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Maharashtra election campaign peaks, the political gallery is keenly watching whether the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will be able to repeat its Lok Sabha poll-like impressive show by retaining popular interest in its 'Save Constitution' narrative and by holding onto the Maratha-Dalit-Muslim social combination that it had rallied to outmatch Mahayuti six months ago. How MVA works its planks becomes critical given Mahayuti has repositioned its electoral approach and planks as course-correction post-LS poll jolt. The Mahayuti government launching the 'Ladki Bahin Yojana' and hard-selling its welfarist schemes to create a broader socio-economic base of beneficiaries, and BJP-RSS re-tuning its campaign coordination are part of it. The MVA camp sees in BJP's renewed call for Hindu unity and attempts to tap into OBCs' apprehensions about the Marathas agitation for OBC status/reservation as attempts to cut through the Opposition alliance's social base. Political players feel how the MVA planks and Mahayuti's positioning efforts will fare in the Vidarbha region, which saw an MVA sweep in the LS polls and where the BJP and Congress are locked in direct fights in most seats, could have a major bearing on the assembly poll results.

natural rubber prices in the international markets are set to rise further as manufacturers have guided for further hikes in the ongoing quarter. According to them an increase of 2-6% taken since the beginning of FY25 is not commensurate with the increase on account of natural rubber prices. This, in turn, has jacked up raw material prices as percentage to net sales by 6-8%. Higher input costs coupled with a tepid demand from truck and carmakers dented profitability at all tyre makers in the second quarter over the year-ago period.

In a regulatory filing, the company said this impairment includes non-cash cumulative foreign currency translation losses of around $800 million. It also said it will recognise a non-cash tax charge of approximately $300 million in connection with the close of the transaction between Star and Reliance Industries' (RIL) Viacom18. «Star India's assets and liabilities are classified as held for sale in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 28, 2024, and we recorded $1.5 billion of non-cash impairment charges in 'restructuring and impairment charges' in fiscal 2024 to reflect Star India at its fair value less costs to sell,» Walt Disney said.

long-range guided rockets that are needed to counter Chinese-origin systems deployed on India's northern borders, with all validation trials completed in a process that lasted almost four years. The indigenous Guided Pinaka rockets can hit targets at a range of over 75 km and are equipped with a guidance kit that corrects their course during flight for enhanced accuracy. The final tests were conducted on November 10 and all technical requirements of the Army have been met. Sources said the next step is to extend their range to 120 km in the first phase and to over 200 km in the second, work for which is already underway. The system has been designed by DRDO in partnership with four companies, including three private sector entities, that have already set up production facilities.

India's drug regulator will meet the representatives of the cosmetics industry to discuss regulatory issues on Tuesday. The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) regulates the import and quality of cosmetics in India. The meeting will be attended by the manufacturers, importers and industry associations.

Sarna Dharma Mahasammelan in Lugu Buru, Gomia, in Bokaro district. The three-day international Sarna religious conference is organised every year and attended by Sarna followers from Bangladesh, Nepal, Assam, Bihar, Odisha, MP, West Bengal and other places. Soren, who has been attending this function every year, took time out in the middle of the election campaign to offer prayers at the conference. «A symbol of the unwavering faith of the Santhal community, he prayed at the sacred place Lugu Buru Ghanta Bari Dhorom Gadh and prayed for the happiness, peace and prosperity of the people of the state. May the blessings of Lugu Baba and Lugu Ayo remain on everyone,» Soren posted on X.

retail sales growth in eight months and indicating Beijing's latest round of stimulus has boosted some key sectors. Retail sales increased 4.8% from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday, up from September's gain of 3.2% and beating the median forecast of 3.8% by economists in a Bloomberg survey. It marked the best reading since February. Industrial output rose 5.3% from a year earlier, slightly slower than the previous month and lower than a forecast growth of 5.6%.

air purifiers (for those who can afford them), face masks and inhalers. Never in its long and storied history has Delhi and the current grand-sounding National Capital Region (NCR) felt quite so wretched and neglected as in the 21st century. Time was when emperors and mystics, conquerors and courtesans, poets and plebeians arrived and thrived in these very plains and Aravalli outcrops. Now it is permanently blighted by unrestrained 'development' activity and seasonally masked in thick pollutants as a consequence, with no recourse in sight. Most Delhiwallas have grown up hearing that the region is a sort of natural bowl, making it ideal for any sort of particulate matter, whether dust, sand, soot or pollutants, to hover indefinitely overhead unless pushed away by beneficial winds. That is why we GenXers resigned ourselves to spells of dusty skies, particularly during the pre-monsoon period. Winter brought fog but that was mostly water vapour, utterly unlike today's dust-and-chemical fug.

Before Altman's brief exit, there were two competing visions of AI. One, where it was a tool like electricity, drastically improving productivity and bringing even more prosperity for humanity. The other was of a new kind of super-intelligence, which, if harnessed with maturity, could usher in a new era of world peace, universal income and societal good. OpenAI was set up to achieve the latter. After the Altman 'blip', it took a sharp turn towards the former.

Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma hammered unbeaten centuries as India posted a colossal 283 for 1 in the fourth and final T20 International against South Africa on Friday. The duo’s partnership helped India set a new benchmark for T20I batting, with both players crafting match-winning centuries in what was a historic first for Indian cricket.

fire personnel, besides the special fire vehicles. The state-of-the-art equipment, including AI-powered fire detection cameras to monitor potential fire outbreaks, will be also put into service. The government has worked out a plan to station firefighters in each sector. The response time has been now set as two minutes to quickly control any fire incident. The government wants to hold Mahakumbh 2025 as a zero-fire event. The Fire department is working tirelessly to achieve this objective. As a part of its preparations, the focus is on the deployment of advanced rescue tenders and 200 specially trained rescue teams. To control fire incidents in the akhadas, 5,000 special fire extinguishers are being provided.

Here’s a roundup of the best Thanksgiving 2024 deals to ensure your celebration is both joyful and economical as mentioned in The Statesman and Fortune.

Donald Trump one by a huge margin in the US Presidential elections against Kamala Harris and ever since then salacious pictures of Melania Trump, the upcoming First Lady of US began circulating on social media, which is being insinuated as letting Donald Trump know who 'is in charge of the world'. Bits of these images are blurred but it is reportedly becoming clear that it is none other than former First Lady Melania Trump, a claim that is being spread on social media platforms including YouTube, Reddit, Threads, TikTok as well as Facebook.

Bodoland Mahotsav here, the prime minister also said that after the signing of the Bodo Peace Accord, the region has witnessed a «new wave of growth» with the government making steady efforts for bringing lasting peace in the Norhteast. After witnessing long years of violence with many generations getting consumed in the bloodshed, the Bodo community is celebrating a festival after so many decades, Modi said. «You have scripted new history,» the prime minister told the large gathering of people from the Bodo community at the event held at the SAI Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here.

Genome Valley at the center of this growth. Notable investments include a Rs. 2,000 crore joint venture between European company KrKA and Laurus Labs to establish pharmaceutical finished products and biopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in Genome Valley. In addition, Laurus Labs has inaugurated an R&D center with an investment of Rs. 250 crore. Together, these projects are expected to create over 2,800 jobs. Another significant development is the partnership between Japanese pharmaceutical giant Takeda and Biological E, aimed at manufacturing 5 crore doses of the Dengue vaccine annually from Genome Valley. This collaboration positions Hyderabad at the forefront of the global fight against dengue, further solidifying its reputation as the “vaccine capital of the world.”

NASA is closely monitoring astronaut Butch Wilmore who is currently stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) alongside Sunita Williams, reported New York Post. Initially scheduled for an eight-day mission both of their stay has extended to over 160 days due to technical malfunctions with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft. New York Post reported that Butch Wilmore has experienced some weight loss although it is far less pronounced than that of Sunita Williams who has eventually garnered significant public concern for her gaunt appearance. NASA officials have reassured the public that both their astronauts are in good health and are being regularly evaluated by flight surgeons. Also Read: Thanksgiving 2024 deals: Walmart, Target and others offer huge discounts | Check special offers

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday confiscated more than 80 kg of cocaine worth around Rs 900 crore in the national capital, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said and asserted that the government's hunt against drug rackets will continue «ruthlessly». The confiscation of the «high-grade» party drug came on a day a joint operation by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Navy and Gujarat ATS led to the recovery of about 700 kg of Methamphetamine off the Gujarat coast. This operation on the sea also saw the arrest of 8 Iranian nationals.

Emaar India, the local arm of Dubai's Emaarproperties, is expected to achieve pre-sale of Rs 5,000 crore in FY 24-25 as it has entered into the next phase of expansion in India, Kalyan Chakrabarti, CEO of Emaar India, told ET. In the current financial year, it has sold commercial plots worth Rs 500 crore and a holiday home project in Alibaug, which will generate revenue of Rs 700 crore. It is expecting another Rs 2,500 crore from a project in Gurgaon while another smaller project will be launched later this year. “We will continue to expand in other cities but Gurgaon will be our main market for next few years. The projects that are getting launched, are receiving good response from the buyers and we are self sufficient to execute projects,” said Chakrabarti.

Canara Bank has classified the loan accounts of Anil Ambani’s bankrupt telecom venture Reliance Communications and its unit as fraudulent for allegedly misappropriating Rs 1050 crore loaned from the bank in 2017 which were originally sanctioned for capital expenditure and paying off the company’s existing debt. “After availing and enjoying the said loans, credit facilities, your company had committed default and breached of the sanctioned terms and conditions. The loan accounts slipped into Non-Performance Asset («NPA») on 09.03.2017,” Canara Bank said in its letter to Reliance Communications dated November 5. Canara Bank claims that reasons for classifying the accounts as fraud were non-utilization of funds as per sanctioned terms and inter-company transactions to pay other debts. “Loans availed were also invested in mutual funds and fixed assets and the same were liquidated to make payments to related and non-related parties,” the bank said.