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Call for conduct code for ED, IT ahead of polls
Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Thursday alleged the BJP-led Centre is misusing probe agencies to target opposition leaders even after the enforcement of the model code of conduct, and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Election Commission...
Ethics panel chief disclaims knowledge of Hiranandani letter
Vinod Sonkar, Chairman of the Ethics Committee of Parliament, told News18 that they are yet to receive any letter from Darshan Hiranandani, the CEO of real estate-to-energy group Hiranandani, against TMC MP Mahua Moitra. According to news agency PTI, Hira...
TRAI To Soon Start Consultation On Pricing Of New Spectrum Bands
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is soon expected to start the consultation process to set the reserve price for new spectrum bands, identified by the department of telecommunications (DoT) in 37-37.5 GHz, 37.5-40 GHz, and 42.5-...
Government Set To Adopt Calibrated Crypto Approach, Won’t Rush
NEW DELHI: The government will take a calibrated approach on cryptocurrency and is not going to rush ahead despite the recommendations of a synthesis paper prepared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) having be...
India-China To Contribute Half Of World’s Growth In 2023, 2024: IMF
NEW DELHI: India and China are projected to jointly contribute about half of the world’s growth in both 2023 and 2024, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its latest Regional Economic Outlook (Asia and Pacific) report. India’s economy is project...
GDP To Grow At 6.5-6.8% In FY24; Festive, Govt Spends Key Drivers: Deloitte
NEW DELHI: Deloitte India on Wednesday said it expects GDP growth in the current fiscal to be in the range of 6.5-6.8 per cent primarily due to upcoming festive spending as well as higher government expenditure before the national elections mid-next year....
India, UK Free Trade Deal Unlikely To Finalise By Month End
NEW DELHI: India and the United Kingdom (UK) are unlikely to ink the much-anticipated trade deal by the end of October as differences are yet to be ironed out, it is learnt. A top official aware of the development told Business Standard Wednesday late eve...
Retail Leasing Grew By 46% Year-On-Year During January-September 2023
Retailers in India leased nearly 4.73 million square feet of space across top cities in the first nine months of 2023, overcompensating for the slow expansion during the pandemic years. Leasing between Jan and September was even higher than the entire 202...
Poverty In India Eased In 2021, But Was Above 2018 Level: World Bank Data
NEW DELHI: Extreme poverty in India declined by 38 million in 2021 to 167.49 million after a surge in the two preceding years, but remained above the 2018 level, the latest World Bank data shows. While for most countries poverty rose in 2020, when the Cov...
IT Hardware Importers May Require Global Certification
The government may ask laptop, server and other IT hardware importers to provide an international certification attesting that their product is from a trusted source before allowing a licence-free import of it, people in the know of the matter told ET. Th...
Review Open-Ended Grain Procurement: CACP
The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) has called for a review of the government’s open-ended grain procurement policy to restrict rice and wheat purchase from the farmers for the meeting requirement under the National Food Security Act....
Nestle’s India Business Beats View On Price Hikes, Strong Domestic Demand
BENGALURU/CHENNAI (Reuters) – Nestle India (NEST.NS) on Thursday reported quarterly earnings above estimates on higher demand for its chocolates and Maggi instant noodles and also said its board approved a stock split. Profit increased to 9.08 billion rup...
Raghubar Das, Reddy Nallu made governors
Former Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das and BJP leader Indra Sena Reddy Nallu have been appointed as the governors of Odisha and Tripura, respectively, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique on Wednesday. The communique added that President Dro...
BJP taunts Sharad Pawar over support to Hamas
Slamming Sharad Pawar for supporting Palestine in conflict with Israel, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said he thinks the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief will send his daughter and Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule to Gaza to fight f...
AIMIM leader moves court against Rahul over dog’s name
An AIMIM leader has approached a local court in Prayagraj against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for gifting a dog named ‘Noorie’ to his mother Sonia Gandhi, saying the name hurts his religious sentiments. Mohammad Farhan said the dog’s name has hurt his re...
