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China Detains Senior Diplomat Who Aided U.S. Relations
Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat widely seen as a potential foreign minister, has been taken away by authorities for questioning, according to people familiar with the matter.
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August 11, 2025
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Gaza Takeover Plan Exposes Constraints on Israeli Military
Netanyahu said that Israeli forces would take over the entire strip, a Palestinian enclave of roughly two million people
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August 11, 2025
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India Must Respond to Trump's Tariffs With a New Set of Reforms
New Delhi must neither yield to the political demands of the US nor indulge in knee-jerk responses
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August 11, 2025
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Low ROA Constrains SBI Re-rating
Supporting factor
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August 11, 2025
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PVR INOX upbeat as footfall surges
Cinema exhibitor PVR INOX is looking to build on the momentum of a strong first quarter, tapping new good movie releases and consumer fatigue with OTT as it seeks to return to profitability, according to its managing director Ajay Bijli.
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August 11, 2025
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'India must weigh oil against tariffs'
India should consider whether the cheap oil imports from Russia are 'worth it' after the Trump administration announced an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods, Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee has said.
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August 11, 2025
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India May Need to Take a Hard Decision on Pilgrimage Spots
Fragile Himalayan ecosystems call for restricting visitor inflows
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August 11, 2025
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Stuck in a productivity rut? Try the Pomodoro method
Stress or burnout is generally the cause of feeling demotivated. Start with setting up timers and short breaks
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August 11, 2025
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Centre extends PM E-Drive by 2 years as funds lie unused
The ₹10,900-cr programme is part of a wider EV push, alongside GST cuts and the ₹25,938-crore PLI-auto scheme
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August 09, 2025
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A $25 Billion Crypto-Hoarding Craze Is Testing Market Nerves
Digital-asset treasury firms have announced plans to raise a combined $79 billion so far in 2025
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August 09, 2025
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Tariffs on JLR, slowing sales take toll on Tata Motors profit
Tata Motors Ltd posted a 63% slump in quarterly profit on Friday, its fourth straight quarter of decline, as US tariffs hurt businesses that were already reeling from weak sales.
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August 09, 2025
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Biocon bets on US, EU mkts for growth
Biocon Biologics Ltd, the biosimilars unit of biopharmaceutical giant Biocon and its largest revenue driver, expects to accelerate growth after posting a strong first quarter, said a top company executive.
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August 09, 2025
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On land and in water, a shining summer of striving
July sweats and bleeds and vomits into August. In Toulouse, during the Tour de France, Jonas Abrahamsen, who starts the race 10 days after fracturing his collarbone, wins a stage. In Singapore, in a draining heat, 10km open water swimmers at the world aquatics championships are handed mid-race feeds and then regurgitate part of this gruel into the water. \"It's not pretty,\" says Australian swimmer Moesha Johnson.
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August 09, 2025
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Antwerp's other diamond: Rubens
The legendary painter's legacy can be found everywhere in the Belgian city
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August 09, 2025
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Grasim Q1 profit up 34% at ₹2,767 crore
The nearly 16% revenue growth was driven by all-round growth across key businesses, the company said
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August 09, 2025
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Let's hear it for the new music bars
Listening rooms inspired by Japanese 'kissas' are showing up in India, with a focus on intimate bar experiences
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August 09, 2025
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States Step Up Borrowings in July as Capex Drive Gains Pace
₹96,769 cr allotments made through state development loans, well above ₹68,383 cr a year ago
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August 09, 2025
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Horsing around in a Sunil Shanbag play
Based on Hungarian playwright Julius Hay's 'The Horse', Sunil Shanbag's play has both scale and satire
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August 09, 2025
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Rallying in style for pickleball
The social aspect of the game makes it popular and a perfect canvas for fashion—brands are trying to cash in on this
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August 09, 2025
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CapitaLand Reit to develop IT parks across key cities
The trust will sell 33% in its data centre projects to bring in global investors, free capital for other deployments
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August 09, 2025
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'Sholay', perhaps the greatest popular film made in India, turns 50 this month. To fans, the film can resemble an oral epic, constantly surprising those who believe there is nothing more to learn
Is it possible for the most iconic and mythologized film in your life—the one that is most thoroughly familiar—to also feel like a jigsaw puzzle that took a long time to put together?
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August 09, 2025
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GeM records ₹5.4 tn gross sales in FY25
The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) marked its ninth Foundation Day this month with a record ₹5.4 trillion in gross merchandise value (GMV) in FY25, cementing its position as India's flagship public procurement platform, the commerce ministry said on Friday.
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August 09, 2025
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Corporate Recycling Efforts Lag as UN Seeks Treaty on Plastic
With diplomats gathered in Geneva this week to try to hammer out a treaty to reduce plastic pollution, major buyers of plastic packaging are behind on their targets to use more recycled content—and some are scaling those goals back.
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August 09, 2025
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Apparel co PGIL eyes ₹6,000 cr revenue by FY28
Pearl Global Industries Ltd (PGIL), one of India's largest listed garment exporters, has maintained its growth momentum, having reported a 16.6% rise in consolidated revenue to ₹1,228 crore for the quarter ended June (Q1FY26).
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August 09, 2025
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Industry body flags concern on EPFO's facial authentication rule
On 30 July, EPFO mandated facial authentication via Aadhaar for generating UANs only through the UMANG app
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August 09, 2025
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Tesla CEO disbands Dojo team, unwinding key AI effort
Tesla Inc. is disbanding its Dojo team and its leader will leave the company, according to people familiar with the matter, upending the automaker's effort to build an in-house supercomputer for developing driverless-vehicle technology.
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August 09, 2025
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Jeet Thayil's new book, 'The Elsewhereans', is a hybrid of fiction, biography, history and imagination, revisiting the story of his parents
Jeet Thayil's new book, The Elsewhereans, has been published as fiction, but it defies neat generic classifications.
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August 09, 2025
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New Delhi plans policy reset to offset Trump's tariff blow
India plans reforms to boost manufacturing, attract FDI and remove procedural bottlenecks
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August 09, 2025
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Bang bang, he shot us down
Today's villain is less a character than a stepping stone for the hero's glory. Gabbar, in contrast, is a charismatic force of nature
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August 09, 2025
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Embracing the slow life in Aurangabad
Luxury farmstays and bespoke dining experiences are transforming the home of the Ajanta and Ellora caves
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