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Foreign investors pull out ₹22,420 crore from Indian market in Nov
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Foreign investors pull out ₹22,420 crore from Indian market in Nov

So far in November, the foreign investors have pulled out Rs 22,420 crore from the Indian equity market.

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November 18, 2024
₹27,000 Crore Assam Semiconductor plant to be game-changer in India's Chip ecosystem
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₹27,000 Crore Assam Semiconductor plant to be game-changer in India's Chip ecosystem

The development of a semiconductor unit in Morigaon, Assam, spearheaded by Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt Ltd (TSAT) with an investment of Rs 27,000 crore is headed for completion in mid-2025, will be a game-changer for India's semiconductor ecosystem, the Ministry of Electronics & IT said on Sunday.

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November 18, 2024
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Goods traffic doubles on the new railway freight corridors

The volume of goods movement on the new dedicated freight corridors (DFCs) of Indian Railways has doubled in the current financial year compared to 2023-24, marking a quantum leap in the country's logistics landscape.

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November 18, 2024
Films business lacklustre as box office collection in 2024 declines by 7 per cent
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Films business lacklustre as box office collection in 2024 declines by 7 per cent

A recent report has highlighted that the cumulative box office collection in 2024, from January to October, declined by 7 per cent to about Rs 8,951 crore compared with the same period last year.

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November 18, 2024
Indian economy capable of handling global shocks
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Indian economy capable of handling global shocks

Today, the growth of the Indian economy presents a picture of stability & strength: RBI Governor

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November 18, 2024
Debt-oriented MFs recover in Oct, attracting net inflow of ₹1.57 trillion
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Debt-oriented MFs recover in Oct, attracting net inflow of ₹1.57 trillion

Driven by investments in liquid schemes, the debt-oriented mutual funds witnessed a strong recovery in October attracting a net inflow of Rs 1.57 trillion after huge redemptions in the previous month.

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November 18, 2024
COP-29: Amid allegations of human rights violations, uncertainty prevails on climate fund
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COP-29: Amid allegations of human rights violations, uncertainty prevails on climate fund

It is a very common feature that environmentalists protest outside the world environment summit every year.

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November 18, 2024
Boeing issues layoff notices to 400-plus workers as it begins drastic cuts
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Boeing issues layoff notices to 400-plus workers as it begins drastic cuts

Boeing has delivered layoff notices to more than 400 members of its professional aerospace labor union, part of thousands of cuts planned as the company struggles to recover from financial and regulatory trouble as well as an eight-week strike by its machinists' union.

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November 18, 2024
Reports of violence against minorities 'completely exaggerated', says Yunus; to seek Hasina's extradition
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Reports of violence against minorities 'completely exaggerated', says Yunus; to seek Hasina's extradition

Bangladesh's interim leader, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus said today that reports on violence against religious minorities in the country were \"completely exaggerated\".

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November 18, 2024
Senegal votes in election that will decide if president can carry out the reforms he promised
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Senegal votes in election that will decide if president can carry out the reforms he promised

Polls opened in Senegal on Sunday for a parliamentary election that is set to determine if the country's newly elected president can carry out ambitious reforms.

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November 18, 2024
US health officials report first case of new form of mpox in a traveler
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US health officials report first case of new form of mpox in a traveler

Health officials said Saturday they have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo.

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November 18, 2024
Latest typhoon lashes the Philippines displacing massive numbers of people
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Latest typhoon lashes the Philippines displacing massive numbers of people

A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday in the sixth major storm to hit the country in less than a month.

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November 18, 2024
APEC summit: China's Xi Jinping in spotlight as Trump whiplash looms
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APEC summit: China's Xi Jinping in spotlight as Trump whiplash looms

President Xi Jinping urged APEC members to 'tear down the walls impeding the flow of trade,' and criticised tariffs, which Trump threatens to levy on Chinese imports, as 'going back in history'

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November 18, 2024
Iranian Defence Minister visits Syria to enhance security cooperation
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Iranian Defence Minister visits Syria to enhance security cooperation

Iran's Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh arrived in Syria to strengthen defence and security ties between the two countries, according to Syria's Al-Watan online newspaper.

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November 18, 2024
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Russia launches one of the fiercest missile and drone attacks at Ukraine's infrastructure

Russia on Sunday launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, described by officials as the largest over the past months, targeting energy infrastructure and killing civilians.

