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Djokovic Says Players Kept In The Dark Over Doping Cases

Novak Djokovic expressed his frustration at being \"kept in the dark\" about world number one Jannik Sinner's doping case, saying in Brisbane on Sunday that it was not a good look for tennis.

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December 30, 2024
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Osaka says she will not hang around if results don't come

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka says she won't \"hang around\" in tennis if her results fail to match her high expectations.

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December 30, 2024
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Koneru Humpy Clinches Historic Women's Rapid Chess World Title

Grandmaster Koneru Humpy capped a wonderful year for Indian chess, defeating Irene Sukandar of Indonesia to emerge the FIDE Women's World Rapid Chess champion here on Sunday.

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December 30, 2024
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Foodgrain output to hit new peak in 2025 as farm sector eyes 4% growth

India is poised to achieve new heights in foodgrain production in 2025, driven by favourable monsoon, though significant challenges persist in pulses and oilseeds production as the country's agricultural sector shows signs of robust recovery.

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December 30, 2024
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Investors shrug off muted growth in IT services cos

Are investors of the country's five largest IT services companies getting ahead of themselves?

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December 30, 2024
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DGTR Seeks PVC Paste Resin Duty Hike on China, 5 Others

The commerce ministry has recommended imposition of an anti-dumping duty of up to $707 per tonne on imports of PVC paste resin, used to make artificial leather and other technical textiles' products, from six countries, including China, for five years, with an aim to guard domestic producers.

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December 30, 2024
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GDP to grow at 6.5-6.8% in FY25 on domestic consumption: Deloitte

Indian economy is likely to grow at 6.5-6.8% this fiscal and slightly higher between 6.7-7.3% in FY2026, boosted by domestic consumption, Deloitte said on Sunday.

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December 30, 2024
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India's Exports to Australia Up 64.4% in Nov

India's exports to its trade agreement partner Australia rose 64.4% year-on-year to $643.7 million in November on account of healthy growth in sectors such as textiles, chemicals and agricultural products, according to the commerce ministry data.

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December 30, 2024
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Consumer goods cos dial up rural hiring

India's consumer goods companies are on a hiring spree to cater to the emerging clout of the rural buyer, who has been the sector's saving grace this year amid rising material costs, shrinking margins, and increasing competition.

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December 30, 2024
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CII seeks excise duty cut in fuel, hike in min wages

Selling price of petrol and diesel were last revised in March by govt-owned OMCs

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December 30, 2024
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Trump Sides With Musk in Right-Wing Row Over H1-B

Donald Trump weighed in on Saturday in a bitter debate dividing his traditional supporters and tech barons like Elon Musk, saying that he backs a special visa program that helps highly skilled workers enter the country.

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December 30, 2024
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Croatia Elects President As Incumbent Looks Favourite

Croatians cast their votes on Sunday to elect a new president, with the outspoken incumbent Zoran Milanovic appearing set to come out on top according to opinion polls.

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December 30, 2024
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Grief and shock grip families at South Korea's Jeju Air crash site

Many of the passengers, who were all Korean nationals except for two Thais, had been returning home after their winter holidays.

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December 30, 2024
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Azerbaijan Prez Says Crashed Plane Was Shot At From Russia

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday that a passenger plane that crashed last week, killing 38 people, had been damaged by shooting from the ground in Russia, and he said some in Russia had lied about the cause of the disaster.

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December 30, 2024
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Air Canada flight lands, catches fire; all safe

An Air Canada flight coming from St. John's city on Newfoundland Island had a rough landing at the Halifax airport in Goffs in Nova Scotia province that saw the aircraft skid down the runway and part of it catching fire.

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December 30, 2024
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Marathi actor dragged into Beed murder controversy

Marathi actress Prajakta Mali on Saturday strongly objected to her name being dragged into the Santosh Deshmukh murder case in Beed and demanded that BJP legislator Suresh Dhas, who made the remarks against her, tender a public apology.

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December 30, 2024
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4 Die From Toxic Gas At Gujarat Chemical Unit

Four workers died after inhaling toxic fumes following a gas leak at a chemical plant at Dahej in Bharuch district, Gujarat, police said on Sunday.

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December 30, 2024
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Prime Minister Who Let His Actions Speak

Manmohan Singh was a man of few words, and he uttered those precious few words very softly. Opponents used this to paint him as weak, but there are enough instances to the contrary

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December 30, 2024
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Gender Sensitive Policing Needed

Handling of the Anna University sexual assault underscores the gaps in tackling such crimes

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December 30, 2024
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Azerbaijan crash calls for a thorough probe

Russia's statements over the downing of the Azerbaijani commercial aircraft last week throw up more questions than they answer about an incident in which 38 unsuspecting lives were lost.

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December 30, 2024
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Proactive regulation can fight AI washing menace

With the growing reach of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across sectors, concerns have centered on transparency and accountability in the deployment of the technology. However, one area that hasn't received the needed focus is deceptive AI-related claims by companies—what is called AI washing.

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December 30, 2024
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How the West's world order lost wider trust

Dualities are commonplace in international politics. Most countries do and say different things in different situations. However, the contrast between Western policies vis-à-vis the Ukraine and Gaza wars is amongst the most consequential dualities of our times.

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December 30, 2024
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When Manmohan Singh Addressed Mysore University

Then finance minister Manmohan Singh giving final touches to the iconic budget of 1991. The world you will enter is a different one from the one I walked into when I graduated.

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December 30, 2024
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Passport verification to get stricter

THIS MOVE COMES AMID REPORTS OF FAKE PASSPORT RACKETS IN THE STATE, ADG SAID

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December 30, 2024
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ISRO to Launch Spadex Mission Today From Sriharikota

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is set to launch its year-end mission, \"Space Docking Experiment\" (SpaDeX), on Monday at 9:58 pm from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR in Sriharikota.

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December 30, 2024
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ISRO TO LAUNCH SPADEX MISSION TODAY FROM SRIHARIKOTA

Gulmarg and Pahalgam in Kashmir continued to experience severe subzero temperatures while the rest of the Valley saw slight relief from the cold wave, officials said on Sunday.

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December 30, 2024
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Kashmir Reels Under Subzero Temperatures

Gulmarg and Pahalgam in Kashmir continued to experience severe subzero temperatures while the rest of the Valley saw slight relief from the cold wave, officials said on Sunday.

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December 30, 2024
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MMS Memorial: Cong Accuses Govt of Having 'Hidden Agenda'

It should be explained why the government is showing such disrespect to a great leader K C VENUGOPAL, AICC general secretary

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December 30, 2024
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Manipur Govt to Hand Probe of Missing Man to CBI, Says CM Singh

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Saturday said the case of 56-year-old Laishram Kamalbabu, who allegedly went missing from the Army camp at Leimakhong on November 25, would be handed over to the CBI.

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December 30, 2024
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Cops: Two Dead After Inhaling 'Angithi' Smoke

A married couple was found dead in their home at Shaheed Nagar Colony in Pali district on Sunday morning, police said, adding that they suspect it to be a case of suffocation caused by smoke from an angithi (coal-fired heater).

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