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Six illegal Bangladeshi nationals found in Surathkal

Mangaluru Police have identified six Bangladeshi nationals allegedly residing illegally in Surathkal and working at a construction site. Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy said the individuals were found during intensified inspections targeting illegal immi

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Business

High alcohol formulations now require proper license

NEW DELHI The central government tightened regulations on medicinal formulations containing high levels of ethyl alcohol. These products will now require proper manufacturing licenses and can only be sold with a medical prescription. The move aims to prevent widespread misuse

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Business

Ineffective recovery processes stall Bangladesh banking sector

NEW DELHI Bangladesh now has the world's second-highest rate of non-performing loans (NPLs), with nearly one-third of all bank lending classified as defaulted. According to reports, the country also holds the worst bad loan ratio among all South Asian Association for Regional

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Business

World Bank funds India’s rooftop solar mission

The World Bank approved an $890 million package to accelerate India’s national residential rooftop solar program and create jobs. NEW DELHI The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a massive financing package to accelerate India’s national rooftop solar prog

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Business

Study reveals thirty percent of GCCs stalled

Around 500 Indian Global Capability Centres are stalling, requiring an urgent shift from basic cost savings to leadership autonomy and advanced AI innovation to grow. NEW DELHI Nearly 500 Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in India are failing to reach their full potential an

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Business

Crop residue can fuel India's aviation boom: Reports

India can convert agricultural waste and cheap green hydrogen into sustainable aviation fuel, cutting emissions and energy dependency. NEW DELHI India has the potential to transform its massive agricultural waste and low-cost green hydrogen into sustainable aviation fuel (S

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Business

Stock market soars as big sectors rally

MUMBAI Indian stock markets jumped one percent as investors actively bought IT, banking, and real estate shares. The Sensex spiked over 827 points, while the Nifty comfortably crossed the 24,200 mark. Experts stated that positive updates from major banks and exciting growth op

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Business

Indian investors rush to gold and mutuals

NEW DELHI Indian investors are pumping record money into financial markets despite global tensions. Monthly mutual fund SIP investments jumped to a three-month high of over 31,000 crore rupees this June. Even more surprising was the massive rush for gold ETFs, which skyrockete

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Business

Bad quarter knocks down Elecon Engineering profits

NEW DELHI Elecon Engineering faced a tough start to the financial year as its net profit plunged by sixty percent this quarter. The company earned about seventy crore rupees, down heavily from last year's profits. Higher operating costs severely squeezed profit margins, even t

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Business

Equity mutual funds see June surge

NEW DELHI Regular investors pushed stock mutual fund investments up by twenty-six percent this June, hitting over twenty-eight thousand crore rupees. This massive rush happened despite rocky global markets, according to reports. Everyday citizens chose mid-cap and small-cap fu

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India

Delhi High Court Upholds Rajpal Yadav Conviction in Cheque Cases

Delhi High Court upheld Rajpal Yadav's conviction, imposing a Rs 7.35 crore penalty in seven cheque dishonour cases. New Delhi The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the conviction of actor Rajpal Yadav in a series of cheque dishonour cases, dismissing his petitions challeng

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India

VHP Welcomes Ram Devotion Criterion for CEO

New Delhi Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Joint General Secretary Surendra Jain on Friday welcomed the criterion set by the newly appointed search committee that the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust must have a devotion to Lord R

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India

Gujarat Begins Flood Relief Assistance for Affected Surat Families

Gujarat launched immediate financial relief for thousands of flood-hit families in Surat following extensive damage assessment surveys statewide. Surat More than 2,000 families affected by the recent floods in Surat have begun receiving immediate financial assistance after

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India

Kerala HC Orders Immediate Relief As Wayanad Toll Rises To Seven

Kochi With the death toll in the Wayanad tunnel road landslide climbing to seven after one more body was recovered on Friday, the Kerala High Court directed the state government to immediately disburse compensation to the victims’ families, provide free treatment to the injure

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India

NIA Files Chargesheet in 1996 Srinagar Case

Srinagar The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said on Friday that it has charged Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah among six other separatists for the 1996 Srinagar violence. A press release by the NIA said the agency has chargesheeted six senior leaders of the separat

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India

SC Proceedings Disrupted After Litigant Hurls Abuses

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Friday witnessed an unusual disruption after a litigant appearing in person allegedly hurled abuses, threw papers in open court and had to be forcibly removed from the courtroom during the hearing of his plea challenging an order of the Allahabad

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