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INR hits all-time low, breaches 85 mark against USD

Indian currency slips 13 paise on Thursday as US Fed scales back rate cut in 2025

Accenture posts $17.7 bn revenue, beats Street view

IT service provider Accenture has beat Street estimates and posted $17.7 billion revenues in the first quarter ended November 2024.

Bharti Airtel prepays ₹3,626 crore spectrum purchase dues to govt

TELECOM service provider Bharti Airtel has made a prepayment of ₹3,626 crore to the government for the spectrum it purchased in 2016.

Mkt falls as Fed indicates lower rate cut in 2025

DOMESTIC equity market declined sharply on Thursday following a cautious Federal Reserve commentary and weak global cues.

Govt proposes new legislation to curb proliferation of illegal lending apps

THE government is planning a comprehensive legislature to curb the proliferation of illegal lending apps.

Kia sees 20% sales growth vs industry's 5-10%

KOREAN carmaker Kia aims to achieve a 20% growth in sales volume in India next year, targeting sales of nearly 3 lakh passenger vehicles (PVs).

War boosted military & economy, says Putin

Regrets not invading Ukraine earlier; denies ouster of Assad hurt his image; year-end conference lasts 4.5 hours

IT sector to drive 15% growth in hiring in 2025, followed by retail

WITH the expansion of Global Capability Centers (GCCs) and multi-cloud adoption, the IT sector will drive 15% growth in hiring in 2025, as per the latest data from jobs platform foundit.

Mumbai ferry tragedy toll 14, search on for kid

THE body of a 43-year-old man, who was among the two missing passengers after a Navy craft rammed into their ferry off the Mumbai coast, was found on Thursday.

R-G Kar victim's parents in HC for fresh probe

THE parents of the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder victim moved Calcutta High Court on Thursday seeking a fresh investigation into the horrific crime.

U'khand records tiger death decline, 8 this yr

UTTARAKHAND has witnessed a significant decrease in tiger mortality cases this year.

Assam STF nabs 8 Bangla terror outfit operatives

THE Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police arrested eight operatives of terror outfit, Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), during simultaneous operations carried out in Kerala, West Bengal and Assam on the intervening night of December 17 and 18.

SP's Sambhal MP booked for power theft at residence

THE troubles for Samajwadi Party's Sambhal MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq seem to be deepening as a fresh FIR in connection with power theft lodged against him on Thursday.

MP's Take Home Ration scheme: CAG flags ₹428 cr irregularities from '18-'21

IRREGULARITIES worth around ₹428 crore have been detected by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in the Take Home Ration (THR) scheme in Madhya Pradesh between 2018-2021.

'Ideology remains same': Jogi's wife writes to Cong, proposes merger of party

THE regional outfit Janta Congress Chhattisgarh-J (JCC-J), floated by the first chief minister late Ajit Jogi in June 2016, owing to the declining political footprint across the state, has approached the Congress seeking a merger with the latter.

BJP tears into Rahul, says doesn't deserve to be LoP.

ACCUSING Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of pushing and shoving its MPs on the Parliament premises, the BJP on Thursday said he does not deserve to be the Leader of Opposition after such \"indecent and shameful\" conduct.

Grim reality belies development plank, Gujarat schools lack toilets

DESPITE Gujarat's government championing its development narrative, unsettling data presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday revealed glaring shortcomings in the state's basic infrastructure.

BJP MP writes to RS Chair, says LoP 'misbehaved' with her during House protest

BJP MP from Nagaland S Phangnon Konyak on Thursday alleged in the Rajya Sabha that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi came in her \"close proximity\" and shouted at her during a protest outside the Parliament's Makar Dwar which made her feel \"extremely uncomfortable\".

I was physically pushed by BJP MPs, lost my balance & forced to sit down: Kharge

CONGRESS chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, saying that BJP MPs pushed him on Parliament premises, and he lost his balance.

Shah vows dominance over J&K terrorism

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum in North, South blocks to have over 25K artefacts

YUGE Yugeen Bharat Museum (YYBM) to be set up in North and South blocks will have about 25,000 artefacts—depicting the history of 5,000 years of India's civilization—on display in eight thematic galleries.

Cross complaints: Case registered against Rahul for 'injuring' 2 BJP MPs

DELHI Police registered an FIR against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and other Congress MPs following a scuffle on Parliament premises on Thursday, hours after BJP and Opposition party members filed cross complaints alleging assault.

Tremors From The Long Night Of December 3

South Korea has clawed back most of the economic losses caused by the shocking declaration of martial law. Its next president is likely to be colder to the West, warmer to China

FOR GRACE IN LEGAL EVOLUTION

HE recent decision of a nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court, in Property Owners Association vs State of Maharashtra, which interprets Article 39(b) of the Constitution, represents a noteworthy development in the complex and often contentious history of property rights in India.

3.2 lakh fake pensioners in State: Speaker

\"A recent survey has found nearly 3.2 lakh fake social security pension beneficiaries in the State,\"

Cancel pact with SECI, CPI urges CM

CPI State secretary K Ramakrishna, along with assistant secretary M Nageswara Rao, met Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday, and urged him to cancel the agreement for 7000 MW with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).

HC questions inaction on former Intel chief

ON Thursday, the Andhra Pradesh High Court questioned the police department on inaction against senior IPS officer and former intelligence chief PSR Anjaneyulu, the Accused Number 2 in the Kadambari Jathwani harassment case.

Sharmila lashes out at Amit Shah

APCC chief YS Sharmila lashed out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks on BR Ambedkar in Parliament and demanded his resignation for 'insulting' the Dalit Icon.

Pull up socks: CM to underperforming Ministers

CHIEF Minister N Chandrababu Naidu reportedly expressed his ire over a few Ministers who did not submit their self-appraisals on completing six months in office and some of the in-charge Ministers for not visiting their respective districts.

Sake's chance meeting with Jagan causes ripples, ex-min to stay in Cong

A chance meeting of former minister and senior Congress leader Sake Sailajanath with YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy at a marriage ceremony in Kurnool on Wednesday, has become a hot topic of discussion among political circles.