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country music albums from prominent singers. These albums will include Kacey Musgraves, Sheryl Crow, Lana Del Rey and others, as per a USA Today report. On February 16, Blackberry Smoke will release «Be Right Here», and Drake Milligan's «Jukebox Songs» will premier.

SOTC Travel is aiming for a healthy, double digit growth in business this year, and 2024 could be an even better year for the company compared to 2023, said MD Vishal Suri in an interview with ET. «Our forward bookings are looking stronger for the summer. Well-heeled Indians are travelling 7-8 times a year, and I see other industry leaders stating that people are spending more on travel and experiences,” he said. “We hope more countries will ease entry requirements for Indians as a lot of short haul destinations are realising the spending power of Indian travellers,» he added.

Kiabi which is present in about 25 countries, on Wednesday announced that it has forayed into Asia, through its association with Myntra in India. ET had last year reported that the brand was in talks to enter the Indian market. The brand has its presence across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, and now, Asia.

Japan’s principal financial regulator has unveiled a series of proposed measures that could negatively impact the peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions market.

Farmers protest live updates The MSP panel was formed by the central government seven months after the farmers called off their protest at the Delhi borders in 2021. The Modi government on July 12, 2022, released a notification informing about the formation of a committee to “promote zero-budget based farming" and to bring transparency and efficiency in the allocation of MSP. However, there was no mention of the legal guarantee of MSP to farmers in the notification.

prevailing situation in Delhi it is expected that there will be traffic-related problems which may cause delay in reaching the examination centre," the advisory stated. 1. The board has instructed students to reach the examination hall by 10:00 am and warned that entry will not be allowed after that.

₹1,469.73 crore in the December quarter, pushed by higher income. It had clocked a net profit of ₹903.89 crore in the year-ago period, the mining company said in an exchange filing.

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Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Gandhi told the Congress MLAs to either “tear into" the Assam chief minister or be ready to get suspended from the party for five to 15 years. However, the CM said, the Congress MLAs supported the Assam government and the House functioned peacefully. Sharing a video on the microblogging website X, the Assam CM, in an interaction with media persons, said, "Listen to a story - When Rahul Gandhi came to Assam, he called all the Congress MLAs in his luxurious bus and threatened them that the Assam Assembly should not be allowed to function." "We also gave him a gift.

IRDAI has decided to set up Bima Sugam, insurance electronic marketplace, which will be a one-stop solution for all insurance stakeholders. Bima Sugam, or Digital Public Infrastructure, is set to empower and protect the interest of policyholders, to increase penetration of insurance in India. This will also enhance availability, accessibility and affordability of insurance in the country, reads the draft guidelines released by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).

Radisson Hotel Group said on Wednesday it has 'accelerated' its growth in India by signing 21 hotels in 2023, under its portfolio of nine brands. The chain said it has marked its foray into the South Asian luxury market by signing the first Radisson Collection in India. The group also announced the signing and opening of the first internationally branded hotel in Ayodhya, the Park Inn by Radisson Ayodhya.

LONDON — TUI became the latest company to ditch its share listing in London, as shareholders voted overwhelmingly for the German travel giant to list solely in Frankfurt.

tourists arriving in Bali to preserve the culture of the "Island of Gods", news agency AFP reported. Domestic tourists, diplomatic visa holders and ASEAN nationals are exempted from the tax. The government is trying to capitalise on the popularity of Bali which attracts millions of foreign visitors annually to boost its coffers and protect its tropical allure.

Indian steel-makers, with leverage for the sector weakening to 2021 levels if input prices remain at the current levels, said S&P Global Ratings. «We no longer think India's leading steel companies will shed debt in the coming fiscal year,» said Anshuman Bharati of S&P said in a note on Wednesday. «Instead, debt should remain at the same level, due to narrower steel spreads that will feed into cash flows.» The firm sees the consolidated debt of major steel makers in the country — which account for three-fifth of the country’s production — at 2.1 trillion rupees as on March 2025, up 150 billion rupees from what was previously estimated.

