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The flurry of contract agreements announced early this fall — including two more Wednesday — offer evidence that major railroads and their unions are working to avoid the standoffs that led them to a brink of a national strike two years ago

French farmers have protested against a trade deal that would increase agricultural imports from South America, saying it hurt their livelihoods

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In India’s vast corporate landscape, several business groups have made their mark, yet few stand as tall as the Tata Group. Known for its strong long-term performance and exceptional corporate governance, the Tatas enjoy a level of trust few others can claim.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. CAPE TOWN, South Africa—If it looks like a quagga, gallops like a quagga and barks like a quagga, then it probably is a quagga. Or is it? Scientists and conservationists here say they’ve brought a zebralike mammal back from the dead, giving the quagga a major win over the more-famous Woolly mammoth and Dodo bird in the global race to bring animals back from extinction.

Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd.(up 1.63%), Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd.(up 0.87%) and Madras Fertilizers Ltd.(up 0.12%) stood among the top gainers.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After years of focusing on core southern markets, Tamil cinema is making significant strides to capture Hindi-speaking audiences.

Andhra Pradesh rain news: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for isolated heavy rains and thunderstorms in parts of South Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema over the next three days. Districts likely to experience significant rainfall from November 11 to 14 include Krishna, Guntur, Bapatla, Prakasam, Nellore, Tirupati, Annamayya, Chittoor, Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Konaseema, and West Godavari.

International Association of Ultrarunners‘ 100 km World Championship.It’s in Bangalore, a tropical city in southern India where the average daytime temperature in December ranges from a high of 27 C to a low of 16 C, plus a relative humidity of around 55 per cent.“She’s going to be warm,” McBride laughed.She’s a member of the Association of Canadian Ultramarathon Runners and said they’ve provided her with protocols for acclimatizing to a hot climate, including three weeks of intense sauna sessions followed by running indoors in winter gear to help simulate the environment and increase blood hemoglobin.“It’ll be into the sauna, on the treadmill, into the sauna, on the treadmill. It’ll be grand.

quarter of FY 25. The revenues of the company went down by 10 per cent to Rs 627 crore in Q2FY25 as compared to Rs 696 crore in Q2FY24. The net profit of the company, however, went up by 16 per cent to 61 crore in Q2 FY25 from 53 crore in FY24. Rajesh Aggarwal, managing director of the company said «During the quarter, we observed firming up of raw material prices although excessive and continued rainfall resulted in lower pest infestation. The farmers delayed their spraying schedule, which adversely impacted revenue growth for the Company. The monsoon has been marking India's Wettest monsoon in four years, with rainfall exceeding 100% of the long-term average, increasing sowing for Kharif crop and a promising outlook for Rabi season.»

border czar" in his incoming administration. «I am pleased to announce that the Former ICE Director, and stalwart on Border Control, Tom Homan, will be joining the Trump Administration, in charge of our Nation's Borders,» he wrote late Sunday on his Truth Social site. Homan was widely expected to be offered a position related to the border and Trump's pledge to launch the largest deportation operation in the country's history.

The quakes cracked walls and damaged homes, but did not appear to have caused any deaths, according to preliminary reports. They left many residents running into the streets and badly shaken so soon after the passage of Hurricane Rafael, a category 3 storm, which struck the island last Wednesday.

Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo from November 11, Kerala’s Industries, Law & Coir Minister P Rajeeve said as part of the southern state’s efforts to drive investments in the emerging areas of technology. The event, the minister told ET, would showcase his state’s spirit and reputation as a welcoming destination for businesses. “Kerala has rapidly emerged as a magnet for global conferences and high-impact events, thanks to its business-friendly environment, robust infrastructure, and forward-looking policies that support growth in technology and sustainable development,” he said. The CIOs and IT executives from leading companies, while in Kochi, would also experience Kerala’s culture of tradition and innovation as they explore the latest trends and strategies in IT and digital transformation, Rajeeve said.

N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday launched a seaplane demo flight operation from Prakasam Barrage in Vijayawada to Srisailam in Nandyal district. Addressing a meeting after the launch of the demo flight at Punnami Ghat on the Krishna river in Vijayawada, he said, «This is a new experiment (seaplane demo flight). I am very happy. If anything new happens in the country, it should happen in Amaravati. We are going ahead with that motto.»

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON : Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump are drawing up plans to carry out his mass deportation pledge, including discussing how to pay for it and weighing a national emergency declaration that would allow the incoming administration to repurpose military assets to detain and remove migrants. The behind-the-scenes discussions, which started months before the election and have picked up in the days since Trump’s victory, include policy changes required to increase deportations, according to people working on the presidential transition, members of Congress and others close to the president-elect.

Spain’s catastrophic floods have left behind staggering devastation and despair

Norfolk Southern sparked renewed concerns about flaws being missed during railcar inspections when it told employees this week they should spend no more than a minute looking at each car

Jorge Tarazona is mourning the loss of his three-month-old niece and sister-in-law after they died in last week's catastrophic flooding in eastern Spain

At a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Trump said he would move quickly to crack down on drug trafficking along the southern U.S. border with Mexico and that he would use tariffs. «We will immediately stop the drugs pouring across our border,» he said.

Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd.(up 2.36%), Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.(up 0.69%), Bohra Industries Ltd.(up 0.52%) and Krishana Phoschem Ltd.(up 0.41%) stood among the top gainers.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Prestige Estates Projects Ltd’s first half of FY25 was nothing to write home about. Pre-sales or bookings plunged 36% year-on-year to ₹7,052 crore as delayed regulatory approvals continued to weigh on new launches.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday launched a mission to achieve pothole-free roads in the state here, at a cost of Rs 861 crore. Kickstarting the state-wide mission from Chintalagorlivanipalem village in Anakapalli disrict, the Chief Minister personally repaired a pothole by filling it will mortar, accompanied by Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha and other leaders and officials.