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How the Indian economy fared in 2024, in 9 charts

The year 2024 kept governments across the world on tenterhooks, with more than 60 countries, including India, holding elections, injecting uncertainty about how the outcomes would shape future fiscal, monetary, and trade policies. The Indian economy faced several challenges in 2024, from slowing growth to stubborn inflation to risks associated with personal loan growth. While the fight against inflation made …

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23 hours, 38 minutes ago

Bengaluru car crash: Truck driver's surgery delayed; police to continue investigation after discharge

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: A day after the CEO of a Bengaluru-based software company and five of his family members, including three children, died on the spot when a container truck toppled and crushed their car on Saturday on Tumakuru Road, the driver of the truck is still in hospital, and is set to undergo surgery on Monday. Meanwhile, police denied reports that …

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3 days, 9 hours ago

7 Bollywood actors who quit at the peak of their career

Deccan Chronicle

Vikrant Massey, the 12th Fail actor who was last seen in the film The Sabarmati Report, surprised everyone on the morning of December 2, 2024, when he shared a cryptic post on Instagram. She started featuring in Karan Johar's films in the early 2000s as a mother in Kabhi Khushi Kabi Gham and Kal Ho Na Ho; her last appearance …

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Rupee plunges to all-time low, reaches Rs 85 against US dollar

India Today

Rupee fell to an all-time low against the US dollar on Thursday, breaching the Rs 85 mark for the first time. This decline comes after the US Federal Reserve cut key interest rates by 25 bps and signalled fewer rate cuts in 2025, putting additional strain on the currency, which has already been under pressure due to weak capital inflows …

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5 days, 10 hours ago

Turkey-Backed Syria Forces Aim to Push on Against Kurdish Groups

Live Mint

-- Turkey-backed forces are aiming to capture more territory in northern Syria from Kurdish groups, according to Turkish officials familiar with the matter, a move that could stir tensions with the US. The SNA will likely try to capture areas to the west of Ayn al-Arab, also known as Kobani by its mostly Kurdish inhabitants, said the people, who aren’t …

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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, 23 hours ago

Highway capex moves in slow lane in FY25

Live Mint

Spending to build and expand India's sprawling highway network has slowed sharply, with the Centre achieving only 55% of the capex target in FY25. In the April- November period, the National Highways Authority of India and the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corp. Ltd which come under the road ministry, built less than 5,000 km of national highways, lower than …

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1 week ago

China retail sales slow as consumers hold back, while home prices fall

Associated Press

BANGKOK — Chinese retail sales slowed in November and housing prices fell, the government said Monday, with demand still lackluster despite a flurry of stimulus measures over the past few months. “However, we must Retail sales rose 3% from a year earlier, down from October’s 4.8% increase and below the 3.5% annual rate in January-November. “China’s economy appears to have …

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1 week ago

Three talking points from the Premier League

Deccan Chronicle

Manchester City slumped to a scarcely credible eighth defeat in 11 games on Sunday -- this time against Manchester United -- leaving Pep Guardiola flummoxed but handing Ruben Amorim a huge boost.With the spotlight off them, Chelsea moved just two points behind long-time Premier League leaders Liverpool, with a 2-1 win against Brentford.Wolves sacked Gary O'Neil after a fourth straight …

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1 week, 3 days ago

The week in charts: New RBI guv, ₹100 trillion infra plan, rising coffee prices

Live Mint

Every Friday, Plain Facts publishes a compilation of data-based insights, with easy-to-read charts, to help you delve deeper into the stories reported by Mint in the week gone by. Mint Street has a new leader, who has his task cut out on restoring the inflation-growth balance; the government has ambitious goals for an infrastructure overhaul over the next five years; …

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1 week, 4 days ago

India’s retail inflation eases to 5.48%, industrial production rises to 3-month high

Firstpost

These positive developments come as India grapples with a seven-quarter low in real GDP growth, which fell to 5.4 per cent in the July-September period, down from 6.7 per cent in the previous quarter In positive developments for the Indian economy, the country’s retail inflation cooled, while industrial production saw an uptick, according to recently released data. Food inflation eases …

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US wholesale inflation surged higher in November

CNN

CNN — US wholesale inflation shot higher last month, an unwelcome sign that some prices could be heating up before they come down the pike to consumers. A closely watched gauge of underlying wholesale inflation grew more modestly and a chunk of November’s increase could be attributed to a spike in egg prices as a deadly bird flu ripples through …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Corporates in India see 4x profit but keep salaries stagnant: Report

India Today

Corporate profits have grown four times in the last four years, but real wages haven't grown, according to a report. This comes even as India's economic growth, measured in terms of GDP, dipped to 5.4% in the September quarter. A report in The Indian Express on Thursday highlighted how wages saw negative growth even as India Inc's profits grew. The …

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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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1 week, 6 days ago

