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Gold rush powers Rs 1 lakh crore Dhanteras spending despite record prices: CAIT

BUSINESS

Gold rush powers Rs 1 lakh crore Dhanteras spending despite record prices: CAIT

Bullion sales alone touched Rs 60,000 crore, up 25% from last year, as consumers flocked to markets despite gold crossing ₹1.3 lakh per 10 grams, says CAIT

HAL to showcase first Nashik-built LCA Tejas Mk1A to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

INDIA

HAL to showcase first Nashik-built LCA Tejas Mk1A to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

According to HAL officials, the new facility will enable the company to meet the delivery target of 180 LCA Mark 1A aircraft ordered by the IAF by 2032-33

'New leader every year': Why Trump’s offhand remark fits Pakistan more than India

INDIA

'New leader every year': Why Trump’s offhand remark fits Pakistan more than India

Trump has suggested that India frequently gets new leaders. However, the facts say otherwise -- the country has had the same Prime Minister since 2014, and before that, Manmohan Singh led for ten years

'No phone call between PM Modi, Trump': MEA rejects US President's claims on India stopping Russian oil purchase

INDIA

'No phone call between PM Modi, Trump': MEA rejects US President's claims on India stopping Russian oil purchase

In his remarks, Trump suggested that the US wants India to stop procurement of Russian crude only to put financial pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin so that ends the war in Ukraine.

Truck overturns in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing 15 from one family

WORLD

Truck overturns in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing 15 from one family

At least 15 members of a single family were killed and eight others injured when a truck overturned on the Swat Motorway in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said.

Trump weighs strikes on Venezuelan cartels, Maduro orders military exercises

WORLD

Trump weighs strikes on Venezuelan cartels, Maduro orders military exercises

US President Donald Trump signalled possible land strikes against Venezuelan cartels, while President Nicolás Maduro mobilised military, police, and militias. Tensions rise over drug trafficking accusations and US covert operations.

Donald Trump claims PM Modi assured him 'India will not be buying oil from Russia'

WORLD

Donald Trump claims PM Modi assured him 'India will not be buying oil from Russia'

Trump said the oil purchases won’t stop immediately as it involves a 'little bit of a process', but it will be 'over soon'

Power shifts from palace to barracks: Why CAPSAT is now Madagascar’s most powerful force

WORLD

Power shifts from palace to barracks: Why CAPSAT is now Madagascar’s most powerful force

The country’s elite CAPSAT military unit, long seen as a kingmaker in Malagasy politics, announced it had assumed control after Rajoelina fled the island nation aboard a French military aircraft.

Pak agencies raid TLP's Lahore offices; recover gold, foreign currency worth PKR 72 crore

WORLD

Pak agencies raid TLP's Lahore offices; recover gold, foreign currency worth PKR 72 crore

The operation was carried out by a joint task force including the Punjab Police, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), and other intelligence agencies.

Who is Ashley Tellis? India-born US advisor arrested over China link, retaining classified records

WORLD

Who is Ashley Tellis? India-born US advisor arrested over China link, retaining classified records

Tellis, who has spent over two decades working with or advising the US government, was discovered to have more than 1,000 pages of top-secret and secret documents stored at his home

Indian-origin US expert Ashley Tellis arrested for alleged China links, possession of secret documents; what we know so far

WORLD

Indian-origin US expert Ashley Tellis arrested for alleged China links, possession of secret documents; what we know so far

The FBI affidavit accompanying the charge document said that in September and October this year Tellis entered Defense and State Department buildings and was observed accessing and printing classified documents

Flattery, fumbles and faux pas: Shehbaz Sharif adds another chapter to his global blunder series at Gaza Peace Summit

WORLD

Flattery, fumbles and faux pas: Shehbaz Sharif adds another chapter to his global blunder series at Gaza Peace Summit

From fumbling headphones in front of Putin to gushing over Trump at a peace summit, Shehbaz Sharif’s repeated blunders paint a picture of a leader desperate for international recognition but repeatedly falling short.

Russia charges exiled critic Khodorkovsky with terrorism, accuses him of plotting violent power grab

WORLD

Russia charges exiled critic Khodorkovsky with terrorism, accuses him of plotting violent power grab

Russia’s FSB has filed criminal charges against exiled tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, accusing him of creating a “terrorist organisation” and plotting to seize power, linked to his Anti-War Committee opposing the Ukraine war.

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