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Forex reserves hit all-time high of $704.89 billion

THE country's forex reserves hit all-time high of $704.89 billion, up a whopping $12.5 billion in the week to September 27, the Reserve Bank said on Friday, something that can assuage a fraught market following the heightened tension in the Middle East.

PM Internship Scheme: 50 more companies join the initiative

THE government's PM Internship Portal has seen a remarkable uptick in internship listings, with over 2,200 opportunities currently available as of 3 pm on Friday, sources aware of the development confirmed.

Telcos asked to act against spammers

THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday issued a warning to telecom service providers, urging them to step up their efforts against spammers.

IT sector bounces back with 18% YoY growth in hiring in September

FROM the sluggish pace of hiring, the IT sector has bounced back strongly in September as there was an 18% year-on-year (YoY) growth in hiring.

iPhone 16 series to be made in India

WEEKS after launching its iPhone 16 series, Apple announced that it will manufacture its entire iPhone 16 lineup, including premium devices, in the country.

Mkt sees biggest weekly fall since June 2022 as FIIs offload shares

DOMESTIC equity market saw its biggest weekly fall this week in over two years (since June 2022) as foreign institutional investors (FIIs) pressed the sell button to bet on China and Hong Kong amid rising tension in the Middle-East, which is posing inflationary challenges to the global economy following a sharp surge in oil prices.

Luxury carmaker BMW calls for green tax to boost net zero efforts

AMID talks about increasing GST on electric vehicles EVs including luxe ones currently attract a flat 5% the country's largest luxury EV car-maker BMW has called for a green tax/GST, which typically levies lesser tax on a product that's greener than others.

KHAMENEI SPITS FIRE IN FIRST PUBLIC SERMON IN 4 YEARS

Says Hezbollah, Hamas won't back down; calls Oct 7 attack logical’ action by Palestinians

Police fire tear gas on pro-Imran protesters in Pak

PAKISTANI authorities on Friday used tear gas to disperse protesters who had gathered here at D-Chowk demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and to show solidarity with the judiciary.

Israeli strikes in Lebanon cut off key crossing into Syria

ISRAEL carried out a series of massive airstrikes overnight, hitting suburbs of Beirut and cutting off the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria for tens of thousands of people fleeing Israeli bombardment.

Singapore tycoon charged in case linked to Iswaran

A Singapore-based property tycoon was charged on Friday over his involvement in a case linked to former Indian-origin transport minister S Iswaran who was sentenced to jail in a corruption case.

Obama to join Kamala's campaign trail in battleground states next week

FORMER US president Barack Obama will stump for Kamala Harris in key swing states, adding his star power to the Democrat's White House bid in the final month before election day, her campaign said Friday.

Slugfest over 'toilet tax' as Sukhu and BJP spar

AMID unrest over reports of a new tax to be levied on the number of toilet seats in a house, Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu categorically denied imposing a \"toilet tax\" on Friday.

Govt committed to boost health infra, add 75K med seats in 10 yrs, says Shah

HOME Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that the Centre will add 75,000 medical seats nationwide over the next decade to improve health care facilities.

Haryana all decked up for battle

In fight for 90-member Assembly, BJP eyeing a hat-trick and Oppn Cong hoping to make a comeback after a decade

Deputy Speaker jumps from Maha Mantralaya's 3rd floor, lands on net

MAHARASHTRA Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal and three other legislators on Friday jumped from the third floor of the state secretariat, Mantralaya, onto the safety net just a floor below to protest against the demand for the inclusion of the Dhangar community in the Scheduled Tribe list.

Post-campaigning, hopping with a slice of temple reality check in Jatland

THE election campaigning in Haryana may have come to an end.

Cops 'fire in the air, lathicharge on flood victims in Bihar's Muzaffarpur

POLICE resorted to baton charge to disperse flood victims indulged in putting up road blockade, stone pelting and arson in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district on Friday.

FIR against SpiceJet MD, others over PF dues

THE Economic Offence Wing of the Delhi Police has registered a case of cheating and criminal conspiracy against Spice Jet's managing director Ajay Singh and some other top officers of the aviation company for failing to remit its share of Provident Fund of more than ₹65 crore.

Kharge flags 'unauthorised entry' of CPWD, CISF & Tata Projects officers into his room

CONGRESS president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar claiming that officers from the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Tata Projects have been entering his room in Parliament without informing him.

Lanka won't let its territory be used against India: Dissanayake

EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Colombo on Friday and stressed deepening the ties with the island nation.

Vaishnaw rules out rlys privatisation

Says public transporter set for transformation & govt committed to provide affordable services

'Hungry can't wait': SC poser to Centre, states on migrant workers

THE Supreme Court on Friday restrained itself from issuing any contempt notices and granted a last opportunity to the Union and the states to comply with its earlier orders to verify and give ration cards to those migrant workers and unskilled labourers found eligible under the e-Shram portal.

Mystery shrouds 13-year-old girl's death in B'luru

MYSTERY shrouds the death of a 13-year-old schoolgirl in Jayanagar after an autopsy revealed she had been murdered.

Naidu presents silk robes to Lord Venkateswara on behalf of Andhra govt

HERALDING the commencement of the nine-day celestial ritual of Navahnika Salakatla Brahmotsavams of Sri Venkateswara Swamy in Tirumala, Dwajarohanam ritual was performed following Vaikhanasa Agama on Friday.

Demand for high-end, rare luxury watches amid lack of shops in India

HIGH-END, rare luxury watches costing up to 2 crore, which are a collector's delight, are a big draw among the rich and famous in Chennai and other metros like New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Retd teacher turns terrace to bibliophiles' haven

SOME turn their terrace into gardens, some use it to set up solar panels.

T'gana cabinet expansion likely to get AICC nod soon

CM, key ministers to arrive in Delhi in a couple of days for discussions

Kerala CPM denies links with RSS

DETERMINED to counter the anti-Malappuram narrative being thrust upon Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the CPM leadership on Friday launched a major offensive, reminding its critics that the district belongs to everyone.

Metro services on Yellow Line to be hit on Sunday for maintenance work

THE Delhi Metro train services will be briefly disrupted on the Yellow Line (Samaypur Badli to Millennium City Centre Gurugram) during the morning hours on October 6, 2024 (Sunday) because of planned maintenance work at Vishwavidyalaya Metro Station.