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India's non-banking financial sector grew by 10%; declined globally by 3 %
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
India's non-banking financial sector registered a growth of 10 per cent however globally the sector declined by 3 per cent, highlights a report by SBI.
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"This is a big issue...": Kapil Sibal declines to comment on EVMs
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal declined to comment on the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), saying that it is a "big issue" as he took a dig at the Supreme Court's ruling on EVMs.
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Pak: Air quality in Islamabad declines amid lack of mitigation measures
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Moreover, the water bodies in and around the federal capital are facing contamination from multiple sources, including industrial discharges, agricultural runoff, and untreated domestic waste. This deterioration in water quality poses serious threats to both public health and aquatic life
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IIT Mandi study warns of cancer-causing pollutants in Himachal's Baddi-Bar
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
In India, the majority of extracted groundwater is used for agriculture and domestic consumption. However, rapid urbanisation, industrialisation, and population growth have led to increased groundwater use and a decline in its quality. Northern India has faced severe water quality issues.
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SC declines to quash charges framed against former Karnataka minister
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to quash criminal charges framed by a special court against Karnataka MLA Vinay Rajashekarappa Kulkarni in the murder case of former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker Yogesh Gowda.
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Indian stock market closes in red after touching all-time high, most IT st
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The stock indices closed with a marginal dip after both indices touched a time high during Monday's session. The Sensex touched a record high of 77,079 and the Nifty 50 reached 23,411 points. The Nifty 50 concluded with a decline of 0.13 percent at 23,259 and the Sensex declined 0.27 per cen
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Amid decline in VC-PE funding, share of seed deals are rising in India
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Highlighting the enhanced growth prospects of consumer tech, fintech, and SaaS-based companies, the report added that these sectors attracted close to 60 per cent of funding in 2023 and remained dominant sectors. However, compared to 2022, their salience reduced (by about 10 percentage point
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JSW Steel production declines in May due to maintenance shutdown
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The crude steel production was lower year-on-year mainly due to a planned maintenance shutdown for one of the Blast Furnaces at Dolvi, the company said. The Blast Furnace has been restarted in the first week of June.
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Japan's birth rate hits record low, Tokyo introduces govt dating app to bo
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
In a nation with a population of 123.9 million, a mere 727,277 births were recorded last year, a stark decline revealed by data from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. This downward spiral in fertility is underscored by a drop in the fertility rate, now standing at 1.20, down from 1
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Delhi HC refuses to suspend sentence of former BJP MLA Senger in Unnao rap
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Friday declined the plea of Kuldeep Singh Sengar seeking suspension of sentence during an appeal against the judgment and sentence.
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International gold prices dipped on reports China paused buying
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
International gold prices dipped over 2 per cent on Friday, with analysts largely attributing the decline to stronger-than-expected job gains in the US and weak buying from key buyer, China.
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"Poverty rate in Odisha declined from 70 to 10 per cent under BJD rule": F
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
While speaking at a meeting with the newly-elected MLAs of his party, Patnaik said, "When I first became the CM, 70 per cent of the people of Odisha were living below the poverty line, which has now been reduced to 10 per cent. Our efforts in the agriculture and irrigation sectors and women'
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