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Properties worth Rs 22,280 crore of eco-offenders like Mallya, Nirav Modi restored by ED: Nirmala Sitharaman

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has listed several major cases where the Directorate of Enforcement has from time to time attached properties of individuals and companies connected to economic offence cases. Replying to the debate on Supplementary Demands for Grants - First Batch for 2024-2025, the finance minister apprised the Lok Sabha Tuesday evening that the central enforcement agency …

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6 days, 7 hours ago

Q2 growth ‘a temporary blip’, no generalised slowdown in factories, Finance Minister asserts

The Hindu

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday dismissed concerns about a cyclical growth slowdown and a generalised downturn in India’s manufacturing sector, terming the disappointing 5.4% second quarter growth numbers as a ‘temporary blip’ caused by a multitude of factors, including the conduct of the general elections and the alignment of festival calendars this year compared to 2023-24. Responding to the …

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6 days, 10 hours ago

Modi govt says Q2 GDP slowdown ‘a temporary blip’, growth figures will improve in next quarters

Firstpost

Acknowledging that the July-September quarterly economic growth was ‘slower than expected’, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said growth will pick up soon in the upcoming quarters Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday acknowledged that the economic growth was “slower than expected” in the July-September quarter. Government believes that the Q2 GDP growth slowdown is a temporary blip, and we …

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6 days, 11 hours ago

India's Q2 GDP Dip a ‘Blip’, Growth Outlook Positive

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the lower-than-expected gross domestic product growth of 5.4 per cent in the second quarter was a ‘temporary blip’ and the economy will see healthy growth in the coming quarters. “India’s GDP growth rate has averaged 8.3 per cent in the last three years and it is an outstanding number by …

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6 days, 12 hours ago

Lower Q2 GDP growth a temporary blip; economy to improve in coming quarters, says Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the lower-than-expected GDP growth of 5.4% in the second quarter was a "temporary blip" and the economy will see healthy growth in the coming quarters. Replying to a debate in the Lok Sabha on the first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants, she said India has seen "steady and sustained" growth and …

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Mint Quick Edit: Lower inflation raises the likelihood of an RBI rate cut

Live Mint

As luck would have it, Sanjay Malhotra’s assuming charge of the Reserve Bank of India has been accompanied by a notable drop in inflation. Measured by the consumer price index, India’s inflation rate fell to 5.5% in November, compared with 6.2% in October, according to government data released on Thursday. October’s reading was the highest in 14 months, but November’s …

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1 week, 5 days ago

World Chess Championship: It all comes down to the final day after Game 13 ends in draw

The Hindu

If Ding Liren needed some background music at the World chess championship, a song in Tamil — one of the official languages here in Singapore — would be a top contender: Anuradha Sriram’s Karuppu thaan enakku pidicha colouru. But for a blip in Game 11, in which he lost with black pieces, Ding has been superb with the colour usually …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Vivek Kaul: India’s GDP growth slump holds lessons in forecasting

Live Mint

India’s growth in gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, for the period July to September slowed to a seven-quarter low of 5.4%. Or as Zahaan Bharmal writes in The Art of Physics: Eight Elegant Ideas to Make Sense of Everything: “Blithe predictions… cannot be made in a complex system where the impossibility of accurate prediction is inbuilt." Data from the …

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2 weeks ago

SMAT 2024: Mohammed Shami picks up a wicket, registers his highest T20 score in Bengal’s win over Chandigarh

The Hindu

Mohammed Shami checked all the boxes as he put on a good display for Bengal against Chandigarh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy pre-quarterfinal here on Monday. Shami shone with bat and ball at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, even as calls for his inclusion in the Indian Test squad grew louder. Shami hammered three sixes, including a sweetly-timed flat …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Jonbon wins Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown to join the £1million club... and emulate the great Kauto Star

Daily Mail

There was barely time to note that Jonbon had just moved on to millionaire’s row before he was being burdened with the hopes of a nation. Nothing stirs the soul more in winter than watching two-milers skip across Sandown’s fences — and the course comes alive on Tingle Creek Chase day. Jonbon looked in fine form on Saturday as he …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Democrats in Pennsylvania had a horrible 2024 election. They say it’s still a swing state

Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The drubbing Democrats took in Pennsylvania in this year’s election has prompted predictable vows to rebound, but it has also sowed doubts about whether Pennsylvania might be leaving the ranks of up-for-grabs swing states for a right-leaning existence more like Ohio’s. Some Pennsylvania Democrats say 2024’s losses are, at least in part, attributable to voters motivated specifically …

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1 month ago

Operation False Target: How Russia plotted to mix a deadly new weapon among decoy drones in Ukraine

LA Times

At a secretive factory in Russia’s central grasslands, engineers are manufacturing hundreds of decoy drones meant to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses as they try to protect against a horrific new weapon, an Associated Press investigation has found. The plant at Russia’s Alabuga Special Economic Zone recently started churning out thermobaric drones alongside the decoys, the investigation found. Both the unarmed decoys …

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2 months, 1 week ago

What's behind the widening gender wage gap?

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Although women who lost or left their jobs …

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2 months, 1 week ago

“They’re a huge vibe.” A new wave of photogenic products want to help Gen Z quit vaping

LA Times

When model Josephine Lee, known online as Princess Gollum, arrived in Studio City for a skincare brand photo shoot in November 2021, she had all her signature accessories in tow. “Die another way.” “No one in this space was trying to do anything new,” said Lee, who alongside the brand’s third L.A.-based co-founder Alyson Lord, used BLIP lozenges and gum …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Murray Showdown: Can the Niners Bounce Back Against the Cardinals?

