Kalyan Jewellers sets up subsidiary firm in Oman to expand biz
Kalyan Jewellers on Thursday said it has set up a subsidiary company in Oman to expand its business. The new subsidiary, Kalyan Jewellers Procurement SPC, was incorporated on December 28, 2023, a regulatory filing said. "The object of incorporation of this step down subsidiary is to expand jewellery business in Oman," it added. Kerala-based Kalyan Jewellers recorded a 30 per cent jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 278 crore during the first half of the current fiscal as against Rs 214 crore in the year-ago period.It has 209 showrooms across India and the Middle East.
Gita Press, Gorakhpur, Prints 10 Thousand Books as Special Prasad for Ayodhya Ram Temple Consecration Ceremony Guests
Gita Press, Gorakhpur is printing 10 thousand books for the Ayodhya Ram Temple consecration ceremony, to be presented as Prasad to distinguished guests attending the program.
Rahul Gandhi Addresses Congress Rally in Nagpur, Highlights Ideological Battle, Advocates Open Discourse
Rahul Gandhi speaks at Congress rally in Nagpur. He says, -There is a battle of two ideologies in the country. -Unlike in BJP, even a junior Congress worker can question and disagree with top party leaders. -Vice chancellors appointed not on basis of merit but because they belong to a particular organisation. -Unemployment highest now in last 40 years. -We will undertake caste census after coming to power at Centre.
BJP’s V Muraleedharan Questions CPI(M) Over Ayodhya Ram Temple Stand, Cites Sabarimala Debate
Union Minister and BJP leader V Muraleedharan says, " Despite receiving an invitation for Pran Pratishtha of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, we don't know what is the stand of Congress but in Kerala, Congress leaders have demanded that Congress must not participate in the ceremony. CPI(M) said that this is mixing of religion with politics. I want to ask CPI(M) leaders, if they feel so...they should first abolish the Devaswom dept and CPI(M) leaders should not go to Sabarimala temple."
Ayodhya Ram Mandir Construction: 3-Phase Plan Unveiled by Nripendra Misra, Emphasizes Quality and Timelines
Nripendra Misra, chairman of Ayodhya Ram Mandir Construction Committee says, " No work happens in a hurry but it happens according to quality. The work that needs to be done is underway. The construction work has been kept in 3 phases. 1st phase is till December 2023, 2nd is in 2024, when the entire construction of the temple will be done and in 3rd phase, the construction work of surroundings of the temple will also be done."
Back-to-Back Earthquakes Rattle Japan’s Coast: Magnitude 6.5 Followed by 5.0 Quake Strike Kuril Islands Region
Two earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 and 5.0 struck near Japan's coast in quick succession on Thursday. The first quake of magnitude 6.5 struck the southeast coast of the Kuril Islands at 2:45 pm, followed by the 5.0 magnitude jolt at 3:07 pm. The two quakes hit at a depth of 23.8 km and 40 km around the same region. - United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Congress rejects Shiv Sena (UBT)’s demand for 23 seats in Maharashtra for upcoming Lok Sabha elections
Congress has rejected ally Shiv Sena (UBT)'s demand for 23 seats in Maharashtra for the Lok Sabha elections next year. The development came after leaders met to discuss seat sharing among the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi partners -- Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP -- for the Lok Sabha polls. Former Chief Minister and senior Maharashtra Congress leader Ashok Chavan said there was a need for adjustment among the parties. “While every party desires a larger share of seats, the demand for 23 seats by the Shiv Sena was excessive given the current circumstances."
Nitish Kumar to hold two-day national executive meeting in Delhi
Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar arrives at his residence in Delhi. JD(U) will hold a two-day national executive meeting in Delhi, starting today.
Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj says, “We have increased number of tests” over first case of Omicron in Delhi
On the first case of JN.1, a Sub-Variant of Omicron in Delhi, Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj says "We have increased the number of tests. Yesterday we performed 636 tests in private and govt hospitals. 3 genome sequencing results were received yesterday, out of which two were old Omicron variants and one was JN.1. The new variant is mild and people are not getting severely ill because of this. The patient with the JN.1 variant has already been discharged from the hospital and she is healthy now. We can say that there are no patients of JN.1 variant in Delhi currently."
Priyanka Kakkar says, “ED continuously taking actions against opposition leaders” over ED notice to Priyanka Gandhi
On ED notice to Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, AAP chief National Spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar says, "We have been seeing that ED is continuously taking actions against the opposition leaders and our leaders are in jail. The law of 'guilty until proven innocent' applies to the opposition, whereas the law of 'innocent until proven guilty' applies to the entire country."
