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Indian kids now spend less time than adults on physical activities: Survey

The top two reasons for the low participation of kids are 'lack of time' and the need to 'focus on studies': PUMA-Nielsen sports survey

AAP govt reduced pollution by 30% in last 8 years: Delhi CM Kejriwal

AAP govt reduced pollution by 30 per cent in 8 years, ensuring 24X7 power supply and less than 7% transmission losses, said Delhi CM Kejriwal in Assembly

LS adjourned in seconds amid ruckus over Rahul Gandhi's disqualification

Along with Congress members, MPs belonging to the DMK, NCP, the Left and BRS also wore black

Parliament approves Budget for 2023-24 amid ruckus by Opposition

The Finance Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha with 64 official amendments on March 24 and was sent to the Rajya Sabha

Finance minister asks public banks to take stress tests; what are these?

Bank stress tests were introduced after the 2008 financial crisis, and they revealed the vulnerability of banks to market crashes and economic downturns

What are municipal bonds, and why do investors prefer them over corp bonds?

Municipal bonds are primarily issued to raise money for financing infrastructure projects like building parks, libraries, schools, police departments and community centres

Mamaearth denies claims of IPO withdrawal, expects SEBI nod by next month

Earlier in the day, a report by Reuters said that the company has delayed its IPO due to unfavourable market conditions

Can't declare a borrower 'fraud' without hearing him first: SC tells RBI

The apex court upheld a judgement passed by the Telangana High Court in December 2020 stating that the principles of "audi alteram partem" must be applied before declaring a party as fraud

Pan-Aadhaar link online: What happens if cards are not linked by March 31?

Pan-Aadhaar link last date: Centre has fixed the last date to link the two cards as March 31

Pakistan, China may not join SCO NSAs meet physically, to attend virtually

India will emphasise optimising the use of Iran's Chabahar Port and the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) as inclusive connectivity initiatives for Eurasia

Avalon Technologies IPO opens next week: Check GMP, other details here

Avalon Technologies IPO GMP: According to market observers, the IPO is commanding a great market premium (GMP) of Rs 22 per share

China's biggest export hub struggles to stay afloat amid uncertainties

Located 50 km from Shanghai, Kunshan used to boast up to 30 per cent higher wages than other provinces, but now the companies there are cutting back their production amid the slowing economy of China

Centre hikes MGNREGA wages, new rates to be applicable from April 1

In a notification released on March 24, the Union Ministry of Rural Development declared revisions to the rural job guarantee programme for the financial year 2023-24

Twitter says its source code leaked on GitHub, blames ex-employees

Twitter also launched an internal investigation to determine who was responsible for the leak. So far, the investigation has concluded that the person involved left the organisation last year

Will make India our manufacturing hub, triple our exports by 2025: Daikin

In India, Daikin will begin a new plant in August, and it will manufacture air conditioners and compressors

Rahul trying to divert and mislead people, insulted OBCs, says BJP

While addressing a press conference, BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad said Rahul Gandhi's problem is that the people are not voting for the Congress party

Not bothered by disqualification from parliament, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi said the disqualification was a desperate move

Waiting for US visa? Your approval time depends on your location in India

The wait time to get a visa from US Consulate General in Mumbai and Kolkata is less than a year, but the US Consulate General Chennai takes 680 days to give appointments

RIL names V Srikanth as new CFO; Alok Agarwal as Senior Advisor to Chairman

V Srikanth (joint CFO since 2011) has been sharing a part of the responsibilities of the CFO position with Alok Agarwal for the last few years

RBI releases MPC meeting schedule for next financial year, 1st meet in Apr

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the meeting schedule of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for the next financial year (FY24) on Friday