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Slow sales cloud $500-bn goal for local electronics

India's cooling consumer electronics market has put a question mark on its lofty aim to achieve annual revenue of $500 billion from electronics manufacturing.

Air India Plans To Expand In 2025, Says CEO Campbell Wilson

Air India's chief executive officer Campbell Wilson in an internal mail on Wednesday announced that the airline has expansion plans in 2025 and that it is set to grow remarkably in the years to come.

Carmakers Ride to Record Domestic Sales in 2024

Indian passenger vehicles market registered record wholesales of 4.3 million units in 2024, with companies such as market leader Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, and Kia posting their best-ever annual domestic sales.

Rupee fall exacts a quiet toll on FPI investments

The steady slide of the rupee against the dollar has significantly hit the dollar returns of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in India, despite the local currency being among global currencies least affected by a stronger greenback.

GST collections rise 7.3% to ₹1.77 lakh crore in Dec

Growth slows to a single digit as Q2 GDP expands at a seven-quarter low

Justin Baldoni Sues New York Times for Libel Over 'It Ends With Us' Co-Star Blake Lively Story

THE TIMES PLANS TO 'VIGOROUSLY DEFEND' AGAINST THE LAWSUIT

S Korea to Send Jeju Air Crash Black Box to US

South Korean investigators probing a Jeju Air crash which killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil said on Wednesday they will send one of the retrieved black boxes to the United States for analysis.

Trump Urges GOP to Counter Senate Dems' Delay Tactics

US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Senate Democrats of attempting to delay the confirmation process of Republican nominees, urging his party to be \"smart\" and \"tough\" in countering their efforts.

Pakistan: Over 300 Booked After Unrest in Karachi

Over 300 people have been booked after clashes between protesters and police at Karachi's Numaish Chowrangi as the protest turned violent on Tuesday, ARY News reported.

Russia Halts Its Gas Exports to Europe

Russian gas exports via Soviet-era pipelines running through Ukraine came to a halt on New Year's Day, marking the end of decades of Moscow's dominance over Europe's energy markets.

Truck attack in New Orleans kills 10; FBI probing terrorism angle

The driver, who swerved around barricades, fired at cops and struck them from the vehicle after it finally crashed, eyewitnesses said

Israeli New Year strike kills 15 people in Gaza

Gaza's civil defence agency said on Wednesday that an Israeli air strike in the territory's north killed at least 15 people, marking what the rescuers called the New Year's first deadly attack.

The unsettled debate about Covid origins

On December 31, 2019, a notice about an unusual pneumonia cluster in Wuhan, China made its way to the WHO's disease surveillance system.

In Manipur, the search for peace

Chief minister Biren Singh's apology offers an opening for dialogue, ending the ethnic conflict

The Many Wars Suggest Collapse of Moral Values

Last year was a violent year, and the new year threatens to be worse.

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Niti Aayog's Decade as an Ideas Platform

New challenges await the country's premier policy think tank

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On climate, India can tap Trump's transactionalism

The West thinks it has been doing too much for the climate. The poor nations aren't moved. The new leader of the West, Trump, rejects pious posturing; he operates like a sharp trader. How does India intend to negotiate with him?

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Eminent Botanist K S Manilal Dies at the Age of 86

Renowned botanist and Padma Shri awardee K S Manilal, celebrated for translating the ancient Latin text Hortus Malabaricus into English and Malayalam, died following age-related ailments, people familiar said on Wednesday. He was 86.

Toxic waste leaves Union Carbide site for disposal 40 yrs after tragedy

The movement of nearly 337 tonnes of toxic waste from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal began on Wednesday night, officials familiar with the matter said.

Process to identify land for Singh's memorial has begun, say officials

The government has started the process of identifying a site for setting up a memorial to former prime minister Manmohan Singh and is in touch with his family to finalise the location.

Four Men Die in Bid to Save Fifth From Well: Cops

Five people died in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district, including four who tried to rescue a man from a well, police said on Wednesday.

8 Pak Nationals Get 20 Years In Prison In '15 Drug Seizure Case

A Mumbai court on Wednesday sentenced eight Pakistani nationals to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in a 200kg drug seizure case, noting that the ruling ought to be a \"lesson to the nation to refrain from exporting life-staking and health-affecting contraband substances\" to India.

11 Maoists Give Up Arms; Menace Nearing Its End, Says Fadnavis

Eleven Maoists, including senior cadre Vimla Chandra Sidam alias Tarakka, surrendered before Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in Gadchiroli on Wednesday.

UGC Unveils New Portal for Top Doctoral Works' Recognition

The Sharpest Decline in Student Enrolment at the Educational Level Was Observed at the Secondary Stage (Classes 9 to 12)

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Modi, Murmu Lead Greetings As World Rings In New Year

Leaders across political lines, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday extended New Year greetings to the nation.

Cong leader's kin held in student suicide case

The Bhiwani police on Wednesday arrested the son of the private college owner in connection with the death of a 22-year-old Dalit woman, who died allegedly by suicide on December 24 after reportedly being denied permission to appear in the exam over unpaid fees.

India, Pak share lists of prisoners, N-sites

INDIA HAS SOUGHT 'EARLY RELEASE AND REPATRIATION OF PRISONERS, FISHERMEN, AND MISSING DEFENCE PERSONNEL FROM PAK CUSTODY'

Hotel Gen Manager Killed in Brawl With Cops in HP

The general manager of a hotel was killed and another staff sustained grievous injuries in a brawl involving two policemen at Banikhet near Dalhousie in Himachal Pradesh, a senior police officer said on Wednesday, adding that the accused police constables have been suspended from duty and arrested for murder.

Centre unveils 'ONOS' to facilitate access to research articles

THE ONE NATION ONE SUBSCRIPTION SCHEME AIMS AT IMPROVING THE R&D ECOSYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY