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Tijil takes LGB Formula 4 overall title; Navaneeth seals Continental Cup at National Racing Championship finale
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Tijil takes LGB Formula 4 overall title; Navaneeth seals Continental Cup at National Racing Championship finale

Twenty-two-year-old Bengaluru boy Tijil Rao from Dark Don racing capped a brilliant run to his entire season as he sealed the drivers' championship in the LGB Formula 4 category in the 27th edition of the JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship.

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November 18, 2024
Sinner dispatches Ruud to reach ATP Finals title match
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Sinner dispatches Ruud to reach ATP Finals title match

Jannik Sinner moved to within one win of capping his standout season in style when he dispatched Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-2 to reach the title match at the ATP Finals for the second consecutive year.

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November 18, 2024
Aaqib Javed likely to become Pak's new white-ball head coach
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Aaqib Javed likely to become Pak's new white-ball head coach

Former pacer Aaqib Javed is in line to become Pakistan's new white-ball head coach ahead of the Zimbabwe tour, scheduled to begin on November 24.

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November 18, 2024
Odisha wins 14th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2024
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Odisha wins 14th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2024

The Hockey Association of Odisha on Saturday emerged victorious over Hockey Haryana to claim the 14th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship title at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai.

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November 18, 2024
Women's Asian Champions Trophy: India beat Japan 3-0
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Women's Asian Champions Trophy: India beat Japan 3-0

Deepika powers the ball over the keeper and into the goal, making it 3-0 in India's favour

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November 18, 2024
Smith reveals plans for facing Ashwin during upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy
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Smith reveals plans for facing Ashwin during upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Australian batter Steve Smith opened up on his battles with Indian ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin over the years and revealed how he would face him during the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India at home.

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November 18, 2024
CNFF-24: A meaningful initiative to encourage responsible film making
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CNFF-24: A meaningful initiative to encourage responsible film making

It was a film festival with differences that underlined various intriguing contents covering the loneliness in older people, human affection, youth aspiration, environmental protection, and the buoyant flavour of patriotism.

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November 18, 2024
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Sanamahi, the supreme God of Meiteis and other indigenous tribes

The story of Sanamahi in Meitei lore parallels the themes of creation seen in scientific theories, such as the Big Bang (Thille Pokaiba), that describe the origin of the universe.

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November 18, 2024
Price of tomato declining: Centre
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Price of tomato declining: Centre

The Centre on Sunday claimed that the retail prices of tomatoes are on the decline with the fall in mandi prices.

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November 18, 2024
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Global pharma sector stares at lack of talent, specific skills: Report

Lack of specific skills and talents has been found to be the biggest obstacle for pharmaceutical companies in their digital transformation journey, according to a new report.

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November 18, 2024
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India clocks 12 pc rise in deal volume in Jan-Oct, China sees 23 per cent decline

India saw 11.9 percent increase in deal volume (year-on-year) in the January-October period, bucking the overall trend in the Asia-Pacific region, a new report has said.

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November 18, 2024
Foreign investors pull out ₹22,420 crore from Indian market in Nov
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Foreign investors pull out ₹22,420 crore from Indian market in Nov

So far in November, the foreign investors have pulled out Rs 22,420 crore from the Indian equity market.

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November 18, 2024
₹27,000 Crore Assam Semiconductor plant to be game-changer in India's Chip ecosystem
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₹27,000 Crore Assam Semiconductor plant to be game-changer in India's Chip ecosystem

The development of a semiconductor unit in Morigaon, Assam, spearheaded by Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt Ltd (TSAT) with an investment of Rs 27,000 crore is headed for completion in mid-2025, will be a game-changer for India's semiconductor ecosystem, the Ministry of Electronics & IT said on Sunday.

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November 18, 2024
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Goods traffic doubles on the new railway freight corridors

The volume of goods movement on the new dedicated freight corridors (DFCs) of Indian Railways has doubled in the current financial year compared to 2023-24, marking a quantum leap in the country's logistics landscape.

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November 18, 2024
Films business lacklustre as box office collection in 2024 declines by 7 per cent
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Films business lacklustre as box office collection in 2024 declines by 7 per cent

A recent report has highlighted that the cumulative box office collection in 2024, from January to October, declined by 7 per cent to about Rs 8,951 crore compared with the same period last year.

