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With India aiming to become a $5-trillion economy, digitising trade to create a more efficient and cost-effective system will be crucial

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The transition to a technologically upgraded model is bound to unlock scale economies across the supply chain

Logistics sector needs to harness technology

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 19: In a significant win, Lowe Lintas has been awarded the creative mandate for Complan, one of India's most iconic and trusted nutritional brands. Following an intense and competitive multi-agency pitch, this collaboration marks the meeting of two industry legacies, with Lowe Lintas set to steer Complan's next chapter of growth and innovation.

Complan Chooses Lowe Lintas to Stir Up a Winning Formula in Landmark Creative Pitch

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 19: To mark their 15th Foundation Year, Reverie Language Technologies, leaders in AI first language technologies  announces the launch of their RevUp platform. The platform aims to democratize Reverie's Voice APIs like Speech to Text, Text to Text and Speech to Speech technologies to serve the arena of new tech professionals , be it  developers, product leads, OEMs or app builders.

Reverie launches RevUp - A Voice API Platform Supporting 12 Indian Languages

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], December 19: Sambhv Steel Tubes Limited, one of the key manufacturers of electric resistance welded ("ERW") steel pipes and structural tubes (hollow section) in India in terms of the installed capacity as of March 31, 2024 (Source: CRISIL Report); proudly announces its expansion of product portfolio with the unveiling a range of stainless steel products. This new line-up features stainless steel coils, including hot rolled annealed and pickled ("HRAP") coils and stainless steel cold rolled coils (collectively "Stainless Steel Coils"), which we have begun manufacturing from in-house stainless steel slabs and stainless steel HR coil having an installed capacity of 60,000 MTPA as of September 20, 2024, and are designed to deliver quality, durability, and versatility for a variety of industrial applications.

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Saying the daily generation of 3,000 tonne of untreated solid waste was a "disastrous situation" and a "shocking state of affairs" in Delhi, the Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Delhi chief secretary and sought government's explanation.
A bench comprising Justices A S Oka and Augustine George Masih pulled up the Delhi chief secretary over the compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules 2016.
"The manner in which the chief secretary has dealt with the issue is surprising. He does not care about orders of this court. Does not bother to file compliance affidavit. Who says we are on same page. If there is a gap of 3,000 metric tonnes untreated solid waste daily, is it not necessary for Delhi government and municipal corporation to come together and put brakes on certain part of development activities? The explanation must come from the Delhi government. Fact of the matter is there is no compliance of 2016 rules. Have you complied with the timelines?" asked the bench.
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New Delhi [India], December 19: Nutrela Nutrition, a prominent nutraceutical brand under Patanjali Foods Limited, is excited to announce the appointment of Bollywood superstar and fitness icon Shahid Kapoor as its new brand ambassador. Known for his unwavering dedication to health and his transformative fitness journey, Shahid Kapoor perfectly embodies Nutrela's mission of promoting holistic wellness and balanced living. His influence and commitment to fitness will inspire millions to embrace Nutrela's safe and natural nutraceutical solutions.

Leading Nutraceutical Brand Nutrela Partners with Bollywood Fitness Icon Shahid Kapoor to Promote Natural Wellness Solutions

Markets Today LIVE: Markets in India are likely to come under heavy pressure on Thursday, following the significant decline on Wall Street after the US Fed's hawkish commentary about future rate cuts

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The key benchmarks - Sensex, Nifty faced another bear attack on Thursday, with the BSE Sensex crashing 1,162 points or 1.44 per cent to its intraday low of 79020

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Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya questions excess recovery claims, seeks relief from authorities

Indian businessman Vijay Mallya leaves the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Britain February 11, 2020. (REUTERS/File Photo)

Analysts believe the largely expected adjustment is a bid by the Fed to nudge cash out of a facility that's widely viewed as a proxy for excessive liquidity in the financial system

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The BJP slammed the Congress on Monday over the alleged corruption during its rule, saying former prime minister Manmohan Singh considered graft a "compulsion of the coalition" while PM Narendra Modi believes in zero tolerance towards it.
Participating in a discussion in the Lok Sabha on 'Supplementary Demands for Grants for the year 2024-25', BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal said the opposition alleges the government is not doing justice to the non-BJP ruled states.
But they should know that the government has given more than Rs 5 lakh crore to the states for centrally-sponsored schemes, he said.
Jaiswal said the NDA government is giving to states what used to be the budget of India during the UPA government led by "so-called" economist prime minister Manmohan Singh.
The BJP MP said the Modi government gave about Rs 4.5 lakh crore as a subsidy to the poor and farmers of the country in 2024-25, while in 2021-22 the government gave a subsidy of Rs 7.57 lakh crore.
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India's imports from its free trade agreement partner UAE have jumped 109.57 per cent year-on-year to USD 6.12 billion in November, leaving a trade deficit of over USD 3 billion during the said month, according to the commerce ministry data.
India's exports to the UAE rose by 11.38 per cent to USD 3 billion in the last month.
Cumulatively, the imports from the UAE during April-November rose by 60.84 per cent to USD 44.76 billion against USD 27.83 billion in the same period previous fiscal, while exports were up by 15.25 per cent year-on-year to USD 23.94 billion compared to USD 20.77 billion in April-November 2023-24.
The FTA between India and the UAE came into effect in May 2022.
The UAE is the third-largest trading partner of India with USD 83.65 billion bilateral trade in 2023-24.
The major goods imported include mineral oil, chemicals, essential oils and perfumes, precious and semi-precious stones, iron and steel products, copper, nickel and aluminium goods.
Further, as per t

