(TH) Indian consumers faced a further acceleration in steep food prices in April, even as the overall retail inflation rate remained virtually unchanged at 4.83% last month from 4.85% in March. Food inflation surged to a four-month high of 8.7% in April from 8.5% in March, with rural consumers witnessing a sharper uptick of 8.75%. The gap between urban and rural consumers’ inflation experience remained sharp for the second successive month with rural households seeing a 5.43% rise in prices, while the overall inflation rate faced by urban consumers changed fractionally from 4.14% in March to 4.11% in April. On a…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(HT) Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Dashashwamedh Ghat on the banks of the Ganga here on Tuesday morning before his nomination filing from the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency. In a post in Hindi on X, Modi said, “My relationship with my Kashi is amazing, inseparable and incomparable… all I can say is that it cannot be expressed in words!” He is eyeing a hattrick in the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, which he had won for the first time in 2014. The prime minister held a dazzling roadshow in Varanasi a day ago and vowed to do a lot…
Acting tough on misbehavior with the general public by toll (user fee) operator and its employees, NHAI has taken strict action and debarred Ms. Riddhi Siddhi Associates for an incident of assault and misbehavior with the National Highway users at Sirmandi Toll Plaza on Amritsar-Jamnagar section in Rajasthan. An incident of assault and misbehavior by the employees of toll operating agency with highway users at Sirmandi Toll Plaza on 05.05.2024 was reported. Taking prompt action on the matter, the incident was examined by NHAI and a ‘Show Cause’ Notice was served to the firm. The reply submitted by the toll…
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID)a Maharatna CPSU under Ministry of Power, Govt. of India has been awarded Anti-Bribery Management System (ABMS) IS/ISO 37001 certification by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in a program held on 8th May 2024 at POWERGRID Corporate Centre, Gurugram. The ABMS Certificate was handed over by Smt. Lalthan Pari, Director, Management System Certification(Central), BIS to Shri Dharmendra Kumar Madan, Chief Vigilance Officer, POWERGRID in the august presence of Ajay Tewari, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power, Govt. of India, R. K. Tyagi, CMD, Abhay Choudhary, Director (Projects), G. Ravisankar, Director (Finance), Dr. Yatindra Dwivedi, Director (Personnel),…
B Sudarshan has been appointed as the Executive Director (Refinery) of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL). He previously held the Group General Manager – Marketing Projects officeand was head of MRPL’s Bangalore Office. A Native of Mysore, Shri Sudarshan is an alumnus of Shri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering. He has three decades of rich experience in the Fertilizers, Chemicals and Refining and Petrochemicals Sector. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) is a Mangalore-based schedule ‘A’ Miniratna, Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.
(HT) India and the European Union (EU) reiterated their commitment to a free and rules-based maritime order in the Indo-Pacific at their second security and defence consultations, which also focused on enhancing security cooperation. The consultations were held in New Delhi on Monday against the backdrop of China’s increasingly assertive actions across the Indo-Pacific. The EU has taken several steps in recent years to enhance its profile in the region and to forge a stronger security partnership with India, including the posting of a defence attache to India late last year. During the security and defence consultations, co-chaired by joint…
(AU) मुख्यमंत्री पुष्कर सिंह धामी ने कहा कि वनाग्नि पर नियंत्रण पाने के लिए हमारी सरकार हर मोर्चे पर कार्य कर रही है। सेना की सहायता लेने के साथ ही अधिकारियों को भी ग्राउंड जीरो पर पहुंचकर वनाग्नि पर नियंत्रण पाने के निर्देश दिए हैं। जो भी अराजक तत्व जंगलों में आग लगाकर उन्हें नुकसान पहुंचा रहे हैं उनके विरुद्ध कठोरतम कार्रवाई भी हमारी सरकार सुनिश्चित कर रही है। वहीं डीजीपी अभिनव कुमार ने वनाग्नि की घटनाओं में कार्रवाई के लिए रिस्पांस टाइम को कम से कम करने के निर्देश दिए हैं। उन्होंने दमकल वाहनों को ऐसी जगहों पर तैनात करने…
(HT) Eleven states and territories including Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat voted on Tuesday in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections amid searing temperatures. Tuesday’s polling covered 93 Lok Sabha seats as BJP bagged Surat unopposed after the nomination papers of the Congress candidate were rejected and the others withdrew from the race. Voter turnout of around 60% was recorded till 5pm, as per EC data, with the highest polling witnessed in BJP-ruled Assam (74.86%) despite overcast skies and light rainfall in most areas. While the official time for voting to end is 6 pm,…
(BS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah cast his vote at a polling booth in Ahmedabad under the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat . Shah, who is contesting to retain the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat, greeted his supporters, interacted with them and signed autographs as he approached the polling booth at a sub-station in Naranpura locality here. The senior BJP leader was accompanied by his wife Sonal Shah, son Jay Shah other family members as they exercised their franchise. After casting his vote, Amit Shah showed his inked finger and the victory sign. He greeted the people after emerging from the…
(HBL) Oil refining and fuel marketing companies Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) will this week consider issuing bonus shares to their shareholders. In separate filings to the stock exchanges, the two firms said their boards will meet on May 9 to consider and approve the issuance of bonus shares. A bonus issue, also known as a scrip issue or a capitalization issue, is an offer of free additional shares to existing shareholders. It increases a company’s outstanding shares but not its market capitalisation. Companies issue bonus shares to make their stock more attractive for retail investors, provide an alternative…