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IMD weather forecast today: Fog, cold wave alerts for several cities
IMD has issued fresh alerts for dense fog, cold wave conditions and snowfall across several regions, warning of transport disruptions, flight cancellations and fluctuating temperatures across India
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Trump signs executive order to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug
The switch would move marijuana away from its current classification as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD
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Former Sebi chief Sinha urges caution as private credit lending grows fast
In the US, there have been flags on the contagion from the private credit market flowing into the banking sector as well, U K Sinha said
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Best of BS Opinion: Regulatory, factor-market reforms key to India's growth
Today's Best of BS Opinion looks at insurance FDI liberalisation, the railways' subsidy model, regulatory bottlenecks hurting investment, shifting FDI flows, and new ideas shaping US politics.
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US weekly jobless claims fall as labour market remains stable in December
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 224,000 for the week ended December 13, the Labor Department said on Thursday
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US core inflation unexpectedly eases to slowest pace since 2021
The report was complicated by the federal government shutdown, which prevented the BLS from collecting much of the October price data
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OpenAI talks funding at $750 bn valuation, could raise up to $100 bn
The ChatGPT maker could raise as much as $100 billion, the report said, citing people with knowledge of the discussions
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Venezuela inflation soars 500% as Trump intensifies pressure on Maduro
The inflation rate soared to 556 per cent in the 12 months through Dec. 17, up from 219 per cent at the end of June and 45 per cent in 2024, according to a weekly index compiled by Bloomberg News
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Trump announces $1,776 'Warrior Dividend' for troops amid inflation fears
Trump announced the plan Wednesday during a prime-time address from the White House meant to extol his accomplishments this year and assuage Americans increasingly worried about their cost of living
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China launches $113 billion free-trade experiment on Hainan island
Foreign direct investment into China fell 10.4 per cent year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2025, official data shows
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US approves up to $11 bn arms sale to Taiwan, risking China backlash
The total value of the sales is up to $11.154 billion, according to a separate statement from Taiwan's Defense Ministry
Delhi pollution curbs open new market for ICE-to-EV retrofitters
Delhi's tighter pollution norms are boosting demand for EV retrofits, but industry players are urging the government to cut GST and ease regulatory hurdles to scale up conversions
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IndiGo top brass to fan out across network with 'rebuilding' message
Before the crisis, the airline operated a total of 2,300 flights per day - about 2,000 domestic and about 300 international
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Securities laws set for reset as FM introduces Bill for unified code
The Code also attempts to decriminalise certain violations which are procedural or technical in nature into civil penalties
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Trade deal: India gets zero-duty access on over 99% exports to Oman
Second Cepa with a Gulf nation; labour-intensive sectors to get full benefit
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Pulitzer-winning war correspondent Peter Arnett passes away at 91
Born November 13, 1934, in Riverton, New Zealand, Peter Arnett got his first exposure to journalism when he landed a job at his local newspaper, the Southland Times, shortly after high school
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How BP's new boss O'Neill became the most powerful woman in fossil fuels
Under her watch, Woodside doubled oil and gas output, leaned aggressively into seaborne LNG, and shelved lower-carbon projects that failed to clear commercial hurdles
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Export dilemma: The 'shrimp vs smartphone' debate in India-US trade
How US tariffs are forcing India to weigh exports of labour-intensive products against technology-intensive ones. One is a job creator, the other a sunshine industry. It is not an easy choice
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Datanomics: More women seek jobs, but stiff labour market a challenge
Despite a sharp rise in women's labour force participation, India has seen little improvement in female employment rates or women's share in labour income
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The new nomenclature: Rewriting of lawmaking convention - in Hindi
Congress leader P Chidambaram said the long-standing convention had been to present the English version of a Bill with an English title and the Hindi version with a Hindi title
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