The Election Commission on Friday announced that the Assembly Elections in the state of Jammu and Kashmir will be held in three phases on September 18, September 25, and October 1, 2024. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that the counting of votes will be done on October 4.

In Haryana, the Assembly Elections will coincide with the third phase of J-K from October 1 with counting of votes also scheduled for October 4, he informed.

President Droupadi Murmu along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar paid tributes to the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary on Friday in a prayer meeting at 'Sadaiv Atal' in Delhi.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, JP Nadda, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla along with other members of the Cabinet also attended the prayer meeting at 'Sadaiv Atal', the memorial of the former prime minister.

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has announced a 24-hour nationwide withdrawal of services by doctors of modern medicine across the country in protest against the brutal rape and murder at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

The protest will start at 6 am on Saturday, August 17, 2024, and conclude at 6 am on Sunday, August 18, 2024, according to a statement from IMA.

Shares of PC Jeweller surged up to 4.42 per cent, hitting its 52-week high at Rs 99.46, a piece on the BSE in intraday deals. The stock price jumped after the company on Wednesday reported a turnaround in its net profits in the April-June quarter of financial year 2024-25 (Q1FY25).

For the first quarter of FY25, revenue from operations stood at Rs 401 crore, marking a 158 per cent increase from Rs 67 crore in Q1FY24.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the verdict of the insolvency appellate tribunal, NCLAT, approving Rs 158.9 crore dues settlement of edtech major Byju's with the BCCI.

A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud also stayed the NCLAT verdict setting aside the insolvency proceedings against Byju's.

State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), JSW Group’s JSW Neo Energy, and Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries Ltd have been shortlisted to submit binding bids to acquire a majority stake in Ayana Renewable Power Pvt Ltd, according to a report by Mint.

This potential deal, valued at approximately $800 million in equity, could become one of the largest transactions in India’s green energy sector.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to grant immediate interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the now-cancelled 2021-22 excise policy case probe.

The court also issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), seeking their response on the matter.

Kejriwal had filed a plea in the top court against the Delhi High Court order upholding his arrest by the CBI.

Financial Services Commission of Mauritius on Tuesday said the offshore fund at the heart of the conflict of interest allegation Hindenburg Research levelled against Sebi chief is not domiciled in the Island nation, and that it does not permit the creation of shell companies.

In a statement, FSC said it has taken cognizance of the contents of the report published by Hindenburg Research on August 10, 2024, wherein mention has been made of 'Mauritius-based shell entities' and Mauritius as a 'tax haven'.

The port out of Vodafone Idea (Vi) subscribers to state-owned BSNL has increased since the tariff hikes in July, CEO Akshaya Moondra said on Tuesday.

Vi had jacked up tariffs in July following a similar move by competitors Airtel and Jio. But BSNL had maintained the status quo.

Amid a controversy over who hoists the flag at the Delhi government's Independence Day ceremony here, senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia Tuesday assailed Lt Governor V K Saxena, saying there should be no problem with an elected minister doing it.

The Delhi government's General Administration Department (GAD) has refused to comply with its minister Gopal Rai's direction to make arrangements for Education Minister Atishi to hoist the national flag as per a letter by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to the LG.

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