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Sona Comstar Plans to Produce Rare Magnets in India Amid Chinese Curbs

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July 01, 2025

Amid Chinese restrictions, Sona Comstar, India's leading importer of rare earth magnets, is planning to begin domestic production of these critical components used in electric vehicles (EVs).

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"Being the largest importer of rare earth magnets, we are the single-largest affected party in the country. We have to look at India's self-sufficiency on magnets and are working with the government on it," Sona Comstar CEO Vivek Vikram Singh told Reuters in an interview.

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BLURRED VISIONS OF FUTURES PAST

PERHAPS the standout event of 2026 is already over—the US campaign against Venezuela, with the plainly-declared aim of taking over its oil resources.

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Jasmine turns 'gold' ahead of Pongal, prices touch record high of ₹12,000/kg in Madurai markets

IN an unprecedented spike, jasmine prices in Madurai soared to a record high of ₹9,000 to ₹12,000 per kilogram on Friday, leaving traders and consumers in shock.

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Shah launches war on narco-terror, pushes for full eradication in 3 years

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday set a three-year deadline to put in place a comprehensive national mechanism to eradicate the drug menace, calling for a “collective campaign on all fronts” tomake India drug-free.

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1 mins

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Charges framed against Lalu for running Railways as 'personal fiefdom'

A Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of charges against RJD chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife and former CM Rabri Devi, and their son and former Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav in the alleged land-for-jobs scam.

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After BJP poaches on Cong, Shinde ties up with Ajit's NCP

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Want to create a larger pool of South African players: Smith

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The New Indian Express Villupuram

The New Indian Express Villupuram

Sivakarthikeyan’s Parasakthi gets CBFC nod, hits theatres today

SIVAKARTHIKEYAN’S upcoming film Parasakthi, directed by Sudha Kongara, has been cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with a UA 16+ certificate, enabling its release as scheduled on January 10.

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MIND ECOLOGICAL BALANCE WHILE RAISING TEAK OUTPUT

NDIA now needs to import an expensive product it once was the leading producer of.

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1 mins

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HC stays film release, no Pongal outing for Vijay's Jana Nayagan

HOURS after a single judge of the Madras High Court on Friday directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to forthwith grant certification to actor-politician Vijay's film Jana Nayagan, a two-judge bench stayed that order, stalling the release of the film that was expected to hit the screens on Friday for Pongal.

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1 min

January 10, 2026

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Assam gifts rhinos, cobras to MP, to receive tigers

A vast stretch of dense forests in eastern Madhya Pradesh, which were once used by the armed Naxal cadres as the passage to further their expansion plans, will now be home to wild buffalos that reportedly became extinct in the state over 100 years ago.

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1 mins

January 10, 2026

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