The Congress on Tuesday released its manifesto for the Rajasthan Assembly elections, promising a caste survey, quota in “contract employments contracted by the government”, and extending reservations to office-bearers of cooperative societies.

It also committed to providing reservation to minorities proportionate to their population after the caste Census.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday took fresh guard at the 7th edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), wooing investors to a “peaceful and harmonious state with a stable government”.

The loudest response to the pitch came from Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani, who announced an investment of Rs 20,000 crore in the next three years.

The price of 24-carat gold jumped Rs 380 in early trade on Wednesday, with ten grams of the precious metal selling for Rs 62,020, according to the GoodReturns website. The price of silver also jumped Rs 400, with one kilogram of the precious metal selling at Rs 76,400.

The price of 22-carat gold rose Rs 350, with the yellow metal selling at Rs 56,850.

A parliamentary panel has held that the Hindi names given to the three proposed criminal laws is not unconstitutional, dismissing criticism against the move by some political parties and their leaders.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs headed by BJP MP Brijlal has taken note of the wording of Article 348 of the Constitution, which says that the language to be used in the Supreme Court and in the high courts, as well as for Acts, Bills and other legal documents shall be in English language.

The extended 10-year period for reopening Income Tax (I-T) assessments is applicable only in "serious cases" where there is evidence of concealing income above Rs 50 lakh, the Delhi High Court has said.

For income below Rs 50 lakh, the period for reopening assessment is three years. The issue raised by writ petitions for Financial Years 2015-16 and 2016-17 was whether the notices issued to the petitioners under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, are sustainable in law.

It has been a year since telecom operators launched 5G services in the country, but the technology has found limited takers. India's leading telcos, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are expected to have together spent Rs 90,000 crore in the financial year 2023-24 to deploy 5G infrastructure, according to a report published in Financial Express (FE). Due to the lack of meaningful use cases, these companies have been unable to recover their investment. Lack of such services prevents telcos from charging a premium rate, the report said.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the appointment of five Hinduja Group representatives as directors on the board of the debt-ridden Reliance Capital, according to sources.

The directors are: Amar Chintopanth, Shardchandra V Zaregaonkar, Moses Newling Harding John, Bhumika Batra and Arun Tiwari, they said.

Re-polling is underway at booth number 3 under polling centre number 71 at Kishupura in Bhind, Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday.

The Election Commission ordered the re-polling following a violation of the secrecy of voting.

Stubble burning, which is a major source of air pollution in the national capital region every winter, is a solvable problem, said Indian-American Punit Renjen, the Deputy Chair of German software firm SAP, based on the two pilot projects he has launched in Haryana and Punjab.

It is very serious and there are multiple reasons for it. But stubble burning contributes about 25 per cent to 30 per cent of the air quality issues (in Delhi).

Union Minister Amit Shah will visit Telangana to campaign for the upcoming state Assembly elections. The union minister will address two rallies at Jangaon and Korutla in Jagtial district, a Deccan Chronicle (DC) report said. The leader will also participate in a roadshow at Uppal as part of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s election campaign.

Shah is likely to arrive at the Begumpet airport at around 12:30 PM in Telangana on November 20. He will head straight to the meeting scheduled in Jangaon.

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