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Former Intel India head Nivruti Rai has joined as the Managing Director and CEO of Invest India, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry informed on Wednesday. She took over the charge from Manmeet K Nanda, Joint Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), who had assumed this additional charge in March 2023. Nanda had taken over Invest India from Deepak Bagla who resigned from his post citing "personal reasons".

Indian Express. The police said the victim has not yet been identified. It is verifying if the person was a tourist or a local resident.

Fixed-price projects allow better cost control and a greater ability to introduce automation in projects and expand margins. By contrast, ‘time and material’ control are directly linked to the number of people hard-locked to billable projects.

Ram Janmbhoomi Trust official Monday said 80 per cent of the work on the ground floor of the Ram temple here is complete, and confirmed the consecration of the Ram Lalla idol will take place between January 15 and 24, 2024. «By October, the work on the ground floor of the temple will be completed. Then only the finishing touches will remain which will be completed by December,» Shriram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai said.

For tomato farmers, this monsoon, its not just rai... moreFor tomato farmers, this monsoon, its not just rain but money that’s pouring down.

southern Europe began a brutally hot week on Monday with temperatures expected to top 40 C — or 104 F — on a continent already overburdened by tourists. The health ministry issued 10 recommendations to protect elderly people, the sick and pets from the heat, urging people to stay indoors during the hottest hours, drink at least 1.5 liters (nearly half a gallon) of water a day and refrain from strenuous exercise at peak daylight times. The culprit was a high-pressure anticyclone dubbed Cerberus, the multi-headed dog that guards gates to the underworld in Greek mythology.

Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday held a Cabinet meeting and deputed ministers at six flood-affected districts to ensure proper facilities at relief camps set up by the Delhi government. Orders will be issued shortly to officers to report, and coordinate and cooperate with ministers to ensure proper facilities such as food, water, toilets and electricity at flood relief camps, Minister for Irrigation and Flood Control Saurabh Bharadwaj said.PWD Minister Atishi will look after facilities at camps in the North East Delhi district, while Gopal Rai has been deputed for Shahdara, Kailash Gahlot for South East Delhi and Imran Hussain for the Central Delhi district, he said.

NDA meeting on July 18, which will be attended by several of its new allies — the Ajit Pawar faction of NCP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Jiten Ram Manjhi-led Hindustan Awam Morcha. The meeting incidentally is being held on the day when opposition parties are also holding their second joint meeting in Bengaluru.

Following the death of BJP worker and Jehanabad district general secretary Vijay Singh in alleged police lathi charge in Patna, the BJP said that the death was “pre-planned conspiracy” of the Nitish Kumar government to stop people from demanding their rights and justice.

BJP on Friday said the death of its Jehanabad district general secretary Vijay Singh in alleged police lathi charge in Patna was «a pre-planned conspiracy» of the Nitish Kumar government to stop people of the state from demanding their rights and justice. BJP leader and Union minster Nityanand Rai said the «brutal» lathi charge and use of tear gas shells by the police on the BJP leaders and workers during their protest against various decisions of the Bihar government was a reminder of the British Raj.

Arvind Kejriwal urged people to work from home and to only step out of their homes if it is necessary. An advisory is being issued for private offices too to Work for Home.

Rajbanshi vote bank ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls, BJP has nominated Ananta Rai Maharaj, the head of the Greater Cooch Behar Peoples’ Association (CGPA) movement, for its Rajya Sabha seat from West Bengal. Ananta Rai Maharaj today filed nomination in the presence of BJP State President Sukanta Majumdar and other saffron party MLAs at state assembly in Kolkata. After filing his nomination at the state assembly, Ananta Rai Maharaj said, “I am proud that I have been given the opportunity to go to the Rajya Sabha.

₹200 crore worth of business have been affected due to the flooding in parts of the capital city. “We appeal to the traders and market associations of old Delhi to halt movement of goods from outside in the next few days," PTI reported quoting CTI chairman Brijesh Goyal as saying. The traders body said the markets of Old Delhi, Kashmiri Gate, Mori Gate, Monestry Market, Chandni Chowk, Jama Masjid, Bhagirath Place, Lajpat Rai Market, Kinari Bazar, Fatehpuri, Khari Baoli and Naya Bazar have been affected due to the rain and flooding .

