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    Max Purcell provisionally suspended for breach of anti-doping rules
    Sports

    Max Purcell provisionally suspended for breach of anti-doping rules

    London, Dec 23: Max Purcell, Australia’s prominent tennis player and two-time Grand Slam doubles champion, has taken a voluntary suspension following a breach of anti-doping rules. The 26-year-old, who achieved significant success with titles at Wimbledon 2022 and the US Open 2024, admitted to...
    Global charity calls for expanded aid for displaced Sudanese civilians living in South Sudan
    International

    Global charity calls for expanded aid for displaced Sudanese civilians living in...

    Juba, Dec 23: International medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) called for urgent humanitarian support for displaced Sudanese civilians who have fled to neighbouring South Sudan. MSF said on Sunday that over the last weeks, the number of recently displaced people has surpassed 80,000,...
    India’s savings rate shoots past global average: SBI report
    Business

    India’s savings rate shoots past global average: SBI report

    New Delhi, Dec 23: India’s savings rate has surpassed the global average as financial inclusion has shot up in the country with over 80 per cent adults now having formal financial accounts, according to an SBI report released on Monday. India savings rate is at 30.2 per cent, which is higher than...
    India witnessing 30 mn new demat accounts annually, 1 in 4 now a women investor
    Business

    India witnessing 30 mn new demat accounts annually, 1 in 4 now a women investor

    New Delhi, Dec 23: India is seeing at least 30 million new demat accounts being opened every year since 2021, and nearly every one in four is now a women investor, indicating an increasing prevalence of using capital market as a channel of financialisation of savings, SBI Research said on Monday....
    64 pc of Kolkata’s iconic taxis to be off the roads by March 2025
    National

    64 pc of Kolkata’s iconic taxis to be off the roads by March 2025

    Kolkata, Dec 23: Over 64 per cent of the iconic yellow taxis in Kolkata will be off the roads by March 2025 due to the 15-year service limit imposed by the state transport department. As per records of the state transport department currently there are around 7,000 registered yellow taxis in the...
    Google ‘strongly disagrees’ with US DoJ’s lawsuit, files remedies proposal
    Business

    Google ‘strongly disagrees’ with US DoJ’s lawsuit, files remedies proposal

    Washington, Dec 23: Criticising the US Department of Justice (DoJ) lawsuit and its “overbroad proposal”, Google on Monday said that before it appeals in court, the company has filed its own remedies proposal, based on the actual findings in the court's decision.Stressing that the company “strongly...
    Parker Solar Probe to zoom past 6.1 mn kms from Sun on Christmas eve: NASA
    Sci - Tech

    Parker Solar Probe to zoom past 6.1 mn kms from Sun on Christmas eve: NASA

    New Delhi, Dec 23: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is expected to make its record flyby of the Sun just 6.1 million km on Christmas Eve. Launched in 2018, the Parker Solar Probe aims to explore the mysteries of the Sun. This will be the first of its three final and closest approaches to the Sun’s surface....
    Elon Musk’s X hikes Premium+ subscription prices by huge 35 pc in India, globally
    Sci - Tech

    Elon Musk’s X hikes Premium+ subscription prices by huge 35 pc in India,...

    New Delhi, Dec 23: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has raised prices of its top tier subscription service (Premium+) for his X social media platform by a massive 35 per cent for both new and existing users in India, including across global markets. Effective from December 21, the Premium+ users in India...
    LG Energy Solution, Qualcomm to boost chip-based battery management
    Sci - Tech

    LG Energy Solution, Qualcomm to boost chip-based battery management

    Seoul, Dec 23: LG Energy Solution Ltd (LGES), South Korea's leading battery maker, said on Monday it has reached an agreement with Qualcomm Technologies to jointly accelerate the commercialisation of system on chip-based battery management system (SoC-based BMS) diagnostic solutions. Under the...
    GI-PKL will redefine Kabaddi with unified vision for men & women, says HIPSA chief
    Sports

    GI-PKL will redefine Kabaddi with unified vision for men & women, says HIPSA...

    Gurugram, Dec 23: Holistic International Pravasi Sports Association (HIPSA) president Kanthi D Suresh feels men and women playing under the same banner in the upcoming Global Indian Pravasi Kabaddi League (GI-PKL) will send a message of women empowerment.Ahead of the start of season 1 of the Global...
    Tania Sachdev lashes out at Delhi govt for lack of recognition
    Sports

    Tania Sachdev lashes out at Delhi govt for lack of recognition

    New Delhi, Dec 23: India chess veteran Tania Sachdev has voiced her frustration on social media over the Delhi government's failure to acknowledge her accomplishments. In a social media post, the Delhi-based player highlighted her achievements and expressed how the Delhi government had failed to...
    Australia clinch ICC Women
    Sports

    Australia clinch ICC Women's Championship title for third time

    Wellington, Dec 23: Australia capped off their 24 match ICC Women's Championship campaign with a dominant a 75 run victory over New Zealand at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, securing an unassailable lead in the tournament standings and clinching their third consecutive title in the competition....
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