Against Red Kookaburra in Gabba, Rohit might be better off batting at No.6

India Today

He is being encouraged to return to opening by the talking heads of Indian cricket but Rohit Sharma may just avoid being swayed by the proverbial outside noise and stick to the number six slot for at least the third Test against Australia in Brisbane starting this weekend. Rohit, who was on paternity break during the opening Test and scored …

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2 weeks ago

Fact-check: Donald Trump’s latest claims on tariffs, murders and more

Al Jazeera

In a December 8 interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, United States President-elect Donald Trump elaborated on plans for removing people illegally residing in the country and imposing tariffs on trade partners – and made some false claims to support them. On his plans to carry out mass deportations, Trump said he would start with people convicted of crimes and …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Praja Palana leads to traffic jam at HMDA grounds

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The Praja Palana – Praja Vijayotsavalu that was organised at HMDA grounds near the Ambedkar statue led to heavy traffic congestion around Tank Bund, Necklace Road and NTR Marg here on Friday. The traffic movement was particularly slow from the steel bridge exit towards Ramakrishna math and from tank bund to HMDA grounds and the Telugu Talli Flyover. The …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Pivot wait: RBI's monetary policy points to a rate cut in February

Live Mint

The speech made by Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday started by reminding the audience that the mandate of the Monetary Policy Committee is to target inflation and ensure that it remains within the specified limits. But it is not surprising that this time, two of the MPC members voted for a rate cut, which means that …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

RBI to Announce Interest Rate Decision Amid High Inflation

Deccan Chronicle

The Reserve Bank on Friday morning will announce the decision on interest rate after the conclusion of the three-day monetary policy panel meeting, amid high inflation and weak GDP growth numbers.Experts are of the view that the central bank is likely to opt for status quo on the short-term lending rate, and will possibly tinker with cash reserve ratio keeping …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

The week in charts: Trump’s threat, mixed PMI, IPO frenzy

Live Mint

Every Friday, Plain Facts publishes a compilation of data-based insights with easy-to-read charts to help you delve deeper into the stories reported by Mint in the week gone by. The US imports more from countries like China, Russia, India and South Africa than it exports, which means higher tariffs could harm the US economy as much as the Brics nations, …

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RBI governor refuses to pay heed to Finance Minister, says GDP shocker is behind us

New Indian Express

The RBI on Friday refused to change its mind about interest rates despite economic growth hard landing in Q2, FY25. In fact, in his very opening remarks, Governor Shaktikanta Das sort of vowed to protect peace with blood reminding about the central bank's price stability mandate and its commitment to the flexible inflation target comes before everything else. The six-member …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs: How to watch, predictions and betting odds

LA Times

Greg Roman has built his career as a run game guru but the Chargers offensive coordinator’s ground attack has slowed to a crawl. The Chargers rank 18th in the NFL with 112.9 yards rushing per game and 22nd with 4.1 yards per carry. After rushing for just 56 yards against the Atlanta Falcons, the Chargers are trying to rediscover their …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Iran says it conducted space launch in a program criticized by West; nuclear watchdog adds warning

LA Times

This photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Friday shows the launching of the Simorgh, or Phoenix, rocket at Iran’s Imam Khomeini Spaceport in rural Semnan province. The comments from Rafael Mariano Grossi came just hours after Iran said Friday it conducted a successful space launch with its heaviest payload ever, the latest for its …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Banking revival in 2025: Why strong liability franchises stand to gain

Live Mint

Indian bank stocks are waiting for their moment in the sun. Read this | Private lenders see stress in credit cards, personal loans in Q2 Elevated deposit costs and sluggish base growth weighed heavily on net interest margins for both public and private banks. Public vs private banks Credit costs for private banks increased by 10 basis points sequentially, with …

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How the Indian economy fared in 2024, in 9 charts

Bengaluru car crash: Truck driver's surgery delayed; police to continue investigation after discharge

7 Bollywood actors who quit at the peak of their career

Rupee plunges to all-time low, reaches Rs 85 against US dollar

Turkey-Backed Syria Forces Aim to Push on Against Kurdish Groups

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

Highway capex moves in slow lane in FY25

China retail sales slow as consumers hold back, while home prices fall

Three talking points from the Premier League

The week in charts: New RBI guv, ₹100 trillion infra plan, rising coffee prices

India’s retail inflation eases to 5.48%, industrial production rises to 3-month high

US wholesale inflation surged higher in November

Corporates in India see 4x profit but keep salaries stagnant: Report

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

Against Red Kookaburra in Gabba, Rohit might be better off batting at No.6

Fact-check: Donald Trump’s latest claims on tariffs, murders and more

Praja Palana leads to traffic jam at HMDA grounds

Pivot wait: RBI's monetary policy points to a rate cut in February

RBI to Announce Interest Rate Decision Amid High Inflation

The week in charts: Trump’s threat, mixed PMI, IPO frenzy

RBI governor refuses to pay heed to Finance Minister, says GDP shocker is behind us

Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs: How to watch, predictions and betting odds

Iran says it conducted space launch in a program criticized by West; nuclear watchdog adds warning

Banking revival in 2025: Why strong liability franchises stand to gain