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Qatar joins India in race to host 2036 Olympics

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July 24, 2025

India is making an ambitious pitch to host the 2036 Olympics and the task before it only got more challenging with Qatar confirming this week that it is also bidding for the Games.

- HT Correspondent

Doha hosted the 2022 men’s football World Cup after staging the 2019 world athletics championships and is also the venue for the 2030 Asian Games. The Qatar Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday that it is taking part in the “ongoing discussions” with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in keeping with the process put in place for hosting a future Games.

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Govt mulls tax sops for green bonds to bolster demand

Investor interest in sovereign green bonds has been steadily declining over the past two years, forcing the central government to think up new ways to get them going.

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Zubeen was drunk, declined life jacket: Singapore probe

Singer-songwriter Zubeen Garg was “severely intoxicated” and had drowned off Lazarus Island after declining a life jacket last September, a coroner's court in Singapore was told on Wednesday.

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Wholesale inflation rises to 0.83% in December

India’s wholesale inflation, as measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), went up in December 2025, rising to 0.83% year-on-year from a 0.32% contraction in November, according to data released by the ministry of commerce and industry on Wednesday.

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Are you dead yet? Chinese safety 'check' app for solo dwellers

With its bizarre name and minimalist interface, a new Chinese app called 'Are You Dead Yet?'—known in China as Sileme - has quickly gained attention.

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Reel and reality in Tamil politics

The controversy over a Vijay-starrer may enhance the actor's appeal as a political outsider

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India tells citizens to exit Iran; Tehran dials Delhi

India on Wednesday urged its nationals to leave Iran and advised against travel to the country amid mounting regional tensions over Tehran's crackdown on nationwide protests that have killed around 2,000 people and fears of possible US intervention, even as external affairs minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi.

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BJP CHIEF ELECTION PROCESS TO BEGIN THIS WEEKEND

The process to elect the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) new national president is set to begin this weekend with a formal notification outlining the election schedule, followed by the filing of nominations, the scrutiny of papers, and the eventual declaration of results, people aware of the matter said.

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January 15, 2026

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Pak, B’desh among 75 nations hit as US halts visa processing

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U.S. TO HALT VISAS FOR 75 NATIONS: PAK, THAILAND, B'DESH ON LIST

The US State Department said on Wednesday it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.

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January 15, 2026

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SMBC GETS RBI NOD TO OPEN INDIA UNIT

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday said it has decided to allow Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) to operate a wholly-owned arm in India, four months after the Japanese financial services giant bought out nearly a quarter of private lender Yes Bank.

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