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Amit Shah Holds Roadshow in North 24 Parganas District
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday held a roadshow at Amdanga in North 24 Parganas district as he sought to bolster the saffron partys campaign for the upcoming phases of West Bengal assembly elections. BJP supporters cheered for Shah, as his caravan inched forward through the crowded streets...
Alibaba Fined $2.8 Billion for Violating Anti-Monopoly Rules in China
Chinese regulators have fined giant e-commerce giant Alibaba USD 2.8 billion on charges of violating anti-monopoly rules. The ruling Communist Party is tightening control over China’s biggest e-commerce and other internet companies and has warned them not to use their industry dominance to stifle competition. The State Administration for...
My Phone is Being Tapped, Will Order CID Probe, Says Mamata at Bengal Poll Rally
TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee speaks at rally in Bengal. The TMC supremo accused the BJP of being involved in the conspiracy as the saffron party “cannot match” the ruling camp’s campaigning on development programmes. PTI Galsi Last Updated:April 17, 2021, 15:43 IST FOLLOW US ON: A day after a...
USTR Discusses TRIPS Waiver Proposal for Covid-19 Vaccines with GAVI’s CEO
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai, in a virtual meeting with GAVI’s CEO Dr. Seth Berkley, discussed, among other things, the proposed waiver of certain provisions of the WTO’s agreement on intellectual property rules for the manufacture of coronavirus vaccines. In the virtual meeting with Berkley on Friday, Tai discussed...
EC Puts off Poll at Bengal’s Jangipur Seat Following Death of RSP Candidate
The Election Commission on Saturday put off assembly election to the Jangipur seat in West Bengal following the death of a Revolutionary Socialist Party candidate. As per provisions of the Representation of the People Act, in case a candidate of a recognised party dies, the poll is put off...
Mamata Will Get Ex-CM Certificate on May 2, Says Modi at Asansol Rally
Addressing an election rally in poll-bound West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that CM Mamata Banerjee will get a certificate of ex-chief minister of Bengal on May 2, the day of election results. Modi claimed that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has been broken in the first four phases...
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Honours Indian Business Tycoon Yusuffali with Top Civilian Award
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has honoured Indian-origin businessman Yusuffali MA and 11 other individuals with Abu Dhabi’s top civilian award for their noble and charitable contributions to the community. Yusuffali, 65, the Chairman...
Sonia Gandhi at CWC Meet
Accusing the Modi government of “gross unpreparedness” and “adhocism” in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday made a slew of suggestions to the Centre to deal with the pandemic such as reducing the immunization age to 25 years and providing income support to people....
Mumbai Court Rejects Bail Pleas of Viva Group Managing Director, Chartered Accountant
A special PMLA court in Mumbai has denied bail to Mehul Thakur, managing director of Viva group, and chartered accountant Madan Chaturvedi in connection with the Rs 4300-crore PMC Bank fraud case. Their plea for default bail was rejected by special judge Abhijeet Nandgoankar on April 8, and a...
PNC Infratech Rating: Buy; Nomura says GAEPL deal will unlock value for firm
We believe the re-opening of the economy and subsequent improvement in toll collections have revived the interest in the deal from Cube Highways. PNCL has announced that the company along with other partners has reached an agreement with Cube Highways (unlisted) to divest the GAEPL (Ghaziabad Aligarh Expressway Pvt...
Voting Begins for Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh Assembly Bypoll
Voting for the by-election to Damoh assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh, where the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress are locked in a battle, began at 7 am on Saturday. People were seen standing in queues outside the polling booths, waiting for their turn to cast their vote. White...
Initial Probe Says Attack on CISF, Injury to Child Led to Cooch Behar Poll Violence as Political Storm Erupts
A CISF quick reaction team coming under attack during a security patrol and injury to a child in the commotion are stated to have triggered the violence at a polling booth in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district which left four people dead on Saturday, sources said. Preliminary investigation revealed...
US Lawmakers Welcome India’s Move to Increase FDI in Insurance Sector to 74 Percent
Two influential US lawmakers have applauded the Indian government’s move to increase foreign direct investment in the insurance sector from the existing 49 per cent to 74 per cent, saying it will further deepen bilateral trade and investment. India’s Parliament last month passed the Insurance Amendment Bill 2021 to...
Glenmark Life Sciences files IPO papers with SEBI; plans to sell over 73 lakh shares via OFS
According to the shareholding pattern of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd, the promoter and promoter group collectively hold 13.15 crore shares. Glenmark Life Sciences Ltd, a subsidiary of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd, filed a Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the capital markets regulator SEBI for its initial public offering (IPO). The...
PM Modi Urges Voters to Turn Up in Large Numbers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged voters in the fifth phase of the West Bengal assembly elections to vote in large numbers. In tweets, he also noted that bypolls to many assembly and Lok Sabha seats were taking place on Saturday, and asked people to vote in record...
Govt May Hike FDI Limit in Pension Sector to 74%, Bill Likely in Monsoon Session
The government may hike foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the pension sector to 74 per cent and a Bill in this regard is expected to come in the next Parliament session, according to sources. Last month, Parliament approved a Bill to increase FDI limit in the insurance sector...
Lodha Developers’ Macrotech IPO listing day strategy: Weak subscription disappoints; sell or hold shares?
Lodha Developers group company Macrotech IPO was the first public issue of the new fiscal 2021-22 and it will list amid the second wave of COVID-19 concerns. Macrotech Developers Ltd’s, erstwhile Lodha Developers, which recently raised Rs 2,500 crore through initial public offering (IPO), on Friday informed that it...
Polling Underway for Nagarjuna Sagar Assembly Segment in Telangana
Voting is underway for the bypoll to Nagarjuna Sagar assembly constituency in Telangana on Saturday with voters queuing up to exercise their franchise. Polling began at 7 am and will conclude at 7 pm, poll officials said. COVID-19 safety protocols are being followed at polling booths. As many as...
