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Karnataka HC stays state order on govt lands seen as restricting RSS events

Justice M Nagaprasanna passed an interim order staying the directive and scheduled the next hearing for November 17

HAL, Russia's UAC sign MoU for production of civil aircraft SJ-100 in India

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Russia's UAC have signed an MoU to produce SJ-100 passenger jets in India, marking the first full-scale civil aircraft manufacturing project in the country

China added almost one billionaire a day in 2024, says Hurun list

A record 1,434 individuals in China now have wealth above 5 billion yuan ($702 million), marking a 31 per cent jump from last year, according to the latest Hurun China Rich List

Cyclone Montha nears Andhra coast, set to make landfall tonight | Updates

Cyclone Montha is set to hit Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada coast this evening, bringing heavy rain and strong winds up to 110 kmph; IMD has issued red alerts in several districts of the state

Starlink leases office space in Mumbai as India satellite rollout nears

Starlink, Elon Musk's satellite internet venture, has leased office space in Mumbai's Chandivali, marking its first physical presence in India as it prepares to launch broadband services

Inside OpenAI's $1.5 trillion chip deals led by Sam Altman's inner circle

Sam Altman and his top team at OpenAI struck chip and infrastructure deals worth up to $1.5 trillion with Nvidia, AMD, Oracle and others, often without help from bankers or lawyers

No extra GST on tobacco; Centre plans new levy as cess period nears end

Tobacco products currently fall under the highest GST slab of 28 per cent, along with a compensation cess that varies depending on the product type

SC slams states and UTs over stray dogs case; summons chief secys on Nov 3

The Supreme Court noted that only West Bengal, Delhi and Telangana had filed reports on implementing the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, despite earlier directions to all states

SC allows Centre to reassess Vodafone Idea's AGR dues, cites policy grounds

The Supreme Court said the Centre can review Vodafone Idea's AGR dues, calling it a policy decision; the move gives relief to the debt-hit telecom firm and protects 200 million consumers

India-US ties under strain: Jaishankar, Rubio hold trade talks in Malaysia

S Jaishankar and Marco Rubio met as India and the US continue talks on a trade pact; five rounds of negotiations are done, and officials say the agreement is now close to being finalised

'Racially aggravated attack': UK police probe rape of Indian-origin woman

UK Police are searching for a white male suspect after a 20-year-old Indian-origin woman was raped in Walsall. The incident has raised concerns among local South Asian communities

India's rare earth plan faces fresh hurdles as China tightens exports

India's ₹7,300 crore plan to strengthen rare earth magnet production may face delays as China restricts exports of key processing equipment, raising costs and affecting project viability

LinkedIn clash: RBI economist accuses SBI of plagiarism in report

An RBI economist accused SBI of plagiarism, saying its Ecowrap report copied RBI's monetary policy research; SBI rejected the claim, calling it 'sensational'

'Greylist exit no immunity': FATF's warning to Pakistan on terror finance

FATF warns Pakistan that leaving the greylist in 2022 does not stop terror funding risks; country must continue measures to prevent money laundering and terror finance

3 in 4 Delhi-NCR residents say pollution harming health already: Survey

A LocalCircles survey finds 42 per cent of people in Delhi-NCR report sore throat or cough, while 25 per cent have family members with burning eyes or headaches from pollution

From Bangkok to Mumbai: Where paying rent means losing two-thirds of pay

Residents in Bangkok spend 79 per cent of their income on rent, followed by Mumbai at 66 per cent and Mexico City where renters use over two-thirds of their earnings to pay for housing

EC may launch 1st phase of pan-India SIR next week, covering 10-15 states

Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, and West Bengal will go to polls in 2026 and will be among the first states where the Election Commission begins voter list revision

Reliance, Meta announce AI joint venture in India, to invest ₹855 crore

Reliance Intelligence will own 70 per cent and Facebook 30 per cent in the new AI venture, with both firms together investing about ₹855 crore to develop and expand enterprise AI services in India

Foxconn Hyderabad ramps up AirPods production, eyes 200,000 units monthly

Foxconn's Hyderabad plant will double AirPods output to 200,000 units a month, hire up to 5,000 staff, and invest ₹4,800 crore to meet growing global demand

From Apple to Meta: White House lists donors for Trump's $300 mn ballroom

The White House released the list of donors funding Trump's 90,000-sq-foot ballroom, costing $300 million, backed by tech giants, billionaires and private contributors