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Juve deepen City crisis, Barca enter knockout rounds
PARIS: Manchester City's crisis continued with a 2-0 defeat away to Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Pep Guardiola's old club Barcelona beat Borussia Dortmund to clinch a spot in the knockout stage of Europe's elite club competition.
How data analytics can help India get back on track versus Australia
Head inflicted pain on the visitors in the 2nd Test; numbers show the short ball on a channel could stop the left-hander
'Traditional' fare in prospect on Gabba green top
BRISBANE: After the defeat at the Adelaide Oval, the Indian team won't mind making its way to the Gabba because as soon as they step foot on the ground, pleasant memories of their last trip here when they had become the first side to beat the hosts at the venue since 1988 will come rushing to them.
Vishal Mega Mart's $944 million IPO fully sold on second day
Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.'s $944 million initial public offering was fully sold on the second day of the sale, driven by strong demand from high-networth and retail investors.
Industrial output at 3-month high of 3.5% in Oct
India's industrial output rose to a three-month high of 3.5% year-on-year in October, helped by a pickup in consumer durables and garment manufacturing during the festival season, government data showed on Thursday.
It's newbies versus biggies in quick drug delivery space
NEW DELHI: As Flipkart and Swiggy prepare to add medicines to their quick-delivery portfolios, relatively unknown entities such as Medino's, Medstown, and Plazza have started 30-minute services in smaller cities and are looking to raise funds to expand and take on the giants.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Life-long Learning for All in Society) Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram or New India Literacy Programme.
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.
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
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.
PM2.5 exposure leads to 1.5mn deaths per yr in India
Long-term exposure to PM2.5 pollution concentrations higher than the World Health Organisation's (WHO) annual average guideline of 5 µg/m³ is potentially associated with 1.5 million deaths annually in India, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health on Wednesday.
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
Laws are being tweaked to boost ease of doing biz
Key bills that are awaiting Parliament's sanction will change the face of the shipping and ports sector in the country, enhancing the ease of doing business as well as giving impetus to jobs and the economy, says Union minister for ports, shipping and waterways Sarbananda Sonowal.
Willow: What Google's landmark error-correcting chip means for the world of quantum computing
NEW DELHI: Google has just announced a new quantum chip, Willow, and the breakthrough needs to be read right in order to understand its implications.
EYE ON POLLS, AAP UNVEILS MONTHLY ASSISTANCE FOR WOMEN IN DELHI
NEW DELHI: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced the launch of the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojna to give a monthly assistance of ₹1,000 to women in Delhi, and promised the amount would be raised to ₹2,100 after the elections.