Thousands of farmers will descend on the national capital on February 13 to press for several demands that include the guaranteed Minimum Support Price (MSP) based on the C2+50 per cent formula and an increase in the import duties on agricultural products.

C2+50 per cent is a formula to determine the MSP, which is fixed at 50 per cent over the Comprehensive Cost of Production favoured by Dr Swaminathan.

Tata Power Company is all set to invest a whopping Rs 70,000 crore for 10 giga watt (Gw) solar and wind units in Tamil Nadu over a period of five-seven years.

If the investment fructifies, it may well be the largest single investment by Tata Power in any state.

Shares of Fiem Industries hit a new high at Rs 2,441.80, as they zoomed 15 per cent on the BSE in Monday’s intra-day trade after the company said its board will meet on January 15 to consider bonus issue.

In an exchange filing, Fiem Industries said the meeting of the board of directors is scheduled on 15/01/2024, inter alia, to consider and approve /recommend issuance of bonus shares, subject to approval of the shareholders of the company.

India has recorded a single-day rise of 774 COVID-19 cases while the number of active cases stands at 4,187, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.

Two deaths -- one each from Tamil Nadu and Gujarat -- were reported in a span of 24 hours, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am.

The commerce department is monitoring developments on the situation at the Red Sea, amid exporters holding back their shipments owing to fears about higher freight costs due to shipping vessels being rerouted.

Such shipments include agricultural and textiles products.

MP Kesineni Srinivas (Nani) revealed his decision to quit Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the MP post following a clear indication that the party resolved to give Vijayawada MP ticket in the upcoming general elections to another candidate.

Mr. Srinivas, who had been at odds with the TDP high command over various issues, including a fight for due recognition within the party, and the importance being given to his younger brother Sivanath (Chinni).

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Mumbai Crime Branch has secured its first arrest in connection with the Rs 15,000 crore Mahadev betting app case, police said on Friday.

As per police, a 27-year-old man, identified as Dixit Kothari, has been arrested in the matter.

Fintech player MobiKwik, which plans to raise Rs 700 crore, has refiled its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP).

With the second filing of the DRHP, the company is planning to mop up less than half of what it had aimed to raise earlier.

The U.N. humanitarian chief described Gaza on Friday as uninhabitable three months into Israel's war with Hamas, warning that famine was looming and a public health disaster unfolding.

In a grim assessment of the devastating impact of Israel's military response to the horrific Hamas attacks on October 7, Martin Griffiths said that Gaza's 2.3 million people face daily threats to their very existence while the world just watches.

India recorded a single-day rise of 761 Covid-19 cases and 12 deaths in the past 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. The active caseload saw a slight rise from yesterday's 4,423 to 4,334, the data updated at 8 am stated. The total number of cases stood at 45 million.

The death toll rose to 533,385, with 12 fatalities reported. The case fatality rate was pegged at 1.18 per cent, the health ministry said.

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