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Wall St traders go all-in on great monetary pivot of 2024

After clashing in recent years, Wall Street traders and the Federal Reserve are - for once-broadly in sync: The great monetary pivot is near as central bankers engineer a once-unthinkable soft landing in the world's largest economy.

WPI positive for the first time in 8 months in Nov

Wholesale prices, or prices facing producers, as measured by the Wholesale Price Index, entered positive territory for the first time in eight months in November, according to data released by the ministry of commerce and industry on Thursday. WPI inflation was 0.26% in November 2023 on the back of higher inflation in primary articles, particularly vegetables.

US Fed spurs Sensex, Nifty to hit lifetime highs

Benchmark indices rally over 1%, after US central bank signals rate cuts next year

Germany dash Indian hopes, again

Profligate India squander 12 penalty corners as six-time champions win 4-1 to enter their ninth junior men's hockey World Cup final

Debutants Shubha, Jemimah put India in a strong position

Playing their first home Test in 9 years, India Women reach 410/7 against England in Navi Mumbai

England clubs' worst show in 11 years

So much for the English taking over European football. The final Champions League group stage in its current format ended with representation from the supposedly all-powerful Premier League cut in half as Manchester United and Newcastle failed to advance to the knockout stage - and were even knocked out of European competition altogether.

Impeachment inquiry against Biden approved by US House

The US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to formalise an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, escalating Republicans' battle with Democrats ahead of the 2024 election in a move Biden himself slammed as a \"baseless\" stunt.

After fossil fuel deal, experts see challenging road ahead

With the dust settling on what has been hailed as a historic outcome at the COP28 climate conference, experts say much will now depend on how the shift away from fossil fuels will in reality take place, the role of developed countries in this effort and the sticky problem of inadequate climate finance on which there was little headway in Dubai.

Can't club punishments to disqualify lawmakers: SC

A lawmaker cannot be disqualified on being sentenced to prison for less than two years, the Supreme Court said on Thursday, clarifying that jail terms under different offences cannot be clubbed together to bring a case under statutory debarment.

Apex court suspends conviction of Ansari

PAVES WAY FOR RESTORATION OF MP STATUS - BUT WITH RIDERS

Evacuation plan unclear, no drills conducted: MPS

A day after a major security breach in Parliament involving two intruders jumping into the Lok Sabha from the visitors' gallery and spraying yellow smoke in the chambers, several lawmakers on Thursday raised concerns about the complex's security apparatus and said they were not taken through a drill to explain an evacuation plan in the event of an emergency.

Bengal teacher who took video of associates held after 36 hrs

A day after a brazen security breach in Parliament sent shockwaves, investigators late on Thursday arrested Lalit Jha, one of the key conspirators of the attack, who gave police the slip for more than 36 hours.

Dept in charge of House safety under scanner

THE PSS IS A SPECIALISED DEPARTMENT THAT MONITORS THE SECURITY OF THE INTERIORS OF PARLIAMENT

8 personnel suspended, security raised in House a day after lapse

The Lok Sabha Secretariat on Thursday suspended eight security personnel for the lapses in Parliament the previous day, people aware of the matter said, although they did not clarify if they were part of the Parliament Security Service – an in-house security wing -- or were on deputation from the Delhi Police and other security agencies.

Barenboim, Awwad win Indira Gandhi Peace prize

Music conductor Daniel Barenboim and peace activist Ali Abu Awwad, who have worked to promote amity among the Israeli and Palestinian people, have been jointly awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2023.

