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January 17, 2025 6:50 PM
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Oil prices advanced today amid concerns of supply disruptions due to the latest US sanctions on Russian energy. Brent Crude was trading nearly flat at 81 dollars and 32 cents per barrel, while WTI Crude gained over 0.2 percent to trade at around 78 dollars and 95 cents per barrel when reports last c...
January 17, 2025 6:46 PM
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Major Asian indices displayed mixed trends today. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gained 0.31 percent, Singapore's Straits Times Index added 0.25 percent, and China's Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.18 percent. Meanwhile, Japan's Nikkei ended down over 0.3 percent, and South Korea's Kospi fell 0.16 pe...
January 17, 2025 6:44 PM
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India's foreign exchange reserves declined by 8.7 billion dollars to 625.87 billion dollars in the week ending January 10, the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed today. In the previous week, the country's forex reserves had dropped by 5.6 billion dollars for the week endi...
January 17, 2025 6:41 PM
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In Maharashtra, at least nine persons lost their lives in a road accident on the Pune-Nashik Highway this morning. The mishap occurred when a tempo collided with a minivan, which then crashed into a stationary bus. Superintendent of Police of Pune Rural, Pankaj Deshmukh, said the minivan was travell...
January 17, 2025 6:36 PM
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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has today issued a notification amending the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994, to streamline the local cable operator registration process. The registrations of local cable operators (LCO) will be conducted entirely online from today. The ministry s...
January 17, 2025 6:34 PM
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US stocks fell yesterday, as investors focused on corporate earnings and a gauge set of macroeconomic data, including strong retail sales numbers in December and a more than-expected increase in the jobless claims for the previous week, which largely remained at levels consistent with a healthy labo...
January 17, 2025 6:31 PM
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In the Forex market, the rupee today fell by 6 paise to settle at 86 rupees and 61 paise against the US dollar. The dollar index, which indicates US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, is trading at 109 in intra-day trade.
January 17, 2025 6:28 PM
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The Centre is closely monitoring the prices and availability of essential food commodities to ensure affordability for consumers and to maintain stable prices. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said that several measures have been taken by the government, such as incenti...
January 17, 2025 6:40 PM
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In Indonesia, five bodies were recovered today from a fire that broke out at a shopping mall in the western part of Jakarta on Wednesday evening. West Jakarta Fire and Rescue Agency chief Syarifudin told reporters that these bodies were found on the eighth floor. He said all victims were unable to b...
January 17, 2025 5:26 PM
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute over 65 lakh property cards under the SVAMITVA Scheme to property owners in over 50 thousand villages across ten states and two Union Territories through video conferencing tomorrow. The scheme, launched by the Prime Minister, aims to enhance the economic...
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