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• Most Indian Business Leaders to Boost Investments in Supply Chain, Sustainability This Year
  
  There is a notable increase in planned investments in supply chain management in India, with 67 per cent of surveyed business leaders from large organisations planning to increase their investments in 2025 (with a 17 per cent increase compared to 2024), a report showed on...
• India projected to account for 16 pc of global consumption by 2050: Report
  
  India is projected to account for 16 per cent of global consumption by 2050, up from 9 per cent in 2023, McKinsey Global Institute said in a report on 'Dependency and Depopulation: Confronting the Consequences of New Demographic Reality'.Only North America, with a 17 per...
• Zomato's Share Hits 6-month Low amid Blinkit's Expansion Plans
  
  Zomato's share price dropped to its lowest point on Tuesday in nearly six months, following weak Q3 FY25 earnings.The online food delivery giant's stock marked the lowest price since July 23, 2024 as it dropped 13.33 per cent to Rs 207.80 per share.As of 12:52 p.m.,...
• Semicon India Scheme to Create 85,000 Jobs: Centre
  
  In the run-up to the Union Budget 2025-26 to be presented on February 1, the Union Finance Ministry on Tuesday highlighted the achievements of the government's policies in pushing up investments and employment through the semiconductor programme and the PLI scheme for...
• Sensex Tanks More than 800 Points over Impending Trump Trade Tariffs
  
  Indian stock markets saw a sharp decline on Tuesday, giving up their morning gains and trading significantly lower by midday as investors remain cautious about Trump trade tariffs.The BSE Sensex plunged 849 points to hit an intraday low of 76,225, while the NSE Nifty...
• Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur Celebrate 53RD Statehood Day
  
  Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur on Tuesday separately celebrated their 53rd Statehood Day by holding a variety of colourful cultural programmes and other functions.In view of the prevailing situation arising due to over 20-month long ethnic violence, the Statehood Day...
• Property Worth RS 2.22 Crore of Job Fraudster Attached in J&K
  
  Property worth Rs 2.22 crore owned by a job fraudster was attached by authorities in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday.Officials said the property of the fraudster impersonating an Army Lieutenant Colonel and promising jobs to people, has been attached in...
• Another Mighty Blow: 14 Maoists Killed in Major Operation on Chhattisgarh-Odisha Border
  
  In a major crackdown, security forces neutralised 14 Maoists in a fierce encounter that lasted over 24 hours in the dense forests along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border, officials said on Tuesday.Union Home Minister Amit Shah lauded the operation, calling it a "mighty blow to...
• Sidhi MLA Accuses MP Dy CM Shukla of Not Clearing Fund for District Hospital
  
  BJP MLA Riti Pathak on Tuesday accused Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla, who also holds the portfolio of the Health and Family Welfare Department, of not clearing Rs 7 crore fund, which was sanctioned for infrastructure development in Sidhi district...
• Kharge, Priyanka Reach Belagavi for 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim' Event
  
  AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge and the Congress MP from Wayanad in Kerala, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived at Sambra Airport in Belagavi on Tuesday to take part in the inauguration of the 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan' convention.Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok...
• 'Did No Rape Case Occur During BJP'S Tenure', CM Siddaramaiah on B'luru Woman Case
  
  After the BJP slammed the Congress government over the law and order situation as a woman in central Bengaluru was allegedly gang-raped and robbed, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah questioned whether no rape cases were reported during the tenure of the previous...
• PM Cares Fund: RS 346 CR Used for over 4,500 Kids Orphaned During Covid-19, Says Report
  
  The PM CARES for Children Scheme, launched in 2021 to support children orphaned during the Covid-19 pandemic, has reportedly spent Rs 346 crore on the welfare of 4,543 children, according to the latest audited statement of the fund for 2022-23.The Scheme, launched by Prime...
• Free Education from KG to PG RS 1,000 Stipend for SC Students: BJP Releases Part II of Sankalp Patra
  
