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01.01 / 18:37

FIVE Ball track country cover testing bowling India vs South Africa: Going into the 2nd Test, India should worry more about their bowling stocks

Centurion to lose the first Test by an innings and 32 runs. Although the pitch aided a fair amount of seam movement on the first day, it was not one on which this Test team should have been bowled out for 245 and 131. Equally, it was not a surface on which this bowling attack should have conceded 408.

01.01 / 18:36

Citi Ripple Highways country travelers India 'infrantic', the faster roads ahead

ministry of road transport and highways plans to construct and expand approximately 41,000 km of NHs, including 15,000 km of high-speed, access-controlled corridors, by the fiscal 2031-32. Two critical aspects of the plan: one, decongesting highways in and around cities; two, building high-speed corridors (HSCs). India has 3,900 km of HSCs.

01.01 / 18:34

Digital Manufacturing Enterprise President country cover travelers Microsoft India looks to demystify AI to push business adoption

Microsoft India president Puneet Chandok has set for himself, to accelerate the Seattle-headquartered technology giant's cloud and artificial intelligence push in the country. “The plan in the next 90 days is to do 100 boardroom conversations with top enterprises in India and demystify AI,” Chandok told ET in his first media interview after joining the company in September. He added that he had already met 100 customers over the last 100 days.

01.01 / 18:18

Provident FIVE Platform country 2020 reports patient Number of TB patients in India declined marginally in 2023

₹500 each per month in 2023, compared to 1.94 million beneficiaries and 1.75 million beneficiaries, respectively, in 2022 and 2021. The number of TB patients notified in 2022 was 2.42 million, while in 2021 it was 2.13 million. In the year 2020, the notified TB patients were 1.80 million in the country.

01.01 / 17:18

Entertainment film Actor country stars 'Pathaan' star John Abraham purchases palatial bungalow for Rs 75 cr

Mumbai: Bollywood actor and producer John Abraham has snapped up a luxury property in the tony Khar area of the megapolis for over Rs 75 crore, according to sources. The 51-year-old actor-producer who is also an astute investor in many realty projects and companies apart from being a sports enthusiast, lives in a sea-facing penthouse on the Hiten Apartments on the Shirley Rajan Road in Bandra West.

01.01 / 17:17

show country voice information ISIS module case: 6 accused planned to recruit 'gullible Muslim youths', says NIA chargesheet

ISIS module case were actively supporting the proscribed terrorist organization and were propagating its ideology among «gullible Muslim youths», the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said in its chargesheet filed recently before a court here. The accused planned to commit terror acts in India, said the National Investigation Agency' chargesheet, which was filed on Thursday against six people held in July 2023 during multiple raids in Maharashtra in the ISIS module case.

01.01 / 16:53

Provident show country recommendations prevention guidelines An educational approach can help address the youth mental health crisis

Last year saw a stream of dismal headlines about kids’ mental health. Children and teens in the US are struggling with higher levels of depression and anxiety. Rates of suicides and eating disorders are on the rise.

01.01 / 16:53

economy Continental President show country consequences 2024 Rate Cut Four major elections and a rate cut: 2024 will be an exciting year

This column appears on the second working day of the new year, and, as is customary, it tries to discern the path ahead. Amid the known-unknowns, some developments look almost certain. It is fair to say that the world will continue to be influenced by geopolitical shifts and conflicts in the first quarter of 2024.

01.01 / 16:52

Waves Southern country isolate Department week Cold wave conditions likely in THESE states starting this week

Madhya Pradesh, northern parts of Maharashtra, southern parts of Uttar Pradesh...," Mohapatra warned. He added that there was also a low-pressure area forming over the southeast Arabian Sea leading to clouds over areas in Lakshadweep and Maldives Islands. Meanwhile, the press release issued by the IMD on Monday said cold day to severe cold day conditions are likely to continue over some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and north Rajasthan during the next two days and decrease thereafter.

01.01 / 16:51

Man Racing Gemini Stealth Banner country From a year of acrimony to one packed with acronyms

The year 2023 was characterized by a belligerent, acrimonious world. And 2024 promises more of the same. To try and make sense of it, here is a somewhat acronymous look at the world ahead.

01.01 / 16:49

Fighting President love country prevention Corruption is the dirtiest, Mamata doesn't want it, says TMC's Firhad Hakim in defence of party

Trinamool Congress Supremo Mamata Banerjee dislikes corruption and it is the ‘dirtiest” thing that exists in the party, Trinamool Congress Minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim said on Monday while speaking on the party's 27th Foundation Day today. Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to X Handle and thanked people, saying that based on people’s strength and their “unflinching support”, her party will continue to fight for everyone in this “great democratic country”. «A section of Trinamool Congress has been involved in corruption and they did wrong but that does not mean all are corrupt,” Hakim said.

