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Ashok Singhal, the former Vishwa Hindu Parishad president, the one responsible for taking up the matter with the chief of Larsen & Toubro, AM Naik, at that time. «L&T is a reputed firm. The plan to build the temple was discussed 15 years ago or so.

Ram Temple in Ayodhya next week. Thousands of Indian Americans are expected to participate in a series of events commencing this week to mark the occasion. “Ayodhya is re-emerging from destruction and neglect, epitomising the eternal nature of Sanātana Dharma.

S Jaishankar met with his Maldivian counterpart Moosa Zameer on the sidelines of NAM Summit and held a “frank conversation” on India-Maldives ties. Withdrawal of Indian military personnel from Maldives and India’s solution to address situation was among the key talking points.

Walt Disney and Mahindra group officials have joined the Board of Directors of US India Strategic and Partnership Forum, which the organisation said is testimony to the success story of American companies in India and a growing presence of Indian conglomerates in the US. The two officials are Dorothy Attwood, senior vice president of Global Legal, Policy and Compliance for The Walt Disney Company, and Amarjyoti (Amar) Barua, Executive Vice President (EVP) of Group Strategy at the Mahindra Group to the Board of Directors, the US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) said in an announcement. Attwood, in her current role, is responsible for the company's international legal and government affairs functions around the world, outside of the US, and leads strategic public policy initiatives as well as ESG and Sustainability globally across all business segments.

Federal Reserve won't start easing policy until May, traders bet on Friday, capping a week during which stronger-than-expected economic data and commentary from central bankers chipped away at financial market confidence in the idea of an earlier start to interest-rate cuts. On Friday, a widely watched measure of consumer sentiment rose to its highest level in 2-1/2 years, and Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said the U.S. central bank won't commit itself to rate cuts until it is surer that inflation is on track to a healthy 2%. Futures contracts that settle to the Fed's policy rate fell, and now reflect about a 47% chance of a Fed rate cut by March, down from 55% earlier in the day. Just a week ago the probability of an interest-rate cut in March from the current range of 5.25%-5.5% was seen at nearly 80%, reflecting faster-than-expected declines in inflation.

Sensex jumped 496.37 points, or 0.70%, to end at 71,683.23, while the Nifty 50 settled 160.15 points, or 0.75%, higher at 21,622.40. “Next week the result season will pick up pace with a host of key large and mid-cap companies releasing their numbers. Overall we expect domestic equities to trade in a broader range with positive bias," said Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.

Nikki Haley hit back at former US president Donald Trump over his remarks questioning the former UN Ambassador's eligibility to run as president. «I know Trump well. He gets into name calling when he feels threatened and insecure. I'm not going to waste any energy on that,» Haley posted on X (formerly Twitter).

Ayodhya next week, with thousands of Indian Americans likely to attend a series of events beginning this week. «Ayodhya is re-emerging from destruction and neglect, epitomising the eternal nature of Sanātana Dharma. The upcoming consecration at Ram Lalla Mandir after 550 years is bringing immense joy to the city and nearly a billion Hindus across the world,» Kalyan Viswanathan, president of the Hindu University of America said in a blog post. The consecration ceremony at the Ayodhya temple wiil be held on January 22.

San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly gives her outlook on the U.S. economy and discusses the Fed's interest rate plan on 'Making Money.'

NEW DELHI : With the Union Budget 2024-25 on the anvil, the Indian aviation industry hopes for a range of measures to reduce cost burden with respect to aviation turbine fuel (ATF), lower duty structure on import of private aircraft, categorization of airports under priority sector lending and more initiatives to improve regional connectivity in India. “The import duty has to be done away with. It comes to 3% when you import either by purchasing of aircraft or induct it on lease.

₹5,208 crore, was also up 3% sequentially from Q2FY24; and revenues, at ₹25,368 crore, were up 2.5% over the previous quarter. Brokerages such as BofA, ICICI Securities and JM Financial had estimated revenue increase to be around 2.3-3% sequentially and about 10% on-year, while net profit was estimated to grow around 2.7-3.8% and 12%, respectively. The telecom carrier’s average revenue per user (APRU) remained flat at ₹181.7 sequentially, missing estimates of a rise to ₹183.

Republic Day Parade that will be held this year will be women centric and has been themed around 'Viksit Bharat' and 'Bharat — Loktantra ki Matruka', Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane said on Friday. Women marching contingents will form the major chunk of the parade, with most of the tableaux of States, Union Territories and Central Ministries selected in line with the theme of 'India is truly a mother of democracy'. For the first time, the parade will commence with 100 women artists playing Indian musical instruments. It will also witness an all-women Tri-Service contingent marching down Kartavya Path for the first time.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday tried to highlight the political 'incorrectness' in BJP's semantics. Speaking during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam's Majuli, he said that the Congress referred to tribals as 'adivasis' (original inhabitants) while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJ) called them 'vanvasis' (forest dwellers) «We call you adivasi; they call you vanvasi. Do you know the difference? Adivasi means first citizens; those who have come to the earth first.

By Dawn Chmielewski

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is telling world business leaders that the state must increase its supply of electricity produced without burning fossil fuels to meet industries’ demand for clean energy

U.S. power companies raced to get in on the offshore wind boom a few years ago. Now some are rushing to get out.

Amrit Udyan of the Rashtrapati Bhavan will open for public viewing from February 2 to March 31, an official statement issued on Friday said. People can visit the Udyan six days a week except on Mondays which are maintenance days, it said. They will be allowed to visit in six hourly slots between 10 AM and 4 PM, said the statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Greenwood Capital President and CIO Walter Todd joined ‘Mornings with Maria’ to discuss the state of the U.S. economy and mortgage rates as housing inflation continues to rise. 

Blackstone Inc. Chief Executive Steve Schwarzman said he expects the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates and sees “animal spirits” returning to the markets as more investors make that bet too. 

President Joe Biden is forgiving nearly $5 billion in additional student debt as the administration seeks to deliver on one of his signature initiatives with high stakes for his 2024 re-election campaign.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has launched yet another series of digital collectibles, sparking controversy in the cryptocurrency community.