October 10, 2024 6:21 PM October 10, 2024 6:21 PM

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Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat urges youth to become cultural ambassadors

Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat urged the youth to become cultural ambassadors. Addressing the Viksit Bharat Ambassador Yuva Connect programme in Navi Mumbai, he said that India is a point of attraction for many global tourists. Mr Shekhawat also asked the youth and s...

October 10, 2024 6:36 PM October 10, 2024 6:36 PM

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ED attaches assets worth over ₹1,000 crore in DMCSL fraud case

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached immovable assets worth over one thousand crore rupees in the case of Dnyanradha Multistate Co-operative Credit Society Limited (DMCSL) and others. The assets include immovable properties in the form of land and buildings situated in the Mumbai, ...

October 10, 2024 6:08 PM October 10, 2024 6:08 PM

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Oil prices rise as fuel demand surges after Hurricane Milton’s landfall in Florida

Oil prices rose today amid a surge in fuel demand following the landfall of Hurricane Milton in Florida. In the global crude market, Brent crude was trading 1.07 per cent up at 77 dollars and 40 cents per barrel and the U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was trading 1.1 per cent up at 74 dollars and...

October 10, 2024 6:06 PM October 10, 2024 6:06 PM

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Indian rupee closes marginally lower at 83.97 against US dollar

In the Forex market today, the Indian rupee ended marginally lower at 83 rupees 97 paise against the US dollar. The dollar index, which indicates the US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, is trading at 102.91 in intra-day trade.

October 10, 2024 6:04 PM October 10, 2024 6:04 PM

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US stocks rise as S&P 500 and Dow Jones hit record closing highs

US stocks edged higher yesterday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting record closing highs following the release of Federal Reserve meeting minutes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.03 per cent, the S&P 500 advanced 0.7 per cent, and the Nasdaq Composite r...

October 10, 2024 6:01 PM October 10, 2024 6:01 PM

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Four major Asian indices report gains

Four out of five major Asian indices logged gains today. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng climbed 2.8 per cent, China's Shanghai Composite advanced 1.3 per cent, Japan's Nikkei gained 0.2 per cent and South Korea's Kospi added 0.1 per cent. Conversely, Singapore's Straits Times Index fell 0.2 percent. Major Eu...

October 10, 2024 6:52 PM October 10, 2024 6:52 PM

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J&K: Omar Abdullah unanimously elected as NC Legislature Party Leader

In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Vice President of the National Conference, Omar Abdullah, has been unanimously elected as the Legislature Party Leader today. After emerging as the single largest party with 42 elected MLAs, the National Conference held its legislature party meeting i...

October 10, 2024 6:29 PM October 10, 2024 6:29 PM

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Monthly income of rural households rises over 57% in 5 years: NABARD Survey

The average monthly income of rural households has grown by over 57 per cent from 2016-17 to 2021-22. According to the second All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), the average monthly income increased from 8,059 rupees in 2016...

October 10, 2024 5:13 PM October 10, 2024 5:13 PM

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India’s textile sector expected to grow $350 billion by 2030

India’s textile sector is expected to grow to nearly 350 billion dollars by 2030. As per the country’s trade data for August 2024, the sector has seen 11 per cent year-on-year growth in ready-made garments. The Ministry of Textiles, in a statement, said that the Government of India aims to achieve t...

October 10, 2024 4:59 PM October 10, 2024 4:59 PM

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Hurricane Milton slams Florida as Category 3 storm

In the USA, more than three million homes and businesses are now without power in Florida after Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s west coast last night as a Category 3 storm. The US National Hurricane Center reports that Hurricane Milton has completed its transit of Florida and has moved off t...