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Auto component industry grows 11% to ₹3.32 lakh cr in H1 FY25

NEW DELHI: The automotive components industry grew 11% year-on-year to ₹3.32 lakh crore in the first half of the current fiscal, industry body Acma said on Thursday.

ROSNEFT, RELIANCE AGREE BIGGEST EVER INDIA-RUSSIA OIL SUPPLY DEAL

Russia's state oil firm Rosneft has agreed to supply nearly 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude to Indian private refiner Reliance in the biggest ever energy deal between the two countries, three sources familiar with the deal said.

India needs $2.2 tn infra funds to be $7 tn economy by '30: Report

NEW DELHI: India will require an investment of $2.2 trillion for infrastructure development to become a $7 trillion economy by 2030, Knight Frank India said on Thursday, while stressing the need for radical measures to encourage private participation in this area.

India, EU eye mutually beneficial FTA: Goyal

NEW DELHI: India and the European Union (EU) are working towards a balanced, ambitious, comprehensive and mutually beneficial free trade agreement (FTA), said the ministry of commerce and industry in a statement on Thursday.

BLUESTONE FILES FOR INDIA IPO, TO SELL NEW SHARES WORTH $118 MN

India's Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle filed for an initial public offering on Thursday, aiming to cash in on a booming IPO market in a country that is also the world's second-biggest gold consumer.

November retail inflation eases on easing food price

NEW DELHI: India's retail inflation eased in November as soaring vegetable prices moderated, boosting expectations of an interest rate cut by the central bank at its next policy review amid concerns around slowing growth.

Govt may raise green bond target by 25% for FY26

The govt plans to use this fund to boost climate-friendly projects' financing

BRAZIL PREZ LULA TO UNDERGO NEW PROCEDURE AFTER 1ST BRAIN SURGERY

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva underwent a new procedure on Thursday, following up on an unplanned surgery earlier this week for a brain bleed, doctors said.

Blinken Visits Jordan in Syria diplomacy push

AQABA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Jordan's King Abdullah II called for a secure Syria as the top US diplomat opened a regional tour, on Thursday, following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.

S Korea's Opposition files 2nd motion to impeach prez Yoon

The opposition requires at least eight ruling party votes to pass the motion and seven members have hinted at backing Yoon impeachment

Luigi Mangione's murder charge spurs donations

NEW YORK: In the days since Luigi Mangione was charged with murder for gunning down a top health insurance executive, more than a thousand donations have poured into an online fundraiser for his legal defense, with messages supporting him and even celebrating the crime.

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 35 people: Report

CAIRO: At least 35 Palestinians were killed early on Thursday in Israeli bombings of various areas in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

Trump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of VOA

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he's picking Kari Lake as director of Voice of America, installing a staunch loyalist who ran unsuccessfully for Arizona governor and a Senate seat to head the congressionally funded broadcaster that provides independent news reporting around the world.

Bihar transfers Moin-ul-Haq stadium to BCA; major Rs 400-crore revamp by 2027

PATNA: The Bihar government has transferred the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium here to the state cricket association, clearing the decks for it to become a multi-sport complex and an international venue with a 40,000-seat capacity at an estimated cost of Rs 400 crore.

Maha teachers flag rising workload with new scheme

MUMBAI: Teachers of government and state-aided schools in Maharashtra are up in arms over the state education department's decision to carry out physical inspection of adult literacy classes running under the ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society) Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram or New India Literacy Programme.

Udyami Yojana beneficiaries get financial assistance in Bihar

With an aim to fostering entrepreneurship, encouraging self-employment, and enhancing the economic stability of Bihar's educated unemployed youth, the department of industries, Bihar, on Thursday held a special programme to distribute financial assistance under the Mukhyamantri Udyami Yojana and the Bihar Laghu Udyami Yojana for the financial year 2024-25.

First cancer hosp for kids to start by '26

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a cancer hospital exclusively for children, claimed to be the only such hospital in the country offering free treatment to the patients.

Miscreants open fire at medicine shop owner

Three armed assailants opened fire at Shivam Surendra Kumar, owner of Bhojpur Pharma shop near PMCH on Ashok Rajpath under Pirbahore police station early on Thursday morning, police said, adding, two used cartridges were recovered from the spot.

The US deep state and its discontents

The idea of a State within a State is not entirely imaginary. With the political rise of Trump, the spectre of a deep state has become a bugbear in Right-wing circles

Nudging government to conserve wetlands

The Supreme Court's order on Wednesday to states to protect 30,000 additional wetlands, over the 2.01 lakh already being conserved under a 2017 order, is a timely intervention.

Supreme Court draws the line

Directive to lower courts to keep off pleas seeking to undermine the Places of Worship Act is timely

Battle against low visibility takes off in Indian aviation

As we head into the annual winter chaos in aviation—the fog that envelopes large parts of North India in December and January—a feeling of dread begins to accompany all ticket bookings by passengers coming into the region.

A candlelight revolution in the making in South Korea

The dramatic turn of events in South Korea, initiated by President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law on December 3, has plunged the country into a political crisis.

Protests, bandh in Balotra after murder of 30-yr-old due to dispute over parking

BARMER: Protests were held during a day-long bandh in Balotra on Thursday, days after a 30-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by a criminal over a dispute on parking space, officials said.

POWER SUB-STATION STARTS OPS IN BARMER

JAIPUR: The 400 kV grid substation at Pachpadra in Barmer district has officially commenced operations, officials familiar with the matter said, adding that this marked a significant step towards strengthening power supply infrastructure in the region.

Boy trapped in borewell in Dausa for 3 days, dies

Five-year-old Aryan Meena, who fell into a 160-feet borewell and was trapped inside for three days, died shortly after being retrieved late on Wednesday night in Dausa district of Rajasthan, police said on Thursday.

Delhi govt clears ₹1K assistance to women, to double if AAP wins polls

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Thursday approved a scheme to provide Rs 1,000 per month financial assistance to all adult women of Delhi.

12-metre-long buses will not run on congested roads: BEST

THE TRANSPORT FACILITY IN MUMBAI TOOK THE CALL IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE BUS ACCIDENT IN KURLA WHERE 7 DIED AND 42 WERE LEFT INJURED

Uttarakhand: Man awarded 20-year RI for raping his minor daughter

GOPESHWAR: A district court in Chamoli has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping his 10-year-old daughter, officials said.

IIT-D NAMED TOP INDIAN VARSITY IN SUSTAINABILITY

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has secured the top spot among Indian institutions in the third edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Sustainability Rankings 2025, climbing 255 places to achieve a global rank of 171.