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Govt announces schemes to boost investments in north-east region

The Centre has implemented various schemes to boost investments in the North Eastern Region.

Assam CM ramps up preparations for 2025 Investor Summit

Sarma held strategic discussions with key Union Ministers, focusing on infrastructure, commerce, and regional development and discussed the progress of national highway projects

Govt developing eMaap to streamline licensing, verifications processes

Centre is developing the National Legal Metrology Portal (eMaap) to integrate State Legal Metrology Departments and their portals into a unified National System.

Taxpayers want simplified ITRs, TDS framework for 'one rate one section': Survey

Deloitte has released a survey on Wednesday saying a vast majority of income tax filers want simplified ITRs for individuals, easier ways for computing incentives and deductions, and simplification of the TDS framework for 'one rate one section'.

Govt to launch 11th round of Commercial Coal Mine auctions on Thursday

Ministry of Coal is set to launch the 11th round of Commercial Coal Mine auctions on Thursday, December 5, 2024 in New Delhi.

Services sector growth remain strong in November; PMI recorded at 58.4

Growth in India's dominant services sector remained strong in November despite the steepest rise in prices for over a decade, while consistent demand led to a significant rise in business sentiment and record hiring, a business survey showed.

Glows bags $30 mn funding from Framework & Union Square Ventures

Glow, a leading Ethereum-based solar company, has secured $30 million in funding from renowned venture capital firms Framework and Union Square Ventures.

Market extends winning streak

The Sensex was up 110.58 points or 0.14 per cent at 80,956.33, and the Nifty was up 10.30 points or 0.04 per cent at 24,467.45

Transgender rights case lands in US Supreme Court amid debate over ban on medical treatments for minors

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in just its second major transgender rights case, which is a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors.

UN watchdog to conduct probe into sexual misconduct allegations against top international prosecutor

A United Nations watchdog has been selected to lead an external probe into allegations of sexual misconduct against the top prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.

Activists file second impeachment complaint against embattled Philippine Vice President Duterte

A group led by left-wing activists filed a second impeachment complaint against the Philippine vice president on Wednesday over her alleged misuse of government funds and demanded that she be permanently barred from holding public office.

China and Nepal Sign new BRI Cooperation Pact

A Nepali proposal that BRI projects involving Nepal should be funded by Beijing was rejected by China

Namibia will have its first female leader after VP wins presidential election for the ruling party

Namibia elected its first female leader as Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was declared the winner Tuesday of a presidential election last week that was tarnished by technical glitches that caused a three-day extension to allow votes to be cast, and rejected as illegal by opposition parties.

New UN aid chief vows 'ruthlessness' to prioritize spending as funding for world's crises shrinks

The new head of the U.N. humanitarian aid agency says it will be \"ruthless\" when prioritizing how to spend money, a nod to challenges in fundraising for civilians in war zones like Gaza, Sudan, Syria and Ukraine.

Philippines says China's coast guard fired water cannons and sideswiped its patrol vessel

Chinese coast guard vessels backed by navy ships fired powerful water cannons and blocked and sideswiped a Philippine patrol vessel on Wednesday in renewed aggression at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, Philippine officials said.

Hamas and Fatah are near an agreement on who will oversee postwar Gaza

Palestinian officials say Fatah and Hamas are closing in on an agreement to appoint a committee of politically independent technocrats to administer the Gaza Strip after the war.

'Deeply concerning': UK lawmakers raise concern over attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh

UK MPs have raised concern over the attacks on Hindu community in Bangladesh and the arrest of religious leaders, calling the degree of escalation in the violence \"deeply concerning.\"

Israel threatens to escalate attacks if truce with Hezbollah collapses

Israel has warned that it would expand its attacks and include targets linked to the Lebanese state if the fragile truce with Hezbollah collapses.

South Korea's President Yoon faces impeachment motion

Impeaching him would require support from 200 of the National Assembly's 300 members

Trump's nominee to head anti-drug agency becomes 2nd high-level appointee to quit

Donald Trump's nominee to head the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has become the second high-level appointee to quit, highlighting the problems the President-elect faces in filling the top jobs in his administration.

Syrian insurgents capture four central towns as government forces reclaim some territory

Syrian insurgents captured four new towns early Tuesday, bringing them closer to the central city of Hama, opposition activists said, while government forces retook some territory they lost last week.

Present-day order must change for our survival

Scientific evidence, long-term economic projections, and moral imperatives, for example, all provide compelling reasons for urgent effort toward climate mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage.

THIRD INTERNATIONAL SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF PROPAGANDA

THE Foreign Office Note to M. Rakovsky states that after due deliberation His Majesty's Government is unable to recommend the Treaties signed on August 8 for the consideration of Parliament, or to submit them to the King for ratification.

What will we humans 'thingify' next?

It is another world—quite literally. NASA has been releasing footage taken by rovers on the surface of Mars. Among the most striking clips is one which provides a panoramic view of the Red Planet.

Healing Divides

The recent unrest in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, highlights a pressing question for India: how to balance perceived historical injustice with national harmony.

Frames of patriarchy

The three films together - Mother India, DDLJ and Laapataa Ladies - form an intriguing triptych, going beyond cliches of women's empowerment and women imagining their futures. Born of the multicultural ethos of Bombay (now Mumbai), the films are centred around the unchanging, ruthless facets of patriarchy and the hammer-force of a centuries-old hierarchical social order, inflexible and exploitative. Mother India lost out on the Best Foreign Film award to the European film Nights of Cabiria by a single vote; Mehboob Khan, the doyen among Indian filmmakers had to step aside as Italy's Federico Fellini bagged the award

Mutual trust stable foundation to build on

The China-Central Asia relationship, steeped in history and driven by broad actual needs, is brimming with vigor and vitality.

Hunter Pardoned

The presidential pardon, a constitutional power de signed to temper justice with mercy, has always carried a delicate weight.

BJP to engage with public for Delhi Assembly elections manifesto: Ramvir Singh Bidhuri

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to launch a direct dialogue with the public starting December 5 to prepare its manifesto for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.

Attack on Sukhbir Badal reflects complete breakdown of law and order

Bharatiya Janata Party National General Secretary Tarun Chugh (photo) on Wednesday strongly condemned the assassination attempt on former Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal within the Golden Temple premises.