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Q2 economic growth could slow down to 6.5%, says SBI

ECONOMISTS at the country's largest lender SBI on Wednesday said the second quarter GDP growth could slow down to 6.5%.

India important mkt, Kylaq to help achieve 1L yearly sales: Skoda CEO

CZECH automaker Skoda said on Wednesday that India remains a very important market for them and the launch of a new model - Kylaq - in the high volume sub-4 meter segment will help them achieve 1 lakh annual sales by 2026.

Compressed timeline cramped Kamala

OFFICIAL sources said Modi also congratulated Trump on the performance of his Republican Party in the Congressional elections, as both leaders affirmed to work together for world peace.

Sarah McBride first openly transgender person elected to US Congress

DELAWARE state senator Sarah McBride won a seat in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, making her the first openly transgender politician elected to Congress.

Victory gives Trump a legal reprieve

DONALD Trump's election victory not only catapults him back to the White House but grants him a reprieve from looming court battles and soaring legal bills.

Thousands of Israelis in Tel Aviv protest sacking of defence minister

30 bodies pulled out of rubble after Israeli strike

Republicans take Senate, fighting to keep House lead

REPUBLICANS have taken control of the US Senate and are fighting to keep their majority in the US House, which would produce a full sweep of GOP power in Congress alongside President-elect Donald Trump in the White House.

Rahul unveils Maha sops of MVA allies

SEEKING to outdo the ruling coalition in Maharashtra, the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance on Wednesday promised women in the state ₹3,000 per month and free travel in state transport buses.

CPM complains to EC on INDIA bloc ‘misusing’ its symbol

Intervention sought

BJP-led alliance lists out 10 more promises

CHIEF Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday unfolded 10 promises of the MahaYuti government if it was voted to power again.

MP ups women quota in state services to 35%

The Madhya Pradesh cabinet has cleared a proposal to increase the reservation for women in all state government services from the current 33 percent to 35 percent.

Efforts underway to develop alternative trekking route for Kedarnath pilgrimage

TO make the Kedarnath pilgrimage safer, simpler and accessible, the Uttarakhand government has embarked on a project to develop the Toshi-Triyuginarayan-Kedarnath route as an alternative pathway.

FIR against Mithun over his 'provocative speech' at BJP event in Bengal

The Bidhannagar police on Wednesday lodged an FIR against actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty over an alleged \"provocative\" statement made at a BJP event in North 24 district last month.

Jaipur traders' sales pitch on Yogi line proves costly

TWO Jaipur traders are facing a serious situation after using a slogan popularised by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

With Trump win, India-US FTA talks may resume

DONALD Trump's re-election as the 47th US President has raised expectations for resumption of partnerships that were paused during President Joe Biden's term. One such partnership is the possibility of an India-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

Nod to ₹3.6K cr scheme for higher education

Students with annual family income below ₹8 lakh to be granted loans up to ₹10 lakh with no collateral or guarantor

JPC on Waqf Bill must seek views only from relevant parties: AIMPLB

A day after Opposition members met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to lodge a protest against \"unilateral\" decisions taken by chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Wednesday expressed reservations over the panel's alleged constitutional violations.

President Murmu to get onboard INS Vikrant, witness naval ops today

PRESIDENT Droupadi Murmu will be onboard indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant and witness naval operations on Thursday.

Foreign secy briefing on Canada ties put off again

A scheduled briefing by foreign secretary Vikram Misri to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on India's volatile ties with Canada and China did not take place on Wednesday.

Cong dissolves Himachal unit, silent on state party chief Pratibha Singh

CONGRESS president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday dissolved the entire Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) unit in Himachal Pradesh along with the district and block units.

Supreme Court dismisses plea to review its order on NEET-UG re-examination

THE Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking a review of its August 2 ruling that denied a request for a fresh NEET-UG 2024 examination.

LET TOMORROW'S LAST DAY BE A FIRST FOR MANY

THE sequential trinity of annual timelines—independence day, the Supreme Court's platinum jubilee and the Constitution's forthcoming 75th year—is the coming together of an epic moment in our jurisprudential evolution.

THE ROADMAP TEAM TRUMP HAS DRAWN FOR ITSELF

Some of Trump's domestic and external agendas will clash with entrenched ideas and interests. His ability to navigate them will depend on the quality and loyalty of his team

Suspect from Rajasthan held in K'taka town

HAVERI police on Wednesday arrested a 32-year-old man from a house here for allegedly making a threat call to actor Salman Khan.

Unlike in past, south gives a lot to north now: Stalin

CHIEF Minister M K Stalin announced a windfall of schemes for Coimbatore on Wednesday, including a new IT complex to be built on 17 acres in ELCO-SEZ to generate 36,000 jobs.

Godavari Village lights up on Trump, JD Vance win

CELEBRATIONS erupted in Vadluru, a village in East Godavari district, on Wednesday soon after Donald Trump clinched victory in the US presidential polls.

Will stand with people of Munambam, says Vijayan on Waqf board

'Irresponsible comment'

BRS drinking water project scrapped, alternative unveiled

THE state government has cancelled the Keshavapuram project contract envisaged by the former BRS regime for meeting the drinking water requirements of Hyderabad city under the Godavari Phase-2 project and instead decided to lift 15 tmcft from Mallannasagar.

Siddu quizzed by Lokayukta Police

Questioned for two hours, CM was surrounded by tight security, with offices barricaded

Odisha govt indecision on wheat distribution led to PDS rice delay

AS the mango kernel deaths in Kandhamal district has landed the state government in a spot, it has now come to light that distribution of PDS rice for the October-December quarter was delayed for about a month, thanks to the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare (FS&CW) department's overdrive to provide wheat to ration card holders without due diligence.