'Consensus calls for urgent action based on national circumstances'

India is satisfied with the outcome of COP28 in Dubai, Union environment minister, Bhupender Yadav who represented India at the negotiations said. The UAE Consensus has identified and upheld that all transitions, globally, depend on national circumstances and the climate contributions of countries under the Paris Agreement are nationally determined in nature, Yadav added in an interview to Jayashree Nandi, where he also spoke about Para 28 of the UAE Consensus which refers to pathways through which the 1.5-degree goal can be met like tripling of renewable energy globally by 2030 and transitioning away from fossil fuels. Edited excerpts:

Aditya-L1 to be deployed at final destination within a month: Isro

ISRO IS HOPING TO CONCLUDE THE FINAL ROUND OF MANOEUVRES BETWEEN JANUARY 7 AND 14, WHICH WILL PLACE THE CRAFT AROUND LI POINT

'Agencies will follow CBI manual on seized devices'

THE APEX COURT GAVE THE CENTRAL GOVT SIX WEEKS' TIME TO FRAME FRESH GUIDELINES ON THE SEARCH AND SEIZURE OF DIGITAL DEVICES

Hry's first open jails to begin ops in F'bad, Karnal

The Haryana government is set to inaugurate the state's first open jails in Faridabad and Karnal by the end of this week, senior officials aware of the development said on Thursday.

CM, LG flag off new batch of 500 e-buses, fleet strength now 1,300

Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena and chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday jointly flagged off a new batch of 500 electric buses from the Indraprastha bus depot. With the addition of new buses, the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) now has 1,300 e-buses the largest such fleet in India.

Govt may table CAG report as assembly session begins today

THE TWO-DAY SESSION WILL ALSO CONVENE ON DECEMBER 18, AND THE SESSION MAY BE EXTENDED IF THE HOUSE DECIDES, ASSEMBLY OFFICIALS SAID.

Thursday season's coldest yet at 6.2°C

Cold northwesterly winds on Thursday pushed Delhi's minimum temperature to 6.2 degrees Celsius (°C), the lowest so far this season and two degrees below normal for this time of year.

Gzb: 10-yr-old girl kidnapped from near house, gang-raped

Days after a 10-year-old girl was kidnapped and gang-raped in a moving car in Ghaziabad, the city police on Thursday arrested two men for the crime, officers aware of the case said, adding that one of the suspects was shot in the legs during a brief gunfight.

How Bhagat Singh endures, even for the misguided

He lived for all of 23 years and 176 days, and died 92 years ago. Yet, he is everywhere -- in the brush stroke of his thin pencil moustache in graffiti adorning the walls of India’s villages; in the outline of his tilted-to-the-right fedora hat from his prison photograph on modern-day bumper stickers and coffee mugs. He is, by government order, on the walls of every government office in Punjab. He is an arterial road in every city. And he has given his name to Chandigarh’s international airport.

No R-Day visit, but Biden committed to India ties: US

US President Joe Biden won't be able to make it to India in late January but he is \"personally committed\" to deepening ties with India, shares a \"close personal bond\" with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and looks forward to engaging with Modi \"in the weeks and months ahead\", US National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan has said.

Allahabad HC allows survey at Mathura's Eidgah mosque site

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday ordered a survey of the Shahi Eidgah mosque abutting the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura, opening a new chapter in the decades-old dispute that is part of a raft of cases where Hindu petitioners are pushing for legal change to gain rights over Islamic holy sites.

Bodies of 64 Manipur victims handed over to their families

At least 64 bodies of the victims from both Kuki and Meitei communities were shifted from morgues and handed over to their families on Thursday, ending the months of anxious wait for the relatives to bid adieu to their kin killed in the ongoing ethnic clashes that have rocked Manipur since May, officials aware of the matter said.

'Permit me to die': UP woman judge to CJI

SHE QUESTIONED THE ONGOING PROBE SINCE THE WITNESSES WERE SUBORDINATES OF THE JUDGE SHE HAS ACCUSED

8 yrs on, Sukhbir tenders apology for sacrilege case

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday apologised to the Sikh community for failing to nab the culprits in the Bargari sacrilege case in 2015, when his party was ruling the state in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Accused modified shoes to hide colour bombs, say cops

The grave breach of Parliament that shocked the nation was a well-planned conspiracy going back nearly a year and involved one of the intruders getting a cobbler in Lucknow to carve 2.5-inch deep cavities in the soles of two pairs of shoes to stuff canisters of yellow smoke that triggered alarm in the heart of India’s democracy, investigators said on Thursday.