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6:38 PM

ndia, Japan hold first round of economic security, strategic trade talks

6:36 PM

58,929 waqf properties facing encroachment: Govt

The government on Wednesday said 58,929 waqf properties were facing encroachment, of which 869 were in Karnataka. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha by BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai, Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the ministry and the Central Waqf Council (CWC) received complaints regarding various issues relating to waqf properties from time to time and the same were forwarded to the state waqf boards and governments concerned for appropriate action.

5:51 PM

Fake currency notes of Rs 500 & Rs 2,000 surge threefold in 3 years: FinMin

5:43 PM

India-Russia trade hits $66 billion in 2024; target of $100 bn by 2030 on track: Russian envoy

5:40 PM

Karnataka emerges as top state in Positive Talent Balance: Report

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Over 90% Indian businesses raised sustainability funds over last year: Report

5:26 PM

Fiscal deficit likely to be at 4.75 pc of GDP in FY25; govt capex to be lower by Rs 62k cr: IndRa

5:04 PM

Loan book of Axis Bank's GIFT City unit doubles to $4 billion in 5 years

4:50 PM

New inning of ‘Abua Sarkar' to start from Thursday: Hemant Soren

Jharkhand Chief Minister designate Hemant Soren said the new inning of "Abua Sarkar" (Our Government) will start from Thursday after the swearing-in ceremony. A day before taking oath as the 14th chief minister of the state, Soren, along with his wife Kalpana, visited his ancestral Nemra village in Ramgarh district to pay tribute to his grandfather Sobaran Soren on his 67th death anniversary, observed as 'Sahid Diwas'.

4:42 PM

Four Naxalites held, explosives seized in Chhattisgarh

Police on Wednesday arrested four Naxalites and seized explosives from them in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, an official said. They were apprehended near a forest of Pondum village under the Bhairamgarh police station limits, he said. The police team was out on anti-Naxal operation when it nabbed Sukku Hapka alias Pulal alias Patel, Mannu Hapka, Lachchhu Madvi and Kosal Madvi alias Gulab, he said. According to the police, Patel was the head of the 'Jantana Sarkar' (people's government of the Maoists) under the Puladi Revolutionary People's Committee, while Kosal was its member.

4:40 PM

Nearly 1,500 Kerala govt employees found fraudulently claiming welfare pensions

Nearly 1,500 government employees, including gazetted officers and college professors in Kerala, have been found fraudulently receiving social security pensions, prompting Finance Minister K N Balagopal to order stringent disciplinary measures, an official source said on Wednesday. "It has been found that 1,458 government employees in the state are receiving social security pensions," the source said.

4:16 PM

Sena will support BJP's decision to name the next Maha CM, there is no speed breaker from our side: Shinde

"I called PM Modi, Amit Shah and told them to decide (on next CM), and assured them that I will abide by that decision", says Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde. 

4:04 PM

Have always worked as a worker; never considered myself a CM, says Eknath Shinde

"I have always worked as a worker. I never considered myself a Chief Minister. CM means Common Man, I worked by considering this. We should work for people. I have seen the pain of citizens, how they ran their household," says Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde.

 

3:59 PM

News update: People voted for us because of our welfare schemes, says Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde

3:58 PM

ED arrests Delhi-based importer brothers in money-laundering case

The ED on Wednesday said it arrested two Delhi-based importer brothers in a money-laundering case linked to alleged illegal foreign remittances worth more than Rs 4,800 crore made to Hong Kong and China. Mayank Dang and Tushar Dang were taken into custody on November 25 in the national capital under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. A local court has sent them to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody till Thursday, the agency said.