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The latest Fitch Ratings has cited a recovery in consumer spending and increased investment. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Fitch Ratings on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, raised India’s growth forecast for current fiscal to 7.2 per cent, from 7 per cent projected in March, citing a recovery in consumer spending and increased investment….
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Priyanka Gandhi is set to contest the Lok Sabha bypoll from Wayanad New Delhi: The Congress’s decision to field Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for the bye-election in Kerala’s Wayanad marks her debut in electoral politics, but she has been part of the party’s campaigns and outreach programmes for about two decades now. Her political journey has…
A man walks past the logo of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty hit their new all-time high levels in early trade on Tuesday helped by firm trends in global markets, buying in IT stocks and fresh foreign fund inflows. Rising for…
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The Indian team meant business in its opening practice session in the Caribbean leg of the T20 World Cup with Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav going the extra mile in their bid to make an impact in the Super 8s. Kohli did not allow himself to settle on the tricky pitches…
Kylian Mbappe will not need surgery but will wear a mask when he returns to action after the France captain suffered a broken nose in his team’s 1-0 Euro 2024 win over Austria on Monday, the French Football Federation said. Mbappe’s head violently collided with the shoulder of Austrian defender Kevin Danso as…
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Kanchanjunga Express Accident: The driver of the goods train was authorised to cross all red signals Kolkata: The Kanchanjunga Express was travelling from Agartala in Tripura to Sealdah in Kolkata when a goods train hit it from behind near Rangapani station, close to New Jalpaiguri Monday morning, resulting in the deaths of nine people and…
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Flights at the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI A Dubai-bound plane which was to take off from Delhi received a bomb threat via email, authorities said on Tuesday. “On Monday, at 9.35 am an email was received in DIAL office, of the IGI Airport with the threat of…
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About 20 North Korean soldiers crossed the border in that incident, said the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Seoul: Dozens of North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border with the South on Tuesday and retreated after warning shots were fired, Seoul’s military said, adding landmine explosions had injured Pyongyang’s troops in the area. It…
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Several records were broken during the T20 World Cup 2024, Group C match between West Indies and Afghanistan on Tuesday. Asked to bat first, West Indies posted 218/5 in 20 overs with Nicholas Pooran playing a blistering knock of 98 off 53 balls. So far, this was the highest total in the ongoing…
Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. File | Photo Credit: AP Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was formally indicted on Tuesday on a charge of defaming Thailand’s monarchy in one of several court cases that have unsteadied Thai politics. Mr. Thaksin, an influential political figure despite being ousted from power 18 years ago, reported himself…