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mutual funds have turned Rs 10,000 monthly SIP to more than Rs 2 crore in the last 25 years. Only these three value and contra funds have completed 25 years in the market. SBI Contra Fund, the oldest and the largest contra fund, turned Rs 10,000 monthly SIP to Rs 7.15 crore in the last 25 years. The scheme gave an XIRR of 20.83% in the same period.

Donald Trump has largely avoided interviews where he will be fact-checked in real time. But on Sunday, he sat for an interview on Fox News, where he was challenged directly on some of his most glaring falsehoods of the campaign. The exchanges that resulted provided a case study in the tactics the former president uses when confronted with facts that contradict his statements. Trump repeatedly denied knowledge of information that has long been publicly available, questioned the sources and then pivoted away to an unrelated topic.

Afghanistan authorities on Sunday did not permit a Frankfurt-bound Vistara plane to use its airspace as there was a bomb threat, forcing the aircraft to return to Delhi, according to sources. The flight UK25 from the national capital to Frankfurt in Germany was operated with a Boeing 787 aircraft and had more than 240 people onboard, they said. The sources in the know told PTI that the bomb threat was classified as «non-specific» and it was decided that the flight will continue its journey to Frankfurt. However, the Afghanistan authorities did not give permission to overfly its airspace since there was a bomb threat, the sources added.

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An investigation revealed traces of low explosives near the blast site, prompting a thorough inquiry by the Delhi Police, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), and the National Security Guard (NSG). Officials at the scene told that traces of low explosives and other materials commonly used in crude bombs were found.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has called the inauguration of the Rewa airport's terminal building a Diwali gift by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said it would boost the development of the Vindhya region. At a function in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, PM Modi on Sunday inaugurated and laid foundation stones of projects costing more than Rs 6,000 crore. During the event, he virtually inaugurated the terminal buildings in MP's Rewa and those at Maa Mahamaya airport in Darima in Chhattisgarh and Sarsawa in UP, cumulatively worth over Rs 220 crore. Addressing a function in Rewa, CM Yadav said PM Modi has given a very big Diwali gift to the people of Vindhya region even before the festival.

Prashant Vihar area after the blast happened near a CRPF school. «It wasn't like a firecracker, the sound was incredibly loud. And for 15-20 minutes, there was just smoke everywhere,» said Kiran Sachdeva, a resident of the locality. Sachdeva, in her 60s, described the blast as an «earthquake-like» shock, and said her house was about 200-250 meters away from the site.

US indictment linking a former Indian agent to a foiled bid to assassinate Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun paints a «compelling and detailed portrait» of «a single plot» emanating from Delhi to kill multiple targets across North America, especially in Canada and the US, Canada's most recent envoy to India Cameron MacKay has alleged. In an interview to CBC News, MacKay, who left India in August, said both Canada and the US are probing the matter, adding it was «a fiasco on the part of the Indian government» to think that it could carry out crimes in Canada and the US and get away with it. New Delhi expelled Canadian Charge d'Affaires Stewart Wheeler and five other diplomats following Ottawa's fresh allegations of the Indian government's involvement in the killing of Sikh extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil last year. The Canadian diplomats left New Delhi on Friday evening. India also recalled its High Commissioner and five more diplomats and they are also on their way back to India. The Canadian government had said the Indian diplomats were expelled from the country.

Trudeau had wrecked bilateral political ties. Both countries on Monday ordered out six diplomats in tit-for-tat moves over Ottawa's allegations that New Delhi was targeting Indian dissidents on Canadian soil. Trudeau specifically tied the six to the murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year in British Columbia. Sanjay Kumar Verma, India's envoy to Canada, told CTV that Trudeau had been relying on intelligence rather than evidence.

Russia's top diplomat has said that his country believes that India, Brazil and African countries should be represented in the UN Security Council on a permanent basis to ensure the representativeness of the global majority, state-owned TASS news agency reported on Sunday. «Countries such as India, Brazil, as well as representatives of Africa should have been on a permanent basis in the Security Council for a long time. This is necessary to ensure representativeness, representation of the global majority,» Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told aif.ru. in an interview, TASS reported. India has been at the forefront of years-long efforts calling for reform of the Security Council, including expansion in both its permanent and non-permanent categories, saying the 15-nation Council, founded in 1945, is not fit for purpose in the 21st Century and does not reflect contemporary geo-political realities. Delhi has underscored that it deserves a permanent seat at the horse-shoe table. Last month, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron in backing India's bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Nine developers won the final bids for the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida)’s residential group housing plots in sector 22D and 18, Greater Noida in the Delhi-NCR region. The Yeida auctioned nearly 287,000 square meters as 19 prime plots in sectors 17, 18, 19 and 22D, out of which nine deals were closed.

real estate developer Prestige Group is targeting Rs 10,000 crore in annual revenue from the National Capital Region from as early as next financial year as part of its aggressive expansion plans in the region, chairman and managing director Irfan Razack said. The company, which currently generates no revenue from the NCR, is expected to launch a mid-segment project in Ghaziabad, an uber-luxury project along Kasturba Gandhi Marg in Lutyens’ Delhi and has an under-construction hotel and office project at Aerocity near the capital’s airport. “I believe that the NCR market, if we approach it correctly, and with the type of projects we have along with properly growing the pipeline, has the potential to generate Rs 10,000 crore in sales annually,” Razack told ET.

