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New Delhi: India’s merchandise trade deficit increased to $27.14 billion in October 2024, mainly on a rise in imports despite exports increasing. The exports during the month rose at a 28-month high pace of 17.26 per cent year-on-year to $39.2 billion, while imports increased 3.88 per cent to $66.34 billion, according to the latest government data. In the previous month of September 2024, merchandise exports were $34.58 billion and imports stood at $55.36 billion. India’s total exports are expected to rise above $800 billion in the fiscal year ending in March 2025, Trade Secretary Sunil Barthwal told reporters after the…

New Delhi: Reliance Industries Limited, Viacom 18 Media Private Limited, and The Walt Disney Company announced on Thursday that following the approval by the NCLT Mumbai, Competition Commission of India and other regulatory authorities, the merger of the media and JioCinema businesses of Viacom18 into Star India Private Limited has become effective. In addition, RIL has invested ₹ 11,500 crore (~US$ 1.4 billion) into the JV for its growth. The JV has allotted shares to Viacom18 and RIL as consideration for the assets and cash, respectively. The transaction values the JV at ₹70,352 crore (~US$ 8.5 billion) on a post-money…

New Delhi: Young striker Deepika slammed five goals as defending champions India thrashed minnows Thailand 13-0 to virtually assure a semifinal berth at the women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament on Thursday. It was a completely one-sided match as the Indians found the net at will, with Thailand failing to take a single shot at the opposition goal. Deepika (3rd, 19th, 43rd 45th, 45th minutes) found the net five times, while Preeti Dubey (9th, 40th), Lalremsiami (12, 56th) and Manisha Chauhan (55th, 58th) scored a brace each. Beauty Dung Dung (30th) and Navneet Kaur (53rd) were the other goal getters…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: In a special meeting held by SDPO Porvorim, key guidelines were reinforced, stressing safety, transparency, and community standards to ensure a secure and enjoyable experience for tourists. A successful collaboration meeting was conducted involving SDPO Porvorim Vishwesh Karpe and senior officials from the Tourism Police Unit and local police stations, including DySP Rupendra Shetgaonkar, PI Calangute Paresh Naik, and PI Jatin Potdar. The meeting focused on enhancing safety and responsible practices for water sports and shack operations at Candolim, Calangute, and Baga beaches in North Goa.

New Delhi: Delhi continues to be wrapped in a blanket of smog, with the air quality in the “severe” category for the third consecutive day. With AQI 498, Delhi is the world’s second most polluted city, after Pakistan’s Lahore with AQI 770 recorded at 7 am. IQAir, a Swiss company, ranks major cities based on Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5) data. The top five polluted areas in Delhi this morning are Jahangirpuri (with AQI 458), Bawana (455), Wazirpur (455), Rohini (452), and Punjabi Bagh (443), according to Central Pollution Control Board’s Sameer App. Delhi’s Palam and Safdurjung reported 500m and 400m…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: A mother-son duo from Vasco, Uma Patil and Shubham Patil, both residents of Baina, were remanded to two days of police custody on following their arrest in a case of alleged fraud. The duo was taken into custody by Vasco police on Wednesday under Section 420 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, based on accusations of cheating a Ribandar woman out of Rs. 6 lakh with a false promise of securing her son a government job. The accused were produced before the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) in Vasco on Thursday morning, where they were…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Barkat Ali who was absconding for 8 years and settled in Saudi Arabia was finally deported back to India after Riyadh police in Saudi Arabia identified the accused and detained him. They informed the CBI through Interpol after a red corner notice. Ali is an accused involved in the 2011 Balli riots case in south Goa, in which two tribal youths were charred to death. He was produced before the district court in South Goa and was remanded in judicial custody. In 2022, south Goa principal district and sessions judge Irshad Agha acquitted 13 accused charged by…