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FM HITS BACK AT RAHUL OVER ALLEGATIONS OF PSB FUNDS MISUSE

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday hit back at Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for asserting that the BJP-led NDA government misused public sector banks (PSBs) to provide an unlimited source of funds to their friends, and had turned them into private financiers for the rich and powerful corporations.

Inflation, geopolitics key global economic hurdles

NEW DELHI: The world's immediate priority for this decade should be restoration of normalcy to stem rising inflation, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday, listing equitable solutions for climate change, prudent debt management, industry-led skilling of youth, and coexistence of big and small firms as other decadal challenges for the global community.

₹30k-cr package likely for electronics R&D

Meity task force submits report; focus on maximum local value addition

INDIAN-ORIGIN M.I.T. STUDENT SUSPENDED OVER PRO-PALESTINE ESSAY IN MAGAZINE

Donald Trump said solving the Ukraine crisis would be his top priority once he assumes office next month, describing the Middle East as a \"less difficult situation\".

Solving Ukraine crisis my top priority: Trump

PARIS/BUDAPEST: Donald Trump said solving the Ukraine crisis would be his top priority once he assumes office next month, describing the Middle East as a \"less difficult situation\".

INDIAN-ORIGIN M.I.T. STUDENT SUSPENDED OVER PRO-PALESTINE ESSAY IN MAGAZINE

Nearly 100 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students and community members have urged the institute to revoke the suspension of PhD student and National Science Foundation fellow Indian-origin Prahlad Iyengar over a pro-Palestine essay he wrote in the student-run magazine.

Police blocked from raiding prez's office

South Korean police said on Wednesday that security guards blocking a raid on President Yoon Suk-yeol's offices to investigate his brief imposition of martial law, with the opposition party accusing the presidential staff of illegally protecting an insurrectionist.

B'DESH: PETITION TO ADVANCE HEARING OF HINDU MONK'S BAIL PLEA REJECTED

A Bangladesh court on Wednesday rejected a plea to advance the hearing of arrested Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das' bail petition in a sedition case, ruling that it would be heard as previously fixed on January 2.

La Nina conditions in the coming months will be short-lived: WMO

IN INDIA, AN EL NINO IS ASSOCIATED WITH HARSHER SUMMER, WEAKER MONSOON. LA NINA, MEANWHILE, IS ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG MONSOON AND COLDER WINTERS

'We must rebuild': New Syria PM urges citizens abroad to return

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has said that there are some signs of hope from the end of the Syrian dictatorship

UNGA TO VOTE ON 'IMMEDIATE' GAZA CEASEFIRE

CAIRO: Israeli air attacks across the Gaza Strip killed at least 38 Palestinians on Wednesday, most of them in a strike on a house in Beit Lahiya on the northern edge of the enclave, medics said.

A timely push for the digital rupee

Moving to the digital rupee—India's central bank digital currency (CBDC)—for subsidy payments, a course the Centre is considering, could deliver multiple benefits.

Targeting the RS chairperson

The move against the vice president is the fallout of a breakdown in communication between the treasury and Opposition benches

Could Trump as president accelerate de-dollarisation?

e-dollarisation, or the ongoing efforts by many (if not most) countries to reduce dependence on the United States (US) dollar, is not a new phenomenon.

What ails the health insurance industry

Deny, delay, and depose pave the way for insurance company profits and widespread policyholder anger

A Maharashtra primer for Mahayuti leadership

The poll grand slam in Maharashtra will certainly warm the cockles of the BJP's heart; but the phenomenal Vidhan Sabha tally raises several issues which the BJP strategists need to address before getting down to the nitty-gritty of governance in Mantralay, the seat of administration, in south Mumbai.

HC SHIELDS ACTIVIST FROM ARREST OVER REMARKS

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday closed the proceedings on a plea filed by human rights activist Nadeem Khan seeking to quash a first information report (FIR) registered against him for allegedly promoting enmity.

ASI dies, 6 injured as car collides with Raj CM's escort vehicles

JAIPUR: An assistant sub-inspector died and six others were injured when a car collided with an escort vehicle of Rajasthan chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma's convoy in Jagatpura area of the state's capital city Jaipur on Wednesday, police said.

SARISKA DEVOTEES' SENTIMENTS MUST BE CONSIDERED: SC

Religious sentiments of devotees visiting the Hanuman temple inside Sariska Tiger Reserve should also be given \"due consideration\" while protecting the big-cat habitat in Rajasthan, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday, and constituted a panel to look into concerns of pilgrims and consider a ban on private vehicles in the reserve in a phased manner.

AIRPORTS SHOULD BE LIKE A SECOND HOME, SAYS NAIDU

HYDERABAD: Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Wednesday said that his focus lies on ease of travel for civilians flying by air.

Ajit to attend Sharad's birthday dinner

NEW DELHI: When Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar, now of the NCP-SP, turns 84 on Thursday, he will have a special guest at the birthday party.

Govt removing roadblocks faced by young innovators, says Modi

NEW DELHI: The future of the world will be driven by innovation and knowledge and India's young population is developing a feeling of ownership towards finding solutions for the country's challenges, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday during a virtual interaction with over 1,300 students participating in the finale of the seventh edition of the Smart India Hackathon (SIH).

Rape accused on bail kills victim, throws body parts across Odisha

A man, who was out on bail after being jailed for raping a minor girl last year, has killed the victim, chopped her body into pieces and threw the body parts in different places in Odisha last week, police said on Wednesday.

CM: Darbar Move Will be restored to retain Jammu's uniqueness

Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said Jammu's uniqueness will not be allowed to diminish and asserted that his government will restore Darbar move.

INDIA bloc MPs sign motion to impeach HC judge

NEW DELHI: Opposition lawmakers on Wednesday started the process to bring a motion for the impeachment of a sitting Allahabad high court judge whose controversial comments on Muslims and majoritarianism during a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event three days ago triggered a storm of condemnation and calls for censure.

Notice against VP to safeguard democracy, Constitution: Kharge

NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday hurled a volley of charges against vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar, accusing the Upper House chairman of behaving like a \"spokesperson of the government for his next promotion\" and arguing that the INDIA bloc brought a notice for his removal to safeguard democracy and the Constitution.

Breakthrough in LS as Rahul calls on Speaker

NEW DELHI: A fragile peace between the Treasury and Opposition benches returned to the Lok Sabha on Wednesday after a meeting between Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, but the impasse continued in the Rajya Sabha ahead of a marathon discussion on the 75 years of the Constitution in both Houses.

Foreign secy briefs Parl panel on B'desh

NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri informed the standing committee on external affairs on Wednesday that Bangladesh authorities have assured action against perpetrators of violence against minorities in the neighbouring country, according to functionaries aware of the developments.

LS clears railways bill; Vaishnaw says won't lead to privatisation

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Railways (Amendment) Bill 2024, a legislation that Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw assured would not lead to privatisation of the network.

Efforts are on to divide country, insult its institutions: RS Chair

There is an ongoing effort to divide the country and insult its institutions which must be defeated, vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar said in Jaipur on Wednesday, in his first public comments after the Opposition submitted a notice to move a motion to remove the Rajya Sabha chairman.