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Norton Motorcycles announces CEO exit, new dual leadership structure

The company has implemented a new leadership structure, dividing operations between two executive directors




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SCI shares gain 7% on robust Q2 net profit

Revenue rose to ₹ 1,491.23 crore, compared to ₹ 1,161.89 crore in the previous year




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Biocon shares gain 9 per cent after USFDA inspection of Bengaluru unit

The scope of the inspection covered six distinct biological units, including four drug substance manufacturing facilities and two drug product manufacturing plants




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ITI emerges lowest bidder for three BharatNet packages; shares up 11 %

ITI was the lowest bidder for the ₹1,537-crore Project 15 spread across Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur




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MF equity assets drop even as inflows remain strong

AUM hit by mark-to-market loss, inflows touch ₹Rs 41,887 cr




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RBI allows FPIs to reclassify investments above the prescribed limit in a company as FDI

Move aimed at enhancing the ease of doing business, streamlining compliance and attracting foreign investments




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Asian Paints earnings slump sparks doubt on some quality stocks in India

The emerging view is that likely immigration curbs may no longer hurt tech companies as much as they once did. At the same time, likely tax cuts could leave US companies with a bigger pool of money for discretionary spending, some of which might flow to Indian IT firms




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STT collection hits ₹36,000 crore, reaching 97% of Budget target amid market rally

Implemented in 2004, STT is designed to combat tax evasion on capital gains and has undergone various adjustments to its rates and structure since its inception.




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Hindalco, Ramco Cements, Sagility India Share Price Highlights November 12, 2024: Ramco Cements stock closes 5% higher, Sagility stock declines 6% on day one of listing

Hindalco, ONGC, Ramco Cements & Ambuja Cements Share Price Highlights; Sagility IPO Listing November 12, 2024




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Sagility India shares debut 3.53% higher

The stock made its debut at ₹31.06, up 3.53 per cent from the issue price on both the BSE and NSE, later, it jumped 7.2 per cent to ₹32.16 on the BSE




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Rosmerta Digital Services IPO to open on Nov 18; eyes ₹206 cr




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Swiggy’s stock market debut: Will it deliver listing gains?

With large IPOs like LIC and Hyundai India faltering, Swiggy’s listing today is expected to be muted, as analysts remain cautious amid subdued retail demand and challenging market conditions




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Kolkata doctor rape and murder: Junior doctors’ hunger strike enters 10th day; another protesting medic hospitalised

“A medical staff is in the CCU and his parameters have deteriorated. We have formed a medical board to treat him,” a senior doctor of the NRS Medical College and Hospital told




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Kolkata witnesses citizens protest carnival alongside Durga puja carnival

The Calcutta High Court had set aside the prohibitory orders imposed by Kolkata Police and pointed out that there was sufficient distance between the two venues where - Droher Carnival at Rani Rashmoni Avenue and Durga Puja immersion carnival at Red Road - were being organised




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Watch: Kolkata rape-murder case: SC questions civic police volunteer scheme, calls it political patronage

What transpired during the proceedings? What were the directions issued by the top court?




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Durga Puja in Kolkata not at odds with doctor protests | Analysis

The agitation by doctors and a section of citizens over the rape and murder of a doctor was not against the Durga Puja but remains primarily directed at the State government




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Prime accused behind woman’s death in West Bengal’s Krishnanagar taken into seven-day police custody, SIT formed

The accused youth was arrested today based on a complaint filed by the victim’s family; he was allegedly in a relationship with the deceased victim




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Kolkata tram, suspended during Durga Puja, yet to resume; tram lovers feel it may never come back

Kolkata tram faces uncertain future as court delays decision on resuming services, sparking fears of permanent closure




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Mamata holds meeting with top officials on healthcare infra upgradation amid doctor’s fast-unto-death protest

After the meeting with CM Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Secretary Manoj Pant called for a meeting of principals and MSVPs of all the State-run hospitals




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Fire at Kolkata Hospital, 80 patients shifted to other health facilities

Family members of a cancer patient who passed away later in the day, alleged that the death was due to inhaling of smoke due to the fire.




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Durga Puja gone, wait begins in Kolkata now for book fair

The international book fair will be inaugurated on January 28 next year and go on till February 9.




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Bypolls are a litmus test for Trinamool Congress facing protests over R.G. Kar rape and murder

A section of Trinamool Congress leaders have challenged the doctors for an electoral battle. The Assembly seats going to polls are mostly in rural and semi urban areas, where the protests might not create an impact in favour of the Opposition.




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Amid Mamata's appeal to withdraw stir, junior doctor's indefinite hunger strike enters 16th day

The protesting doctors refused to end their hunger strike until all their demands were met but agreed to join the talks on Monday, after speaking with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over phone




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RG Kar Issue: Junior doctors meeting start with Bengal CM Mamata at state secretariat

"We are looking for a positive outcome from the meeting," said Debasish Halder, one of the agitating junior doctors, as they departed for Nabanna, the state secretariat; 17 junior doctors have gone to meet the CM




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Without V-C for a year, Visva-Bharati now asks: Who and When?

