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    • Jan- 2025 -
      10 January

      Railway Board initiates steps to finalise site for SCoR headquarters

      It has appointed an OSD for the proposed zone to oversee the upcoming infrastructure and ongoing activities related to its formation Visakhapatnam: The Railway Board has expedited its initiatives to decide on the site for the office of the general manager of the proposed South Coast Railway Zone (SCoR) in Visakhapatnam. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday for a roadshow and launch of multiple rail and other projects, virtually laid the foundation stone of this new railway zone. “Land parcels have been allocated at two different places in Visakhapatnam but we are yet to get clarity on the site for headquarters office for zone and staff quarters,” a railway official from the East Coast Railway Zone said.…

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    • 10 January

      Telangana government yet to clear Rs 3,900 crore dues to alcobev sector: BAI

      Commercial viability of prices set by the State government has become far too stressed, says Brewers Association of India DG Vinod Giri New Delhi: A day after the country’s leading brewer United Breweries suspended supply to Telangana, beer industry body BAI on Thursday said the commercial viability of prices set by the State government has become far too stressed. The prices allowed to supplier companies are actually below the cost of goods supplied as these prices are based on the cost of production in 2018-19, said Brewers Association of India (BAI) DG Vinod Giri. On Wednesday, United Breweries Ltd (UBL), which operates with popular beer brands like Kingfisher, Kalyani Black, Heineken, and Amstel Bier, announced to suspend the supply of its beer to…

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    • 10 January

      16-year-old Mumbai student hangs self in school toilet

      The teenager was reportedly depressed and was undergoing treatment for a couple of months, the police said   Mumbai: A 16-year-old student allegedly committed suicide in the toilet of an international school in Goregaon East on Thursday, a Mumbai Police official said. She was depressed and was undergoing treatment for the past couple of months, he added. “She went to school as usual this morning. However, she went to the washroom during karate class and did not return for a long time, after which an attendant went to check. After the attendant and teachers realised something was amiss, they broke open the washroom door and found her hanging from a hook,” he said. “She was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared her dead on arrival. The parents, who are lawyers, have not…

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    • 10 January

      CBI books Karti Chidambaram in fresh corruption case

      The case pertains to the alleged suspicious payment made to Advantage Strategic Consulting Pvt. Ltd (ASCPL), an entity controlled by Karti P Chidambaram and his close aide S Bhaskararaman by Diageo Scotland and Sequoia Capitals New Delhi: The CBI has registered a fresh case of corruption against Karti Chidambaram, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s son and Congress MP, for allegedly giving relief to alcoholic beverage company Diageo Scotland over a ban imposed by ITDC on the duty-free sale of its whisky, officials said on Thursday. The case pertains to the alleged suspicious payment made to Advantage Strategic Consulting Pvt. Ltd (ASCPL), “an entity controlled” by Karti P Chidambaram and his close aide S Bhaskararaman by Diageo Scotland and Sequoia Capitals, the…

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    • 10 January

      PM Modi next guest on Nikhil Kamath’s podcast, trailer out

      The trailer for this episode has already captured the audience’s attention, though the exact release date remains unannounced New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the next guest on Nikhil Kamath’s podcast series, ‘People By WTF’, according to a new trailer. Earlier, the Zerodha co-founder had piqued interest online with a teaser featuring a mysterious guest speaking in Hindi. The teaser sparked widespread speculation, with many social media users guessing the guest was none other than PM Modi. Now, Kamath has shared a two-minute trailer for the episode with the caption, “People with The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi | Ep 6 Trailer”. The video showcases a candid conversation between Kamath and the Prime Minister. “I am sitting here in…

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    • 10 January

      Five of family found dead at home in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut

      Meerut Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vipin Tada said the preliminary investigations point towards an old enmity as the possible motive behind the incident Meerut: A couple and their three children were found dead at their residence in the Lisadi Gate Police Station area here on Thursday night, police said. Meerut Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vipin Tada, who visited the crime scene, said the police received a call about a locked house. Upon reaching the location, the officers found out that the house had been locked from outside, he added. “After gaining access through the roof, they found the bodies of Moin, his wife Asma and their three daughters — Afsa (8), Aziza (4) and Adiba (1),” Tada told reporters.…

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    • 10 January

      Not in race for Liberal Party leadership, says Canadian Finance Minister

      Dominic LeBlanc announces the decision ahead of a Liberals caucus meeting Ottawa: Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc has said that he won’t be a candidate in the upcoming race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as head of the Liberals. LeBlanc announced the decision on Wednesday ahead of a Liberals caucus meeting. One of the caucus’ discussions will be whether Cabinet Ministers ought to resign while seeking the leadership of the Liberal Party. The Finance Minister said with Canada at a crucial juncture in its relationship with the United States, he wants to focus on his job in the Cabinet, reports Xinhua news agency. “The threat these tariffs pose to our nation’s economic wellbeing and to the livelihood of a countless number of Canadian families…

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    • 10 January

      How Meta’s decision to abandon fact-checks will impact misinformation online?

      Meta’s fact-checking programme also served as a backbone to global efforts to fight misinformation on other social media platforms Hyderabad: Meta has announced it will abandon its fact-checking programme and will now adopt a “community notes” model, similar to the one used by X. but, this dramatic shift by Meta does not bode well for the fight against the spread of misinformation and disinformation online. The fact-checks were aimed at preventing the spread of online lies among more than 3 billion people who use Meta’s social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads. In a video, the company’s chief, Mark Zuckerberg, said fact-checking had led to “too much censorship”. He added it was time for Meta “to get back to our…

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    • 10 January

      Meta to allow Facebook Marketplace users view eBay listings

      The social media company said it’s launching a test that will let Facebook users in Germany, France and the US browse eBay listings directly on its Marketplace online classifieds service but complete the transaction on eBay. Meta is carrying out the trial after Brussels slapped the company in November with a penalty of nearly 800 million euros for what it called “abusive practices” involving Marketplace European Union antitrust enforcers accused Meta of illegally shutting out competition by tying Marketplace to its social network and automatically exposing Facebook users to Marketplace whether or not they wanted it. They also accused Meta of gaining an unfair advantage through ad-related data. “While we disagree with and continue to appeal the European Commission’s decision on…

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    • 10 January

      India retains title of world’s fastest-growing large economy with growth projected at 6.6 pc says UN

      WESP said that India’s economy would be bolstered by “strong export growth in services and certain goods categories, particularly pharmaceuticals and electronics”. United Nations: “India would again be the fastest growing large economy in the world” with a projected annual growth rate of 6.6 per cent, according to Hamid Rashid, the UN head of Global Economic Monitoring. He was speaking at the release of the UN’s flagship report, World Economic Situation and Prospects 2025, (WESP) on Thursday, which projected the gross domestic product (GDP) to grow slightly faster at 6.8 per cent next year. WESP said that India’s economy would be bolstered by “strong export growth in services and certain goods categories, particularly pharmaceuticals and electronics“. “Robust private consumption and investment” would boost the nation’s…

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