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LIREN MAKES PERFECT MOVES
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LIREN MAKES PERFECT MOVES

The reigning world champion comes back strong to level score 6-6 against Gukesh in Game 12

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December 10, 2024
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CL: Real, Man City in danger zone

The enlarged first stage of the revamped Champions League was supposed to be a stroll for giants of European soccer like Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City.

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December 10, 2024
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Govt may extend laptop, PC import deadline beyond Dec 31

THE government is likely to extend the deadline of the import authorisation scheme for laptop and personal computers beyond December 31, 2024, said a senior government official.

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December 10, 2024
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VIL to raise ₹1,980 cr through preferential issue

VODAFONE IDEA (VIL), the country's third-largest telecom service provider, announced on Monday that its Board of Directors has approved the issuance of up to 176 crore equity shares on a preferential basis to raise ₹1,980 crore.

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December 10, 2024
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BIMA SAKHI: LIC SETS ASIDE ₹840 CR IN 1ST YEAR, TO ENROLL 1L WOMEN

STATE-owned Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has set aside ₹840 crore in the first year for the Bima Sakhi scheme, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

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December 10, 2024
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Space technology start-up Pixxel raises $24 million in fresh funding

US-India-based space technology company Pixxel has closed $24 million in additional funding as part of its Series B round.

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December 10, 2024
Das leaves behind rich legacy in policy making
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Das leaves behind rich legacy in policy making

One of the salient features of his six-year term as Guv was his lucid but firm communication to markets and bankers on key issues

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December 10, 2024
Lenskart to invest ₹1,500 cr in Telangana facility
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Lenskart to invest ₹1,500 cr in Telangana facility

EYEWEAR major Lenskart will set up the largest eyewear manufacturing facility in Telangana with an investment of nearly ₹1,500 crore.

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December 10, 2024
Monthly retail passenger vehicle sales declined 33% in November: FADA
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Monthly retail passenger vehicle sales declined 33% in November: FADA

RETAIL passenger vehicle (PV) sales in November 2024 declined by 33.37% month-on-month and 13.72% year-on-year, totaling 321,943 units.

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

TATA Group-run Air India said on Monday it has placed an order to buy 100 more Airbus aircraft, comprising 10 widebody A350 and 90 narrowbody A320 aircraft, including A321neo.

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December 10, 2024
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Adani's Krishnapatnam Port gets nod to import petroleum products till 2026

The government on Monday permitted Krishnapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh, operated by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (AP-SEZ), to import petroleum products by sea.

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December 10, 2024
Israel strikes chemical weapons sites
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Israel strikes chemical weapons sites

Ex-Syrian president fled to Moscow after negotiations with rebels failed

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December 10, 2024
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Hike in social security pension if voted to power

RASHTRIYA Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Monday promised to enhance social security pension, if the coalition headed by his party came to power in the state.

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December 10, 2024
₹100 bribe, Sanjay Gandhi 'legacy' in Gujarat sterilisation potboiler
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₹100 bribe, Sanjay Gandhi 'legacy' in Gujarat sterilisation potboiler

A day filled with controversy unfolded in Gujarat as several political storms emerged over the sterilization issue.

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December 10, 2024
Didi takes 'lollipop' jibe at BNP's claim over Bengal, Bihar
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Didi takes 'lollipop' jibe at BNP's claim over Bengal, Bihar

WEST Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday reacted strongly to statements by a section of Bangladeshi politicians that Bangladesh has legitimate claims over Bengal, Bihar and Odisha.

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December 10, 2024
PM pitches rising Raj to investors
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PM pitches rising Raj to investors

'Receptive and resilient' desert state has ability to create new opportunities, says Modi

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December 10, 2024
Row over HC judge's remarks on UCC, 'India will run as per wishes of majority'
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Row over HC judge's remarks on UCC, 'India will run as per wishes of majority'

ALLAHABAD High Court judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav's statements on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) have sparked outrage in political circles and social media.

