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Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday said he had information that a plot was being hatched in Singapore to topple the state's Congress regime, setting off a minor tremor in the political circles. Shivakumar, who also heads the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), told media in Bengaluru that he had come to know about the conspiracy being hatched against the government on foreign shores.

Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) revealed Monday that its joint venture with China’s state-owned Guangzhou, the Guangzhou Toyota Motor Co, has terminated early contracts of about 1,000 dispatch workers. The decision comes amidst mounting pressure from a price war in the world's largest auto market.

MUMBAI : Private sector lender IDBI Bank was able to restrict its net non-performing asset ratio to less than 0.5% in the three months through June, aided by a strategy to aggressively set aside provisions. The bank’s net NPAs stood at 0.44% of net advances as on 30 June, down 48 basis points (bps) from the previous quarter. Its gross bad loans were at 5.05% in the June quarter, as against 6.38% in the March quarter.

digital skills and contribution of digital engagement in governance were among the key aspects discussed by experts on Monday as they sought to find ways to bridge the digital divide in India. The deliberations were held at a symposium — Digital Inclusion and Empowerment in India — as part of the India chapter of DiSTO (From Digital Skills to Tangible Outcomes) project. It was organised here by Policy and Development Advisory Group (PDAG)-Delhi and the Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). «India's digital transformation journey is possible when the prevalent digital inequalities are bridged through large-scale digital inclusion initiatives,» Arindam Banerjee, Co-founder and Partner at PDAG, said after the conclusion of the first day of the two-day event. On the importance of the symposium, Ellen Helsper, professor of Digital Inequalities at LSE, said that it aims at understanding digital inequalities and inclusion as well as the contribution of digital engagement in governance, socio-economic and civic activities. «Bringing together existing knowledge and best practice and identifying where more work is needed is key to supporting different stakeholders in creating a more equal digital future for India,» she said.

States and Union Territories to submit their response to the Centre by August 31 on forming a uniform national policy on menstrual hygiene for girls studying in schools. Many States and Union Territories have not yet submitted their responses on menstrual hygiene policies to the Centre. The Centre informed the Supreme Court that only four states have submitted their responses.

DLF has acquired a controlling 51% stake in a special purpose vehicle (SPV) responsible for a development project spanning around 3.5 million square feet in Mumbai’s Andheri area for approximately Rs 400 crore. “This is part of a bigger slum rehab scheme, where we anticipate that once the entire process is complete, the total saleable area should be in the range of 3 to 3.5 million square feet,” DLF chief executive Ashok Kumar Tyagi said during the real estate developer first quarter earnings call on Monday.

 

New Delhi: Over the past few years, financing for disaster risk reduction has been completely transformed in India and a predictable mechanism is in place for financing, not just for disaster response but also disaster mitigation, preparedness and recovery, said Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, P. K.

The ever-evolving digital landscape where innovation and data-driven insights dictate marketing decisions, Lowe Lintas DX envisions a transformative journey for brands. The vision is to augment digital strategies and solutions by harnessing the power of ideas to craft distinctive and impactful campaigns.

Nifty has come off by 1.5 per cent. Sensex and Nifty hit their fresh record highs of 67,619.17 and 19,991.85, respectively, on Thursday (July 20). On Monday (July 24), Sensex closed 299 points, or 0.45 per cent, lower at 66,384.78 while the Nifty closed at 19,672.35, down 73 points, or 0.37 per cent.

Skipper Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid attempted a strategy close to ‘BazBall’ and smashed 181 runs in just 24 overs. The run rate of the Indian team was unusually high at 7.54 which is also the new highest in the Test format of the game. Moreover, India also topped the list of achieving the fastest hundred in the Test format.

European bonds gained and the euro plunged versus the dollar after a sharp decline in manufacturing and services gauges from the common-currency region fanned concerns about the faltering global economy.  

Supreme Court Monday warned the states, which are yet to submit their response to the Centre on forming a uniform national policy on menstrual hygiene for girls studying in schools, it will take recourse to the «coercive arm of law» if they failed to do so by August 31. The warning came after the Centre informed the apex court it has so far received the response of only four states. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud directed the states and Union Territories (UTs), which have failed to submit their responses, to do so positively by August 31. «The states which are in default are placed on notice that should there be any further default, this court will be constrained to take recourse to the coercive arm of law,» said the bench, also comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra. Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Centre, told the bench the central government has so far received inputs from only four states — Haryana, Delhi, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. The apex court had on April 10 asked the Centre to prepare a Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) and formulate a national model to be adopted by all states and UTs for managing the menstrual hygiene of girls studying in schools.

ITC on Monday announced that its board has approved the demerger of its hotels business. The move is aimed at unlocking value for 30 lakh shareholders of the multibagger stock which has been the best performing Nifty counter in the last one year.

₹7,593 crore in Uttar Pradesh. “GMR Smart Electricity Distribution Pvt.

Plastic waste, in particular, is a key contributor to the surge in waste due to its widespread use across industries and the short lifespan of plastic products. Plastic consumption across the world has quadrupled over the past few decades, and global plastic waste is expected to nearly triple by 2060, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Multi-use, mid-sized packs in categories such as confectionery, personal care and home care products witnessed a higher uptake in the June quarter of 2023, as per data from Bizom, a retail intelligence platform. In confectionery, mid-priced packs grew 2. 5 per cent during the quarter, while the growth in high-value packs in the same category declined by an equal proportion. Consumers clearly preferred mid-priced packs in personal care goods grew by three per cent, while low-priced packs declined by 3. 4 per cent. In home care, mid-priced packs rose 7. 1 per cent, as consumers upgraded from low-price packs which saw a fall of 6. 8 per cent, thus driving growth in this category. “Consumers seem to be looking for greater value among confectionery, personal care as well as home care products. Here we see a strong movement into multiuse, mid-sized packs that offer the flexibility of limited spending and greater value than smaller-sized ones, ” Bizom’s chief of growth and insights, Akshay D’Souza, said to TOI.

Wesfarmers’ Target is being folded into its discount stablemate Kmart, creating a singular $10 billion business with the aim of boosting returns as value offerings become more desirable to shoppers battling the rising cost of living.

Core Lithium’s plan to develop multiple small, adjacent mines will take longer than expected to deliver, sparking a 15 per cent slump in Australia’s second most shorted stock on Monday.

Marc Gurman in his newsletter for Bloomberg, has mentioned that Apple usually releases the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with the latest technology. However, these gadgets will not be released until the middle of next year.  As per Gurman, MacBook Air and the 13-inch MacBook Pro are likely to arrive in the market featuring M3 chipsets by the end of next year. Speaking of Apple's possible new additions, Forbes reported that the technology giant is working on a new patent which is likely to be a touch screen for the primary screen of its laptops.

₹18.45 apiece on NSE, logging around 2.20 per cent intraday rise during early morning deals against its Friday close price of ₹18.05 per share levels. However, profit booking soon triggered and Yes Bank stocks started drifting southwards making intraday low of ₹17.70 apiece on NSE. According to stock market experts, Yes Bank Q1 results 2023 were declared on Saturday and Dalal Street is reacting to its quarterly numbers.