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In the run-up to the 2024 general elections, Delhi Congress will focus on door-to-door interactions with the masses and re-energise its grass-roots level workers in the national capital, an official said on Saturday. The decision was taken in a meeting of party workers, leaders and office-bearers called by newly-appointed AICC in-charge of Delhi Congress Deepak Babaria, who also passed two resolutions political and organisational after the meeting. "Congress will spread Rahul Gandhi's message of... Читать дальше...

BJP president J P Nadda on Saturday chaired meetings of party general secretaries and 'morcha' heads as they took stock of the month-long programme to mark the Modi government's nine years in power and preparations of the upcoming organisational events. Sources said the party campaign going on in various states, which are headed for assembly polls later this year, and across the country for the Lok Sabha polls next year also came up for discussion. The BJP had run a month-long exercise, which ended on Friday... Читать дальше...

Four people were arrested from Haryana's Ambala district on Saturday for their alleged involvement in the attack on Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad, a police official said. They were apprehended in a joint operation by the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh police, Haryana Special Task Force Deputy Superintendent of Police Aman Kumar said. The Dalit leader was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on his car in Deoband in Uttar Pradesh on June 28. The four were arrested from the Shahzadpur area in Ambala... Читать дальше...

Siemens Limited on Saturday said it has completed the acquisition of the electric vehicle division of Mass-Tech Controls Private Ltd for Rs 38 crore. Siemens is a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport as well as transmission and generation of electrical power. In a regulatory filing, the company said it "has completed the acquisition of EV division of Mass-Tech Controls in accordance with the definitive agreements entered between the parties for a consideration of Rs 380 million... Читать дальше...

The BJP-led government at the Centre was spending Rs 20,000 crore for the central vista project, but held back Rs 7,500 crore due to West Bengal which would have provided work to the poor under MGNREGA, senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee claimed on Saturday. Addressing a rally at Falakata in Alipurduar, Banerjee said his party will continue to protest against the alleged discrimination of the people of West Bengal by the Centre. "You may continue to deploy central agencies such as CBI and ED against us... Читать дальше...

State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Saturday said it has partnered with Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMFL), better known as Amul, to offer financial services to federation's supply network pan-India under the MUDRA scheme. A memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed between PNB and GCMMFL (Amul) on July 1, the bank said in a statement. Through small ticket financing under MUDRA, the bank will be financing Amul's retailers, wholesale dealers/area milk distributors... Читать дальше...

The Congress would sound the poll bugle in Telangana on Sunday with party leader Rahul Gandhi addressing a public meeting at Khammam. Congress State Legislature Party (CLP) leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka's 'padayatra' would also conclude at the rally. Gandhi would felicitate Vikramarka, who began his foot march near Adilabad, covering 1,360 km in 108 days as on Saturday, party sources said. At the meeting, former Khammam MP Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy would join Congress. Srinivas Reddy and ex-minister... Читать дальше...

SBI raised Rs 1,000 cr in current account deposits at centres under revamped systems

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday attacked Prime Minister over price rise, saying it was the result of the "open" loot going on in the country. Addressing a rally in Gwalior of Madhya Pradesh, where Assembly elections are due by the year-end, he also narrated the story of a fourth class pass king whom he said God unseated. Incidentally, Modi was addressing a function in the Shahdol district of the state at the time. Modiji got too angry with me as I have given seven revdis' (freebies) in Delhi free electricity for 24 hours... Читать дальше...

Honda Cars India on Saturday said its domestic wholesales declined by 35 per cent to 5,080 units in June. The automaker sold 7,834 units in the domestic market in June 2022. Exports declined to 2,112 units last month from 2,502 units in June last year. "Our sales in June are in line with our projections and met our planned targets," Honda Cars India Director (Marketing and Sales) Yuichi Murata said in a statement. The company will soon commence the pre-launch booking for Elevate, and it will be launched during the festive season, he added.

Royal Enfield on Saturday said its total sales increased by 26 per cent to 77,109 units in June. The company dispatched 61,407 units to dealers in June 2022. Domestic sales rose 34 per cent to 67,495 units compared to 50,265 units in the year-ago period, the bike maker said in a statement. Exports, however, declined to 9,614 units last month from 11,142 units in June 2022. "Our recent products continue to perform well across India and International markets, and we are optimistic that our exciting... Читать дальше...

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday expressed hope that 50 per cent of the practising chartered accountants in the country will be women by 2047. Efforts should be made to ensure that the chartered accountancy profession becomes a "pillar of economic governance", the President said. She was speaking at a function to mark the 75th Chartered Accountants' Day organised by the ICAI in the national capital. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has nearly 4 lakh members and more than 8 lakh students. Читать дальше...

