5 killed as helicopter crashes in Nepal
Kathmandu, August 7 A helicopter carrying at least five people, including four passengers, crashed in a forest outside Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Wednesday, a local official said. All five people on board the crashed helicopter have died, said a local... Key Points
The TribuneMelania to tell her story in memoir
Former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, “Melania,” billed by her office as “a powerful and inspiring story of a... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaTexmaco acquires 100% stake in Jindal Rail Infra
Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd (Texmaco) today said it has acquired 100 per cent shareholding in Jindal Rail Infrastructure Limited for a consideration... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaTata Motors, Mahindra cut SUV prices
Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra have cut the prices of their SUV models to boost demand. Tata Motors has revised the starting prices of its flagship... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaGovt hikes jet fuel price by 1.2 per cent
New Delhi: Jet fuel or ATF price on Monday was hiked by 1.2 per cent while that of commercial LPG used by hotels and restaurants cut by Rs 30 per 19-kg... Key Points
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TRAI refutes claims of charging for multiple SIMs
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) refuted the claims being circulated that the regulator will impose charges on customers for holding... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaJet founder’s wife passes away at 70
Anita Goyal, wife of Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal, died on Thursday at a private hospital in South Mumbai. She was 70. She had been undergoing... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaMore political parties to join INDIA bloc: Nitish Kumar
More political parties to join INDIA bloc: Nitish... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaIndia to grow 6.6% in next 2 years: OECD
New Delhi: India's GDP is projected to grow at 7.8 per cent in the just-concluded financial year 2023-24 and the forecast is for around 6.6 per cent in... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaHighway collapse in China’s southern Guangdong province leaves 19 dead, state media says
Rescue workers have taken 30 people to the hospital. A section of a highway collapsed in southern China leaving at least 19 people dead, state broadcaster... Key Points
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More political parties to join INDIA bloc: Nitish Kumar
More political parties to join INDIA bloc: Nitish... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaMore political parties to join INDIA bloc: Nitish Kumar
More political parties to join INDIA bloc: Nitish... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaA Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff, officials say
The ministry says the Il-76 aircraft with 8 crew and 7 passengers on board crashed in the Ivanovo region. The Russian Defence Ministry said a military... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaSEZ units to get export benefits under RoDTEP
The government has extended export benefits under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme to companies in the special... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaFunds hiked for tea development, promotion by 82%
The outlay for the Tea Development and Promotion Scheme has been increased by 82% to Rs 528.97 crore for the next two financial years, the government said... Key Points
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Trident Ltd official to head Punjab CII
New Delhi: Abhishek Gupta, Chief, Strategic Marketing, Trident Ltd, has been made chairman of Punjab CII. Amit Jain, MD, Shingora Textiles Ltd, has been... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaMoody’s affirms Tata Motors’ BA3 ratings
New Delhi: Rating agency Moody’s has said it has affirmed Tata Motors’ Ba3 corporate family rating while maintaining a positive outlook on... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaAntfin Singapore sells 2 pc stake in Zomato
New Delhi: Antfin Singapore Holding on Wednesday pared a 2 per cent stake in online food delivery firm Zomato for ~2,827 crore through open... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaDon’t promote betting, gambling: CCPA to celebrities
Warns all stakeholders of stringent action. Concerned over rising instances of advertisements related to betting and gambling, consumer watchdog CCPA on... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaNikki Haley to exit US Republican presidential race, WSJ reports
Cites people familiar with the matter. Nikki Haley plans to suspend her Republican presidential primary bid in a speech on Wednesday morning, the Wall Street... Key Points
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5 killed as small plane crashes in Nashville
Nashville: A single-engine plane crashed near a highway in Nashville, Tennessee, just a few miles short of the airport it had tried to reach for an... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaS’pore nod to merger of Air India, Vistara
New Delhi: Singapore’s competition regulator CCCS on Tuesday said it has given a conditional approval for the proposed merger of Air India and... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaPTI to protest across Pak on March 10
Islamabad: Jailed former PM Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Tuesday announced that it will launch nationwide protests on March... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaUnemployment rate dipped to 3.1% in ’23
New Delhi: Unemployment rate for persons aged 15 or above declined to 3.1% in 2023, the lowest in the last three years, as per a report of National... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaRussian rights activist sent to jail
