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‘Bowlers have done a good job in World T20’

Former fast bowler Abey Kuruvilla feels Nehra and Bumrah were the standouts for India.




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‘India has a sporting culture now’

India’s first GM Viswanathan Anand talks about the rise of Indian chess players, medal prospects at the Rio Olympics and more




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'As Long As There Is Single BJP MP or MLA..': Amit Shah Vows No Religion-Based Reservation For Muslims

Maha Polls: Union Home Minister Shah said that a recent memorandum submitted by the Ulema Association to the Congress sought a 10 per cent reservation in jobs and education for the Muslim community but the BJP is against religion-based reservation.




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Modi In Jharkhand: PM Tears Into JMM-Cong Coalition Over 'Paper-Leak, Recruitment Mafias', Vows To End 'Kharchi-Parchi' Culture

Drawing parallels with Haryana, the Prime Minister asserted that earlier, in Haryana, people had to pay a huge sum of money and wait for a letter from leaders to get a job, but when the BJP, which formed the government in the state, made the 'kharchi-parchi' system disappear.




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'Not Concerned About Farmers’ Woes': Sharad Pawar Attacks BJP-Led Maharashtra Govt, Says Must Be Removed From Power

Addressing a rally in the Gangapur constituency in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district ahead of the November 20 assembly polls, he said prices for crops like sugarcane, soybean and jowar have plummeted.




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J&K Terror Attacks: Data Show Terrorists Get Edge In Jammu; 13 Militants Among 44 Killed, 8 Of 10 Districts Hit

As per official data, Doda, Kathua and Reasi districts recorded nine killings each this year followed by Kishtwar (five), Udhampur (four), Jammu and Rajouri (three each), and Poonch (two).




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Maharashtra Election: Who Will Be CM If Mahayuti Retains Power? BJP Keeps People Guessing

The BJP has left the 'Maharashtra CM face question' open-ended with its allies NCP and Shiv Sena maintaining a balanced stand. 




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Jharkhand Phase-1 Roundup: Curtains Come Down On Campaigning For 43 Of 81 Assembly Seats

A total of 1.37 crore voters out of the total 2,60 crore are eligible to participate in the voting on November 13. 




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Tsunami hits New Zealand coast after powerful earthquake

The ambulance service said it did not receive any reports of quake-related injuries.




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U.S.-born panda twins struggle in China as they know only English

Sisters Meilun and Meihuan still prefer American crackers to Chinese bread ... and Chinese is Latin to them.




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Turkey’s free press withers under crackdown




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Growing clamour among U.K. public that Queen must pay for palace repairs

“Make Royals Pay for Palace Renovation” plea urges her to shell down £370 million from her own pocket.




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Data | Low-income countries have received only 0.27% of the COVID-19 vaccine doses administered so far

Due to wide disparity in vaccine supply, of the 52 countries in Africa, 38 have given at least one dose to <5% of population




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Data | What does initial data about the Omicron variant show?

The number of hospitalisations in 20 days since the Omicron variant was discovered was relatively lower than the pace observed during the Delta wave in Gauteng in South Africa




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TikTok’s global security chief to step down

Roland Cloutier said his move followed recent changes to the security teams at the video-sharing app




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Twitter claims Musk is ‘slow-walking’ trial over $44 billion deal

The two sides will make their arguments about the trial's proposed start date to a Delaware Court of Chancery judge on Tuesday




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‘Bengaluru is a fast-growing city, very diverse and has a big commitment to culture’

Bengaluru joins the league of 40 global cities including New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo among others at World Cities Culture Forum




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Wholesale price rise at 4-month low of 1.3% in August

Vegetable prices down 10% from last August, but pulses, fruits, potatoes and onions remain in high inflation zone




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ADB retains India's growth forecast at 7%; govt spending, agriculture to boost economy

The Indian economy grew 8.2% in the last fiscal (2023-24)




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Government retains borrowing target, to raise ₹6.61 lakh crore in H2 to fund revenue gap

The gross market borrowing of ₹6.61 lakh crore shall be completed through 21 weekly auctions.




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FPIs inflow hit 9-month high of ₹57,359 cr in equities in September; surpasses ₹1 lakh cr mark

In the debt markets, FPIs infused ₹8,543 crore through the Voluntary Retention Route (VRR) and ₹22,023 crore via the Fully Accessible Route (FRR) in September




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Fed Chair Powell says U.S. economy is in 'solid shape' with more rate cuts coming




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GST revenue growth slowed in September

Gross revenues rose 6.5%, while net receipts were 3.9% higher than last September; seven States record a contraction while revenues were flat in Gujarat




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RBI Monetary Policy Committee meeting: policy rate unchanged at 6.5% for 10th time in a row

‘RBI changes stance of monetary policy to ‘neutral’ from withdrawal of accomodation,’ says Shaktikanta Das.




