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Big cement shake-up: Ambuja-ACC-Orient merger to create pan-India giant

Mumbai/IBNS, Dec. 23 -- Adani Group's Ambuja Cements has announced the merger of its subsidiaries-ACC Ltd and Orient Cement Ltd-with the parent company, a move aimed at creating a pan-India cement pow... Read More


Bamako under siege: Al-Qaida-linked JNIM pushes Mali-and West Africa-toward a security breaking point

India, Dec. 23 -- An unprecedented crisis is unfolding inMalias the capital, Bamako, finds itself encircled by Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaida-aligned militant coalition. Mal... Read More


As Delhi chokes under hazardous smog, Gadkari urges a shift from fossil fuels to EVs, hydrogen vehicles

India, Dec. 23 -- As Delhi continues to reel under severe air pollution, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday highlighted the transport sector's significant role in ... Read More


PM Modi meets Neeraj Chopra, wife Himani Mor; hails javelin star's stellar year

India, Dec. 23 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra and his wife, former tennis player Himani Mor, at his residence at Lok Kalyan Marg. The meeting com... Read More


Assam on a 'powder keg': Himanta Biswa Sarma flags demographic shift, Chicken's Neck fears

Guwahati/IBNS, Dec. 23 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday raised concerns over demographic changes in the state, claiming that nearly 40 per cent of its residents are now of Banglad... Read More


Uddhav Thackeray's Sena joins hands with Raj Thackeray's MNS for Mumbai civic polls; Congress opts out

India, Dec. 23 -- In a significant political development ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) announced it will contest the polls in alli... Read More


'People see Indira Gandhi in her': Robert Vadra on Priyanka Gandhi's PM prospects

India, Dec. 23 -- Robert Vadra, husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Tuesday fuelled fresh speculation about her future as Prime Minister, saying she enjoys wide public support and that ma... Read More


Sensex slips over 100 points at open - here's what experts say next

At around 9, Dec. 23 -- Indian equity benchmarks opened on a flat note on Tuesday, with the BSE Sensex slipping over 100 points and the NSE Nifty 50 falling more than 20 points in early trade, media r... Read More


Viral video sparks alarm: Former Nickelodeon star Tylor Chase found living on California streets

India, Dec. 23 -- A video showing former child actor Tylor Chase living on the streets of California has gone viral, raising concern among fans and former colleagues. Chase, who rose to fame for port... Read More


'People are being smeared': Trump explodes over Epstein files, defends Clinton, others

Washington/IBNS, Dec. 23 -- US President Donald Trump has publicly weighed in on the controversial release of documents linked to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, arguing that the disclosures risk... Read More