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February 03, 2023

Interest of my investors is paramount: Gautam Adani

A day after deciding not to goahead with the fully subscribed Follow-on Public Offer (FPO), Adani Enterprises Ltd chairman Gautam Adani on Thursday said it would not be \"morally correct\" to go ahead with the Rs 20,000-crore share in the current market condition.

2 mins

After 27 months, Kappan walks out of jail

Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan, arrested on charges of inciting violence and sedition after the Hathras incident in Uttar Pradesh, was released from jail on Thursday morning.

1 min

Ruckus over Adani issue in Parl: Opp seeks probe

Houses of Parliament adjourned after ruckus over Hindenburg Research’s report

1 min

'No decision as of now on implementation of Uniform Civil Code'

The Centre has not taken any decision as of now on the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code in the country, Union law minister Kiren Rijiju informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

2 mins

Central govt was on the verge of collapse: Mamata

Don't move away from Bengal, don't beg for jobs outside Bengal, the CM urged

2 mins

Amartya Sen land row: Verbal tussle intensifies with VBU statement

The verbal tussle between chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Visva-Bharati University (VBU) vicechancellor Bidyut Chakraborty over Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's unauthorised possession of land at Bolpur-Santiniketan in Birbhum took a murkier turn with the university authorities issuing a statement accusing the chief minister \"of seeing through her ears\".

1 min

TMC may field bureaucrat in Maniktala bypoll, post retirement

Ruling Trinamul Congress may field a top bureaucrat in the Maniktala Assembly bypoll after his retirement in June if the election petition lying in the High Court (HC) is disposed of by this time.

1 min

7 judge vacancies in SC, 333 vacancies in HCs: Kiren Rijiju

Collegium has made 7 recommendations to fill up all vacancies of Judges in SC: Law Minister

2 mins

Passed many orders nobody taking action: Sc

Court agrees to hear plea against alleged hate speech event scheduled for 5 Feb

2 mins

Hits and Misses

A significant change in the income-tax regime, probably aimed at stopping the exodus of high-net-worth individuals from India, is lowering the level of surcharge on taxable income above Rs.5 crores, the highest bracket, from 37 per cent to 25 per cent, which will result in lowering the maximum income-tax rate from 42.74 per cent to 39 percent

5 mins

A chat with ChatGTP

Since its release on November 30, ChatGPT, a new free-to-use chatbot from OpenAI, has taken the internet by storm by spouting off poems, screenplays, and essay responses. By doing so, ChatGPT poses a danger to the stability of white-collar jobs, unlike any other technology in recent memory.

5 mins

Bangladesh's Cambodian problem

In recent years, more and more Bangladeshi nationals have travelled to Cambodia in search of betto an investigative report by the Daily Star, since 2020, more than 3,500 individuals have gone to Cambodia, with more than 2,200 people going there in 2022 alone, and 86 in the first 12 days of this year.

4 mins

Reliance Retail begins accepting govt's digital rupee for sales

Reliance Retail on Thursday announced it has begun accepting retail payments via the Indian government's Digital Rupee across its stores in the country.

1 min

Govt has tried to taxation regime in budget: Revenue Secy simplify

Government has tried to simplify the taxation regime in the budget, be it corporate tax or personal tax, Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra said on Thursday.

1 min

E-auction of wheat for sale in open market begins

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) offered 22 lakh metric tonnes of wheat out of its 25 lakh metric tonnes stock for sale through open market in the first e-auction which took place on Wednesday.

1 min

Jobgrowth in IT sector slumps 25% amid layoffs

Due to corrections in hiring in the IT industry, job growth in the Indian IT sector has declined by 25 per cent this year as compared to last year, a report showed on Thursday.

1 min

Life insurance scrips suffer from 'Halahala' poison in Amrit Kaal budget

The proposals in the Amrit Kaal budget presented to the Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has turned out to be an 'halahala' (poison) for the life insurers.

1 min

EU officials visit Kyiv for talks. aims to deepen ties

EU assistance for Ukraine has reached $55 billion since the start of Russia's war

2 mins

Peru's Congress rejects bill to advance polls amid protests

Peru's Congress has rejected a second bill to bring forward the presidential election to December 2023 amid the continued deadly protests following the removal of former President Pedro Castillo two months ago.

1 min

Lawyer: No classified documents found in Biden's beach house

A lawyer for US President Joe Biden has said that no classified documents were found in the latter's beach house in Rehoboth, Delaware, during an FBI search of the property.

2 mins

Half a million UK workers strike over pay amid high inflation

Up to half a million teachers, university staff, train drivers and civil servants in the UK went on a strike in the largest coordinated action for years amid high inflation and lengthy disputes over pay.

1 min

US winter storm causes 3rd day of dangerous, icy conditions

A deadly storm system lashed a large swath of the southern U.S. with bands of sleet and snow for a third day on Wednesday, grounding an additional 2,300 flights, leaving hundreds of thousands without power, forcing school closures and making already treacherous driving conditions worse.

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