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'Ambedkar Samman' march held in state

Continuing with their demand for Union home minister Amit Shah's resignation, Congress leaders organised the 'Ambedkar Samman' march in all 24 districts of Jharkhand on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu, seeking her intervention.

ARIF MOHAMMAD KHAN APPOINTED NEW BIHAR GUV

The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, on Tuesday late evening appointed Arif Mohammed Khan, Governor of Kerala, as the new Governor of Bihar.

BUDGET '25: JOBS, FARM AND INFRA BOOST ON CARDS

Job creation, improving farm productivity, and mobilising public funds for infrastructure development were some of the issues that figured during the interaction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and economists ahead of the 2025-26 Union Budget.

Chief rules out re-exam despite BPSC aspirants' fast-unto-death

The BPSC's chairman Parmar Ravi Manubhai on Tuesday ruled out cancellation of the exam held on December 13 which got mired in allegations of question paper even as the fast-unto-death by the aspirants demanding the re-examination of the 70th Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examination entered its fifth day.

JD(U) DEFENDS NADDA OVER ROHINGYA, SLAMS KEJRI ON BIHARIS

The Janata Dal (United) on Tuesday defended J P Nadda against AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal's allegation the BJP president equated purvanchalis with Rohingyas, and shared a video to accuse the former Delhi chief minister of insulting people from Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh living in the national capital.

'THE WORLD AGREES TO BE FABULOUS DURING CHRISTMAS'

In an exclusive shoot with HT City, Orry tells us all about his love for Christmas and dishes on his goals for the upcoming year

Akash Deep keeping it simple, with doses of Bumrah wisdom

The pacer's focus is to not go searching for wickets in conditions that are new to him

Smriti, Renuka sparkle as India crush West Indies by 211 runs

Smriti Mandhana and Renuka Singh Thakur starred in India's crushing 211-run win over West Indies in the first women's One-Day International at the newly constructed Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Sunday.

Big win for Liverpool, Everton hold Chelsea

Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League with a dominant but chaotic 6-3 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday thanks to doubles from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah.

Internal candidates land top-level jobs at Wipro

Veterans at Wipro Ltd are steadily rising to the top in Srinivas Pallia's eight months in the corner office, at a time when India's fourth largest technology services firm is working to recover from a full-year revenue decline.

Markets rebound after worst week since June 2022

India's benchmark indexes rose on Monday, led by heavyweights HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries, as well as metal stocks, and in line with regional peers on the back of lower-than-expected U.S. inflation data.

Sebi to auction 28 properties of 5 companies next month

Capital markets regulator Sebi will auction 28 properties of five companies, including Bishal Group and Sumangal Industries, on January 27, to recover money illegally collected from investors by these companies.

India's data centre capacity to more than double by FY27

India's data centre capacity is set to more than double to 2-2.3 GW by 2026-27, led by increasing digitalisation as organisations increase their investments in cloud storage, Crisil Ratings said in a report on Monday.

Weather woes to crush sugar production, export hopes

Sugarcane yields in India are declining due to last year's drought and this year's excessive rains, which could reduce the country's sugar production below consumption levels for the first time in eight years, farmers and industry officials said on Monday.

CLAIMS RATIO OF NON-LIFE INSURERS DIPS TO 82.52% IN FY24: IRDAI REPORT

Net incurred claims to net earned premium (claims ratio) of non-life insurance industry stood at 82.52% during 2023-24 as against 82.95% in the preceding fiscal year, as per the Irdai's annual report.

Banks seek RBI nod for new swaps mkt benchmark

A group of Indian lenders has asked the central bank to approve a new benchmark for overnight indexed swaps, according to people familiar with the matter.

Honda, Nissan to fuse into automobile giant

Honda and Nissan are in talks to merge by 2026, they said on Monday, a historic pivot for Japan's auto industry that underlines the threat Chinese EV makers now pose to the world's long-dominant legacy car makers.

Housing finance sector sees funding rise tenfold

Housing demand and lenders' ability to sustain returns draw investors

Philippines deploying US missile system will lead to 'arms race': China

The Philippines said on Monday it planned to acquire the US Typhoon missile system as part of a push to secure its maritime interests, sparking warnings from China of a regional \"arms race\".

Hasina probed for $5 billion graft in nuclear plant deal

Bangladesh has launched a probe into the alleged $5 billion embezzlement connected to a Russian-backed nuclear power plant by ousted leader Sheikh Hasina and her family, the anti-corruption commission said on Monday.

Panama rejects prez-elect Trump's threat to take control of key canal

Panama's president Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday dismissed recent threats made by US President-elect Donald Trump to retake control of the Panama Canal over complaints of \"unfair\" treatment of American ships.

ISRAELI STRIKES KILL AT LEAST 35 PEOPLE ACROSS THE GAZA STRIP

Gaza's civil defence agency said on Sunday that Israeli strikes killed at least 35 Palestinians across the territory, more than 14 months into the Israel-Hamas war.

Pager attack was years in making: Ex-Israeli agents

Two recently retired senior Israeli intelligence agents shared new details about a deadly clandestine operation years in the making that targeted Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and Syria using exploding pagers and walkie-talkies three months ago.

'Hoax', Trump says on talk he's ceded presidency to Musk

Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will be president of the US - not Elon Musk.

IMD forecasts snowfall in hilly areas till Dec 28

THE HIGHEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 24.5°C WAS RECORDED AT MOHKAMPUR IN DEHRADUN

Making friends in the Gulf region

Upgrading ties with Kuwait is sound policy given the extended neighbourhood holds strategic and economic importance for India

Forest survey misses the wood for the trees

Expanding green cover in the country should normally be heartening, but the true story of India's forests lies beyond the marginal growth in forest and tree cover recorded in the latest edition of the India State of Forest Report.

India needs long-term strategic assessments

THE NATIONAL SECURITY SPHERE NEEDS TO BE CLEARLY DIVIDED INTO THE TACTICAL AND THE STRATEGIC, BUT BENEATH THESE MUST LIE A FOUNDATION FOR LONG-TERM ASSESSMENTS

What BR Ambedkar means for today's India

The dissonance between political equality and social disparity is the lived reality for millions of citizens in modern India. Resolving it requires sustained political engagement, not rhetoric

The Indus Waters Treaty: Need to adapt, or perish

Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) chief minister Omar Abdullah recently voiced concerns about the impact of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) on the Union territory's power generation crisis and sought compensation from the Union government for the restrictions encoded in the treaty.