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Record gold imports widen trade deficit
IN what could put pressure on the economy, India's trade deficit -- the difference between imports and exports -- widened to a record $37.8 billion in November, showing a 4.8% drop in exports and a record increase in imports driven by massive gold demand.
Will not allow Lankan territory to be used against India, says Dissanayake
SRI Lanka will not allow its territory to be used against India's national security interests, Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
Gukesh's achievement is massive & I'm very happy for him: Erigaisi
IT was no surprise for Arjun Erigaisi to witness his teammate and friend D Gukesh become a world champion.
Despite poor first season, Simran steals show at WPL auction
SIMRAN Shaikh is a \"bindhast\" person. A proper Bambaiya cricketer. A player with whom you can have an evening tea and talk about the game for hours. But don't let her laid-back attitude fool you. When it comes to her cricket, she is as focused as one can be.
LONE RANGER BUMRAH
ASPRIT Bumrah was standing at fine-leg all by himself, with his hands on hips. It was about 10:50 AM on Sunday at The Gabba. Unlike the day one of the third Test between India and Australia, the sun was out and shining, and the extra half hour taken to compensate had gone well.
Vintage knock: Trademark shuffle is back & so is Smith
FROM the moment Steve Smith strolled out to bat at the Gabba on Sunday morning, the signs were there.
Real denied by city rivals Rayo
RAYO Vallecano held Real Madrid to a pulsating 3-3 draw in La Liga on Saturday.
HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU BE INVESTING?
When it comes to saving and investing, people are obsessed with the returns they're going to get on their money! Two factors that determine how much money we end up with are the amount we put into our savings and investments in the first place and the amount of time we have it there.
WHY YOUR MONEY NEEDS YOUR HELP IN 2025
The idea that you can earn more than you can spend and create an investible surplus every month is riveting.
Withdrawal of EPF from ATM may take time
Though there are plans to ease the claims process, the idea of withdrawal of EPF claims via ATM is at an early stage
FIIs buy ₹22,766 cr in first two weeks of Dec
AFTER selling rigorously for more than two months, foreign investors have again started buying Indian equities.
Wadia illegally sold 8.69% Tata Sons stake
A public interest litigation has alleged that Bombay Dyeing group chairman Nusli Wadia has misappropriated 8.69% stake that FE Dinshaw Ltd owned in Tata Sons since the 1920s, and transferred the shares to the Shapoorji Pallonji group in the 1970s soon after he was made the administrator of the Indian trust, which owned the stake in FE Dinshaw Ltd.
Rep senate leader asks Kennedy's stand on polio vax
SENATE Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, said any of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees seeking confirmation should \"steer clear\" of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine.
Opposition members in Venezuela complain of lack of water, power
MEMBERS of Venezuela's political opposition who have been sheltering for months in the Argentine diplomatic compound in the capital on Saturday detailed their deteriorating living conditions as they sought to grow a sense of urgency among the governments working to secure their safe departure from their country.
Court urged to swiftly remove impeached S Korean prez
SOUTH Korea's opposition leader urged a top court on Sunday to swiftly formalise the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol and ease the \"suffering of the people\" after his short-lived martial law decree.
Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearance: B'desh commission
AN inquiry commission set up by the interim government in Bangladesh has said that it found evidence implicating deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and top-ranking military and police officials from her regime in alleged incidents of enforced disappearance.
Blinken says US in contact with Syrian rebels
Secy of State refuses to divulge details but says he has conveyed the message to HTS that it is being watched
Closeness to royal member, meeting ex-PMs by Chinese spy rock Britain
THE scandal surrounding an alleged Chinese spy who managed to gain access to Buckingham Palace as a \"close confidant\" of Prince Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles III, intensified on Sunday as it emerged that he also met former prime ministers David Cameron and Theresa May.
DSP linked to Bishnoi interview may be dismissed
A Deputy Superintendent of Police, a key conspirator who allegedly facilitated an interview with incarcerated gangster Lawrence Bishnoi for a private news channel, is expected to be dismissed from his position.
Shah praises C'garh police on Maoist 'surrender policy'
UNION home minister Amit Shah on Sunday conferred the Chhattisgarh police with the President's Colour award in recognition for 24 years of \"exemplary service and unwavering dedication to the nation.\"
Cong changes tact, seeks to adopt 'soft Hindutva' to check BJP in Jammu
AFTER a poor assembly poll show in Jammu, Congress leaders are calling for a change of strategy and adopting a soft Hindutva policy to fight the BJP in the Hindu belt of the region.
Child rights body's parental control on X-mas
Ahead of Christmas Day, Madhya Pradesh Child Rights Commission wrote to the government and all district collectors saying parents' written consent is necessary for participation of students in events, playing particular roles and wearing specific attires at those events.
Jolt to Dhami as Uttarakhand permanent capital plan fails to clear govt's hurdle
IN a significant setback for Uttarakhand, the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment has revoked its in-principle approval for the establishment of the state assembly, secretariat, and departmental headquarters in the Raipur area of Dehradun, which currently serves as the temporary capital.
NDA slams Tejashwi's sops to women, flags 'one family rule' of Lalu & Rabri
Bihar Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav's announcement of a cash transfer scheme for women under the 'Mai-Behan Maan Yojna' has created a political storm in the state, with ruling NDA leaders making a scathing attack on him on Sunday.
NEED TO BALANCE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MEDICINE
Former AIIMS director Randeep Guleria explains the shift from clinical to investigative medicines and the rising cost during the 20th edition of Delhi Dialogues
Maha cabinet wears a 'new' look
CM Fadnavis drops 9 old faces from BJP, Shinde eases out 6 and Ajit Pawar ignores 5
60K kids living in care homes, TN leads
OVER 60,000 children are living in institutional care in India, with Tamil Nadu housing approximately 10,000 of them, according to government data.
ASI decides to rope in retired officers to conduct departmental inquiries
THE Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has decided to establish a panel of retired senior government officials to conduct departmental inquiries.
MPs' day-out from House & cricket field beckons
PARLIAMENTARIANS on Sunday were seen taking on each other, but not inside the House. They squared off on a cricket field in a friendly 20-over match played at Delhi's Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium to raise awareness against tuberculosis.
45% of springs in Himalayas dry up in 4 decades, rising temp key factor: Study
Approximately 45% of the springs in the Himalayas have completely dried up due to rising temperatures and a decline in both rainfall and snowfall over the past four decades, says a recent study.