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Devoleena Bhattacharjee, has reached out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar for assistance in the murder case of her friend and dancer, Amarnath Ghosh, who was fatally shot in the US. The 'Saath Nibhaana Saathiya' actress asked for help on her social media account on X where she penned a long note about her friend from Kolkata who was shot dead in the US on Tuesday evening. «My friend #Amarnathghosh was shot and killed in the St Louis Academy neigbourhood in the US on Tuesday evening. Only child in the family, mother died three years back, father passed away during his childhood. Well, the reason, the details of the accused are not revealed yet, or perhaps no one is left in his family to fight for it except his few friends. He was from Kolkata.»

Congress MLAs sold their souls and went against the party ethics to cross-vote in the Rajya Sabha election and they will be made to pay for it by God, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Friday. «Those who betrayed the party and played with the sentiments of the people of the state won't be spared even by the Almighty,» said Sukhu addressing a public meeting in Dharampur in the Kasauli Assembly constituency of Solan district. He said that six rebel MLAs from Congress abstained themselves from the house during the passing of the budget and when a coup was planned to take place by the rival BJP. Sukhu accused the BJP of being ill-at-ease with his government's performance in curbing corruption and starting welfare schemes.

Norway-based Yara has roped in ACME Cleantech for supply of 1 lakh tonne of green ammonia annually from the homegrown entity's plant in Oman. The binding agreement has been signed through GHC SAOC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Acme Cleantech, ACME Group said in a statement on Friday. «Yara, a leading Norwegian company and GHC SAOC today (Friday) signed a firm and binding agreement for supply of ammonia with reduced Co2 emissions on a long-term basis,» it said. The long-term offtake agreement covers the supply of 1,00,000 tonne of renewable ammonia per annum by Acme from phase-1 of its Oman project with an expected start date in 2027, the company said.

Coal-producing states earned a revenue of Rs 1.52 lakh crore in the last nine years from royalty, District Mineral Foundation (DMF) and National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET). State-wise and year-wise data indicate that the coal mining sector is a very significant contributor to the revenue of states including Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh, the Coal Ministry said in a statement. «During 2014-2023, total revenue from royalty, DMF & NMET of all coal-producing states through coal mining sector is Rs 1,52,696 crore,» the ministry said. The compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of the revenue from coal mining during 2014-2023 was 13.80 per cent, it said. Coal mining sector has proved to be a big booster for economic growth of the states that produce fossil fuel.

traffic congestion and facilitate pedestrian movement, according to the Delhi Economic Survey 2023-24. Finance Minister Atishi presented the Economic Survey in the Delhi Assembly on Friday. According to the survey, three footover bridges that are under construction at Sri Aurobindo Marg at Adchini Village, Hauz Khas Enclave (near Padmini Enclave), Sri Aurobindo Marg at PTS Bus Stop and between newly-built court building and Tis Hazari Court Complex are likely to be completed by March 31 this year, according to the survey. The third phase of the elevated Barapulla corridor project is likely to be completed by December 31 this year.

Education Secretary Dibyakant Shukla has refuted rumours suggesting the leakage of state board papers on WhatsApp. He clarified that the papers circulating on WhatsApp were shared hours after the examination had concluded. UP Board also issued a notice yesterday denying the paper leak allegations. «The Intermediate Biology and Mathematics paper was sent at 03:10 pm on a WhatsApp group named All Principles Agra by a person named Vinay Choudhary. By then the examination had been conducted in 01 hour and 10 minutes and all the candidates were giving the examination peacefully in their rooms at their respective examination centres, due to which the sanctity of the council examinations has not been affected at any level,» the official statement reads.

UFC fight night is all set to take place on Saturday at Apex facility in Las Vegas. The main UFC fight card is scheduled to commence from 4 pm (ET). The event can be watched on ESPN+. The big fight of the night will be between Shamil Gaziev and Jairzinho Rozenstruik. Vitor Petrino will take on Tyson Pedro. Alex Perez will fight Muhammad Mokaev.

NMDC on Friday posted around 13 per cent jump in iron ore production to 40.24 million tonne during the April-February period of the 2023-24 fiscal. Its cumulative production was 35.62 MT in the year-ago period, the steel PSU said in an exchange filing. However, the company's production in February fell 12 per cent to 3.92 MT as against 4.48 MT in the same month last year. The cumulative sales in April-February this fiscal was 40.48 MT, up 21 per cent from 33.42 MT in the last financial year.

Delhi government is providing skills training to more than 1,300 beggars who were identified in a survey conducted before the G20 Summit in the national capital last year, according to the city's Economic Survey. Finance minister Atishi presented the Economic Survey of the city in the Delhi Assembly on Friday. The Department of Social Welfare has been designated with the responsibility of providing skills training to the relocated homeless beggars at the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB)-operated night shelters with a focus on integrating them into mainstream society, the report said. An inter-departmental committee had been established before the G20 summit and was tasked with the responsibility of formulating strategies for the rehabilitation and relocation of beggars, according to the survey.

