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The curious case of Kylian Mbappé

The World Cup winner has had shockingly bad stats since he joined Real Madrid in July. What will it take to turn this around?

Music, when soft voices die, vibrates in memory

It happens far more to very successful people. When their careers are on the ascendant, people know everything about them—fame, money, lifestyle, talent, and personal life. But when their rising star begins to sink, they have to suffer the humiliation of painful anonymity.

Why I refuse to address guests on my show as sir

SIR, AS UNDERSTOOD IN BRITISH ENGLISH, IS DEFERENTIAL. IT WOULD PLACE THE INTERVIEWEE ON A PEDESTAL, ABOVE THE INTERVIEWER. YET THE ASSUMPTION OF A POLITICAL INTERVIEW IS THAT THE INTERVIEWER AND INTERVIEWEE ARE EQUAL

Behind India's success in curbing tuberculosis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarion call to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from India laid the foundation for a new model of TB care and management.

Standing with the law, securing social peace

The Supreme Court's intervention in the Places of Worship Act case is a timely reminder to the lower judiciary about the sanctity of the law

Farmers announce rail roko after march thwarted again

Protesting farmers on Saturday suspended their foot march to Delhi for the day after at least 17 sustained injuries in tear gas shelling by Haryana security personnel at the Shambhu border, with farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher announcing a \"tractor march\" in states outside Punjab on December 16, and a \"rail roko\" in Punjab on December 18.

Two migrants, 1 militant killed in separate incidents

Three people were killed in Manipur's valley districts on Saturday in two separate incidents, including two migrant workers from Bihar, and an alleged militant worker who was shot during a police encounter.

Peace process begins in Maoist-hit Village

NEW DELHI: Months after breaching the Maoist bastion of Puvarti in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, security forces on Saturday made further inroads in the region with the opening of a new camp in Golaguda village, one of the remotest parts of the district.

STOP BLAMING NEHRU, SAVARKAR: AADITYA ATTACKS CONGRESS, BJP

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday said the BJP and the Congress must stop blaming Jawaharlal Nehru or VD Savarkar for the sake of politics and instead talk about the future.

Oppn slams PM over 'hollow' speech in LS

RULING MPS HAILED PM MODI'S SPEECH FOR EXPOSING HOW THE CONGRESS \"TORE APART THE CONSTITUTION\"

Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' is an article of faith, says Modi

Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas are not just words for me, it is an article of faith. The Constitution doesn't allow us to discriminate. This is why we speak of saturation of our schemes. This is true secularism, true social justice NARENDRA MODI Prime minister

Discrimination against Muslims at the centre of Oppn debate in Parl

OWAISI SAYS THE DELIMITATION EXERCISE AFTER NEW CENSUS WILL LEAD TO FURTHER MARGINALISATION OF MUSLIMS

GANDHI REFERS TO SAVARKAR WHILE ATTACKING THE SANGH IDEOLOGY

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), asserting that India faces a battle between constitutional values and those who prefer Manusmriti as the governing law as he cited Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's criticism of the Indian Constitution.

Govt talking to both Meitei, Kuki communities: Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the Narendra Modi government is holding talks with both Meitei and Kuki communities to ensure lasting peace in strife-torn Manipur.

TN CONG LEADER PASSES AWAY AT 75, TRIBUTES POUR IN

Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister EVKS Elangovan died due to age-related ailments at a private hospital here on Saturday, the hospital said.

Cong must earn place as INDIA bloc leader: Omar

NEW DELHI: Acknowledging growing discontent among INDIA bloc partners with the Congress, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has asked the party to justify its leadership role in the alliance instead of taking it for granted.

MPs submit notice in LS to impeach judge

NEW DELHI: Over 100 opposition lawmakers from Lok Sabha on Saturday submitted a notice to the Lower House secretariat for the impeachment of Allahabad high court judge, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, over controversial remarks at an event organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad last week.

MVA OPPOSES PLAN TO LEVY GARBAGE COLLECTION FEE

MUMBAI: The municipality's plan to levy a user fee on the collection, transportation, processing and disposal of solid waste is facing strong resistance from the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).

Leopard trapped in pipe rescued in 14-hr op

THANE: In a heart-pounding 14-hour rescue mission that gripped Bhiwandi's Janwal village—home to 500 residents and thousands of warehouse workers—a seven-year-old leopard trapped in a perilously narrow drainage pipe was finally freed on Saturday morning.

HC ENHANCES COMPENSATION TO WADIA TRUST

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has enhanced the compensation granted to A H Wadia Trust for acquiring 50,000 sq m of its land for the expansion of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA).

Aaditya performs 'maha-aarti' at Dadar temple amid clashes

MUMBAI: After its poor showing in the recent assembly elections, the Shiv Sena (UBT) has been aggressively revisiting the Hindutva agenda.

Zambian drug smuggler gets 10-year jail term

MUMBAI: 10 years after a Zambian national was arrested from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) for allegedly smuggling 14.9 kg of methaqualone, a special court on Thursday sentenced her to 10 years of imprisonment.

KUTCH BIZMAN WHO LAUNDERED ₹150CR DENIED BAIL

MUMBAI: A special PMLA court on Friday rejected the bail plea of Ramchand Issrani, a 64-year-old businessman from Gujarat, who was arrested in a money laundering case for allegedly cheating Union Bank of India.

MLAs scramble for cabinet berths ahead of expansion

BJP is keen to not include controversial MLAs in cabinet; CM Fadnavis says list has already been sent to central leadership

NCP expels leader accused in murder of sarpanch in Beed

MUMBAI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday expelled a leader from the Beed district who was arrested for allegedly being involved in the kidnapping and murder of a village sarpanch, an incident that sparked unrest in the Maratha community in the politically sensitive Marathwada region.

BMC launches massive weekend clean-up drive

MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched a massive clean-up drive over the weekend through its solid waste management department to tackle barricades at various infrastructure construction sites and collect debris and solid waste.

BEST wet-lease operator's drivers stop working, demand pay hike

MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking is embroiled in a fresh problem after drivers of one of its wet lease operators, Switch Mobility Ltd, have stopped working and are demanding higher salaries.

15% WATER CUT IN MUMBAI, THANE AND BHIWANDI ON SUNDAY

Mumbai and the neighbouring municipalities of Thane and Bhiwandi will face a 15% water cut today due to the sudden breakdown of a transformer at the Pise water pumping station.

Biker loses leg as trailer with machine topples

MUMBAI: A 44-year-old interior designer lost his leg after a trailer carrying a 60-tonne earth-piling machine toppled on the Pant Nagar bridge slope near Vikhroli East on the Eastern Express Highway on Saturday.

Early morning outage disrupts CR services till noon

MUMBAI: A major power outage caused trains on a section of the Central Railway (CR) to stop dead in their tracks for 20-30 minutes early on Saturday, triggering a cascading effect that disrupted suburban and outstation services until noon.