CRPF school in Prashant Vihar, Rohini, shocked local residents and led to widespread concerns over security. The explosion damaged the school wall, shattered the windows of nearby cars, and destroyed shop hoardings in the vicinity. Fortunately, no one was injured. The Delhi Police, along with multiple investigative agencies, immediately launched a probe into the incident. A case under the Explosives Act has been registered, and forensic teams, including sniffer dogs, have been deployed at the blast site to search for clues. According to initial reports, a crude bomb may have been used, but forensic experts are still examining the scene. Delhi Police have confirmed that no definitive cause has been determined, and the investigation remains ongoing. Police are also scanning CCTV footage in the area to identify any suspects.

J P Nadda on Sunday said he would not allow any dilution in the standards of teaching and faculty at the new AIIMS and would protect the brand. Addressing the BJMFCON 2024, a forum of doctors from Bihar and Jharkhand practising in Delhi and NCR, Nadda said that AIIMS-Delhi was set up in the 60s and it was only in the 80s that it became a brand name. «It takes 10 to 20 years for any institution to grow and function in full swing. I will not allow the dilution of the standards of AIIMS and will protect the brand name,» he said. No compromise will be made in the faculty recruitment, he added. Nadda said that the groundbreaking ceremony for AIIMS-Darbhanga will soon be held, and the commissioning of AIIMS-Deoghar has been done with the recruitment of staff underway.

CRPF) school in Rohini, Delhi, resembles a crude bomb and there is a foul smell to it, told sources at the Forensic Science Laboratory to ANI. However, a clarity will be received once a proper forensic study is done. Additionally, a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA), as well as personnel from the National Disaster Relief Force arrived at the site of explosion. National Security Guard (NSG) commandoes were also present at the site to assist in a probe by Delhi Police. A forensic team has examined the site and collected samples.

Narendra Modi inaugurated an eye hospital in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Sunday. Run by the Kanchi Math, R J Sankara Eye Hospital will offer comprehensive consultations and treatments for various eye conditions. The hospital will benefit people of 20 districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh as well as those living in the border areas of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, according to people associated with the Kanchi Math. This is the Kanchi Math's 14th hospital in the country. The target is to conduct 30,000 free eye surgeries every year, the people cited above said.

ghost ship' that washed ashore near St Augustine, Florida due to Hurricane Mliton has taken people with shock and interest. The story went viral and thousands were curious even after several inconsistencies. However, to the disappointment of many, it has turned out to be false. The rumour started a week after Hurricane Milton hit the shores of Florida. Despite the fact that the storm hit on October 9 and on the opposite side of the state, the ghost ship story gained significant traction. The original post amassed over 21,000 shares, with social media users spreading the narrative widely.

FAST India) in collaboration with IIFL Securities. The largest disparity was observed in the number of publications per billion USD revenue, with global firms producing 8.4 times more publications than Indian firms, the report noted. Global firms generated 5.6 times more patents and 8.4 times more publications per billion USD of revenue compared to Indian firms.

Congress leader Abhishek Dutt alleged on Sunday that AAP leaders were seen bursting crackers and celebrating at a time when Delhi was suffering from worsening air pollution. Speaking to ANI, Dutt said «AAP leaders were seen bursting crackers and celebrating at a time when Delhi was suffering from air pollution. These people are responsible for the air pollution here. They only do the work of going and clicking photos. They are the ones spreading confusion among the people of Delhi. This is their old game of fooling the public.» Meanwhile, AAP led government has stated that a major reason behind the deteriorating air quality in Delhi, especially in the Anand Vihar area, is the buses arriving in the national capital from the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh.

Maldives has floated a new foreign currency regulation, limiting types of transactions allowed in foreign currency and imposing mandatory foreign currency exchange controls on tourism establishments and banks. Maldivian economy appears to have taken a hit after calls to Indian tourists to avoid the picturesque island nation as a response to President Mohamed Muizzu's 'India Out' campaign last year. Maldives last month averted a potential default on an Islamic bond payment after India extended a USD 50 million interest-free loan. With its forex reserves not matching its import bill, the island nation's central bank, Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) on October 1 introduced a new regulation, requiring all foreign currency income generated by the tourism industry to be deposited in local banks.

RSS, which is the ideological fountainhead of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has started the move in coordination with all of its affiliates, sources said. «Tolis (teams) have been formed across the state and they have started reaching out to people in their respective localities taking the message,» a source told PTI. Each team is holding small group meetings with 5-10 people and also reaching out to families through their local network in 'mohallas' in their respective localities, the source said.