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IndiGo's mkt share reaches to 63.3% in Oct

THE market share of IndiGo surged to a high of 63.3% in October 2024 as the country's largest airline carried 86.40 lakh passengers during the reported month, according to monthly data released by the aviation regulator DGCA.

FIIs turn net buyers after 38 sessions of selling

FOREIGN institutional investors (FIIs) broke their 40-session selling streak on Monday, becoming net buyers as Indian equity markets rallied sharply.

Markets rise over 1% on BJP's victory in Maha

DOMESTIC equity market on Monday extended the gains made on Friday as the BJP performed exceptionally well in the important Maharashtra state elections and together with allies won a clear majority.

GenAI start-up funding up 6x at $51 mn in Q2

GENERATIVE Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) landscape in India has been witnessing broad-based growth, as in Q2FY25 alone, the country's GenAI start-up funding saw 6x rise q-o-q at about $51 million compared to $8 million in the previous quarter.

FDI inflows surge 38% to $14.3 bn in first half of current financial year

THE net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the current financial year rose from $10.4 billion in the first half of FY24 to $14.3 billion in the same period of FY25, a year-on-year increase of 37.6%, as per a finance ministry report.

Imran supporters, police clash in Pakistan

1 policeman killed, five in critical condition, 70 injured as they tried to stop protesters from reaching Islamabad

Israel-Hezbollah truce soon, says ambassador

THE Israeli ambassador to Washington says that a ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah could be reached \"within days.\"

16 dead after flash floods in Indonesian island

RESCUERS in Indonesia recovered 16 bodies under tonnes of mud and rocks or that were swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside villages on Sumatra Island, officials said on Monday.

Her story: Record number of women MLAs in J'khand House

12 MAKE IT TO ASSEMBLY

Takht summons Sukhbir after he agreed to resign

IN a significant development that could have long-term ramifications, the Akal Takht, the highest temporal authority of Sikhs, has summoned Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was declared \"Tankhaiya\" (guilty of religious misconduct), to appear on December 2.

Tourism boom in Gujarat, 61L visitors in 15 days

Dwarka, Kankaria Lake shine

Gehlot's OSD arrested in 2020 phone-tapping case, released on bail

Lokesh Sharma, an aide of former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, was arrested on Monday by Delhi Police, but was released within a few hours on bail in a phone-tapping case four years ago.

SP MP, legislator's son booked for Sambhal violence, Oppn cries foul

Uneasy calm prevails in western UP town a day after clashes Over mosque

Schools in MP's tribal Dindori district shut as fear of tiger, elephants looms

SCHOOLS have been shut in eastern Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district amid movement of wild elephants and tigers.

After TMC meet, Didi to step up stir against delay in anti-rape bill

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) announced on Monday that it will launch a series of protests on November 30, along with additional demonstrations on other days throughout the state.

PM takes on Oppn for 'disrupting' House

Says those repeatedly rejected by people trying to control Parliament proceedings with brand of negative politics

Prez to address joint session of House on Constitution Day

PRESIDENT Droupadi Murmu will address a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on Tuesday, to mark 75 years of the adoption of India's Constitution.

Oppn meets Speaker, seeks extension of JPC on Waqf Bill

THE Opposition members part of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) scrutinising the Waqf Amendment Bill met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday and urged him for a reasonable extension of the panel's tenure.

3 big ticket rly projects get cabinet nod

THE government on Monday approved a slew of mega projects, including the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF), two railway lines and a new concept of 'One National One Subscription' of study resources for students and researchers.

SC seeks Centre's reply on plea to teach law, self-defence in schools

THE Supreme Court on Monday sought detailed responses from the Centre and others on a plea filed by a Delhi resident seeking directions to compulsorily integrate legal education and self-defence training in school curriculum.

HOW CONSTITUTIONAL VALUES GUIDE OUR EDUCATION POLICY

Three economists received the 2024 Nobel Prize in their discipline for groundbreaking work on the formation and role of institutions in a nation's prosperity.

THE NEED TO STEP OFF THE TREADMILL, EVEN IF FOR A DAY

We are so locked into predictable routines in life and work that we miss sight of the things that are really important to us—like the air we breathe

Police launch manhunt for RGV for social media post

PRAKASAM district police launched a manhunt to trace film director Ram Gopal Varma (RGV) after he failed to appear before the police for questioning in connection with a case pertaining to social media abuse.

Sale of 31-acre govt land: HC order directing CBI probe against CSI diocese stayed

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday stayed an order passed by a single judge of the court last week, directing the CBI to register a case against CSI Madurai-Ramnad Diocese, Church of South India Trust Association (CSITA), among others, on charges of illegally selling 31.10 acre government land that was meant to be used for industrial and charitable purposes.

SC quashes land allotment to MPs, AIS officers, scribes

'All GOs issued by YSR Reddy govt violative of Article 14 of Constitution'

Three men killed as truck rams two bikes in Dindigul

Three persons were killed and one person was grievously injured after a truck rammed two bikes at Batlagundu in Dindigul on Monday noon.

Netherlands ship reaches Chennai

In line with the Chennai Port's vision of promoting international cruise tourism and strengthening global collaborations, The Netherlands-flagged 'Stad Amsterdam', owned by Randstad, arrived at the port on Thursday with 27 crew members and eight passengers.

70 gm meth, 28.8 kg ganja seized in 4 cases; 20 held

THE city police have arrested four men for allegedly possessing methamphetamine at Puzhal and Washermenpet.

TN urges union govt to exempt PACCS from income tax ambit

THE Tamil Nadu government has urged the Union government to exempt Primary Agriculture Cooperative Credit Societies (PACCS) in the state from paying income tax, in order to strengthen the rural economy.

Maanja case: 3 more nabbed from B'luru

The Vyasarpadi police have arrested three more men from Bengaluru in the case where two persons, including a two-year-old boy, were injured on November 17 after getting entangled in maanja thread, which is used to fly kites.