New Delhi: Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions has said that its new film, Mr and Mrs Mahi, starring Rajkummar Rao and Janhvi Kapoor, will release on 15 March 2024. The cricket-based film has been directed by Sharan Sharma, known for Gunjan Saxena- The Kargil Girl, and will add to Bollywood’s growing list of sports dramas. To be sure, Indian cinema’s love for sports films is evident in the number of titles released over the past few months as well as those slated for the coming weeks.

BJP has offered him a Rajya Sabha ticket after a meeting with Union MoS for Home Nisith Pramanik. «I am happy that they have chosen me. I will try to serve the people of the state and my region,» Ananta Rai told reporters after the news broke of his nomination by the BJP through a party notification from Delhi Wednesday morning.

Havells India is going to venture into electronic manufacturing service (EMS) or contract manufacturing space for appliances such as air-conditioners and washing machines to cater to the increased demand of global brands to have an Indian manufacturing base, said chairman and managing director Anil Rai Gupta. On a pilot basis, the company has already started manufacturing and product designing of air-conditioners for some of the global brands in markets like the Middle East and the US. Gupta said since Havells is investing heavily into building manufacturing lines and capacities for appliances for its own brand Lloyd, it will utilise the spare capacity for contract manufacturing for brands sold overseas. «We want to cater to China plus-one manufacturing strategy of global brands. We will only manufacture for brands sold overseas since we don't want such products to compete with our own Lloyd brand of appliances. We are also designing the products to ensure they meet the norms of these markets,» said Gupta. Gupta said the company is targeting Rs 1,000 crore revenue from contract manufacturing over the next 3-4 years. He said Havells has started with AC for such manufacturing since it has already built a plant of global standard and has excess capacities. Next will be the washing machine for which it has set up a plant. «As and when we set up plants for manufacturing our own products, we will start contract manufacturing,» he said.

premier B-schools, the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), MBA classes are getting more diverse than ever. Where once the student ratio was heavily skewed in favour of engineers, the Class of 2025 has a significant percentage from other backgrounds including arts/humanities, commerce, science, law, among others. At IIMs Ahmedabad, Kozhikode, Indore and Kashipur, there are at least 4 non-engineering students in every 10 students; while IIM Calcutta and IIM Bangalore have 30% and 17% students from non-engineering backgrounds respectively, officials told ET.

OMG 2 teaser: The most awaited film teaser of OMG 2 is out. The makers of the film unveiled the official teaser. Helmed by Amit Rai, the film stars Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam in the lead roles and is all set to hit the theatres on August 11.

Alliance (NDA) led by Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).  "Talks on alliance were going on for a long time...we had meetings with certain BJP leaders recently, and we're about to reach a decision soon...regarding this, there was also a meeting with all our party leaders and they're have said that whatever decision will be taken regarding alliance, it will be acceptable to them" Chirag Paswan told reporters.  Notably, Chirag Paswan dropped hints of joining the BJP-led NDA for which he had campaigned in the recent by-polls in Bihar. At a meeting of Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), a splinter group of the LJP floated by his late father Ram Vilas Paswan, Chirag was "authorised" to take a decision with regard to the party joining "any alliance".

Gadar 2, the Katha Continues" Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel, will be seen as guests on the Kapil Sharma Show. In a promo released by the Sony Entertainment Television channel, Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel were seen dancing to the popular songs from the first film, including Main Nikla Gaddi Leke. Directed by Anil Sharma, Gadar 2 also stars Utkarsh Sharma, Manish Wadhwa, Luv Sinha, and Simrat Kaur and is set to be released next month.

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan joining the NDA, the latter on Sunday said that he will take a call regarding forming an alliance for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections after 2-3 more meetings with party leaders. After chairing a key meeting of national and state office bearers of the party at his residence in Bihar's Patna, Paswan, while talking to the media said that the leaders of his party have «authorised» him to take any decision regarding forming an alliance for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections.