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Tricky situation: Pant or DK against England in semis?

Karthik, India’s Designated Back-Overs Specialist, Hasn’t Exactly Set The T20 World Cup On Fire. Could Rishabh, Who Finally Got A Game Against Zimbabwe, Be More Effective Against England’s Spinners In Thursday’s Semifinal In Adelaide?

Sabalenka stuns Swiatek, faces Garcia for title

Sabalenka ended world No. 1 Iga Swiatek’s 15-match winning streak against top-10 opponents, taking a 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 victory in the semifinals of the season-ending event Sunday night.

Chances of sportsperson heading IOA improve

Empowering the Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) athletes commission with voting rights has brightened the prospect of eminent sportspersons with outstanding credentials to head the country’s premier sports body as its president or one of the office-bearers in the national Olympic committee’s upcoming elections on December 10.

'Influencer' Luva named to Brazil squad in viral gag

The self-described 'best football influencer in the world' reacted to the joke with one of his trademark over-the-top celebrations

Salah statistics are 'insane': Klopp

Salah is now three goals away from moving above Kenny Dalglish in the list of Liverpool’s all-time top scorers and Klopp said he would not be stopping there.

PLAYING IN A LOOP

Liverpool Draw Holders Real Madrid In CL Last 16 In Repeat Of Last Season’s Final; Bayern Munich Face PSG

Rural bet helps Wipro FMCG arm beat slowdown

At a time when the FMCG sector was reeling under a slowdown in rural markets, Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting (WCCL) took a call to expand its reach in rural areas and smaller towns. The decision has now paid off with its flagship soap brand Santoor strengthening its grip in states where it has a relatively big presence.

Indian banks At ₹60,000cr, post highest profit in a qtr

59% Jump From ̀₹37,567Cr Recorded In Sept Qtr Of Last Fiscal

FM to meet investors from US to pitch India

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will court at least two set of investors over the next few days to pitch India as an attractive investment destination and also seek inputs to improve the overall climate.

Govt eyes tighter audit to boost GST mop-up

Centre Looks To Make Monthly Collection Of Over ₹1.5 Lakh Crore The New Normal

IT graduates look for Plan B as cos delay onboarding

Freshers’ Wait Stretches Beyond 6 Mths Even As Tech Cos Say They Will Honour Offer Letters

EWS Survives

SC rightly okays economic criteria for quotas. But questions remain on ‘breaching’ 50% quota cap

Putin's Nuclear Bluff Has Worked, It Has Lessons For India

Begin by precisely assessing the disposition of Pakistan’s tactical nuclear weapons

Let's Be Clear On Quotas

EWS, like OBC, is about caste, not class. We should stop pretending reservations are about the poor

China offers more aid to Pak, says will do more

China, which has offered a $9 billion bailout package to Pakistan, on Monday pledged more support for the cash-strapped nation, saying that it has done its “utmost” to stabilise the financial situation of its all-weather ally and will continue to do so.

Russia bizman, known as 'Putin's chef', admits US poll interference

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhinsaid on Monday he had interfered in US elections and would continue doing so in future, the first such admission from a figure who has been formally implicated by Washington in efforts to influence US politics.

Lab-grown blood given to people in 1st such clinical trial in the world

If proven safe and effective, manufactured blood cells could revolutionise treatments for people with rare blood types and those with disorders like sickle cell

Cooperate or perish: UN chief to nations at COP27

Unveils 5-Yr-Plan To Get Early Warning Against Extreme Weather Events For All

Chandrachud to Chandrachud: Justice Lalit ends innings in SC

LAST WORKING DAY: U U Lalit

'First step towards eradicating caste-based quotas'

Monday’s Supreme Court order upholding the EWS quota clears the way for more attempts by governments to provide above 50% quota in government jobs and educational institutions on grounds of social and educational backwardness as well as economic deprivation.

Victory for PM in social justice mission: BJP

BJP on Monday hailed the Supreme Court verdict upholding the Centre’s EWS quota saying that it is a victory for PM Narendra Modi in his “mission” to provide social justice to the country’s poor.

Voters now are wiser, mere promises can't sway them: SC

Faced with a petition seeking an end to announcement of freebies by parties, the apex court on Monday said that people no longer vote on promises and that they exercise their franchise keeping in view many factors, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra.

Why EWS quota became such a tangled legal debate

Monday’s verdict was a split one, with three judges ruling for the quota and two against. What made the quota such a contested issue? Jiby Kattakayam explains

3 Versus 2: Egalitarianism Vs Inequality?

Excluding poor from reserved classes discriminatory: Minority judgment

Sikh bros donate 12 acres to needy farmers in U'khand

Two Sikh brothers from Pilibhit have donated 12 acres of their land, estimated to be worth over Rs 5 crore, to 16 needy farmers in Khatima, US Nagar district of Uttarakhand, ahead of Guru Nanak’s birthday (Gurpurab) on Tuesday.

No dilution of surrogacy law, says Centre

The Centre said the law was passed by Parliament after receiving comments from all stakeholders

Jharkhand guv hasn't sought fresh opinion, EC tells Soren

Article 192 Doesn’t Have Provision For Seeking Second Opinion At All

Cong turncoats Hardik, Alpesh seek BJP tickets

BATTLEGROUND GUJARAT

Kerala guv Arif shows door to 2 TV channels, parties criticise

An agitated Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Monday bluntly told journalists representing two Malayalam television channels to leave the venue of a press conference here and asserted that he would not talk to them.

CBI not within ambit of RTI law: Kerala HC

The Kerala HC has held that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was exempted from furnishing information under the Right to Information Act (RTI) as CBI is one of several intelligence and security agencies which have been exempted from the purview of the transparency law.