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CII seeks reforms in India’s priority sector lending framework

New Delhi, Dec 22 Industry body CII has proposed reforms in India's Priority Sector Lending framework, suggesting inclusion of emerging sectors and high-impact sectors like digital infrastructure, green initiatives, healthcare, and innovative manufacturing. Arguing that current Development Finance Institutions like SIDBI and NaBFID have their roles cut out as they have earmarked sectors to finance, the chamber also suggested setting …

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1 day, 16 hours ago

More than 37,500 Bru tribal refugees rehabilitated in Tripura: Union Home Ministry

The Hindu

“More than 37,500 Bru tribals, who were affected by the ethnic violence in Mizoram in the late 1990s and 2009, have been rehabilitated in Tripura at a cost of ₹821 crore provided by the Union Home Ministry,” officials said in Tripura’s Ambassa. Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited some of these refugees in Tripura, on Sunday “On January 16, 2020, …

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3 days ago

Psychedelics rejected, Captagon factories and "pink cocaine": The drugs that defined 2024

Salon

In the U.S., about half of the population takes a prescription drug every day, and half of adults have tried illicit drugs at least once. “What the numbers don't show are what I would say are the policy realities and the narratives of the communities that have been the hardest hit.” 02 The FDA rejected MDMA for PTSD This summer, …

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Starmer sends Peter Mandelson to woo 'bully' Donald Trump: Tony Blair ally and spin doctor confirmed as UK's new ambassador to the US with a mission to defeat trade tariffs

Daily Mail

Tony Blair's close ally Peter Mandelson was confirmed as the new British ambassador in the United States - with a mission to charm Donald Trump. Lord Mandelson, the former Cabinet minister nicknamed 'the Prince of Darkness' due to his Machiavellian maneuverings, will be installed in Washington following Mr Trump's inauguration on January 20. Lord Mandelson, the former Cabinet minister and …

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Tony Blair ally Peter Mandelson set to be new UK ambassador to Donald Trump's US - seven years after calling incoming president a 'bully' over 'America First' policies

Daily Mail

Tony Blair's close ally Peter Mandelson is set to become the UK ambassador to the United States, despite previously branding Donald Trump a 'bully' and laying into his 'America First' agenda. Lord Mandelson, the former Cabinet minister and EU commissioner nicknamed 'the Prince of Darkness' due to his Machiavellian maneuverings, will be installed in Washington following Mr Trump's inauguration on …

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4 days ago

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain laid to rest in San Francisco

India Today

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, who died in a San Francisco-based hospital after suffering from a chronic lung disease, was laid to rest on Thursday. Hussain, the son of the legendary tabla player Alla Rakha, revolutionised the instrument, taking it beyond the confines of classical music to other forms, including jazz and Western classical. In the 1990s, the tabla maestro became …

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25 years that were 'beyond all expectations'

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25 years that were 'beyond all expectations'

China Daily

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY Over the past few weeks I have been asked to summarize my assessment of the first 25 years of the existence of the Macao Special Administrative Region, and my standard answer has been "beyond all expectations". First of all, no one predicted in late 1999 that Macao's gross domestic product would grow phenomenally and its per capita …

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25 years that were 'beyond all expectations'

China Daily

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY Over the past few weeks I have been asked to summarize my assessment of the first 25 years of the existence of the Macao Special Administrative Region, and my standard answer has been "beyond all expectations". First of all, no one predicted in late 1999 that Macao's gross domestic product would grow phenomenally and its per capita …

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Top News

4 days ago

25 years that were 'beyond all expectations'

China Daily

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY Over the past few weeks I have been asked to summarize my assessment of the first 25 years of the existence of the Macao Special Administrative Region, and my standard answer has been "beyond all expectations". First of all, no one predicted in late 1999 that Macao's gross domestic product would grow phenomenally and its per capita …

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Top News

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25 years that were 'beyond all expectations'

China Daily

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY Over the past few weeks I have been asked to summarize my assessment of the first 25 years of the existence of the Macao Special Administrative Region, and my standard answer has been "beyond all expectations". First of all, no one predicted in late 1999 that Macao's gross domestic product would grow phenomenally and its per capita …

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4 days, 2 hours ago

Max Muhleman, who revolutionized seat licensing and helped bring pro sports to Charlotte, dies at 88

Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sports marketer Max Muhleman, who was credited with the concept of developing the permanent seat license in professional sports and helping the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Hornets land expansion teams, has died at 88. “I don’t think a lot of people realize what a big role Max played in getting the expansion team,” said former Panthers director …

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4 days, 21 hours ago

F1: Ferrari to hold Feb 19 launch, coy on Hamilton’s track debut in red

The Hindu

Ferrari has yet to set a date for Lewis Hamilton’s track debut in red overalls, but, his 2025 car will be unveiled in Maranello on February 19, the day after Formula One’s unprecedented 10-team livery launch in London. Team boss Fred Vasseur told reporters over a Christmas lunch at the track that the winter weather made planning tricky but he …

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5 days ago

Zepto's young guns take top spot in Hurun self-made entrepreneurs list

India Today

Kaivalya Vohra, the 21-year-old co-founder of quick commerce platform Zepto, has been named India’s youngest self-made entrepreneur, according to the Hurun India report. His business partner, 22-year-old Aadit Palicha, ranks closely behind, highlighting the growing prominence of young talent in India’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Beyond Zepto, the Hurun list features several other young entrepreneurs making their mark: Shashvat Nakrani : Founder …

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5 days, 9 hours ago

Labour’s betrayal of Waspi women is a sign its problems now go far beyond pensioners

The Independent

Saying one thing to get elected and doing something else after winning worked brilliantly for Keir Starmer… once upon a time. Only two and a half years ago, Starmer said: “It’s a real injustice – we need to do something about it.” On Tuesday, Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, announced what the government had decided to do about …

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6 days, 20 hours ago

Will the Fed keep cutting in 2025?

