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Vizhinjam poised to clock half a million cargo throughput this FY, eight times higher than targeted volume

While the initial projection for Phase I was 1 to 1.5 million cargo units per annum, the seaport has already handled 1.08 lakh cargo units – just three months into the trial run period




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Dead lizard found in meal sparks agitation at Digital University Kerala; mess temporarily closed

The contractor responsible for providing food to over 200 students has claimed to have purchased the pickle from outside




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Livelihood support for 187 extremely poor under Ujjeevanam in capital district

Aid up to ₹50,000 made available to 207 individuals by Kudumbashree district mission




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Dowry demand: panel seeks report from women protection officer in capital

The woman’s family refused to solemnise marriage after a dowry demand was made and approached the Kerala Women’s Commission




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Is sugar in a sweet spot?

Prices will remain in the same range, between ₹3,600 and ₹3,700 per tonne, says Vijay S Banka




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Will BS VI norms curb pollution?

They will. But BS VI-compliant cars are not expected to be ready by April 2018, says Vikram Kirloskar




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Will NLC power to 20,000 MW by 2025?

Capacity additions are in full steam, says Sarat Kumar Acharya, who has been credited with bringing energy into the PSU’s operations




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How is fuel price rise pinching your pocket?

People fret about increase in essential expenses and tell us their ways of coping with it




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Stage set for Poonawalla Breeders Multi-Million

Of the 17 horses in the fray, Bengaluru-based trainer S Padmanabhan’s Ice Glacier looks good to go all the way




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‘Grab the opportunities as they come’




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Hamilton wins his 50th career pole

Rosberg on P2; Wehrlein is first to be eliminated under the new qualifying format




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‘India has a sporting culture now’

India’s first GM Viswanathan Anand talks about the rise of Indian chess players, medal prospects at the Rio Olympics and more




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Maharashtra Polls: Patole Rejects Shah's Claim Of Congress Accepting Muslim Quota Demand

Speaking at a rally in Malkapur in Buldhana in the afternoon, Shah, the BJP's main strategist, said Patole had agreed to the Ulema Council's demand for Muslim reservations. 




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UP Bypolls: Yogi Adityanath Slams SP At Mirzapur Rally, Dubs It 'Production House Of Criminals And Mafia'

UP CM Yogi alleged that the INDIA bloc led by the SP and the Congress has nothing to do with the development of the country or state.




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'Not Concerned About Farmers’ Woes': Sharad Pawar Attacks BJP-Led Maharashtra Govt, Says Must Be Removed From Power

Addressing a rally in the Gangapur constituency in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district ahead of the November 20 assembly polls, he said prices for crops like sugarcane, soybean and jowar have plummeted.




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Jharkhand Polls: As Phase-1 Campaigning Ends, Amit Shah Pitches 'Committee' Against Infiltrators, Legislation To Ban Land Transfer

Jharkhand Vidhansabha Chunav: Amit Shah said that legislation will be brought to prevent the transfer of land to infiltrators on their marrying tribal women. 




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Maharashtra Election: Who Will Be CM If Mahayuti Retains Power? BJP Keeps People Guessing

The BJP has left the 'Maharashtra CM face question' open-ended with its allies NCP and Shiv Sena maintaining a balanced stand. 




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Maharashtra: Sanjay Raut Questions EC's Move To Search Uddhav's Bag; Poll Body Responds

Maharashtra Polls: A war of word has broke out between the both factions of the Shiv Sena over baggage check of Uddhar Thackeray ahead of a rally.




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Ahead Of Uttar Pradesh Bypolls, Yogi Adityanath Faces A 'Youth' Challenge

UPPCS Protest: Amid the bypolls contest, the Yogi Adityanath government is facing a challenge which the BJP was not anticipating at this time.




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Tsunami hits New Zealand coast after powerful earthquake

The ambulance service said it did not receive any reports of quake-related injuries.




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Alibaba’s Jack Ma to support his 8-year-old look-alike




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Support India on terror, ours not a friendship to hide: Rivlin

Jerusalem is proud to stand with New Delhi “in its defence of the values of democracy,” he asserts.




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Russia launches offensive in Syria, airstrikes hit Aleppo

The offensive began hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump discussed Syria over the phone and agreed on the need to combine efforts in the fight against terrorism.




