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“The petition is allowed. Summoning order is quashed,” Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri said. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday quashed a summons issued to Hero Motocorp chairman Pawan Kant Munjal in a case registered by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) relating to foreign currency. The high court passed the order on Munjal’s…
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya found the leadership responsibility in the shortest format, which seemed to be his after Rohit Sharma‘s retirement, taken away from him after Gautam Gambhir was hired as the team’s new head coach. Gambhir, in consultation with chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar, handed the captaincy responsibility to Suryakumar Yadav in…
The logo of Reliance Industries | Photo Credit: Reuters Reliance Industries has received approval from the United States to resume importing oil from Venezuela, Bloomberg News reported on July 24, citing people aware of the development. The nod comes months after the refiner resubmitted a license request to the U.S. to import crude oil from…
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Toyota president Akio Toyoda was one of the executives banned from entering Russia. File. | Photo Credit: AFP Russia has banned the head of Toyota and 12 other senior Japanese business figures from entering the country, prompting a protest by Tokyo on July 24. The list published by Russia’s foreign ministry on Tuesday includes Toyota…
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New Delhi: A day after she presented Budget 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today countered the Opposition’s allegations of discrimination in allocation, saying that every state cannot be named in the Budget speech. Addressing Rajya Sabha after the Opposition staged a walkout, Ms Sitharaman said, “It is unfortunate that the Opposition, particularly a senior leader…
Hemant Soren. File | Photo Credit: PTI Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on July 24 slammed the Centre for “neglecting” the State in the Union Budget, and alleged that the BJP leaders are “silent” over the dues from the Centre. He also claimed that the Centre owes ₹1.36 lakh crore to the State and demanded…
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New business activity in the services industry and manufacturing orders remained robust. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s business activity accelerated at its fastest pace in three months in July, thanks to strong demand, especially in the services sector, according to a survey that also showed companies hired at the fastest pace in over 18…
July 1991 marked a watershed moment in India’s history as the Liberalisation Budget, spearheaded by then Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and Finance Minister Manmohan Singh, ushered in a new era of economic reforms, Congress said. | Photo Credit: X/@Jairam_Ramesh Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on July 24 recalled the “groundbreaking achievement of the Liberalisation Budget…
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While Team India’s new head coach Gautam Gambhir refused to get into intricate details of his relationship with superstar batter Virat Kohli, former India pacer Ashish Nehra has shed some light on their rapport. Gambhir and Kohli have been at the center of many on-field tussles, with the most recent coming in the…
The Taung Kalat Buddhist complex on Mount Popa in Myanmar’s Mandalay Region. | Photo Credit: AFP A shrine perched on an extinct volcano in Myanmar’s Mandalay region, once thronged with the bustle of pilgrims praying to flower-eating spirit Popa Maedaw, has been cut off from the faithful following the civil war. Now, the prayers have…
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