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India vs South Africa, 1st Test: As Team India gears up for the Boxing Day Test match against South Africa at Supersports Park in Centurion, Team India skipper Rohit Sharma addressed a press conference and spoke on the range of issues. Rohit Sharma addressed the questions on how the team is healing from the World Cup loss and the way pitch conditions are going to hold the Indian seamers.

₹2,630.93 crore, with operating loss at ₹1,100 crore. In the first quarter of this financial year, the company’s operating loss was at ₹182 crore. Ola Electric is looking to raise ₹5,500 crore via a fresh issue of 95,191,195 equity shares in its IPO, targeting a valuation of $7-8 billion (about ₹62,000 crore) in early 2024.

Japan‘s cabinet has recently approved a key change in the fiscal 2024 tax policy, removing the tax on unrealized gains for corporate-held crypto assets, according to Nikkei.

₹15.44 apiece at the start of 2023, have risen 196.43% to trade at the current value of ₹45.77. Founded in 1974, Lloyds Engineering Works (LEWL) is predominantly involved in the development, production, and deployment of robust equipment, machinery, and systems tailored for the hydrocarbon sector, oil and gas, steel plants, power plants, nuclear plant boilers, and comprehensive turnkey projects.

Jerusalem, a town that is seeing the atrocities of Israel's aerial bombing campaign and ground attacks in the Gaza Strip. Bethlehem fell silent on Monday, with no Christmas tree, no caroling, as the ongoing attack by Israel in West Bank left hotels, restaurants and souvenir shops deserted. Bethlehem, considered the birthplace of Jesus, is now in the middle of a war zone.

Poco has teased its upcoming Poco X6 5G smartphone series in India. The smartphone was teased by Poco India head Himanshu Tandon in a recent post on X, capitalising on the Christmas vibes. Teasing the launch of Poco X6 5G series in a post on X (formerly Twitter), Himanshu Tandon wrote, “Happy Xmas Everyone! Santa is coming with a gift soon." The post was followed by a picture of Santa Claus with the X logo prominently visible, suggesting the next phone in the company's X series lineup, the Poco X6 5G series could be launched in India soon.

Iran denied on Monday a U.S. claim that a drone launched from Iran had struck a chemical tanker in the Indian ocean. The Pentagon said at the weekend that the Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned and Netherlands-operated Chem Pluto ship was hit 200 nautical miles off the coast of India.

crude oil purchased from the UAE is helping the world's third largest energy consumer push for taking the local currency global, as it looks for similar deals with other suppliers, officials said, adding internationalisation is a process and there are no targets. With the nation more than 85 per cent dependent on imports for meeting its oil needs, India has been pursuing a three-pronged strategy of buying from the cheapest available source, diversifying sources of supply and not breaching any international obligation like the price cap in case of Russian oil. While the strategy helped save billions of dollars, when it ramped up imports of Russian oil that was shunned by some in West post Ukraine war, it is looking to settle trade in rupees instead of dollars in a bid to cut transaction costs by eliminating dollar conversions. India in July signed an agreement with the UAE for rupee settlement and soon after Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) made payments for purchase of a million barrels of crude oil from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in Indian rupees. Some of the Russian oil imports too have been settled in rupee. Officials said the default payment currency for import of crude oil has been the US dollar for several decades and the currency traditionally has liquidity as well as lower hedging cost. But to boost the rupee's role in cross-border payments, the Reserve Bank of India allowed more than a dozen banks to settle trades in rupees with 18 countries since last year. Since then, India has been encouraging big oil exporters such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia to accept the Indian currency for trade settlements, officials said, adding the first success happened in August this year when IOC made the rupee

MD and CEO, sources aware of the matter said. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has already approved the appointment and Kalra has assumed office as well.

gap between Reliance Industries Ltd's standalone and consolidated net profit has more than doubled to Rs 22,400 crore in the last couple of years, as the retail and telecom businesses housed in separate subsidiaries saw significant growth, a report said. «The gap between Reliance's standalone and consolidated profit after tax (PAT) has increased significantly — from Rs 8,400 crore in FY20 (April 2019 to March 2020) to Rs 22,400 crore in FY23, as telecom and retail have ramped up,» JP Morgan said in a note that used data from the firm's annual reports to reconcile the difference between the two reported profit numbers.

UPSC coaching is scheduled for December 30, from 9 am to 5 pm. Around 300 students are anticipated to participate in the admission counseling, and interested candidates can find detailed information on bhu.ac.in. Media reports say that for this session, more than 300 students are expected to attend the admission counseling, with only 100 ultimately securing selection.

Chinese state media accused the Philippines on Monday of repeatedly infringing on China's territory in the South China Sea, spreading false information and colluding with extraterritorial forces to cause trouble. The Philippines has relied on U.S. support to continually provoke China, with such "extremely dangerous" behaviour seriously harming regional peace and stability, China's Communist Party mouthpiece, the People's Daily, wrote in a commentary on Monday.

rumours of turmoil in the JD (U), Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday asserted that all was well in his party and the rank and file were working together to fulfil promises made to the people of the state. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function organised to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 99th birth anniversary, Kumar denied that he was unhappy with the outcome of the opposition INDIA bloc meeting held in Delhi last week and expressed confidence that seat sharing arrangements will be completed soon. Asked about rumours of turmoil in the JD (U) as recently reported in a section of media quoting BJP leaders, Kumar said, «All are united in our party...all is well...I don't really pay attention to what they (BJP leaders) say about us.

COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 were reported in the country till Sunday, including 34 detected in Goa, official sources said on Monday. Nine cases have been detected from Maharashtra, eight from Karnataka, six from Kerala, four from Tamil Nadu and two from Telangana, they added.

Kanpur on the night of December 20. Undoubtedly displaying a knack for innovation, these likely rookie criminals aimed to seize the temple's donation box. However, their audacious plan hit an unexpected roadblock in the form of vigilant stray dogs.

Sanjay Singh, the UP Wrestling Association vice-president hailing from Varanasi, secured 40 votes as against seven of his rival and 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anita Sheoran. 6. Sakshee Malikkh Sunday said the government’s decision to suspend the WFI is for the betterment of the wrestlers.

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COVID-19 cases while the active caseload jumped to 4,054, according to Union Health Ministry data. The total fatalities were recorded at 5,33,334 (5.33 lakh) with one new death reported from Kerala in the previous 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.

Delhi fog news: Due to bad weather in Delhi, 7 flights were diverted to Jaipur and one flight was diverted to Ahmedabad between 6.am-9 am today i.e. on 25 December, airport source said as reported by news agency ANI.

Ajit Pawar on Monday said that currently, there is “no alternative" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the country. As reported by PTI, Pawar's response came when reporters inquired about opposition parties contemplating a challenge to Modi's leadership in anticipation of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls next year.

Also Read: Murugappa family settles disputes and differences with Valli Arunachalam, withdraw legal proceedings Among group stocks, Wendt India has emerged as the top performer, with a return of over 80%. The company is a leading manufacturer of super abrasives, machining tools, and precision components. In the current year so far, the stock has soared from ₹7,570 apiece to ₹13,921, resulting in a gain of 84%.