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AITA refuses to nominate Nagal for Australian Open wildcard (ATTA IDYL

The All India Tennis Association (AITA) refused to send Sumit Nagal's nomination for a wildcard entry into the 2024 Australian Open after he opted out of the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan, a decision that has left India's top-ranked singles player \"really sad\".

Suspended WFI officials plan response, IOA likely to name ad-hoc panel today

A day after the union sports ministry suspended the Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) newly elected executive committee, the focus shifted on Monday to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), which has been tasked to form an ad-hoc committee.

record Rohit looking to set straight in Rainbow nation

The manner in which Rohit Sharma has gone about overcoming various odds and different conditions on way to becoming a solid all-format player has been impressive to say the least. The numbers bear testament to his class - he has played 462 international matches with 18,239 runs and 45 hundreds.

India chase a 'final frontier', aim to win in South Africa

Visiting batters face a huge challenge against Proteas pacers in the two Tests starting today

Taking Indian chess to the world

Coach of Pragg and Vaishali, chosen for Dronacharya award, Ramesh is making a big impact abroad

Retail now a big investor pie, but their weight is still small

Individuals invested up to 10,000 in the stock market made up a third of the entire investing community, including institutional and non-institutional, November data from National Stock Exchange (NSE) showed, even as their contribution to the turnover remained fractional.

UP Up tops access to 21.30 lakh cr special assistance to states

Uttar Pradesh is so far the largest beneficiary of the 1.30 lakh crore special assistance to states for capital expenditure in the current financial year, followed by Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, official data show.

Are Infosys and Wipro in a crisis of leadership?

Infosys Ltd and Wipro Ltd have each seen about two dozen executives at the rank of senior vice-president (SVP) and above leave under the tenures of chief executives Salil Parekh and Thierry Delaporte, respectively, underscoring the challenge of retaining senior leaders at the Bengaluru-based IT twins.

Agri budget may hit ₹2 lakh cr in FY25

With a 39% rise, expansion of crop insurance, income support scheme likely

Japan's space probe enters lunarorbit, landing likely next month

Japan's SLIM space probe entered the Moon's orbit on Monday in a major step towards the country's first successful lunar landing, expected next month.

West trying to 'destabilise' Serbia: Russia

Russia on Monday accused Western countries of fomenting tensions in Serbia, a Moscow-friendly Balkan nation rocked by protests over alleged fraud in elections held on December 17.

Russia says seized town of Marinka in eastern Ukraine

Russia on Monday said its forces now fully controlled the town of Maryinka in eastern Ukraine, which President Vladimir Putin hailed as a \"success\" that would mean less shelling on the nearby Russian held city of Donetsk.

Israeli PM vows to expand Gaza offensive; strike kills at least 106

At least 20,674 people have been killed since the war began, according to authorities in Gaza Agencies

ED officials booked in TN 'for preventing DVAC from discharging their duties' in bribery case

ED HAS ACCUSED DVAC OF CRIMINAL TRESPASS, AND TAKING COPIES OF SENSITIVE DOCS THAT COULD JEOPARDISE INVESTIGATIONS

In coma after 2015 gunfight, Lt Col dies

Lieutenant Colonel Karanbir Singh Natt, 47, who was in coma since 2015 after sustaining a bullet injury during a counterterror operation in Jammu & Kashmir, has succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Jalandhar, his family members said.

K'taka minister says farmers wish for drought, triggers row

Karnataka minister Shivanand Patil's remark that farmers \"wish for drought so that their loans will get waived\" triggered sharp reactions from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal (Secular) as they slammed the Congress and demanded an \"unconditional apology\" from the minister.

Former lawmakers and Union minister included in MP cabinet

Twenty eight legislators, including Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and former Union culture minister Prahlad Patel, took oath as ministers in the first cabinet expansion of chief minister Mohan Yadav-led government in Madhya Pradesh on Monday.

Accused murdered Chennai techie out of jealousy, say police

A Madurai woman, was chained, slashed with a blade and set afire allegedly by her childhood friend as he was \"jealous that she was talking to other men\", police said on Monday.

BJP is weaponising suspension of MPs: Kharge to Dhankhar

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is \"weaponising\" the suspension of lawmakers from Parliament as a convenient tool to \"undermine democracy\", Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said in new letter to RS chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday, days after the latter invited him again for an interaction over the matter.

Criminal bills, other key legislation get presidential assent

THE THREE NEW CRIMINAL LAWS REPLACE A RAFT OF COLONIAL ACTS AND WERE PASSED LAST WEEK

Ship docks in Mumbai safely after drone strike

Merchant vessel Chem Pluto, the target of a drone attack in the Arabian Sea on December 23, on Monday reached Mumbai escorted by Indian Coast Guard Ship Vikram, and the Indian Navy's explosive ordnance disposal specialists embarked the vessel for a preliminary assessment that pointed towards a drone attack, the navy said in a statement.

Man killed by partner's stalker in west Delhi

Over a week after a 22-year-old man's body was found outside a park in west Delhi's Keshopur, two men were arrested for the murder on Friday, the Delhi Police said on Monday.

Narela jail to cater to high-risk inmates

The Capital is set to get a fourth jail at Narela in outer Delhi to cater exclusively to high-risk prisoners, officials aware of the matter said on Monday, adding that the new facility will likely be ready in the next two years.

12 tree ambulances in Capital by 2024: MCD

The horticulture department of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is set to triple its fleet of tree ambulances in the Capital, taking the total up to 12 - one for each of its 12 administrative zones -by 2024, civic body officials said.

Repairs begin at Sohna elevated road cave-in site

Repair work has started on a sinkhole that appeared on one of the carriageways of the Sohna elevated road, and authorities in Gurugram and the contractor who built the road indicated that it would take several days to be fixed.

1,480 buses set to join Delhi fleet by March

The Delhi transport department is planning to add 1,480 new buses to the Capital's fleet by March 2024, taking the number of government run buses on the city's streets to 7,618, officials aware of the matter said on Monday.

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny tracked in Arctic penal colony

Associates of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Monday that he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost.

Indians stuck in France over trafficking fears on way back

THE PASSENGERS WERE HEADED TO NICARAGUA BUT WERE INSTEAD STRANDED INSIDE A RURAL FRENCH AIRPORT FOR FOUR DAYS

NewsClick HR head turns police witness in foreign funding case

The human resources head of NewsClick, Amit Chakraborty, has moved an application before a Delhi court seeking to become an approver in the case registered against the news portal under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, or UAPA, for allegedly receiving foreign funds through Chinese firms to disrupt the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India.

'Collegium not the best system to pick judges... transparent dialogue needed'

The collegium system of appointing judges to constitutional courts is no longer the best mechanism and the executive and the judiciary ought to come together to formalise a method enabling transparent exchange of views instead of \"secretive\" or \"back-door\" consultations, outgoing Supreme Court judge justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul has emphasised.