In the absence of a new legal framework that supports agricultural transactions across the country, creating a unified market for agricultural commodities will be difficult

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New Delhi [India], March 4: HarperCollins Publishers India launches its new imprint Booktopus which will exclusively feature a range of high-quality, memorable books that foster curiosity and intellectual growth for pre-schoolers and early readers. Booktopus' mission is to inspire a love for learning in young children by creating engaging, fun and imaginative experiences.

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New Delhi [India], March 4: In the last two years of its launch, RenewBuy's proprietary low-cost health insurance plan has seen remarkable growth across states like Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra and wider adoption across age groups. By making affordable healthcare accessible, the plan has successfully bridged the gap for under-insured consumers, especially beyond Tier 1 markets. 

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However, the MSP system also gives farmers a 23.2 per cent income bump from paddy and 9.6 per cent more income from wheat cultivation

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Jio Financial currently holds 82.17 per cent of the paid-up equity share capital of Jio Payments Bank Limited, a joint venture of the company and State Bank of India (SBI)

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US President Donald Trump sparked speculation with a cryptic social media post on Monday, saying, 'Tomorrow night will be big. I will tell it like it is'

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Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates, March 4: The Nifty MidCap index was up 0.05 per cent, and the Nifty SmallCap index added 1.15 per cent

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The US is pausing all current military aid to Ukraine until Trump determines the country's leaders demonstrate a good-faith commitment to peace

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Blackstone, an American private-equity firm, has backed off, citing a high valuation, according to bankers

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Stock market today: The Centre has elevated IRCTC and IRFC from Miniratna I to Navratna status

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Law enforcement agencies arrested 20 terrorists, including a Sikh, allegedly belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Saturday.
A Punjab Police Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) spokesperson in a statement said law enforcement authorities foiled a major terrorist plan by arresting 20 TTP terrorists during 162 intelligence-based operations in different areas of Punjab this week.
"Three extremely dangerous members of TTP -- Manmohan Singh, Naqeebullah and Riyaz -- have been arrested from Rawalpindi, Lahore, and Rahim Yar Khan, respectively," the statement said.
According to the statement, 6,238 grams of explosives, 23 detonators, safety fuse wire 61 feet, three IED bombs, and banned literature have been recovered from their possession.
"They planned to target important buildings in Lahore and other cities. Eighteen cases have been registered against the arrested terrorists and further investigation is being carried out," the statem

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Given their current position, Rahul mentioned that he hadn't really thought about it when asked if the team was in a content or comfortable state.

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The value declined to Rs 21.48 trillion in February, compared to Rs 23.48 trillion in January

The Supreme Court directed Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to pay compensation to construction workers whenever they are affected by the closure of activities due to GRAP measures in Delhi-NCR even if there is no specific court order on it.
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said compensation should be paid to affected workers using funds collected as labour cess.
Anti-pollution measures under Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) are implemented based on average air quality in Delhi-NCR.
The bench said, "As far as 2024 and 2025 are concerned we have issued directions to the state to pay compensation. We make it clear that hereafter whenever the construction activities are required to be closed due to implementation of GRAP measures, compensation shall be paid to the affected workers in terms of directions issued by this court dated 24th November 2021."
"Even if there is no specific direction of the court to pay compensation, the NCR States shall pay compensation," 

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India will face Australia in the semifinal 1 on March 4. New Zealand will face South Africa in the semifinal 2 on March 5.

The order was passed by a single bench of Justice Shivkumar Dige, who noted that the special court's order of March 1 was passed mechanically, without going into the details

Sebi Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch (Photo: PTI)

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At Business Standard Manthan 2025, Samir Arora set the cat among the pigeons when he argued for the abolition of capital gains tax to bring back FIIs to Indian markets

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The father of an Indian woman on death row in Abu Dhabi has approached the Delhi High Court, seeking to know her well-being.
In his petition, which is likely to come up for hearing on Monday, Shabbir Khan -- a? resident of Banda in Uttar Pradesh --? said there was "profound uncertainty" with respect to his daughter Shahzadi's condition, and his repeated applications to the Ministry of External Affairs for clarification were "fruitless".
The plea further alleged that Shahzadi was inadequately represented before the local courts in a case pertaining to the alleged murder of her employer's four-month-old child and she was pressured into "confessing", leading to the imposition of death penalty on July 31, 2023.
"On February 14, 2025, the petitioner's daughter telephoned him from detention, informing him that she had been relocated within the facility and prior to her potential execution, her final wish was to speak with her parents," the petition said.
"The petitioner, with considerabl

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Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Saturday assumed charged as the new Sebi chief

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