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Interim Union Budget 2024: FM calls on President before presentation in Lok Sabha

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reached Rashtrapati Bhawan to call on President Droupadi Murmu before presenting the interim Union Budget for 2024 in Lok Sabha.

Feb 1, 2024

FPIs sold equities worth Rs 27,000 crore in January

FPIs continued to be sellers in the cash market having sold equity worth Rs 27,664 crores through January 25, said V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services.

Jan 27, 2024

National Scholarship Schemes in USA : A Gateway to Excellence 2024

National Scholarship Schemes in USA stand as beacons of opportunity, recognition, and support for students aspiring to achieve academic excellence. These scholarships, ranging from merit-based to need-based and demographic-specific programs, offer more than just financial aid.

Jan 20, 2024

Funding Terror By Selling MBBS Seats: ED Attaches Property Worth Rs 5-Crore In Kashmir [details]

Money collected from the parents of the aspiring or potential students was used to support and fund terrorism and separatism in Kashmir Valley.

Jan 18, 2024

Yuva Nidhi Will Give Economic, Social Power To Youth: Siddaramaiah On 5th Guarantee's Launch

Yuva Nidhi will give skills, economic, social power to youth: Siddaramaiah on 5th guarantee's launch

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched the Congress Government's fifth guarantee scheme 'Yuva Nidhi (Youth Fund)' on Friday in Shivamogga on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

Jan 12, 2024

Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Nirmala Sitharaman.

India's economic leap: Third-largest economy by 2027-28 [details]

India, currently the world's fifth-largest economy, is on a fast-paced trajectory to become the third-largest by 2027-28. The country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to surpass $5 trillion during this period.

Jan 10, 2024

Administrators to take control of Panchayats in J&K amid completion of 5-year tenure of 28,000 reps

As the process of delimitation of Panchayat Halqas is going on, there is uncertainty over holding elections to establish the Panchayat Raj system in the Union Territory.

Jan 10, 2024

YouTuber MrBeast to stop uploading videos on Musk's X, cites poor monetisation

YouTube sensation Jimmy Donaldson (aka MrBeast) has snubbed Elon Musk, saying his won't upload his videos on X as doing so would not even fund a fraction of what he spends on making those videos.

Jan 1, 2024

India's Forex Reserves Rise To 4-Month High

Welcome 2024 but markets expect tough time ahead; US Dollar losing dominance

The week has come to an end and this week becomes special because the calendar year 2023 ends at the stroke of midnight as well. The week was a four-day affair, with it beginning with a trading holiday on account of Christmas.

Jan 1, 2024

Gujarat approves in-house liquor consumption in GIFT City's "Wine and Dine" venues

In a dramatic departure from state law, the Gujarat government has approved the consumption of alcoholic beverages inside of hotels, eateries, and clubs that fall under the "Wine and Dine" category in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT).

Dec 23, 2023

Serial charity scam funnels funds to single account; genuine pleas lose donations [details]

Eroding the credibility off crowdfunding platforms and appeals, another incident has come to light entailing multiple social media pages, multiple names but one account number.

Dec 21, 2023

What is Telecom Bill 2023: Key provisions you need to know

The telecom bill emphasizes the critical role of the telecommunications sector as a driver of economic and social development.

Dec 20, 2023

Blue Planet receives $35 mn IFU funding to boost key operations in India

Blue Planet Environmental Solutions, a sustainable waste management company with operations in India, South-East Asia and the UK, on Monday said it has received $35 million investment from The Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU), a leader in impact investments.

Dec 18, 2023

Airport commissions second solar power plant.

Govt's renewables drive puts India on track for 45% emissions cut by 2030

India is expanding its renewable energy capacity at a hectic pace of 50 GW a year, which is among the fastest in the world and aims to achieve a 45 per cent cut in emissions by 2030, which will exceed the target of 43 per cent fixed at the COP28 summit in Dubai.

Dec 16, 2023

"Donate for desh": Cong announces crowdfunding campaign to commemorate 138th anniversary from Dec 18

The Congress on Saturday announced to launch an online crowd funding campaign named 'Donate for desh' from December 18, saying this initiative is inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's historic 'Tilak swaraj fund' in 1920-21.