Get latest updates on business and political news in India and around the world. India will open their T20 World Cup campaign in a much-anticipated clash against arch-rivals Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Bank of Baroda-promoted IndiaFirst Life Insurance has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO), which could be of the size between Rs 2,000 crore and Rs 2,500 crore. Read here
The Western Railway on Saturday said the rate of platform tickets on major stations in the Mumbai division has been increased from Rs 10 to Rs 50 till October 31 to curb overcrowding during the festive season.
As per an official release, the platform ticket rate has been increased at Mumbai Central, Dadar, Borivali, Bandra Terminus, Vapi, Valsad, Udhna and Surat stations in the Mumbai division.
Giorgia Meloni, whose political party has neo-fascist roots, was sworn in on Saturday as Italys first far-right premier.
Meloni, 45, took the oath of office before the Italian president at the presidential palace, becoming also the first woman to be the nations premier.
India will open their T20 World Cup campaign in a much-anticipated clash against arch-rivals Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. Read what Rohit Sharma said
- ISRO will make its maiden commercial launch of 36 broadband communication satellites on-board the space agency's heaviest rocket LVM3-M2 at Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh.
- The 43.5 metre tall rocket is scheduled to lift-off from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 12.07 am on Sunday.
- The rocket is dubbed as one of the heaviest for its ability to carry satellites upto 8,000 kgs.
- The launch is also first for LVM-3-M2 to place the satellites in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO-up to 1,200 kms above the Earth) unlike Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).
The Enforcement Directorate has frozen fresh deposits worth Rs 78 crore in raids at the premises of Razorpay and some banks as part of an ongoing money laundering probe against the alleged illegal operations of loan apps "controlled" by Chinese nationals. Read here
'Rozgar Mela' to recruit 10 lakh people, important milestone in govt's efforts for employment, self-employment in last 8 years: PM Narendra Modi
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Jio Chairman Akash Ambani on October 22 announced that the telecom major is launching 5G WiFi services in India. He added that the Jio True 5G pilot beta trail has also been extended to Chennai and Nathdwara. Read here
Jio Chairman Akash Ambani on October 22 announced that the telecom major is launching 5G WiFi services in India. He added that the Jio True 5G pilot beta trail has also been extended to Chennai and Nathdwara. Read here
Jio Chairman Akash Ambani on October 22 announced that the telecom major is launching 5G WiFi services in India. He added that the Jio True 5G pilot beta trail has also been extended to Chennai and Nathdwara. Read here
Fifty Union ministers will be handing over appointment letters to nearly 20,000 people at different locations across the country under the recruitment drive to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, officials said on Friday. Read here
Satyajit Ray’s 1955 masterpiece Pather Panchali has been declared the best Indian film of all time by the Indian chapter of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI). The movie is an adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's Bengali novel of the same name, is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made. Read here
- The event on 'Dhanteras' day will start at 3 pm at BTI ground in the presence of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
- Number of houses being built in Madhya Pradesh under the PMAY had gone up to one lakh per month from 20,000 to 25,000.
- According to officials, 29 lakh out of 48 lakh houses sanctioned under the PMAY in rural areas have been constructed at a cost of Rs 35,000 crore.
