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Check all the LIVE updates on the Assembly Elections 2023 hereKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday refuted claims that the Congress government in Karnataka failed to implement the promised five guarantees, dismissing statements from Telangana CM, his son, and other BJP leaders as untrue, ANI reported.While speaking to the media in Hyderabad on Sunday, Siddaramaiah clarified that the guarantees were decided upon and orders issued the same day the Congress came to power in May, though there was a delay in implementation. (ANI)Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday asserted that their party has received a complaint of 'mini Vyapam' adding that if their government is formed in Telangana, there will be no irregularities."In Telangana, we had received a complaint of 'mini Vyapam'...If our government is formed rules will be formed to give employment to the unemployed.

under-construction tunnel on the Brahmkhal-Yamunotri highway collapse following a landslide at around 5.30 am on the day of Diwali in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi. The district administration launched a rescue operation. - November 13: CM Pushkar Dhami visited the spot and contact is established with the trapped workers through a pipe meant to supply oxygen to them.

Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday with what judges called a «soul-shattering» novel about a woman's struggle to protect her family as Ireland collapses into totalitarianism and war. 'Prophet Song,' set in a dystopian fictional version of Dublin, was awarded the 50,000-pound ($63,000) literary prize at a ceremony in London. Canadian writer Esi Edugyan, who chaired the judging panel, said the book is «a triumph of emotional storytelling, bracing and brave» in which Lynch «pulls off feats of language that are stunning to witness.» Lynch, 46, had been the bookies' favourite to win the prestigious prize, which usually brings a big boost in sales.

smartphone maker Realme said it had shipped more than 200 million phones since it was established a little over five years ago, most of them outside China, with data showing it was the fifth fastest smartphone maker to achieve this milestone. Realme, owned by Chinese consumer hardware giant BBK Electronics which also owns the Oppo and Vivo brands, said it had reached the 200 million mark in the second quarter.

Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti 2023: Wishes, messages, quotes for Prakash Utsav The Sikh’s first guru went to pilgrimage places not just in India but also to several parts of Asia. Guru Nanak Dev had been devoted to the Divine since his boyhood. He spent his entire life promoting equality and tolerance.

SBI) managing director Diwakar Gupta is set to take charge as the chairman of the government-backed bad loan aggregator National Asset Reconstruction (NARCL), after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved his nomination late last week, said three people aware of the development. Gupta, who is the chairman of the bad bank's agent, India Debt Resolution (IDRCL), will resign from the job to take charge at NARCL in the first week of December, the people said. «The RBI has given its approval a couple of days ago, clearing the decks for Gupta to take charge.

Air India is in talks with aerospace majors, including L3Harris and Airbus, as potential partners for its big crew training facility and will be disclosing more details in January, CEO and MD Campbell Wilson said in a recent interview. People in the know said the companies will likely be making strategic investments in the $200-million facility. «We are partnering with a couple of OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) to set up simulator training centres: Airbus, Boeing L3Harris. We will be talking a little more about that in January,» said Wilson. He didn't elaborate on the nature of the partnership of investment from partners. L3Harris, formed in 2019 by the merger of American companies L3 Technologies and Harris Corp, has business interests in segments including aerospace communications, integrated mission systems, space and airborne systems. The training centre would be critical for training pilots to fly the large number of planes the airline will receive over the next five years, starting December.

Here is your Pro Recap of the top takeaways from Wall Street analysts for the past week: upgrades for Boeing and C3 and downgrades for Virgin Galactic and Urban Outfitters.

The 1991 structural reforms, designed to transform India’s economic policy framework from a highly dirigiste system to a more liberalized, market-oriented system, mainly addressed the policy and regulatory framework at the national level. Much still remains to be done at that level. However, the next phase of reforms will have to be directed at reforms in the states.

NEW DELHI : The draft Broadcast Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023, floated by the ministry of information and broadcasting earlier this month, has sparked concerns around the creative freedom of streaming platforms. Several provisions appear to border on censorship, which OTT (over-the-top) services have so far been exempted from.

