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FY25 capex will undershoot target: DEA secretary

AJAY SETH, secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs, on Wednesday said while there might be a shortfall in the capital expenditure target of ₹11.11 lakh crore set in the Union Budget, it would still represent a notable increase from the last year's capital expenditure of ₹9.5 lakh crore.

Flare-up in tension between Russia, Ukraine pushes up gold prices

GOLD has reversed the losing streak it saw after the conclusive win that Donald Trump made in the recent US presidential polls, after the flare-up in the 1,000-day-old war that Russia has been waging on Ukraine.

Will attract more GCCs, says Kharge

KARNATAKA, which is already home to over 875 Global Capability Centres (GCCs), aims to attract more centres including talent in coming years.

PLI disbursement negligible in FY25

Industry insiders attribute reluctance to claim incentives to the huge compliance burden

First half slowdown behind us, private spends back in full swing: RBI bulletin

EVEN as admitting that the global economy is lurching towards protectionism with Donald Trump getting back to White House with more radical plans, the in-house economists at the Reserve Bank believe that the domestic economy is insulated from all these headwinds and is on course for a strong growth this fiscal and that the slowdown seen in the first half of the fiscal are behind us.

Suicide attack kills 12 security personnel

TWELVE security personnel and six gunmen were killed as a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a joint check post in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the army said on Wednesday.

HEZBOLLAH SAYS 'NO' TO ISRAELI IMPOSITION

HEZBOLLAH's leader delivered a defiant speech on Wednesday saying Israel cannot impose its conditions for a truce, as US envoy Amos Hochstein headed from Lebanon to Israel to try to end the war.

Biden green light to US landmines by Ukraine

Intended to slow down advance of Russian ground troops: Defence secy Lloyd Austin

CBI registers FIR in Maha ‘bitcoin scam’

The CBI on Wednesday registered an FIR naming six people as accused and began its probe into an alleged Maharashtra ‘bitcoin scam’ case amounting to ₹6,600 crore and called one among them for questioning, officials said.

23-yr-old Dalit girl found dead for 'not supporting SP nominee'

A 23-year-old Dalit woman, who had been missing since Tuesday, was found dead in UP's Karhal assembly seat that went to bypolls on Wednesday. Her family alleges that she was killed as she refused to vote for the Samajwadi Party.

In a 1st, no Maoist violence in peaceful J'khand 2nd phase

For the first time since the formation of Jharkhand 24 years ago, Assembly polls in Jharkhand were conducted without any incident of Maoist violence.

CBI registers FIR in Maha 'bitcoin scam'

AN estimated 64.72% voter turnout was recorded in the Maharashtra assembly elections on Wednesday, where the ruling BJP-led MahaYuti alliance is making a determined bid to retain power and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition is hoping to continue its good showing in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Surat families fight it out as dog bite row becomes talk of town, reaches HC

THE diamond city of Surat is talking about a dog bite so much so that the row has reached the Gujarat High Court.

Modi becomes 1st PM to visit Guyana after 56 yrs

pacts on defence, trade, energy, pharmaceutical and agriculture during meeting with President Mohamed Irfaan Ali

Broadbill, Golden Oriole & Collared Falconet: Rare birds chirp in Nainital

AS global warming continues to take its toll, the impact of climate change onthe avian world has become increasingly apparent. Notably, 6summer visitors,-a category of migratory birds-are now being sighted in Nainital and its surroundings during November, a shift attributed to changing weather patterns and climate variability.

10 Manipur Cong MLAs seek action against PC over social media post

TEN Manipur Congress leaders, including MLAs and former ministers, jointly wrote a letter to party president Mallikarjun Kharge demanding action against party leader P Chidambaram for his controversial social media post.

Shah meets Sai to firm up plans against Maoists

CHHATTISGARH Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Wednesday met Home Minister Amit Shah here at his North Block office and apprised him of the progress made in combating Naxalism in the state and expressed confidence in making it 'Maoist-free' by March 2026.

Not much room, but ready for talks with Kyiv: Russia

RUSSIAN envoy to India Denis Alipov on Wednesday said though there was not much ground for negotiation, Moscow is prepared to sit and talk with Kyiv, provided there is an \"acceptable basis\" for it.

IMD forecasts very dense fog in 3-4 days

THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted dense to very dense fog during the night and early morning hours over parts of northwest region, including Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh, and Himachal Pradesh, inthe late night or morning hours in the next 3-4 days, which may disrupt transport and aviation operations.

Rajnath, Chinese defence minister talk bilateral ties

DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday met his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun in Vientiane, Lao PDR on the sidelines of 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus).

MEA trashes Canada report on Nijjar murder plot, calls it 'ludicrous'

INDIA has rubbished Canadian media reports suggesting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aware of the plot to kill Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Extreme climate to pose risks to kids in 25 yrs

A UNICEF report has made a grave projection about India's population, forecasting that the country will have 350 million children by 2050.

WHEN DOGE TSARS GO TILTING AT WINDMILLS

OGECOIN is the cryptocurrency Elon Musk has been promoting through his social-media platform, X. DOGE (department of government efficiency) is a proposed department in the coming Donald Trump government tasked by two putative co-heads, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, to slash the US federal government's size and spend.

Glam & glitz: 9-day-long celebration of cinematic heritage at IFFI begins

THE nine-day celebration of India's cultural and cinematic heritage - International Film Festival of India (IFFI) - kickstarted With the Australian film Better Man directed by Michael Gracy, in Goa on Wednesday. Better Man, is a cinematic tribute to resilience, fame, and the extraordinary life of British pop legend Robbie Williams.

WHY JUDICIARY HAD TO STOP THE BULLDOZER

Though the SC's direction to stop illegal demolitions is significant, it came a bit too late for many. The court ought to have found a way to compensate victims too

41-cm rainfall lashes Rameswaram in 10 hrs

A total of 164 cm of rain lashed Ramanathapuram district from 6 am to 4 pm on Wednesday.

India can produce affordable car sensors

INDIAN Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath on Wednesday highlighted a contradiction in India's manufacturing industry, that while sensors used in rockets and spacecraft are made in India, automotive sensors are imported.

Gang rapes girl who stepped out of home to relieve herself

THE Vellore All Women Police arrested three men on Wednesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old when she stepped out of her house to attend nature's call.

4 injured after man sets wife on Ere over her 6piety,

ANGERED by his wife's intense spiritual devotion, a 56-year-old farmer in Tiruchy allegedly splashed petrol on her, leading to a fire accident on Tuesday night.

TN to introduce Battery Energy Storage Systems to boost green energy inra

In a major step towards strengthening renewable energy infrastructure, Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Limited (TNGEC) is set to introduce Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) for the first time in the state.