Ajit Pawar set to present ‘please-all’ budget with Shinde guarantee in Maha Assembly today

Ajit Pawar set to present ‘please-all’ budget with Shinde guarantee in Maha Assembly today

Mumbai, June 28 - With an eye on the upcoming Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, slated for September-October, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who holds finance and planning portfolios, is expected to present a 'please all' budget for 2024-25 at 2 p.m. on Friday.

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Nifty surpasses 24,000 for 1st time, Sensex goes past 79,000 after sharp bull run

Nifty surpasses 24,000 for 1st time, Sensex goes past 79,000 after sharp bull run

Mumbai, June 27 - Buoyed by strong buying once again, Sensex and Nifty surpassed the 79,000 and 24,000 levels, respectively, for the first time on Thursday.

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Indian Railways posts double digit increase in track renewal

Indian Railways posts double digit increase in track renewal

New Delhi, June 27 - Indian Railways registered a robust 13.8 per cent increase in track renewal for financial year 2023-24 in comparison to the previous year, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Railways.

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TN CM Stalin announces international airport in Hosur

TN CM Stalin announces international airport in Hosur

Chennai, June 27 - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said on Thursday that an international airport that can handle 30 million passengers per year will be set up in Hosur on 2,000 acres.

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Govt reforms have made banks robust & profitable: President Murmu

Govt reforms have made banks robust & profitable: President Murmu

New Delhi, June 27 - President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday that the reforms carried out by the government over the last 10 years have made public sector banks more robust, profitable, and capable of driving the nation’s economic growth.

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Gurugram: Illegal colonies flourish despite official efforts

Gurugram: Illegal colonies flourish despite official efforts

Gurugram, June 27 - The Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) has tightened the noose against illegal colony developers in Gurugram, but the business of non-regularised plotted colonies on agricultural land continues to flourish in the city.

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Budget will see many ‘historic steps’ towards making India the 3rd largest economy: President Murmu

Budget will see many ‘historic steps’ towards making India the 3rd largest economy: President Murmu

New Delhi, June 27 - President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said the upcoming Union Budget will be an effective document of the government's far-reaching policies and futuristic vision.

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Flipkart-backed super.money to democratise financial services by leveraging UPI: CEO

Flipkart-backed super.money to democratise financial services by leveraging UPI: CEO

New Delhi, June 27 - The super.money app, backed by e-commerce platform Flipkart, aims to democratise access to financial services by leveraging Unified Payments Interface (UPI) infrastructure, its Founder and CEO Prakash Sikaria said on Thursday.

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India to see over 6 pc employment growth across key industries in April-Sep

India to see over 6 pc employment growth across key industries in April-Sep

New Delhi, June 27 - India is set to see significant employment growth in the first half of the current fiscal year (FY25) across key industries, led by healthcare, pharma, automotive, manufacturing, engineering and infrastructure sectors, a report showed on Thursday.

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Residential sales taper down in April-June period in top 7 cities, up 5 pc YoY

Residential sales taper down in April-June period in top 7 cities, up 5 pc YoY

Mumbai, June 27 - Residential sales across top seven cities in India tamed down marginally in the second quarter this year, amid increasing property prices and a high base record of the previous quarter.

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Air India to fly A350 planes on Delhi-London route from Sept 1

Air India to fly A350 planes on Delhi-London route from Sept 1

New Delhi, June 27 - Air India announced on Thursday that it will start operating its wide-body A350-900 aircraft on the Delhi-London route with two daily flights from September 1.

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Time is ripe for founders to take a crack at ‘Bharat’ opportunity: Accel’s Anand Daniel

Time is ripe for founders to take a crack at ‘Bharat’ opportunity: Accel’s Anand Daniel

New Delhi, June 27 - Accel, one of the world’s top venture capital firms, has identified ‘Bharat’ as a massive blue ocean opportunity for Indian startups, citing promising economic indicators and evolving consumer behaviour across Tier 2, Tier 3 cities and rural areas.

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Nifty hits 24,000 for the first time, Sensex at record high

Nifty hits 24,000 for the first time, Sensex at record high

Mumbai, June 27 - Indian frontline indices again touched an all-time high on Thursday as strong buying was seen in IT stocks.

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Maharashtra retains top spot for FDI inflows

Maharashtra retains top spot for FDI inflows

Mumbai, June 27 - Despite stiff competition from various states, including Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha, Maharashtra has retained its top position in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in the country, according to the State Economic Survey 2023-24.

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Maha Economic Survey estimates public debt at Rs 7,11,278 crore

Maha Economic Survey estimates public debt at Rs 7,11,278 crore

Mumbai, June 27 - Maharashtra’s public debt is estimated at Rs 7,11,278 crore in 2023-24 against Rs 6,29,235 crore in 2022-23, a rise of 13 per cent.

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Samsung’s AI-enabled new Galaxy Z smartphones open for pre-reserve in India

Samsung’s AI-enabled new Galaxy Z smartphones open for pre-reserve in India

New Delhi, June 27 - Samsung on Thursday said consumers can pre-reserve its next Galaxy Z series smartphones and ecosystem products to become eligible for early access and special offers in India.

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Tech MSMEs in India eager to harness AI’s full potential: Nasscom-Meta

Tech MSMEs in India eager to harness AI’s full potential: Nasscom-Meta

New Delhi, June 27 - In India, 94 per cent of tech micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) acknowledge artificial intelligence's (AI) ability to drive business growth while 87 per cent of them showed confidence in AI's potential to improve overall productivity, a

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Maha economy set to grow at 7.6 pc in 2023-24

Maha economy set to grow at 7.6 pc in 2023-24

Mumbai, June 27 - Maharashtra economy is set to grow at 7.6 per cent during 2023-24 on the lines of the national economy which is also likely to grow at 7.6 per cent as per the Economic Survey 2023-24 presented by Deputy Chief

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8 in 10 Indian MSMEs plan to increase Cloud spending in 2025

8 in 10 Indian MSMEs plan to increase Cloud spending in 2025

New Delhi, June 27 - About eight in ten Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), or 81 per cent, plan to increase their Cloud spending in 2025, as they scale investments in customer relationship management (CRM), financial services and business intelligence software,

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Indian MSMEs to create 2 lakh new jobs by 2025: Report

Indian MSMEs to create 2 lakh new jobs by 2025: Report

New Delhi, June 27 - The Indian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector employs about 1.2 crore people, and by 2025, the industry is expected to generate over two lakhs new jobs, a report showed on Thursday.

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