Russian rights activist Oleg Orlov was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on Tuesday for “discrediting the armed forces” by protesting against... Key Points
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Centre allows onion exports till March 31
New Delhi: The Central Government on Thursday permitted traders to export 54,760 tonnes of onion to Bangladesh, Mauritius, Bahrain and Bhutan till March... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaAditya Birla Group enters paints market
New Delhi: Aditya Birla Group on Thursday forayed into decorative paints business with the commencement of operations at three plants under Birla Opus.... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaDigital infra to drive $8 tn economy by 2030: Nasscom
Digital public infrastructures like Aadhaar, UPI and FASTag generated a value of $31.8 billion in 2022, contributing 0.9 per cent to India’s GDP,... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaIndian-origin motel owner shot in US
A 76-year-old Indian-origin motel owner was shot dead by a customer in Alabama, US, following an altercation over a room, the latest in a string of... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaUkraine missile strike kills six
Six people, including a one-year-old girl, were killed in a Ukrainian missile attack on Thursday on the southern Russian city of Belgorod, regional... Key Points
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Govt hikes windfall tax on crude, diesel
New Delhi: The government on Thursday hiked windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil to ~3,300 per tonne from ~3,200 per tonne with effect from... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaIndia, Nepal sign pact to integrate UPI, NPI
Mumbai: State-owned Central banks of India and Nepal on Thursday signed terms of reference for the integration of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI)... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaMost Indian firms using AI: IBM report
New Delhi: Nearly 59% of large organisations (those with over 1,000 employees) surveyed in India are using artificial intelligence (AI) actively in... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaZydus, Lupin get USFDA nod for generic drugs
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd on Friday said it has received final approval from the US health regulator to manufacture and market its generic Isosorbide... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaMore political parties to join INDIA bloc: Nitish Kumar
More political parties to join INDIA bloc: Nitish... Key Points
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Nod to listing of firms on GIFT exchanges
The government on Wednesday permitted the direct listing of securities by Indian companies on international exchanges of GIFT IFSC to boost foreign... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaSupreme Court cancels bail of DHFL’s Wadhawans
The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled the bail granted to former DHFL promoters Kapil Wadhawan and his brother Dheeraj in the multi-crore bank loan scam... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaMarkets rebound, Sensex at 71K again
After slipping 1,000 points on Tuesday, the BSE Sensex partially gained the lost ground on Wednesday with a jump of 689.76 points, or 0.98%, to settle at... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaTata Motors to hike passenger vehicle prices from February 1, 2024
The company sells a range of passenger vehicles, including EVs, Punch, Nexon and Harrier. Tata Motors on Sunday said it will increase prices of its entire... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaPaytm’s Q3 loss narrows to Rs 221 crore
Fintech company One97 Communications, which operates under the Paytm brand, on Friday reported narrowing of losses to Rs 221.7 crore for the October-December... Key Points
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Multiple deaths reported as firework factory explodes in central Thailand
Workers were trying to confirm the exact number of deaths, says an official. An explosion at a firework factory in central Thailand killed at least 15 people on... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaWindfall tax cut on crude oil
The government has cut the windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil to Rs 1,700 per tonne from Rs 2,300 per tonne with effect from Tuesday. The tax is... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaED arrests five in Bhushan Steel bank ‘fraud’ case
The ED has arrested five persons in an alleged Rs 56,000 crore bank loan fraud case against erstwhile Bhushan Steel Ltd. Those taken into custody are Pankaj... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaBank of Baroda to pay up to 7.6% interest
The Bank of Baroda on Monday announced a new deposit scheme offering interest payments in the range of 7.1-7.6% per annum. The bank said its special retail... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaTCS Q3 net profit up 8.2% at Rs 11,735 cr
The country’s largest software exporter, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), on Thursday reported an 8.2% growth in net profit for the December quarter at... Key Points
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India’s coal output rises 11% to 92.87 MT
New Delhi: India's coal production increased by 10.75 per cent to 92.87 million tonne in December 2023 as compared to the period in 2022. The country's coal out Key Points
The Tribune IndiaChina successfully launches test satellite for internet technologies
The satellite successfully entered its preset orbit. China on Saturday successfully launched a test satellite for satellite internet technologies. Key Points
