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Mkt May Turn Rough as FPI Shorts Hit 7-Month High

The stock market appears headed for further turbulence, with foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) raising their bearish bets to a seven-month high, even as they continue to sell in the cash market.

L&T Head Backs 90-Hr Work Week

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Chairman S N Subrahmanyan sparked an online outrage with his comments advocating a 90-hour work week and suggesting that employees should even give up Sundays.

TCS Starts Earnings Season With Worst Q3 Show in 9 Years

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd kicked off the quarterly earnings season on a gloomy note, clocking the worst third-quarter revenue decline since December 2015.

Extreme weather fuelling LA's wildfires

No water in the fire hydrants, no money in FEMA [Federal Emergency Mgmt Agency]. This is what Joe Biden is leaving me. Thanks Joe! DONALD TRUMP, US President-elect

NHPC seeks to buy out co-promoters in PTC

Move will help NHPC expand power trading business; co won't acquire finance unit

US-backed Aoun picked as prez in pivot from Iran

Lebanon lawmakers elected army commander Joseph Aoun as the country's first president in more than two years, picking a US-backed candidate in a sign of Iran's waning influence in the region.

Actors, Celebrities Flee as Hollywood Events Scrapped

No water in the fire hydrants, no money in FEMA [Federal Emergency Mgmt Agency]. This is what Joe Biden is leaving me. Thanks Joe! Donald Trump, US President-elect

Musk plotting Starmer's exit before polls: Report

Billionaire Elon Musk has held private discussions with allies about removing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer from his position before the next general election, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

Russia Has Arctic Interests, Kremlin Says on Trump's Plans to Take Over Greenland

The Kremlin on Thursday said that Russia had strategic national interests in the Arctic when asked to comment on US President-elect Donald Trump's remarks about acquiring Greenland, absorbing Canada and taking control of the Panama Canal.

Canada Likely to Get Successor to Trudeau by the First Week of March

Canada could get its successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by the first week of March so the person has enough time to prepare before Parliament meets in the last week of the month.

Why India Wants To Repair Ties With Kabul

The meeting between foreign secretary Vikram Misri and the Taliban's acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai was significant because it marked the highest level of engagement so far by the Indian side with the regime in Kabul since the group's takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.

Delivery Claims Versus Identity Politics in Delhi

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is attempting a hat-trick of wins in Delhi, where assembly elections will take place on February 5.

Unbundling returns: Where will low-fare airlines stop?

The low-fare revolution is now coming to bite the airline market.

Indigenous Cleantech Space Key to Sustainable Economy

As India strides towards becoming a global economic powerhouse, the twin challenges of achieving climate goals and fostering economic growth need to be addressed in unison.

Battle for Delhi splits INDIA bloc

Congress faces isolation within the Opposition camp as other parties back AAP against BJP

Less than a third of cities met PM10 target

Fewer than one-third of India's most polluted cities have met their 2024 air quality improvement targets when it comes to reducing dust, raising doubts about the nation's ability to achieve its broader clean air goals, according to a new report released on Thursday.

SC refuses to reconsider same-sex marriage order

THE TOP COURT SAID THAT THE REVIEW PETITION LACKED SUFFICIENT MERIT TO WARRANT RECONSIDERATION OF ITS RULING

5 of Family Found Dead in Bed Box of Locked House in Meerut: Police

Bodies of five members of a family, including three minors, were found inside the bed box in a locked house in Sohail Garden area of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday, adding that The deceased have been identified as Mohammad Moin, who worked as a mechanic, his wife Aasman and three children - Afsha, Aziza and Adiba.

SFJ has a list of politicians, cops', children, govt tells UAPA tribunal

GOVT SAYS THAT SFJ ORGANISES ANTI-INDIA STIRS IN MANY NATIONS INCLUDING THE US, UK, CANADA

Indians Accused in Nijjar Case Still in Jail: Officials

The four Indian nationals arrested last year in connection with the killing of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar remain in custody as they await their trial before the British Columbia Supreme Court.

SC Hits Out at Allahabad HC Over 'Collapse' of Filing, Listing Systems

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over the \"collapsed\" system of filing and listing cases at the Allahabad high court while hearing a plea by Uttar Pradesh legislator Abbas Ansari regarding disputed land in Lucknow.

India a key regional, economic player: Taliban foreign minister

The Taliban regime in Afghanistan wants to strengthen political and economic relations with India, which is a \"key regional and economic player\", the Taliban's acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has said.

US hacker likely linked to '24 BSNL data breach

CAMERON JOHN WAGENIUS, A COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST STATIONED IN SOUTH KOREA, WAS ARRESTED ON DECEMBER 20 FOR ATTEMPTING TO SELL HACKED DATA FROM AMERICAN TELECOM FIRMS

CBI Files Fresh Case Against Karti Chidambaram Over 'Corruption'

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a new case against Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, for alleged irregularities in foreign investment approvals, people familiar with the development said on Thursday.

Fishers allege assault by Bangladesh Navy; Dhaka denies charge

West Bengal fishermen released by Bangladeshi authorities alleged that they were stripped, tied and assaulted by the navy personnel of the neighboring country after they were caught in their waters having accidentally crossed the maritime boundary.

TN House seeks rollback of new UGC regulations

The parents have been accused of not disclosing the sexual assault in a timely manner

Fatima never existed, I created her: Mandal's claim

Dilip Mandal, author, activist, and media advisor in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, stoked a controversy on Thursday when he claimed that Fatima Sheikh, widely celebrated as India's first Muslim school teacher, and who was a colleague of Savitribai Phule, never existed.

Chances of finding survivors are slim

Rescuers involved in the ongoing operations to retrieve miners trapped inside an illegal coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district said that chances of finding any survivors are very slim, while citing zero visibility, murky water, and lack of a blueprint or map of the mine as key challenges the rescuers face.

CM orders probe in stampede, his deputy says sorry

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday announced a judicial inquiry into the Tirupati temple stampede in which at least six devotees were killed and close to three dozen others injured, while deputy CM Pawan Kalyan \"profusely apologised\" to the country and the Hindu community for the incident.

1 Killed, 2 Feared Trapped as Smelting Unit Silo Collapses

One worker was killed and another sustained injuries after a silo at a smelting plant in Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh collapsed on Thursday, police officials said.