specific items like toilets, water, gas cylinders, where it can show the beneficiary immediate results. This new welfarism helps win polls but not development

Govt notifies 5-mn-user threshold for significant social media intermediary

Facebook and Twitter said they are studying the rules; Experts question compliance with PDP Bill

Twitter files: Politicians, journalists and farmer news handles banned

The internal list comprises 62 accounts that stand rescinded as of publishing of this report

Restoration of sound taxation principles should be govt's next big reform

It's foolish not to tax things the demand for which is inelastic. This was the reason why salt used to be taxed till Gandhiji opposed it and the salt tax was abolished after independence

$3.5-bn govt fund for finishing stalled housing projects begins to pay off

The 'Special Window for Completion of Construction of Affordable and Mid-Income Housing Projects' (SWAMIH) fund was announced in November 2019

Twitter's battle with Indian govt gives boost to its local rival Koo

Koo, whose logo of a yellow chick bears a resemblance to Twitter's blue-and-white bird, was founded just a year ago and is a fraction the size of Twitter