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December 10, 2024
Maha deadlock continues over portfolios, cabinet expansion in Maha Yuti
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Maha deadlock continues over portfolios, cabinet expansion in Maha Yuti

AMID the deadlock over portfolio allocations among Maha Yuti allies, Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde on Monday met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to press for the home ministry, with other deputy CM Ajit Pawar insisting on the finance ministry, sources said.

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December 10, 2024
MEA says in touch with Damascus for safety of Indians living in Syria
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MEA says in touch with Damascus for safety of Indians living in Syria

A day after rebel forces overthrew President Bashar Assad's government in Syria, India on Monday said that it is monitoring the unfolding developments in the Arab nation and advocated a peaceful and inclusive political process in the country.

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December 10, 2024
'Hasina's exit a carefully crafted coup'
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'Hasina's exit a carefully crafted coup'

Former high commissioner to Dhaka Veena Sikri says Pak aims to reverse events of '71 by discreetly backing B'desh

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December 10, 2024
INS Tushil commissioned into Navy in Russia
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INS Tushil commissioned into Navy in Russia

THE Indian Navy on Monday commissioned INS Tushil, the latest multi-role stealth-guided missile frigate at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia.

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December 10, 2024
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SC seeks details on property burnt, asks Manipur govt to file action taken report

NINETEEN months after a brutal and horrific ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki-zo communities erupted in Manipur, the Supreme Court on Monday sought a sealed cover report from the state government regarding the properties burnt, looted, trespassed and encroached upon, along with the details of name and address of the owner and who is occupying it at the moment.

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December 10, 2024
Soros vs Adani row paralyses House
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Soros vs Adani row paralyses House

UPROAR over BJP's allegations linking top Congress leaders with US-based billionaire investor George Soros-funded organisations involved in \"anti-India\" activities rocked both houses of Parliament which failed to transact any legislative business on Monday.

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December 10, 2024
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Job market ready: UGC guidelines on higher edu, formal qualifications soon

IN a bid to integrate informal and formal learning, the University Grants Commission (UGC) will come out with draft guidelines on Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

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December 10, 2024
PUSHPA & THE ART OF MAKING MOVIE AS AN OTT SERIES
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PUSHPA & THE ART OF MAKING MOVIE AS AN OTT SERIES

RUE terror,\" Kurt Vonnegut said, \"is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.\" Or making movies. Sukumar's Pushpa 2: The Rule could well be the end of cinema as we know it. It is an episodic theatrical movie like an OTT series. Netflix and Amazon should watch out.

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December 10, 2024
FIVE FOR 2025: TRENDSPOTTING IN THE MARKETPLACE
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FIVE FOR 2025: TRENDSPOTTING IN THE MARKETPLACE

Data analytics and smart tech will give the marketer more power in the new year. How she uses those tools to claim the consumer's time will shape marketing campaigns

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December 10, 2024
Won't compensate TECOM for Smart City pullback: CM
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Won't compensate TECOM for Smart City pullback: CM

'Govt will take over land and won't give it to any private players'

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December 10, 2024
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6 months & counting, 30K get no pay for cleaning school toilets

Over 30,000 sanitary workers who clean toilets in government schools in rural areas across the state have not been paid salaries for more than six months in this academic year, allegedly because the department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj stopped releasing funds.

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December 10, 2024
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10 more bills likely to be passed today

THE state government introduced a total of 10 bills in the Assembly on Monday. The bills are likely to be passed on Tuesday, when the short two-day session ends.

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December 10, 2024
Villagers urge centre to drop tungsten mining
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Villagers urge centre to drop tungsten mining

AFTER the state government passed a resolution against tungsten mining, members of the Tungsten Surangathitta Ethirppu Makkal Kootamaippu in Madurai on Monday staged a demonstration, urging the central government to drop the mining project.

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December 10, 2024