In Tuesday’s intraday trading, shares of Patanjali Foods dropped 5.2% to Rs 1,342 a share on the BSE after the Supreme Court issued a personal appearance summons for Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna for their failure to appear in court following a show cause notice in a contempt case. The notifications, according to the Supreme … Read more
According to a new assessment, Begusarai in Bihar is the world’s most polluted metropolitan region, with Delhi being the capital city with the worse air quality. According to the World Air Quality Report 2023 by Swiss organization IQ Air, with an average annual PM2.5 concentration of 54.4 micrograms per cubic metre, India had the third … Read more
Union Minister Pashupati Paras announced his resignation Tuesday morning and withdrew his Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party from the BJP-led national alliance. This comes a day after the BJP confirmed a seat-share deal with the Lok Janshakti Party of Mr Paras’ nephew, Chirag Paswan. The BJP-LJP deal – part of a broader arrangement within Bihar for … Read more
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced on Monday a 24-hour 15% water reduction in Mumbai on Tuesday, in addition to the current 5% water cut owing to pre-monsoon maintenance work. According to the civic authority, the extra water cut throughout the city is caused by a scarcity of water in Thane district’s Pise Dam. In … Read more
N R Narayana Murthy, the co-founder of Infosys, has given shares valued at over Rs 240 crore to his four-month-old grandson, Ekagrah Rohan Murty, potentially making him India’s youngest millionaire, according to a filing by the company on the exchanges. The exchange filing revealed that Ekagrah now owns 1,500,000 shares, equivalent to a 0.04 per … Read more
Top leaders of the Opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) gathered at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on Sunday to mark the conclusion of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, which began in Manipur in January. The show of strength came a day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for … Read more
The Vice-President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar today highlighted India’s role over the ages as ‘a proud champion of pluralism’, with the principle of Sarv Dharm Samabhav at the heart of its civilizational ethos. Noting that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) “aims to provide relief to persecuted minorities without infringing upon rights of existing citizens”, … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the INDIA bloc’s agenda mentions completing ‘Shakti’ and that the conflict is between those who seek to destroy ‘Shakti’ and those who revere them. Addressing a rally here, PM Modi said, for him, every mother and every daughter is a form of ‘Shakti’ and that he worships … Read more
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been granted bail by Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court against arrest for skipping probe agency summons in the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. He was asked to furnish a personal bond of ₹ 15,000 and a security bond of ₹ 1 lakh for the bail. The Delhi Chief Minister violated … Read more
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today expressed delight on over one crore households registering for PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. The Prime Minister posted on X : Outstanding news! “In about a month since it was launched, over 1 crore households have already registered themselves for the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. Registrations have … Read more
India reported a robust 12% annualized growth in merchandise exports at $41.4 billion in the month of February despite global headwinds, narrowing contraction in the first 11 months of 2023-24 by 3.6% to $395 billion, a senior official said. Services exports in February were estimated at $32.15 billion, a 17.3% year-on-year growth over the February … Read more
Qwik Supply Chain Private Limited, a little-known company with a registered address at Navi Mumbai’s Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City (DAKC) and having links to Reliance Industries, was the third-largest donor to political parties using electoral bonds. It bought ₹ 410 crore of electoral bonds between financial years 2021-22 and 2023-24, but Reliance said the company is not … Read more
On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi solicited comments from a group of individuals for developing the Union government’s “Viksit Bharat” (developed India) agenda. In a letter published on the eve of the announcement of the general elections, the PM stated, “I need and indeed, look forward to your ideas, suggestions, and support as we work … Read more
The Union Government has approved a scheme to promote India as a manufacturing destination so that e-vehicles (EV) with the latest technology can be manufactured in the country. The policy is designed to attract investments in the e-vehicle space by reputed global EV manufacturers. This will provide Indian consumers with access to latest technology, boost the Make in … Read more
The High level Committee on Simultaneous Elections constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri Ram Nath Kovind, former President of India, met the Hon’ble President of India, Shrimati Droupadi Murmu, and submitted its Report. The Report, comprising 18,626 pages, is an outcome of extensive consultations with stakeholders, experts and research work of 191 days, since its … Read more