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EC notice to Amartya Sen over voter list revision sparks political row

The Election Commission on Wednesday served a notice to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen in connection with the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in West Bengal, seeking a hearing of the 92-year-old......

Amartya Sen gets summons over SIR; no need to attend hearing, says EC

The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday clarified that Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, who was reportedly summoned by the EC over discrepancies in the spelling of his name in the voter list, is not......

Noted ecologist Madhav Gadgil passes away

Noted ecologist Madhav Gadgil, known for his work on the conservation of Western Ghats, has passed away in Pune after a brief illness, family sources said on Thursday. IMAGE: Gadgil played a......

Meet The 10 Indian-Origin Nobel Laureates

The Nobel Prize recognises individuals whose work has profoundly advanced our understanding of humanity across science, literature, peace and economics. Established through Swedish chemist,......

'Dr Gadgil Understood Environment's Impact On Mankind's Future'

'His report created a lot of negative reaction in Kerala and in a way, he was crucified for writing such a report.''I asked him, "Don't you feel frustrated?"''His reply was, "Have you read Bhagavad......

RBI to infuse Rs 1.25 trn; $10 billion USD-INR buy-sell swap

Buy-sell swaps are primarily being deployed to lengthen the maturity of the forward book. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Key Points A 90-day VRR auction for Rs 25,000 crore will be......

Economists torn between rate cut and pause in next MPC

While participants in the domestic financial market are expecting a 25 basis-point policy repo rate cut in the December meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India......

8 key infra sectors record 4-month high growth at 3.7% in December

India's eight key infrastructure sectors registered a four-month high growth rate of 3.7 per cent in December last year, driven by a jump in the output of fertiliser and cement, according to......

Forex Reserves See Sharp Weekly Fall

The previous largest weekly decline was recorded in the week ended November 15, 2024. Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has only been posted for representational purposes.......

Inflation rises to 3-month high of 1.33% in Dec; remains below RBI tolerance band

Retail inflation rose to a three-month high of 1.33 per cent in December, mainly due to higher prices of food items, but remained below the Reserve Bank of India's lower tolerance level.......

Jolly LLB 3 Review: Social Conscience Gets Witty

Akshay Kumar, Arshad Warsi and Saurabh Shukla are in top form in Jolly LLB 3, applauds Deepa Gahlot. Most times, good intentions are not enough. But over the last two Jolly LLB films, as well as......

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India held the top position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings while Australia secured the...

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GUJARAT, HIMACHAL GO TO POLLS

The Bharatiya Janata Party was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain...
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