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India's 10-Year Bond Yield Falls Most in Four Years in 2024
India's benchmark 10-year bond yield posted its steepest decline in four years in 2024 as the government's fiscal discipline and inclusion of debt in global indexes boosted demand, while investors awaited the start of the domestic rate easing cycle in 2025.
Jute industry grappled with poor demand, 'subdued' prices in 2024
The jute industry faced a nearly \"30% reduction in demand\" for food grains and sugar packaging bags, resulting in trimmed working hours in mills in 2024, while subdued prices for the finished product and the raw material affected both millers and farmers, stakeholders said.
Reliance Spends $13 Billion on Acquisitions in 5 Years
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd has spent $13 billion on acquisitions in the past five years across new energy, telecom, retail, and media businesses to script a pivot away from core oil and petrochemicals businesses to clean energy and consumer-facing verticals.
Apr-Nov fiscal deficit at 52.5% of full-year target
Centre's fiscal deficit target is 4.9% of the gross domestic product for FY25
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Reach Divorce Settlement After 8 Years
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a divorce settlement, ending one of the longest and most contentious divorces in Hollywood history but not every legal issue between the two.
Arrest Warrant for Ousted Prez Yoon
A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been suspended from power over his short-lived martial law declaration, according to investigators.
South Korean Govt Probes Barrier Hit in Jeju Air Crash
Officials suggested a bird strike but experts flagged the barrier; as video shows the Boeing 737-800 bursting into flames upon collision
Elon Musk Urges 'Major Reforms' to H-1B Visas
After vowing to \"go to war\" to defend the H-1B visa programme, tech billionaire Elon Musk has softened his stand on the issue by calling for reforms in the \"broken\" system used to bring skilled foreign workers to the US.
Venezuela Fines TikTok $10M Over Deadly Video Challenges
Venezuela's Supreme Court has issued a $10 million fine against TikTok for \"not implementing measures\" to prevent viral video challenges that have allegedly led to the deaths of three Venezuelan children recently.
Pak Govt, PTI to Meet Over Political Dispute
The Pakistan government and opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) negotiators are scheduled to meet for a crucial in-camera meeting to resolve sticky political differences, a report said on Tuesday.
China defends Covid data-sharing as WHO demands more access
China has shared the most Covid-19 data and research, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday, responding to the World Health Organization's repeated call for more information and access.
Andhra Pradesh Tourist Killed in Goa Brawl: Cops
A 30-year-old visitor from Andhra Pradesh was killed in a drunken brawl at a beach shack in Goa in the wee hours of Tuesday, police said.
Centre forfeits medal awarded to CBI officer arrested for bribery
The government has \"forfeited\" the Union home minister's medal for Excellence in Investigation awarded to CBI Inspector Rahul Raj in 2023 who was later caught by the agency allegedly receiving ₹10 lakh bribe and dismissed from the service, officials said.
Optimism, with a dose of caution
India has held strong in the bleak global milieu of war and climate crisis, but there are challenges in the new year that it must deftly navigate
Xi's moment to work out lasting peace with India
Despite China and India both being headed by their most consequential leaders of the last few decades, the two haven't been able to permanently resolve their outstanding disputes.
The right choices for a world at the crossroads
The year 2024 scorched and scalded but just about let the planet survive. Let us hope that the new year, despite portents of war and worsening of the climate crisis, proves different
Ensuring socioeconomic security for India's women
The year 2024 will be remembered as a turning point in India's pension landscape, where the Union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, took bold steps to address gender inequities in social security.
Murder Unravels Lucrative Windmill Biz
The murder of Massajog village sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh has exposed an intricate and murky nexus between criminality and politics in Beed, linked to the burgeoning business of wind energy which has quietly transformed the economy of the drought-prone district.
Minister's Close Aide Surrenders in Maha
Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde's close aide Walmik Karad, wanted in an extortion case linked to the murder of a sarpanch in Beed district, surrendered before the police in Pune on Tuesday.
Sanctioned trophy hunting by another name: a grey area in man-animal conflict
The steady shrinkage of natural habitats and the resultant rise in man-animal conflict have led to increasing incidents of big cats being labelled \"man-eaters\" and caught or shot down in authorised kills by hobby hunters deployed by authorities, triggering a wider debate on the ethical as well as environmental dimensions of the practice.
Medical Negligence Led to 3 Deaths in Taloja Jail: Elgar Accused to SHRC
Activist Ramesh Gaichor, currently lodged in Taloja jail in connection with the Elgar Parishad case, has alleged in a letter to the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) that medical negligence has resulted in the death of three jailed inmates in the last few months.
Quad Renews Commitment to Work Towards Free and Open Indo-Pacific
The Quad will work together to respond to the future needs of the Indo-Pacific, including cooperation in key areas such as maritime security, counterterrorism and emerging technologies, the foreign ministers of the grouping said on Tuesday while marking the 20th anniversary of cooperation between India, Australia, Japan and the US.
SC Gives Punjab Govt Till Jan 2 To Admit Dallewal In Hospital
The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended time till January 2 for the Punjab government to comply with its order to hospitalise Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a hunger strike for over a month, after the state informed the court that the farmer leader is willing to receive medical aid if the Centre accepts his proposal for talks.
'Malicious': Kerala CM condemns Maha min's comments about state
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday vehemently criticised Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane for calling Kerala a \"mini Pakistan\" and said his remarks were highly \"provocative and condemnable\".
Delhi logged cleanest Dec since 2015
Delhi recorded an average AQI reading of 294 in December. The city had six days of 'severe' air, when the AQI crosses 400
Carterpuri's elderly pay tribute to former US president
In Carterpuri, a nondescript village in Gurugram, Jimmy Carter's name resonates faintly with the younger generation.
5-yr-old leopard rescued in Alwar
A leopard, which was spotted at Khadana Mohalla in Alwar and on Tuesday morning, triggering panic in the locality, was eventually captured by the forest department, officials aware of the matter said.
Gehlot Slams Govt Over Ex-PM's Memorial Land
Former Rajasthan chief minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot said on Tuesday that the controversy over land to build a memorial for former prime minister Manmohan Singh would not have erupted, if the Centre itself had come forward and taken a decision regarding it.
Kishangarh marble slurry dump yard poses health hazard: Study
The pristine white sand at the marble slurry dump yard in Kishangarh is a hot spot for tourists. However, the \"Switzerland of Rajasthan\" is a major source of air, water and soil pollutions, according to a report.
Backing nurse on death row in Yemen: Foreign ministry
The Indian government is extending all possible help in the case of Nimisha Priya, an Indian national on death row in Yemen, the external affairs ministry said on Tuesday hours after the Yemeni president approved her death sentence.