Author: Aruna Sharma

(The Telegraph) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday announced a slew of rules for non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) relating  to their large exposures, lending to directors and loans to the real estate sector apart from disclosures in their financial statements.The rules are part of the scale based regulation (SBR) which was announced in October, 2021. They will be applicable from October 1, 2022. In a notification issued on Tuesday, the RBI said the exposure of NBFCs who come in the upper layer to any entity must not exceed 20 per cent of its capital base at all times.…

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(DJ) राष्ट्रपति राम नाथ कोविन्द ने आपराधिक प्रक्रिया (पहचान) विधेयक, 2022 को अपनी मंजूरी प्रदान कर दी है। इस विधेयक के कानून बनने से पुलिस को अपराध में आरोपितों और दोषियों के शारीरिक और बायोलाजिकल सैंपल लेने का अधिकार मिल जाएगा।यह अधिनियम बंदियों की पहचान अधिनियम, 1920 का स्थान लेगा। लोकसभा ने इसे चार अप्रैल और राज्यसभा ने छह अप्रैल को पारित किया था। पुलिस को शारीरिक और बायोलाजिकल सैंपल लेने का अधिकार प्रदान करने के अलावा यह कानून मजिस्ट्रेट को किसी अपराध की जांच में मदद के लिए किसी व्यक्ति की माप लेने या तस्वीरें लेने का आदेश देने…

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(HT) Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday held a meeting with power minister RK Singh, coal minister Pralhad Joshi and railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav amid reports of ongoing coal and power situation across the country, sources said. Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba, CMD of Naveli Lignite Corporation, key concerned officials of the Coal Ministry along with other officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) were also present in the meeting. The meeting was held in the home ministry in which issues of ongoing coal and power situation in the country were learnt to be discussed, an official source said.…

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(अमर उजाला) अगर आप सोने या चांदी के आभूषण खरीदने का मन बना रहे हैं तो आज बेहतर मौका है। एमसीएक्स पर आज सोने की कीमत 0.59 फीसदी गिरावट के साथ 52,437 रुपये प्रति दस ग्राम, जबकि चांदी के दाम में भी 0.64 फीसदी की कमी आई और इसकी कीमत 68,332 रुपये प्रति किलोग्राम पर पहुंच गई है। सप्ताह के तीसरे कारोबारी दिन बुधवार को भी कमोडिटी मार्केट में कीमती धातुओं के भाव में गिरावट दर्ज की गई। ऐसे में अगर आप सोने और चांदी के आभूषण खरीदने का मन बना रहे हैं तो घर ने निकलने से पहले इनके ताजा…

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PMO

(अमर उजाला) प्रधान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने अपने गुजरात दौरे के तीसरे दिन आज गांधीनगर में वैश्विक आयुष निवेश और नवाचार शिखर सम्मेलन का उद्घाटन किया। इस उद्घाटन के दौरान, मॉरीशस के प्रधानमंत्री प्रविंद जुगनाथ, डब्ल्यूएचओ के डीजी डॉ. टेड्रोस अदनोम घेब्रेसियस और गुजरात के मुख्यमंत्री भूपेंद्र पटेल भी मौजूद थे। उद्घाटन के दौरान पीएम मोदी ने डब्ल्यूएचओ चीफ डॉ. टेड्रोस अदनोम घेब्रेसियस का गुजराती नामाकरण भी कर दिया। उद्घाटन के बाद अपने संबोधन में पीएम मोदी ने कहा कि आयुष के क्षेत्र में निवेश और नवाचार की संभावनाएं असीमित हैं।आयुष दवाओं, सप्लीमेंट और कॉस्मेटिक्स के उत्पादन में हम पहले ही अभूतपूर्व तेजी देख रहे हैं।…

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(PTI) With 2,067 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,47,594 while the active cases increased to 12,340, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,22,006 with 40 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent, the ministry said. An increase of 480 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.The daily positivity rate…

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(PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday met IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva and discussed a range of issues, including impact of geopolitical situation on global growth. During the meeting held on the sidelines of the ongoing annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, the IMF chief highlighted India’s well-targeted policy mix that has helped the country’s economy remain resilient even with a limited fiscal space. She also appreciated India’s help to Sri Lanka in tackling its economic crises and assured that the IMF would continue to actively engage with the island nation. “Discussing…

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PSU

Pomila Jaspal has taken over as Director (Finance) of ONGC on 19 April 2022. Prior to this, Ms. Jaspal served as Director (Finance) in Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) – Schedule ‘A’ CPSE and subsidiary of ONGC, since October 2019. She has also served as Director on the Board of ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited (OMPL), Petronet Mangalore Hassan Bangalore Limited (PMHBL) and ONGC Petro additions Limited (OPaL). Ms. Jaspal is a fellow member and gold medalist of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. She is a recipient of the Late Mrs Dhanpati Goel Gold Medal from the Institute. She has obtained a degree in…

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IFCI Venture Capital Funds Ltd. (IFCI Venture) and IFCI Ltd. along with Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DICCI) organized a national level event “Ambedkar Young Entrepreneurs League 2022 (AYE League)” on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, Janpath, New Delhi, to encourage & felicitate Young Schedule Caste (SC) Entrepreneurs and also to provide further impetus to entrepreneurship in the SC Community. The event was graced by Dr. Virendra Kumar, Hon’ble Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment as Chief Guest. Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Hon’ble Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Shri R. Subrahmanyam,…

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(ET) Fuel prices remained unchanged for the sixth straight day on Tuesday. Petrol and diesel prices haven’t been revised since April 7 after the crude cost slid to $97.59 per barrel, a 24% drop from $128-plus reached in mid-March. Fuel prices were last raised by 80 paise per litre on April 6, the 14th increase in 16 days that made motor fuels costlier by Rs 10 a litre. Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 105.41 per litre, while diesel rate is Rs 95.87 per litre to Rs 96.67, according to a price notification of state fuel retailers. In Mumbai, petrol…

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