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Photo used for representation purpose. File | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar India’s industrial output returned to the positive trajectory with a moderate uptick of 3.1% in September, after recording the first contraction in 21 months this August, led by a 3.9% growth in manufacturing output even as electricity and mining sectors clocked a mere…
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Iqbal Library had 1.5 lakh books in 2017, 80,000-odd were damaged due to monsoon rain Bhopal: Once upon a time, this was a treasure trove. Now, a palace in ruins. Over 70,000 books at the heritage Iqbal library in Bhopal are rotting away due to neglect and a funds crunch. These books include rare works by…
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Beijing: Thirty-five people were killed and 43 wounded after a car ploughed into pedestrians Monday evening in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai, local police said Tuesday. The ramming was reported on Monday, though at the time police only said that people had been injured, while videos of the incident appeared to have been scrubbed…
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The 3 women and 3 children missing from Manipur’s Jiribam Imphal: Three children and three women are missing from Manipur’s Jiribam since yesterday after an encounter broke out between suspected Kuki insurgents and the security forces. The Manipur Police in a press conference today said the 10 killed in the encounter had enough firepower to…
A 10.9% spike in food prices lifted India’s retail inflation to a 14-month high of 6.2% in October, from 5.5% in September, with prices of vegetables and edible oils escalating at a sharp pace not seen in recent years. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma A 10.9% spike in food prices lifted India’s retail inflation…
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Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee fell 1 paisa to a new lifetime low of 84.39 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday (November 12, 2024) as persistent foreign fund outflows and a strengthening greenback against major crosses overseas dented investor sentiments. Forex traders said the rupee is likely…
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The world’s first high-altitude para sports centre dedicated to training and nurturing para-athletes in the country will be established in Leh, Ladakh and will focus on training for international competitions, including the larger goal of preparing para-athletes for the 2028 Paralympics. A Memorandum and Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed by the…
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped 1% each due to widespread selling pressure amid uninterrupted foreign fund outflows and sluggish global trends. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped 1% each on Tuesday (November 12, 2024) due to widespread selling pressure amid uninterrupted foreign fund outflows and sluggish global…
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The Indian cricket team has started practice at the WACA ground in Perth ahead of the first match of the five-Test series against Australia starting November 22. India were scheduled to take part in a practice match against India A ahead of the first Test but they instead opted for a ‘secret’ practice…
Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia | Photo Credit: PTI Even as consortiums led by HFCL Ltd and ITI Ltd bagged major contracts to roll out middle mile networks in BharatNet, the government’s programme to cover all gram panchayats with access to fiber-optic broadband bandwidth, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday (November 12, 2024)…
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