Daily Newsletter | Thursday, December 14, 2017
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| India to commission its 1st scorpene submarine today |
| “Sea denial” is the name of the game for conventional diesel-electric submarines. Their primary role is to interdict an enemy’s trade and energy routes, block its ports, sink its warships, and sometimes attack land targets with long-range cruise missiles. |
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| ‘UPA forced banks to lend to a few industrialists’ |
| PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused the previous UPA regime of pressuring banks into giving loans to a few industrialists at the cost of the banking system and economy. “Banks were pressured to give loans to only a select few industrialists… This was the biggest of UPA’s scams, bigger than coal and 2G,” he said. |
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| Not honking for 18 yrs, Kolkata driver wins award |
| Meet Dipak Das, a city-based driver, who has not honked for 18 years. Seems incredible? His car even has this placard, ‘Horn is a Concept. I care for your heart.’ Das has won awards for this unique and rare habit. |
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| India’s 89% auto sales digitally influenced: Report |
| Almost 90 per cent of India’s car buying has a “digital influence” as a majority of buyers research online and watch videos before making the purchase, a report by Google India-Kantar TNS today said. This is higher compared to trends in 2016 when the… |
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| This year has been the best of my career: Rohit |
| Rohit, who smashed his third double hundred in ODIs, has scored seven hundreds this year (six in ODIs and one in Tests) marking a successful return to international cricket following a thigh surgery last November. |
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| Indians invested more in stocks than FDs in FY17 |
| Indian investors are finally moving from bank fixed deposits (FDs), real estate and gold, the traditional investment products, to equities and mutual funds. In fiscal 2017, Indians invested Rs 8 lakh crore in stocks compared to Rs 3.4 lakh crore in FDs. |
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