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Kanika Goyal pushes the boundaries of fashion by blending youthfulness with refined tailoring in her new SS25 edit

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December 16, 2024
In praise of stillness
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In praise of stillness

THROUGH ROSE-TINTED GLASSES

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December 16, 2024
Vintage knock: Trademark shuffle is back & so is Smith
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Vintage knock: Trademark shuffle is back & so is Smith

FROM the moment Steve Smith strolled out to bat at the Gabba on Sunday morning, the signs were there.

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December 16, 2024
WPL auction: Unsold last season, Simran costliest this time
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WPL auction: Unsold last season, Simran costliest this time

SIMRAN Shaikh is a \"bindhast\" person. A proper Bambaiya cricketer. A player with whom you can have an evening tea and talk about the game for hours.

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December 16, 2024
LONE RANGER BUMRAH
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LONE RANGER BUMRAH

Pacer claims second five-wicket haul of the tour but India let Australia off the hook as hosts finish Day 2 with impressive total of 405/7

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December 16, 2024
Erigaisi lauds Gukesh, recounts own incredible journey
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Erigaisi lauds Gukesh, recounts own incredible journey

IT was no surprise for Arjun Erigaisi to witness his teammate and friend D Gukesh become a world champion.

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December 16, 2024
United pile on City's misery
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United pile on City's misery

MANCHESTER United struck twice in the dying minutes to earn a dramatic 2-1 win at Manchester City on Sunday, deepening the pain of City boss Pep Guardiola.

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December 16, 2024
HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU BE INVESTING?
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HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU BE INVESTING?

When it comes to saving and investing, people are obsessed with the returns they're going to get on their money! Two factors that determine how much money we end up with are the amount we put into our savings and investments in the first place and the amount of time we have it there.

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December 16, 2024
Withdrawal of EPF from ATM may take time
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Withdrawal of EPF from ATM may take time

Though there are plans to ease the claims process, the idea of withdrawal of EPF claims via ATM is at an early stage

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December 16, 2024
WHY YOUR MONEY NEEDS YOUR HELP IN 2025
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WHY YOUR MONEY NEEDS YOUR HELP IN 2025

The idea that you can earn more than you can spend and create an investible surplus every month is riveting.

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December 16, 2024
Wadia illegally sold 8.69% Tata Sons stake
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Wadia illegally sold 8.69% Tata Sons stake

A public interest litigation has alleged that Bombay Dyeing group chairman Nusli Wadia has misappropriated 8.69% stake that FE Dinshaw Ltd owned in Tata Sons since the 1920s, and transferred the shares to the Shapoorji Pallonji group in the 1970s soon after he was made the administrator of the Indian trust, which owned the stake in FE Dinshaw Ltd.

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December 16, 2024
FIIs buy ₹22,766 cr in first two weeks of Dec
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FIIs buy ₹22,766 cr in first two weeks of Dec

AFTER selling rigorously for more than two months, foreign investors have again started buying Indian equities.

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December 16, 2024
Opposition members in Venezuela complain of lack of water, power
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Opposition members in Venezuela complain of lack of water, power

MEMBERS of Venezuela's political opposition who have been sheltering for months in the Argentine diplomatic compound in the capital on Saturday detailed their deteriorating living conditions as they sought to grow a sense of urgency among the governments working to secure their safe departure from their country.

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December 16, 2024
Rep senate leader asks Kennedy's stand on polio vax
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Rep senate leader asks Kennedy's stand on polio vax

SENATE Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, said any of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees seeking confirmation should \"steer clear\" of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine.

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December 16, 2024
Court urged to swiftly remove impeached S Korean prez
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Court urged to swiftly remove impeached S Korean prez

SOUTH Korea's opposition leader urged a top court on Sunday to swiftly formalise the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol and ease the \"suffering of the people\" after his short-lived martial law decree.

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December 16, 2024
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Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearance: B'desh commission

AN inquiry commission set up by the interim government in Bangladesh has said that it found evidence implicating deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and top-ranking military and police officials from her regime in alleged incidents of enforced disappearance.

