Month: February 2024

Prince William’s First Appearance After Mysteriously Pulling Out Of Event

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Prince William’s First Appearance After Mysteriously Pulling Out Of Event

Prince William wore a kippah, the traditional Jewish cap. London: Britain’s Prince William visited a London synagogue on Thursday to hear about an upsurge in antisemitism, as he returned to public duties two days after mysteriously pulling out of a high-profile royal event over what was described as a “personal matter”. A week after the…

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Pakistan elections: four provinces, mixed results, one message | Data

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Pakistan elections: four provinces, mixed results, one message | Data

The results of the 2024 elections in Pakistan for the four provinces — Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan — match the National Assembly trend. Like the National Assembly, the political stability or instability in these four provinces post-elections is likely to be a repeat of 2022-23. The provincial elections are less likely to change…

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Financial Loss And More: What BCCI Contract Snub Means For Ishan Kishan And Shreyas Iyer

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Financial Loss And More: What BCCI Contract Snub Means For Ishan Kishan And Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan found themselves excluded as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced its centrally-contracted players for 2023-24. The decision was taken amid the controversy surrounding both cricketers ignoring the board’s directive to play Ranji Trophy. While Kishan did not play for Jharkhand despite opting out of the Test series…

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Sports

Setback For CBI As Court Paves Way For Indrani Mukerjea Docu-Series Release

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Setback For CBI As Court Paves Way For Indrani Mukerjea Docu-Series Release

This paves the way for the release of the series on OTT platform Netflix. Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday said it has not found anything against the prosecution or the trial in the Netflix docu-series on Indrani Mukerjea, accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere…

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Nation

India’s GDP grows at 8.4% in October-December quarter; 2023-24 growth scaled up to 7.6% from 7.3%

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India’s GDP grows at 8.4% in October-December quarter; 2023-24 growth scaled up to 7.6% from 7.3%

Making a flurry of revisions in the economy’s growth estimates, the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Thursday raised India’s real GDP growth esimate for this year to 7.6% from the 7.3% projected last month. It also scaled down its 7.2% growth estimate for 2022-23 to 7%, and raised its 2021-22 estimate from 9.1% to 9.7%….

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Business

Paul Pogba, FIFA World Cup Winner, Handed Four-Year Doping Ban: Report

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Paul Pogba, FIFA World Cup Winner, Handed Four-Year Doping Ban: Report

File photo of Paul Pogba.© AFP Italy’s anti-doping tribunal handed a four-year ban Thursday to France midfielder Paul Pogba after he tested positive for testosterone last year, according to his club, Juventus. A spokesman for the club told AFP it had been notified of the decision against the 30-year-old World Cup winner. More to follow……

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Sports

SEBI asks mutual fund houses to protect investors in small, midcap schemes amid surging inflow

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SEBI asks mutual fund houses to protect investors in small, midcap schemes amid surging inflow

A man walks past the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) headquarters in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS Capital markets regulator SEBI has asked mutual fund houses to put in place a framework to safeguard investors, who invested in smallcap and midcap schemes, amid a “froth building up” in these categories. Also, the…

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Business

Big Debut For India In Dharamsala Test Against England? Report Makes Massive Revelation

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Big Debut For India In Dharamsala Test Against England? Report Makes Massive Revelation

Indian cricket team in action against England© AFP Devdutt Padikkal is likely to make his debut for the Indian cricket team in the fifth Test match against England in Dharamsala starting March 7, according to Hindustan Times. The report claimed that with KL Rahul ruled out due to injury and Rajat Patidar not scoring runs…

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Sports

Output growth of eight core infrastructure sector slows to 15-month low of 3.6% in January

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Output growth of eight core infrastructure sector slows to 15-month low of 3.6% in January

The Index of Core Industries (ICI) constitutes a little over 40% of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).  | Photo Credit: Venkatachalapathy C The growth of eight key infrastructure sectors slowed to a 15-month low of 3.6% in January, driven by a contraction in fertiliser and refinery production along with base effects from 2023 when…

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Business

Fiscal Deficit at 64% by January; Capex slid last month

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Fiscal Deficit at 64% by January; Capex slid last month

Photo used for representation purpose only. The Centre’s capital expenditure slipped by a sharp 40.5% in January at ₹47,600 crore compared with ₹80,000 crore a year ago, while the fiscal deficit hit 64% of the revised estimates for 2023-24 by the end of January. With just two months to go in the financial year, the…

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