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SEBI examining Calcutta Stock Exchange’s voluntary exit bid

Capital market regulator Sebi is examining the application seeking voluntary exit of the Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) from its business, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said on Monday. In a written reply to a question in the Lok...

Technology Can Raise Farmers’ Income by 10-15%: Syngenta’s Alexandra Brand

“When farmers use the right technology at the right time, they can reduce inputs and increase their income by 10 to 15 per cent,” says Alexandra Brand, Executive Vice President for Sustainability, Corporate Affairs and Transformation at Syngenta Group,...

No minimum balance penalty on Jan Dhan: FM

About 72 crore Basic Savings Bank Deposit Accounts (BSBDA), including those under the PM Jan Dhan scheme, are not subject to any penal charges for non-maintenance of minimum balance, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday. In a written...

SC orders deployment of judicial officers in Bengal’s SIR

Dismayed over the ongoing tussle between the West Bengal Government and the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Supreme Court on Friday issued an “extraordinary” direction to deploy serving and former district judges to assist the poll panel in...

UP being positioned as country’s leading data hub, says CM Yogi

CM Yogi Adityanath on Friday said his government is positioning UP as a leading data centre hub in the country, unveiling a series of budgetary measures to accelerate growth in emerging technologies such as data centres, robotics and artificial...

India joins Pax Silica to secure supply chains

In a significant strategic shift, India on Friday joined the US-led “Pax Silica” initiative, a technology partnership aimed at building secure and resilient supply chains for semiconductors and other critical technologies amid intensifying global competition. The move brings India into...

PM meets world leaders, pushes for AI adoption in key sectors

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a series of meetings that included a roundtable with CEOs and founders of 16 AI and deep tech startups, seven back-to-back bilaterals and separate meetings with heads of two leading firms. During the...

BJP slams Congress over shirtless protest at summit

Several Union ministers on Friday launched a scathing attack on Congress after some of its youth wing workers staged a “shirtless protest” at the AI Summit venue and termed the act as “shameful.” The ministers also said it was...

Bangladesh restores visas for Indians

In one of his first major foreign policy decisions, Bangladesh’s newly elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has moved to restore full visa services for Indian nationals, signalling a rapid effort to stabilise relations with New Delhi after months of...

Kanpur crash: Driver Mohan claims he was behind wheel

The probe into Kanpur’s high-profile Lamborghini crash took a fresh turn on Wednesday after one Mohan, the alleged designated driver of the luxury sports car, claimed that he and not tobacco baron KK Mishra’s son Shivam Mishra was behind...

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West Bengal: High voter turnout signals mandate for change, says PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the people of West Bengal for their massive turnout in the ongoing...