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RBI projects 7.2% GDP growth for FY25, CPI inflation to moderate at 4.5%

According to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, growth for the fiscal year will be supported by robust quarterly performances.




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Net direct tax collection grows 18% to ₹11.25 lakh cr

The income tax department had collected ₹9.51 lakh crore during the same period a year ago.




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Economics Nobel Winners 2024 and their studies on ‘how institutions are formed and affect prosperity’

Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson are professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology while James Robinson is based at the Harris School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago.




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Dearness Allowance hiked by 3% for Central Government employees ahead of Deepavali

The government had last hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners on March 8




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India’s logistics cost will come down to single-digit percentage in two years: Gadkari

According to quick estimates of the economic think tank National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), logistics costs in India ranged between 7.8% to 8.9% of GDP for the fiscal 2021-22




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'India's growth rate among the shiniest parts of the world economy': Ajay Banga

A lot of that growth is in India, is driven by the domestic market as well, which actually is a healthy sign, in some ways, says World Bank president Ajay Banga




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India well positioned to capitalise on new growth opportunities: Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman said that India is looking towards boosting domestic capacities, and building resilience against external shocks




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IMF maintains India’s growth projection at 7% for FY25

The growth rate projection is 6.5% in the next fiscal year (FY2025-26)




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India wouldn't be fastest-growing economy if people hadn't utilized digital infrastructure: Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted that providing free digital access to the public, coupled with extensive campaigns and awareness programs in local languages, helped people across the country embrace technology




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Cyclical slowdown? Nomura thinks so

Days after its research report stating ‘the growth glass looks half empty’ for India, Nomura economists signal weak urban demand is unlikely to rebound soon and GDP growth may even slip under 6.7% this year




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Core sector output at 10-month low in September, deepening growth anxieties

Steel, power, oil and gas output growth slows, though cement output grows faster; economists say industrial production growth likely slowed in September, and may drag down annual growth projections




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GST receipts’ growth rebounds in October, but still off target

Collections surpass ₹1.87 lakh crore in October, marking the second highest monthly collections on record, with growth mounting to 8.9% in October from September’s 40-month low uptick of 6.5%




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India’s manufacturing growth accelerates in October: PMI

Cost pressures spiked to a three-month high, new export orders accelerate from 18-month low growth in September




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Indian service providers signal robust growth in October on strong demand conditions

India’s services PMI rebounds to 58.5 in October, driven by strong output, new business, and job creation, signaling economic growth




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Net direct tax collection grows 15.41% to ₹12.11 lakh crore till Nov 10

Refunds worth ₹2.92 lakh crore was issued during the period, a 53% jump over year-ago period.




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Tackle football and traumatic brain injuries [electronic resource] : law, ethics, and public health / Daniel S. Goldberg ; foreword by Christopher Nowinski.

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2024]




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IIT Madras unveils plans to transform India into a global chess powerhouse

The initiative is aimed at enhancing fan engagement, providing solutions for federations to flag cheating and chess training programmes to further grow the sports at the grassroots level




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Nudged out owing to current controversy: Congress on UPSC chairman resignation

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged the BJP-RSS is systematically indulging in an institutional takeover of India's constitutional bodies




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Expert Group launches AI-powered e-learning platform

‘EZ’, an AI-powered assistant, enables students to clarify doubts by guiding them to the exact segment of a video or set of notes where they can find the answer, alongside delivering comprehensive explanations




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Centre allows UPSC to perform Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates' verifications

The move assumes significance as the commission last month cancelled the provisional candidature of probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar




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University of Hyderabad faculty members awarded with Har Gobind Khorana Fellowship

This fellowship provides both research grant support and cash award to the recipients. This year, the fellowship has been granted to nine scientists from across the nation




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Hyderabad gets its own Handloom Technology Institute

The institute offers advanced training and education in handloom techniques




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Banks may play safe in aligning study loans with follow-up loans

Upgrading the existing loan, treated as restructured, can be done only after 10 per cent of the revised repayment instalments is paid



  • Money &amp; Banking

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Jaro Education has filed for an IPO, plans to raise ₹570 crore to fuel growth and expansion

The IPO will consist of a fresh issue of up to ₹Rs 170 crore and an offer for sale of ₹Rs 400 crore by the promoter selling shareholder: -- Sanjay Namdeo Salunkhe




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Following last year’s hiring slowdown, IIM Bangalore reports 100% internship placement for 2024-26

According to the institute, students received offers across diverse domains, including consulting, finance, product management, FMCG, retail, construction, energy, e-commerce, conglomerates, healthcare




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upGrad expands course offerings amid demand for AI programs, sees international growth

The company has broadened its product portfolio significantly to meet evolving learner demands, particularly in areas like artificial intelligence (AI) and study abroad programs