BJP releases manifesto for Maharashtra Elections: Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Sunday unveiled the BJP’s manifesto ‘Sankalp Patra’ for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, promising to create 25 lakh jobs for the state’s youth over the next five years. He also announced plans to increase the Ladki Bahin Yojna allowance from Rs 1,500 to
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday released his party’s manifesto for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, outlining key promises that include free education for male students, the scrapping of the Dharavi redevelopment project, and stabilising prices of essential goods. Speaking at his residence, Matoshree, Thackeray said that most of the party’s promises align
Kandomani Bhumij, an Independent candidate from the ST-reserved Potka constituency in East Singhbhum, is the richest candidate in the first phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections, with declared assets over Rs 80 crore. He is followed by Congress candidate Krishna Nand Tripathi (Daltonganj, Palamu) and independent Ayush Ranjan (Ranchi), both of whom have declared assets
MVA Maharashtra manifesto: In a bid to challenge Maharashtra’s ruling BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP alliance, the Opposition’s Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has promised a slate of welfare measures ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. At a rally held at Mumbai’s BKC ground, MVA leaders pledged a Rs 3,000 monthly allowance and free state bus travel for women
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reiterated his stance that a nationwide caste census will take place, asserting that it will expose the longstanding injustice faced by Dalits, OBCs, and Adivasis. Addressing the Samvidhan Samman Sammelan in Nagpur, Gandhi said that the caste census would clarify the political and social power dynamics in the country.
A total of 174 candidates contesting in the first phase of the Jharkhand elections have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by the Jharkhand Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The analysis, which examined the self-sworn affidavits of 682 out of 683 candidates, shows that 127 of these candidates have
The INDIA bloc unveiled its manifesto for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections on Tuesday, pledging to create 10 lakh jobs for youth and provide health insurance coverage of up to Rs 15 lakh for the underprivileged. The manifesto, titled ‘7 Guarantees,’ aims to enhance social justice by increasing reservations for Scheduled Tribes (STs) from 26
Mahayuti Maharashtra manifesto: Just weeks before the Maharashtra Assembly polls, the Mahayuti alliance unveiled its highly anticipated manifesto on Tuesday, presenting a roadmap focused on driving “unprecedented prosperity and development” in the state. The 288-member state is set to vote in a single phase on November 20, with results to be announced on November 23.
Demand concerns in urban areas that were flagged by most fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies in the September 2024 quarter are now beginning to get worse. December 2024 quarter earnings of Hindustan Unilever (HUL), the country’s largest FMCG company and sector bellwether, point to this trend, as urban middle-class households cut back on expenditure, shifting
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo said the company is not keen on launching foldable phones in India presently as the demand is yet to pick up for the product segment across the industry. “Demand for foldable phones in India is not very high yet. Oppo’s launch of foldable phones in the country will depend on the
The anticipated changes to the H-1B visa programme under US President Donald Trump’s administration, including proposals to raise wage thresholds and introduce additional fees, are unlikely to have a significant impact on Indian IT companies. Over the years, Indian IT firms have adapted to evolving visa norms by hiring more local talent, reducing dependency on
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has sought responses to its ‘small-ticket systematic investment plan’, or the Rs 250 SIP, proposing that a part of the cost, incurred by asset management companies (AMCs), along with certain incentives, be compensated from the Investor Education and Awareness Fund. “Industry participants involved in the mutual fund
State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), which was seen gaining mobile users after tariff hikes by private telecom operators in July last year, has now started seeing subscribers loss, according to data by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). In November, the telecom operator lost 344,473 mobile users after continuously adding the subscribers for four
