Protests against the Centre's Agnipath scheme continued on Friday as scores of youngsters descended on the Yamuna Expressway and blocked traffic movement briefly, prompting Gautam Buddh Nagar police to lodge an FIR against 225 protesters and arrest 15, officials said.

They said eight police personnel and a driver of a privately-run bus suffered injuries in violence during the protest in Jewar area of the district, adjoining Delhi in western Uttar Pradesh.

Bank credit grew 13.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in the fortnight ended June 3, the highest in the past three years, the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) shows. Growth in bank credit in the previous year was 5.7 per cent.

At an event on Friday, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said: “We are seeing reasonably satisfactory credit offtake happening. It is about 12 per cent YoY, according to the latest data. Last year, around this time, credit growth was 5-6 per cent.”

British premium motorcycle brand Triumph is bullish on the prospects offered by the niche two-wheeler segment in India over the next one year, a period during which the company aims at boosting its market share to 25 per cent from 22 per cent at present, a senior official said on Friday.

Triumph Motorcycles India has seen a growth of 30 per cent in the last 12 months, with sales of "a little over" 1,200 units, he said.

HDFC Life Insurance Company on Friday said it will raise debt capital of up to Rs 350 crore by issuing bonds on a private placement basis.

The Capital Raising Committee of the company's board approved a proposal for raising up to Rs 350 crore through issuance of 3,500 non-convertible debentures, HDFC Life said in a regulatory filing.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on June 17 and 18 where he will inaugurate and lay foundation stone of development projects worth Rs 21,000 crores.

At around 9:15 AM on 18th June, the Prime Minister will visit and inaugurate the redeveloped temple of Shree Kalika Mata at Pavagadh Hill, which will be followed by his visit to Virasat Van at around 11:30 AM, according to a release by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has ordered attachment of bank accounts as well as share and mutual fund accounts of Aakruti Nirmiti Ltd and its directors to recover investors' dues totalling over Rs 95 crore.

The recovery proceeding has been initiated against them to recover Rs 95.81 crore, along with further interest, all cost, charges and expenses, Sebi said.

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is financially supporting 45 Ro-Ro (roll-on-roll-off) ferry projects with total cost of Rs 1,900 crore, an official statement said on Thursday.

The ministry has operationalised Ro-Pax (roll-on-roll-off passenger) ferry service between Ghogha-Hazira in Gujarat and Mumbai-Mandwa in Maharashtra, it added.

The Burman family – promoters of Dabur India – have acquired 14.3 per cent shares in Eveready Industries India, the country’s largest dry cell battery maker, in an open offer that concluded on Thursday.

With this, Burmans’ holding in the company stands at 38.3 per cent. Mohit Burman, who has been spearheading the family's investment in Eveready, said that the open offer had concluded.

Food regulator FSSAI has asked online food platforms like Swiggy and Zomato to ensure compliance of its regulations related to display of nutritional value by food service establishments from July 1.

In a letter to all e-commerce Food Business Operators (FBOs), FSSAI has asked them to make provisions in their platforms, including mobile apps, for display of calorific value and information related to nutrition and allergen.

A demonstration was held here in the Sri Lankan capital on Thursday against the proposed wind mill project to be undertaken by India's Adani group in the northeastern region of Mannar.

The protesters from the Gotagogama (President Gotabaya go home) gathered at the busy Bambalapitiya sector south of Colombo.

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