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November 18, 2024
The 'super year' of elections has been super bad for incumbents as voters punish them in droves
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The 'super year' of elections has been super bad for incumbents as voters punish them in droves

Whether on the left or the right, regardless of how long they've been in power, sitting governments around the world have been drubbed this year by disgruntled voters in what has been called the \"super year\" for elections.

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November 18, 2024
Counterintelligence expert Kash Patel, close to Trump, under consideration to head FBI
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Counterintelligence expert Kash Patel, close to Trump, under consideration to head FBI

Counterintelligence expert Kash Patel, who is close to US President-Elect Donald Trump, is reportedly under consideration for appointment to head the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after having been passed over for the leadership of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

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November 18, 2024
Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary
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Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in his upcoming, second administration.

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November 18, 2024
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BJP forms 12-member election manifesto committee for Delhi assembly polls

The BJP has formed a 12-member election manifesto committee for Delhi ahead of the assembly polls in the national capital which are due in February next year.

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November 18, 2024
Aam Aadmi Party attributes Gahlot's move to BJP's dirty politics
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Aam Aadmi Party attributes Gahlot's move to BJP's dirty politics

In a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the wake of the resignation of Minister Kailash Gahlot, the AAP termed it part of the dirty politics of the saffron party, driven by pressure from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

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November 18, 2024
Former BJP MLA and Purvanchali leader Anil Jha joins AAP
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Former BJP MLA and Purvanchali leader Anil Jha joins AAP

Hours after Delhi Minister Kailash Gahlot's resignation from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), former BJP MLA Anil Jha joined AAP on Sunday in the presence of party's national convenor and former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.

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November 18, 2024
Kailash Gahlot quits AAP ahead of Assembly polls
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Kailash Gahlot quits AAP ahead of Assembly polls

Sources say Chief Minister Atishi has accepted Gahlot's resignation

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November 18, 2024
Elderly woman dies, another injured after being hit by vehicle in West Delhi
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Elderly woman dies, another injured after being hit by vehicle in West Delhi

In a hit and run case, a 64-year-old woman died while another person was critically injured near Uttam Nagar Terminal in West Delhi early Sunday.

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November 18, 2024
Indian govt launches major operation to track down 'Lord of Drugs' Haji Salim
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Indian govt launches major operation to track down 'Lord of Drugs' Haji Salim

In a significant move, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of India launched a massive operation under 'Operation Sagar Manthan' to dismantle the large-scale drug cartel activities of wanted smuggler Haji Salim, also known as \"Lord of Drugs.\"

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November 18, 2024
Parliamentary standing committee on defence reviews Indian Coast Guard's role in coastal security
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Parliamentary standing committee on defence reviews Indian Coast Guard's role in coastal security

A meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence was held at Chennai on Saturday to review the working of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in ensuring coastal security along India's vast maritime boundaries, an official release said.

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November 18, 2024
Holy Devmali set to emerge as a hot tourism destination in Rajasthan
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Holy Devmali set to emerge as a hot tourism destination in Rajasthan

Devmali, an 1100-year-old village in Rajasthan's newly carved out Beawar district that preserves spiritual faith, life chores, culture, and customs in the absolute medieval rural ambiance, will soon emerge as a hot tourist destination.

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November 18, 2024
Chargesheet filed against filmmaker Ranjith in sexual harassment case
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Chargesheet filed against filmmaker Ranjith in sexual harassment case

The Kerala Police on Saturday filed a chargesheet against filmmaker and former chairperson of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Ranjith B in a case filed against him alleging molestation of a Bengali actress in 2009.

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November 18, 2024
Congress allying with communal forces fearing poll defeat: Kerala BJP chief
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Congress allying with communal forces fearing poll defeat: Kerala BJP chief

Kerala BJP President K Surendran alleged on Sunday that Congress, along with the UDF, is allying with terrorists fearing poll defeat.

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November 18, 2024
Security forces continue search operation in Chhattisgarh's Bastar for third consecutive day
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Security forces continue search operation in Chhattisgarh's Bastar for third consecutive day

Security forces continued their joint search operation in the jungles of Abujhmad at Kanker in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region for the third consecutive day on Sunday, a day after five Naxals were killed in an encounter in the area.

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November 18, 2024
Nadda accuses Hemant Soren govt of 'fraud, exploitation, loot'
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Nadda accuses Hemant Soren govt of 'fraud, exploitation, loot'

Nadda thanked the people for celebrating Jharkhand Diwas and Birsa Munda's birth anniversary

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November 18, 2024