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December 16, 2024
Blinken says US in contact with Syrian rebels
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Blinken says US in contact with Syrian rebels

Secy of State refuses to divulge details but says he has conveyed the message to HTS that it is being watched

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December 16, 2024
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Closeness to royal member, meeting ex-PMs by Chinese spy rock Britain

THE scandal surrounding an alleged Chinese spy who managed to gain access to Buckingham Palace as a \"close confidant\" of Prince Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles III, intensified on Sunday as it emerged that he also met former prime ministers David Cameron and Theresa May.

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December 16, 2024
Shah praises C'garh police on Maoist 'surrender policy'
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Shah praises C'garh police on Maoist 'surrender policy'

UNION home minister Amit Shah on Sunday conferred the Chhattisgarh police with the 'President's Colour' award in recognition for 24 years of \"exemplary service and unwavering dedication to the nation.\"

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December 16, 2024
Cong changes tact, seeks to adopt 'soft Hindutva' to check BJP in Jammu
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Cong changes tact, seeks to adopt 'soft Hindutva' to check BJP in Jammu

AFTER a poor assembly poll show in Jammu, Congress leaders are calling for a change of strategy and adopting a soft Hindutva policy to fight the BJP in the Hindu belt of the region.

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December 16, 2024
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Ex-gratia for kin of two migrants killed in Manipur

THE Manipur government on Sunday announced an ex-gratia of ₹10 lakh each for the next of kin of two migrant workers from Bihar shot dead by unidentified people on Saturday.

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December 16, 2024
Jolt to Dhami as Uttarakhand permanent capital plan fails to clear govt's hurdle
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Jolt to Dhami as Uttarakhand permanent capital plan fails to clear govt's hurdle

IN a significant setback for Uttarakhand, the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment has revoked its in-principle approval for the establishment of the state assembly, secretariat, and departmental headquarters in the Raipur area of Dehradun, which currently serves as the temporary capital.

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December 16, 2024
Child rights body's parental control on X-mas
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Child rights body's parental control on X-mas

Ahead of Christmas Day, Madhya Pradesh Child Rights Commission wrote to the government and all district collectors saying parents' written consent is necessary for participation of students in events, playing particular roles and wearing specific attires at those events.

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December 16, 2024
NDA slams Tejashwi's sops to women, flags 'one family rule' of Lalu & Rabri
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NDA slams Tejashwi's sops to women, flags 'one family rule' of Lalu & Rabri

BIHAR Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav's announcement of a cash transfer scheme for women under the 'Mai-Behan Maan Yojna' has created a political storm in the state, with ruling NDA leaders making a scathing attack on him on Sunday.

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December 16, 2024
Maha cabinet wears a 'new' look
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Maha cabinet wears a 'new' look

CM Fadnavis drops 9 old faces from BJP, Shinde eases out 6 and Ajit Pawar ignores 5

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December 16, 2024
60K kids living in care homes, TN leads
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60K kids living in care homes, TN leads

OVER 60,000 children are living in institutional care in India, with Tamil Nadu housing approximately 10,000 of them, according to government data.

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December 16, 2024
ASI decides to rope in retired officers to conduct departmental inquiries
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ASI decides to rope in retired officers to conduct departmental inquiries

THE Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has decided to establish a panel of retired senior government officials to conduct departmental inquiries.

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December 16, 2024
MPs' day-out from House & cricket field beckons
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MPs' day-out from House & cricket field beckons

PARLIAMENTARIANS on Sunday were seen taking on each other, but not inside the House. They squared off on a cricket field in a friendly 20-over match played at Delhi's Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium to raise awareness against tuberculosis.

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December 16, 2024
45% of springs in Himalayas dry up in 4 decades, rising temp key factor: Study
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45% of springs in Himalayas dry up in 4 decades, rising temp key factor: Study

Approximately 45% of the springs in the Himalayas have completely dried up due to rising temperatures and a decline in both rainfall and snowfall over the past four decades, says a recent study.

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December 16, 2024
ANNIVERSARY OF THE STORY OF THE LORD
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ANNIVERSARY OF THE STORY OF THE LORD

THIS year, Gita Jayanti fell on December 11. This event commemorates the anniversary of the revelation of the discourse called the Bhagavad Gita or Song of God in the Mahabharata. It was revealed by Krishna to Arjuna on the first day of the 18-day battle of Kurukshetra.

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December 16, 2024