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TOP JAPANESE COS BACK TO INVESTING IN INDIA
Top Japanese conglomerates and investment firms are ploughing money into India, putting unsavoury episodes of the past behind them.
Canada finance min quits overrift with PM on Trump tariffs
FREELAND QUIT HOURS BEFORE SHE WAS DUE TO PRESENT A FALL ECONOMIC UPDATE TO PARLIAMENT
TOP JAPANESE COS BACK TO INVESTING IN INDIA
Top Japanese conglomerates and investment firms are ploughing money into India, putting unsavoury episodes of the past behind them.
'B'desh to hold polls in late 2025 or early 2026'
DHAKA: Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said on Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026.
WPI inflation eases to 3-month low of 1.9%
NEW DELHI: India's wholesale inflation fell to a three-month low of 1.9% in November from 2.4% in October, data from the Union commerce ministry showed on Monday.
Highway capex shifts to slow lane in FY25
NEW DELHI: Spending to build and expand India's sprawling highway network has slowed sharply, with the Centre achieving only 55% of the capex target in FY25.
Assad denies 'planned' exit from Syria, calls new leaders 'terrorists'
DAMASCUS: Bashar al-Assad on Monday said he fled Syria only after Damascus had fallen and denounced the country's new leaders as \"terrorists\", in his first remarks since rebels seized the capital and unseated him.
Wah Ustad! A global musician from India
As the disciple and son of Ustad Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain inherited a formidable legacy.
With Zakir Hussain, tabla started on its solo journey
baba came to Ustad Alla Rakha's house the day his wife delivered their first son.
The gains of going it alone
Why the AAP may have decided against an alliance with the Congress in Delhi polls
IIT Madras has a digital human brain atlas ready
The complexity of the human brain has always presented one of the greatest challenges in science.
The shaky foundations of Bangladesh's growth
The lack of diversification in its economy, the small size of its middle class, and subdued wages have contributed to the current crisis. Aggregate GDP numbers put a gloss on it
PM twisted facts, misled nation on Nehru: Kharge
NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of twisting facts and misleading the country about Jawaharlal Nehru's letter on reservations and speaking the untruth during his Lok Sabha address last week.
TMC MP slams Cong's criticisms about EVMs
Those raising questions on EVMs should give a demonstration of the \"discrepancies\" to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee said on Monday, in a veiled attack on INDIA bloc ally the Congress.
Ambiance of division, mistrust and fear in BJP-led India: Singhvi
NEW DELHI: The Constitution is under siege and the custodians of democracy have become its conspirators, Congress MP Abhishek Singhvi said on Monday in the Rajya Sabha as he cited various instances to show how the constitutional values of equality, secularism, and fraternity were allegedly being eroded.
Museum member's request for letters by Nehru triggers row
NEHRU'S LETTERS WERE ALLEGEDLY WITHDRAWN FROM THE MUSEUM IN 2008 AT THE REQUEST OF SONIA GANDHI
Cong amended Constitution to secure interests of a family: FM
NEW DELHI: The Constitution has stood the test of time unlike several countries that gained independence after World War II, but had their founding documents either rewritten or modified, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday in the Rajya Sabha.
NDA parties slam Congress over reservations, caste-based survey
SHIV SENA MP MILIND DEORA MADE A VEILED ATTEMPT AT THE CONGRESS, SAYING THE OPPOSITION PARTY LACKED INTERNAL DEMOCRACY
SC questions woman lawyer seeking bar quota
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday raised eyebrows over a woman lawyer engaging a male advocate to argue her petition for a 33% reservation for women in Gujarat bar associations.
'Jai Shri Ram' slogan in mosque a crime? SC to decide
SC WONDERED IF A SHOUTING OF RELIGIOUS SLOGAN COULD INVOKE CHARGES OF OUTRAGING THE RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS
KRISHNA CAN'T BE RECOGNISED AS RECIPIENT YET: SC
Carnatic music vocalist TM Krishna should not be recognised as the recipient of the award constituted in the name of legendary classical singer MS Subbulakshmi, the Supreme Court said on Monday, in an interim order on a plea filed by the late singer's grandson who alleged Krishna made scandalous remarks against her.
Shah meets families of LWE victims, soldiers
Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday reiterated the Centre's commitment of eliminating the Left-wing extremism (LWE) from the country by March 2026, and applauded the Chhattisgarh government on their action against Maoists.
India unveils measures to help SL economy recover
NEW DELHI: India on Monday unveiled a slew of measures to boost development and physical and energy connectivity with Sri Lanka, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi assuring President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of continued support for Colombo's economic stabilisation efforts.
Report links custodial death to shock, injuries
Shock due to multiple injuries may have caused the death of a 35-year-old man arrested in connection with the violence triggered by vandalism of a replica of the Constitution last week in Parbhani district of Maharashtra, a provisional post-mortem report suggested on Monday.
CM gives nod to shift Karnal jaggery mandi
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini has approved shifting of gur (jaggery) mandi from the old grain market to the new one in Karnal, officials said on Monday.
SC raises alarm over rising drug abuse among youth
AS PER CENTRE'S 2019 REPORT, THERE ARE OVER 7 MILLION OPIOID USERS, MAINLY IN PUNJAB, UP, DELHI AND MAHARASHTRA
PENSION WORK DELAYED, VIJ SUSPENDS OFFICIAL
Haryana's energy and transport minister Anil Vij on Monday ordered suspension of Avtar Singh, an investigator with the social justice and empowerment department during a public camp held at the PWD rest house in Ambala Cantonment.
NSA will visit China for SR dialogue on Dec 18
NEW DELHI: National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval will visit China for talks with foreign minister Wang Yi under the Special Representatives mechanism on December 18 to address the long-standing border dispute following the disengagement of forces on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
SP chief Akhilesh joins Kejriwal at event on women's security
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday organised \"Mahila Adalat\" at Thyagaraj Stadium, Lodhi Colony, to mark 12 years since the tragic rape and death of a 22-year-old paramedical student in Delhi sent shockwaves across the country.
5.5-KG HEROIN SEIZED NEAR LOC IN RAJOURI, 2 HELD
JAMMU: Security forces nabbed two drug-peddlers along the Line of Control (LoC) and recovered 5.5 kgs of heroin from them in Rajouri district on Sunday, said officials on Monday.