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Businesses with small CSR budgets overspend, but large firms face hiccups, shows study

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- India Inc. is displaying diverging trends in its charity: businesses overshoot their legally mandated corporate social responsibility (CSR) budget when the spending obligation is... Read More


Congress leader Ambika Soni's husband Uday Soni passes away; Sonia Gandhi, party leaders pay tribute

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Uday Soni, the husband of senior Congress leader Ambika Soni, passed away on Saturday. Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, party MPs Kumari Selja and Ranjeet ... Read More


FM asks rural banks to step up credit to leverage consumption boost from GST cuts

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has asked rural banks to leverage the consumption boost from lower goods and services tax rates to boost credit in semi-urban and rural areas.... Read More


All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) Celebrates its 9th Foundation Day in New Delhi

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 18 -- The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, celebrated its 9th Foundation Day today at its campus i... Read More


Nitish Kumar freed Bihar from jungle raj, says Amit Shah

PATNA, Oct. 18 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar has freed Bihar from "jungle raj" in past 20 years, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Friday as he launched a scathing attack on former CM and Rashtri... Read More


'Holy grail' blood test for over 50 cancers brings 'exciting' results

India, Oct. 18 -- A new blood test has shown promising results in detecting over 50 types of cancer, including hard-to-diagnose ones like pancreatic, ovarian and head and neck cancers. London (PAMedia... Read More


Bihar elections heat up: Congress release second list ahead of PM Modi's October 24 campaign

Patna, Oct. 18 -- The contest for the Bihar Assembly elections is intensifying daily as the Congress party releases its second list amid the ongoing Mahagathbandhan seat-sharing crisis. Meanwhile, Pri... Read More


"Is this your Karnataka model?": BJP's R Ashok slams Congress over state's financial crisis and unpaid contractor bills

Bengaluru, Oct. 18 -- Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R Ashok, on Saturday criticised the Congress government, accusing it of "bankrupting" the state and squeezing resources to serve i... Read More


Mahagathbandhan fighting head-to-head over seats, NDA to form govt with two-thirds majority: Bihar BJP chief

Patna, Oct. 18 -- Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Dilip Jaiswal on Saturday criticised the opposition Mahagathbandhan over seat-sharing disagreements ahead of the elections, saying that v... Read More


BRIEF-Nucana Says Data From Nutide:701 Shows Favorable Safety And Tumor Reduction

India, Oct. 18 -- * NUCANA PRESENTS ENCOURAGING DATA ON NUC-7738 IN COMBINATION WITH PD-1 INHIBITORS USING PRIMARY PATIENT-DERIVED ORGANOIDS AND AUTOLOGOUS TUMOR-INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTES AT THE ESMO C... Read More