Left speechless, Congress resorting to physical fight: Kiren Rijiju
New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday accused the Congress of resorting to physical fights and claimed the ruling NDA established its misdeeds over the decades, leaving the main opposition party speechless. Speaking to reporters, Rijiju dismissed the Congress’ charge that the BJP has adopted desperate measures after it targeted Union Home Minister […]
INLD president and former Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala dies in Gurgaon
Chandigarh: Indian National Lok Dal president and former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala died in Gurugram on Thursday, a party spokesperson said. He was 89. Chautala, a five-time chief minister of Haryana and former deputy prime minister Devi Lal’s son, suffered a cardiac arrest at his Gurugram home and was immediately rushed to hospital […]
President Murmu expresses grief over loss of lives in Jaipur gas tanker crash
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said the news of the loss of lives in the Jaipur gas tanker accident was very painful and offered her condolences to the families of the deceased. She also prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured. A deadly collision involving a gas tanker and multiple vehicles turned […]
LS Speaker warns of action over protests in Parliament premises
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday warned members of action if any of them resorted to demonstrations and protests within the premises of Parliament. The directions from the Speaker came after Parliament premises witnessed large-scale protests by both the opposition and treasury members on the issue of alleged insult to B R […]
7 dead, over 35 injured in fire after gas tanker collides with other vehicles on Jaipur highway
Jaipur: A deadly collision involving a gas tanker and multiple vehicles turned a stretch of the Jaipur-Ajmer highway here into an inferno on Friday morning, killing seven people, injuring more than 35 and engulfing over 30 vehicles in flames as thick black smoke filled the sky. Eyewitnesses reported spotting the flames from nearly a kilometre […]
Adani Group plans Rs 20,000 cr super critical thermal power plant in Bihar
Patna: Billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate plans to invest Rs 20,000 crore in setting up a super critical thermal power plant in Bihar even as it expands its cement, food processing and logistics business in the state. Speaking at the Bihar Business Connect 2024, Pranav Adani, Director, Adani Enterprises Ltd, said the ports-to-energy conglomerate is invested […]
GST Council to decide on cutting taxes on insurance premium, rate rejig on host of items
Jaisalmer: The GST Council, in its meeting on Saturday, is likely to decide on reducing tax rates on life and health insurance premiums, while hiking it on high-end wrist watches, shoes and apparels, besides considering a separate 35 per cent tax slab for sin goods. The 55th meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Union […]
Six entities pay Rs 3.49 crore to settle front-running trade case with Sebi
New Delhi: Six entities, including Samir Kothari and Jitendra N Kewalramani, has settled with Sebi in a case pertaining to the suspected front-running of trades by paying Rs 3.49 crore towards settlement charges. The other entities that settled the matter with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) are Kuntal Goel, Jitendra N Kewalramani […]
Honda Cars to hike vehicle prices by up to 2 pc from January
New Delhi: Honda Cars India on Friday said it will hike prices across its model range by up to 2 per cent from January next year, in order to partially offset the impact of rising input costs. The company sells models like Amaze, City and Elevate in the domestic market. The automaker will increase the […]
HCC raises Rs 600 crore through QIP
New Delhi: Hindustan Construction Company Ltd (HCC) has raised Rs 600 crore through Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP), according to a company statement. The company statement on Thursday said its QIP, which opened on December 16 and closed on December 19, received a robust response and was fully subscribed within a few hours of its launch. […]
