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3-Day Bandh in Katra Begins; J&K Cops Detain Many Protestors

Several people were detained by police during a protest in Katra, the base camp of the Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir, as demands to shelve the proposed ropeway project intensified with the town observing a 72-hour shutdown from Wednesday.

Fresh gunfight in Manipur, forces sent

Gunfight broke out between two armed groups in Manipur's Imphal East district on Wednesday morning, police said.

Sexual assault in reputed TN Engg college

A girl student of the reputable College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG), in Tamil Nadu's premier Anna University in Chennai, was sexually assaulted by a man on the campus on Monday night.

Patanjali's educational symposium concludes in Haridwar

The Bhartiya Shiksha Board (BSB), a new national school board established by the Centre, entrusting Patanjali Yogpeeth as its sponsoring body, concluded its transformative two-day educational symposium.

Vehicle ferrying terror suspects' bodies hit

MYSTERY DEEPENS | SP calls the incident 'unusual,' probe on

Kannada actor undergoes surgery in USA

Kannada superstar Shivrajkumar successfully underwent a cancer surgery in Miami Cancer Institute, Florida in the USA.

Arms & explosives seized from 2 ABT cadres

The seizure of a large cache of arms and explosives from individuals arrested under Operation Praghat in Kokrajhar has heightened security concerns in Assam.

Intel alert for West Bengal LoP Suvendu

The central intelligence agencies have alerted the West Bengal government of a possible terror attack on Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari.

Jama Masjid & Harihar Mandir row report likely by Jan

The much-awaited survey report on the controversial claim that Sambhal's Shahi Jama Masjid was originally the Harihar Mandir is expected to be submitted in early January 2025, sources said.

Serial Killer Gave Lift To 11, Wrote ‘Dhokebaaz’ On A Victim’s Back

A serial killer, who allegedly murdered 11 people within a span of 18 months in Punjab after offering lifts and then robbing them, was arrested on Tuesday from Rupnagar district.

IAF may face turbulence over jet crunch

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on defence report to the Ministry of Defence has warned of a critical shortage of combat jets in the Indian Air Force.

ISI Planning Major Terror Strike in India

Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is reportedly plotting a major terror strike on India.

BJP in spot over Palakkad ‘attack’

The attempt to disrupt Christmas celebrations allegedly by Sangh Parivar workers in two schools in Palakkad district has come as a major setback for the BJP outreach plans to woo the Christian community in Kerala.

Belgavi CWC meet to prepare Congress' plans for next year

An extended Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting to commemorate the centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi presiding over an All India Congress Committee (AICC) meeting will be held in Belagavi in Karnataka.

Giriraj Singh: Give Nitish Bharat Ratna

Union Minister and senior BJP leader Giriraj Singh on Wednesday contended that the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna should be bestowed on Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and former CM of Odisha Naveen Patnaik.

Centre planning to arrest me and CM Atishi, claims Kejri

Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of planning to use the central agencies to arrest Delhi chief minister Atishi Marlena and conduct raids on the premises of various other senior party leaders ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections to disrupt the AAP's poll preparations.

Bangladesh stall: No MEA nod for 2025 Kolkata Book Fair

For the first time in nearly three decades, Bangladesh is missing from the list of countries whose publishers will take part in next year's Kolkata International Book Fair.

Pani 'path': Cong faces chin music from Modi

'POLITICS' OVER AMBEDKAR | While laying foundation of Ken-Betwa-river linking project, Prime Minister highlighted Babasaheb's contributions to water resources development

Swan Ties Up With AG&P for India FSRU

Business tycoon Nikhil Merchant-run Swan Energy has lined up a floating LNG receipt and regasification unit for its proposed liquefied natural gas import project at Jafrabad in Gujarat, the firm said in a regulatory filing.

EPFO Adds 13.41 Lakh Net Members in October

Retirement fund body EPFO has registered 13.41 lakh net new members addition in October 2024, according to the latest payroll data.

Office Market Buoyant: Report

With rising demand of premium workspaces, real estate consultant Anarock has said that realty firms are currently developing around 250 lakh square feet of office space across major cities for catering to the requirements of domestic and foreign companies.

India Cements promoter N Srinivasan steps down

Leading cement maker UltraTech has completed the acquisition of promoters a 32.72% stake in India Cements Ltd, following which N Srinivasan and other promoters of the South-based cement maker have stepped down.

Govt Committed to Improve Quality Spending: FinMin

Aims to Cut Fiscal Deficit to 4.5% in FY26

BPCL Picks Andhra Pradesh for India's Last Greenfield Refinery Project

State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has picked Andhra Pradesh for setting up a new oil refinery-cum-petrochemical complex, which may be the last green-field project in India which has detailed a very ambitious energy transition plan to net zero emissions.

Telecom industry's revenue doubled in 5 yrs

The revenue of India's telecom industry increased 8% (qo-q) to Rs 674 billion (13 per cent growth year-on-year) in the second quarter of FY25, mainly driven by tariff hikes, according to a new report.

Trump's Policies Could Pose Challenge to Timing of RBI's Rate Cut: Report

The policy measures of US President-elect Donald Trump could pose challenges to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) plans for monetary policy easing, stated a report by Standard Chartered Bank.

Gender budgeting share in total expenditure rises to 6.8%: RBI

India has completed 20 years of implementing gender budgeting policies, with the share of the gender budget in the total expenditure rising to 6.8 per cent in 2024 from 4.5 per cent in 2014, according to a report by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

FPI Inflows Into Equities Drop Sharply In 2024; Rebound Anticipated In 2025

After a robust 2023, foreign investors significantly scaled back their investments in Indian equities in 2024, with net inflows amounting to over Rs 5,000 crore, as elevated domestic valuations, coupled with geopolitical uncertainties prompted investors to adopt a more cautious stance.

India's GDP growth seen at 6.5% in FY25, FY26: EY

Govt's investment expenditure growth remained negative in H1 FY25

Cement industry looks for better growth in 2025

The Indian cement industry, witnessing a consolidation and heightened rivalry between two corporate houses snapping smaller players, pins its hope on 2025 for an improvement in sales realisation, higher margins and acceleration in demand, expecting around 8 per cent sales growth helped by an increased government spending on big-ticket infra projects.