In this issue

February 01, 2023

GRIN IN GRIM TIMES

Robust credit growth of MSMEs at over 30% in April-November 2022

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Fellow industrialists rescue Adani FPO in slog overs

Billionaire Gautam Adani-led group's Rs20,000 crore follow-on public offer (FPO) in its flagship firm sailed through on the last day after investors, some of them family offices of fellow industrialists, rallied behind the embattled tycoon, whose business empire has been rocked by allegations of fraud by a US short seller.

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'Save 90 trees from felling due to road widening in Matunga'

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking direction to the BMC to protect and preserve 90 trees which are coming in the way of widening of roads in Matunga East, near the Indian Gymkhana playground.

1 min

He told actress he was govt officer working out of jail

Was unaware about Chandershekhar's criminal antecedents and would not have agreed to meet him if she had known these facts, says actress

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Water supply resumes in 12 wards after 36hr wait

Supply from Bhandup complex was cut for the first time in 42 yrs for connection of 4000mm pipeline

1 min

City greens want dedicated police and fast-track courts

Ahead of the Union budget, environmentalists expect that the Central government will follow through on their online campaign and initiate the national green police and fast-track courts to try environmental violations.

1 min

New FOB ready for use at Kasara station

The FOB is 239mt long and connects all four platforms of the station; work on 10 more FOBS underway

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3 Bangladeshi nationals get 5-yr RI for illegal stay

A court in Thane district has sentenced three Bangladeshi nationals to five years' rigorous imprisonment for illegally staying in India.

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Girlfriend of killed gangster withdraws bargain plea

It was filed under depression, says Divya Pahuja who is accused of conspiring with police in alleged fake encounter

1 min

40% RISE IN KIDS VISITING OPDS

Doctors say infections that would earlier last for 3 days now extending for up to 2 weeks

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2 held for robbing woman by flashing toy gun

The police have arrested two persons for a robbery at 'gunpoint' in Dadar. Kisan Ramchandra Bhawad and Santosh Bhagoji Kadav-the driver of the complainant - have been arrested in connection with the robbery.

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PLI scheme to make Indian companies globally competitive, attract investment

Benefits of the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for as many as 14 sectors will help make domestic manufacturers globally competitive, attract investment in cuttingedge technology and make India an integral part of the global value chain, the Economic Survey said on Tuesday,

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GDP growth to be 6.5% in 2023-24: Eco Survey

In real terms, the economy is expected to grow at 7% in 2022-23, a downward revision from 2021-22, when the growth was 8.7% in 2021-22

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India to remain fastest-growing economy in 2023 and 2024: IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday projected India's growth to be 6.1 per cent in 2023 from 6.8 per cent in 2022, though the country will remain the fastest-growing large economy in 2023 and 2024.

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Adani Group acquires Haifa port for $1.2 bn

The Adani Group on Tuesday acquired the strategic Israeli port of Haifa for USD 1.2 billion and vowed to transform the skyline of this Mediterranean city as part of its decision to invest more in the Jewish nation, including opening an artificial intelligence lab in Tel Aviv.

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Coal India Q3 PAT rises 70%

State-owned Coal India Ltd on Tuesday reported a 70.1 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 7,755.5 crore for the quarter ended December 2022 on the back of higher sales.

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JAN GST COLLECTION AT ₹1.56L CR

This is 2nd highest collection ever, next only to 1.68 lakh crore gross collection in April 2022

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ASARAM GETS ANOTHER LIFER

2013 GUJARAT RAPE CASE

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Centre insists it has no obligation to reveal details of PM Cares Fund

The PM CARES Fund is not a government fund as donations to it do not go to the Consolidated Fund of India and no third-party information can be parted with irrespective of its status under the Constitution and the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Delhi High Court was informed on Tuesday.

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Coast Guard celebrates its 47th Raising Day

From just seven surface platforms in 1978, the ICG today has 158 ships and 78 aircraft and is likely to achieve the targeted force levels of 200 surface platforms and 80 aircraft by 2025

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SC says armed forces can take action against adulterous officers

Observing that military discipline will be affected if there is an army with \"completely loose morals\", the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the armed forces can take action against their officers for adulterous acts and decriminalisation of adultery would not stand in the way of initiating disciplinary proceedings.

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Visakhapatnam will be Andhra's capital: CM

Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday said the Andhra Pradesh capital will be shifted to Visakhapatnam.

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Administrators in Visva-Bharati do not have emotions: Mamata

A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen and handed him documents of the land of his residence, Mamata on Tuesday met few students and professors of Visva Bharati University.

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Morbi disaster: Private firm owner surrenders

With the Gujarat Police closing in on him as the key accused in the October 30, 2022, Morbi bridge tragedy that claimed 141 lives, Oreva Group Managing Director Jaysukh Patel, who was reportedly missing ever since, on Tuesday surrendered before a local Morbi court.

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Rajasthan Congress faces more upheaval

MLAs did not resign voluntarily, says affidavit by official

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Blinken calls for Israel-Palestinian calm

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a two-day visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank on Tuesday with renewed appeals for Israeli-Palestinian calm amid an alarming spike of violence.

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Ajit Doval commends launch of ICET

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Monday highlighted the need to convert intentions and ideas into actions and specific deliverables through focused steps in a time-bound manner with his US counterpart Jake Sullivan noting that the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) will accelerate US' strategic technology partnership with India.

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Biden to end Covid-19 emergencies on May 11

President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing Covid on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared.

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China scoffs at new Czech leader's call with Taiwan

China on Tuesday accused Czech President-elect Petr Pavel of challenging its hard line on national sovereignty by affirming ties with self-ruled Taiwan in a phone with the island's leader.

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Talk of fighter jets for Kyiv strains Western unity

Allies fear move could escalate conflict, draw them deeper into the war

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Strikes, protests over pension plans roil France

French labour leaders hope to bring more than one million demonstrators again into the streets on Tuesday in the latest clash of wills with the government over its plans to push back France's retirement age.

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WHO says Covid remains 'global health emergency'

The Covid pandemic continues to be a \"global health emergency\" and the deadly virus will remain a \"permanently established pathogen\" in humans and animals for the foreseeable future, according to the World Health Organisation.

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Sirisena apologises for Easter Sunday bombings

Former Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday apologised to the country's minority Catholic community for the devastating 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 270 people, including 11 Indians, saying that the carnage took place without his knowledge.

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TIME FOR TOP TRIO TO COME GOOD

Gill, Kishan and Tripathi should make their presence felt in the absence of Sharma, Kohli and K L Rahul

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