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2023-08-30 15:42:47 India’s latest warship, #Mahendragiri, will be launched at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Mumbai, on September 1, marking a major step in the country's defence indigenisation programme, the defence ministry said.

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2023-07-24 15:43:30 #MintCharts | Which platform do you rely the most on for news?

According to the July report by Datareportal, more than 40% of respondents said they have consumed digital news on #Facebook within the past week — the highest among all platforms. Open / Comment

2023-07-24 14:32:59 #HDFC Asset Management Company reported a 52% jump in profit for the first quarter of FY24 with average assets under management growing to ₹4.86 lakh crore.

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2023-07-24 14:10:22 #Opinion | #Inflation refers to the percentage change in prices. That’s what the text book says.

But the way we look at this number varies across countries, and also changes with the purpose.

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/taking-aim-at-retail-inflation-is-a-very-complex-challenge-for-rbi-11690125519818.html Open / Comment

2023-07-24 13:24:38 Julius Robert Oppenheimer was offered Indian citizenship by India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1954. This came after Oppenheimer's humiliation in 1954 over his statements against nuclear weapons.

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2023-07-24 13:24:20 #MintPlainFacts | Back-to-office mandates are driving the demand for office space, but it’s being held back by a slowdown in hiring.

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2023-07-24 13:24:08 The Centre notified an 8.15% annual rate of interest on deposits under the EPF scheme for financial year 2022-23, following the recommendations of the Central Board Trustees of EPF.

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2023-07-24 13:24:00 #MintPrimer | #Smartphone sales in India have been falling, with the entry & mid-tier segment the most impacted. In the first half of 2023, overall sales dropped below the 50-million-unit mark.

Why are sales declining & what do we expect for the rest of the year?

Mint finds out: https://livemint.com/news/india/why-smartphone-shipments-are-slipping-in-india-11690134758176.html Open / Comment

2023-07-24 10:36:20 Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino shared the new #Twitter logo via a post today. There has been much speculation around the rebranding of the Twitter logo from the Blue Bird to X.

Showcasing the new Twitter logo via a post, CEO Linda Yaccarino wrote, “X is here! Let’s do this."

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2023-07-24 09:44:06 #BreakingNews | Supreme Court orders that Varanasi District Court's direction for ASI survey of #GyanvapiMosque should not be enforced till 5 PM on July 26.

SC passes the order to allow the Masjid Committee to approach the Allahabad HC against the District Court in the meantime.

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