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January 05, 2023

GREEN HYDROGEN MISSION GETS CABINET NOD

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a national green hydrogen mission to make India a global hub of production, utilisation and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives and make India become energy independent, with decarbonisation of industrial, transport, and energy sectors, and a reduction in dependence on imported fossil fuels.

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Karnataka HC quashes gender discrimination

The Karnataka High Court struck down a clause in the guidelines of the Department of Sainik Welfare and Resettlement that made married daughters of ex-servicemen below the age of 25 ineligible for dependent ID cards, and said the guidelines depicted gender bias.

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Bommai a puppy before Modi: Siddaramaiah

Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah on Wednesday called Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai a puppy before Prime Minister Narendra Modi for alleged failure to bring Rs5,495 crore into the state as was recommended by the 15th Finance Commission.

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16 covid cases recorded in state on Wednesday

Maharashtra on Wednesday logged 16 new covid-19 cases, taking the overall tally to 81,36,725, while no fresh death linked to the infection was registered in the state, keeping the toll unchanged at 1,48,417, said the health de partment. On Tuesday, Maharashtra had reported 22 covid19 cases and zero fatality

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Woman forced to take off shirt for security check

A woman has alleged that she was asked to remove her shirt during a security check at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru and asked what the need was for the officials to do so.

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Power companies' staff call off strike

Employees of three power companies, who had gone of strike from the start of Wednesday called off the protest later in the day after Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who holds the energy portfolio, assured them that MahaGenco, MahaVitaran, and MahaTransco will not be privatised.

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Yogi brings UP roadshow to city

Will meet who's who of industry at the Investors Summit; will make courtesy call on Governor Koshyari; aims to attract max business to Global Investor Summit in Lucknow next month

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CR pax to get free purified water

The BARC, which has developed the device, will install the units under its R&D project

1 min

You can't issue fatwas like this: HC pulls up state basketball assn

Sufficiently rebuked, MBA withdraws circular barring players from participating in the event

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Cams at Bhandup water filtration plant soon

Cameras installed at other lakes, watch towers at Tulsi plant soon

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Markets decline 1%; Sensex ends below 61k mark

The Sensex skidded 637 points while the Nifty plunged below the 18,050level on Wednesday as investors took money off the table after a twoday rally ahead of the release of US Fed meeting minutes.

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INDIA'S SERVICES SECTOR GROWTH HITS 6-MTH HIGH IN DEC ON STRONG DEMAND

The Index rose from 56.4 in November to 58.5 in December, highlighting the strongest rate of expansion since mid-2022

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Citigroup cuts India's CAD forecast to below 3% of GDP

Citigroup lowered its projection for India's current account deficit (CAD) to 2.9% of gross domestic product (GDP) for the current fiscal year, citing the growth in the country's service exports and a lower oil price forecast, Reuters reported on Wednesday

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Global headwinds likely to hit margins of IT firms

The evolving global macroeconomic headwinds could moderate growth for Indian IT services industry over the medium term, ICRA said on Wednesday.

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Byju's founders planning to raise stake to 40%; exploring fundraise

Edtech major Byju's founders Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath are planning to increase their stake in the company to about 40 per cent and have initiated discussion with investors, sources aware of the development said on Wednesday.

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Bajaj Fin booked 7.8 mn new loans Oct-Dec in vs 7.4 mn yr ago

Bajaj Finance Ltd booked 7.8 mln new loans in the quarter ended December, as against 7.4 mln a year ago, the company said in its provisional figures released today New loans booked during Oct-Dec were the highest-ever reported by the company

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IS INDIA IMMUNE TO COVID 2.0?

Recently, China has crossed paths with COVID 2.0. This makes us curious to know if India will also go through the same phase. If yes, then which sectors will have a positive and negative impact? Let's find out.

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CBI chargesheets CG Power and Industrial Solutions, Gautam Thapar

₹2435-CR BANK FRAUD CASE

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Hair and bones recovered confirmed to be Shraddha's

Hair and bone samples sent for DNA mitochondrial profiling by police have been confirmed to be of Shraddha Walkar who was killed by her 28-year-old live-in partner Aaftab Amin Poonawala, a senior official said in Delhi on Wednesday.

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Breather on quota for Yogi

SC stays Allahabad HC order on OBC reservation in local body polls

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Mamata demands national status for Gangasagar Mela

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday while taking stock of the preparedness of Gangasagar Mela at Sagar Islands in South 24 Parganas, urged the Central government to accord national status to it.

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Rahul gets support of Ram Mandir Trust, RLD, BKU

On the second day of his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Uttar Pradesh Congress leader Rahul Gandhi got support from unexpected quarters.

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Delhi court grants bail to Kashmiri journalist

Charges levelled by the NIA against Mohammed Manan Dar 'mere assumptions', says judge

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Will Brand Modi work in 2023?

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh . Chouhan recently referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as 'Kalpavriksha' (wishfulfilling tree) and 'Bhagiratha' (bringer of the river). It wasn't sycophancy so much as an acknowledgement of the importance of Brand Modi in the Bharatiya Janata Party's scheme of things.

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What the GDP, debt, growth numbers hide

Governments around the world like to hype numbers. At such times, it is necessary to look at numbers from more than one angle - one gets a better perspective then. For instance, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) talks about India's external debt. But we need to look at total debt as a percentage of GDP.

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Biden renominates several Indian-Americans to key posts

Joe Biden has at least half a dozen Indian Americans to key administration positions which could not be confirmed by the Senate in the last Congress.

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"To prepare for big games, want to put this team in difficult situations"

Going ahead, India's new T20 captain Hardik Pandya is eager to see how his team tackles difficult situations as he seeks to mould it into an outfit capable of ending the country's barren run in world events.

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FIGHTING FOR A PLACE

Gill will be hoping to cement his place in T20 set-up even as India aim to win series

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SAVE THE DATE

The trailer for Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan will be released on January 10

1 min

MILESTONE UNLOCKED

Genelia and Riteish Deshmukh talk about completing 20 years in Indian cinema, their recently released Marathi film Ved, and more

2 mins

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