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Tata Make Public Debut of Zica at 2016 Auto Expo

Tata has made public debut of its brand new entry level hatchback Zica at the on-going 2016 Indian Auto Expo. The hatchback has been launched at Rs ‘xxx’/ Bookings for the new Tata Zica are open/ The hatchback will be launched in a few weeks from ...




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Scania to double manufacturing capacity in 4 years

Swedish commercial vehicle and engine manufacturer Scania today said that it will double the production capacity at its Karnataka-based plant to meet sales expectations




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M&M launches new truck series, looks to double share in M&HCVs

Rolls out Blazo series as it targets market share to rise to 6%




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BJP holds meetings to review party's debacle in Delhi Assembly elections

The meetings were also attended by party candidates, councillors and local leaders




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Election result 2020: Meet the youngest members of the new Delhi Assembly

Average age of newly elected Delhi Assembly 5 years more than previous one; Average age of BJP legislators 10 years more than AAP ones; Kuldeep Kumar the youngest MLA, Ram Niwas Goel the oldest




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London-based woman declares herself CM candidate for Bihar Assembly polls

The advertisement mentioned Pushpam Priya Choudhary as president, Plurals, and the CM Candidate, Bihar




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How supply chains established by Nehru helped India break free

Bashing Nehru may be fashionable but flawed. He broke free from the exploitative colonial economic structure and laid strong economic foundations; and above all, India grew fast




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Why Delhi's pollution problem is a problem of pricing

Prices of goods and services do not reflect the costs they impose on societies at large. Extreme levels of pollution are the outcome of this problem




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Twitter is in trouble: How can it be rescued

Everything is about incentives, and Twitter simply doesn't have enough of them to attract new users. Perhaps, the highly followed band of Twitterati can help save the day




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ECO:nomics: House Maj. Leader on Republican Race

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy predicts a brokered Republican Convention and says he will support the ultimate nominee. He speaks at the ECO:nomics conference in Santa Barbara, Calif.




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Meet Your New Cable Package. It’s Called Streaming.

The streaming wars might mean you have way more options when it comes to platforms and content for entertainment. But ultimately, paying for all those options is going to look a lot like the high prices you used to pay for your old-school cable package. Photo: Alexandra Cardinale




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Brexit & Beyond: Corporate Europe’s ‘Unbearable’ Brexit Uncertainty

To subscribe to the newsletter, please sign up here MUST READS Corporate Europe Faces ‘Unbearable’ Uncertainty Over U.K. Exit: British Prime Minister Theresa May’s failure to get U.K. parliamentary approval for a deal to split the country from the European Union adds significant pressure on continental companies as they plan for the now greater possibility of an […]




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Oil prices have doubled in a year. Here's why

The price of crude oil has more than doubled over the past year after bottoming out at $26 per barrel in February 2016.




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NOTA with symbol to debut in state assembly polls

The symbol will appear against the NOTA option in the last panel on all EVMs and ballot papers.




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Puducherry assembly polls: DMK announces candidates for 9 seats

As per the seat-sharing agreement between Congress and DMK, Congress will contest from 21 seats and DMK from nine




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Puducherry assembly polls: DMK MLA Nazeem faces tough battle as he aims for sixth consecutive term

Nazeem, first elected to the assembly from Karaikal as a 29-year old DMK worker in 1991, retained the seat in all subsequent elections




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Assembly polls: Campaigning ends in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

The assembly elections will conclude on May 19, when the results will be declared




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Assembly polls: Voting begins in Puducherry today

Important candidates in the fray are CM Rangasamy seeking re-election from Indira Nagar and Leader of the Opposition V Vaithilingam




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Puducherry Assembly polls: Over 30% voting recorded so far

The main fight is between the Congress-DMK combine and the ruling All India NR Congress (AINRC)




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Puducherry Assembly polls: Congress wins 4 seats, AINRC bag one

Early trends showed the AINRC and Congress in a neck-and-neck race




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Opinion: Joe Biden, Al Franken and Democratic Double Standards

Main Street: Democrats learn the #MeToo standard is impossible to sustain without hypocrisy. Images: Bloomberg/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock/Zuma Press Composite: Mark Kelly




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Pak clerics flout virus lockdown rules, say restrictions not applicable to mosques, congregational prayers

Defying all orders from the state to refrain from religious congregations to curb the spread of COVID-19, prominent ulemas and religious scholars from across Pakistan on Tuesday stated that the five daily prayers and the Friday prayers would be held in mosques. They, however, mentioned that all precautionary measures advised by the government will be implemented.The statement from the ulemas, cited by Dawn, comes as the government announced it would continue the lockdown imposed in light of the coronavirus outbreak, easing restrictions for some industries which it said were 'low-risk'.Authorities in all provinces had officially restricted congregations in mosques, including for Friday prayers, to five people or less for the past two weeks. However, several instances of violation of government orders, and confrontation with police trying to enforce these orders, have been reported since then.Speaking at a press conference after the meeting between representatives from the ...




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US Stocks tumble on profit booking

U.S. officials are beginning to explore proposals for punishing or demanding financial compensation from China for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The move could splinter already strained relations between the two superpowers at a perilous moment for the global economy. Senior officials across multiple government agencies are expected to meet Thursday to begin mapping out a strategy for seeking retaliatory measures against China, as per reports. Officials in American intelligence agencies are also involved in the effort. President Trump has fumed to aides and others in recent days about China, blaming the country for withholding information about the virus, and has discussed enacting dramatic measures that would probably lead to retaliation by Beijing.




