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December 23, 2024 9:25 PM

Veteran Filmmaker Shyam Benegal passes away at 90

Renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal, a trailblazer of India’s parallel cinema movement, passed away on Monday in Mumbai at the age of 90. The legendary director had been battling a prolonged kidney ailment and was receiving treatment at Wockhardt Hosp...

December 23, 2024 8:09 PM

Coffee and Tea may reduce risk of head and neck cancer, study finds

Regular consumption of coffee and tea may help lower the risk of developing head and neck cancers, including cancers of the mouth and throat, according to a study published on Monday in the CANCER journal. These findings could hold significant implic...

December 23, 2024 7:18 PM

EAM Jaishankar to visit US ahead of Trump’s second term

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will embark on an official visit to the United States from December 24 to 29, according to a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The visit comes as preparations are underway for US Pre...

December 23, 2024 4:55 PM

Stock market gains nearly 500 points amid positive global cues

After a week of losses, Indian equity markets closed on a positive note on Monday, buoyed by strong global cues. The domestic benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, rebounded after witnessing a near 5% decline over the past five consecutive trading ses...

December 23, 2024 4:24 PM

Biden launches new US trade probe into legacy Chinese chips

The Biden administration on Monday announced a last-minute trade investigation into Chinese-made "legacy" semiconductors that could heap more U.S. tariffs on chips from China that power everyday goods from autos to washing machines to telecoms gear. ...

December 23, 2024 3:27 PM

Global stocks rally as investors cheer US inflation relief

Global shares were boosted on Monday by a U.S. inflation reading offering some hope for further policy easing next year, along with relief that Washington had averted a government shutdown. After a recent central bank decisions bonanza, this week on...

December 23, 2024 5:44 PM

Honda, Nissan aim to merge by 2026 in historic pivot

Honda and Nissan are in talks to merge by 2026, they said on Monday, a historic pivot for Japan's auto industry that underlines the threat Chinese EV makers now pose to the world's long-dominant legacy car makers. The tie-up would create the world's...

December 20, 2024 9:59 PM

Centre, ADB sign $350 million loan to boost India’s supply chains

The Indian government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $350 million policy-based loan agreement to support the Strengthening Multimodal and Integrated Logistics Ecosystem (SMILE) programme. This loan, under the programme's second s...

December 20, 2024 9:33 PM

Cabinet hikes MSP for Copra to Rs 12,100 per quintal

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Friday hiked the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for fair average quality of milling copra to Rs 11,582 per quintal and for ball copra to Rs 12,100 per quintal for the 2025 marketing season, according to an of...

 

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