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Custom Manufactured Chemicals Phase II Expansion On Track: Chemplast Sanmar
CHENNAI: Chemplast Sanmar Ltd, part of the SHL Chemicals Group on Tuesday said the phase II expansion of the Custom Manufactured Chemicals division was on track for completion. The city-based company, engaged in the manufacturing of specialty chemicals declared revenues of Rs 1,051 crore for the January-March 2024 quarter...
India’s Global Travel And Tourism Index Rank Rises To 39th: WEF
NEW DELHI: India’s rank on the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024 has risen to 39th place, with global tourism activities returning to pre-pandemic levels, the annual report showed on Tuesday. While the US topped the list, India is ranked highest in South Asia and among...
Glenmark Unit Ties Up With BeiGene To Market Cancer Drugs In India
NEW DELHI: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday said its unit has inked a marketing and distribution agreement with BeiGene to commercialise the latter’s oncology medicines, Tislelizumab and Zanubrutinib in India. Glenmark Specialty SA, a unit of Mumbai-based drug maker, has inked exclusive marketing and distribution agreement with BeiGene. “The addition...
ONGC Net Profit Jumps 19 Times In Q4
NEW DELHI: State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) March quarter net profit soared 19 times as the year-ago period had a one-time exceptional provision, while it posted a record earning for the full fiscal. The company’s standalone net profit of Rs 9,869 crore in January-March — the fourth...
Markets Regulator SEBI Changes Rule To Determine M-Cap Of Listed Firms
NEW DELHI: Markets regulator Sebi has revamped the method for calculating the market capitalisation of listed companies under the Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements (LODR) rules. Instead of using the market capitalisation of a single day (currently March 31), listed companies will now use the “average market capitalisation” for...
Sensex Declines By Nearly 53 Points In Volatile Trade Amid Weak Global Trends
MUMBAI: Benchmark BSE Sensex declined by nearly 53 points in a volatile trade on Tuesday amid weak trends from Asian and European markets and fresh foreign fund outflows. The 30-share Sensex declined 52.63 points or 0.07 per cent to settle at 73,953.31. During the day, it hit a high...
Rift Between Narendra Modi Camp And RSS Is Accentuating During Polls
By Arun Srivastava It was inevitable. It was to happen. Never before in its hundred years of existence, no Sarasaṅghacālaka, chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the right-wing organisation, the parent entente of the BJP, had faced this nature of humiliation as the incumbent Mohan Bhagwat has to...
No More Overwhelming Political Dominance Of NDA In Bihar
By Dr. Gyan Pathak NDA’s overwhelming political dominance in Bihar, that it had established by winning 39 out of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in 2019, is all set to ultimately become a thing of the past. The jolt that BJP-JD(U)-LJP disintegration had inflicted upon the NDA has left...
Patra’s ‘Lord Jagannath Is Modi Bhakta’ Is Modi-Bhakti Unlimited
By Sushil Kutty BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra should be out on his rump in a Puri thoroughfare for calling Lord Jagannath a ‘bhakta’ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Poor fellow’s hallucination went to his wayward tongue and the tongue slipped. The ‘Mahaprabhu’ of all of Odisha cannot be trifled...
Far Right Parties Start Massive Campaign To Take Control Of European Parliament
By Satyaki Chakraborty The far right parties of Europe have started massive joint campaign to sweep the elections to European Parliament scheduled for three days June 6 to June 9 this year. Presently, the EP is dominated by a combination of centrists mild right and various shades of Left....
Bishnupur Is Witnessing A Battle Between BJP’s Soumitra Khan And His Divorced Wife Sujata Of TMC
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Marital discord deteriorating into divorce may not be an unusual occurrence, but when onetime spouses contest against each other in a Lok Sabha constituency, it hits headlines. Bishnupur constituency stands apart from other Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal and perhaps in the rest of...
Growing Excess Global Steel Capacity Has Disturbing Implications For Environment
By Kunal Bose Not only does growing big volumes of excess global steel capacity unsettle the market but the phenomenon has disturbing implications for the environment. OECD says: “Back-of-the-envelope calculations will show… reduction in global excess capacity by approximately one-third would lead to a reduction in emissions… in the...
President Raisi’s Death Leaves Iran Without Any Charismatic Leader
By Girish Linganna The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a plane crash would likely exacerbate the power struggle among hardline factions within the Islamic Republic. These factions are vying for influence in the succession of the aging Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Supreme Leader. Despite concerns regarding Khamenei’s...
Large FPI Pullout, Gold Import Surge Portend Political Power Change At The Centre
By Nantoo Banerjee Any prediction of the possible outcome of the ongoing Parliamentary election is becoming increasingly tough in the absence of a visible wave in favour of either the rightist Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) or its principal opposition, a 26-party political combine, Indian National Development...
Unravelling The Mystery Of Iranian President Raisi’s Helicopter Crash
By Tajul Islam The latest incident of helicopter crash involving Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has sparked a wave of speculation and concern both within Iran and internationally. Occurring in dense fog over the rugged terrain of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, the incident raises critical questions about the circumstances that...
AAP’s Political Future Depends On The Outcome Of Kejriwal’s Liquor Case
By Kalyani Shankar Delhi’s Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, has overcome numerous obstacles in the past decade. Yet, his unwavering resilience has been a beacon of inspiration. He and his party are currently facing the biggest crisis in the liquor policy case. Despite the challenges, Kejriwal’s political journey is a...
Jharkhand May Be Turning Political Side In Lok Sabha Election 2024
By Dr. Gyan Pathak “Who gave you free foodgrain? Who gave you home? Who gave you toilets? Who gave you …,” went on saying an RSS-BJP joint election campaign team leaders, when they were just disrupted politely by quite peaceful and innocent people of the interior Jarga village saying,...
Gandhi Family’s Test By Fire Was In Raebareli, Amethi A Sideshow
By Sushil Kutty Rahul Gandhi reached the ’ constituency of Raebareli from Lucknow on May 20 and straight off went to a Hanuman Mandir, drawing quick reactions including the opinion that his choice of deity was fraught with risk. Lord Hanuman could have taken offence after Rahul Gandhi pointedly...
