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Argentine star Gonzalo Peillat excited with HIL

Germany's celebrated defender and drag-flicker Gonzalo Peillat is set to make a grand return to the Hockey India League (HIL), representing Hyderabad Toofans in the 2024-25 edition.

Liverpool on high after wins over Real Madrid, Man City

Liverpool answered all doubts surrounding their start to the season after Sunday's 2-0 win over Manchester City at Anfield.

India's Paralympic champ Nitesh, Axelsen, Se-Young lead BWF awards nominations

Paralympics champion Nitesh Kumar in star-studded company at annual awards list of world badminton

Fadnavis rushes to meet Shah while Sanjay Raut attacks BJP

The development has come after BJP MLAs lobbying for ministerial posts met Fadnavis at his posh Malabar Hill residence located in South Mumbai

Telangana HC asks police to preserve bodies of Maoists killed in encounter

The Telangana High Court on Monday directed police to preserve the bodies of seven Maoists killed in an alleged exchange of fire with police in Mulugu district on Sunday.

Over 19,135 acres of poppy cultivation destroyed in seven years: Manipur govt report

Various law-enforcing agencies, including Manipur Police, have destroyed 19,135.60 acres of illegal poppy cultivation in the state's 12 districts between 2017 and 2024, an official report said on Monday.

Assam CM meets PM Modi in Delhi, discusses key issues

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Monday and discussed various development issues pertaining to the state.

Assam Police apprehend five Bangladeshi nationals

Assam Police apprehended five Bangladeshi nationals, including two women, for attempting to cross the Indo-Bangladesh international border without valid travel documents.

NEHU crisis deepens as VC extends leave amid calls for resignation

The ongoing turmoil at North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in Meghalaya has intensified as Vice Chancellor Prof Prabha Shankar Shukla extended his leave until December 13.

PM Modi to attend Assam Investor and Infrastructure Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the Assam Investor and Infrastructure Summit in Guwahati in February next year, a government official said on Monday.

Housing prices heading northward, unsold inventory move in opposite direction

Homebuyers' sentiments across the country seem to be very positive and bullish.

India's manufacturing sector growth slips to 56.5 in November

Growth in India's manufacturing sector slipped to 56.5 in November, stymied by fierce competition and price pressures.

India's organic food products export reaches $448 mn, set to surpass last year's figures

India's organic food products export reached $447.73 million in the first eight months of this fiscal (FY25), and are set to surpass last year's export figures, the Parliament was informed on Monday.

Govt scraps windfall tax on ATF, crude, petrol and diesel products

Centre on Monday scrapped the windfall tax on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), crude products, petrol and diesel products, after months of deliberations.

Sensex and Nifty end higher

The Sensex was up 445.29 points or 0.59 per cent at 80,248.08, and the Nifty was up 144.90 points or 0.6 per cent at 24,276

Govt to update base year for GDP compilation from 2011-12 to 2022-23

Union Government has decided to update the base year for compilation of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 2011-12 to 2022-23 aiming to provide a more accurate representation of the country's economic structure.

Insurance cost to come down if GST Council recommends reduction in rate: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the cost of insurance to the policy holder is expected to come down if the GST Council recommends a reduction in GST rate on health and life insurance policies.

‘Promote sustainable consumption to cut carbon footprint’

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, on Monday called for promoting sustainable consumption patterns to cut carbon footprint and resolve issues of environment.

Climate solution: Sails make a comeback in shipping, to dent its huge carbon footprint

Had he continued working aboard fuel-powered cargo ships, Yann Jourdan reckons he'd be earning perhaps four times what he now gets as captain of a sailboat that instead uses the wind's clean energy to transport goods across the Atlantic.

Elton John says he has lost eyesight and struggles to see his new stage musical

Elton John says he struggled to watch his new musical because he has lost his eyesight after contracting an infection.

Malaysia: Six killed, 130,000 displaced in floods

Flooding in Malaysia has claimed six lives as of Monday, with the latest deaths being two elderly individuals drowning in Kelantan state while monitoring livestock, authorities said.

Police charge 13 over record cocaine seizure in Australian history

Australian police on Monday said that they have arrested and charged 13 people over a record cocaine bust in the country's history.

Massive public outrage in Pakistan over widespread internet disruption

Public outrage continues to grow over extremely slow internet speed and severe disruptions across Pakistan as the government led by Shehbaz Sharif has reportedly installed firewalls to monitor anti-state content on social media amid anti-government campaigns and protests led by opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) that shook capital Islamabad, last week.

Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to

President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family.

California lawmakers to begin special session to 'Trump-proof' state laws

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers will return to the state Capitol on Monday to begin a special session to protect the state's progressive policies ahead of another Trump presidency.

Iraqi militias deployed in Syria to back govt's counter attack

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus

Chief of International Criminal Court lashes out at US and Russia over threats and accusations

The president of the International Criminal Court lashed out at the United States and Russia for interfering with its investigations, calling threats and attacks on the court \"appalling.\"

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives in Ukraine

Scholz has been cautious about talks on fast-tracking NATO membership for Ukraine

Romania's leftists set to top polls in parliamentary election, but far-right populists see big gains

Romania's Social Democratic Party looked set to win the most votes in Sunday's parliamentary election, incomplete data showed, while far-right populists were on track to make significant gains in the country's legislature.

56 people killed in stampede following clashes at a Guinea soccer match: Govt authorities

Fifty-six people were killed and several injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium in southern Guinea, following clashes between fans, Guinea's government said Monday.