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Karnataka Transport Department has made arrangements in order to tackle the Bandh called by the private bus, taxi, and auto unions, said Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy. 1) Lakhs of private vehicles including autos, taxis, maxi cabs, goods vehicles, and corporate buses could stay off the roads on Monday, making commuting difficult for school students and office-goers, among others, PTI reported. 2) An alternative plan has been made so that there is no problem for the public on Monday.

Manipur BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh has written to all the MLAs of the state seeking change in the land law whereby non-tribal can own land in the tribal areas of the state. Presently, tribals can purchase land in the non tribal dominated valley of the state. Imo Singh who is son in law of Chief Minister N.

BJP president C P Joshi on Saturday said that the party's 'Parivartan Sankalp Yatra' has now become a people's yatra and the public is willing to vote out the Congress from power in the upcoming state assembly elections. Addressing a press conference at Udaipur, Joshi said people from every corner of the state are joining the yatra to extend support to the BJP and there is resentment among people against the ruling Congress government in the state. «Congress had assured farmers of complete loan waiver but the promise has not been fulfilled yet.

The cryptocurrency community is in a stir following a recent announcement from the official $PEPE coin account detailing unexpected transactions. On August 24th, 2023, approximately 16 trillion $PEPE tokens, valued at around $15m USD, were transferred from the $PEPE multisig CEX Wallet to various crypto exchanges. The required signer count was also altered. The announcement delved into internal conflicts within the $PEPE team, pointing fingers at bad actors and greed.

Top Performing Mid Cap Mutual Funds in 1 Year: Several Mid Cap Mutual Fund schemes have given over 20% returns in 1 year till September 5, 2023, according to data on the website of the Association of Mutual Funds in India. Data shows that the direct plan of 11 mid-cap schemes has given over 23% returns while the top-performing scheme in the one-year duration till September 5 has given 33% return.

Gross written premium of the non-life insurance industry fell 3.74% year-on-year (y-o-y) in August to Rs 23,558.25 crore as India’s two specialised insurers posted slump in growth of premiums during the month.

In an exclusive interview with Sanjeev Sinha, Mr LC Mittal, Director, Motia Group, shares his views on the latest surge in India’s residential real estate market and talks about the USP of their projects, especially in the Chandigarh Tricity area. Excerpts:

Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the State. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma daud that cabinet has taken historic decision and made a recommendation to the Central Government to withdraw Disturbed Areas Act and Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the State. AFSPA has been there for long time now. Sarma recently met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and pleaded for complete withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the State. Sarma and Union Home Minister Shah discussed threadbare the roadmap for complete withdrawal of AFSPA from Assam. The Chief Minister cited the significant improvement in the law and order situation, surrendering of scores of underground cadres of extremist outfits with huge cache of arms and ammunition following signing of several peace accords and drastic fall in deaths of security personnel and civilians as reasons for complete lifting of AFSPA from Assam. The Union Home Minister put forth some suggestions to the Chief Minister to pave the way for complete withdrawal of AFSPA from Assam.

Bajaj Allianz General and Tata AIG General have stolen the march over rivals – both stateand private-owned in premium growth last month. The industry saw premiums amounting to Rs 19,291 crore, marking a 12.80% increase compared with the same month last year. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance saw 64% growth while Tata AIG General Insurance saw a 26% jump in the gross written premium, when the listed state-run insurer New India Assurance grew 2.63%. However, the growth in general insurance premiums slowed down in August compared with July.

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Ravinder. Telangana Congress President Revanth Reddy said harassment by higher officials led to the attempted suicide and death, while state BJP president G Kishan Reddy termed it a «murder» committed by the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao-led BRS government. Ravinder, who had gone to the Home Guard Commandant's office at Goshamahal here on Tuesday, set himself on fire. Police were informed by passersby and shifted him to a state-run hospital.

by-elections for both the Dhanpur and Boxanagar assembly seats in Tripura's Sepahijala district, as confirmed by the Election Commission (EC). As reported by PTI, BJP's Tafajjal Hossain won the Boxanagar seat, which has around 66 per cent minority voters, by 30,237 votes. Hossain got 34,146 votes, while his nearest rival Mizan Hossain of the CPI(M) got 3,909 votes.

