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Blood cancer day: More people urged to sign-up as stem cell donors, given the shortage 

Thousands of patients are in dire need of matching stem cell donors to undergo life-saving transplants




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Bruhat Soma wins Scripps National Spelling Bee title in tiebreaker

Bruhat Soma, a 12-year-old seventh-grader from Tampa, Florida, beat Faizan Zaki by ninewords, to win the title




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Uttar Pradesh set to transform historic forts and palaces into luxurious heritage hotels

In the initial phase, properties such as Chunar Fort in Mirzapur, Barua Sagar Fort in Jhansi, Jal Mahal in Barsana, Lucknow’s Chattar Manzil and Kothi Roshan-ud-Daula, and Shukla Talab Haveli in Kanpur will be transformed into hotels




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Online food delivery to grow at 18 per cent y-o-y to ₹2-lakh crore segment by 2030

Overall food services industry to grow at 10-12 per cent to about ₹9-10 lakh crore : report by Swiggy, Bain & Company




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From cricket to cooking: TrendLoud boosts celebrity talents online

TrendLoud, which plans to raise ₹100 crore for expansion, works with cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin, public speaker on Sanatana Dharma Dushyanth Sridhar, rapper ADK, and singer Sivangi Krishnakumar




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Multiplexes pin hopes on I-Day releases to boost occupancies

Six movies including 3 Bollywood movies to hit the screens on Thursday




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How India’s first woman mining engineer cut a rocky path for herself

From braving ‘roof collapses’ to the lack of basic amenities in coal mines designed for men, engineer Akanksha Kumari scripts an inspiring tale of passion and grit




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Fearing revenue loss, Kerala merchants favour Onam celebrations despite Wayanad tragedy

The textile and garment makers have come out with a request to the government to withdraw its decision not to hold the Onam celebrations fearing loss of revenue to the entire trading fraternity




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Grand celebrations mark Vinayaka Chaturthi in South India

Large Ganesha idols were installed in major cities like Chennai and Hyderabad, while popular temples such as Pillayarpatti and Malaikottai in Tamil Nadu, and Manakula Vinayakar in Puducherry, saw a surge of devotees. 




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Sony Pics’ new CEO Ravi Ahuja believes in the power of content

Ahuja joined Sony in 2021 and oversaw a vast portfolio of productions, including ‘The Crown’, ‘Better Call Saul’, and ‘The Last of Us’




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Ola Electric shares plunge following CEO’s Twitter spat with comedian 

Stand-up comic Kunal Kamra and Ola CEO Bhavish Agarwal’s dispute, centred around customer service issues with Ola’s electric scooters, played out publicly on X over the weekend




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Rajinikanth’s Vettaiyan sparks controversy over Tamil title in Telugu release

Lyca Productions says a suitable Telugu title is not available; seeks cooperation




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Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson win 2024 Nobel economics prize

The prestigious award, formally known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, is the final prize to be given out this year and is worth 11 million Swedish crowns ($1.1 million)




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After delivery in 10 min, Blinkit promises returns in 10 min 

The service, which has been under testing in Delhi NCR, is now available in Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Pune, with plans for expansion to additional cities




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Lessons from electoral bonds saga

Electoral funding needs to be made more transparent



  • From the Viewsroom

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Indian telecom industry landscape

The industry is poised to benefit from several favourable factors




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Of elections and numbers

Though most of us crave for objectivity and neutrality in political analyses, these often suffer from our in-built biases, predilections



  • From the Viewsroom

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What is a developed country and can India become one?

India lags behind in HDI rank mainly because of its low life expectancy and per capita income




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Farewell Jimmy, and thanks for the memories

His remarkable career is a proof to his fitness and grit



  • From the Viewsroom

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Are Indians adequately taxed?

Evidence suggests that there is scope for raising the tax to GDP ratio, by taxing the rich and super rich more



  • C P Chandrasekhar & Jayati Ghosh

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Smartphones and quicker deliveries to drive India’s e-commerce

However, in terms of e-commerce penetration, India lags behind global peers




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Is the travel industry ready for take-off?

Domestic demand, capacity and utilisation are rebounding for aviation, and this has had a positive impact on the hospitality sector. With the Budget allocation increased from ₹1,692 crore for FY24 to around ₹2,480 crore for FY25, the outlook for the travel and hospitality industry is encouraging. The number of rooms available has also increased along with high average daily rate (ADR), revenue per available room rate (RevPAR) and occupancy.