Narendra Modi on Wednesday met his UAE counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and discussed a wide range of areas of bilateral cooperation including trade and investment. «Strengthening India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership! PM @narendramodi met VP & PM of UAE @HHShkMohd in Dubai. Discussions covered a wide range of areas of bilateral cooperation including trade & investment, technology, education, and people-to-people ties,» said a post on the official X handle of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). In another meeting with Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina, Modi reaffirmed India's commitment to further strengthen India-Madagascar partnership and help in the developmental journey of his island nation. A first meeting between the two leaders, Modi and Rajoelina met on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit here.

tuberculosis (TB) patients, an advance that may lead to personalised treatments for the bacterial disease. The study, published in the journal iScience, analysed multimodal data including diverse biomedical data from clinical tests, genomics, medical imaging and drug prescriptions from TB patients. By analysing data from patients with varying levels of drug resistance, the researchers discovered biomedical features predictive of treatment failure. They also uncovered drug regimens effective against specific sets of drug-resistant TB patients.

UPI payments are accepted in France, UAE, Singapore, Bhutan, and Nepal. After the announcement, MyGovIndia shared a world map, highlighting the countries where Indians can use UPI to make payments. UPI is India's mobile-based fast payment system, allowing customers to make instant payments round-the-clock using a Virtual Payment Address (VPA).

Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), has operationalized 551 MW solar capacity in Khavda, Gujarat, by supplying power to the national grid, the company said today. AGEL achieved this milestone within 12 months of commencing work on the Khavda RE (renewable energy) park, starting with the development of basic infrastructure, including roads and connectivity, and creating a self-sustaining social ecosystem. AGEL also transformed the challenging and barren terrain of the Rann of Kutch into a habitable environment for its 8,000-strong workforce. AGEL plans to develop 30 GW of renewable energy capacity at this RE park. The planned capacity is expected to be operationalized in the next five years. When completed, the Khavda RE park will be the largest renewable energy installation in the world, the company said, adding that energy from the Khavda RE park can power 16.1 million homes each year.

Congress on Wednesday accused the central government of giving tax benefits to a few chosen big corporate conglomerates and doing «anyay» (injustice) to the poor and common people of the country. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the money generated from personal income tax is higher than corporate tax and alleged this is a direct result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi giving corporate tax cut to his chosen friends while the poor are reeling under the onslaught of price rise and high taxes. «For the first time in over three decades (excluding the 2020-21 pandemic), the Union government is generating more money from personal income tax (Rs 10 lakh crore) than it is from corporate tax (Rs 9 lakh crore). »This is the direct result of PM Modi giving his close friends a Rs 1.84 lakh crore handout in the form of the September 2019 corporate tax cut just before he left for Houston's Howdy Modi event to boost Trump's re-election campaign," he said in a post on X.

Adani Green Energy (AGEL) shares rose nearly 4% to Rs 1,882 in Wednesday's trade on BSE after the firm said that it has operationalized 551 MW solar capacity in Khavda, Gujarat, by supplying power to the national grid. «AGEL achieved this milestone within 12 months of commencing work on the Khavda RE park, starting with the development of basic infrastructure, including roads and connectivity, and creating a self-sustaining social ecosystem. AGEL also transformed the challenging and barren terrain of the Rann of Kutch into a habitable environment for its 8,000-strong workforce,» the company said in a BSE filing.

Radisson Hotel Group on Wednesday said it has accelerated its growth in India by signing 21 hotels under a portfolio of nine brands in 2023. These 21 hotels also include the signing and opening of the group's first property at Ayodhya, in Uttar Pradesh — Park Inn by Radisson Ayodhya, as the destination gained a lot of national and international attention following the consecration of the Ram Temple last month, Radisson group said in a statement. In India, the Group continues to enjoy a first-mover advantage in the country's key pilgrim destinations. It will soon introduce branded hotels in Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh and Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, the statement added. Globally, Radisson Hotel Group added over 30,000 keys to its international portfolio.