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No surge of white nationalism: Dhillon




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Islamic State killed 300 former policemen south of Mosul, HRW says

Human Rights Watch said some of the former policemen were separated from a group of about 2,000 people from nearby villages and towns who were forced to march alongside the militants last month as they retreated north to Mosul and the town of Tal Afar.




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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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Trump, Pence true friend of Israel, says Israeli ambassador

"We look forward to working with the Trump administration, with all of the members of the Trump administration, including Steve Bannon, and making the US—Israel alliance stronger than ever," Mr. Dermer said in response to a question.




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Philippine dictator set to be buried at heroes' cemetery

"There will be no state funeral. It will be very simple, the body will be carried on a hearse then brought to his tomb," Mr. Albayalde said.




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Anti-Muslim Buddhist monk in Myanmar: Trump ‘similar to me’

The world singled us out as narrow-minded. But as people from the country that is the grandfather of democracy and human rights elected Donald Trump, who is similar to me in prioritizing nationalism, there will be less finger-pointing from the international community.




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German Minister sets out tough line on Brexit




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Dalai Lama preaches in Mongolia, risking China’s fury

On Friday, China’s Foreign Ministry strongly urged Mongolia to deny the Dalai Lama a visit for the sake of a "sound and steady" development of bilateral ties.




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Dalai Lama visits Mongolia despite China’s objections




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China launches world’s longest quantum communication line




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Seven children killed in rebel shelling of school

After Syrian rebel shelling of the school in government-held western Aleppo.




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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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U.K. PM race | At debate, Truss says she will call out Putin in front of “swing” countries like India, Indonesia

Sunday’s debate was the second in the U.K. Prime Ministerial race that began last week, with a third round of voting set for Monday




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Indiana mall shooting | Three dead; witness kills gunman: police




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The Pakistan and IMF talks: What lies ahead?

Why was the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) signed between the two? Why is IMF important for Pakistan’s economy?




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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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UK tribunal quashes Meta-Giphy deal block, regulator to reconsider ruling

The Competition Appeals Tribunal said it had quashed the CMA’s ruling and referred the matter back for a new decision




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Sri Lanka crisis live updates | Majority of Sri Lanka’s ruling SLPP party in favour of Dullas Alahapperuma as President, Sajith Premadasa as PM: G.L. Peiris

Acting Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and two others were proposed by lawmakers as the three candidates for the July 20 Presidential election




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COVID-19 triples across Europe on past six weeks; hospitalisations double: World Health Organisation

WHO's Europe director Dr. Hans Kluge described COVID-19 as “a nasty and potentially deadly illness” that people should not underestimate.




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U.S. bill strengthens digital news publishers’ right for revenue sharing with Big Tech

A revised version of the bill was tabled by bipartisan senators in the United States on Wednesday that strengthens the stance for digital news publishers to negotiate with Big Tech companies for sharing revenues that entail the use of their content.




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August’s record gold influx lifts import bill to all-time high

The trade deficit widened to a 10-month high of $29.65 billion, the second highest monthly shortfall in merchandise trade




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Prices of essentials unlikely to rise during festive season: Centre

The Food Secretary said the Centre is thinking of lifting the export ban on certain varieties of non-basmati rice




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India, Australia push forward on CECA talks




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Mcap of 8 of top-10 most valued firms surges ₹1.21 lakh crore; Reliance biggest winner

The market valuation of Reliance Industries jumped ₹53,652.92 crore to ₹20,65,197.60 crore




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Govt. extends deadline for filing Income Tax audit report to October 7

The I-T Department said that due to the difficulties faced by taxpayers in electronic filing of audit reports, the deadline is being extended from September 30, 2024 to October 7, 2024




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India’s current account deficit in Q1 FY25 widens to $9.7 billion

The current account surplus for Q4:2023-24 was revised downwards to $ 4.6 billion from US$ 5.7 billion earlier due to an upward adjustment of customs data on merchandise imports, the RBI said.




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




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Government picks three new members to join RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee

The new members are Ram Singh, Saugata Bhattacharya and Nagesh Kumar. They have been appointed for a period of four years.




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Maruti, Hyundai, Tata Motors report decline in wholesales in September

Mahindra & Mahindra said its SUV wholesales in the domestic market increased 24% to 51,062 units in September compared to the same month of last year




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India to see steepest rise in living standard of common man in coming decades: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Addressing the 3rd edition of Kautiliya Economic Conclave here, the Minister said, India's critical economic performance in the recent decade was underscored by its leapfrog from the 10th to the fifth largest economy in five years.




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Public inputs sought for Income Tax Act review

These ideas may be taken up by an internal committee of the Income Tax Department that has been formed to oversee the review of the 1961 law.




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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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India plays crucial geopolitical role from American standpoint: USISPF president Mukesh Aghi

“The economic growth story of India is tremendous. India is among very few large economies which are growing 7-8%,” Mukesh Aghi said




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RBI asks banks to ensure easier accessibility for payment systems to persons with disabilities

RBI instructs banks to review payment systems for accessibility to persons with disabilities, ensuring digital payment inclusivity




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India’s forex kitty drops by $3.71 billion to $701.176 billion

In the previous reporting week, the reserves had jumped by $12.588 billion to an all-time high of $704.885 billion.




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Indian conglomerates to spend $800 billion in new projects in 10 years: S&P Global Ratings’ report 

“The Vedanta, Tata, Adani, Reliance and JSW groups alone are prepping about $350 billion of investment in these sectors over the next decade,” Neel Gopalakrishnan of S&P Global Ratings said




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36% surge in vegetable prices lifts September inflation to 9-month high

Retail inflation touches nine-month high of 5.5% in September




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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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China's economy grew 4.6% in July-September quarter, falling short of 5% target

The latest data show the world's second largest economy slowing from 4.7% annual growth in the previous quarter and falling short of the official target of “about 5%” growth for 2024,




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GoM decides to cut GST on 20-litre water bottles, bicycles to 5%; raise rate on shoes, watches

The Group of Ministers on GST rate on life and health insurance decided to exempt GST on premiums paid for health insurance with coverage of ₹5 lakh for individuals other than senior citizens; final decision to be taken by the GST Council




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Market capitalisation of four of top-10 valued firms jumps ₹81,151 crore; ICICI, HDFC Bank biggest gainers

Reliance Industries continued to remain the most-valued domestic firm, followed by TCS, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel




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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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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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Watch: US elections: Who are Trump and Harris appealing to?

We also analyse the IMF’s report on world economy as well as their forecast for India.




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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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Government invites applications for RBI Deputy Governor

Applicants should have at least 25 years of work experience in Public Administration including experience at the level of Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India




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Nearly 98% ₹2000 banknotes returned; ₹6,970 crore worth notes still with public

On May 19, 2023, the RBI announced the withdrawal of ₹2000 denomination banknotes from circulation




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What happens to Indian firms on U.S. blacklist?

Were they sanctioned for supply and sales to Russia? Will things be different under the Trump administration?




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Parliament proceedings | Three more MPs suspended, total at 146 as Opposition’s protest over mass suspension continues

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi moved a resolution to suspend MPs Nakul Nath, Deepak Baij and D.K. Suresh for misconduct and storming the Well in the Lower House




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On the Draw — Rahul in Raebareli