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Kyiv fires six long-range US missiles into Russia

Putin lowers threshold for using nuclear weapons

45 activists get 4-10 years in HK prison

A Hong Kong court on Tuesday jailed all 45 defendants convicted of subversion in the city's largest national security trial, with \"mastermind\" Benny Tai receiving the longest term of 10 years.

G20 leaves out language on fossil fuel phase-out

THE GZO Leaders, Summit in Rio de Janeiro concluded with a declaration that reaffirmed commitments to multilateralism, sustainable development, and climate finance reform.

Peeved Didi halts bulldozer action in tourism hub

OVERRULING the district administration's decision, the West Bengal government on Tuesday chose not to demolish 140 illegal hotels, resorts, and homestays in Mandormani, a significant tourist destination located along West Bengal's coastline.

Ex-chairman of C'garh PSC in CBI custody

A special court in Raipur sent the former chairman of Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission Taman Singh Sonwani to a seven-day remand on Tuesday following his arrest by the CBI probing the irregularities in recruitment process.

Fate of heavyweights at stake as Maha battle for 288 seats today

STAKES are high for many regional heavyweights in Maharashtra as the state goes to the polls on Wednesday in what promises to be a make-or-break election for satraps like Sharad Pawar, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray and deputy CM Ajit Pawar.

70% dip in J&K, N E & Naxal violence in 10 yrs, says Shah

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the BJ P-led government at the Centre has brought down violence in Jammu and Kashmir, Northeast and Naxalite-hit areas by 70 % in the last 10 years. Speaking at the inaugural session of the 50th All India Police Science Conference at Rashtriya Raksha University in Gandhinagar, Shah highlighted the government's efforts in bringing stability to the \"historically volatile,\" regions.

NC hopes early restoration of statehood after Omar's 6Very positive, Delhi meets

THE ruling National Conference has described J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's meetings With Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior leaders on restoration of statehood as positive. The party says it is hopeful of early restoration of statehood.

It's 'infiltration' vs 'mahila samman' as 38 seats up for grabs in 2nd phase

VOTING in the second phase in Jharkhand's 38 constituencies in a dozen districts on Wednesday will test the campaign pitches of the BJP-led alliance over the Bangla infiltration and the JMM's Mahila Samman scheme under which ₹1,000 are given each month to women in the 18-50 years age group.

The Sabarmati Report, declared tax free in MP as CM leaves for Gujarat

THE BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday became the first state in the country to declare the recently released 6The Sabarmati Report, tax free.

All-party meeting on Nov 24 ahead of Parliament session

The Centre has called an all-party meeting on November 24, a day before the winter session of Parliament commences, to seek cooperation of opposition parties for the smooth functioning of the session that will last till December 20.

Parties advised to settle dispute independently

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday advised the parties involved to try to settle their dispute independently.

Bibek Debroy has left a legacy with humanity at its core, says PK Mishra

BIBEK Debroy, the former chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council who passed away early this month, Was a scholar with exceptional analytical skills in policy-making and an inordinate ability to explain complex concepts in a lucid manner, recollected PK Mishra, the principal secretary to the PM.

25% increase in delegates as IFFI begins today

MORE than 6,500 delegates have registered themselves for this year's International Film Festival of India (IFFI) marking an increase of 25 per cent over the last year, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) managing director Prithul Kumar said on Tuesday, a day ahead of the inauguration of the festival in Goa.

FBI officials meet Indian agencies to discuss Anmol Bishnoi's extradition

OFFICIALS of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have met officers of the Indian law enforcement agencies to discuss the case of Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

Trade talks with India to resume: UK

G20 sidelines: Modi says strategic ties with UK a priority, Starmer sets new year date for talks

POLARISED POLITY IN PROGRESSIVE MAHARASHTRA

The state has been a fertile ground for patriotic thinkers. To understand the polarisation seen today, one has to look back at a long history of appeasement

G20 STRUGGLES TO STAY RELEVANT AMID TURMOIL

AS the leaders of the world's major economies confabulate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the annual G20 summit, unresolved geopolitical tensions continue to blight global landscape.

Fruit bats ruin Rudraksha yield, farmer sues forest dept

FRUIT bats causing damage to crops is nothing new. However, a farmer suing the forest department seeking huge compensation for the loss he incurred owing to the flying mammals is not something common.

HC strikes down GO regularising contract jobs

THE High Court on Tuesday declared Section 10-A of the Telangana (Regulation of Appointments to Public Services and Rationalisation of Staff Pattern and Pay Structure) Act, 1994 unconstitutional while making it clear that the services of contractual employees who have already been regularised would not be terminated.

Devaswom Board's actions during pooram suspicious

THE Cochin Devaswom Board (CDB) has told the Kerala High Court that certain actions of the Thiruvambadi Devaswom during the Thrissur pooram had given rise to suspicions that they were aimed at aiding certain political parties to influence the Lok Sabha polls.

Muraleedharan draws flak for °trivia1ising Wayanad tragedy; LDF, UDF irked

SENIOR BJP leader V Muraleedharan on Tuesday courted a controversy after he claimed only three local body wards were washed away in the Wayanad landslides, not an entire region.

K'taka's most wanted Naxal killed in ANF encounter

NAXAL leader Vikram Gowda, 46, was killed in an encounter with Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) personnel at Pithubail in Nadpalu village of Hebri taluk in the Western Ghats on Monday night.

Schools have made joke of entire education system

AMID the pollution crisis, children as young as 4 years old, studying in Nursery classes, are made to attend three-hour online classes these days.

Naidu moots interlinking of rivers

Says Polavaram project will be completed by 2027, its height will remain at 45.72 metres

Obstruct developmental projects at your own peril, Revanth warns BRS

SOLEMNLY swearing that he would never allow the BRS to rise again in the state, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday made it clear that anyone trying to, or conspiring to scuttle development works and come in the way of government functioning would land in jail.

@ 78L, Metro scores highest-ever daily ridership on N ov 18

DM Rc's measures DMRC has added 60 extra trips on weekdays, enhancing its carrying capacity and encouraging more people to opt for the Metro. It has also made available its tickets on multiple online platforms to book them with ease.

Despair deepens among daily wage earners

WITH Delhi-NCR battling hazardous air pollution levels, daily wage laborers in the construction sector are bearing the brunt of restrictions imposed under Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).

Univs in city shift to online mode as no respite from severe-plus air quality

A day after the Supreme Court ordered the closure of all classes up to 12th grade, the universities in Delhi also decided to suspend physical classes for this week.

HC seeks ED's response on Satyendar Jain's plea

THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in response to a petition filed by former Delhi Cabinet Minister Satyendar Jain.