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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Five years ago, the Union government decided to establish a water resources management authority with sprawling ambitions for India’s northeastern states. It would oversee water-related projects in the region, which has several crucial rivers, including the Brahmaputra, Manas, and Teesta, originating from or flowing to India’s northeastern neighbours.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Just about a decade ago, popular wisdom in the running world for anyone looking to get faster used to be “nobody gets faster by running slow" and “to run fast, train fast". That’s no longer the case now as running science, training and nutrition have evolved.

Coal India is scouting for critical minerals in Argentina and is in talks with officials in Chile for lithium, India's federal mines secretary V. L. Kantha Rao said on Wednesday. India has been exploring ways to secure supplies of lithium, a critical raw material used to make electric vehicle batteries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government last year listed 30 minerals, including lithium, nickel, titanium, vanadium and tungsten, as critical to drive the adoption of clean energy.

Anirban Chowdhury, detailing his luxury stay at the JW Marriott Masai Mara in Kenya, has gone viral on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Chowdhury, who shared his experience of staying at one of Kenya’s most expensive resorts with his wife, received an overwhelming response from users, many of whom were curious about the cost of such a lavish vacation. However, one comment, in particular, caught Chowdhury’s attention, prompting him to address misconceptions surrounding his trip in a post titled, «It's time for some myth-busting.» The comment that sparked his response read: «Only multimillionaires like you can afford such vacations.» The implication that only the wealthy could afford such an extravagant holiday didn’t sit well with Chowdhury, who decided to break down the actual costs and methods he used to make the trip affordable. In response to the claim that he must be a multimillionaire to afford such a trip, Chowdhury clarified that he is a salaried employee who pays taxes like everyone else. He emphasized that he travels frequently for work, which helps him earn even more points to redeem for luxury stays and flights.

Google has won a court challenge against a 1.49 billion euro European Union antitrust fine imposed five years ago that targeted its online advertising business

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Tracking the portfolios of India’s Warren Buffetts over a period, it’s evident that no super investor is similar to another when it comes to picking stocks. Their strategies are known only to them.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Amazon.com’s decision to require its corporate staff members to be in the office every weekday sparked frustration among employees and curiosity among executives at other companies interested in seeing worker reaction. Some at Amazon said they were surprised and disappointed.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Ashish Kacholia, ace investor and director of Lucky Investment Managers Pvt Ltd, recently walked away from five stocks. If you are an investor in the Indian stock markets, chances are you've heard of him.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Retail investors have taken initial public offerings (IPOs) by storm, leading to a record surge in activity and reshaping the landscape of both mainboard and SME offerings.

Hardeep Puri said here on Tuesday at a multinational conference held to deliberate on the world's energy needs. The 52nd Gastech Exhibition & Conference kicked off Tuesday with strategic insights from the world's five leading energy ministers, including India's, at the George R Brown Convention Center. The event, themed 'Transforming Energy Through Vision, Innovation, and Action,' brought into focus a need for global energy stability and rapid decarbonisation. In his keynote address, Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri underscored India's increasingly dominant role in the global energy landscape.

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For all the hype that goes into them, Federal Reserve meetings are usually pretty predictable affairs. Policymakers telegraph their intentions ahead of time, markets react, and everyone has at least a general idea of what's going to happen.

The Masters and CBS are expanding weekend coverage by five hours from Augusta National

The Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are extending their operating agreement with Broward County for five more years, ensuring that the team remains in the market through 2033 and likely well beyond

Guardian Media Group (GMG) is in exclusive talks to sell The Observer, the world's oldest Sunday newspaper, to startup Tortoise Media, the companies said on Tuesday. Tortoise said negotiations include a commitment from it to invest more than 25 million pounds ($33 million) over the next five years in the editorial and commercial renewal of the title. First published in 1791, the centre-left Observer is one of Britain's best-known newspapers and once carried the journalism of George Orwell. It became a sister title to the daily Guardian newspaper in 1993 after its acquisition by GMG.

Germany has begun random checks at its borders with five Western European nations, expanding a system of controls already in place at its four other borders

Amazon is requiring employees to be in the office five days a week starting next year, reverting to its pre-pandemic policy

An influential French member of the European Union’s powerful executive branch has resigned

A key employee who labeled an experimental submersible unsafe prior to its last, fatal voyage is scheduled to testify before U.S. Coast Guard investigators

Narendra Modi government nears completion of 100 days of the third term, Home Minister Amit Shah has said that 'One Nation, One Election' will be implemented within the next five years, that is before the completion of this tenure. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Shah highlighted the notable works carried out by the NDA government in 100 days of assuming office. «The government plans to implement one nation one poll within tenure of this govt,» he said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Breakout stocks to buy or sell: Following strong global market sentiments on the US Fed rate cut buzz, the Indian stock market started the week on a higher note and finished upside on Monday. The Nifty 50 index finished 27 points higher at 25,383, the BSE Sensex ended 97 points higher at 82,988, whereas the Bank Nifty index gained 215 points and closed at 52,153.