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Fast Fashion, Delivery Apps Like Blinkit, Swiggy Tap India's Next Billion Consumers
For all its promise of a billion-people market, the discretionary spending boom in the world’s most populous nation has been powered by “India 1,” only about 150 million affluent, English-speaking Indians in a handful of major cities. Now, with India’s economy headed toward becoming the world’s fourth largest, a new race is on to court th...
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AAP-Led Civic Body Seeks To Divert Rs 1,500 Crore To Mayor's Fund, BJP Opposes
The AAP-led MCD on Tuesday proposed to increase the financial powers of Mayor Shelly Oberoi with the diversion of Rs 1,500 crore from the 2023-24 budgetary allocation to her discretionary fund, a move opposed by opposition BJP councillors.
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Pakistan Parliament Passes Bill To Curtail Chief Justice's Suo Moto Powers
The Pakistan Senate on Thursday approved the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill, 2023 that would curb the Chief Justice of Pakistan's discretionary powers to take suo moto notice, Geo News reported.
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Pak Curbs Chief Justice's Powers, Imran Khan Says "Attack On Judiciary"
Pakistan's National Assembly adopted a bill aimed at curtailing the discretionary powers of the Chief Justice, a day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that "history would not forgive us" if parliament did not enact laws to curtail the powers.
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Pak Government Tables Bill In Parliament To Curtail Chief Justice's Powers
Pakistan's Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Tuesday tabled the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill, 2023 aimed to limit the discretionary powers to take suo motu notice by the chief justice of Pakistan, Geo News reported.
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PayPal Shares Dropped Nearly 6 Percent as Company Warned About Bleak Holiday Quarter
PayPal Holdings shares dropped nearly 6 percent in morning trade on Friday after the digital payments heavyweight lowered its annual revenue forecast, warning of a bleak holiday quarter as consumers cut back on discretionary spends. Decades-high inflation has hit the purchasing power of consumers who also have to contend with the threat of a loomi...
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Assigning Reasons For Grant, Denial Of Bail Important: Supreme Court
Importance of assigning reasons for grant or denial of bail can never be "undermined" as it is a significant safeguard that ensures that the discretionary power has been exercised in a "judicious manner", the Supreme Court said on Friday.
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FIA Will Not Fire Michael Masi After Controversial 2021 F1 Season
The new FIA President has backed F1 Race Director Michael Masi and expanded his powers
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Scrap MP Quota In Kendriya Vidyalayas: BJP Leader Demands In Rajya Sabha
There are 788 MPs and each MP has the discretionary power to recommend 10 children for admission in a KVS, BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi said
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan Allows 3 Ex-Chief Ministers To Retain Bungalows
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday allowed three former chief ministers to retain their government bungalows using his 'discretionary powers'.
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In Meeting Chaired by PM Modi, Nitish Kumar Pitches For Abolishing Governor's Post
The post of Governor of states should be abolished as the existing federal democratic structure does not warrant its continuance, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today.
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President Should Not Allow Yakub Memon's Execution: Left
Senior CPIM leader Prakash Karat today said President Pranab Mukherjee should exercise his "discretionary power" to stop the execution of Yakub Memon, convicted for the 1993 blasts in Mumbai which killed 257 people.
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Sibal asks Stephen's Principal to let Unmukt Chand write his exam
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday, requested St Stephens College Principal Valson Thampu to use his discretionary powers to ensure that junior cricketer Unmukt Chand, the captain of U-19 World Cup winning team, does not lose an academic year due to low attendance.
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Centre to remove ministers' discretionary quota to tackle corruption
With the Centre pushed to a corner over several scams, the government is now planning to introduce steps to tackle the menace of corruption at the highest level.The Group of Ministers (GoM) on corruption will soon recommend the removal of discretionary quota in all the ministries.Out of the 54 ministries, 38 ministries have discretionary quota. The...
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Fast Fashion, Delivery Apps Like Blinkit, Swiggy Tap India's Next Billion Consumers
For all its promise of a billion-people market, the discretionary spending boom in the world’s most populous nation has been powered by “India 1,” only about 150 million affluent, English-speaking Indians in a handful of major cities. Now, with India’s economy headed toward becoming the world’s fourth largest, a new race is on to court th...
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AAP-Led Civic Body Seeks To Divert Rs 1,500 Crore To Mayor's Fund, BJP Opposes
The AAP-led MCD on Tuesday proposed to increase the financial powers of Mayor Shelly Oberoi with the diversion of Rs 1,500 crore from the 2023-24 budgetary allocation to her discretionary fund, a move opposed by opposition BJP councillors.
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Pakistan Parliament Passes Bill To Curtail Chief Justice's Suo Moto Powers
The Pakistan Senate on Thursday approved the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill, 2023 that would curb the Chief Justice of Pakistan's discretionary powers to take suo moto notice, Geo News reported.
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Pak Curbs Chief Justice's Powers, Imran Khan Says "Attack On Judiciary"
Pakistan's National Assembly adopted a bill aimed at curtailing the discretionary powers of the Chief Justice, a day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that "history would not forgive us" if parliament did not enact laws to curtail the powers.
-
Pak Government Tables Bill In Parliament To Curtail Chief Justice's Powers
Pakistan's Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Tuesday tabled the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill, 2023 aimed to limit the discretionary powers to take suo motu notice by the chief justice of Pakistan, Geo News reported.
-
PayPal Shares Dropped Nearly 6 Percent as Company Warned About Bleak Holiday Quarter
PayPal Holdings shares dropped nearly 6 percent in morning trade on Friday after the digital payments heavyweight lowered its annual revenue forecast, warning of a bleak holiday quarter as consumers cut back on discretionary spends. Decades-high inflation has hit the purchasing power of consumers who also have to contend with the threat of a loomi...
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Assigning Reasons For Grant, Denial Of Bail Important: Supreme Court
Importance of assigning reasons for grant or denial of bail can never be "undermined" as it is a significant safeguard that ensures that the discretionary power has been exercised in a "judicious manner", the Supreme Court said on Friday.
-
FIA Will Not Fire Michael Masi After Controversial 2021 F1 Season
The new FIA President has backed F1 Race Director Michael Masi and expanded his powers
-
Scrap MP Quota In Kendriya Vidyalayas: BJP Leader Demands In Rajya Sabha
There are 788 MPs and each MP has the discretionary power to recommend 10 children for admission in a KVS, BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi said
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan Allows 3 Ex-Chief Ministers To Retain Bungalows
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday allowed three former chief ministers to retain their government bungalows using his 'discretionary powers'.
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In Meeting Chaired by PM Modi, Nitish Kumar Pitches For Abolishing Governor's Post
The post of Governor of states should be abolished as the existing federal democratic structure does not warrant its continuance, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today.
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President Should Not Allow Yakub Memon's Execution: Left
Senior CPIM leader Prakash Karat today said President Pranab Mukherjee should exercise his "discretionary power" to stop the execution of Yakub Memon, convicted for the 1993 blasts in Mumbai which killed 257 people.
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Sibal asks Stephen's Principal to let Unmukt Chand write his exam
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday, requested St Stephens College Principal Valson Thampu to use his discretionary powers to ensure that junior cricketer Unmukt Chand, the captain of U-19 World Cup winning team, does not lose an academic year due to low attendance.
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Centre to remove ministers' discretionary quota to tackle corruption
With the Centre pushed to a corner over several scams, the government is now planning to introduce steps to tackle the menace of corruption at the highest level.The Group of Ministers (GoM) on corruption will soon recommend the removal of discretionary quota in all the ministries.Out of the 54 ministries, 38 ministries have discretionary quota. The...
