Latest LIVE updates: The Padma Awards for 2024 are set to honor 34 distinguished individuals with the nation's second-highest civilian honor. The prestigious awards, conferred by the Government of India, recognize exceptional contributions in various fields.
HDFC Bank on Thursday said in a regulatory filing that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted approval to Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) to acquire a 9.99 per cent stake in the private sector lender.
Walmart-owned Flipkart will let go of 1,000 employees, which represents around 5 percent of its total workforce, as part of its annual performance review exercise, people aware of the developments told Moneycontrol. The Bengaluru-based company had around 22,000 people on its payroll. The total strength does not include employees from e-commerce fashion portal Myntra. The company did not immediately respond to Moneycontrol's queries.
To be sure, Flipkart undertakes these performance-based job cost cuts every year and the fresh reduction in workforce is along those lines, too.
Lauding women athletes for their contribution in India's impressive international performances, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said she expects the country to set new benchmarks at the Paris Olympics later this year. In her address to the nation on the eve of the 75th Republic Day, the President particularly mentioned India's best-ever Asian Games performance last year.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday met at Jantar Mantar here ahead of their roadshow. Modi reached the observatory from Jaipur airport while Macron came to the site after visiting Amber Fort. The two leaders met there and hugged each other. Later, they visited the observatory. Jantar Mantar is one of the oldest astronomical observatories featuring the world's largest stone sundial.
Adani Power consolidated net profit at Rs 2,738 cr vs Rs 9 cr Y-o-Y in Q3FY24. Revenue at Rs 13,143 cr vs Rs 7,602 cr, up 73 per cent Y-o-Y.
Vedanta Ltd today registered an 18.3 per cent fall in its consolidated net profit at Rs 2,013 crore in the quarter that ended on December 31, 2023 (Q3FY24) as compared to Rs 2,481 crore in the same quarter in 2022. In the previous quarter, Q2FY24, the company had reported a loss of Rs 1,866 crore.
Zomato arm Zomato Payments Private Ltd has secured certificate of authorisation from RBI to operate as an online payment aggregator.
French President Emmanuel Macron, Republic Day chief guest, landed in India on Thursday afternoon.
PM Modi inaugurated multiple development projects worth over Rs 19,100 crores in Bulandshahr. “It’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first rally in Uttar Pradesh after Pran Pratishtha of Lord Ram in Ayodhya. The BJP has mobilised its resources for the success of the rally and organised a fortnight-long public contact drive in West U.P. to ensure that people come in strength for the PM’s rally,” Uttar Pradesh BJP president Bhupendra Chaudhary said.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar re-joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today after meeting senior leaders in Delhi. Shettar had quit the BJP less than a year ago - a fortnight before the Assembly poll - as he had been denied a ticket to contest the state election.
India will start the export of ground systems designed for the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles within the next 10 days, DRDO Chairman Dr Samir V Kamat said.
Congress workers had clashed with Assam police this Tuesday near the Guwahati city limits. The BJP government in Assam had barred the yatra from moving on to key Guwahati roads, citing the possibility of traffic jams.
The chief guest for the 75th Republic Day celebrations, French President Emmanuel Macron, will arrive in Jaipur today. Macron will begin his visit by touring Amber Fort. He will be received by PM Modi, and the two leaders will tour Jaipur together. The French President's visit caps the 25th-anniversary celebrations of the India-France Strategic Partnership. A French armed forces contingent will participate in the Republic Day parade and flypast alongside India troops. "He will attend the At Home reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan and, later, the State Banquet, at the invitation of the Hon'ble President of India, H.E. Smt Droupadi Murmu," an offical statement stated. Macron has previously been in India on a state visit in March 2018 and on an official visit in September 2023 for the G20 Summit.
Stating that the affection shown by the people towards him has established him as a "Jan Nayak", the Union Cabinet on January 24 praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the 'pran pratishtha'' ceremony at Ram temple in Ayodhya. "In 1947, the body of the country attained independence but 'pran pratishtha' of its soul took place on January 22, 2024," read the resolution adopted by the Cabinet. Lord Ram's idol was consecrated at the Ayodhya temple on January 22 in a grand ceremony led by PM Modi.
The two main opposition parties in Maldives on Wednesday voiced concern about the government's anti-India stance, praising India as the most long-standing ally. This development came a day after the Maldives government said a Chinese ship has been given the permission to make a port call for replenishment. The statement of support by the two parties -- the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and the Democrats -- comes amid the diplomatic tiff between India and Maldives after its President Mohamed Muizzu made Beijing as his first port of call early this month soon after assuming office.