Day: June 21, 2024

Govt considers tax reductions as part of $6 billion consumer boost

3 min read Last Updated : Jun 21 2024 | 11:29 PM IST By Ruchi Bhatia Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is considering consumption-boosting measures worth more than 500 billion rupees ($6 billion) in India’s upcoming budget, including tax cuts for lower income individuals for the first time in seven years, according to […]

KPMG plans C-suite topup across verticals to power Project Himalaya

3 min read Last Updated : Jun 21 2024 | 11:41 PM IST From advisory to technology and human resources, KPMG, one of the Big Four firms, is ramping up its senior leadership teams across verticals as its Project Himalaya is set to become operational in the next few months, according to people in […]

Indian authorities haven’t received request for consular access from Nikhil Gupta: MEA

Indian authorities haven’t received any request for consular access from Nikhil Gupta, the Indian national extradited to the US from the Czech Republic following allegations of his involvement in a foiled plot to assassinate Khalistani extremist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Gupta, who was arrested in the Czech Republic in June last year, was extradited to the […]

Halal Meat Not On Menu, Afghanistan Cricketers Turn Chefs In Barbados

Halal meat is available in the Caribbean, but not at all hotels. Bridgetown (Barbados): For the Afghanistan cricketers, it was a meatball-sized problem to fork through! The non-availability of halal meat, a must-have in their menu, in their Bridgetown hotel forced them to temporarily wear a chef’s apron. For the Afghans, who descended to this […]

ONGC partners with Indian Oil to set up LNG plant in Madhya Pradesh

“ONGC has already submitted its field development plan (FDP) to the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) to monetise its assets in the Hatta area,” the statement said. 2 min read Last Updated : Jun 21 2024 | 11:17 PM IST State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Indian Oil Corporation have signed an agreement […]

Benami Documents, Rs 19 Lakh Cash Seized After Raids On BRS MLA, Brother

Mobile phones “containing evidence related to cash dealings” were also seized. New Delhi: The ED said on Friday that it seized Rs 19 lakh cash apart from a “large number” of property documents in the name of Benami persons during raids on premises linked to BRS MLA Gudem Mahipal Reddy and his businessman brother Gudem […]

Amul looks to expand products range in US market

Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which markets dairy products under the Amul brand, is looking to expand its product range in the US market after launching fresh milk in collaboration with the Michigan Milk Producers Association, a top official said on Friday. “Fresh products have a good demand (in the US and other overseas markets)… […]