SC throws out pleas for review of VVPAT verdict
The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking review of its April 26 verdict that rejected the pleas for complete cross-verification of votes cast using the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). Terming the suspicion about manipulation of the EVMs "unfounded", the apex court had on...
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Centre mulls regulatory framework for acupuncture within country: Nadda
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Rahul, Priyanka to visit landslide-hit Wayanad
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SC pulls up Centre for indecision on OROP, imposes fine
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Defence Ministry inks MoU to set up three testing facilities under UPDIC
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Delhi Govt, top cop get NHRC notices over deaths of IAS aspirants in coaching centre
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Only Centre can raise quota limit by removing 50% cap: Uddhav
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Rajasthan schools to commemorate Article 370 abrogation, Congress condemns move
The Rajasthan Education Department’s academic calendar for new session in state government schools has sparked a political debate as it proposes to celebrate abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and birthday of Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Article 370 of the Constitution, which granted special status to the erstwhile...
Cong to counter BJP-JD(S) foot march over MUDA scam with public meetings
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday said the ruling Congress has planned to organise public meetings to counter the opposition BJP-JD(S)’ foot march over the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment scam. The two opposition parties have decided to hold a foot march from Bengaluru to Mysuru from...
Sensex, Nifty rise for 3rd day on gains by Tata Motors, HDFC Bank
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty eked out gains in volatile trade to settle at record high levels on Tuesday, extending their gaining streak to the third day on the back of buying in Tata Motors and HDFC Bank. The 30-share BSE Sensex closed higher by 99.56 points or 0.12 per...
India’s gold demand dips 5% to 149.7 tonnes in June quarter on high prices, says WGC
India’s gold demand declined 5 per cent to 149.7 tonnes during the June quarter, due to record high prices, the World Gold Council (WGC) said in a report on Tuesday. The gold demand stood at 158.1 tonnes during the corresponding quarter of the previous calendar year, WGC’s ‘Q2 2024 Gold Demand...
Indian Bank eyes recovery of Rs 7,000 crore this financial year: MD & CEO
Public sector Indian Bank has targeted to recover about Rs 7,000 crore during the current financial year, a top official said on Tuesday. The bank has also received the approval from the Reserve Bank of India and shareholders to raise Rs 5,000 crore which would be decided at an opportune time,...
Paytm sees no impact of lowering of UPI incentives on its path to profitability
Fintech firm One97 Communications, which owns Paytm brand, sees no impact of lower incentives earmarked by the government in the budget for promoting small ticket digital transactions, a top official of the company said. Speaking on the sidelines of launching “Card NFC Soundbox” machine, Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma denied any...
Check for ‘wilful default’ in NPA accounts exceeding Rs 25 lakh, RBI urges banks
The RBI on Tuesday issued a Master Direction on the Treatment of Wilful Defaulters and Large Defaulters under which banks and NBFCs will have to examine the ‘wilful default’ aspect in all non-performing asset accounts with outstanding amounts of Rs 25 lakh and above. A lender will identify and classify a...
