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India to play key role in global security: PM

IN A FIRST, NAVY GETS 3 VESSELS SIMULTANEOUSLY

Pixxel, Digantara Launch Satellites

Boost to Space Sector

All Universities To Have Career Counselling Units: Minister

UNION LABOUR MINISTER Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday that career counselling centres would be set up in every university across the country under public-private partnership to boost employment and productivity.

Pant set to play Delhi's next Ranji tie

While Rishabh Pant has confirmed his availability for Delhi's next Ranji Trophy game against Saurashtra in Rajkot, there was no clarity about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma featuring in their home team's next Ranji games

Los Angeles firefighters on alert for return of extreme winds

•12,000 structures destroyed; new fire erupts in Oxnard

Tata Group Partners IISc for Medical School, to Contribute ₹500 Crore

TATA GROUP ON Tuesday said it has partnered with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to establish Tata IISc Medical School at the institute's Bengaluru campus and will make a contribution of ₹500 crore for support.

Average pay hike pegged at 9.4% in 2025: Report

TALENT DEMAND VIBRANT

Startup India: Catalysing growth and innovation

INDIA HAS EARNED its place as the 3rd largest startup hub globally, with over 100 unicorns shaping the future of innovation and entrepreneurship.

CEAT, HUL facilities join WEF's Global Lighthouse Network

TWO INDIA-BASED facilities of tyre maker CEAT and FMCG major Hindustan Unilever have joined the Global Lighthouse Network of the World Economic Forum for transforming manufacturing through innovation.

Incinerating Carbide's ghosts: 337 tonne, a 250-km journey

IT WAS a mammoth task that took 40 years to get started.

GenAI to reshape 38 million jobs by 2030: EY India

THE ADOPTION OF generative artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to reshape 38 million jobs in India, delivering a 2.6% productivity boost to the Indian economy through gains in the organised sector, according to a report by EY India.

Government May Set 10.3-10.5% Nominal GDP Growth Target

The tax cuts are not expected to affect the government's plans to reduce its fiscal deficit, the sources said, adding that the government expects this year's budget gap to come in 10-20 bps lower than an initially predicted 4.9%.

RBI Guv Open to Let Rupee Move More Freely

UNDER DAS'S SIX years at RBI, the rupee's volatility slid to the lowest among emerging markets, second only to the pegged Hong Kong dollar.

Galwan to Siachen to Doklam: New spots in 'Battle Tourism' map

In recent public memory, Galwan—the river valley in Ladakh—is known as the site of violent border clashes between India and China in June 2020, wherein 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives.

Regulatory norms under review

INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES, MARKET participants, and economists have been urging the government to reduce the compliance burden of companies and ease regulatory oversight to remove redundancies and avoidable irritants for economic activity to improve.

PoK foreign territory for Pak, is used for terror: Rajnath

CALLS J&K CROWN JEWEL OF INDIA

Rupee's free fall to hit margins of EV makers

THE GOVERNMENT DATA from December 2024 highlights this dependency: just 12 out of 82 applicants under the PLI-auto scheme have achieved the 50% DVA target.

Expert Panel Looks Beyond BMI for Obesity

THE LANCET DIABETES & Endocrinology Commission, a group of 58 leading experts from various medical specialties and countries, Tuesday proposed a new approach to define and diagnose obesity.

Govt plans to pare stakes in five PSBs, including UCO

THE GOVERNMENT MAY allow lowering its ownership in five state-run banks via stake sales or the lenders themselves selling shares to large investors that will help them meet minimum public holding norms, according a government official.

Modi Calls For Early Warning System For Earthquakes

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi on Tuesday stressed the need for developing early warning systems for earthquakes while pointing out that advancement in weather forecasting infrastructure of India Meteorological Department (IMD) has significantly reduced human casualties while minimising economic losses caused by cyclones.

Rupee slips to all-time low of 86.64

RUPEE WEAKENED TO its all-time low on Tuesday due to strong dollar bids spurred by the maturity of positions in the non-deliverable forwards (NDF) market, while likely intervention by the Reserve Bank of India helped cap losses, traders said.

WPI inflation rises to 2.37% in Dec on higher food prices

INDIA'S WHOLESALE PRICE index (WPI)-based inflation rose to 2.37% in December from 1.89% in November, thanks to the statistical effect of a low base and increase in inflation rate of manufactured products, official data released on Tuesday showed.

Image Is a Reflection of What the Leader Stands For

Chairman & CEO, Comma Consulting; author, columnist on public affairs

Luxury seekers want peace too

Why the campaign rocks: Whenever I think about an advertising campaign that has fascinated me, it has been something I read about 10 years ago.

Can we commend privacy?

THE CIVILISATION THAT NURTURES ITS NEED ALSO PRODUCES TECH THAT ENABLES ITS ERADICATION

So long, net neutrality, and good riddance

ONE OF THE longest, most technical and, as it turns out, most inconsequential public-policy debates of the 21st century was about net neutrality. Now that a federal appeals court has effectively ended the debate by striking down the FCC's net neutrality rules, it's worth asking what we've learned.

Focus on bigger picture

With the market already facing headwinds, the Budget would do well by not tinkering with the tax regime

AI can redefine healthcare

From early intervention systems that can make faster diagnoses to care delivery optimisation solutions, technology reduces the strain on workers

Trump Would Have Been Convicted If Not Elected: Report

JACK SMITH, THE special counsel who indicted President-elect Donald J. Trump on charges of illegally seeking to cling to power after losing the 2020 election, said in a final report released early Tuesday that the evidence would have been sufficient to convict Trump in a trial, had his 2024 election victory not made it impossible for the prosecution to continue.

Russia Fines Google

A Russian court fined Alphabet's Google 8 billion roubles ($77.9 million) on Tuesday for not complying with previous penalty orders, the Moscow courts press service said on Telegram.