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Optimism ebbs at COP28 as fault lines on contentious issues widen

The excitement about bigticket announcements in the initial days of the United Nations Climate Summit (COP28) ebbed as the focus begins to shift this week on negotiations over contentious issues in the Global Stocktake and other legally binding texts.

Delhi University strategic plan found plagiarised, withdrawn

On Wednesday, Delhi University's academic council convened to discuss the university's strategic plan for the next 25 years. This 52-page document, however, was peppered with instances of plagiarism from similar documents of other universities across the world, prompting vehement opposition from council members and forcing the blueprint to be sent back to a committee to revise it.

Karni Sena murder: SIT set up, protests break out in Rajasthan

Markets were shut down as thousands of supporters of Shri Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena (SRRKS) chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi held protests across Rajasthan on Wednesday against his killing the day before, upping the pressure on police to find the two gunmen.

Shah slams Nehru's 'blunders' as 2 bills on J&K passed by LS

Oppn walks out over remarks on first PM; House clears bills on quotas to weaker sections, more seats in J&K assembly with one for displaced people from Pok

What's Wrong With The Congress, And What It Needs To Do

The Congress’s impressive Telangana victory in this election cycle has been completely overshadowed by its losses in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The results have strengthened the BJP’s position ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The Congress and its ideological fellow-travellers must answer some questions before they get back to the 2024 campaign.

Visa-Free Visits A Reality For Indians Now!

As many countries do away with visas for desi travellers, here is what to do and where to go in these destinations

Double The Fun: Five Big Sequels Of 2024

Here are some of the most anticipated Hollywood sequels that are likely to release next year

Cyclone Makes Landfall; 17 People Die In Chennai

Cyclone Michaung swept inland on Tuesday, striking the Andhra Pradesh coast, bringing with it torrential rainfall, howling winds, and leaving behind a trail of destruction across the south-eastern Indian coast and leading to the deaths of at least 18 people over the past two days.

India will play fearless cricket: Amol

With the T20 World Cup to be held in Bangladesh next year, a new-look India women's team will be keen to iron out the creases against formidable England

Young Sudharsan seeks game experience in SA

In 2023, top-order batter B Sai Sudharsan has added an array of achievements to his CV – he cracked a 47-ball 96 for Gujarat Titans in the IPL final, a century for India A against Pakistan A in the Emerging Asia Cup, signed a contract with Surrey in the English County Championship and made noteworthy contributions for Rest of India in both innings of the Irani Cup tie against Saurashtra.

A case for Rahul to open and Ishan Kishan to keep wicket

Rahul was impressive with the gloves in the World Cup, but experts are against the idea of him keeping in Tests

Hub tailwind likely for Indian airlines

National aviation hub policy lays ground for competitive fares by domestic carriers

Adani stocks boost Tuesday's market gain

The Adani group was the star of the stock markets on Tuesday, with its 10 listed companies contributing over 65% of the day’s overall market gains. The surge also erased much of the 10 stocks’ losses since the explosive Hindenburg report in January. On a day the market gained ₹2.9 trillion, investors in Adani group companies turned wealthier by ₹1.9 trillion, marking the biggest single-day jump in value for the infrastructure conglomerate.

'Maths, reading skills in unprecedented decline in teens'

Teenagers' mathematics and reading skills are in an unprecedented decline across dozens of countries and Covid school closures are only partly to be blamed, the OECD said on Tuesday in its latest survey of global learning standards.

Israeli forces storm main city in south Gaza Strip

Israeli forces stormed the main city in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday and hospitals struggled to cope with scores of Palestinian dead and wounded.

British govt signs new treaty with Rwanda to deport illegal migrants

The UK government on Tuesday signed a new treaty with Rwanda which it says addresses the Supreme Court's concerns that blocked the original scheme to fly out illegal migrants to the African nation while their asylum claims are processed.