The Tribune IndiaForex reserves jump $9 bn to $616 bn
India’s forex reserves jumped $9.112 billion to $615.971 billion in the week ended December 15 and the quantum of increase is one of the highest for a wee Key Points
The Tribune IndiaCore infra sectors grow 12.1% in Oct
The output of eight key infrastructure sectors rose by 12.1 per cent in October against 0.7 per cent expansion in the year-ago period, according to the official Key Points
The Tribune IndiaIPO of Tata Tech subscribed 6.5X
New Delhi: The Initial Public Offer (IPO) of Tata Technologies, which provides engineering and product development digital services, was fully subscribed within minutes of opening for bidding on Wednesday and finally ended with 6.54 times subscription. This is the first company from the Tata Group t Key Points
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ChatGPT-maker Open AI pushes out co-founder and CEO Sam Altman, says he wasn't 'consistently candid'
It has appointed Mira Murati, OpenAI's chief technology officer, to an interim CEO role. The board of ChatGPT-maker Open AI said it had pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman after a review found he was “not consistently candid in his communications” with the board. Key Points
The Tribune IndiaFormer Prime Minister David Cameron appointed UK Foreign Secretary
Cameron will be appointed to Parliament’s unelected upper chamber, the House of Lords: Govt. In a highly unusual move, former Prime Minister David Cameron was on Monday named UK Foreign Secretary. Key Points
The Tribune IndiaMagnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near West Timor, Indonesia
The quake was at a depth of 10 km: GFZ. An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck near West Timor, in Indonesia, on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. Key Points
The Tribune IndiaMagnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Banda Sea region Indonesia: EMSC
The quake was 370 km southeast of Ambon, Indonesia. An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck the Banda Sea region in Indonesia on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. Key Points
The Tribune IndiaManufacturing activity dips to 8-mth low in Oct
Manufacturing activities decelerated in October as new orders increased at the slowest pace in a year, a monthly survey said on Wednesday. The S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slipped from 57.5 in September to 55.5 in October, the slowest rate of expansion si Key Points
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Automobile sales at record high on festive demand
Passenger vehicle wholesales in India rose to a record high in October as companies pushed dispatches to dealers to cater to the enhanced demand in the festive season. The overall passenger vehicle wholesales in October rose to 3,91,472 units, up 16% from 3,36,679 units in the same month last year. Key Points
The Tribune IndiaRaveena Tandon to endorse Monte Carlo Home
Clothing brand Monte Carlo has forayed into home textile segment with new vertical Monte Carlo Home. The brand has roped in Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon as the brand ambassador for the new vertical. Key Points
The Tribune IndiaJio’s Q2 net profit up 12% at Rs 5,058 cr
Telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm on Friday reported an almost 12% year-on-year rise in standalone net profit to Rs 5,058 crore for the September 2023 quarter, according to a regulatory filing. The net profit was Rs 4,518 crore in the year-ago period. Revenue from operations rose 9.8% to Rs 24, Key Points
The Tribune IndiaPaytm loss narrows to Rs 292 crore
Fintech company One97 Communications, which operates under the Paytm brand, on Friday reported a narrowing of consolidated loss to Rs 291.7 crore in the second quarter ended September. Key Points
The Tribune IndiaChina had 9.56 million new born in 2022: Health authorities
China saw 9.56 million new born in 2022, the national health authorities said in a report on Thursday. Key Points
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Johannesburg: 8-foot-tall statue of Bapu unveiled
An 8-foot-tall statue of Mahatma Gandhi has been unveiled at Tolstoy Farm, the commune that he had started during his tenure as a lawyer in South Africa in the early 20th century. The statue was unveiled by High Commissioner of India Prabhat Kumar. Key Points
The Tribune India2 die in Thai mall shooting
A teen being detained in a mall in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday. He opened fire, killing two women and injuring several others. He is said to have some psychiatric issues, according to police. Reuters Key Points
The Tribune IndiaWhatsApp bans 74 lakh accounts in India in August
Meta-owned WhatsApp banned 74 lakh accounts in August, keeping in line with IT rules, according to the latest India monthly report by the messaging platform. “Between August 1 and August 31, a total of 7,420,748 WhatsApp accounts were banned. 3,506,905 of these accounts were proactively banned Key Points
The Tribune IndiaNew York City area under state of emergency
A rush-hour rainstorm swamped the New York metropolitan area on Friday, shutting down parts of the city's subway system, flooding streets and highways, and delaying flights into LaGuardia Airport. Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency. — Agencies Key Points
The Tribune IndiaAsian Paints’ ex-chairman Ashwin Dani dead
Asian Paints’ ex-chairman and MD Ashwin Dani (81) died on Thursday, the company said in a filing. He was associated with Asian Paints since 1968. Key Points
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Current account deficit narrows to 1.1% of GDP
India’s current account deficit (CAD) narrowed to $9.2 billion or 1.1% of GDP for the April-June period, the Reserve Bank of India said on Thursday. Key Points
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