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Union Cabinet approves Ministry of Earth Sciences’ PRITHVI scheme

New Delhi , January 5 (ANI): The Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the scheme "PRITHvi VIgyan (PRITHVI)" of the...

Oil prices rise on Middle East tensions

By Robert Harvey LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices gained on Friday, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to visit the Middle East to try and prevent the Israel-Gaza conflict from widening.

Dollar set for steepest weekly rise since May, euro zone inflation in focus

By Ankur Banerjee and Joice Alves SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar rose on Friday, heading for its steepest weekly rise since May as traders scaled back expectations of early U.S. interest rate

Global growth set to slow, but India seeing higher investment & manufacturing, says UN report

The UN World Economic Situation and Prospects 2024 report says while India will remain fastest-growing big economy, it faces risks from erratic monsoons & possible oil price spike.

Cognizant contributes Rs 3 cr to TN govt towards relief work in rain-hit areas

Chennai, Jan 5 (PTI) Information technology services company Cognizant has donated Rs 3 crore to the Tamil Nadu government towards taking up relief...

Stocks set to snap 9-week winning streak on interest rate rethink

By Naomi Rovnick and Kevin Buckland LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) -Global equities were on track to snap a nine-week winning streak, while the dollar was poised for its strongest weekly advance since mid-May

Gold under pressure from climbing US dollar, Treasury yields

By Hissay Ongmu Bhutia (Reuters) - Gold prices slipped on Friday and were on track for their first weekly fall in four, weighed down by a stronger dollar and higher bond yields, while investors keenly

RBI revises definition of politically-exposed persons for KYC purpose

Mumbai, Jan 5 (PTI) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has changed the definition of Politically-Exposed Persons (PEPs) under its norms, a move...

Dollar hits 3-week high, euro slides ahead of inflation data

By Ankur Banerjee and Joice Alves SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar rose on Friday, heading for its steepest weekly rise since May as traders scaled back expectations of early interest rate cuts

“It appears privatisation of SAIL units been called off”: Jairam Ramesh

New Delhi , January 5 (ANI): Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh alleged on Friday that the central government under Narendra Modi...

On Camera

Mamata’s ‘outside support’ push has many meanings. Does she want INDIA to pick TMC over Left?

TMC should worry about minority voters and how they view her ‘outside support’. Minorities are with the TMC but they have also watched Rahul Gandhi march across the country.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.