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Parag's Royal knock inspires team to 12-run win
AVESH Khan defended 17 runs in the final over as Rajasthan Royals secured a 12-run victory against Delhi Capitals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on Thursday.
Luminous forays into solar sector, inaugurates panel factory
Luminous Power Technologies, an energy storage solutions company, inaugurated its solar panel factory in Uttarakhand on Thursday with a production capacity of 250 MW, expandable up to 1 GW.
Core sector growth slows to 6.7% in Feb
THE growth of the eight core sector industries slowed to 6.7% in February on account of poor performance of some sectors such as fertiliser, according to official data released on Thursday.
Adani invests ₹6.6K cr in group co Ambuja Cements
BILLIONAIRE Gautam Adanai-led Adani family on Thursday announces it has infused ₹6,661 crore in the group's cement company Ambuja Cements.
CIL exceeds coal supply target for power sector
COAL INDIA LIMITED (CIL), the country's largest coal miner, announced on Thursday that it has achieved a significant milestone by exceeding its annual coal supply target for the power sector for the financial year 2023-2024 (FY24).
NCLT refuses to halt Byju's EGM to increase authorised share capital
IN a big relief for embattled edtech firm Byju's, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Bengaluru, on Thursday refused to halt the firm's extraordinary general meeting (EGM) scheduled to take place on March 29 (today).
Fiscal deficit for Apr-Feb hits 86.5% of FY24 target
INDIA'S fiscal deficit for April to February of FY24 reached ₹15.01 lakh crore, representing nearly 86.5% of the target set for the full financial year, according to the government data.
Govt debt crosses ₹160 lakh crore by Dec 2023
TOTAL gross liabilities of the central government increased marginally to ₹1.6 lakh crore at December-end quarter 2023 from ₹1.57 lakh crore at endSeptember, 2023.
Mkt ends FY24 on high note, indices surge most in 3 yrs
DOMESTIC equity market closed the last trading session of the financial year 2023-2024 (FY24) on a high note as benchmark indices - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 advanced nearly 1% each.
Most MF schemes fail to beat benchmarks in 2023
Underperformance rates were high over three- and five-year periods
China sends Tibetan glacier water to Maldives
CHINA has sent more than a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives, officials said on Thursday, a gift from the world's highest mountains to a low-lying archipelago threatened by rising seas.
ICJ orders Israel to 'ensure urgent humanitarian assistance' in Gaza
Says famine has set in Palestine; S Africa hails the top court's new ruling, calls it significant
PUTIN SAYS HE WON'T START A WAR WITH NATO
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin scoffed at the possibility of his country launching an attack on a NATO member, calling it 'sheer nonsense,' but warned that any Western air base hosting USmade F-16 fighter jets that are slated for deployment in Ukraine would be a 'legitimate target' for the Kremlin's forces.
'Hero No 1'jumps into Maha poll battle, joins Shinde
Actor Govinda has officially joined Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde, marking the end of his 14-year political hiatus.
BJP's struggle Sabarkantha for as Gujarat MLA abuses women
A day after BJP MLA and former Gujarat assembly speaker Ramanlal Vora courted controversy by purportedly using derogatory language against the tribal women chairing a health committee of the district panchayat under the party banner, a video of the incident went viral on Thursday intensifying the protest.
BJP may win 5 seats in 60-member Arunachal House uncontested
THE BJP, which rules Arunachal Pradesh, is expected to win five seats uncontested as nobody other than its candidates filed nomination papers in those seats.
Pappu Yadav raises banner of revolt as grand alliance list to be out today
FORMER MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, who merged his Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) with the Congress, reiterated his resolve to contest election from Purnia even as the grand alliance in Bihar is set to announce seat-sharing deal for Lok Sabha election on Friday.
Modi, Shah, Yogi to add star power to BJP's campaign in J&K
THE BJP has listed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath among 40 star campaigners for the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
4-CORNERED PUNJAB PUZZLE
FOR the first time in its political journey, Punjab is set to witness a four-cornered contest in the Lok Sabha elections in Punjab due June 1 in the seventh and final phase of the polls.
CBI closes AI corruption case against Patel, says no 'evidence of wrongdoing
THE Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a closure report in its probe regarding a case registered in 2017 into the alleged irregularities in the leasing of aircraft by National Aviation Corporation of India Ltd.
Over 25 lakh TB cases reported last yr, 16% decline since 2015, says report
AS many as 25.55 lakh cases of Tuberculosis (TB) were notified last year, marking the highest count since the launch of the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) in the 1960s, as per a government report.
NET score to be used for PhD admission from next academic session: UGC
ACADEMIC session scores from the National Eligibility Test (NET) will be used for Ph.D. admissions from 2024-25, said University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman, Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar.
Poll momentum: BJP finds 'Sita-Ram way' to reach voters
THE BJP has sensed a nationwide \"electoral momentum\" post Ram temple consecration in Ayodhya in its quest to go beyond 370 Lok Sabha seats.
Bullying a vintage Cong culture: PM
Modi attacks Cong after lawyers' letter to CJI alleging pressure on judiciary by 'vested grou
Swami Smaranananda a pioneer of India's spiritual consciousness
AMIDST the hustle and bustle of the grand festival of Lok Sabha elections, the news of the demise of Srimat Swami Smaranananda Ji maharaj brought my mind to a standstill for a few moments.
ENVIRONMENTAL FEDERALISM CRUCIAL FOR CLIMATE ACTION
THE all-pervasive global dialogue surrounding climate change has spurred nations to develop their national action plans to mitigate the impact.
FOCUS ON KATE'S DISEASE, NOT CONSPIRACY THEORY
KATE, the Princess of Wales, will win her medical battle, but it will leave scars.
CHINA & PAKISTAN LOCKED IN EMBRACE THEY CAN'T QUIT
The two countries' ties are based on China's hegemonic ambitions and Pakistan's economic needs. The recent attacks on its strategic interests are unlikely to deter Beijing
EC MUST CURB MONEY POWER IN ELECTIONS, ONUS ON VOTERS TOO
UNION Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is not contesting the Lok Sabha polls citing financial constraints.
Pratibha vs Kangana duel on Mandi poll stage likely
HIMACHAL Pradesh Congress president Pratibha Singh may again be fielded from the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency where the BJP has named Kangana Ranaut as its candidate, according to party leaders.