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India Eyes 4.5% Fiscal Deficit by FY26 Amid Global Risks

The government will continue its focus on improving quality spending, strengthening the social security net and bring down the fiscal deficit to 4.5% of the GDP in FY26, a finance ministry document said.

FPI Inflows Into Equities May Rebound Next Year After a Poor '24

The Drastic Decline in FPI Flow in 2024 Stems From a Combination of Global and Domestic Factors

India's GDP to Grow at 6.5% in FY25, FY26: EY

Real GDP growth eased to a 7-quarter low of 5.4% during July-September

Healthy FDI inflows into India to continue in 2025

India, averaging over $4.5 billion in monthly foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows since January this year despite global uncertainties and challenges, is tipped to sustain the trend in 2025 on the back of measures by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-government to enhance the country's investor-friendly appeal.

Azerbaijani airliner, with 67 aboard, crashes in Kazakhstan, 32 survive

The Embraer 190 aircraft made an emergency landing 3km from the city, Azerbaijan Airlines said earlier

Yemen's Houthis Claim Missile Attack on Israel

Yemen's Houthi rebels said on Wednesday that they had fired a ballistic missile at central Israel, with Israeli forces saying they intercepted the attack.

Renowned record producer Perry dies at 82

Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds whose many successes included Carly Simon's \"You're So Vain,\" Rod Stewart's \"The Great American Songbook\" series and a Ringo Starr album featuring all four Beatles, died on Tuesday. He was 82.

21 Dead as Mozambique Erupts in Violence After Poll Court Ruling

Violence that engulfed Mozambique after the country's highest court confirmed ruling Frelimo party presidential candidate Daniel Chapo as the winner of disputed October 9 elections killed at least 21 people, including two police officers, authorities said, on Tuesday.

Japan's Foreign Minister Visits China To Address 'Challenges'

Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya met counterpart Wang Yi and other top officials in Beijing on Wednesday, with the two sides agreeing to try to increase cooperation despite acknowledging challenges, reports said.

Pak airstrikes killed 46 people in Afghanistan

Pakistan's airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said on Wednesday, raising fears of further straining the relations between the two neighbours.

Vietnam Enforces Strict Internet Rules Targeting Facebook and TikTok

New Vietnamese internet rules requiring Facebook and TikTok to verify user identities and hand over data to authorities came into force on Wednesday, in what critics say is the latest attack on freedom of expression.

Launched in '07, India's tallest luxe tower gets partial OC till 53 floors

India's tallest residential building -- Palais Royale, in Worli, standing at 320 meters -- received a second set of Occupation Certificate (OC) a week ago.

Setting out the Budget agenda

The most important challenge before the Union Budget will be the slowing growth momentum in the economy

India's Choices When US Confronts China

Security hawks, protectionists, Wall Street finance titans and tech giants will shape Trump's China policy. New Delhi will need to assess the balance of power among them

The cinema ecosystem Shyam Benegal created

I think many cinema lovers would agree that one of the most memorable scenes of Indian cinema is the small child chucking a stone at the landlord's window at the end of Ankur, Shyam Benegal's directorial debut.

Odisha's farm economy holds lessons for others

Odisha has shown fast and significant poverty reduction driven by exceptional agricultural transformation.

Invisible hand seems at play in Manipur crisis: Former CJ

No one appears to be in control in Manipur, where \"an invisible hand\" continues to fan violence, the Manipur high court's former chief justice Siddharth Mridul said on Tuesday, stressing the need to urgently bring the situation under control otherwise, \"there will be nothing left to protect\" in the northeastern state.

HAL to start trial of new Tejas fighter jet in January next yr

State-run plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is set to begin in January 2025 critical trials on the new Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA Mk-1A), involving the testing of the indigenous Astra beyond-visual-range missile, the aircraft's locally made electronic warfare suite and the Israeli Elta radar, as it now targets a March 31 deadline to deliver the first fighter jet to the Indian Air Force after completing the necessary certification requirements, senior officials aware of the matter said on Tuesday.

CWC Meet To Focus On Countering BJP, RSS

Meet will deliberate upon challenges under BJP rule, including economic inequality, erosion of democracy... KC VENUGOPAL, Congress general secretary

Law, policy, contract: Why SC junked ruling on credit card interest

The Supreme Court last week struck down a decision of the apex consumer forum that directed banks not to levy penal interest of above 30% on credit card users who either default or delay payment of dues within the stipulated time.

Ken-Betwa River Project 'Threat' to Tiger Reserve, Alleges Congress

The Congress on Wednesday said that by laying the foundation stone of the Ken-Betwa River Linking Project, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give another proof of the difference between his \"talk and walk\" on environment as it poses a serious threat to the Panna Tiger Reserve.

Proof of struggle missing at crime scene: CFSL report on RG Kar case

No evidence of a possible struggle or resistance was found at the crime scene in the seminar room of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata where a 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered on August 9, according to a report by the Delhi-based Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL).

Myanmarese living within 10km of Manipur border can enter state with a pass: MHA letter

ORDER SAYS THAT THOSE WHO TRAVEL BEYOND 10KM WOULD BE 'LIABLE FOR ACTION'

Thunderstorms and hail likely over weekend: IMD

An active western disturbance and its interaction with easterly winds is very likely to cause thunderstorm accompanied with hailstorm over northwest and central India on December 27 and 28, India Meteorological Department has warned.

Hospitals Are Bound To Give Free Treatment To Survivors Of Sexual Violence, Acid Attacks: HC

The Bench Has Mandated That Hospitals Must Provide First Aid, Diagnostic Tests, Lab Work, And Other Necessary Treatment Without Charge

Road dug up to fix a water line in Capital lies damaged after a year

An unrepaired patch of road along the Mahatma Hans Raj Marg in north Delhi's Maurice Nagar, has left the residents and commuters struggling as dust, accidents, and traffic snarls have become a common feature along this road, residents said.

Jaipur-Ajmer highway crash toll mounts to 18

The toll in the LPG tanker-truck collision, which took place on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway on December 20, rose to 18 as three more people succumbed to injuries at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in the pink city on Wednesday, police officers aware of the matter said.

2 Held For Rape And Murder Of Minor In Barmer

One person has been arrested and another detained for allegedly raping and killing a 16-year-old girl in Barmer, police said on Wednesday.

Bird flu virus reported in cranes in Phalodi

JODHPUR: The animal husbandry department has issued an advisory and intensified precautionary measures following the detection of the avian influenza virus (H5N1) in migratory demoiselle cranes (locally known as Kurjaa) at Khinchan village in Phalodi district.

10 Major Incidents That Rocked the State, Made Headlines in '24

From the recent massive fire crash on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway claiming at least 18 lives to the sudden busting of an interstate illegal organ transplantation racket involving at least a prominent government medical college and also three other premium private hospitals, Rajasthan has hit the national headlines several times in 2024 that rattled the entire desert state.