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- Anaj Mandi blaze one of the worst fire tragedies that hit Delhi
- Budget-making team of Finance Ministry short of two key officials
- Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to be tabled in Lok Sabha for passage on Monday
- Passage of Citizenship Bill in Parliament will mark victory of Jinnah's thinking over Gandhi's: Tharoor
- Modi govt resolves to make changes in IPC, CrPC: Amit Shah
- India in growth recession; extreme centralisation of power in PMO not good: Raghuram Rajan
- India's real GDP growth in FY20 to come below 5%: IHS Markit
- Anaj Mandi fire: Delhi CM announces Rs 10 lakh ex gratia to families of deceased
- PM Modi announces ex-gratia for families of those killed in Anaj Mandi fire
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Refresh- Anaj Mandi blaze one of the worst fire tragedies that hit Delhi
The theatre in the posh Green Park area was screening "Border and several families were there to catch the Sunny Deol-starer on its release day June 13, 1997. But the movie outing turned into a mayhem as a massive blaze broke out during the 3 PM show.
- BoG mulling slashing fees for medical courses
According to sources, with this reduction planned by the Board of Governors, fees of 50 per cent of MBBS seats in private medical colleges will range between Rs 6 lakh to Rs 10 lakh. The BoG is learnt to have held consultations with states and sought their suggestions for framing draft guidelines for the fee structure.
- Average customer unlikely to pay for outgoing calls, says Jio
The Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator added that its new plan are offering up to 25 per cent more value than that of rivals.
- Front running case: Sebi scans matrimonial website to catch manipulators
The markets watchdog has been scanning Facebook accounts of suspected persons.
- Budget-making team of Finance Ministry short of two key officials
The budget for 2020-21 to be presented on February 1 is keenly awaited for the expected second wave of structural reforms for pulling out the economy from its over six-year low growth. In addition to expenditure secretary, the position of joint secretary, one of the key officials in the entire Budget-making process, is also vacant for almost three months.
- Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to be tabled in Lok Sabha for passage on Monday
In the afternoon, the home minister will introduce the Bill to amend the six-decade-old Citizenship Act and later in the day, it will be taken up for discussion and passage, according to the Lok Sabha's List of Business for Monday.
- US-based start-up expands in India, Southeast Asia and China
The US-based building intelligence solutions provider is opening office in Delhi soon, its fourth office in India. Currently, the firm has an engineering, product development and sales hub in Bengaluru, as well as sales and support services offices in Chennai and Mumbai.
- Trade setup: Nifty precariously poised, will remain rangebound above 11,800
With Friday’s decline, the market has again reaffirmed the double top resistance at 12,103.
- Tweet Buster: What to do when you've more negatives to deal with on D-Street
The market had more negative cues to deal with than any positive.
- Passage of Citizenship Bill in Parliament will mark victory of Jinnah's thinking over Gandhi's: Tharoor
The former Union minister also alleged that the BJP government wants to single out "one community" and refuses to grant its members asylum from oppression on the same conditions as other communities.
- Volcanic rocks may trigger massive unpredicted global warming effects: Study
- World’s oceans are losing oxygen rapidly, study finds
- Modi govt resolves to make changes in IPC, CrPC: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has asserted the NDA government's resolve to amend the IPC and the CrPC to make them more conducive for the country, amid the debate on delay in criminal justice delivery system, especially in heinous crimes like rape.
- Employee association of CIL, SCCL to go on day-long protest over lack of pension reforms
The association says that pension of Coal India Ltd (CIL) and Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) employees has not been reviewed since 1998 despite a provision requiring a review of the Coal Mines Pension Scheme (CMPS) every three years.
- India Inc foreign borrowings jump over two-fold to $3.41 billion in Oct
Indian cos had raised $1.41 billion in borrowings from overseas markets in October 2018.
- CG Power seeks shareholders' nod to borrow up to Rs 5,000 crore to revive business
The company is also seeking external advice on mode and sources of fund raising.
- Global cues, macro-data to set tone for equity markets: Analysts
Investors will keep a close watch on progress of US-China trade talks.
- Maruti raises production by 4% in Nov after 9 straight months of output cut
The company produced a total of 1,41,834 units in Nov as against 1,35,946 units in the year-ago month, MSI said.
- Jio says its rates still cheapest despite Airtel, Vodafone Idea move to remove offnet call limits
While Airtel and VIL raised their prices by 40%, Jio came out with a revised plan few days later but up to 25% lesser.
- India in growth recession; extreme centralisation of power in PMO not good: Raghuram Rajan
The starting point to address this slowdown will be for the Modi govt to acknowledge the problem, he said.
