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Sunny morning in Delhi, minimum temperature settles at 9.5 degrees Celsius

The minimum temperature was recorded at 9.5 degrees Celsius, which is one notch above normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) noted

Quad agrees to leverage machine learning to enhance cyber security

The White House said progress on these objectives will enhance Quad members' national cyber capabilities, lowering the number of serious cyber incidents and improving their response capabilities

US body welcomes govt's budget proposal to reduce import tariffs on pecan

The federation, in a statement on Thursday, described it as a significant positive change for the pecan industry that opens the US pecan export market to India

JEE-Main January session registers all-time high attendance of 95.8%

The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Main 2023 registered an all-time high attendance of 95.8 per cent in the January session, officials said on Thursday

Encroached state land being retrieved to benefit public: J-K administration

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday said the encroached state land is being retrieved from the big vested interests only with the purpose of reverting it back for public use

Centre changed law in 2021 to ensure all govt files are sent to Delhi LG

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said the govt enacted a law in 2021 to ensure that all govt files are sent to the lieutenant governor and expressed hope that the SC will strike down the unconstitutional law

Delhi mayor election to be held 1st during municipal House on Feb 6: Report

The mayoral election is the first item on the agenda for the municipal House slated to be held on February 6 in Delhi, sources said on Thursday

US Republican senator seeks removal of subsidies on wheat, rice in India

Rice and wheat farmers throughout the country are seriously impacted by India's blatant WTO violations, Senator John Boozman from Arkansas said

NSA Doval meets members of USISPF, discusses cooperation in defence, space

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has met the members of a top American India-centric strategic and business advocacy group during which they discussed bilateral ties

Sebi bans FFSPL, its directors from securities markets for 3 years

Sebi on Thursday barred Finassure Financial Services Pvt Ltd (FFSPL) and its directors from the securities market for up to three years for providing unauthorised investment advisory services

Fino Payment Bank's Q3 net profit jumps by 35% on widening margins

Fino Payments Bank on Thursday posted a 35.5 per cent jump in its December quarter net profit at Rs 19.1 crore, aided by widening profit margins

Competition Commission to invoke 'doctrine of necessity' for M&A deals

In a significant move, the Competition Commission in the absence of requisite quorum will soon invoke the 'doctrine of necessity' principle to examine merger and acquisition deals,

Subsidence-hit Joshimath area 15 km away from NTPC project: Power minister

R K Singh said the area of subsidence in Joshimath was 15 km upstream from the components of the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydropower project and there were no signs of sinking around its tunnel alignment

IND vs AUS: Healy miffed with Australia not playing practice games in India

Legendary Australian wicket-keeper Ian Healy said that the reason behind Pat Cummins' side not playing a tour game is because "we no longer trust" the facilities provided by the host nation.

Markets end on mixed note; Sensex climbs over 224 pts, Nifty dips 6 pts

The other major winners included IndusInd Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Infosys, Wipro, HCL Technologies, Tata Consultancy Services and ICICI Bank

NHRC sends notices to Centre, others on high death rate of factory workers

The NHRC has sent notices to the Centre and various states and Union Territories over the reported high death rate of workers in accidents at registered factories, officials said on Thursday

Railways posts 73% revenue growth in Apr-Jan 2023 from same period in 2022

The railways' revenue earnings are up by 73% in the passenger segment during April-January 2023 as compared to the same period last year, according to an statement issued by the national transporter

Centre asked SC to finalise MoP for appointment of judges, says Rijiju

The government said it has suggested to the Supreme Court that the search-cum-evaluation committee for the appointment of SC judges and chief justices of HCs should have Centre's representative

51 IEDs found in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum after blast injures 3 jawans

Fifty-one IEDs were found in a search operation in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district on Thursday after three para-military jawans were injured, police said

NCLT allows Torrent Investment's plea against Reliance Cap lenders

The National Company Law Tribunal allowed Torrent Investments' plea challenging bankers' decision to hold a fresh round of auctions for the takeover of Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Capital