01.01 / 16:16

Provident Strategy economy Uncharted country Investors need to have a balanced approach this year

Growth and potential: India’s economic growth story is compelling. Its GDP has grown at a steady more than 7% in US dollar terms, outpacing most countries. This growth translates to strong corporate earnings, with Nifty 50 firms posting 22% profit growth over the past 3 years in compound annual growth rate terms.

01.01 / 16:03

Progressive Action Strategy economy Align country Navigating the trade and environment nexus: A call for actionable equitable policies

trade policies, the intersection with environmental and other considerations has become a pressing concern, particularly for the developing and emerging world. As the global community grapples with climate change, plastic waste, biodiversity loss, and pollution, the need for a balanced approach that fosters sustainable development, meaning the triumvirate of economy, equity, and ecology, is more crucial than ever.

01.01 / 15:50

Citizens Experts country Hafeez Contractor, Sasaki, Buro Happold join hands for Dharavi redevelopment

₹5,069 crore bid to redevelop Dharavi. “We anticipate the harmonious fusion of expertise from our world-class partners and the vibrancy and spirit of Dharavi’s citizens to cultivate a model of urban redevelopment that the world can look up to and can be replicated across other locations and cities," the spokesperson said.

01.01 / 15:49

Waters Fighting Death country reports testing 'Ek thi Congress': AAP's Bhagwant Mann narrates 'shortest story' in Delhi, Punjab

Bhagwant Mann took a swipe at opposition INDIA bloc ally Congress, calling them the ‘shortest story’ in Delhi and Punjab. The swipe seemed to hint at yet another roadblock ahead of seat-sharing talks with Congress for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. Addressing the public in Chandigarh, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said, “...The shortest story a mother in Delhi or Punjab, can narrate to her child is 'Ek thi Congress'..." In September 2023, Punjab Congress leaders had vehemently opposed any move to forge a tie-up With AAP for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

01.01 / 15:13

Aviat Airlines Pool Coronavirus pandemic country DGCA issues 1,622 commercial pilot licences in 2023, highest in a decade

Commercial Pilot Licences (CPLs) issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) jumped 39 per cent year-on-year to 1,622 in 2023, with women's share going up 22.5 per cent, an official release said on Monday. The DGCA had issued 1,165 CPLs during the year ended December 31, 2022, as per the release.

01.01 / 14:58

Action Strategy economy show country prevention International Tougher international student visa norms come into force in the UK

students, including Indians, starting courses at British universities this month will no longer be able to bring family members on all but postgraduate research courses and courses with government-funded scholarships under tougher UK visa norms effective from Monday. The UK Home Office said the changes, first announced by former home secretary Suella Braverman in May last year, are aimed at clamping down on people using the student visa as a backdoor route to work in the UK and will see an estimated 140,000 fewer people come to the UK.

01.01 / 14:56

President country wrestling Senior national wrestling camps to commence on February 9

national wrestling camps for men and women will commence in Sonepat and Patiala respectively from February 9, according to the IOA-constituted ad-hoc committee for the sport here on Monday. With the Asian Olympics Qualifying and World Qualifying tournaments around the corner, the camps will begin almost immediately after the conclusion of the senior National Championships in Jaipur on February 5.

01.01 / 13:31

country cover information India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations under 1988 bilateral pact

Pakistan on Monday exchanged a list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral pact signed in 1988 and came into force in 1991 that prohibits the two countries from attacking each other's atomic facilities. The list of nuclear installations and facilities, covered under the provisions of the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack Against Nuclear Installations and Facilities, were simultaneously exchanged in New Delhi and Islamabad through diplomatic channels, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

01.01 / 13:29

FIVE Strategy MSCI show country reports Beware the market’s optimism bias

BSE Sensex, scaled new peaks. This was driven by positive domestic as well as global newsflow. For one, the Reserve Bank of India raised its gross domestic product growth forecast for FY2024 to 7% from 6.5% after September-quarter (Q2FY24) growth came in better than expected.

01.01 / 13:28

FIVE Manufacturing economy show country Capex mood sees revival in Q3, led by private sector: CMIE data

₹2.1 trillion worth of new projects were announced across the country in the December-ended quarter, up nearly 15% from the preceding three-month period, showed data from the project-tracking database of the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). While capital expenditure proposals were still sharply weaker than the year-ago period, when projects worth ₹9.5 trillion were announced, the latest figure marks a sharp turnaround after two quarters of precipitous decline. The data is provisional, and may be updated later.

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