Nigeria: 85 die in 'mistaken' drone attack

At least 85 people have been confirmed dead after a \"mistaken\" army drone attack on a religious gathering in northwest Nigeria, authorities said. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ordered \"a thorough and full-fledged investigation into the incident.\"

COP28: Global Stocktake calls for just phase-out of fossil fuels

The text gives the option of a rapid phase-out of coal power and cessation of permitting new coal power generation

Share data of B'deshi migrants given Indian citizenship: SC to govt

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought data from the Union government on Bangladeshi immigrants who availed citizenship of India under Section 6A of the Constitution Act in Assam, saying there was no material before it to indicate the number between January 1966 and March 1971 was so great that it impacted the demographic and cultural identity of the northeastern state.

Taiwan established 29 centres to teach Mandarin in India

SEVERAL OF THE MANDARIN CENTRES CREATED BY THE TAIWAN GOVERNMENT ARE IN PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES

$250 mn credit line extended to Kenya to boost agriculture

India and Kenya on Tuesday decided to bolster cooperation in health and agriculture, including an Indian line of credit of $250 million to modernise farming in the African country, even as the two sides signed five agreements in areas ranging from education to digital transformation.

Sonia, Rahul 'beneficial owners' in Herald case: ED

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), while attaching properties worth ₹751 crore in its money-laundering probe into the National Herald newspaper last month claimed that a criminal conspiracy was hatched to give control of properties worth \"hundreds of crores of rupees\" of Associated Journals Limited (AJL) to the \"beneficial owners\" of Young Indian (YI), Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, people familiar with the development said on Tuesday.

Rajput Karni Sena leader shot dead at home; protests erupt

Armed gunmen on Tuesday shot dead Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, the chief of the Hindu right-wing group Shri Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena (SRRKS), in his Jaipur residence, said police, a murder that triggered fierce protests by Rajputs across Rajasthan.

'Cong was narrow-minded, thought it could win alone'

The Congress committed a \"big mistake\" by not forging an alliance with regional parties for the assembly elections in five states, Kerala chief minister and CPI(M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan has said. In an interview with Vishnu Varma, Vijayan also said that the Centre must ask the state's governor, Arif Mohammed Khan, to refrain from indulging in activities that may create a conflict in Kerala. Edited excerpts:

LALDUHOMA TO BE SWORN IN AS MIZORAM CM ON DECEMBER 8

With no other contender in sight, Zoram Peoples' Movement (ZPM) president Lalduhoma, who steered his party to a landslide win in the Mizoram assembly elections, is set to become the northeastern state's chief minister.

DU panel agenda for meet: Focus on research, infra

The Delhi University academic council is scheduled to meet on Wednesday to discuss the varsity's revised strategic plan 2022-2047, which envisages an emphasis on research, international collaborations, and improved infrastructure.

Not in good taste: PM2.5 levels take the smoke out of tandoors

Irshad Qureshi, 34, wears a scowl as he flits between the cash counter at the front of Qureshi Kebab, a famous eatery in old Delhi, and the tandoor and sigdi (stove) at the back. The orders have started piling up — five plates of chicken seekh kebab, three plates of mutton seekh kebab, 10 roomali roti, extra chutney, extra onion.

KMP e-way pile-up: Truck driver held

The police have arrested the driver of the trailer truck who applied brakes suddenly leading to a pile-up on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway in Bilaspur eventually causing the death of two businessmen, officers aware of the case said on Tuesday.

DTC to add 600 e-buses in Dec, govt to phase out CNG

The Capital is set to add 600 electric buses to its transport fleet this month, taking the number of e-buses in the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to 1,400, officials aware of the matter said on Monday. The last batch of 400 e-buses was launched in early September.

DUSIB adds 250 shelter homes, forms rescue teams this winter

The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), the agency tasked with improving the quality of the life for the residents of slum and JJ clusters in the Capital, has formed 15 rescue teams and has established a 24x7 control room as part of its winter action plan for the homeless during the peak winter season, officials aware of the matter said on Tuesday.