He said the budget is a watershed moment for Railways.
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In May, price growth for drugs was in negative territory at (-)1 per cent
National Disaster Response Force personnel left the spot, while State Disaster Management Department personnel continued their rescue work at the accident site with cranes, earth movers and drilling machines.
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Pranabda hasn't given us any indication of the tough period when he realised Sonia Gandhi had decided to give the presidency not to him, but to then vice-president Hamid Ansari. He wrested the presidency from her, and handed her the biggest defeat of her UPA years, observes Shekhar Gupta.
The oil sector has been quite lucky for the Modi government. It has often provided an opportunity to the government to mend its finances, notes A K Bhattacharya.
The iconic bridge was opened to the public in the middle of World War II.
The states which achieved "extraordinary growth" in total taxes collected include Kerala (44 per cent), Jharkhand (20 per cent), Rajasthan (14 per cent), Uttarakhand (13 per cent) and Maharashtra (11 per cent), an official statement said.
But this could be shortlived as the rise has been buoyed on Chhattisgarh assembly poll freebies
The party believes that Mamata's poor handling of the pandemic and the devastation brought on by Cyclone Amphan will provide it the political fillip it needs.
Every time the Indian economy has faced headwinds due to international developments, the oil sector has played a crucial role, explains A K Bhattacharya.
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The company has a valuation of Rs 2.22 trillion, up from Rs 1.33 trillion a year ago.
Pursuing a largely unrewarding Olympic sport in a cricket-obsessed country requires adjustments but heptathlete Swapna Barman has taken it to a new level -- squeezing six toes in each shoe designed for five.
Petrol price cut by Rs 1.46, diesel by Rs 1.53 per litre
Between April and August, it issued request seeking LoC against 147 individuals to prevent them from leaving the country, the bank said in response to a Right to Information query filed by Pune-based activist Vihar Durve.
Over hundred dead, hundreds more being treated for sun strokes. Almost 30 crore people across India are facing the brunt of the summer heat and shortage of drinking water.
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The production in Maharashtra is pegged higher at 11-11.5 million tonnes against 10.71 million tonnes
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The total market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies had gained Rs 26.79 lakh crore to Rs 1,21,54,525 crore during 2016-17 fiscal.
West Indies' big hitting batsman Chris Gayle has backed his Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy after his emotion-filled speech following their World T20 title win at the EdenGardens in Kolkata on Sunday.
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The 3G, 4G data and Airtel Money services are the next growth engines for the company in Africa.
India's wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha and middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma have made significant gains and climbed up latest ICC Test rankings for batsmen.
The challenge before the management is ensuring simultaneous disclosure of key information to stock exchanges and investigating agencies.
Decorated lights decked up buildings and earthen lamps dotted houses as people across the country celebrated Diwali.
Around 576,000 housing units, worth Rs 4.64 trillion, are delayed in seven major cities of the country
'It will be only in fiscal year 2023 when the size of the Indian economy will be bigger than what it was in 2020, you will see demand and employment rising.'
With almost all opposition parties and several trade unions backing the 'Bharat Bandh' and many announcing parallel protests in support of the farmers, the Centre has issued an advisory directing all the states and Union Territories to tighten security and ensure COVID guidelines are followed.
By financial year 2024-25, Morgan Stanley expects per capita income to rise 125 per cent to $3,650.
When you are born with six toes on each foot like Indian heptathlete Swapna Barman, you cannot help being fussy about your footwear.
Total income during the reported quarter stood at Rs 11,776.63 crore as against Rs 10,258.13 crore in the year-ago period
With infrastructure claiming a larger share, movement and distribution of cement is bound to change.
'If the virulence of COVID-19 has muted the toxicity of the BJP's communalism, it will be an example of good coming out of the pandemic,' notes Amulya Ganguli.
Loss takes analysts by surprise, as they were expecting the bank to post a net profit of Rs 19 billion.
A recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
China, it said, is projected to grow at 6.6 per cent in the current year which will moderate to 6.4 per cent next year.
