NEW DELHI: In a move to spur innovation, pharma and med-tech sectors have sought a 10% allocation of the National Research Fund and reinstatement of 200% weighted deductions for R&D expenditure in the Budget, even as it awaits implementation of Rs 5,000 crore research scheme.The National Research Fund or Anusandhan National Research Foundation with a…
MUMBAI: Sebi is proposing to issue all shares in demat mode in case a company splits or consolidates the face value of its shares. The regulator is also proposing to issue demat shares in case of corporate restructuring.The inherent benefits of demated shares, mainly elimination of risks associated with physical certificates that is loss, theft,…
NEW DELHI: Internet and e-commerce lead as attractive paymasters across levels, outshining energy, retail, FMCG and business consulting. Top executives – those with over 15 years experience – in the internet and e-commerce sector earned highest pay checks in 2024, with an average cost to company (CTC) of nearly Rs 37 lakh.The burgeoning e-commerce market…
MUMBAI/ NEW DELHI: RBI will retain its policy of currency market intervention to check excessive volatility as part of its overall strategy for macro-economic management, amid reports indicating a more “flexible approach”.On Tuesday, the Indian currency dropped to close at a new low of 86.63 against the dollar, down from the previous close of 86.58,…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday cited the support of CM Atishi‘s parents for the campaign for clemency for Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru to allege that Aam Aadmi Party had links with NGOs who supported a terrorist whom Supreme Court sentenced to death for plotting the attack, which almost triggered a war with Pakistan. Talking…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police claimed on Tuesday they were investigating a larger conspiracy behind the barrage of bomb hoaxes sent to schools which had kept the city on tenterhooks through 2024. Forensic investigation of a laptop and phone seized from a student identified and located last week has allegedly led the cops to an NGO…
NEW DELHI: For years, doctors have relied on Body Mass Index (BMI) calculations to assess obesity. However, a global commission convened by The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, a reputed medical journal, now argues that BMI provides inaccurate results.It has suggested doctors should confirm whether a person has obesity or not by at least one other…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday released its third list for the Delhi assembly elections, naming 16 new candidates. Prominent among these are former Union minister Krishna Tirath and former AAP MLA Dharampal Lakra, who recently switched to the party. Congress has now announced candidates for 63 out of the total 70 assembly seats. While Tirath…
NEW DELHI: A security review of former Delhi CM and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal has been undertaken in the wake of “specific intelligence inputs” about an imminent attack on him, sources have told TOI. Kejriwal has Z-Plus security. The move comes after intelligence inputs suggested that operatives of a pro-Khalistan outfit would try to assassinate…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday made a jibe at the state of affairs in the city by mocking open drains and collapsed roads as “Kejriwal’s Shining Delhi, Paris-like Delhi”, in a sharp escalation between INDIA bloc allies-turned-rivals who have decided to contest the coming assembly polls separately.Rahul released videos of a visit…
