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A new digital social platform called Baba Play, has been created to honour the ideology of Baba Saheb Ambedkar and the online platform's new offering is a caste-based drama called ‘Quota’ featuring Anirudh Dave in the lead role. The upcoming thriller has themes that are based on the social evil of casteism.

United group of institutions (UGI) organised an intellectual management fest at its UIM campus for its MBA and MCA students, and all the colleges of UGI participated in the fest.

Five states contributing nearly 27% of India’s gross domestic product are leading a recovery in the economy as the country slowly emerges from the world’s biggest lockdown, a study by Elara Securities shows.

India's economy contracted 7.5% in the quarter to September, according to official data on Friday, showing some signs of a pick-up after the easing of pandemic restrictions that triggered a record contraction in the previous quarter.

The city’s first all-season Olympic-size swimming pool was inaugurated befittingly with a water ballet performance by national level swimmer garima kapoor at JPNIC’s sports hub on Tuesday.

Retail inflation based on consumer price index (CPI) climbed to 5.52 per cent in March from 5.03 per cent in February, government data showed on Monday.

Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, rallied strongly in trade on Monday. While the BSE Sensex surged over 1,300 points, Nifty50 crossed 24,350 intraday.

GIFT Nifty surged by nearly 800 points before paring some gains, indicating a widespread relief-driven rally across markets. The rise followed remarks by US President Donald Trump that Washington would lower reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods to 18%.

India's economic growth picked up to 1.6% year-on-year in the January-March quarter, official data showed on Monday, before a harsh second wave of Covid-19 hit the country last month.

Five states contributing nearly 27% of the country’s gross domestic product are leading a recovery in the economy as it slowly emerges from the world’s biggest lockdown, a study by Elara Securities Inc shows. Kerala, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Haryana and Karnataka have seen a pickup in activity, based on an analysis of indicators such as power consumption, traffic movement etc.

US President Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on Indian goods amidst ongoing trade deal negotiations. Trump cited high Indian tariffs and its energy and military ties with Russia as reasons. Experts warn of potential GDP growth reduction for India, though some believe the impact will be temporary, pending a trade agreement.

On scooties to the world’s highest motorable road – Khardung La, went eleven women to chase their dreams and they didn't just conquer the height but millions of hearts too.

New Delhi, May 31 () As ambiguity over finance minister portfolio ended with Nirmala Sitharaman at the helm, analysts Friday said that now narrative in markets will be about economic policies that will be adopted to revive and stimulate the slowing economy.

The United States' imposition of a 25% tariff on Indian goods, starting August 1, alongside penalties for Russian oil and military equipment purchases, threatens India's economic growth. Key export sectors like pharmaceuticals, marine products, and textiles are expected to be significantly affected.

A recent survey says that while finance professionals are in greater demand than IT professionals in the marriage market, marketing guys are the least sought after

India’s economic activity cooled off at the start of the year as higher borrowing costs tempered demand at home and abroad, signaling more pain ahead as the global economy slows down.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is using up its foreign exchange reserves at a quicker pace than during the taper-tantrum period in 2013 as it tries to prevent an overshoot in the rupee, but a larger pool of reserves may allow it to support the currency for some more time, economists said.

India accounts for 40% of global rice trade so any change in its export policy has huge implications for the billions of people who depend on the staple. During the 2007-08 food crisis, India blocked exports of non-Basmati rice, leading other producers like Vietnam to follow suit.

India's retail inflation based on consumer price index (CPI) eased to a 15-month low of 5.66% in March compared to 6.44% in February.The retail inflation is now within the RBI's comfort zone of 6% after staying above it for two straight months, data released by the government showed on Wednesday.

The annual retail inflation eased to a two-year low of 4.25% in May from 4.7% the previous month, government data showed on Monday.It is for the third month in a row that Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation remained within the RBI's comfort zone of under 6%. Food inflation, which accounts for nearly half of the overall consumer price basket, eased to 2.91 per cent in May from 3.84 per cent in April. Rural inflation stood at 4.17 per cent while urban inflation stood at 4.27 per cent.

Experts caution that the new 25% US tariff on Indian goods, coupled with potential penalties for trade with Russia, could hinder India's GDP growth and exports. Key sectors like pharmaceuticals and textiles face challenges, potentially lowering GDP by 30 basis points. Analysts hope for a trade agreement to mitigate the impact, leveraging India's strong domestic demand.

Even though it the fastest pace of economic growth in a year, the Q1 GDP growth is below expectations and has fueled fears of sharp slowdown in growth amid constant rate hikes by the central bank.

India’s economy is struggling to overcome the adverse hit from the world’s biggest lockdown, a series of high-frequency indicators show. From power consumption to jobs to Google’s mobility trends, the figures show activity has picked up from the record slump registered in April, but the recovery has a long way to go.

Ram Manohar National Law University (RMNLU) might soon get back the possession of Ambedkar auditorium on campus and even have a separate corpus fund set aside for its maintenance. The assurance came from chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday at the second convocation of the university.

New Delhi, May 23 () With poll uncertainty behind, investors will now be keen to know the future course of action to boost economy, solution to ease liquidity situation and measures to address financial sector dislocation, analysts said Thursday.