Over half of midsized firms in S. Korea report profit decline in H1: Data

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Seoul, Aug 20 (IANS) A majority of midsized firms reported declines in operating profit in the first half of the year amid economic uncertainties, industry data showed on Wednesday.According to the data from corporate tracker CEO Score, 500 listed midsized firms posted a combined operating profit of 6.34 trillion won ($4.55 billion) in the January-June period, down 4.1 percent from 6.62 trillion won a year ago.Sales, however, climbed 3.1 percent on-year to 122.6 trillion won during the same peri…

South Korea's food exports to US drop in July due to reciprocal tariffs

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Seoul, Aug 20 (IANS) South Korea’s food exports to the United States posted the first on-year decline in around two years in July, due to Washington’s sweeping tariff scheme, data showed on Wednesday.The country exported US$139 million worth of agricultural goods and food products to the U.S. last month, down 6.7 percent from the same month last year, according to the data from the Korea Trade Statistics Promotion Institute.It marks the first time since May 2023 that the country’s food exports t…

K'taka cabinet decides to provide internal reservation among SCs, CM to announce in Assembly today

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Bengaluru, Aug 20 (IANS) Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will make an announcement on the internal reservation for the 101 sub-castes within the Scheduled Castes community in the Karnataka Assembly on Wednesday.The state cabinet held a special meeting on Tuesday night to discuss the report submitted by Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das on internal reservation. Sources confirmed that the meeting reached a consensus on the quota of reservation within the Scheduled Caste (SC) community.Minister for Law and Pa…

Heavy rain turns TN's Hogenakkal into flood zone, Cauvery residents put on alert

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Chennai, Aug 20 (IANS) Continuous heavy rainfall in the Cauvery catchment areas of Karnataka and Kerala has pushed the Kabini and Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoirs to their full capacity, forcing authorities to release large volumes of water downstream. This has resulted in a dramatic rise in the flow of the Cauvery River, leaving Hogenakkal in Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district inundated and prompting flood alerts for residents along the riverbanks.Officials confirmed that both reservoirs in K…

Congress pays tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his 81st birth anniversary

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New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The Congress party paid homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on Wednesday, marking the occasion of his birth anniversary, also celebrated as ‘Sadbhavana Divas’.Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge, Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and party General Secretary K.C. Venugopal arrived at the Veer Bhumi in New Delhi, along with many party leaders and workers, to pay their solemn respects to the former Prime Minister.During this occasion, Priyanka Gandhi’s hu…

NIA raids five locations in TN in 2019 Ramalingam murder case

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Chennai, Aug 20 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is carrying out searches at five locations in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul district in connection with the 2019 murder of Ramalingam, a former Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) functionary. Ramalingam, a native of Papanasam in Thanjavur district, was killed on February 5, 2019, after he opposed alleged religious conversion activities involving members of Islamic organisations such as the Popular Front of India (PFI) and the Social Democratic Pa…

PM Modi pays tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary

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New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on the occasion of his 81st birth anniversary.Rajiv Gandhi, who served as India’s Prime Minister from 1984 to 1989, assumed office following the assassination of his mother, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. At the age of 40, he became the youngest Prime Minister in Indian history.Taking to X. PM Modi posted, “On his birth anniversary today, my tributes to former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv …

Missing MP lawyer found in UP's Lakhimpur Khiri, to be brought to Bhopal today

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Bhopal, Aug 20 (IANS) Lawyer Archana Tiwari, whose sudden disappearance had shaken the entire Madhya Pradesh for the last 12 days, was found in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Khiri near the India-Nepal border and will be brought back to Bhopal on Wednesday. She was found late Tuesday night, as per officials. Bhopal Government Railway Police (GRP) SP Rahul Kumar Lodha confirmed her recovery through a video message.A GRP team has received her at Lakhimpur Khiri, and she will be brought to Bhopal on Wed…

Both busy promoting each other: Gaurav Vallabh slams Tejashwi's remark on Rahul Gandhi as PM

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New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) BJP leader Gaurav Vallabh has strongly criticised RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav over his recent endorsement of Rahul Gandhi as the next Prime Minister, calling it an act of political self-promotion between two dynastic leaders.Reacting to Tejashwi’s statement made during the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar’s Nawada, where he said, “Next time, we will make Rahul Gandhi the Prime Minister,” Vallabh accused both leaders of prioritising family lineage over merit and national se…

Ananya Panday: Fashion, fitness are part of my routine, but mental wellness is what ties it all together

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Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Bollywood actress Ananya Panday shared that for her mental health is top priority, as it is the foundation for everything else, including how she presents herself. Talking about what defines her personal philosophy the most, fitness, fashion or mental health, Ananya told IANS: “ Mental health, 100 percent. You can look amazing on the outside, but if you’re not okay on the inside, none of it matters.”She added: “I’ve learned over the years that taking time for yourse…