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Prosus slashes Byju's valuation by half to sub-$3 bn

Dutch investor Prosus Ventures on Wednesday axed the valuation of Byju's by more than half to below $3 billion, in another setback for the edtech giant battling lenders, lawsuits and investigations.

KEEP YOUR GUARD UP AGAINST GERD

As GERD Awareness Month draws to a close, we take a look at the lifestyle disease and its rising incidence among the young

Though timing is a tad off, Vijay Hazare Trophy remains relevant

A home World Cup, the national team putting on a dazzling show and the entire nation glued to the action - it should be a shot in the arm for the 50 overs format in India, isn't it?

Syed Modi GP: Srikanth and Sai crash out early

Former world No.1 Kidambi Srikanth has endured a bleak 2023, not managing to shake off the foreboding start of three first round exits in January. The 30-year-old has not crossed the third round this year, but it has mostly been first round losses.

Haaland scores 40th as Man City rally from two goals down to win

Erling Haaland became the fastest player to score 40 Champions League goals as Manchester City came from 2-0 down to beat RB Leipzig 3-2 on Tuesday. The defending champions were on course for their first European defeat at the Etihad since 2018 when Lois Openda took advantage of shambolic defending to score twice in the first half.

Too wasteful and dependent on Mbappe, PSG get lucky with VAR

Penalty debate rages after late added-time equaliser denies Newcastle full points in Champions League

Centre sets ToR for 16th Finance Commission

The government on Wednesday announced the terms of reference (ToR) for the 16th Finance Commission (16th FC) for recommending a devolution formula for tax revenues between the Centre and states, and also suggest measures to augment states' resources for local bodies besides reviewing the existing arrangements for financing disaster management initiatives.

Go plans litigation finance for ₹12K cr

Lenders to finalise plan before January; expect financier in next two months

US military aircraft carrying six crashes off Japan, at least 1 dead

A crew member who was recovered from the ocean after a US military Osprey aircraft carrying six people crashed Wednesday off southern Japan has been pronounced dead, coast guard officials said.

Oil, gas deal allegations false: COP28 prez

COP28 President, Sultan Al Jaber of UAE, which holds the Presidency this year, denied that they were using the climate talks as an opportunity to strike oil and gas deals.

'US supports unabated fossil fuels phaseout'

John Kerry, US climate envoy, on Wednesday said the US will support language on phasing out \"unabated\" fossil fuels in the UN Climate Summit's (COP28) outcome document.

High-level panel looking into US's security concerns: MEA

India said on Wednesday it has set up a high level inquiry committee to examine allegations of a conspiracy to kill Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on US soil, even as a media report said the matter had been raised with New Delhi by the top American leadership.

Expansion of women's quota among agenda

The Narendra Modi government plans to expand reservation for women in legislative bodies to cover J&K and Puducherry assemblies and has listed two new bills for this purpose in upcoming winter session of Parliament, people aware of the matter said on Wednesday.

Aspiration vs welfare: How caste politics is playing out in T'gana

Clumps of darkness obscure the faint stream of yellow light illuminating the concrete path that leads to the last house in the lane. It's past 8pm when B Sangappa emerges from the whitewashed two-storey structure, his carefully trimmed handlebar moustache, gold-rimmed glasses and starched, two-pleat Telugu dhoti a familiar, comforting sight.

Ahead of '24, key Oppn leaders pitch for larger role for Kharge

Key Opposition leaders, including former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday pitched for a \"larger role\" for party president Mallikarjun Kharge's in the upcoming 2024 elections, at an event to release a book titled \"Mallikarjun Kharge: Political Engagement with Compassion, Justice, and Inclusive Development.\" Opposition leaders also resolved to strengthen the unity of the INDIA bloc, with some airing views that Kharge should lead the block.

'India is capable of carrying out the toughest rescue ops'

INTERVIEW - PUSHKAR SINGH DHAMI, UTTARAKHAND CHIEF MINISTER

Expert from Aus, state govt officials played a key part

From an Australian tunneling expert, to senior officials from the state government; from representatives of the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation to rat-hole miners from Delhi who made the final push; the rescue operations to bring out 41 workers trapped inside an Uttarkashi tunnel for 17 days included a plethora of people.

Heroes who helped end 17-day ordeal

Their work is illegal and their efforts were unfancied. But in the end, 12 rat miners helped see through a mission that often teetered on the edge

US issued record visas to Indian students last year

Indians accounted for almost a quarter of the 600,000 student visas issued by the US from October 2022 to September 2023, a period in which the State department also issued more than 10.4 million non-immigrant visas globally.

Kejriwal hails MCD's decision to enhance security at schools

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Wednesday passed a proposal to enhance security at all primary schools it administers, announcing that it will install 10,786 CCTV cameras and deploy 2,949 security guards across these educational institutes. The civic body's house of councillors also passed a proposal to deploy 3,640 sanitation workers exclusively for municipal schools.

Ruckus at House meet as 18 policies cleared

MATTERS THAT HAVE BEEN CLEARED INCLUDE A NEW FILM SHOOTING POLICY, AND CHANGES IN SOME REBATES BY THE PROPERTY TAX DEPARTMENT

DDA finalises plans to spruce up Dwarka

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has finalised a plan for the landscaping and beautification of Dwarka, along the lines of the sprucing up of central Delhi and the Lutyens's Zone carried out in the run-up to the G20 Summit in September, officials aware of the project said on Wednesday.

HC: Ridge not personal fiefdom of forest dept

Noting that the Ridge belongs to the people of Delhi and the forest department cannot deal with it in a cursory manner or consider it a personal fiefdom, the Delhi high court on Wednesday rebuked the department for constructing a 6-8-metre-wide trail in the Central Ridge area without obtaining permission from the Ridge Management Board (RMB).

Delhi govt notifies cab aggregator policy, fleets to switch to electric

The Delhi government on Wednesday notified the Delhi Motor Vehicle Aggregator and Delivery Service Provider Scheme which mandates all cab aggregators and delivery service providers to switch their fleet entirely to electric by 2030 - in a bid to curtail the annual bad air crisis caused by vehicular emissions, among an array of other factors, in the Capital.

Extreme weather in India 'nearly daily'

CSE REPORT - IN FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 2023

Guvs can't sit on bill to thwart process of lawmaking, says SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine whether a governor can reserve a bill for presidential assent without assigning any reason and after sitting on it for an inordinate period, questioning Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan's move to refer to the President a day ago seven of the eight bills that he was withholding for a period ranging between seven and 26 months.

IAF's Squadron No 3 prepares for bittersweet farewell as MiG-21 gets close to its last hurrah

A storied ride is slowing to a final stop. An era in military aviation is about to fade away.

PAKISTAN'S JAILED IMRAN KHAN NAMES HIS SUCCESSOR FOR PARTY ELECTION

IMRAN NAMES LAWYER AS HIS STAND-IN POLL CONTESTANT

Man slits daughter's throat, sets body afire

RESIDENTS SAID THE ACCUSED BLAMED HIS DAUGHTER FOR CAUSING DISCORD IN THE FAMILY

With an eye on T20 World Cup glory, Dravid stays on

India's head coach together with the selectors will have to take the critical call, if the time is right to press the transition button in T20s