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News highlights: Nitish Kumar's residence sealed off as protests erupt over ticket allocation
Latest news updates, October 14: Catch all the latest news developments from across the world here
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India ranks 6th globally in live branded residence projects: Report
The country also ranks tenth globally in the pipeline of upcoming branded residence projects, accounting for 2 per cent of future supply among 83 countries that were surveyed
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Datanomics: Women secure 7% of Nobel Prizes, mostly in Literature & Peace
Since 2021, three women have won Nobel awards in Peace, two each in Literature and Medicine, one each in Physics, Chemistry and Economics
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Eyewear retailer Lenskart accelerates store expansion ahead of $10 bn IPO
The eyewear retailer plans its biggest store expansion in three years as it prepares for a $900 million IPO, one of India's largest public issues in 2025
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Leela Hotels logs net profit of ₹74.7 crore, announces global foray
The Leela will require upfront capital ₹4,370 million for the 25 per cent stake, while private funds, managed by Brookfield, will acquire the balance 75 per cent stake
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Biocon's Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw flags Bengaluru road woes; minister responds
Responding to Shaw's criticism, Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge said he was unsure which part of Bengaluru her overseas visitor has seen
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20 passengers dead, 16 injured as private bus catches fire in Jaisalmer
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed grief over the loss of lives after a private bus travelling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur caught fire
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WHO issues alert against 3 cough syrups linked to MP children's deaths
CDSCO had earlier informed the global health body that none of the syrups were exported to other countries
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Canara HSBC Life IPO subscribed 2.29 times on final bidding day
The company on Thursday said it has raised a little over ₹750 crore from anchor investors
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GTPL Hathway Q2 FY26 results: Profit down 46% at ₹7.4 cr, revenue up 12%
The company had posted a net profit of Rs 13.74 crore in the July-September period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from GTPL Hathway, a firm owned by Reliance Industries Group
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95% respondents unwilling to share income details in NSO pre-test
A pre-test for the national household income survey finds high non-responsiveness on income, tax, and asset details, raising concerns ahead of the 2026 rollout
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Bank of Maharashtra Q2 profit up 23% to ₹1,633 crore on lower NPAs
The bank had posted a net profit of ₹1,327 crore in the same quarter preceding fiscal (FY25)
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Inflation at 99-month low: Case for multiple repo rate cuts strengthens
RBI has kept the policy rate unchanged in the last two meeting
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Govt expects ₹80 trn investment in India's maritime sector: Sonowal
Sonowal noted that India Maritime Week 2025 would witness participation of over one lakh delegates and 500 exhibitors from more than 100 countries, apart from coastal states like Maharashtra
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US banking giants see gains from dealmaking surge but warn of asset froth
Global investment banking fees reached a four-year high in the first nine months of the year, underpinning earnings
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Bihar polls: Top Congress leaders discuss names of probable candidates
The Congress is likely to get a lesser number of seats than the last time due to its dismal performance in the 2020 assembly polls, when it won 19 out of 70 seats it contested
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Broadcom to launch Thor Ultra networking chip, intensifying Nvidia rivalry
The Thor Ultra will battle Nvidia's networking interface chips and aim to further entrench Broadcom's control of network communications inside data centers designed for AI applications
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Roche moves SC against Delhi HC nod to Natco for Risdiplam generic
Risdiplam is an oral medicine used for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in patients aged two months or above
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SC to decide if Sahara properties can be sold piecemeal or in one go
The court has also asked claimants to Sahara's assets to file their claims with amicus curiae, senior advocate Shekhar Naphade, who will categorise the properties based on ownership and disputes
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Gold hits record high above $4,100/oz on Fed rate cut bets, trade jitters
Spot gold rose 0.7% to $4,137.76 per ounce as of 11:22 a.m. ET (1522 GMT), after hitting a record high of $4,179.48 earlier in the session
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