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Vi shares fall 14% after Goldman Sachs sell call

THE share of Vodafone Idea (Vi) plummeted by as much as 14% on Friday after Goldman Sachs predicted a potential downside of over 80% from the stock's last closing level.

Maharashtra govt nod for $10 bn Adani, Tower Semicon JV proposal

THE Maharashtra government approved a $10 billion semiconductor investment proposal from a joint venture between Tower Semiconductor and the Adani Group on Friday.

B'luru leads in manufacturing sector job openings

BENGALURU is not just a hub for tech innovation, the city is also emerging as a powerhouse for manufacturing factories.

Council may cut GST on health insurance to 5%

THE Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is set to discuss crucial matters that could reshape tax implications for mediclaim policies during its meet on September 9.

Indices fall over 1% ahead of US Jobs data

Profit booking at high levels took place due to Sebi's deadline over foreign institutional investors disclosure norm

Spicejet, Carlyle pact to restructure plane lease

SPICEJET ON Friday said it entered into an agreement with Carlyle Aviation Management Limited (CAML) to restructure certain aircraft lease obligations of the airline aggregating $137.68 million (as of June 30, 2024), which upon settlement/ waivers will be adjusted to $97.51 million, owed to various lessor entities managed by CAML or its affiliates.

Will take steps to clean up messaging app: Telegram CEO

TELEGRAM founder and CEO Pavel Durov promised to step up efforts to fight criminality on the messaging app, his first public comments since French authorities handed him preliminary charges for allegedly allowing the platform's use for criminal activity.

Judge delays sentencing of Trump until after election

SENTENCING of Donald Trump in his New York hush money trial was delayed Friday until after November's presidential election, a win for the Republican as he battles Democrat Kamala Harris in the knife-edge race.

Hunter Biden pleads guilty to tax evasion

Faces up to 17 years in prison and a fine in excess of $1 million. Sentencing in December

Kenya school fire kills 17 students, 70 missing

AT least 17 young boys were killed and 70 missing after a fire ripped through a primary school dormitory in central Kenya, officials said on Friday, leaving distraught relatives desperate for news of their loved ones.

Israeli troops withdraw from West Bank's Jenin

ISRAELI forces withdrew after a deadly 10-day raid in a flashpoint city in the occupied West Bank on Friday, witnesses said, as key ally Germany warned against treating the territory like Gaza.

UK watchdog says Google 'anti-competitive' in ad biz

US tech titan Google employs \"anti-competitive practices\" with regards to online advertising, Britain's competition watchdog concluded on Friday in provisional findings of a two-year long investigation.

Pope arrives in Papua New Guinea for second leg of Southeast Asia tour

POPE Francis arrived in Papua New Guinea on Friday for the second leg of his four-nation trip through Southeast Asia and Oceania, becoming the second pope to visit the poor, strategically important South Pacific nation.

Sexual allegation rocks top Dehradun boarding school

AN incident of sexual harassment involving a Class 8 student has emerged at Dehradun's prestigious Welham Boys' School.

Student expelled from UP school for biryani in tiffin

A seven-year student was expelled from a private school in Amroha in western Uttar Pradesh for allegedly bringing non-vegetarian tiffin, prompting the district education authority to order a probe into the incident.

Ragpicker forced to drink alcohol, raped in broad daylight on Ujjain road

THE spine-chilling incident of a ragpicker allegedly being raped on the footpath of a busy crossing in Ujjain in broad daylight has triggered outrage.

SC notice to J'khand on plea seeking to quash appointment of DGP

WHILE hearing a petition seeking direction to quash the appointment of Jharkhand acting DGP Anurag Gupta, the Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Jharkhand government and the DGP seeking their replies within two weeks.

1 lynched, another injured over goat theft in Begusarai

AN irate mob lynched a youth and thrashed another on the suspicion of being goat thieves in Bihar's Begusarai district on Friday, the police said.

Maha tops FDI with 70k cr in FY25

Fadnavis says financial front better than many states, more investments in the pipeline

SC junks Ghosh's plea against CBI probe

ON a day when the Enforcement Directorate conducted searches in at least a dozen locations in Kolkata and Howrah linked to former RG Kar Hospital's principal Sandip Ghosh, the Supreme Court rejected Ghosh's petition that challenged the Calcutta HC order for a CBI probe involving him following his claim that the court did not hear his side before passing the decision.

BJP confident of J&K win, says it enjoys support of women & youth

THE BJP leadership is optimistic about the party's prospects in the elections for the 90-member J&K assembly.

HC collegium told to reconsider 2 judges' elevation

THE Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a High Court Chief Justice could not unilaterally reject a judicial officer's candidature for appointment as an HC Judge.

Army's anti-terror mission reaches 600 J&K villagers

IN yet another move to strengthen the counter-terrorist arrangements in the Jammu region of the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, the Army has initiated training Village Defence Guards (VDGs).

Phogat, Punia lend muscle to Cong

IN a boost for the Congress ahead of the Haryana assembly elections, star grapplers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia formally joined the party on Friday.

Don't allow construction in regulated areas near heritage sites, KMC told

THE National Monument Authority (NMA) has decided to write to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), urging it not to grant permission for any construction within regulated or prohibited areas near protected heritage sites without mandatory approval from it.

West Asia conflict hits trade flow, shipping cost up: EAM

THE ongoing conflict in West Asia has understandably raised concerns about several contemporary initiatives, said External Affairs Minister S.

ASSIMILATING ASSAM WITH REST OF INDIA

Most Indian schoolchildren are rarely taught the fascinating history of the Northeast. We should use recent scholarship to bring the region closer to the rest of the country

Army joins to plug river breaches

CM Naidu says officials are taking steps to plug the third breach, which is 80-100 metres wide

Tʼgana govt signs MoU for 2 million sqft WTC

THE state government on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Trade Centres Association (WTCA) for the establishment of a World Trade Centre Future City (WTCFC) within the proposed AI City.

Tunnel road: IISc report to CAG calls for data on B'luru infrastructure needs

WITH the state government firm on constructing an 18-km tunnel road from Hebbal to Silk Board Junction in the first phase of the proposed project to ease traffic congestion in the city, experts have expressed apprehension over its implementation, especially in the absence of data on underground utility networks.