India has imposed a three-year safeguard duty on select steel products to protect domestic manufacturers from a surge in low-priced imports, mainly from China. The duty will taper annually and follows

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has passed away at the age of 80 in Dhaka after a prolonged illness. Her death comes at a politically sensitive moment

As 2025 winds down, one of India’s largest wealth managers is laying out its roadmap for the year ahead.

Iran has witnessed its biggest protests in three years after the rial plunged to a historic low against the US dollar, deepening an already severe cost-of-living crisis.

A new Supreme Court-backed definition of the Aravalli Hills has triggered fears of mining, environmental damage, and a dilution of decades-old protections.

Debt-laden Vodafone Idea, however, has denied receiving any official communication from the Centre regarding the relief package

Just a day ahead of the hurriedly called Vodafone Idea (Vi) meeting meant to soothe the nerves of investors amid the company’s sliding stock price and a negative narrative around it, the telco announced a $3.6-billion (Rs 30,000 crore) deal with glob

Just a day ahead of the hurriedly called Vodafone Idea (Vi) meeting meant to soothe the nerves of investors amid the company's sliding stock price and a negative narrative around it, the telco announced a $3.6-billion (Rs 30,000 crore) deal with glob

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CGA data showed the Centre's fiscal deficit rose to Rs 9.77 trillion, or 62.3 per cent of FY26 Budget estimates, in April-November as capex surged and net tax revenue slipped

Reports indicate the Union Cabinet has likely cleared an adjusted gross revenue (AGR) relief package for the financially stressed operator, including a five-year moratorium on AGR payments

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Families of victims of the recent Sydney massacre that targeted a Jewish festival released an open letter on Monday calling for more federal action to investigate a rise in antisemitism and the security failures behind Australia's worst mass shooting in three decades.
Two gunmen are accused of shooting 15 people dead and wounding another 40 in an attack on a Hannukah festival on Bondi Beach on Dec. 14.
In an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, 17 families of the dead and wounded called for a federal inquiry known as a royal commission to investigate a rise in antisemitism in Australia since the Israel-Hamas war began in 2023 and consequent security agency failures.
Royal commissions are the most powerful form of public investigation in Australia and witnesses can be jailed for deliberately withholding evidence.
We need to know why clear warning signs were ignored, how antisemitic hatred and Islamic extremism were allowed to dangerously grow unchecked, and what changes m

Bondi beach attack, Australia

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Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has released a booklet highlighting the work he did during the COVID-19 pandemic when he was helming the Maharashtra government, a strategic move ahead of the civic polls.
The booklet, released on Sunday, lists measures Thackeray took as chief minister to contain the pandemic in areas such as Dharavi and other parts of Mumbai during the Maha Vikas Aghadi's rule between 2019 and 2022.
The Sena (UBT) last week announced an alliance with Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for the Mumbai civic polls, but the parties haven't yet declared their lists of candidates.
Elections to 29 civic bodies, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, will be held on January 15. The counting of votes will take place the next day.
The election to the BMC can be viewed as a high-stakes battle for Uddhav Thackeray, as he attempts to reclaim control of the country's richest civic body, which has been under the undivided Shiv Sena from 1997 to 20

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Hazlewood, though absent from the Ashes, has resumed bowling workloads that indicate progress is trending in the right direction

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Reportedly, WhatsApp is testing call support and new notification controls on WhatsApp Web, allowing users to manage voice and video call alerts directly from the browser

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As India enters 2026, the challenge will be whether clearer labels, stronger regulation and informed consumers can slow the health costs of an increasingly ultra-processed diet

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Chief Justice Surya Kant said judges of the Delhi High Court who passed the order are some of the 'finest', but 'we are all prone to committing errors'

Kuldeep Sengar, EX-BJP MLA, Unnao rape case accused

The buying on the counter came after the company's commercial production at its Chhattisgarh unit

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Hindustan Copper share price rose 3.04 per cent to log an intraday high of ₹534.1 per share on the NSE during the intraday trade early on Thursday

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Despite the downward revisions, Antique said Somany Ceramics' stock is trading at a sharp discount to other building material peers, including industry leader Kajaria Ceramics

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