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Car sales slide 14% in Nov on low demand
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Car sales slide 14% in Nov on low demand

Retail sales of passenger vehicles fell 13.72% year-on-year in November, reflecting subdued post-festive demand and lingering inventory challenges, according to data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) on Monday.

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December 10, 2024
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Air India places order to buy 100 more Airbus aircraft

THESE AIRCRAFT ARE IN ADDITION TO THE ORDERS OF 470 AIRCRAFT THAT THE AIRLINE PLACED LAST YEAR

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December 10, 2024
Malhotra to lead next leg of RBI's war on inflation
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Malhotra to lead next leg of RBI's war on inflation

The appointment comes months after the govt appointed 3 new members to MPC

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December 10, 2024
Syria's Assad exit shows Russia, Iran and Hamas made a bad bet
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Syria's Assad exit shows Russia, Iran and Hamas made a bad bet

JERUSALEM: A great many actors had a hand in the fall of Syria's dictator, Bashar al-Assad: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist group that led the offensive; Turkey, which nurtured and supported HTS; the myriad Syrian groups and people who gave a hated tyrant a final push.

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December 10, 2024
Syria's Assad exit shows Russia, Iran and Hamas made a bad bet
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Syria's Assad exit shows Russia, Iran and Hamas made a bad bet

JERUSALEM: A great many actors had a hand in the fall of Syria's dictator, Bashar al-Assad: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist group that led the offensive; Turkey, which nurtured and supported HTS; the myriad Syrian groups and people who gave a hated tyrant a final push.

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December 10, 2024
Israel now 'more optimistic' on prospects of Gaza deal: Saar
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Israel now 'more optimistic' on prospects of Gaza deal: Saar

TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to take to the witness stand on Tuesday for the first time in his trial on corruption allegations, a pivotal point in the drawn-out proceedings that comes as the leader wages war in Gaza and faces an international arrest warrant for war crimes charges.

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December 10, 2024
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Hasina slams Yunus regime, calls him 'mastermind' behind July-Aug turmoil

Bangladesh's deposed premier Sheikh Hasina has launched a fierce attack on the interim administration, accusing its chief adviser Muhammad Yunus of running a \"fascist regime\" that allows terrorists and fundamentalists to act without restraint.

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December 10, 2024
Prez Putin's call to grant Assad asylum in Russia: Kremlin
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Prez Putin's call to grant Assad asylum in Russia: Kremlin

Moscow: The Kremlin said on Monday President Vladimir Putin had made the decision to grant asylum in Russia to Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted as Syria's president by a lightning rebel offensive.

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December 10, 2024
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NVIDIA HIT WITH CHINA PROBE IN GLOBAL TECH WAR ESCALATION

BEIJING: China has opened a probe into Nvidia Corp. over suspicions that the US chip-maker broke anti-monopoly laws around a 2020 deal, taking aim at the AI heavyweight as Washington ramps up sanctions.

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December 10, 2024
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Prez banned from foreign travel

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been banned from leaving the country over a failed attempt at imposing martial law, a justice ministry official said on Monday, amid growing calls for him to step down and a deepening leadership crisis.

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December 10, 2024
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Speech that doesn't befit a judge's office

When they're sworn in, high court judges take an oath to bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India.

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December 10, 2024
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On the road to Damascus

Assad's fall and the rise of Islamists in Syria is a momentous event for West Asia

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December 10, 2024
Why children in schools take to physical Violence
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Why children in schools take to physical Violence

What made a 12-year-old strangle his classmate over a minor incident in New Delhi? In another city, a class monitor, in his enthusiasm to maintain discipline in the classroom, kicked a student in the groin who succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital.

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December 10, 2024
Arab Spring in Syria marks a power shift
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Arab Spring in Syria marks a power shift

The collapse of the Assad regime has far-reaching consequences. There is genuine fear that Syria could become a safe haven for extremist groups

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December 10, 2024
This season of sweetness
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This season of sweetness

On the city's shakarkandi civilisation

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December 10, 2024
Can ICJ deliver climate justice to Global South?
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Can ICJ deliver climate justice to Global South?

After the battle at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague has now become the battleground for the developing and the developed worlds to face off on the climate issue.

