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ISL: Mohun Bagan Super Giant take on Jamshedpur FC with eye on top spot

Defending champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant will aim to join leaders Bengaluru FC at the top of the points table when they lock horns with Jamshedpur FC at the iconic Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata in an Indian Super League (ISL) clash on Saturday.

IKF extends recognition to World Super Kabaddi League

The International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) has officially granted permission for the staging of the World Super Kabaddi League (WSKL) 2025.

Passionate percussionists of gen-next

Mangalacharana organised its 8th Sangeet Sammelan as \"Yuva Taal Vadya Utsav\" (Youth Percussion Festival).

The IFFI 'tamasha' that shows no sign of turning over a new leaf

Cinema is an amazing platform for entertainment, and, yes, education too.

Jamalaye Jibonto Bhanu is a lively slapstick comedy with its underlying cynicism of earth and heaven

At one time during the golden era of the Tollywood film industry, Bhanu Banerjee, the erstwhile comedy king, provided light relief from the more serious situations and tickled the funny bones of senior members of the audience in those days.

Maha: BJP wooing small parties

Devendra Fadnavis denied that the BJP is not in touch with independents

BJD says allegations of Adani paying bribe to Odisha govt officials 'false'

Responding to media reports on solar power purchase agreements in Odisha with the Adani Group, the BJD which was in power from 2000 to 2024 on Friday termed the reports as 'incorrect' as the PPA was between central government PSU Solar Energy Corporation of India and state PSU Gridco in 2021.

NCP denies BJP leader's claim that Sharad Pawar will go with BJP after Maha poll results

The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) officially denied BJP MP Narayan Rane's claim to a local Marathi TV news channel here on Friday that NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar may walk out of the Congress-backed Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and join hands with the BJP-backed Mahayuti after the Maharashtra assembly election results are declared.

SC verdict on validity of Preamble modification in 1976 likely on 25 Nov

Refusing to refer the matter to a larger bench, the Supreme Court on Friday decided to pronounce its decision on November 25 over the validity of the 42nd Constitutional Amendment passed in 1976 to add the words \"socialist\" and \"secular\" in the Preamble.

LIC's market share increases to 61.07 per cent

The Board of Directors of Life Insurance Corporation of India (\"LIC\") approved and adopted the standalone and consolidated financial results for the six months ending September 30th, 2024.

Market posted strong gains, most of Adani Group stocks recover

The Sensex was up 1,961.32 points or 2.54 per cent at 79,117.11, and the Nifty was up 557.35 points or 2.39 per cent at 23,907.25

India's tech, durable offline retail market sees 10pc growth amid rising rural consumption

Driven by rising disposable incomes and greater internet penetration in smaller towns, the Indian tech and durable offline retail market registered a 10 per cent value growth (year-on-year) in the January-September period this year, according to a report on Friday.

World stocks track Wall St's gains with Nvidia report and bitcoin surge

Global stocks rose on Friday following gains on Wall Street after market superstar Nvidia and other companies said they're making even fatter profits than expected.

Consumer demand recovery in October boosts hopes for stronger performance in 2HFY25: Report

The consumer demand recovery that began in October is raising expectations for a stronger second half of FY25, according to Systematix Institutional Equities report.

Christopher Wood plans to book profit in Bitcoin once it hits $150,000 mark

Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jefferies, plans to book profit in Bitcoin once it hits the $150,000 mark, up nearly 53% from the current levels of $98,300 levels.

Jio's active subscriber surge continues; BSNL's growth slows down: Report

Reliance Jio has emerged as the clear leader in India's telecom market for the second consecutive month, adding 1.7 million active subscribers in September 2024, according to the latest data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) as quoted by a Morgan Stanley research report.

Engineering goods exports shoot past $10 bn in Oct, US & EU top markets

Driven by exceptionally high growth in exports of 'aircraft, spacecraft, and parts', 'ships, boats, and floating structures', Indian engineering exports crossed $10 billion in October 2024 for the first time in the current financial year.

Indian real estate institutional investments in 2024 set to surpass 2023 levels: Colliers Report

The institutional investments in Indian real estate in the current year (2024) are poised to surpass 2023 level, stated a report by Colliers.

Iran says it has begun installing new centrifuges after UN nuke watchdog's resolution

Iran on Friday said that it has started activating \"new, advanced centrifuges\", which enrich uranium for the country's nuclear program, in response to the latest \"anti-Tehran\" resolution passed by the Board of Governors of United Nation's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Hungary's Orbán vows to disregard international arrest warrant for Netanyahu

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday denounced the International Criminal Court's issuing of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he would defy it by inviting the Israeli leader to Hungary.

Ukraine's parliament cancels session after Russia fired a new missile

Ukraine's parliament canceled a session on Friday as security was tightened after Russia deployed a new ballistic missile that threatens to escalate the nearly three-year war.

Danish Navy monitors Chinese ship seen near undersea Baltic cables

The Chinese ship Yi Peng 3 has been monitored by a Danish naval patrol vessel after being seen near two undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea that were cut on Sunday and Monday, as reported by Radio Free Asia.

Over 880,000 people displaced in Lebanon, food security deteriorates: UN

UN humanitarians said that evacuation orders and air strikes forced more than 880,000 people from their homes in Lebanon, with more than 500,000 of them fleeing into Syria.

ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, Hamas leader Deif

Inastatement, the ICC's pre-trial chamber accused Netanyahu and Gallant of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes’ between atleast October 8, 2023, and May 20, 2024

Palestinians welcome ICC decision against Israel's Netanyahu, Gallant

In a statement, the ICC's pre-trial chamber accused Netanyahu and Gallant of committing 'crimes against humanity and war crimes' between at least October 8, 2023, and May 20, 2024

Putin warns attacks on Russian territory dragging Ukraine war into global dimension

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said in a televised address that the Ukraine war has obtained features of a global conflict after attacks by Western missiles on Russia's Kursk and Bryansk regions.

Brazilian police indict Bolsonaro for alleged attempted coup, threatening his political career

Police indicted Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others for allegedly attempting a coup to keep the right-wing leader in office after his defeat in the 2022 election.

No Agreement on Climate Finance: COP29 to be extended

The North and South could not agree on the quantum of finance for climate action in the UN climate conference in Baku till Thursday evening.

Women take lead in revival of rivers

Small rivers have been getting depleted and sometimes simply vanishing in many parts of the country.

Shifting capital no solution

Delhi is turning into a gas chamber with the air quality index hitting the hazardous 400-500 'severe plus' category.