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Slovakia beat Australia to reach semi-finals of Billie Jean King Cup Finals

Slovakia followed up its win over the United States with a 2-0 victory over Australia to reach the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup finals on Sunday.

India cruise to semis with 3-0 win over Japan in ACT hockey

India will take on fourth-placed Japan in the semi-final on Tuesday, while China will play third-placed Malaysia in the other game

Eight of top-10 cos lose ₹1.65L cr in mcap

Eight of the top-10 most valued firms together lost Rs 1,65,180.04 crore from market valuation in a holiday-shortened last week, with HDFC Bank and State Bank of India (SBI) taking the hardest hit in line with a weak trend in equities.

WEF Davos meet to focus on ‘collaboration for intelligent age’, over 100 from India to attend

Several sessions are expected to be attended by Indian leaders, including one on ‘India’s Economic Blueprint

Tata Motors expects PV retail sales to sustain pace in Dec qtr

Tata Motors is expecting passenger vehicle (PV) retail sales to maintain growth momentum in the ongoing quarter driven by year-end demand, according to a top company executive.

Anil Ambani's Reliance Group sets up corporate centre as part of its growth strategy for 2030

Anil Ambani's Reliance Group has launched the Reliance Group Corporate Centre (RGCC) as part of its 2030 growth strategy.

FII trading activity & global trends major driving factors for equity markets this week

'The movement of global oil benchmark Brent crude and rupee-dollar trend would also influence trading in market'

Retail tomato prices drop 22.4% on improved supplies, says govt

All-India avg retail price of tomatoes stood at Rs 52.35/ kg on November 14, down from Rs 67.50/kg on Oct 14

Debt MFs log ₹1.57 lakh cr inflow in Oct on infusion in liquid schemes

On the other hand, FPIs invested Rs 42 cr in debt general limit & Rs 362 cr in the debt VRR during the period under review

Global maritime forum 'Sagarmanthan' to kick off today: Govt

Sagarmanthan, South Asia's largest maritime thought leadership forum, will begin on Monday, according to an official statement.

Russia resells more gas in Europe after cutting off Austria

'Gas was still cheaper from Russia than from other sources, so Austrian volumes had quickly been resold,' a source said

Boeing lays off 400-plus workers

Boeing has delivered layoff notices to more than 400 members of its professional aerospace labor union, part of thousands of cuts planned as the company struggles to recover from financial and regulatory trouble as well as an eight-week strike by its Machinists union.

RCEP benefit minimal for India due to China's opaque trade practices

India will not be able to reap greater benefits from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement due to widening trade deficits with member countries and China's opaque trade practices, think tank GTRI said in its report.

IMF team arrives in Lanka for review of $3 bn bailout facility

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team on Sunday arrived in Sri Lanka to carry out the third review of nearly $3 billion bailout facility, Finance Ministry officials said.

City gas firms want CNG price hike, govt wants to see cost

The govt, with effect from November 16, cut supplies of low-priced natural gas coming from old fields to city gas retailers by up to 20%

Saudis resist recommiting fossil fuel transition pledge at COP29

'Saudi Arabia is leading a push back with a mix of delaying tactics and outright blocking maneuvers'

Municipal corporations need to impose adequate user charges

MCs can significantly enhance non-tax revenues by applying adequate fees, user charges for essential services

India's FTAs not paused & all talks progressing as per schedule: Official

Negotiations for all the proposed free trade agreements, including those with the UK and European Union (EU), are progressing as per the schedule and the country's FTAs are not paused, a top government official has said.

US: First case of new form of Mpox reported

Health officials said Saturday they have confirmed the first US case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo.

Putin critics lead march in Berlin calling for democracy in Russia

Prominent Russian opposition figures led a march of at least 1,000 people in central Berlin Sunday, criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin and his war in Ukraine and calling for democracy in Russia.

B'desh will seek extradition of Sheikh Hasina: Yunus

The Chief Adviser made this remarks in an address to the nation on the completion of 100 days of interim govt

COP29 week one ends in deadlock as divisions stall climate action progress

India demanded accountability from nations on unmet financial commitments

Hezbollah's main spokesman killed in Israeli strike in central Beirut: Official

The main spokesman for Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group was killed in the first Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in more than a month on Sunday, an official with the militant group told The Associated Press.

Japanese troops will train with US, Australian forces

AMID CONCERNS OVER CHINA

'Russia launched 120 missiles, 90 drones targeting Ukraine'

The attack comes as fears are mounting about Moscow's intentions to devastate Ukraine's power generation capacity ahead of the cold winter

Latest typhoon lashes Philippines, causing tidal surges in areas

A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday in the sixth major storm to hit the country in less than a month.

Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza

As arrests made over flares fired at Netanyahu's home

Preventable tragedy?

At the Maharani Laxmibai Medical College Hospital in Jhansi, a fire broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), snuffing out the lives of at least ten newborns—innocent lives that had barely begun their journey on this Earth.

Touch of compassion

In Darjeeling-celebrated as the 'cloud kingdom'-Mamata Banerjee has been striving to consolidate Gorkha and other tribal identities, alongside development, through active and passionate engagement with the people

Gluttony Personified

Man was a hoarder and accumulator. But with time, he changed too. Be it the Earth or skies or someone's home-delivered food, man became greedy for it all