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Racist post against Michelle causes outrage




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Obama confident of policy continuity

On his final foreign tour, U.S. President says Trump is committed to NATO and other key alliances




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168 House Democrats ask Trump to rescind Bannon’s appointment

"We strongly urge you to rescind this appointment immediately and build a diverse White House staff who are committed to the core American values of inclusiveness, diversity and tolerance," the letter delivered to the Trump said.




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Islamic State killed 300 former policemen south of Mosul, HRW says

Human Rights Watch said some of the former policemen were separated from a group of about 2,000 people from nearby villages and towns who were forced to march alongside the militants last month as they retreated north to Mosul and the town of Tal Afar.




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Donald Trump demands apology from ‘very rude’ Hamilton cast




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Indiana mall shooting | Three dead; witness kills gunman: police




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SoftBank halts plans for Arm’s London IPO

SoftBank’s billionaire founder, Masayoshi Son, had told shareholders in June that he was in favour of a U.S. listing




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Data Point | Understanding the goals and vision of COP27 

The Data Point is a bi-weekly newsletter in which The Hindu’s Data team decodes the numbers behind today’s biggest stories.  




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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacts with Indian diaspora in Nigeria

The Defence Minister represented India at the swearing-in ceremony of Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during an unprecedented three-day visit to the African nation.




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August’s record gold influx lifts import bill to all-time high

The trade deficit widened to a 10-month high of $29.65 billion, the second highest monthly shortfall in merchandise trade




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West Bengal economy performs poorly over several decades: EAC-PM paper

West Bengal’s economic decline, southern States’ growth post-1991, and regional disparities in India’s economic performance analysed in a working paper by Economic Advisory Council to the PM




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Post-1991, southern States emerged as leaders: EAC-PM

Punjab and West Bengal have recorded sharp declines in per capita income after a head start




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U.S. Fed rate cuts will put money in pockets, but a mood shift may take time

Recent surveys suggest that while the pace of price increases has declined dramatically, the public’s mood is still marred by nearly two years of high inflation




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GST Council sets up GoM on compensation cess; panel to submit report by December 31

In the GST regime, compensation cess at varied rates is levied on luxury, sin and demerit goods over and above the 28% tax




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Export ban on non-basmati white rice removed

Exports to be permitted with immediate effect subject to a minimum export price of $490 per tonne; duty on parboiled rice cut from 20% to 10%; revival of trade to eastern and south east Asian markets expected




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Govt. extends deadline for filing Income Tax audit report to October 7

The I-T Department said that due to the difficulties faced by taxpayers in electronic filing of audit reports, the deadline is being extended from September 30, 2024 to October 7, 2024




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Fed Chair Powell says U.S. economy is in 'solid shape' with more rate cuts coming




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Government picks three new members to join RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee

The new members are Ram Singh, Saugata Bhattacharya and Nagesh Kumar. They have been appointed for a period of four years.




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Maruti, Hyundai, Tata Motors report decline in wholesales in September

Mahindra & Mahindra said its SUV wholesales in the domestic market increased 24% to 51,062 units in September compared to the same month of last year




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RBI Monetary Policy Committee meeting: policy rate unchanged at 6.5% for 10th time in a row

‘RBI changes stance of monetary policy to ‘neutral’ from withdrawal of accomodation,’ says Shaktikanta Das.




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India plays crucial geopolitical role from American standpoint: USISPF president Mukesh Aghi

“The economic growth story of India is tremendous. India is among very few large economies which are growing 7-8%,” Mukesh Aghi said




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Indian conglomerates to spend $800 billion in new projects in 10 years: S&P Global Ratings’ report 

“The Vedanta, Tata, Adani, Reliance and JSW groups alone are prepping about $350 billion of investment in these sectors over the next decade,” Neel Gopalakrishnan of S&P Global Ratings said




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India well positioned to capitalise on new growth opportunities: Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman said that India is looking towards boosting domestic capacities, and building resilience against external shocks




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India scraps export tax on parboiled rice to boost exports

Bigger rice shipments from India would beef up overall global supplies and soften international prices




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Restrictions removed on non-basmati rice exports

DGFT has removed the $490 a tonne minimum export price on non-basmati white rice with immediate effect




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Bibek Debroy: Tributes pour in after death of noted economist

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu were among those who paid tribute to the PM’s Economic Advisory Council chairman