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In a pink ball Test, we'll always fancy our chances: Ryan

India are in a tight spot and they aren't out of it yet. Day 1 of the Adelaide Test was a firm reminder of how each Test is a different challenge and demands new skills to succeed. So, despite the success of Perth, momentum plays a very small role in a series between top teams.

Two UANs for one EPF account. Here's what to do

The Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) allows a person to only have a single Universal Account Number (UAN). But in certain cases, an individual gets allotted 2 UANs.

Mobikwik eyes valuation of ₹2,165 cr through IPO route

MobiKwik's public offer will open for subscription on Wednesday with a price band of ₹265-279 per equity share, valuing the firm at about ₹2,165 crore, a sharp discount to the ₹7,600 crore valuation it had sought in its last attempt at public listing back in 2021.

Airlines prep to minimize delays ahead of foggy days

DELHI AIRPORT HAS CHALKED OUT PLANS TO IMPROVE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE DURING FLIGHT DISRUPTIONS

Vegetable inflation drives up thali costs 7% y-o-y in November

The cost of a home-cooked vegetarian meal, or thali, climbed 7% year-on-year in November, driven by a sharp rise in vegetable prices, rating agency Crisil Ltd said on Thursday.

Imported luxury shoes stumble on new quality rules

Do you collect luxury leather, suede or satin shoes or are you a big sneakerhead? You may have to wait for several months for a new pair.

LG FILES FOR INDIA IPO IN KOREA INC.'S 2ND STREET OUTING

The Indian arm of LG Electronics on Friday filed for an initial public offering (IPO), becoming the second South Korean conglomerate to sell its shares in the country after automobile giant Hyundai Motor Co.

Toll revenue growth slows, may fall short of FY25 goal

India targets to more than double the highway toll revenue to ₹1.3 lakh cr by 2030

Q3 growth will offset Q2 slowdown: Sitharaman

The third quarter of current fiscal year will make up for the slower second quarter growth rate, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday, adding that the blip was temporary and \"not systemic,\" which was an outcome of administrative focus shifting from capital expenditure to the general election.

Syrian insurgents enter two central towns near Homs city

Syrian insurgents entered two central towns on Friday just north of the central city of Homs, bringing them closer to Syria's third largest city, an opposition war monitor and pro-government media both reported.

World Bank announces $100bn support for world's poorest countries

The World Bank announced on Thursday that it had raised close to $24 billion to provide loans and grants for some of the world's poorest nations, which it can leverage to generate a record $100 billion in total spending power.

'Trump's threat won't halt BRICS payment'

Work will continue on the BRICS settlement system despite US President-elect Donald Trump's threat to impose 100% import duties on countries that try to undermine the dollar, the RIA news agency cited a senior Russian official as saying, on Friday.

TRUMP NAMES EX-SENATOR PERDUE AS CHINA ENVOY

President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he has selected former Senator David Perdue of Georgia to serve as his ambassador to China, leaning on a former business executive turned politician to serve as the administration's envoy to America's most potent economic and military adversary.

Motion on 1984 riots rejected by committee

A motion moved by the New Democratic Party (NDP) for the recognition of the mass violence against Sikhs in India in 1984 as a \"genocide\" failed to be passed by a parliamentary committee, on Thursday.

ISRAELI PM TIES AUSSIE SYNAGOGUE ARSON TO GOVT'S ANTI-ISRAEL STANCE

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Friday, linked an arson attack on a synagogue in Australia to what he called Canberra's \"anti-Israel sentiment\".

Macron says will finish term, set to name new PM

French President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Thursday to stay in office until the end of his term, due in 2027, and announced that he will name a new prime minister within days in efforts to overcome the political deadlock following the resignation of ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier.

South Korean party leader calls for President Yoon's suspension

The turmoil resulting from Yoon's nighttime martial law decree has frozen South Korean politics and caused worry among Japan, and the United States

Another side to the story

Kerala's story is now part of folklore. Amid the Brahminical influence gripping north India, the southern state comes across as a liberal enclave of beef-eaters.

Telling the world about the Indian millennium

Written engagingly and often drawing from new finds in archaeology, The Golden Road by William Dalrymple is rich in historical detail

Stalled demand, sluggish growth

There is no crisis in the Indian economy, but structural drivers of growth must be reinvented

Case for a quiet, well-lit, free space to read, reflect

The Khirki branch of Delhi's Community Library Project is filled with books for people of all ages, provides computers with internet for those who lack access at home, offers story time and literacy programs for children, and offers evening-hour operations to working people who need a quiet place to read and work when homes are loud and crowded.

Left-Right tango leaves France in governance limbo

The political crisis in Paris could not have come at a more inopportune moment for the country and Europe

2 TEENS BOOKED IN MP FOR FORCING MINORS TO CHANT RELIGIOUS SLOGAN

Madhya Pradesh police on Friday booked two teenagers in Ratlam district of the state for allegedly repeatedly slapping three younger Muslim boys till they chanted \"Jai Shri Ram\".

CENTRE ACCUSES STATE OF 'DELAYS' IN FILING WAYANAD RELIEF ASSESSMENT

Two days after lawmakers from Kerala met Union home minister Amit Shah to seek financial aid for relief and restoration of landslides-hit Wayanad, the Centre on Friday accused the state government of making \"inordinate delays\" in submitting the assessment memo regarding the disaster.

J'khand CM allocates portfolios to ministers; retains home, power

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Friday distributed portfolios among his cabinet colleagues, giving important departments such as finance, health, rural development and agriculture to Congress ministers even as he retained a few key departments including home, power, road and building construction.

Prosecution seeks to name former department head in Payal Tadvi case

The prosecution in the Payal Tadvi suicide case has recently moved a plea to make Dr Ching Ling Chiang, the former head of the gynaecology and obstetrics department at the Topiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, an accused in the case.

Justice Gavai hails legacy, integrity of Fali Nariman

Lawyers play a crucial role in shaping constitutional discourse, Justice Bhushan R Gavai said on Friday as he recalled how the Constitution guided the personal and professional life of distinguished legal luminary, Fali S Nariman, in all respects.

Preparing for series of meetings with China to discuss next steps on border situation: India

India said on Friday that it is preparing for several meetings with China, including talks between the Special Representatives on the border issue, to discuss the next steps on border management and normalization of relations.

SCHOOL TEACHERS TIE 7-YEAR-OLD TO GATE, BEAT HIM UP; PROBE ORDERED

An investigation has been ordered after the video of a seven-year-old boy being beaten up by teachers after being tied to the school's main gate emerged on social media, an Odisha government official said on Friday.

Adani Group seeks to build Odisha corridor

THE PROPOSED ECONOMIC CORRIDOR WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE TRAVEL TIME IN THE REGION