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RIL Acquires Karkinos for ₹375 Crore

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries on Saturday said it has acquired technology-driven and oncology-focused healthcare platform Karkinos for ₹375 crore.

Luxury housing mkt shines in 2024

Rush For Luxury Abode

Missing The Wood For The Trees

Forests are a natural resource crucial to feeding and regulating rainfall cycles. They also provide essential biodiversity – being home to millions of species of plants and animals – for the coupled existence of humankind and nature.

Russia Aims to Double Tourism GDP by 2030 from India, China

RUSSIA is looking to double its GDP contribution from tourism by 2030, increasing it from 3.8% to about 10%.

Voda repays ₹11.6k cr debt, releases pledge on Vi shares

UK-based Vodafone Group has cleared its outstanding dues of nearly ₹11,650 crore (about 109 million pounds) that it had raised against shares of Vodafone Idea.

Pak soldier killed, 7 hurt in clashes with Afg forces

A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was killed and seven others wounded in cross-border exchanges of fire with Afghanistan's forces, a security source said on Saturday, while hundreds of Afghans protested against the air strikes that sparked the clashes.

Heavy snow, rain good for health of glaciers

ALTHOUGH the Meteorological Centre has described the recent snowfall and rain in Uttarakhand as a \"relief,\" glaciologists caution that these weather patterns should be seen as a critical indicator for vigilance.

Calls For Swift Probe Into Jet Crash

The European Union's top diplomat on Saturday called for a \"swift, independent\" probe into the Azerbaijan Airlines crash, after the US suggested the incident may have been caused by a Russian anti-aircraft missile.

Multi-disaster response vehicle at Mahakumbh

AS part of Mahakumbh preparations, a state-of-the-art multi-disaster response vehicle has been deployed to enhance safety and disaster readiness at the mela arena.

ED Raids Premises of 6-Time Cong MLA in C'garh Liquor Scam

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday conducted raids at the residences of six-time Congress MLA Kawasi Lakhma, his son Harish, and Congress leader Raju Sahu in Chhattisgarh as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged liquor scam in the state, official sources said.

Ex-forest minister's son grilled by ED in Corbett tree felling

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its investigation into the family of Uttarakhand's former Forest Minister Harak Singh Rawat for land fraud and illegal tree felling in the Corbett Tiger Reserve.

Protests, poster wars come out in open as factionalism rocks BJP in Gujarat

FACTIONALISM within the Gujarat BJP has intensified following the recent appointments of mandal and taluka presidents, leading to widespread dissent.

Beed murder mastermind's assets to be seized: Fadnavis

MAHARASHTRA Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday ordered the police to confiscate the properties of the prime accused in the Beed sarpanch murder case.

Sindhu and Sai: Love-Game and Match Point

PV SINDHU & VENKATA DATTA SAI

Ex-PM cremated with full state honours

President, top political leaders & several foreign dignitaries bid adieu to the architect of economic liberalisation

Over 18L gave up citizenships in 13 yrs, says govt

More than 18 lakh Indians have renounced their citizenship in the last 13 years, opting for nationality of 135 countries, according to government data presented in the Rajya Sabha.

New norms for traffic at Myanmar border

In view of the inconvenience faced by people near the India-Myanmar border, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to allow cross-border movements of those living 10 kilometres of the frontier, officials said on Saturday.

NIA seizes cellphones in raid against Maoists

IN a move to combat left-wing extremism in the Naxal hotbeds of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted searches at multiple locations in both states, officials said on Saturday.

Military diplomacy: Indian Navy's 3rd warship visits Casablanca within a year

AS part of efforts to bolster bilateral relations and naval cooperation with Morocco, Indian naval ship (INS) Tushil docked at Casablanca and both the navies will engage in an exercise.

Why Are Rich Indians Deserting India?

Rich Indians, having emotionally seceded from their country for some time now, are moving bag, baggage and business out of India, joining an elite international set.

Women Ruled the Year in Indie Films

Something unusual happened at the movies for me at the very start of 2024.

Dry weather to prevail over TG

AFTER more than a week of cold days and intermittent rains, dry weather and higher mercury levels are on the cards for the state.

KGBV Students Protest Against Deputed Tutors

The students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) at Kallur in Korutla mandal staged a protest against the teachers who were deputed to teach them on Saturday.

Farmer reportedly spots tiger in agricultural field

A day after the pugmarks of a tiger were spotted on the outskirts of Rudragudem village in Nallabelly mandal, Warangal, the same tiger was reportedly seen prowling in the agricultural fields on the outskirts of Narasaipalle village on Saturday.

NDPS Cases Increased by 29% in TG: Excise Police

EXCISE police registered a total of 1,045 NDPS cases and arrested 1,840 persons in 2024.

HYDRAA police station to come up in Jan: Ranganath

Agency also plans to launch dedicated FM channel for weather alerts

Woman forced to drink liquor, gangraped

A gang of three to four men kidnapped and raped a 30-year-old woman on the outskirts of Nirmal town late on Friday.

TG got ₹12,864 cr FDI in 2 quarters

33% jump in investments into state compared to '23-'24; Hyderabad attracted over 93%

ED to examine KTR on January 7

THE Enforcement Directorate has summoned BRS working president and former minister KT Rama Rao to appear before it on January 7 for questioning for alleged violation of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in transferring funds to the organisers of Formula-E race event.

State raised over ₹36K cr from RBI in 7 months for running expenses

TO meet its day-to-day expenses, the state government is continuing to depend on Overdrafts (OD), Ways and Means Advances (WMA), and Special Drawing Facility (SDF) from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).