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Modi Lays Foundation for New Railway Division at Rayagada, Says Will Benefit Tribal Region

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Monday laid the foundation stone of the newly-created Rayagada Railway Division building of East Coast Railway (ECOR) along with two more projects in Jammu and Kashmir and Telangana in virtual mode from New Delhi.

Big Maoist strike in 20 months, 8 jawans killed

EIGHT District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel and a civilian driver were killed in a powerful blast triggered by the outlawed CPI (Maoist) in strife-torn Bijapur district, about 400 km south of Raipur.

Man United hold PL leaders Liverpool in thrilling encounter

CRISIS-HIT Manchester United held Liverpool to a 2-2 draw at Anfield on Sunday, but the runaway Premier League leaders moved six points clear at the top of the table.

Award motivates players even more, says Sanjay

AT 23, Sanjay was the youngest member of the Indian hockey team that won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.

Karnataka in QFs, TN reach pre-quarters

KARNATAKA, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Vidarbha and Baroda secured direct qualifications for the quarterfinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy following the seventh and last league stage of the tournament on Sunday.

MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS

AUTAM Gambhir was sitting at the press conference room of the Sydney Cricket Ground. It had been only a few minutes since Beau Webster and Travis Head let out a roar in the middle of the pitch after beating India to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-1 in front of a packed pink crowd on Sunday.

Hard-fought win for nine-man Kerala in ISL

KERALA Blasters earned a hard-fought 1-0 away victory over Punjab FC in the Indian Super League in New Delhi on Sunday.

Banking stocks may stage a comeback in 2025

According to analysts, apart from fintech sector, e-commerce & IT services have huge growth potential this year

Why Fin Services in India Will Boom and Bloom

HERE was a cheer when India's stock market registered the 100 millionth (10 crore) investor account.

Crystal Ball Gazing Across Asset Classes

It is not as much the stocks or mutual fund schemes one selects as much as it is the right asset allocation for a given period that contributes to wealth creation for an investor.

Rate cut to trigger growth: Muthoot

KOCHI-BASED Muthoot Microfin is hopeful of better days ahead, even as the industry faces headwinds. The second largest micro lender expects the third interest rate reduction earlier last month to attract more customers and also improve collections.

FMCG Makers Expect Inflation to Hit Volume Growth, Operating Profit in Q3

HIT by inflation, higher input costs and pricing measures, fast-moving consumer goods companies are expected to see a contraction in their gross margin and a modest-to-flat operating profit in the October-December quarter.

Former French prez Sarkozy to face trial over ties to Gaddafi

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Heavy snow causes disruption in UK, Germany

HEAVY snow and freezing rain brought widespread disruption across Europe on Sunday, particularly in the UK and Germany, with several major airports forced to suspend flights.

Ukraine Launches Assault in Kursk, Surprising Russia

RUSSIA said on Sunday that Ukraine had launched a \"counterattack\" in the western border region of Kursk, where Kyiv's forces began a shock ground offensive last August.

Polar vortex brings winter storm to central US

Eastern parts of the country likely to experience bone-chilling cold from today, according to weather forecasters

Strict land laws for unchecked transactions

CHIEF Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced that the Uttarakhand government is set to introduce strict land laws to curb the rampant buying and selling of land by outsiders.

I-T dept raids premises of ex-BJP MLA, beedi barons in MP's Sagar

Searches at BJP's wealthiest families' houses

Citizenship to 60-yr-old under CAA, 1st in Bihar

SUMITRA Saha Prasad, also known as Rani Saha (60), finally received Indian citizenship after a 40-year wait, becoming the first person in Bihar to do so under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of 2019.

Dallewal health worsens after border speech

FARMER leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal's health continued to decline on Sunday after he experienced vomiting and dizziness following his 11-minute address at the Kisan Mahapanchayat in Khanauri the previous day.

Chorus for Bharat Ratna to ex-PM, installing portrait in Golden Temple

CONGRESS leader and leader of Opposition in Punjab assembly Partpal Singh Bajwa has suggested for a joint assembly resolution to seek Bharat Ratna for former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.

Uproar over Meghalaya govt move to consecrate varsity the Christian way

A Meghalaya minister's statement that the state government will consecrate the Captain Williamson Sangma State University on January 13 by following Christian rituals has stoked a debate.

Trade union politics back in J&K under civilian govt

Govt employees' union calls for protest on January 17 in the UT

Licence Cancellation for Tea Gardens Closed for 3 Months: Didi

The West Bengal government has come up with a standard operating procedure (SOP) stating that if a tea garden is closed for more than three months, its lease will be cancelled.

Indo-US Tech Innovation Ties on Sullivan Agenda

To firm up frameworks in AI, quantum computing, semiconductors

Boost to India-Indonesia relation as Prez Subianto to be R-Day chief guest

INDONESIAN President Prabowo Subianto has formally accepted New Delhi's invitation to be the chief guest for the 2025 Republic Day parade, it is reliably learnt.

Service to people is real worship of Mother India: RSS

The BJP on Sunday came down on the Congress for accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of allowing Chinese occupation of Indian territory, pointing out that the party cannot get away with \"such lies\" as all of it occurred during Jawaharlal Nehru's tenure.

Ramayana at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas from Jan 8

THE Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention, the largest annual gathering of the Indian diaspora, will be held in Bhubaneswar from January 8 to 10.

IAF combat capability faces resource shortage and delay in modernisation

AMID the fast-changing geo-strategic scenario, the combat capability of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is turning into a tale of woes; not only is there a shortage of fighter pilots, the training of these pilots, even when inducted, is plagued with shortage of resources.

Pleas seek vacating of stay on filing suits under Places of Worship Act

A fresh batch of petitions has been filed before the Supreme Court, seeking the vacation of its earlier order that stayed the filing of new suits against places of worship and the conducting of surveys in pending mandir-masjid cases.