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Rishi Sunak leads MP support, over halfway to threshold: Report

British minister Penny Mordaunt on Friday launched her bid to replace Liz Truss as prime minister, becoming the first Conservative lawmaker to announce they are running.

Netflix reverses subscriber loss with big hits, adds 2.4 mn from July-Sep

Password-sharing crackdown: Company shares details

'I am a fighter, not a quitter', says Truss to an angry Parliament

PM commits to pension spending; no comment on benefits, foreign aid

BCCI gives nod to women's IPL at 9th annual general meeting in Mumbai

Although BCCI has not finalised the WIPL schedule, it will end before the men's IPL

Delhi CM Kejriwal announces 100 EV charging stations, one every 2 km

Nearly 70 per cent of these charging stations have been set up at Delhi Metro parking areas where EV users can easily park their vehicles for charging, Kejriwal said while inaugurating 11 stations

Russia says seized Ukrainian lands are under its nuclear protection

Nearly eight months into his invasion of Ukraine, some analysts believe the likelihood of Putin resorting to nuclear weapons has increased since his army suffered a series of major defeats

PM Modi dedicates 75 Digital Banking Units to nation; check full list

The economic progress of a country is directly linked to the strength of its banking system, he said after dedicating 75 DBUs to the nation

Bangalore-bound Akasa Air flight returns to Mumbai after bird strike

A Bangalore-bound Akasa Air flight from here returned to the city airport due to a burning smell in the cabin, which later turned out to be due to a bird strike, a DGCA official said on Saturday.

Still looking for free trade deal with India by Diwali, says Britain

New Delhi is also seeking to claw back half a billion pounds in payments made by Indian workers toward Britain's social security system as part of the deal

Desperate for workers, firms plan to hire people even with criminal records

Railroads have been struggling with service issues they say have been caused by worker shortages, and in september struck a labour deal to avoid a nationwide strike

Nissan Motor pushes partner Renault to sell down stake, may raise funds

Asks French firm to cut stake to 15%

Delhi-NCR receives record rains, UP farmers stare at heavy losses

Paddy, maize, potatoes, bajra, urad worst affected crops

BSE gets SEBI's approval to set up a separate social stock exchange

In July, SEBI notified rules for Social Stock Exchange (SSE) to provide social enterprises with an additional avenue to raise funds

Putin signs laws on annexation as Kyiv takes back dozens of towns

The documents finalizing the annexation, carried out in defiance of international laws, were published on a Russian government website on Wednesday morning

North Korea missile flies over Japan; stopping trains, sparking panic

In response, US and South Korean warplanes practiced bombing a target in the Yellow Sea and Japan warned its citizens to take cover and suspended some train services

2.5 million apply for power subsidy in Delhi; more expected in coming days

Kejriwal had said many people want to opt out of the subsidy scheme and those who do not require it should not get it

PM Modi launches 5G services at India Mobile Congress 2022 in New Delhi

The cumulative economic impact of 5G on India is estimated to reach $450 billion by 2035

Putin declares captured regions part of Russia; Ukraine denies talks

Putin also urged Ukraine to sit down for peace talks but immediately insisted he won't discuss handing them back, opening a new escalatory phase of his seven-month invasion of the country.

At least 17 dead and 24 wounded in Russia school shooting, says report

The Investigative Committee said that of the 24 people wounded, all but two were children. Regional governor Alexander Brechalov said surgeons had carried out a number of operations.

Gold prices gains Rs 138, still shy of Rs 50,000; Silver jumps by Rs 224

During intraday trade, spot gold was down 0.1% at $1,641.59 per ounce as of 5.30 pm, after dropping as much as 1 per cent earlier to its lowest since April 2020 at $1,626.41 in the Asia session