Month: August 2024

IATA Says GST notices to foreign airlines could “dampen India’s aviation potential”

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IATA Says GST notices to foreign airlines could “dampen India’s aviation potential”

The airlines include British Airways, Lufthansa, Oman Air, Emirates and Singapore Airlines . File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The global trade body for airlines has expressed its “disappointment” over show-cause notices to 10 international airlines over GST dues of ₹10,000 crore, which it has called “flawed”. It has warned that the move could “dampen and risk…

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BJP Veteran LK Advani Hospitalised, Condition Stable: Sources

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BJP Veteran LK Advani Hospitalised, Condition Stable: Sources

LK Advani’s medical condition is stable now (File) New Delhi: Veteran BJP leader L K Advani was today admitted to a leading private hospital in Delhi, sources said. His medical condition is stable, they said. The 96-year-old was admitted to the Apollo hospital here today, a hospital source told PTI. In the first week of…

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SA20: Dinesh Karthik joins Paarl Royals; becomes first Indian player in the South African league

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SA20: Dinesh Karthik joins Paarl Royals; becomes first Indian player in the South African league

Dinesh Karthik, during a practice session in Bengaluru. File photo | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Former wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik was on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, signed by Paarl Royals for the third season of the SA20, making him the first Indian cricketer to participate in the South African league, starting on January 9….

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Sports

Rupee recovers from all-time low level, opens 25 paise higher at 83.84 against U.S. dollar

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Rupee recovers from all-time low level, opens 25 paise higher at 83.84 against U.S. dollar

 On Monday, the rupee slumped 37 paise to settle at an all-time low of 84.09 against the U.S. dollar | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee recovered from its all-time low level and opened 25 paise higher at 83.84 against the U.S. dollar in morning trade on August 6, mirroring the rebound in the domestic equity…

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Business

Stock Market Today: Sensex, Nifty bounce back sharply in early trade amid rally in Asian peers

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Stock Market Today: Sensex, Nifty bounce back sharply in early trade amid rally in Asian peers

People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building, in Mumbai. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Equity market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back sharply in early trade on August 6 after facing a severe drubbing in the previous trade tracking a smart rebound in Asian peers. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,092.68 points…

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Stealing behaviour influenced by emotional instability: NIMHANS study

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Stealing behaviour influenced by emotional instability: NIMHANS study

A view of the National Institute Of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (Nimhans), Bengaluru. The study was carried out by a team of researchers from NIMHANS.  | Photo Credit: File photo A case report by a team of researchers from NIMHANS has revealed that stealing behaviour is influenced by emotional instability, underlying personality vulnerabilities, a…

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Science

Nvidia’s AI chip demand to face limited impact from potential production delay, analysts say

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Nvidia’s AI chip demand to face limited impact from potential production delay, analysts say

According to media reports, Nvidia’s Blackwell chips may face delays of three months or more due to design flaws [File] | Photo Credit: AP Worries over a delay in the launch of Nvidia’s upcoming artificial-intelligence chips may be exaggerated, analysts said, as they do not expect the setback to have a big impact on the…

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Gene that helps race horses manage BP could help human athletes, too

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Gene that helps race horses manage BP could help human athletes, too

Humans have entertained themselves with horse racing for hundreds of years. Even so, who would have guessed that some day the sport might help us understand how our blood pressure is regulated during exercise? On June 17, researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala reported discovering a DNA sequence in horses that underlies superior racing…

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The social benefits of stock market speculation

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The social benefits of stock market speculation

‘Disdain towards derivatives speculation also comes from a lack of understanding of its social benefits’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Government of India, in its Budget, raised taxes on both short-term and long-term capital gains made in the stock market and also raised the securities transaction tax on derivatives transactions. The fundamental belief behind…

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