  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released Part II of its Sankalp Patra, announcing another set of poll promises if the party is voted to power in the upcoming Assembly elections.The big poll sops include free education for students from KG to PG, Rs 1,000 stipend...
• WEF Meet Kicks off in Davos with Crystal Awards for Beckham, Furstenberg, Yamamoto
  
  The 55th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting kicked off with the theme "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age", at Davos in the Swiss Alps on Tuesday with three celebrities -- football legend David Beckham, fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, and architect Riken...
• Nitish Kumar to Visit Kishanganj for Pragati Yatra
  
  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will visit Kishanganj on Tuesday as part of his Pragati Yatra, a state-wide initiative aimed at assessing the progress of developmental projects and directly interacting with the public.The visit underlines the government's commitment to...
• Woman Waiting for Bus Gang-raped, Robbed in Bengaluru
  
  In a shocking case, a woman waiting for a bus in Bengaluru's K.R. Market was gang-raped, and robbed of her jewellery, cash and mobile phone.The woman lodged a complaint with the Women's Police Station in the Central Division, said officials on Tuesday.According to sources,...
• Maha Kumbh 2025: Devotees Praise Adani Group's Mahaprasad Distribution at ISKCON Kitchen
  
  At the ongoing Maha Kumbh mela, lakhs of devotees are being provided with 'Mahaprasad', made available by the joint efforts of the country's leading business conglomerate, the Adani Group, and the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). The initiative aims...
• RG Kar Case: Bengal Govt Moves Calcutta HC Seeking Death Penalty for Convict
  
  The West Bengal government on Tuesday approached the Calcutta High Court, challenging the special court's verdict sentencing Sanjay Roy, convicted in the rape and murder of a junior doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, to life imprisonment.State...
• Decades-old Demand Fulfilled: Residents of J&K'S Samba on Rapid Construction of Bridge over Basantar
  
  As construction for a bridge is underway over the Basantar river that will connect two blocks of Jammu and Kashmir's Sambha directly to the city, its residents thanked the Modi government for fulfilling their 50-year-old demand.This vital project will benefit the residents...
• Bengal 'expired' Saline Case: Expert Report Does Not Out Rule Out Impact of Injected Liquids
  
  While the West Bengal government is sticking to its stand that the doctor's negligence was the reason behind the death of one woman and a newborn baby at a state-run hospital in West Midnapore district earlier this month, an expert committee of the state health department...
• Quick-commerce to Remain Hot Sector for VC Investments in India This Year
  
  Global VC investment rose from $349.4 billion across 43,320 deals in 2023 to $368.3 billion across 35,684 deals in 2024, as quick-commerce remained a hot sector of investments in India in the fourth quarter last year and will continue in 2025, according to a report on...
• Large-sized Deals Dominate Industrial and Warehousing Demand in India in 2024
  
  The year 2024 saw over 28 million square feet of new supply, highest in the recent years, indicating improved developer confidence and an optimistic outlook for this year, as large-sized deals drove 40 per cent of industrial and warehousing demand last year, according to a...
• India, Belgium to Deepen Trade and Investment Ties: Piyush Goyal
  
  Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Bernard Quintin, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade, held bilateral talks in Brussels to boost trade and investment ties across the spectrum, it was announced on Tuesday.The...
• Indian Stock Market Trades Flat as New US President Avoids Tariffs on Day 1
  
  Indian benchmark indices traded almost flat on Tuesday morning, tracking gains in Asia, after Donald Trump took over as the 47th US President and did not immediately impose trade tariffs as widely expected.The Nifty 50 was up 0.25 per cent while the 30-stock BSE Sensex was...
• Many Families Yet to Collect Pongal Gift Hampers, TN Extends Distribution Till Jan 25
  
  With many families yet to collect the Pongal gift hampers, the Tamil Nadu government has announced that eligible ration card holders can collect these until January 25.While 2.2 crore ration card holders, including those in Sri Lankan refugee camps, are eligible for Pongal...

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