Associated Press

A matchup with the offensively challenged New England Patriots will be a test for the San Francisco 49ers' defense. Kyler Murray will be looking to have a big week for the Cardinals, who are looking to bounce back from two consecutive losses. The Niners will need to be disciplined and contain Murray's arm strength and elusiveness. If they can do …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Gus Atkinson follows maiden century with two wickets as England dominate

The Independent

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sinner, Alcaraz survive opening wobbles

China Daily

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts after scoring a point against Australia's Li Tu during a US Open first-round match in New York on Tuesday. Alcaraz, who won the first of his four Grand Slam titles in New York in 2022, opened the night session against Tu, who hasn't won a match on the main tour this year. Fifth-seeded Daniil Medvedev, …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sinner, Alcaraz survive opening wobbles

China Daily

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts after scoring a point against Australia's Li Tu during a US Open first-round match in New York on Tuesday. Alcaraz, who won the first of his four Grand Slam titles in New York in 2022, opened the night session against Tu, who hasn't won a match on the main tour this year. Fifth-seeded Daniil Medvedev, …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Why 'Kamala' and 'Harris' could become hot new baby names

Raw Story

Don't be shocked if you encounter a baby "Kamala" or little "Harris" next year. Since then, "Ivanka" as a baby name has only again cracked triple digits once — in 2020 — and has faded to 52 instances by 2023, according to Social Security Administration data. In fact, Social Security Administration data indicates that the baby name "Joseph" hit a …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Illusory blip: On inflation

The Hindu

India’s retail prices rose 3.54% in July, the slowest pace in almost five years, easing sharply from 5.1% in June. This is also the first time since August 2019 that inflation as per the Consumer Price Index has aligned with the Reserve Bank of India’s median inflation target of 4%. There is good reason to see through July’s print as …

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5 months ago

Trump isn't a blip in Republican Party history. He's the correction, the new normal for the GOP — and perhaps America

ABC

Whatever Donald Trump says to the Republican National Convention, let's be blunt: it doesn't matter. Even though the actual content of Trump's speech to the Republican National Convention matters little, it still offers useful insights. Now he's his vice-presidential nominee Photo shows A man with full beard and moustache stands agaainst a black background Donald Trump selects Ohio senator JD …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Cultural Puritanism to 'sex positivity': How Dr Ruth changed sex in the US forever

BBC

Cultural Puritanism to 'sex positivity': How Dr Ruth changed sex in the US forever Getty Images From the 1980s, the TV sex therapist Dr Ruth Westheimer's no-nonsense openness and sex positivity ushered in a new era for the US that made her a cultural icon. Beginning in 1980, Dr Ruth's popular radio and television shows – giving frank, humorous, detailed …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

A look at Team India's form, top performances, key talking points ahead of T20 WC

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, : Despite the talks around strike rate and lack of great pace bowling options, Team India is heading into the ICC T20 World Cup starting from June 1 with the most series wins and fine performances under their belt. A look at Team India's form, top performances, key talking points ahead of T20 WC India will start their …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

French Open: Djokovic up and running at Roland Garros with victory over Herbert

The Hindu

Defending champion Novak Djokovic shrugged off doubts about the state of his game with a confident 6-4 7-6 6-4 defeat of Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the French Open first round on Tuesday. The top seed had to wait until the night match on the third day of the tournament to begin his quest for a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title but …

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Properties worth Rs 22,280 crore of eco-offenders like Mallya, Nirav Modi restored by ED: Nirmala Sitharaman

Q2 growth ‘a temporary blip’, no generalised slowdown in factories, Finance Minister asserts

Modi govt says Q2 GDP slowdown ‘a temporary blip’, growth figures will improve in next quarters

India's Q2 GDP Dip a ‘Blip’, Growth Outlook Positive

Lower Q2 GDP growth a temporary blip; economy to improve in coming quarters, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Mint Quick Edit: Lower inflation raises the likelihood of an RBI rate cut

World Chess Championship: It all comes down to the final day after Game 13 ends in draw

Vivek Kaul: India’s GDP growth slump holds lessons in forecasting

SMAT 2024: Mohammed Shami picks up a wicket, registers his highest T20 score in Bengal’s win over Chandigarh

Jonbon wins Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown to join the £1million club... and emulate the great Kauto Star

Democrats in Pennsylvania had a horrible 2024 election. They say it’s still a swing state

Operation False Target: How Russia plotted to mix a deadly new weapon among decoy drones in Ukraine

What's behind the widening gender wage gap?

“They’re a huge vibe.” A new wave of photogenic products want to help Gen Z quit vaping

Murray Showdown: Can the Niners Bounce Back Against the Cardinals?

Gus Atkinson follows maiden century with two wickets as England dominate

Sinner, Alcaraz survive opening wobbles

Sinner, Alcaraz survive opening wobbles

Why 'Kamala' and 'Harris' could become hot new baby names

Illusory blip: On inflation

Trump isn't a blip in Republican Party history. He's the correction, the new normal for the GOP — and perhaps America

Cultural Puritanism to 'sex positivity': How Dr Ruth changed sex in the US forever

A look at Team India's form, top performances, key talking points ahead of T20 WC

French Open: Djokovic up and running at Roland Garros with victory over Herbert