23 Jan, 2025 9:56 PM
Seoul, Jan 23 (IANS) LG Electronics, South Korea's leading home appliance maker, said on Thursday its fourth-quarter net loss deepened from a year earlier as a weak won pushed up foreign exchange translation losses.
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23 Jan, 2025 8:10 PM
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Mines on Thursday announced that the government has decided to annul the auction of Nayakkarpatti Tungsten mineral block in Tamil Nadu to protect the heritage area.
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23 Jan, 2025 6:59 PM
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Looking to attract FDI, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai met US Consul General Mike Hankey and Consul General of Russia Ivan Y. Fetisov on investment possibilities in sectors related to health, education, IT and tourism, an official said on Thursday.
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23 Jan, 2025 6:38 PM
Davos, Jan 23 (IANS) A new World Economic Forum report released on Thursday highlights significant economic risks from increasing geo-economic fragmentation as countries are increasingly using the global financial and trading systems to advance geopolitical objectives through sanctions, industrial policies, and other economic measures.
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23 Jan, 2025 6:32 PM
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Kotak Mahindra Bank on Thursday said it has completed the acquisition of the personal loan portfolio of Standard Chartered India for Rs 3,330 crore.
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23 Jan, 2025 6:27 PM
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) As the Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu enthusiastically signed several MoUs with Indian companies in Davos during the World Economic Forum (WEF) Summit, a glaring question emerges: Why are these deals being inked on foreign soil?
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23 Jan, 2025 6:02 PM
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Union Minister for Railways and Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said on Thursday that smartphones now rank second in India's exports from 14th position just four years ago.
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23 Jan, 2025 5:47 PM
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Leading taxi aggregators Ola and Uber have been served notices by the Department of Consumer Affairs over differential pricing for the Android and iPhone commuters, seeking responses from the online cab-hailing platforms, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Pralhad Joshi, said on Thursday.
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23 Jan, 2025 5:46 PM
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The year-on-year inflation rates based on the all-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers in December 2024 declined to 5.01 per cent and 5.05 per cent, respectively, compared to the corresponding figures of 7.71 per cent and 7.46 per cent in the same month of the previous year, according to data released by the Ministry of Labour and Employment on Thursday.
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23 Jan, 2025 4:44 PM
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Jharkhand is set to pay tribute to the late iconic industrialist Ratan Tata through its tableau for the Republic Day celebrations, showcasing his enduring contribution to the state and the nation.
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