Month: November 2024

British PM Starmer covers defence, security in first call with Trump

November 7, 2024 admin

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. File | Photo Credit: Reuters British Prime Minister Keir Starmer touched upon a range of topics, including defence and regional security, during his congratulatory phone call with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump after a “historic” election victory. Also Read: ‘Whole world loves Modi’: Trump in a post-victory conversation with PM Modi…

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Chief Justice On Lawyer’s Judiciary Remark In RG Kar Case

November 7, 2024 admin

Chief Justice DY Chandrachud was hearing the matter with Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to transfer the RG Kar rape-murder case trial outside West Bengal and rebuked a lawyer who claimed that the people of the state were losing faith in the police and the judiciary. Responding…

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US Man Dropped Fiance’s Baby On His Head And Squeezed Him To Stop Crying, Arrested

November 7, 2024 admin

A tragic incident occurred when a 10-month-old baby was left critically injured after allegedly being thrown into the air and bearhugged by his mother’s fiance. Jordan Boggess has been arrested on a felony child abuse charge after the toddler was found in critical condition in Newtonia, Missouri, on September 14, the New York Post reported. …

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In a win for Elon Musk, Scindia says no to spectrum auction pitch from Ambani, Mittal

November 7, 2024 admin

Elon Musk. File | Photo Credit: Reuters In a boost to Elon Musk’s Starlink, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said the spectrum for satellite broadband will be allocated and not auctioned as sought by billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Mittal. However, the satellite broadband spectrum will be not given free, and sector regulator Telecom Regulatory…

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India Star Shreyas Iyer, Snubbed For Australia Tests, Slams Sensational Ranji Trophy Double Ton

November 7, 2024 admin

File photo of Shreyas Iyer© AFP Indian cricket team batter Shreyas Iyer slammed a brilliant double century for Mumbai during their Ranji Trophy encounter against Odisha on Thursday. Shreyas, who was not picked for the upcoming Test series in Australia, looked in tremendous form as he reached the milestone in 201 balls with…

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Trent Ltd Q2 net profit surges 44% to ₹339 crore

November 7, 2024 admin

Trent Ltd.’s “Westside” third store at Garuda shopping Mall in Bangalore. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K Trent Ltd, a Tata Enterprise for the second quarter ended September 30, 2024, reported a consolidated net profit of ₹338.75 crore as compared with ₹234.73 crore in the year ago period, up 44%. The company’s consolidated revenue from…

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BCCI Not Giving Captaincy To “Most Valuable Indian Player” In Top Tournament Under Scrutiny

November 7, 2024 admin

File photo of Rishabh Pant.© BCCI Rishabh Pant has once again proven himself as one of the most valuable players in the Indian cricket team. The star suffered a horrific car crash in December 2022 and missed more than a year of action as he was recovering from it. He made his comeback…

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ED raids offices of sellers using Amazon, Flipkart platforms in FEMA probe

November 7, 2024 admin

File photo used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: Reuters The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday (November 7, 2024) conducted searches against some sellers who do business on e-commerce giants like Amazon, Flipkart as part of a Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) investigation, official sources said. Multiple locations in Delhi, Gurugram (Haryana), Hyderabad (Telangana) and…

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Fintech Progcap to digitise supply chains of MSMEs to make them part of formal economy

November 7, 2024 admin

Progcap, a fintech company which is into supply chain financing and catering to Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) has announced plans to digitise entire supply chains, developing user-friendly mobile apps and other technology solutions to help small businesses manage their transactions, check credit limits, and request disbursements on the go. “We are building a comprehensive ecosystem…

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Days Before Rajasthan Bypoll, Congress Suspends Rebel Leader Naresh Meena

November 7, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday suspended rebel Rajasthan leader Naresh Meena over a dispute about the party’s nominee for next week’s Deoli-Uniara Assembly by-poll. The party’s state in-charge, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, issued an order to that effect Thursday. Naresh Meena wanted to contest the seat but the party opted to field Kastor Chand Meena….

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