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The rise of self-monitoring consumers

Self-monitoring is the process of consumers checking their credit scores on their own




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Shining light on India’s jewellery market

India’s jewellery market, estimated at $80 billion in FY24 and growing to $145 billion by FY28, is undergoing significant shifts




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Mahindra launches electric car, e2o




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Elder Pharma, Kose form JV




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Icelandic bank's top executives indicted

Kaupthing chief Einarsson among nine charged Icelandic banker Sigurdur “Siggi” Einarsson, who ran Kaupthing bank until its collapse five years ago, is among nine former senior staff who have been charged in Reykjavik with orchestrating five large-scale market manipulation conspiracies.




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Cotton Corporation plans to sell 15 lakh bales

The government should sell it to domestic market, says SIMA




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Bharti Airtel scrip tanks over 4 %




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BMW unveils new diesel 3-Series sedan




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Developers given extra time by the Central Government to execute SEZ projects




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Patent row: HC refuses interim relief to Merck

Merck has sought a restraint on Indian firm Glenmark on manufacturing and marketing anti-diabetes drugs Zita and Zita-Met.




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Tata Teleservices to surrender excess spectrum




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Panel probing Walmart lobbying submits report




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Shell to resume Niger oil spill compensation talks




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Network 18 to massively ‘downsize staff, cut costs’




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Air travellers' body questions ‘non-existent’ low fare offers




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With new features, BlackBerry refocusses itself

While enterprise is at the core, consumer gets more attention




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Google executive quits self-driving car project




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IBM’s Supercomputer helps doctors to fight cancer

Watson Supercomputer gets hidden insights from 15 million pages of medical content, including more than 200 medical textbooks. The computer combines Artificial Intelligence and analytical software to perform as a question answering machine.




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Airtel Chief Sunil Mittal's remuneration falls nearly 5% to ₹15.39 crore in FY22

In FY22, Sunil Mittal's salary and allowances were at about ₹10 crore and the performance-linked incentive was ₹4.5 crore




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Oil at six-month low | Petrol at breakeven, losses continue on diesel

Brent crude oil was trading at ₹94.91 per barrel on August 18




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Two-day Coaching Camp Held in Dharamshala In Collaboration With Arsenal FC

Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh is well known for its scenic beauty and good vibes and when you combine a good cause with it, it’s just perfection. A two-day football coaching camp was organised by the India Youth Soccer Association (IYSA), on 31st March and 1st April, in collaboration with the Arsenal Football Club, UK, Josh […]




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Sachin Tendulkar met Dalai Lama, inaugurated Centre of Excellence in HPCA Dharamshala

The Bharat Ratan, Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar today met 82 years old Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama at his residence in north Indian hill town Dharmashala. After meeting the Dalai Lama Sachin said, “It’s excellent… very good meeting and always wanted to be here and take the blessings. Just wanted to spend some time […]




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Naba Kumar Saraniya is not going to contest in upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Election

Militant turned politician Naba Kumar Saraniya is reported to be not to contest in upcoming Lok Sabha Election 2024. One of Saraniya’s own security personnel revealed it to Times of Assam. Saraniya, two times MP (Minister of Parliament) from the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha Constituency till date, is now in the dilemma of losing the upcoming […]

The post Naba Kumar Saraniya is not going to contest in upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Election appeared first on TIMES OF ASSAM by Dhruba Jyoti Deka.




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Tiger 3 OTT Release Announcement | Know When and Which Platform

After so much hype, there are media reports that Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer action movie Tiger 3 is all set release on OTT (over-the-top) platform Amazon Prime Video on 31 December 2023. But the fact is something else. It has also been reported that the OTT release of Tiger 3 will have an […]

The post Tiger 3 OTT Release Announcement | Know When and Which Platform appeared first on TIMES OF ASSAM by Pradip Deka.




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Tiger 3 OTT Release | Salman Khan and Amazon Prime Video confirms

After so much hype, there was media reports that Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer action movie Tiger 3 is all set release on OTT (over-the-top) platform Amazon Prime Video on 31 December 2023. But the movie’s titular actor Salman Khan confirmed about the OTT release today only. Salman Khan confirmed today, a day after […]

The post Tiger 3 OTT Release | Salman Khan and Amazon Prime Video confirms appeared first on TIMES OF ASSAM by Partha Pratim Borah.




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2-wheeler electrification: challenges and opportunities




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Why two-wheeler makers are unhappy




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Unsold inventory in ongoing projects spells a crisis:Gautam Chatterjee