Delhi Metro commuters landing in Uttar Pradesh's Noida with sealed liquor bottles may land in trouble, cautioned excise officials here on Saturday. The word of caution comes a day after the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced permitting commuters to carry up to two sealed bottles of liquor on its network. Besides Delhi, DMRC's metro rail network expands to nearby cities like Gurgaon and Faridabad in Haryana, and Noida and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. In Uttar Pradesh, the excise rules ban the import of liquor from outside the state... Читать дальше...

The Ashok Gehlot-led dispensation in Rajasthan has failed on every parameter, Union Minister Piyush Goyal claimed on Saturday and alleged that the state did not develop in the past four-and-a-half years due to an "unstable and incompetent" government. He also claimed that news of scams in the state government regularly dominate the headlines. "The Gehlot government has completely failed on every parameter. It is a corrupt government. Rajasthan did not develop in four-and-a-half years due to an unstable... Читать дальше...

Pledging to usher in panchayats "purged of thieves" in the coming rural poll in West Bengal in the event of a win by BJP, the party Saturday expressed apprehensions that there will be attempts at largescale rigging and violence by the ruling TMC on the voting day. BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar releasing the BJP's manifesto said the role of the State Election Commission (SEC), which conducts the rural polls, is not above suspicion as it was not found to be vigilant enough to curb incidents... Читать дальше...

Profit of public sector banks increased to Rs 1.04 trillion in 2022-23

The bank will set up a grievance committee to hear the concerns of anyone who wishes to air their woes

Discrimination or untouchability has no place in Sanatana Dharma and aberrations cannot define the fundamental characteristics of this ancient dharma which is about uniting people as one family, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi said here on Saturday. In his address at the golden jubilee celebrations of a mutt here, Ravi referred to the lineage of saints of India, like Sri Adi Sankara, Sri Ramanujacharya, Sri Madhvacharya; Sri Raghavendra Swamy and the Nayanmars and Alwars. He said, 'there is no discrimination at all.' Such saints stood for equality... Читать дальше...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said Goods and Services Tax (GST) has increased revenue buoyancy of states, and the all-round benefit stands out as "exemplary". The multiplicity of taxes in the pre-GST regime resulted in a "tax-on-tax" effect, causing the same product to be taxed multiple times and hence becoming costlier for the consumers, she said at the GST Day 2023. Giving a comparison of the tax rates pre and post-GST, Sitharaman said, "GST has done justice to the consumers by... Читать дальше...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the situation in neighbouring Manipur will improve within 7-10 days, with the state and central governments working silently' to restore peace. He hit out at the Congress and alleged that the opposition party is showing its concern when "relative peace has come in the northeastern state." More than 100 people have lost their lives in the ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur since clashes first started on May 3. Talking... Читать дальше...

The production from captive coal mines of NTPC almost doubled to 8.48 million metric tonnes (MMT) in the first quarter of FY24, a statement said on Saturday. NTPC produced 4.27 MMT coal from its captive mines in Q1 FY23, the company said in the statement. The despatch of coal from its mines more than doubled to 8.82 MMT in Q1 FY24 from 4.17 in April-June FY23, it added. "This outstanding performance reflects NTPC's relentless commitment to enhancing coal production from its captive mines and ensuring... Читать дальше...

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai said it will be known by Sunday as to who will be the Leader of Opposition in the State Legislative Assembly. According to party sources, BJP's legislature party meeting is likely to take place on Sunday to elect its leader, who will also be the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, ahead of the legislature session starting from July 3. "It will be known surely tomorrow evening," Bommai told reporters in Chikkamagaluru on Saturday... Читать дальше...

The TMC on Saturday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi the leader of the "largest opposition party", which is "opposed" to providing jobs, nurturing democracy, preserving federalism and controlling prices. The party was responding to Modi's attacks on "opposition parties" in his speech in Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh. TMC Rajya Sabha member Derek O'Brien accused the BJP of being opposed to jobs, democracy and federalism. "These are NOT 'opposition parties', Mr Prime Minister! It is YOU who is leading the largest 'opposition party'. Читать дальше...

Noting that the semiconductor chip supply was not up to the mark in the first quarter of 2023-24, Maruti Suzuki's official said that its availability is expected to be better in the second quarter

New Delhi [India], July 1: World SME Day 2023, held under the theme "Survival, Expansion, and Internationalization of Indian MSMEs enroute AMRITKAAL 2047," commenced with great enthusiasm and knowledge sharing at the Mirza Ghalib, SCOPE Convention Complex, on Lodhi Road in New Delhi. The event featured esteemed speakers, panel discussions, and a presentation, highlighting the crucial role of MSMEs in the Indian economy.