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November 18, 2024
Indian economy capable of handling global shocks
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Indian economy capable of handling global shocks

Today, the growth of the Indian economy presents a picture of stability & strength: RBI Governor

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November 18, 2024
Debt-oriented MFs recover in Oct, attracting net inflow of ₹1.57 trillion
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Debt-oriented MFs recover in Oct, attracting net inflow of ₹1.57 trillion

Driven by investments in liquid schemes, the debt-oriented mutual funds witnessed a strong recovery in October attracting a net inflow of Rs 1.57 trillion after huge redemptions in the previous month.

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November 18, 2024
COP-29: Amid allegations of human rights violations, uncertainty prevails on climate fund
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COP-29: Amid allegations of human rights violations, uncertainty prevails on climate fund

It is a very common feature that environmentalists protest outside the world environment summit every year.

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November 18, 2024
Boeing issues layoff notices to 400-plus workers as it begins drastic cuts
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Boeing issues layoff notices to 400-plus workers as it begins drastic cuts

Boeing has delivered layoff notices to more than 400 members of its professional aerospace labor union, part of thousands of cuts planned as the company struggles to recover from financial and regulatory trouble as well as an eight-week strike by its machinists' union.

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November 18, 2024
Reports of violence against minorities 'completely exaggerated', says Yunus; to seek Hasina's extradition
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Reports of violence against minorities 'completely exaggerated', says Yunus; to seek Hasina's extradition

Bangladesh's interim leader, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus said today that reports on violence against religious minorities in the country were \"completely exaggerated\".

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November 18, 2024
Senegal votes in election that will decide if president can carry out the reforms he promised
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Senegal votes in election that will decide if president can carry out the reforms he promised

Polls opened in Senegal on Sunday for a parliamentary election that is set to determine if the country's newly elected president can carry out ambitious reforms.

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November 18, 2024
US health officials report first case of new form of mpox in a traveler
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US health officials report first case of new form of mpox in a traveler

Health officials said Saturday they have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo.

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November 18, 2024
Latest typhoon lashes the Philippines displacing massive numbers of people
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Latest typhoon lashes the Philippines displacing massive numbers of people

A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday in the sixth major storm to hit the country in less than a month.

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November 18, 2024
APEC summit: China's Xi Jinping in spotlight as Trump whiplash looms
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APEC summit: China's Xi Jinping in spotlight as Trump whiplash looms

President Xi Jinping urged APEC members to 'tear down the walls impeding the flow of trade,' and criticised tariffs, which Trump threatens to levy on Chinese imports, as 'going back in history'

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November 18, 2024
Iranian Defence Minister visits Syria to enhance security cooperation
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Iranian Defence Minister visits Syria to enhance security cooperation

Iran's Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh arrived in Syria to strengthen defence and security ties between the two countries, according to Syria's Al-Watan online newspaper.

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November 18, 2024
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Russia launches one of the fiercest missile and drone attacks at Ukraine's infrastructure

Russia on Sunday launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, described by officials as the largest over the past months, targeting energy infrastructure and killing civilians.

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November 18, 2024
The 'super year' of elections has been super bad for incumbents as voters punish them in droves
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The 'super year' of elections has been super bad for incumbents as voters punish them in droves

Whether on the left or the right, regardless of how long they've been in power, sitting governments around the world have been drubbed this year by disgruntled voters in what has been called the \"super year\" for elections.

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November 18, 2024
Counterintelligence expert Kash Patel, close to Trump, under consideration to head FBI
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Counterintelligence expert Kash Patel, close to Trump, under consideration to head FBI

Counterintelligence expert Kash Patel, who is close to US President-Elect Donald Trump, is reportedly under consideration for appointment to head the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after having been passed over for the leadership of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

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November 18, 2024
Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary
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Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in his upcoming, second administration.

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November 18, 2024
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BJP forms 12-member election manifesto committee for Delhi assembly polls

The BJP has formed a 12-member election manifesto committee for Delhi ahead of the assembly polls in the national capital which are due in February next year.

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November 18, 2024