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Gujarat govt’s plea rejected AHMEDABAD: A sessions court refused to permit Gujarat govt to withdraw a criminal case against 19 Karni Sena activists, who were booked for vandalising a mall, torching vehicles and damaging property during their protest against the release of the film ‘Padmavat’ in 2018. The court said the alleged offence was committed…
NC chief Farooq Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: National Conference on Thursday expressed concern over the alleged assaults on Kashmiri shawl sellers in different parts of the country and said the Jammu and Kashmir government would take up the issue with the state governments concerned.NC chief Farooq Abdullah said, “It is unfortunate that some people want…
BHUBANESWAR: On New Year’s Day, Thursday, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi issued a 15-point directive to newly appointed chief secretary Anu Garg, setting an aggressive agenda to make the administration more dynamic, clean and people-centric.Aligning the instructions with Odisha Vision 2036 and 2047, Majhi asked the bureaucracy to prioritise knowledge-driven industries and the services sector,…
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on Wednesday unveiled the first component of the six-year Export Promotion Mission – the Rs 4,531-crore market access support (MAS) for exporters to diversify into new product categories and new markets such as Latin America and Africa, with a special emphasis on MSMEs. This is the…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has banned the manufacture, sale and distribution of all oral formulations of nimesulide above 100 mg in immediate-release form, citing risk to human health and the availability of safer alternatives.In a notification issued on Dec 29 and published in The Gazette of India, the health ministry said it was satisfied that…
NEW DELHI: BJP president J P Nadda on Wednesday accused Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge of spreading “falsehood” against the Narendra Modi government and said it was surprising that the main opposition party continued to peddle “lies” despite repeated electoral defeats.Nadda’s remarks came in response to a post by Kharge on X earlier in the day,…
The government on Wednesday launched a Rs 4,531-crore Market Access Support (MAS) scheme to help Indian exporters participate in international fairs, exhibitions and buyer-seller meets, offering a boost at a time when shipments face headwinds from steep US tariffs, PTI reported.The MAS is the first component to be operationalised under the Rs 25,060-crore export promotion…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to end the subsidy for electric three-wheelers after it met the target of 2.9 vehicles under PM e-Drive on Friday. In the three-wheeler segment, EV penetration is estimated at around 32%, which is in line with the target the Centre had set for itself, and is now leaving it…
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet is likely to take up the AGR (Adjudted Gross Revenue) relief matter for Vodafone Idea on Wednesday, a measure that is seen as a lifeline for the loss-making telco, which has debt over of Rs 2 lakh crore. Vodafone Idea’s AGR dues are understood to be around Rs 83,000 crore,…
India is on track to conclude 2025 as one of its most significant years of economic performance, with key macroeconomic indicators reflecting strong growth, low inflation, expanded exports and improved labour market conditions, the government said in its year-end economic review. According to a press note released by the Press Information Bureau, India’s real Gross…
