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FPIs PULL OUT EQUITIES WORTH ₹976 CR LAST WEEK

After two weeks of buying, FPIs turned net sellers in Indian equities in the week ending December 20, with a net withdrawal of ₹976 crore amid a strengthening US dollar and steady rise in US 10-year bond yields, impacting investor sentiment.

Govt to infuse ₹500 cr in IFCI for financial revival

The funding will further increase govt holding in the firm from existing 71.72%

Front-running case: Sebi bans 9 entities from mkt

Markets regulator Sebi has uncovered a front-running scheme involving PNB MetLife India Insurance Company equity dealer Sachin Bakul Dagli and eight other entities, who generated illegal gains of ₹21.16 crore.

PUTIN VOWS 'DESTRUCTION' ON UKRAINE AFTER KAZAN DRONE ATTACK

Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Sunday, vowed to bring more \"destruction\" to Ukraine in retaliation for a drone attack on the central Russian city of Kazan a day earlier.

Stampedes in Nigeria Kill 32 in Christmas Gift Rush

Nigerian police on Sunday raised the death toll to 32 from two stampedes outside centres distributing food to the poor.

Israeli strikes kill at least 28 Palestinians in central Gaza

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes overnight and early on Sunday killed at least 28 Palestinians, including at one family's home and at a school building the military said was used by Hamas.

German authorities warned of market attack suspect last year

German authorities received a warning last year about the suspected perpetrator in a car attack at a Christmas market, a government office said on Sunday as more details emerged about the five people killed in the attack.

38 killed in bus accident in southeastern Brazil

At least 38 people were killed in a bus crash in southeastern Brazil on Saturday, officials said, in what President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called a \"terrible tragedy.\"

What Trump's move to wade into spending fight signals for next 4 years

After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal in the early hours of Saturday, narrowly averting a pre-Christmas government shutdown.

Char Dham shrines shifted to winter abode, open for yatra

As per the state government data released on Sunday, over 5,000 pilgrims have visited the winter abodes of the Char Dham shrines.

WOMAN, 2 OTHERS GET LIFE TERM IN COURT WORKER'S MURDER CASE

The wife of a court employee who was murdered in 2019 was given life imprisonment along with two others in the case on Saturday in Kashipur area of US Nagar.

Dehradun Police step up security

Ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations, Dehradun police launched a campaign against traffic violators, police officials said.

Navy chief holds talks to bolster safety measures

A day after he returned from an official visit to Indonesia, chief of naval staff Admiral Dinesh Tripathi flew down to Mumbai on Friday to review safety procedures in the aftermath of the collision between an undertrial special operations Rhib (rigid-hull inflatable boat) and an overloaded tourist ferry at Mumbai harbour on December 18 in which 15 people lost their lives.

U'khand maps at-risk zones, bans burning of 'aada' after March 31

The Uttarakhand forest department on Sunday said that it has taken adequate preparations to tackle forest fires across the state.

After 3-day chase, tiger kills elephant in Corbett range

The carcass of an elephant was found in the Bijrani range of Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) on Saturday, the Uttarakhand forest officials aware of the matter said on Sunday, adding that the tusker was being chased by a tiger for three days, following which it died of exhaustion as well as injuries.

Path to a simple and rational GST

Indirect tax regime needs to be rejigged and an honest debate on fiscal federalism and the politics and economics of welfare is essential

Need to make India's roads accident-free

The tragic incident in Bengaluru, where a container truck lost balance and fell atop a car (a brand that is arguably the safest in the world), crushing it and killing its occupants, highlight three reasons why India has among the most unsafe roads in the world.

What the Pelicot rape case says about society

Here is something about a woman unafraid. A woman uninterrupted. A woman unperturbed by what she can lose. Mostly, it's a woman who has nothing left to lose. Or so she thinks.

Disrupting the House, betraying voters' trust

Washout of the winter session is a reflection of the decline in standards in Parliament

Foreign policy experts must listen to the street

In his address at the launch of India's World—a magazine focused on India's foreign policy—on December 15, external affairs minister S Jaishankar made an unconventional argument.

Jewellery store staffer shot dead in Thane

A 25-year-old jewellery store salesman was killed after two unidentified persons fired at him and his employer in Shahapur in Thane district of Maharashtra, a police official said on Sunday.

SHO and trainee SI suspended in Dalit girl's rape-murder

THE 15-YEAR-OLD DALIT GIRL WAS KILLED AT KHAMBHA MAJHAULI VILLAGE IN MALI POLICE STATION ON DECEMBER 9

TWO NOTORIOUS MAOISTS WANTED FOR 3 MURDERS ARRESTED IN GAYA

In a major success during ongoing operation against Maoists, the Gaya Police, STF and SSB arrested notorious Maoists Kaushal Yadav and Aditya Bhuiyan during two successive raids, police said on Sunday.

Court summons Rahul Gandhi for comments on Economic Survey

A Bareilly court has summoned Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on January 7 for his remarks related to the Economic Survey during the Lok Sabha polls.

BPSC: Tejashwi writes to CM for exam recall

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday wrote to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, seeking the cancellation of competitive exams conducted recently, under controversial circumstances, by the state's Public Service Commission.

45 koliwadas protest cluster development

Kolis fear that the state's new draft housing policy will open the door for developers, bringing an end to their traditional way of life

Income tax dept serves notice to PDP leader, seek books of accounts

The income tax department has served a notice to senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and Jammu & Kashmir MLA Waheed Para to submit his books of accounts, officials said on Sunday.

Western Ghats lost 58 sqkm forest cover in 10 years, reveals State of Forest report

REPORT PROVIDES INFO ABOUT THE FOREST COVER IN WESTERN GHATS ECO-SENSITIVE AREA

Bhagwat's remarks a sign of inclusive policy: RSS insiders

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's recent remarks in Pune where he spoke about a reconciliation with the past and steering clear of raking new disputes on the existence of temples and mosques showcases the outfit's move towards an inclusive and progressive organisation, senior functionaries said on Saturday.

Shah hits out at Left parties for Tripura's 'backwardness'

Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday hit out at Left parties for turning Tripura into a \"backward\" state during their 35-year rule and said it could witness progress only after the BJP assumed power in 2018.