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Mumbai: India’s palm oil imports in January fell to their lowest in nearly 14 years as refiners turned to cheaper soyoil, driven by negative refining margins for palm oil, a leading trade body said on Wednesday. Lower palm oil imports by India, the world’s biggest buyer of vegetable oils, are likely to weigh on benchmark…
Food inflation during the month of January is mainly attributed to decline in inflation of vegetables and other items. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma India’s retail inflation cooled to a five-month low of 4.31% in January from 5.22% in December 2024, with food prices rising 6%, compared with an 8.4% rise in the previous…
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File picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin talking to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who has said that Russia would reject Ukraine’s offer to exchange territories held by both sides | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said he planned to offer Russia a straight territory exchange to help bring an end to the war The…
On the third and final day of his France visit on Wednesday, Prime Minister Modi visited the historic Mazargues Cemetery in Marseille with French President Emmanuel Macron and paid tribute to Indian soldiers who fought in World War I and World War II, many of whom are cremated there. Noting that freedom fighter Veer Savarkar…
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China on Wednesday reiterated its opposition to “forced displacement” of Palestinians. China on Wednesday reiterated its opposition to what it called “forced displacement” of Palestinians when asked about US President Donald Trump’s plan to move Gaza’s inhabitants elsewhere. “Gaza belongs to the Palestinians and is an integral part of the Palestinian territory… We oppose the…
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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to hear a petition filed by an ex-judge, Justice SN Dhingra, against freebies promised by the AAP, BJP, and Congress before last week’s Delhi election. In his complaint, Justice Dhingra alleged that such promises by political parties amounted to “corrupt practices”, as under the Representation of…
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Indian cricketers’ fan following is probably the most in the sport, as compared to other teams. Wherever Indian players go, it’s almost certain that fans would follow them, trying to geta glimpse or even get a selfie and autograph. And if its a big star like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant then…
Kolkata: Abhijit Mukherjee, son of former President late Pranab Mukherjee and a former Lok Sabha MP, has rejoined the Congress after a nearly four-year stint with the Trinamool Congress. The 65-year-old rejoined the Congress at Bidhan Bhavan, the West Bengal Congress headquarters, in the presence of Ghulam Ahmed Mir, observer for the state party unit. An…
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Railroad technicians work at the scene of a train accident, a collision between a train and a truck, in Hamburg, Germany, early on February 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP A collision between a high-speed train and a truck on the outskirts of the German city of Hamburg left one person dead and 25 injured,…
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Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday sought to know why plastic flowers were not included in the list of single-use plastic items banned by the Union government. A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Bharati Dangre asked if the Centre thought that plastic flowers could be recycled, or are biodegradable. The…
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