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La Liga: Real beat Las Palmas 4-1

WITH Kylian Mbappe putting on a show again, Real Madrid returned to the top of the Spanish league.

Pragg wins; Gukesh draws

INDIAN Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated compatriot P Harikrishna, while Arjun Erigaisi settled for a draw in the second round of the 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament here.

Tax sops likely for brownfield projects

FACED with slow uptake in private investment, the government may announce some tax sops in the Budget this year for encouraging new investments by companies.

5.2K birds of 117 species in Uttarakhand's Asan wetland

IN a significant citizen science effort, a bird counting campaign at the Asan Wetland in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand has yielded impressive results, with volunteers identifying 5,225 birds across 117 different species.

NCLT Orders Liquidation of Go First

Airline becomes the second carrier in four months to face liquidation after Jet Airways

Two held for making country-made bombs in TN

TWO men were arrested and remanded on Monday for allegedly making explosives (naattu vedi) to hunt wild animals that have been destroying their crops near Poomandahalli which led to the death of a six-year-old girl on Sunday.

U'KHAND CABINET CLEARS UCC RULES

THE Uttarakhand Cabinet on Monday approved the Uniform Civil Code's (UCC) regulations, close to a year after the legislation was passed by the state assembly.

Karur Vysya Bank profit jumps over 20% on loan growth

Robust loan growth and better asset quality helped the Tamil Nadu-based old-generation private sector lender Karur Vysya Bank to report an over 20% jump in net income at ₹496 crore in the December quarter, up from ₹412 crore in the year ago period.

Ahead of Belagavi rally, Cong seeks Bhagwat's apology over I-Day speech

AS the Congress is set to hold 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan' rally in Karnataka's Belagavi, the party reiterated its demand that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat must apologise for the 'anti-national' statement he delivered on the freedom movement.

NIMAS team finishes Arunachal leg of Brahmaputra rafting expedition

A team of the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) has achieved a milestone by completing the Arunachal Pradesh leg of the historic Brahmaputra River Rafting Expedition.

Axar Steps Into A New Role

Now part of the leadership group, the all-rounder doesn't feel the need to prove to anyone

Meghalaya Mob Attempts to Attack School, Curfew Imposed

CURFEW was clamped in areas falling under the Mawkynrew village in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district on Monday following an incident of mob violence involving a school.

Dixon Profit Rises 77.5% Fuelled by Mobile Biz Growth

Dixon Technologies reported a 77.5% year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to ₹171.19 crore for the third quarter of current financial year (FY25).

Iranian Court Hands Death Sentence to Popular Singer for Blasphemy

AN Iranian court has sentenced popular singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, to death on appeal after he was convicted of blasphemy, local media reported on Sunday.

SEBI May Extend Time To Fix MF NAV

To ease the implementation of directions on upstreaming of client funds, the markets watchdog is planning to extend time to stock brokers/clearing members to un-pledge units of overnight mutual fund schemes and place redemption request with funds houses, after the close of market hours.

Makers of 'Kantara Chapter-1' fined ₹50,000

SHOOTING of Kannada film Kantara Chapter-1, the prequel to 2022 blockbuster Kantara, promoting forest protection and human and wildlife co-existence, has come under the forest department's scanner with the production house Hombale Films being slapped with a fine of ₹50,000 for illegally dumping film set items into Sakleshpur forest before starting ongoing shooting from January 7-25.

Greeshma looked impassive as sentence was pronounced

GREESHMA remained impassive as the Neyyattinkara Additional Sessions Court sentenced her to death on Monday.

Admin bans community feasts in village hit by mysterious deaths

EVEN as the high-level inter-ministerial team visited remote Budhal village in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Monday to ascertain the cause of the 17 deaths in three families due to a mysterious illness, the administration sealed the spring in the affected village after water samples from it tested positive for a few pesticides and insecticides and also banned community feasts in the village.

SA20: Sunrisers enter play-offs

SUNRISERS Eastern Cape defeated Durban Super Giants by six wickets to enter the playoffs of the SA20 here.

MRPL Reports 28% Decline in Net Profit to ₹304 Crore

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) reported a 28% decline in its net profit to ₹304 crore for the third quarter of FY25.

2025 World Cup Set To Be Hosted In India, Confirmation Soon

THE official announcement may take a few more days, but in reality, India was pencilled in to host the 2025 World Cup by FIDE (chess' governing body) last year itself.

At 24, Greeshma Is The Youngest To Be Sentenced To Death In State

CONVICTED for the murder of Sharon Raj, S S Greeshma on Monday became the youngest person in the state to receive the death sentence.

Cong high command will decide on CM post

ENDING all debates over the CM post, the just concluded Congress Political Affairs Committee in a statement categorically declared that it is the party high command which decides the CM.

Conflicts Rise on Forest Fringe Villages, But Race to Harvest Votes Gives Farmers a Say

TIGERS, leopards, elephants, gaurs, wild pigs... As summer nears, the forest fringes are turning conflict zones.

Biden pardons Fauci, Milley to guard against Don's 'revenge'

Pardons announced just hours ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration lays the groundwork for an even more expansive use of remission by future presidents

Govt employees to go on strike tomorrow

Demands include salary revision, reinstatement of leave surrender, and clearance of dearness allowance dues

Unified by new outfit, Muthuvan tribal people rise up for their rights

FOR generations, they stayed ignorant about their rights. Despite lacking basic, infrastructural and medical facilities, members of the Muthuvan tribe, inhabiting the forest ranges of Idukki, hardly raised their voices simply due to ignorance.

Will be key player in electric 3-wheeler market: TVS

CHENNAI-based auto major TVS Motor has set its sight on becoming a key player in the rapidly-growing electric three-wheeler market within the next three quarters.

Crane worth ₹25L stolen from NH construction site

A CRANE valued at ₹25 lakh that was brought for national highway (NH) construction was stolen and smuggled from Taliparamba Kuppam, Kannur, in the early hours of Sunday.

THE NEED TO CELEBRATE DIVERSITY WITHIN LGBTQIA+

ONALD Trump's recent statements about abolishing \"transgender lunacy\" and emphasizing binary gender identities have sparked widespread concern.