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Delhi HC seeks reply from NADA

THE Delhi High Court has sought an affidavit from the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on a petition filed by Tokyo 2020 Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia on Wednesday.

Second phase of semicon Mission in 3-4 months

AFTER the successful first phase of the India Semiconductor Mission, the government is set to launch the second phase of the scheme with a greater focus on bringing all component companies, raw material suppliers, and others on board.

Restructuring: Samsung to cut 200 jobs in India

TECHNOLOGY giant Samsung is planning to lay off nearly 200 employees in India as part of its cost-cutting measures, as per company sources.

CEAT launches truck bus radial production line

IN a bid to expand its footprint in global markets, tyre maker CEAT on Wednesday launched truck bus radial (TBR) production line at Chennai manufacturing plant.

SpiceJet: HC orders to ground three engines

THE Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld a ruling mandating budget airline SpiceJet to ground three of its aircraft engines due to overdue payments to French lessors.

EVs get ₹11k crore boost from govt

Cabinet approves PM e-drive scheme that replaces FAME and temporary EMPS 2024

JSW MG Motor launches Windsor EV at ₹9.99L

JSW MG Motor India on Wednesday launched Windsor cross utility vehicle (CUV) as one of the newest entrants into the Indian car market.

Crude oil prices decline below $70; petrol, diesel unlikely to get cheaper

EVEN as crude oil prices declined below $70 a barrel for the first time since December 2021, analysts believe that petrol and diesel prices in India are unlikely to come down anytime soon.

America remembers victims of 9/11 attacks

THE US remembered the lives taken and those reshaped by 9/11, marking an anniversary laced with presidential campaign politics as President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris stood together Wednesday at ground zero.

US announces $700 mn aid for Kyiv energy grid

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced more than $700 million in aid for Ukraine on Wednesday during a visit to Kyiv, aiming to bolster the energy grid that Russia has repeatedly pounded ahead of an expected difficult winter.

US seeks accountability for killing of US-Turkish activist by Israeli forces

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday called for Israel to provide \"full accountability\" after the killing of US-Turkish activist Aysenur Eygi in the West Bank by its forces, demanding the country \"do more\" to avoid such killings.

'200 units of free power if RJD wins Bihar polls'

TOEING the lines of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday promised to provide 200 units of electricity free of cost to the poor and the farmers in Bihar if his party was voted to power in 2025 assembly elections.

Ratlam SP shunted out days after action against unruly mob

THREE days after police canecharged a mob involved in violence in a minority-dominated area over alleged stone pelting on a Lord Ganesh procession in MP's Ratlam, district police chief Rahul Kumar Lodha was removed and posted as SP (Railway) in Bhopal.

Protests over 'illegal' construction in mosque turn chaotic in Shimla

CHAOS reigned supreme in Himachal Pradesh capital, Shimla, on Wednesday when hundreds of protestors led by Hindu right-wing bodies clashed with police, demanding the demolition of an alleged illegal portion of a mosque in the Sanjauli area of the state.

IIT-G dean puts in papers after protest over UP student's death in hostel room

THE Dean of Academic Affairs at the Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati (IIT-Guwahati) put in his papers on Wednesday following protests by the students over the unnatural death of a student from Uttar Pradesh two days ago.

No consensus reached yet, MahaYuti in Maha knot over 50 Assembly seats

WITH Maharashtra assembly elections due by the year-end, BJP-led MahaYuti is concerned over 50 seats as each ally wants to contest these seats, according to leaders of the ruling alliance.

Armed men attack, loot 2 Army officers near Indore, woman raped

IN a chilling incident, two young Army officers and their female friends were attacked by a group of six-seven men and looted near a picnic spot on the outskirts of Indore district early Wednesday.

'Bangla's eco survival banks on India support'

EVEN as an anti-India sentiment is visible within Bangladesh, India is in many ways their only hope for survival and revival of their economy, experts say.

Govt focus on villages along Northern borders

DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday termed development of the border areas, specifically the villages along the borders, a strategic imperative.

Kharge's 5 guarantees for J&K-jobs, health insurance

CONGRESS president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday announced five guarantees for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, including filling up of 1 lakh vacancies and ₹25 lakh health insurance per family, if the Congress-NC alliance is voted to power in the Union territory.

'30-yr jail without remission worse than capital punishment': Plea in SC

DESPERATELY pleading for release, Swami Shraddhananda —serving 30 years jail sentence without remission for killing his wife on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the imprisonment till his biological death awarded to him is far worse than the capital punishment.

Drug regulator suspends pharma firm from manufacturing eye drops

INDIA's drug regulator has suspended manufacturing and marketing permission of Mumbai-based ETOD Pharmaceuticals, which had claimed that their new eye drop could help people reduce dependency on reading glasses for those suffering from presbyopia, an age-related vision condition.

2 terrorists killed in J&K gunfight

BSF jawan injured in Pak firing in Arnia sector, troops recover arms & ammunition in Keran sector

THE BALANCE NEEDED TO INTERNATIONALISE THE ₹

DURING the recent visit of Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim, Narendra Modi announced that trade between India and Malaysia can now be settled in Indian rupees and Malaysian ringgits.

Class 7 boys in govt-aided school sexually abused

THE Tirunelveli city police arrested two male teachers of a government-aided school under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act on Wednesday for allegedly sexually harassing at least three Class VII boys.

CAG: Previous BJD govt paid ₹782 cr to 12.72 lakh ineligible beneficiaries

THE Comptroller and Auditor General has detected serious financial impropriety involving a cash transfer of ₹782.26 crore to ₹12.72 lakh ineligible beneficiaries under Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA), a flagship scheme launched by the previous BJD government just before the simultaneous elections to the Assembly and Lok Sabha.

4 GST officers held for kidnap, extortion in K'taka

IN a joint operation, sleuths of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) and East Division police arrested four Central GST officers, including a woman, on Tuesday for allegedly kidnapping four persons and extorting ₹1.5 crore from one of them.

₹10K for every acre of paddy crop

CM Naidu announces compensation for damaged crop after rains and floods in Andhra

Kerala Guv seeks report from CM on phone tapping

OPENING a fresh battlefront against the state government, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has sought a report from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on phone tapping and criminal charges raised by CPM-backed independent MLA P V Anvar.

Wayanad disaster hits flower farmers in Coimbatore

THE Wayanad disaster that killed more than 400 people in Kerala seems to have had a deleterious effect on neighbouring Tamil Nadu too as hundreds of flower farmers and traders in Coimbatore have been hit by the steep slump in price and quantum of flowers sent to Kerala for Onam festival this year.