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Hindustan Times Ranchi
Security forces on alert after arrest of Bangladeshi national in Kishanganj
Security forces, including the Border Security Force (BSF), are on high alert following the arrest of a Bangladeshi national, who revealed that seven other members of his team had illegally entered Indian territory in connection with cattle smuggling, police said.
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February 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Trump pauses Canada tariffs after talks with PM Trudeau
Canada will increase its spending on emergency border measures to a total of CA$1.5 billion (approximately US$1.036 billion), appoint a border czar and declare drug cartels as terror organisations, as part of a package to earn a temporary 30-day reprieve from the tariffs threatened by US President Donald Trump.
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February 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Asian Paints Profit Falls 23.5% in Q3, Sales Dip 6%
The company had logged a net profit of ₹1,475 cr during Oct-Dec period a yr ago
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February 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Indian exporters to gain from US-China tariff war
Indian exporters are poised to gain from the ongoing US-China tariff war, with experts projecting overall exports to exceed $800 billion in FY26, aided by recent budget initiatives and potentially more competitive exports in the US market, government officials said.
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February 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
GST Council to Soon Take Decision on Rates, Number of Slabs: FM
The GST Council will soon take a decision on having fewer and lower rates as the review work is almost complete, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.
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February 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Agri Minister Holds Janata Darbar At Cong Bhawan
State agriculture, animal husbandry and co-operative minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey on Tuesday attended a Janata Darbar organised at Congress office at Shradhanand Road in the city.
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February 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
RBI May Cut Rates For First Time Since May 2020
India's central bank is widely expected to cut interest rates for the first time in nearly five years in Governor Sanjay Malhotra's first monetary policy review on Friday, aiming to boost economic growth which is seen falling to a four-year low.
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February 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Bihar cabinet okays record 136 proposals
The state cabinet, headed by chief minister Nitish Kumar, on Tuesday discussed and approved as many as 136 proposals, which included hosting of world cup championships for women's kabaddi and sepak takraw and schemes announced by the CM during his Pragati Yatra to various north Bihar districts.
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February 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
CO2 Level in Certain Places in Patna Much Above Global Average: UNDP
The rise in the level of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide (CO2), at certain locations in Patna is a matter of concern and needs constant monitoring and mitigation measures, a top official of Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) said on Tuesday.
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February 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
From going 'tigerless' in 2018 to half a dozen big cats in 6 years
THE 2018 TIGER CENSUS HAD RECORDED ZERO TIGER IN PALAMU TIGER RESERVE
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February 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
India's Palm Oil Imports Hit 14-Year Low as Rival Oils Gain
India's palm oil imports in January plunged to their lowest level in nearly 14 years as refiners replaced the tropical oil with cheaper rival soyoil because of negative refining margins for palm oil, five dealers said.
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February 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
China Strikes Back With Limited Tariffs After Trump's New Levies
As Trump's tariff took effect, China imposed a 15% levy on US coal and LNG, and 10% on crude oil, farm equipment, select trucks and sedans
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February 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Dehradun Admin Seizes ₹16-Crore Asset to Recover Mining Dues
In a crackdown on mining royalty defaulters, Dehradun district administration has seized an asset worth ₹16.21 crore near Ajabpur Khurd area, officials said.
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February 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Trade with Nepal via land custom station at Valmikinagar fails to yield desired result
Even a year after its establishment, the absence of a plant quarantine facility at the Nepal border, among other factors, has begun to hinder trade promotion between the two countries through the land customs station at the Valmikinagar border in Bihar's West Champaran district, officials said.
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February 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Budget promise on BITs calls for five key changes
In her budget speech, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an important update regarding bilateral investment treaties (BITs). She stated, \"To encourage sustained foreign investment and in the spirit of 'first develop India,' the current model BIT will be revamped to be more investor-friendly.\" This declaration carries three significant messages.
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February 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Five Killed In 2 Separate Incidents In Patna
Five persons, including a woman, were murdered at two different places under separate police stations in Patna on Tuesday morning, police said.
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February 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Fall of High Mast Light on NH-23 Claims Two Lives
Two died while five sustained injuries after a high mast light installed near a toll plaza in Nagri on NH-23 came crashing down on an auto rickshaw in the afternoon on Tuesday.
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February 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Guj govt sets up panel to prepare draft bill for UCC
The BJP government in Gujarat on Tuesday formed a committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to assess the need for the Uniform Civil Code in the state, and also draft a bill for the same.
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February 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Sensex, Nifty Fall Amid Weak Global Cues on Trade War Fears
Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on Monday tracking weak global markets amid concerns over US President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on some of its trading partners.
1 min |
February 04, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Factory Activity Growth Hits 6-Month High in Jan
India's factory activity started 2025 on a positive note, growing at the quickest pace in six months in January largely buoyed by resilient demand and strong output, a private survey showed on Monday, encouraging firms to hire at a record rate.
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February 04, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Trump to Cut Funding to South Africa Over Contentious Land Law
US President Donald Trump has said he will cut all funding to South Africa and has launched an investigation into the country's policies, claiming a \"massive\" human rights violation is happening over a new land expropriation law.
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February 04, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
19 Killed in Car Bomb Explosion in North Syria
A car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a northern Syrian city on Monday, killing at least 19 people, all but one of them women, and leaving more than a dozen wounded, hospital workers said.
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February 04, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Samra, Anthony Bag Gold at Natl Games
Punjab's Sift Kaur Samra and Karnataka's Jonathan Anthony secured gold medals in women's 50m 3 positions and men's 10m pistol events respectively at the ongoing 38th National Games here on Monday.
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February 04, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Govt to further relax rules for FDI in insurance sector
The government plans to further liberalize foreign investment rules for insurance companies by removing the condition that mandates the presence of Indian residents in the boards and top management of insurance entities, said top finance ministry officials.
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February 04, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Govt To Spend Less On Fertiliser Subsidy In FY26
India will reduce its fertiliser subsidy bill next year in a move that may help the government prune its budget deficit.
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February 04, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
JMM's unit seeks UCC, NRC and CAA rejection in state
The Santhal Parganas unit of the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has sought the rejection of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Uniform Civil Code (UCC), and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state, people aware of the development said on Monday.
2 min |
February 04, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Myanmar faces a fragmented future
Five years after the coup and a protracted civil war, the junta and pro-democracy rebels have failed to consolidate power
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February 04, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Cracking the whip on AI-enabled child abuse
The dark side of Artificial Intelligence (AI) portends harm for children, a demography whose inchoate psychosocial and physiological development leaves them vulnerable even otherwise.
1 min |
February 04, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Consolidating I-T tailwinds
The tax base and its narrow geography need to expand for India's income tax rally to keep going
2 min |
February 04, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
OpenAI Introduces 'Deep Research' Tool
US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called \"deep research\" that can produce detailed reports, as China's DeepSeek chatbot heats up competition in the artificial intelligence field.
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