Nov 17, 2025, 15:25 IST

Nov 17, 2025, 15:25 IST

Gurpreet Singh (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Olympian Gurpreet Singh came heartbreakingly close to being crowned world champion in the men’s 25m Centre Fire Pistol event, but had to settle for silver, losing the gold to Ukraine’s Pavlo Korostylov on inner-10 count after both shooters finished with identical totals at the Olympic Shooting Range.Go Beyond The…

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Global equity outlook: Goldman Sachs projects 7.7% decade returns; earnings, payouts fuel forecast

Global equity outlook: Goldman Sachs projects 7.7% decade returns; earnings, payouts fuel forecast

Global equities are expected to generate strong long-term gains even though market valuations remain high, with Goldman Sachs forecasting an annualised return of 7.7 per cent in US Dollar terms over the next decade. The projection comes from the investment bank’s latest Global Strategy Paper titled Building Long-Term Returns: Our 10-Year Forecasts.According to news agency…

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NEET PG counselling 2025: MCC begins round 1 choice filling today at mcc.nic.in, details here

NEET PG counselling 2025: MCC begins round 1 choice filling today at mcc.nic.in, details here

NEET PG counselling 2025: MCC begins round 1 choice filling today at mcc.nic.in The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has opened the Round 1 choice-filling window for NEET PG Counselling 2025, initiating the centralised allotment process for MD, MS, and PG Diploma seats under the All-India Quota and central universities. The choice-filling phase, which began on…

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‘Dhurandhar’ first look: Akshaye Khanna unveiled as the ‘Apex Predator’, to lock horns with Ranveer Singh in spy thriller

‘Dhurandhar’ first look: Akshaye Khanna unveiled as the ‘Apex Predator’, to lock horns with Ranveer Singh in spy thriller

Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller ‘Dhurandhar’ unveiled Akshaye Khanna’s intense first-look poster today, branding his character “The Apex Predator.” This fierce portrayal contrasts Khanna’s calm image, featuring battle scars and a bloodied shirt. The villainous role pits him against Ranveer Singh’s R&AW agent. The trailer, delayed due to a tragedy near Delhi, now releases Nov 18…

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How subsidiary of a blacklisted Chinese company ‘fooled’ America to get banned Nvidia chips

How subsidiary of a blacklisted Chinese company ‘fooled’ America to get banned Nvidia chips

President and CEO of Nvidia Corporation Jensen Huang delivers a speech during the Computex 2025 exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File) Inside a windowless building in Jakarta, Indonesia, approximately 2,300 of Nvidia’s cutting-edge Blackwell chips are being prepared for use by a Chinese AI company—despite President Donald Trump’s explicit opposition to selling such…

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No time to be timid, do not celebrate marketcap, derivative volumes: CEA

No time to be timid, do not celebrate marketcap, derivative volumes: CEA

MUMBAI: India must avoid marking progress through “market capitalization ratios or the volumes of derivatives traded,” chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said. He called upon banks and financial institutions to become bolder, technologically sharper and more willing to take calculated risks.Speaking at the CII Financing Summit 2025, Nageswaran described marketcap and derivative volumes as…

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Ayushmann Khurrana: ‘I had hangover of Saiyaara’

Ayushmann Khurrana: ‘I had hangover of Saiyaara’

Ayushmann Khurrana lauded emerging actress Aneet Padda for her impactful performance in ‘Saiyaara’. He welcomed her to the ‘MHCU universe’ via social media, expressing pride in her Punjabi roots and anticipation for her upcoming film, ‘Shakti Shalini’. Khurrana highlighted the refreshing energy Padda and co-star Ahaan brought to the screen, emphasizing the need for new…

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Bill Gates Foundation ‘shocks’ market as it makes a ‘big cut’ in Microsoft shares; losing ‘majority status’

Bill Gates Foundation ‘shocks’ market as it makes a ‘big cut’ in Microsoft shares; losing ‘majority status’

Bill Gates Foundation has stunned markets by drastically reducing its stake in Microsoft by almost 65% in the third quarter of 2025. As per new 13F data, the foundation has dumped 17,000,000 shares of Microsoft, equivalent to 64.91% reduction. According to reports, the average selling point of Microsoft shares during Q3, 2025 was $510.13, resulting…

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Practicality over loyalty: Matheesha Pathirana, Andre Russell releases reflect IPL’s strategic transition

Practicality over loyalty: Matheesha Pathirana, Andre Russell releases reflect IPL’s strategic transition

Matheesha Pathirana (left) and Andre Russell Ahmedabad: MS Dhoni is known for his simple and straightforward responses, especially when it comes to his players, deflecting pressure and comparisons astutely. However, fans were left stunned after a Chennai Super Kings (CSK) match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL), when the former…

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Confront disintermediation, don’t resist it, government tells financial sector

Confront disintermediation, don’t resist it, government tells financial sector

File photo: Economic secretary Anuradha Thakur MUMBAI: The government has said that the financial sector should not fight disintermediation but “take the bull by its horns, work collectively, analyse trends deeply and see how to channelise these so that financial flows become smoother within the domestic economy to all segments that require finance.”Speaking at the…

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SSC issues important update on disability certificate formats for PwBD candidates: Official notice and details here

SSC issues important update on disability certificate formats for PwBD candidates: Official notice and details here

Staff Selection Commission The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has issued an important update on the formats of disability certificates to be submitted by Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) for upcoming and ongoing recruitment examinations. The revision follows new guidelines released by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) on 16 October 2024. Under…

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‘Crimes against humanity’: Bangladesh’s ousted PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death; key takeaways from verdict

‘Crimes against humanity’: Bangladesh’s ousted PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death; key takeaways from verdict

Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina (AP file photo) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was on Monday sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka after the court convicted her of “crimes against humanity” linked to last year’s student-led protests that ultimately triggered the collapse of her Awami League government in the South…

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