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By Joseph Ax

Country Music Awards, Ashley Gorley was voted ASCAP Country Music Songwriter of the Year. The Twelve Thirty Club in Nashville hosted an invitation-only celebration on Monday night honoring the publishers and songwriters of the 50 most-performed ASCAP compositions in country music over the previous year. Gorley's record was extended by being awarded ASCAP Country Music Songwriter of the Year for the tenth time. Ten of ASCAP's most-performed country songs of the previous year, including You Proof, Last Night, Everything I Love, One Thing at a Time, and Thinkin' Bout Me, were written by 46-year-old Gorley.

tremors of over 4 magnitude hit western Nepal's Jajarkot on Monday, days after the country witnessed its worst quake in eight years that claimed the lives of 153 people and left a total of 266 others injured, security agencies said on Tuesday. With those injured in the aftershocks on Monday, the total number of people injured in a series of earthquakes in Nepal has touched 266. «Sixteen people were injured when three aftershocks with more than 4 magnitude hit Jajarkot in Western Nepal on Monday afternoon.

the Odd-Even scheme and inform about it after studying the Supreme Court's order. "...after studying the Supreme Court's order, we will make detailed plans, and then we will inform you all. We will incorporate the orders of the Supreme Court in the detailed planning," he said on Tuesday.

By Gergely Szakacs

RR Kabel hit their record high in intra-day deals on Tuesday after the company's net profit more than doubled in the September quarter of FY24 (Q2FY24). The stock rallied as much as 10.4 percent to its all-time high of ₹1,550.00 in intra-day deals on Tuesday. The RR Kabel stock was listed on the exchanges on September 20 at ₹1,180, a 14 percent premium over the issue price of ₹1,035.

Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on 6 November, regarding the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, reports have arrived that Raisi requested India to use 'all its capacities' to end the Israeli actions in Gaza. Raisi recalled India's struggles against Western colonialism and its position as one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement in the world, news agency ANI quoted in the Iranian readout.

When Xi Jinping celebrated a decade of Beijing-funded global development last month, he said the effort has focused on “on enhancing connectivity." New figures show just how closely China has linked itself to other nations. China is the world’s No. 1 source of international development finance, with some $1.34 trillion in loans and grants disbursed over 22 years for 20,985 projects in 165 low- and middle-income nations, according to a compendium published Monday.

Tata Motors, L&T amongst top 5 performers during Samvat 2079 Tata Motors Ltd, Larsen & Toubro stand amongst top 5 Sensex gainers since last Diwali. The share prices of Tata Motors and Larsen & Toubro have gained 55-61% during samvat 2079 till date (i.e since Diwali last year) The strong pickup in economic activity has been supportive for Tata Motors and Larsen & Toubro. For Tata Motors the pickup and improvement in domestic commercial vehicle demand as well as continued momentum in personal vehicles segment remains a key growth driver.

travelling abroad. Let us discuss what it covers and when one should buy it. Though the word “Travel Insurance" suggests that expenses related to travel only are covered but travel insurance covers more than that.

An underwater volcano is erupting so forcefully off the coast of Japan that it’s led to the formation of a new island.

larger-than-expected loss in the third quarter on Tuesday, the first quarterly drop since 2017 as it integrates Credit Suisse after taking over its fallen Swiss banking rival. Switzerland's largest bank said the net loss in the third quarter stood at $785 million (732 million euros).

India’s villages, crucial for health of the overall FMCG sector, grew 6.4% by volumes, up from 4% in the preceding June-quarter, the researcher said. “Impulse categories continue to exhibit strong growth, and we see a growth recovery in habit-forming categories such as biscuits, tea, noodles and coffee after five quarters," said Roosevelt D'Souza, lead, customer success at NIQ India. NielsenIQ flagged higher consumer spending on both essentials and discretionary categories, including personal care and home care products. “Overall, cooling of inflation in the country fuelled by base effects, a recent decline in unemployment figures, and LPG prices amongst other factors have contributed to the willingness of the consumer to spend,” said Satish Pillai, Managing Director, NIQ India. He said the FMCG sector witnessed further reduction in price growth from last quarter and has given a necessary impetus to spending power of the consumer, evident in rural markets in particular where there is an uptick in consumption across categories. This comes after four quarters of subdued growth in rural markets, which had declined 2-5% as consumers either downtraded or did not purchase as many goods, impacted by soaring food and fuel prices. Noting improved consumption trends across the country, NielsenIQ said even as rural markets showed signs of recovery, urban India continued to grow by volume and value. Within the retail sector, modern trade grew 19.5% during the quarter, with traditional trade seeing a 7.5% rise in consumption, the report said. Both packaged foods and non-foods grew 8.7% year-on-year.

Tesla will enter India next year. India's Prime Minister's Office has told relevant departments to fast-track Tesla's proposed investment in India by January 2024, ET has reported. Tesla's entry will put a stamp of maturity on India's car market, the third biggest in the world after China and the US.

Investing.com — European stock markets edged largely lower Tuesday, as investors digested weak German industrial output data as well as more quarterly corporate earnings.

By James Davey

Dhanteras 2023: ‘Tis the season’ of festivities and unbridled joy of shopping! But when shopping for gold, one should always remain cautious and make sure not to fall for fake jewelry. This Dhanteras, when you visit the bazaars for the quintessential gold purchase, a smartphone application can help you in verifying the authenticity of the jewelry.

India is looking at ways such as free trade agreements to enable domestic MSMEs to participate in public procurement of different countries, Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal said on Monday.

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The air quality index (AQI) in Delhi and several cities of the National Capital Region improved to the “very poor" zone on Tuesday morning. Of the 10 cities with the worst air quality as of 11 am, five were in Haryana, three were in Rajasthan, and one in Uttar Pradesh. Just four cities recorded a “severe" AQI, down from seven a day ago.

₹27.50 per kg. This scheme is launched across the country in order to provide relief to consumers from high prices. This subsidised rate is lower than the prevailing market rate of ₹36-70 per kg, depending on the quality and location.