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NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: India’s top telecom operators decried the sector regulator’s suggestion that the government grant service authorisation to companies offering communication services instead of entering into a contractual agreement, warning that such a move would ring in regulatory uncertainty and undermine investor confidence. All three private carriers — Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) — unanimously stated during a consultation process of the regulator that the current practice of contractual arrangement should continue as it provides regulatory certainty and predictability. But the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has not agreed to the demand of telcos.

MB Patil has taken exception to Union Commerce & Industries Minister Piyush Goyal’s comment that “we should aspire to have our own Silicon Valley” wondering if Bengaluru was no longer one. The union minister’s comments were “unwarranted,” as Bengaluru is globally renowned for its technology and startup ecosystem, he told ET. The two ministers sparred on the microblogging site after Goyal’s comments at an event in Delhi on Monday went viral. The union minister put out a clarificatory post on Thursday in response to Patil’s comments. “Silicon Valley in Bengaluru is suffering from the apathy of the State Govt to provide logistics support, quality infrastructure, good roads whereas the Central Govt. continues to support the State even in developing an industrial township in Tumakuru under the Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor.

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Congress leader Pramod Tiwari Thursday warned Pakistan against interfering in India's internal matters, slamming the country's defence minister for his statement that the Shehbaz Sharif government and the Congress-National Conference alliance were on the same page on the restoration of Article 370.He said that instead of giving such statements, Khawaja Asif should focus on protecting their citizens from «starvation and poverty». The Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha also criticised the BJP for talking about Asif's statement in the election campaign, «It appears that the BJP and Pakistan's establishment are reciprocating each other's interests,» he told reporters here. «We warn Pakistan against interfering in India's internal matters. Instead of giving such statements, ministers of Pakistan should focus on protecting their citizens from starvation and poverty,» Tiwari said.

logistics cost will come down to single-digit within the next five years as the country builds a network of world-class highways and expressways, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. Addressing the 'Deloitte Government Summit', Gadkari said the ministry is constructing several highways and expressways which will help reduce India's logistics cost. «I am confident that within five years our logistics cost will be in single-digit,» he said. The reduction in logistics costs is crucial to enhance India's economic efficiency and global competitiveness.

FATF's mutual evaluation report, which upgraded India to «regular follow up category» has proven to the world the credibility, integrity and strength of the country's institutional framework, Vivek Aggarwal, additional secretary at department of revenue in the finance ministry has said. «We have been assessed very deeply, comprehensively and there is no fault that has been found, so far as our integrity and credibility of our institutional framework is concerned...This is a major plus and a demonstration to the world that the Indian system is in place and it works,» Agarwal, who heads the Financial Intelligence Unit, told ET. FIU was the nodal coordinating body for the assessment by the FATF.

Union cabinet's approval for 'one nation, one poll' has set the ball rolling for what is, indeed, an ambitious venture. If the proposal is passed by Parliament, India will join an exclusive club. Only three countries — Belgium, Sweden and South Africa — have ONOP.

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John Chambers, who heads the India US Strategic Partnership Forum and is Chairman Emeritus of CISCO is highly optimistic about the future of the Indian economy, the current share market situation and the growth of innovation in the country. In an interview with ET, Chambers discusses the upcoming US elections, PM Modi’s third term and prospects of Indian and US companies working together in the coming years.

Modi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress and NC alliance following remarks by Pakistan's defence minister regarding Article 370 and accused the coalition of pursuing the neighbouring country's agenda. Modi claimed that Pakistan's agenda fosters violence and unrest. The prime minister asserted that Article 370 cannot be reinstated in Jammu and Kashmir, emphasising that «no power on Earth can bring back Article 370». His attack came after Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Asif revealed that his country, the National Conference (NC) and the Congress are on one page on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir's special status and the restoration of statehood.

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Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a nanomaterial-based solution that can effectively reduce the presence of heavy metals like chromium in groundwater. Groundwater is an essential source of drinking water across the country. However, heavy metal contamination in groundwater presents a significant health hazard, IISc said in a media statement. The team includes researchers from the Centre for Sustainable Technologies (CST), Department of Civil Engineering (CiE), and Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics (IAP). The study is published in the Journal of Water Process Engineering.

bill of lading in an electronic transfer mode between the customs of both sides, a move that will help promote ease of doing business, a senior official said on Thursday. A bill of lading is a legal document that serves as a receipt, contract, and proof of ownership for shipped goods. Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Santosh Kumar Sarangi said as and when the system becomes a norm for all the countries, there will be no requirement for physical submission of records. «India in collaboration with South Korea has now started this concept of sharing the bill of lading in an electronic transfer mode between the customs of both sides,» he said while addressing a session in the 'Deloitte Government Summit' here.

oil market has changed in a year and will influence the way India negotiates its annual crude purchase deals for next year as the country is witnessing fuel consumption growth while global demand is forecast to be weakening, a petroleum ministry official said. “When we sit down with them (suppliers) in December or January, for both sides the negotiating positions would be very different from what they were last year,” said the official, who didn't want to be named. “The market of December 2024 is not the market of December 2023.” “What has changed in the market is that whether it’s IEA or OPEC, they are bringing down their estimates for world demand,” he said, adding that India was in a different position as it is experiencing a demand increase.

Indian investments and commodities in the Chinese market and also hopes that India will provide a «sound business environment» for Chinese firms in the country, Beijing's ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, said on Thursday. The comments signal a willingness from Beijing to forge deeper economic ties with New Delhi that have been strained since a deadly clash between their troops on a Himalayan frontier in 2020. India heightened scrutiny on Chinese investments after the clash and created new layers of red tape for Indian firms with Chinese stakeholders. But the Indian government is now looking to loosen some of these restrictions as its firms struggle to scale up manufacturing.

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Honor 200 Lite 5G is set at ₹17,999 for the sole 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage variant. Starting from September 27, the smartphone will be available for purchase through Amazon, the Honor website, and select retail stores across the country.

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