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14 parties move SC over action of probe agencies against Oppn leaders

"We are asking for pre- and post-arrest guidelines. Today the CBI and ED are used against us," Singhvi told the court

Bad in law: SC on its 2011 verdicts on membership of banned outfits

The bench said the subsequent decisions passed by high courts pursuant to its two-judge verdicts in 2011 on membership of banned outfits are bad in law and overruled

Parl panel calls for national portal of all atrocity cases against SCs, STs

The Committee said that it has so far held 26 meetings reviewing the implementation of the Acts as well as the schemes in this connection in the states and Union Territories

Nepal's population reaches 29.1 mn, PM Prachanda hails census data

According to the census data, Kathmandu has the highest population across the country at 2,041,587, while only 5,658 people reside in the Manang district

Citizen cannot seek a right to stand up in Parliament: Supreme Court

It said a system by which the citizens can directly petition Parliament is already in place in the United Kingdom and it has been working well for several years

The RBI lowers its volume

The acceleration in the pace of publishing the history of the central bank is something worth wondering about. It would be better to let some time elapse before embarking on the exercise

Windfall Tax: Vedanta cuts $91 mn from govt's gains to make up for tax paid

In signs of protests against the 9-month-old windfall tax, mining mogul Anil Agarwal's Vedanta Ltd has withheld about USD 91 million from the share of profit due to government

Aircraft bird hit incidents jump by 52% in 2022, shows DGCA data

Not only bird hits, but animal strike incidents at airports also rose from 23 in 2021 to 36 in 2022, as per data reviewed by Business Standard from the DGCA

Sensex, Nifty fall nearly 1% amid weak trend in global equities

In a volatile trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 398.18 points or 0.69 per cent to finish at 57,527.10, with 24 of its constituents posting losses

Out of 56 mn kids, 4.3 mn found malnourished by Poshan Tracker in Feb: WCD

The data also said that Bihar reported the maximum percentage of children who are underweight, while Mizoram reported the minimum percentage at 12.7 per cent

Godhra train burning: SC to hear pleas of Gujarat govt, convicts on Apr 10

The bench, meanwhile, extended the bail granted to one of the convicts earlier on the ground that his wife was suffering from cancer

Government proposes tax relief for REITs and InVITS in Finance Bill 2023

The Finance Bill had earlier proposed to tax distribution from business trust as income from other sources at applicable rate

Govt okays electronic manufacturing cluster in Hubli; second in Karnataka

Govt eyes investments worth over Rs 1,500 cr, creation of over 18,000 jobs. Nine companies have already committed to making investments of Rs 340 crore with an employment potential of 2,500

Taxing capital: Withdrawal of debt LTCG benefits should have been debated

The govt's step could push investors to choose riskier equity, or to fall back on bank deposits, thereby negatively impacting the debt market which actually needs to grow, writes T N Ninan

Food for thought

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India to outperform Asian, EM peers; high valuation a challenge: Chris Wood

Will remain slightly Overweight India in the Asia Pacific ex-Japan relative-return portfolio, says Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jefferies in his GREED & Fear note to investors.

India commits to eradicating TB by 2025, way ahead of global time line

Starts 3-month prevention course; generic low cost versions of J&J's MDR-TB drug likely to boost programme

March 31 is here: Link PAN with Aadhaar, file updated ITR & submit Form 12B

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1 in 3 employers use Live cameras to keep tabs on remote workers: Survey

More than one in three employers (37%) use live camera feeds to keep tabs on remote workers, prompting some to quit while others get fired, a new survey found

CPPIB exploring buying out ReNew Energy shareholders, making firm pvt

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is exploring buying the shares of ReNew Energy Global Plc that it doesn't already own and taking the Nasdaq-listed firm private