- India's real GDP growth in FY20 to come below 5%: IHS Markit
India's real GDP growth in 2019-20 fiscal is expected to be slightly below 5 per cent as the impact of stimulus measures will take time to filter through to the economy, IHS Markit has said.
- Anaj Mandi fire: Delhi CM announces Rs 10 lakh ex gratia to families of deceased
The chief minister also announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to those injured in the blaze that claimed at least 43 lives.
- PM Modi announces ex-gratia for families of those killed in Anaj Mandi fire
A massive fire ripped through a factory in Anaj Mandi area of north Delhi on Sunday morning, leaving 43 labourers dead and many others injured, police said.
- Govt to launch PMKVY-III in next financial year: Skill development minister
Govt launched the PMKVY scheme in 2015 and revamped it in 2016 to impart skills to one crore persons by 2020.
- SPV Foundation posts Rs 3 cr grant for bioscience research; TIFR scientist Vidita Vaidya bags research grant
Vidita’s Neurobiology lab at TIFR currently studies the molecular, epigenetic and cellular changes that contribute to persistent alterations in human behaviour. It also focusses on molecular and cellular adaptations that arise from sustained antidepressant treatment.
- Sonia Gandhi not to celebrate birthday in wake of rising cases of assaults on women
Sonia Gandhi's decision to not celebrate her birthday comes after the Unnao rape victim, who was set ablaze, died at a hospital in Delhi and the recent incident of a young veterinarian being raped, killed and set ablaze in Hyderabad by four people.
- Delhi govt orders probe in fire in Anaj Mandi area; seeks report in seven days: Revenue minister
The Delhi government on Sunday ordered a probe into the fire incident in Anaj Mandi area here and sought a detailed report within seven days.
- UK General Election to throw up good result for Indian-origin candidates
"The next Parliament looks set to be our most-diverse ever - with more ethnic minority candidates likely to be elected whichever way the political pendulum swings on election night," says an analysis by the British Future think tank. The ethnic minority surge in the no. of MPs is expected to include all the Indian-origin MPs from the last election, except Labour's Keith Vaz.
- 373 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 3.89 lakh crore
As many as 373 infrastructure projects, each worth Rs 150 crore or more, are hit by cost overruns of more than Rs 3.89 lakh crore owing to delays and other reasons, according to a report.
- Fire incident extremely horrific: PM Modi
"The fire in Delhi's Anaj Mandi on Rani Jhansi Road is extremely horrific. My thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones. Wishing the injured a quick recovery," the prime minister said in a tweet.
- Audit firms eye global tie-ups to upgrade skills, build bandwidth
The primary reason, for global tie-ups, being cited is the growing complexity in businesses, which auditors must understand to deliver a high-quality audit, compounded by the fear of stringent action by regulatory and investigating agencies for negligence or collusion by them in cases of corporate frauds and business failures.
- Whiteboard Capital mixes incubator, micro-VC approach
As the name suggests, Whiteboard Capital bet on founders even before their business plan is finalised and to help them refine their products, even if it means changing the model.
- Mission 80-80-80: A five-step roadmap for cutting pollution
Data shows one out of every two Indians breathes air that does not meet air quality standards.
- Five of top-10 most valued firms add Rs 56,877 crore in m-cap
The m-cap of TCS jumped Rs 26,360.5 crore to Rs 7,96,612.51 crore at close on Friday.
- Co-living bucks realty slump as firms, investors troop in
India’s residential real estate market is facing its most prolonged slump in recent memory, but one segment, co-living, is having a moment, drawing considerable attention from investors.
- View: Govt may toss aside corporate critics but there are two things it needs to reflect on
Being a leader isn’t just about winning elections. It is also about performance. And while you can make this as complicated as you want, in simple terms, this performance can be judged on two simple criteria. A good Indian leader is someone who can keep everybody together and deliver great GDP growth.
- FPIs turn net sellers in Indian capital markets in Dec amid weak macro data
Foreign investors pulled out a net sum of Rs 1,668.8 crore from equities.
- Meet the citizen astronomers who chase stars
Despite many hurdles, India has a thriving citizen astronomy community — extremely tech savvy and motivated, says Vishal Upendran, a PhD scholar in Pune who classifies them into two groups — data analysers and astro-photographers.
- View: Don’t expect the poor to sacrifice for climate change
Poorer people often know little about climate change or are sceptical of experts. When this is true of the US, why expect any better in poor countries that trust politicians and experts even less? Besides, even if India meets its emission targets, this will be useless unless all other countries meet theirs, which is not happening.
- Inflation & IIP prints, trade deal & other global cues to steer Dalal Street this week
Here are the key factors that will guide the market through the week.
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