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Year-ender 2024: Telecom sector sees tariff hikes, user losses, Vi fundraising

INDIAN telecom sector had a mixed bag in 2024, marked by tariff hikes, subscriber losses, and fundraising by loss-making telecom service provider Vodafone Idea.

Dabur to launch toothpaste for kids' category

FMCG segment leader Dabur approached the Delhi High Court on Tuesday, alleging that Patanjali Ayurved has been running advertisements that disparage its Chyawanprash products.

No GST on sale of used car at loss

As per sources, GST is payable only on the value representing the margin of the seller

RBI bulletin says economy on recovery path

IN a bid to support a falling rupee, which lost as much as 125 paise between October 10 and December 24 when it closed at 85.207, the Reserve Bank on Tuesday said it has net sold $9.28 billion on the spot foreign exchange market in October. The net outstanding forward sale stood at $49.18 billion in October as compared to the net sale of $14.58 billion in September.

Fresher hirings see rise: No. of job applications surge 27% to 2 cr in 2024

THE country's fresher job market has bounced back in 2024 as the year saw significant fresher hiring across sectors.

Bill Clinton discharged

FORMER President Bill Clinton was discharged from a hospital in Washington on Tuesday and will be home for Christmas after he was admitted the day before with a fever.

Biden signs defence bill to boost military spending

PRESIDENT Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a defence bill that authorises significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China's growing power and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion despite his objections to language stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children in military families.

Parts of Bosnia powerless after heavy snow storm

TENS of thousands of homes in Bosnia and Herzegovina were left without electricity on Monday, particularly in the northern part of the Balkan country, after it was hit by heavy snow and strong winds, the local electricity provider announced.

Expect Haniyeh rerun on Houthis, says Israel

ISRAEL's defence minister has confirmed that Israel assassinated Hamas' top leader last summer and is threatening to take similar action against the leadership of the Houthi rebel group in Yemen.

11 killed, 7 hurt in blast at Turkey explosives plant

A powerful blast ripped through an explosives plant in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, killing 11 people and injuring seven others, officials said.

9-member panel for biz rules in House formed

JAMMU and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Tuesday constituted a 9-member committee to finalise draft Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Legislative Assembly.

Govt on car buying spree, acquires 8 for Omar

AFTER purchasing 90 new Mahindra Scorpio vehicles for the 90 newly-elected MLAs of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, the Omar Abdullah government would purchase eight Toyota Fortuner vehicles for the Chief Minister's use.

Maoists kill 4 over 'links with cops' in Bastar

THE Maoists killed four villagers on suspicion of being a police informer in two separate cases in Chhattisgarh's Bastar.

Maha Yuti in Maha slugfest over guardian ministry

Allies in tussle for Pune, Thane districts

Fresh fissures in Gujarat BJP over unveiling plaque

Row as MPs, MLAs, party in-charges left out

Punjab police stations under security cover after 8 blasts, encounter deaths

IN the wake of eight blasts at various police stations, police posts and check posts last month, the Punjab Police is tightening security around its establishments in Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts, sources said on Tuesday.

RJD, JD(U) in poster war ahead of assembly polls

BIHAR politics has already gone into an overdrive even as the assembly elections are still around 10 months away with the RJD and JD(U) sparring over issues like migration and employment.

5 jawans killed in J-K as vehicle falls into gorge; no terror angle

AT least five soldiers were killed and five others injured after the vehicle in which they were travelling fell into a deep gorge at the border district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.

A tribute to Atal Ji, the statesman whose vision shaped India

Today, December 25, is a very special day for all of us. Our nation marks the 100th Jayanti of our beloved former Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji.

UP teenager stripped, beaten, urinated upon, dies by suicide in Basti

A party turned into a tragedy for the family of a Class 10 student.

Kamarajar Port cargo handling capacity doubled

THE cargo-handling capacity at Indian ports has risen from 871.52 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) in 2014-15 to 1629.86 MTPA in 2023-24.

Crucial Belagavi CWC meet to make Congress battle-ready for 2025

The Congress will prepare a blueprint to get battle-ready for 2025 in the working committee meeting in Karnataka's Belagavi, which will mark the 100th anniversary of the Belagavi session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.

Cong challenges tweaks in election rules, moves SC seeking 'transparency'

THE Congress on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Central government's move to amend the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961.

EC rules out foul play in Maha polls, invites Cong for meeting on Dec 3

IN its response to a complaint filed by the Congress, the Election Commission of India (EC) on Tuesday wrote to the party dispelling the misconceptions regarding the jump in voting percentage on the polling day of the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly election.

Notice for my removal was a 'rusted knife', says V-P Jagdeep Dhankhar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, in his first response to the opposition INDIA bloc's notice seeking his removal, likened the attempt to using a \"rusted knife\" for a serious procedure.

Selection process of NHRC chief fundamentally flawed, says Rahul

A day after retired Supreme Court Justice V Ramasubramanian was appointed as chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday stated that the selection process adopted by the committee was fundamentally flawed.

MYANMAR JUNTA DIGS ITSELF A DEEPER HOLE

EARLY four years after the coup in Myanmar in February 2021, the world seems to have forgotten the tragic circumstances within the nation and the unresolved political crisis that has engulfed it. With bigger crises looming across the European theatre, Myanmar seems to have been pushed to the backburner and relegated to a matter of domestic politics.

MAKING WHOLE WITH CHARGE OF HALF A STATE

The Delhi government has always had to contend with the limited power it's given. A new book gives details of its governance model in health and education

SL govt nationalised 365 Indian boats

Though 193 boats were released by island nation, 21 of them are still in Sri Lanka, reveals RTI report

Have been duped by chit fund firms twice in life: CM

MAKING a startling revelation, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday admitted that he too was taken in by the chit fund lure and cheated by the ponzi companies twice - in 1990 and again in 2002.