Vedanta Aluminium recently launched agriculture-based sustainable livelihood initiative “Jeevika Samriddhi Project” for farmers in Odisha. The company said the project is functioning in Odisha's Jharsuguda district. It said that the company's flagship project has elevated the lives of over 400 farming households in its initial phases. With the third phase underway now, the project aims at empowering an additional 500 farming households in the villages of Parmanpur, Kumudapali, and Dalki in Jharsuguda district, it added. From pond restoration and solar pumps ensuring reliable irrigation to modern micro-irrigation methods optimizing water usage, the project familiarises farmers on using advanced techniques like the “System of Rice Intensification (SRI)” and the “WADI’ model to revitalize barren lands, boosting crop yields sustainably, the company stated.

India collected Rs 1.68 lakh crore as the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for the month of February, up 12.5%, against the same month last year. The growth was driven by a 13.9% rise in goods and services tax from domestic transactions, showing resilience of india economy despite the global headwinds. The average monthly gross collection for FY2023-24 stood at Rs 1.67 lakh crore, exceeding Rs 1.5 lakh for FY2022-23.

consumption of traditional urea in India has declined from 357 lakh tonnes in financial year 2023 to estimated 327 lakh tonnes in FY 24 due to the introduction of nano urea, said fertilizer minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday. The country has reduced the consumption of traditional urea by 25 lakh tonnes, the minister said, without revealing the savings in subsidy on this account. With this the government intends to reduce the import of traditional urea becoming self reliant, he said, adding that the balance use of fertilizers will help on improving the quality of soil.

NTPC on Friday said the group's total installed capacity crossed the 75 GW mark with the completion of trial operations of the second unit of a 660 MW thermal power project in Jharkhand. «Unit-2 of 660 MW capacity of North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Project, (3 x 660 MW) has successfully completed trial operation and consequently included in the installed capacity of NTPC Ltd,» it said.

BJP on Friday described the UPA's 10 years as the «lost decade of corruption and cronyism» and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's «politics of performance» has made India the world's fastest-growing economy. The UPA government left behind a «devastated» economy and Prime Minister Modi «rebuilt» it in five years, senior BJP leader and Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said at a press conference at the party headquarters here. Prime Minister Modi's two consecutive terms have seen «tremendous structural changes» in the country, he said. «The most defining changes have been Prime Minister Narendra Modi's politics of performance, his ability to transform and execute it at an unprecedented scale and depth, solve problems that remained unsolved for decades and change the narrative about India,» he said.

India collected Rs 1.68 lakh crore as goods and services tax (GST) in February, up 12.5 per cent from the year earlier, reflecting continued momentum in economic activity. This growth was driven by a 13.9 per cent rise in GST from domestic transactions and 8.5 per cent increase in GST from import of goods, the government highlighted in a press release. GST revenue net of refunds for February 2024 stood at Rs 1.51 lakh crore registering a growth of 13.6 per cent over that for the same period last year.

TMC government in West Bengal over atrocities on women in Sandeshkhali, and said the entire country is reeling with anger over the issue… Modi also slammed the opposition bloc INDIA for maintaining a stoic silence on the issue of Sandeshkhali horrors… «Amid achievements, the entire country is watching the situation of Bengal today. The whole country is sad and angry after seeing what TMC, which beats the drum of Maa, Mati, and Manush, has done to the sisters of Sandeshkhali… »What TMC has done to the sisters of Sandeshkhali is a matter of shame," he said at a rally at Arambagh in Hooghly district.

Varun Beverages Ltd. traded at Rs 1421.0 on BSE at 01:33PM (IST) on Friday, up 0.88 per cent from previous close. The scrip quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 633.3 and a high of Rs 1560.3.

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. traded 0.82 per cent down in Friday's trade at 01:39PM (IST). Around 1,190 shares changed hands on the counter. The counter opened at Rs 9127.5 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 9254.75 and Rs 9034.0, respectively, in the session so far. Shares of the company of Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. quoted a 52-week high of Rs 9354.0 and a 52-week low of Rs 5791.05.

PI Industries Ltd. gained 0.22 per cent to Rs 3680.0 in Friday's trade. It hit a high of Rs 3698.95 and low of Rs 3649.0 during the session. On the technical charts, the 200-DMA of the stock stood at Rs 3580.93, while the 50-DMA was at Rs 3468.05. If a stock trades above 50-DMA and 200-DMA, it usually means the immediate trend is upward. On the other hand, if the stock trades below 50-DMA and 200-DMA, it is considered a bearish trend and if trades between these averages, then it suggests the stock can go either way.

Au Small Finance Bank Ltd. traded at Rs 576.05 on BSE at 12:48PM (IST) on Friday, up 1.04 per cent from previous close. The stock quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 548.15 and a high of Rs 813.0.

Marico Ltd. traded 0.5 per cent up at Rs 525.2 at around 12:42PM (IST) on Friday. The stock had closed at Rs 522.55 in the previous session. Equity benchmark Sensex traded 1076.36 points higher at 73576.66 around the same time.