Rajasthan recorded a voter turnout of 75.45 per cent in the assembly polls held on Saturday, marginally higher than the figure of previous elections in 2018. In 2018, the state registered a turnout of 74.71 per cent. Voting at more than 51,000 polling booths in 199 out of the 200 assembly constituencies in the state was held on Saturday.

The Supreme Court of India has recently declined to consider a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for cryptocurrency trading in India. This decision is notable as it highlights the judicial perspective on the legislative nature of cryptocurrency regulations.

egg and meat has significantly increased in 2022-23 over the past five years, though wool output during the same period has witnessed a negative growth, says a report released by Union minister Parshottam Rupala here on Sunday. The Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2023 report, which was released by the Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying during National Milk Day event here, is based on the Animal Integrated Sample Survey (March 2022 to February 2023).

Fortune Park Hotels, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITC Ltd has strengthened its presence in Tamil Nadu with the launch of Fortune Park Tiruppur in the state. With the setting up of its new property in Tiruppur widely known as the textile and knitwear hub of the country, the hotel marks a significant step towards the expansion of Fortune Hotels in south India, a press release said here on Sunday.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday defended his fresh pitch for special category status, stressing that in addition to own expenses, states were saddled with a sizeable share of cost of central schemes. Kumar said this at 'Bhim Sansad' here, a public meeting organised by the JD(U) on the occasion of Constitution Day, in the honour of Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar.

Mint analysis of 3,559 BSE-listed companies showed that their combined bottomline had soared: aggregate net profit grew nearly 36% year-on-year (y-o-y), as compared with a 32% rise in the June quarter. On the flip side, topline growth has been slowing for five quarters, tapering off to low single digits in the September quarter. That growth, too, was courtesy banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) firms.

Manipur tribal MLAs, including ministers have met Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga in Aizawl and sought his intervention to solve the ethnic crisis in Manipur. These MLAs including minister are demanding separate administration.

Vedanta finance chief Sonal Shrivastava quits, Ajay Goel of Byju's rejoins “It’s the continuation of a trend of rising quit rates that began more than a decade ago. Five main factors are at play in this trend: retirement, relocation, reconsideration, reshuffling, and reluctance," contends a Harvard Business Review article written in March 2022.

Think-tank GTRI on Sunday suggested that the government study the bilateral free trade agreement with Singapore and as part of the Asean bloc together while reviewing its trade pact with the 10-nation grouping.Singapore is a member of 10-nation Asean bloc with which India has a free trade agreement in goods since 2010. Separately, India also implemented a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with Singapore in 2005.The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) also suggested a similar exercise with Thailand, another member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). India signed a limited free trade pact with Thailand in 2006.

According to the Palestinian health ministry, six Palestinians, including one minor, were shot dead by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank late Saturday and early Sunday.

Nearly 300 companies have debuted on the bourses in the 10 years to FY23, according to experts. An interesting trend that was observed in the IPOs that came this year is that the fresh issue as a percentage of total issue size is at 48% which is highest in the last 8 years, according to Edelweiss Mutual Fund. According to the fund house's chief Radhika Gupta, revival in domestic demand, high-capacity utilization, and improving consumer sentiments mean that more companies will be confident to go public. «Many firms are raising money for capex which is a positive sign. This capex will result in incremental sales for the next 3-5 years,» Gupta said. In the past week, five companies, including Tata Technologies, came out with their IPOs that garnered a record Rs 2.6 lakh crore in application amount. «The huge appetite for equities stems from the confidence that investors have in the India growth story and the large universe of fast-growing, well-managed companies, which are expected to deliver good profits,» said Mahavir Lunawat, Managing Director, Pantomath Capital Advisors Even after a deluge of IPOs this year, the pipeline ahead is equally strong with 77 DRHPs filed, 29 of which are approved while the rest await approval.