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As many as 438 infrastructure projects with a total cost of Rs 150 crore or above have shown a 62 per cent cost overrun amounting to Rs 5.18 lakh crore, Parliament was informed on Monday.
According to a written reply to the Rajya Sabha by Minister of State for Statistics & Programme Implementation Rao Inderjit Singh, the original total cost of these 438 projects increased to Rs 13.56 lakh crore from Rs 8.38 lakh crore.
As on November 1, 2024, a total of 438 of 1,747 projects on the monitor of the ministry reported cost overrun of Rs 5.18 lakh crore, registering an increase of 61.82 per cent, according to the data shared by the minister showed.
As reported by the project implementing agencies, the main reasons for the increase in cost of the projects are under-estimation of original cost, changes in rates of foreign exchange and statutory duties, spiralling land acquisition costs and shortage of skilled manpower/labour, the Minister said.
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday reiterated his government's commitment to "unbiased governance", emphasising that the decisions would not be influenced by political affiliations or party lines.
He urged officers to address public issues brought forth by elected representatives with seriousness and urgency.
Chairing a district review meeting in Samba, the chief minister was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, ministers Sakeena Itoo, Javed Ahmad Rana, Javid Ahmad Dar and Satish Sharma.
The meeting was also attended by District Development Council (DDC) chairperson Samba, Members of Legislative Assembly S S Slathia (Samba), Chander Prakash Ganga (Vijaypur) and Devinder Kumar Manyal (Ramgarh)  all from BJP.
Besides, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Dheeraj Gupta, administrative secretaries, departmental heads and other senior officers also attended the meeting.
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Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has issued an advisory warning students against participating in the screening of a banned BBC documentary featuring Narendra Modi, stating such activities could disturb "communal harmony" on campus.
The advisory comes ahead of a screening of 'India: The Modi Question' by the Left-backed All India Students Federation (AISF) at Ganga Dhaba Tuesday night.
The university said no permission had been granted for the screening, calling it "unauthorized and unwarranted."
"It has come to the notice that a group of students has released a pamphlet for screening a banned documentary scheduled for tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. at Ganga Dhaba. No prior permission for this event has been taken from the IHA. This is to emphasise that such an unauthorized activity may disturb communal harmony and peaceful environment of the University Campus," the advisory issued on Monday read.
The varsity warned students against proceeding with the event and being influenced by the ...

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On Vijay Diwas, PM Modi honoured Indian soldiers whose sacrifices secured victory against Pakistan in the 1971 war, leading to the liberation of Bangladesh

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Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav, who purportedly gave controversial statements at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad function, appeared before the Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday, sources said.
According to the sources, Yadav appeared before the collegium headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and was asked to put forth his version on the statements made.
The top court on December 10 took note of news reports over the statements and sought a report from the Allahabad High Court on the issue.
"The Supreme Court has taken note of newspaper reports of a speech given by Mr Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, a sitting judge of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad. The details and particulars have been called from the high court and the matter is under consideration," an official statement had said.
According to the established norm, a judge, against whom a report is sought by the apex court collegium on any controversial issue from the high court concerned, is given opportunity to 

TAC InfoSec share price hit a new high of Rs 1,112.45, locked in an upper circuit for the 9th straight day, and surged 46 per cent during the period

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The Centre has described 'One Nation, One Election' as a transformative shift to improve governance, cut costs, minimise disruptions, and streamline the country's electoral process

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Complan Chooses Lowe Lintas to Stir Up a Winning Formula in Landmark Creative Pitch

Reverie launches RevUp - A Voice API Platform Supporting 12 Indian Languages

Sambhv Steel Launches Stainless Steel Coils

Disastrous situation: SC raps Delhi officials over untreated solid waste

Leading Nutraceutical Brand Nutrela Partners with Bollywood Fitness Icon Shahid Kapoor to Promote Natural Wellness Solutions

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