EMS IPO: The initial public offering (IPO) of EMS Limited has opened today and the public issue will remain open for bidding till 12th September 2023. The book build issue aims to raise ₹321.24 crore from its initial offer. The water treatment and waste water management company has fixed EMS IPO price band at ₹200 to ₹211 per equity share.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a close ally of India, is visiting India as a G20 invitee and her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday assumes significance ahead of the parliamentary election in her country in January 2024. Over the past decade India has launched several cross-border connectivity and energy projects to boost the Bangladesh economy, complementing efforts undertaken by the Hasina government. Bangladesh is emerging as a link to landlocked Northeast India. Japan, Bangladesh and India have formed a trilateral to connect Northeast India via Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal.

Death is the only certainty in life, so it makes sense to plan for it financially, said Suze Orman, an American financial advisor and author. A term insurance is one of the best gifts that individuals can leave behind for their loved ones—It can help mitigate their family’s financial woes. Yet, it is not easy to lay your hands on such a policy if you are chronically ill.

Insurance: Taking a comprehensive life insurance cover is one of the easiest ways to ensure that the family-members are well-covered. In case, the family loses its main source of income due to the income earner’s sudden demise, an insurance cover can take care of the family’s day-to-day expenses and other financial goals. Further, the Married Women’s Property Act (MWP Act) can be used effectively to protect the estate of a married woman, received through the insurance cover.

Pakistan's Hindu community and other faiths were injured on Thursday after the police in Sindh province baton charged them as they held a sit-in against the increasing cases of kidnappings of Hindu traders and others from minority communities for ransom. The members of the minority communities have been staging the protest since September 1 over the abduction of some members of the minority community by bandits in riverine areas in southern Sindh province's Kashmore. On Thursday, while the protesters continued with their agitation, the police baton charged and injured some of them after they refused to end the protest despite the intervention of an influential leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party that has governed the Sindh province for over a decade. «Ahsan Mazari, a former minister and influential leader of the PPP joined the protesters initially to express solidarity with them and even got two kidnapped Hindu traders released from the grip of these riverine dacoits,» Shiva Kacchi told PTI on the telephone. He said that after the release of the two abductees, Mazari had asked the protesters to disperse and assured them the authorities would now handle the matter and get others released. «But when those part of the protest flatly refused, insisting they had no confidence in the local police officials Mazari left and after a while the police baton charged the protesters.

Mortgage brokers warn that a growing number of their clients are stuck in the so-called “mortgage prison” because they are unable to pass serviceability tests at alternative lenders, despite assurances from the prudential regulator that the rules don’t need to change to support competition.

An invitation from the President’s office to G20 leaders for a dinner that describes Droupadi Murmu as the “President of Bharat"—rather than of “India"—has sparked off a war of words between the ruling party and the opposition, with the latter spying in it a trial balloon to rename the country. To be sure, “Bharat" has been used in other official missives as well, even from the Prime Minister.

‘India for India’ and ‘India for Export’ strategy.”Bangalore: Nidec Corporation is the world’s leading electric motor manufacturer, with over 340 group companies and 1 lac employees worldwide. The company recorded $17B in sales last year Nidec’s Motion & Energy Business Unit marked a significant milestone with a Groundbreaking Ceremony for an ambitious project in India at the Kotur-Belur Industrial area of Hubli-Dharwad, Karnataka. Nidec has a robust Indian manufacturing presence with seven manufacturing bases in operation today.

tourist destinations in Himachal Pradesh have been substantially restored and it is now safe to travel to the state, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Wednesday.