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Joe DiMaggio’s Streak (Predictably) Survives

Jackie Bradley Jr.'s bid to supplant Joe DiMaggio atop the Major League Baseball hit-streak list ended at 29 games. That's not surprising as many observers consider Joltin' Joe's streak the most difficult record to break in sports.




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Single-table system to clear investment proposals faster: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Interview with Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh




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Post-Covid era will see perceptible change in global supply-chains and India should capture significant share in the world trade: Piyush Goyal

Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways Shri Piyush Goyal held discussions with the Export Promotion Councils(EPCs) of the country. He called upon the Exporters to identify their strengths, potentials and competitive advantages in specific sectors, and focus on harnessing them in the world markets. Goyal said that in the post-Covid era, there is going to be perceptible change in the global supply-chains, and Indian industrialists and exporters should be looking to capture significant share in the world trade. He assured them that the Government will be a pro-active supporter and facilitator in their efforts, and the Indian Missions abroad can play an important role in that. The Minister said that Incentives can be given, but they have to be justified, reasonable, and WTO-compliant.




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RBI Governor meets MD & CEOs of Public and Private Sector Banks over Video Conference

In his opening remarks, the Governor appreciated the efforts of banks in ensuring normal to near normal operations during the lockdown period.




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Edible Oil Imports Plunge 34% On Year In April

The Solvent Extractors' Association (SEA), noted in a latest update that based on the available data, it has compiled provisional data for Import of Edible Oils for April 2020. The imports in April 2020 are reported at 790,377 tons compared to 941,219 in March 20 and 1,198,763 tons in April 2019, down by 34%, on YoY basis. The drop in April is mainly due to logistics issues at destinations as well as at discharge ports. The overall Import of Edible Oils during Nov-2019 to April-2020 is reported at 6,182,184 tons, compared to 7,203,830 tons during the same period of previous year, i.e. down by 14 %.




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Zydus Cadila launches affordable prostate cancer treatment drug 'Obnyx'

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Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care standalone net profit rises 1.10% in the March 2020 quarter

Sales decline 6.19% to Rs 656.05 crore




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Assembly Elections 2016: Exit polls show Mamata may buck anti-incumbency trend

Most exit polls see loss for Jaya; Assam for BJP; left turn for Kerala




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Assembly Polls 2016 results: Counting of votes begins in 4 states

The counting of votes will decide the fate of approximately 8,300 candidates




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Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: Counting of votes begins

Counting is progressing in 68 centres across the state




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Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: AIADMK leads in 5 seats, DMK in 2

AIADMK was leading in Mayiladuthurai, Poompuhar, Sankari, Udhagamandalam and Athur, the EC said




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Tamil Nadu assembly elections: AIADMK takes lead, could disprove exit polls

Neck to neck fight between two dravidian parties




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As counting starts for Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, Sun TV stock price down by 8.08%

Sun TV is promoted by DMK chief M Karunanidhi's grand-nephew Kalanithi Maran




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Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: BJP state chief trails

According to latest trends, Soundararajan was in the third position behind the candidates of DMK and AIADMK




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Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: 5 factors that likely worked against the DMK

The party was expecting a victory against the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the exit polls boosted this confidence




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Who got Assembly elections exit polls right this time?

Results' trends suggest that the pollsters have again failed to predict the outcome of Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, and Assam




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Assembly Elections 2016: 5 stars who made a difference

A look at key faces who helped their parties cross the finish line




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Tamil Nadu: Blow for Karunanidhi family's business interests?

Some with direct connections to political dispensations could face heat; others considered close to the winning party could expect good times




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Assembly elections 2016 results: BJP spreads wings, Congress shrinks

BJP wins in Assam, opens account in Kerala; Congress loses two states; Left sweeps Kerala; Mamata decimates Opposition in West Bengal




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State Assembly polls: Income, assets and criminal records of ministers

Kerala's ministers had least average assets and the state also had least number of crorepati ministers




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EC cancels polls to two Tamil Nadu Assembly seats

It usually only takes such a harsh step when there is evidence that muscle power has been used




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Cyient tumbles after weak Q4 numbers

Cyient skid 7.32% to Rs 214.75 after consolidated net profit slumped 58.26% to Rs 45.20 crore on a 2.92% decline in net sales to Rs 1,073.60 crore in Q4 March 2020 over Q3 December 2019.




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Gillette India skids after Q3 PAT tumbles 40% YoY

Gillette India fell 1.13% to Rs 4,934.50 after net profit slumped 40.31% to Rs 52.38 crore on a 12.66% drop in net sales to Rs 406.57 crore in Q3 March 2020 over Q3 March 2019.




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Cadila Healthcare rises after USFDA nod on Deferasirox tablets

Cadila Healthcare gains 0.11% to Rs 321.95 after the company said it received final approval from US drug regulator for Deferasirox tablets for oral suspension.




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Procter & Gamble Hygiene inches higher after muted Q3 performance

Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Health Care rose 0.27% to Rs 10190.15 after net profit rose 1.1% to Rs 91.10 crore on 6.2% decline in net sales to Rs 656.05 crore in Q3 March 2020 over Q3 March 2019.




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Laurus Labs tumbles about 9% on heavy volumes

Laurus Labs slumped 8.86% to Rs 445.50 on the BSE.




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SBI Card Q4 PAT tumbles 66% on Covid-19 provisions

SBI Card's net profit jumped 43.9% to Rs 1244.82 crore on a 33.8% rise in total income to Rs 9752.29 crore in the year ended March 2020 (FY20) over the year ended March 2019 (FY19)