Live Mint

Investors see an interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve this week as all but certain. Approaching neutral This week’s meeting is likely to deepen debates on two issues that could define where rates go over the next year: the location of the “neutral" rate of interest and the potential for policy changes by President-elect Donald Trump. “It looks like you’ve …

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1 week ago

Trump is already delivering on his promise to go after the press

Politico

“It’s extremely troubling,” said David Schulz, who runs a media law clinic at Yale Law School. “Whether it’s criminally or civilly, we’ll figure that out.” Defamation cases: A potent weapon Among the arrows in Trump’s legal quiver is the defamation lawsuit — a type of civil claim in which publishers can be ordered to pay eye-popping sums if a court …

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Amid rising polio cases, Pakistan begins last vaccination drive of the year

Firstpost

According to the World Health Organization, Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan remain the only two countries where the potentially fatal, paralyzing virus hasn’t been stopped Pakistan began on Monday its last nationwide vaccination campaign for the year to protect 45 million children from polio after a surge in new cases hampered efforts to stop the disease, officials said. According to the …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82

Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — John Spratt, a former longtime Democratic congressman from South Carolina who successfully pushed for a balanced budget deal in the 1990s but was unseated decades later when his district turned Republican, has died. Former President Bill Clinton hailed Spratt as a “skilled and deeply principled lawmaker” who was willing to work with anyone to pass legislation to …

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1 week, 1 day ago

India to host maiden World Athletics Continental Tour event in August 2025

The Hindu

India will host its maiden World Athletics Continental Tour event -- a bronze level global meet -- in Bhubaneswar on August 10 next year, the national federation said on Sunday. A World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze Level Meet can only be held in a facility which has a minimum sitting capacity of 3000 with a minimum class 2 certified track …

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Who is Mikheil Kavelashvili? Former football star named as Georgia's new president

Firstpost

Georgia’s political crisis deepened after lawmakers elected far-right former football star Mikheil Kavelashvili as the country’s new president. What makes Kavelashvili’s appointment interesting is the fact that this is for the first time the president was chosen not by a national election, but in parliament by a direct ballot of a 300-member electoral college made up of MPs and representatives …

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1 week, 2 days ago

LoP Tejashwi’s 'Mai-Behan Maan Yojna' sparks political controversy in Bihar

New Indian Express

PATNA: The Leader of the Opposition in Bihar, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, has announced a cash transfer scheme for women, titled 'Mai-Behan Maan Yojna,' sparking a political storm in the state. Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Samrat Choudhary asserted that the people of Bihar remember the 15-year rule of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi and would not repeat their …

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The World Bank should reconsider its mega dam project in Tajikistan

Al Jazeera

Providing funding to a repressive regime to construct the ‘highest dam in the world’ is a recipe for disaster. On December 17 the World Bank is set to vote on financing the Rogun mega dam project in Tajikistan. As highlighted in the recent report “Financing Repression”, co-published by the Coalition for Human Rights in Development, the Early Warning System and …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Sydney Sweeney shuts down body shamers with intense workout video

The Independent

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1 week, 3 days ago

ABC News settles defamation suit with Trump for $15 million

CNN

CNN — ABC News will pay $15 million to a “presidential foundation and museum” in a settlement reached with President-elect Donald Trump in his defamation suit against the network and anchor George Stephanopoulos. ABC News will issue the following statement as an editor’s note on the online article at the center of the suit: “ABC News and George Stephanopoulos regret …

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CII seeks reforms in India’s priority sector lending framework

More than 37,500 Bru tribal refugees rehabilitated in Tripura: Union Home Ministry

Psychedelics rejected, Captagon factories and "pink cocaine": The drugs that defined 2024

Starmer sends Peter Mandelson to woo 'bully' Donald Trump: Tony Blair ally and spin doctor confirmed as UK's new ambassador to the US with a mission to defeat trade tariffs

Tony Blair ally Peter Mandelson set to be new UK ambassador to Donald Trump's US - seven years after calling incoming president a 'bully' over 'America First' policies

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain laid to rest in San Francisco

25 years that were 'beyond all expectations'

25 years that were 'beyond all expectations'

25 years that were 'beyond all expectations'

25 years that were 'beyond all expectations'

Max Muhleman, who revolutionized seat licensing and helped bring pro sports to Charlotte, dies at 88

F1: Ferrari to hold Feb 19 launch, coy on Hamilton’s track debut in red

Zepto's young guns take top spot in Hurun self-made entrepreneurs list

Labour’s betrayal of Waspi women is a sign its problems now go far beyond pensioners

Will the Fed keep cutting in 2025?

Trump is already delivering on his promise to go after the press

Amid rising polio cases, Pakistan begins last vaccination drive of the year

Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82

India to host maiden World Athletics Continental Tour event in August 2025

Who is Mikheil Kavelashvili? Former football star named as Georgia's new president

LoP Tejashwi’s 'Mai-Behan Maan Yojna' sparks political controversy in Bihar

The World Bank should reconsider its mega dam project in Tajikistan

Sydney Sweeney shuts down body shamers with intense workout video

ABC News settles defamation suit with Trump for $15 million