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Data centre mkt attracts $60 bn investment commitment in 6 yrs

NEW DELHI: India's data centre market has attracted investment commitment of $60 billion in the last six years and the cumulative inflow is estimated to surpass $100 billion by 2027-end, according to CBRE.

Inflation, geopolitics key global economic hurdles

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday underscored inflation as a pressing global challenge that transcends borders and defies individual nations' efforts, calling for collective action to tackle the issue effectively.

E-way bills drop to 5-mth low after festive peak

The decline suggests biz may be taking a pause after months of inventory clearance

EVs, ancillary sector may see ₹3.4 lakh cr investment by 2030

Domestic and foreign firms have announced a whopping ₹3.4 lakh crore investment in India's electrical vehicles (EVs) and ancillary industries over the next six years, Colliers India on Wednesday said while expressing concern over \"tardy progress\" towards achieving the goal of 30% electric mobility by 2030.

U.S. IMPOSES TRADE CURBS ON CHINA, RUSSIA FIRMS OVER HUMAN RIGHTS

WASHINGTON: The United States unveiled trade restrictions, on Tuesday, on eight companies, including two Chinese firms and several from Russia, alleging human rights violations.

Trump mocks Trudeau, calls him 'governor of the state of Canada'

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump took a jab at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the social media platform Truth Social, describing him as the \"Governor of Canada\".

'We must rebuild': Syrian PM urges citizens abroad to return

Assad fled Syria as an Islamist-led opposition alliance swept into Damascus over the weekend, bringing an end to brutal rule by his clan

33 killed in overnight Israeli strike on Gaza

Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip killed at least 33 Palestinians, on Wednesday, most of them in an airstrike on a house in Beit Lahiya town on the northern edge of the enclave, medics said.

EIGHT DEAD IN RUSSIAN STRIKE ON ZAPORIZHZHIA IN UKRAINE

KYIV: Rescuers were working on Wednesday to find people under the rubble of a building destroyed in a Russian attack the day before that killed eight people, Ukrainian officials said.

United Health CEO murder accused fights extradition to NY

The man charged with murder in the killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare made it clear he wasn't going to make things easy on authorities, shouting unintelligibly and writhing in the grip of sheriff's deputies as he was led into court and then objecting to being brought to New York to face trial.

NO HC RELIEF FOR SAJJAN JINDAL, NSIL FROM SEBI PROCEEDINGS

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday refused to interfere in the proceedings initiated by SEBI against Nalwa Sons Investments Ltd (formerly Jindal Strips Ltd) and its directors, including Sajjan Jindal, chairman and managing director of JSW Group, in connection with the 2014 re-organisation of the OP Jindal group.

Choksi's seized assets can be monetised, says court

A special court in Mumbai on Tuesday permitted the monetisation of assets worth over ₹2,500 crore that were attached or seized by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as part of its money-laundering probe against fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi in the alleged Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.

A timely push for the digital rupee

Moving to the digital rupee—India's central bank digital currency (CBDC)—for subsidy payments, a course the Centre is considering, could deliver multiple benefits.

Targeting the RS chairperson

The move against the vice president is the fallout of a breakdown in communication between the treasury and Opposition benches

What ails the health insurance industry

Deny, delay, and depose pave the way for insurance company profits and widespread policyholder anger

Could Trump as president accelerate de-dollarisation?

De-dollarisation, or the ongoing efforts by many (if not most) countries to reduce dependence on the United States (US) dollar, is not a new phenomenon.

A Maharashtra primer for Mahayuti leadership

The poll grand slam in Maharashtra will certainly warm the cockles of the BJP's heart; but the phenomenal Vidhan Sabha tally raises several issues which the BJP strategists need to address before getting down to the nitty-gritty of governance in Mantralay, the seat of administration, in south Mumbai.

BEST driver had no electric bus experience, finds probe

MUMBAI: Sanjay More, 54, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) driver who was behind the wheel of the bus that rammed into 22 vehicles, claiming seven lives and leaving 42 injured in Kurla West on Monday night, had received just three-day training before transitioning from driving a manual geared bus to a longer and automatic electric bus (e-bus), people familiar with the probe said on Tuesday.

Gauri seeks nod to increase Mannat

MUMBAI: Mannat, actor Shah Rukh Khan's home in Bandra, a nationally-known address and one of Mumbai's biggest tourist spots is set to get bigger.

Violence in Parbhani amid calls for bandh

Violent protests took place for the second day in Parbhani city of central Maharashtra on Wednesday over the vandalising of a replica of the Indian Constitution, police said.

Blood-stage Vaccine for malaria shows promise in trials

NEW DELHI: A novel malaria vaccine candidate that works at the blood stage appears safe and highly immunogenic in African children and shows promising efficacy against malaria when given in a delayed third dose regimen, according to the findings of a phase 2b clinical trial published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on Tuesday.

PM releases complete works of Tamil poet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday released the compendium of complete works of great Tamil poet and freedom fighter Subramania Bharati on his 14th birth anniversary and hailed his contributions, saying a personality like him comes once in centuries.

EU provides information on Indian entities breaching sanctions in dealing with Russia

THE INFORMATION WAS SHARED AS PART OF EFFORTS TO FINALISE EU'S 15TH PACKAGE OF SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA

Mere harassment allegations are not sufficient for abetment to suicide: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that mere harassment or actions intended to provoke anger cannot by themselves constitute the crime of abetment to suicide, cautioning against conflating general allegations with the legal threshold for penal charges.

Actor Mushtaq Khan escapes gunpoint abduction; gang identified

Veteran actor Mushtaq Mohammad Khan narrowly escaped a harrowing kidnapping and extortion plot, raising concerns over the safety of performers across the country.

Reclaim encroached land, teach bullies a lesson: chief minister

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday directed officials to remove encroachments on the land of the poor and take stringent legal action against the guilty.

HELICOPTER RIDES FOR AERIAL VIEW OF RAM TEMPLE TO BEGIN SOON

Tourists and pilgrims visiting Ayodhya will soon have the opportunity to view the Ram Temple from a helicopter.

AKHILESH: BJP HAS POLITICISED CONSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said the BJP government had politicised constitutional institutions, due to which people were losing faith in them.

US, UK and Indian breed horses to aid cops in mela crowd management

Specially trained Mounted Police will ensure effective crowd control during Mahakumbh-2025 in Prayagraj.

Sambhal sparks rift: INDIA bloc allies face leadership turmoil?

THE SAMBHAL DISPUTE REFLECTS BROADER TENSIONS WITHIN THE INDIA BLOC, PARTICULARLY OVER LEADERSHIP