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December 10, 2024
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Govt raises POSHAN scheme material cost

4 killed, 20 injured as bus hits pedestrians

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December 10, 2024
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TN RESOLUTION URGES CENTRE TO CANCEL RIGHTS FOR TUNGSTEN MINING

THE COURT ASKED THE STATE TO OUTLINE STEPS TO RECOVER CHARGES FROM THOSE WHO HAVE UNLAWFULLY USED OR OCCUPIED THESE ASSETS

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December 10, 2024
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Submit report on arson and illegal occupation of assets: SC to Manipur

THE COURT ASKED THE STATE TO OUTLINE STEPS TO RECOVER CHARGES FROM THOSE WHO HAVE UNLAWFULLY USED OR OCCUPIED THESE ASSETS

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December 10, 2024
‘All We Imagine As Light’ bags 2 Golden Globe nominations
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‘All We Imagine As Light’ bags 2 Golden Globe nominations

NEW DELHI: Filmmaker Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light—a Mumbai-set story about three women and their friendship—on Monday received two nominations at the 82nd Golden Globes in Best Motion Picture Non-English Language and the Best Direction Motion Picture categories.

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December 10, 2024
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MOVE EC TO BRING POLITICAL PARTIES UNDER POSH ACT: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday asked a petitioner seeking the inclusion of political parties under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH Act) to approach the Election Commission of India (ECI) first, emphasising that it is the appropriate authority to address the matter.

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December 10, 2024
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17-yr-old girl dies after being set afire by stalker in Andhra: Cops

The accused also suffered burn injuries. He was caught by the neighbours while trying to flee

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December 10, 2024
HC judge's speech sparks massive political uproar
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HC judge's speech sparks massive political uproar

PRAYAGRAJ: A controversial speech by a sitting Allahabad high court judge sparked a political row on Monday as Opposition parties urged Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to take cognisance of the issue even as the organisers of the event defended the proceedings.

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December 10, 2024
INS Tushil proves India-Russia collaborative prowess: Rajnath
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INS Tushil proves India-Russia collaborative prowess: Rajnath

NEW DELHI: INS Tushil, the country's latest stealth missile frigate, was on Monday commissioned into the Indian Navy at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia, in the presence of defence minister Rajnath Singh, who described the warship as a \"proud testament\" to India's growing maritime might and a \"significant milestone\" in the long-standing friendship between the two countries.

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December 10, 2024
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Kerala: 10 FIRs filed for default on loans from Kuwait bank

FIRs are part of a large-scale fraud of nearly ₹700 crore allegedly by at least 1245 health care workers

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December 10, 2024
PM launches scheme for women LIC agents
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PM launches scheme for women LIC agents

NEW DELHI: Women empowerment is on the government's topmost agenda and started with the construction of 120 million toilets since 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday while launching a stipendiary scheme to train 200,000 women insurance agents earning a regular monthly sum totaling to ₹2.16 lakh per person in three years.

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December 10, 2024
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COURT ALLOWS PLEA TO DELAY SAMBHAL REPORT BY 15 MORE DAYS

A local court in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday accepted an application seeking 15 more days for submission of the report of a survey into the Sambhal mosque, after advocate commissioner Ramesh Raghav cited health issues.

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December 10, 2024
SC slams army for forcing officer to litigate, grants permanent posting
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SC slams army for forcing officer to litigate, grants permanent posting

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday took a firm stance against the Indian Army for compelling officers to seek judicial intervention for relief they are entitled to, emphasizing that such practices undermine fairness and equity in service matters.

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December 10, 2024
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ASSAM ASSURES SC ₹70-CR PAYMENT TO TEA CORP STAFF OVER 2 FISCAL YRS

Faced with the Supreme Court's stern warning about selling off Assam Tea Corporation Limited's (ATCL) assets to clear worker dues, the Assam government on Monday assured the court that it would pay ₹70 crore to the workers over the next two financial years.

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December 10, 2024
HC fines ex-MLA who hid German nationality
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HC fines ex-MLA who hid German nationality

HYDERABAD: The Telangana high court on Monday fined former Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Chennamaneni Ramesh ₹30 lakh for hiding details about his Germany citizenship while contesting assembly elections.

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December 10, 2024