Though some local channels have announced a name, there is no official communication or confirmation on full-time V-C




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The college principal who serves as a bridge between Bengal’s Dalit literature and the world

Dr. Jaydeep Sarangi, who is a published and well-anthologised poet with 10 collections in English, has probably translated more works of Dalit writers in Bengal than anyone else




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West Bengal recruitment scam: ED attaches properties worth ₹163 crores

Thousands of recruitments conducted by the West Bengal Central School Service Commission in 2016 were linked to the cash-for-school jobs recruitment “scam”




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Protesting doctors hold convention at R.G. Kar Hospital with fresh call for justice

Doctors to decide future course of agitation after consultation with stakeholders




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BJP’s next big target is to form government in Bengal, says Amit Shah

The Union Home Minister accused the Trinamool Congress government of State-sponsored infiltration and referred to R.G. Kar incident, where a doctor was raped and murdered at a State health facility




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West Bengal CPI(M) suspends ex-MLA over allegation of misbehaviour with woman journalist

The journalist claimed that he had made improper advances and touched her when she went to interview him at his residence




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CPI(M) open to future alliance with Congress in West Bengal, says Mohammed Salim

Mr. Salim also highlighted that in the upcoming byelections, the Left Front in West Bengal has made seat adjustments considering parties outside the Left Front




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TMC accuses Amit Shah of breaching model code of conduct in West Bengal ahead of bypolls

Home Minister Amit Shah made politically charged statements about “parivartan in 2026” and stopping “infiltrators” during a BSF event at the India-Bangladesh border to inaugurate a passenger terminal




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Stir seeking justice for murdered doctor in West Bengal undermined by split

While the WBJDF has been at loggerheads with the State government on multiple occasions, the WBJDA appears to be going soft on the administration




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Not upset about failing to meet Amit Shah, may get chance later: Parents of R.G. Kar victim

We understand that being the Union Home Minister, he has enormous responsibilities. He must be too hard-pressed to squeeze some time out for us during the day-long visit,” says the mother of the deceased doctor




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West Bengal Governor to visit people in distress across the State

The announcement was made days before Governor Bose completes two years in office on November 23, 2024.




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Junior doctors call for capital punishment in R.G. Kar rape-murder case

Junior doctors in Kolkata demand CBI action and capital punishment for rape and murder case perpetrators, seeking justice




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Bengal Governor calls all stakeholders to stand together against atrocities on women

Apart from Opposition leaders, leaders from the ruling Trinamool Congress too have raised questions over the recent spate of incidents of sexual assault on women in the State




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RG Kar Hospital rape and murder case: Charges framed, trial to start from November 11

The charges against the accused were framed inside the chamber of Additional District Judge Sealdah. Mr. Roy, a civic police volunteer, was the only person charged by the CBI in the case.




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Post-Deepavali festivities lead to protests, incidents of violence in Kolkata

Police personnel were assaulted in one incident when they stepped in to resolve the conflict




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FIR against Mithun Chakraborty for ‘provocative’ statements

The FIR based on complaint, which stated that Mithun Chakraborty’s speech on social media had exhorted people to violence




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R.G. Kar issue: Minutes of meeting with CM incomplete, say Bengal junior doctors

They don’t address all our demands, doctors tell Chief Secretary in email.




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RG Kar case: Father of deceased doctor says Amit Shah called him for meeting

The parents of the victim had earlier written to Mr. Shah on October 22 requesting for an appointment to guide and help them get justice




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Opposition members will boycott next JPC meeting: Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee

Mr. Banerjee calls JPC chairman Jagdambika Pal’s behaviour arbitrary and whimsical and ‘bulldozing’ of Opposition members and their voices




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Kolkata tram trundles back to familiar atmosphere of neglect and protests — a sign it is still alive

Friday’s CTUA protest was initially planned to demand restoration of the third surviving route, Ballygunge-Tollygunge, which was shut down temporarily about four months ago due to pipeline work; but by Friday they had more things to protest against as media reports showed bituminisation of not-in-use tram tracks in Alipore.




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West Bengal bypolls: Campaign picks up as political barbs fly thick and fast

BJP president Sukanta Majumdar targets police whereas Trinamool leader Firhad Hakim apologises  for comment on woman BJP leader




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The foul aftermath of the festivities 

Every year, Kolkata celebrates with high intensity for a couple of months — from Biswakarma puja to Durga puja, Diwali and then Chhath puja — unmindful of the environmental impact. Shrabana Chatterjee travels around the city to understand the gap between celebrating and polluting




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Jadavpur University professor from West Bengal found dead in Uttarakhand hotel room

Colleagues and students expressed shock over his untimely and mysterious demise




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Veteran Bengali actor Manoj Mitra no more

The 85-year-old thespian was known for his performances as an actor, his work as a director, and as the author of several plays numbering in the hundreds




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Calcutta HC allows Hindutva group to protest alleged atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh at rally in Kolkata

The development comes three months after Sheikh Hasina resigned as PM of Bangladesh and left the country, causing political turmoil in Bangladesh and creating ripples in the internal politics of West Bengal




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Halide-free and metal-free allylic thiolation/selenation of P(O)H compounds with sulfur/selenium and allylic alcohols

Green Chem., 2024, 26,10886-10892
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03960B, Paper
Longzhi Zhu, Weiwei Luo, Furong Guo, Lin Chen, Ying Tang, Biquan Xiong, Yu Liu, Ke-Wen Tang, Renhua Qiu
A halide- and metal-free method for forming C–S/Se–P(O) bonds using allylic alcohols, P(O)H compounds, and elemental sulfur/selenium is reported, eliminating the need for toxic, odorous, and moisture-sensitive starting materials.
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