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Missing In Gaza: Global Leaders & Peacemakers

If relief was palpable on both sides, the rubble we saw in Gaza was just as stark. Having received both images from Israel-Palestine (to name these intermingled territories in alphabetical order), the world will soon also obtain answers to the question, “What after the truce?”

After A Six-Day 'Near Severe' Air Spell, Rain Brings Relief For City

Rain and strong winds on Monday and Tuesday helped drive out pollutants that had stubbornly clung on to Delhi’s air for weeks, giving the city its best air quality in several days.

Hits And Misses: What Led The Rescue Team To Success

The 17-day-long operation that ended on Tuesday evening with the rescue of 41 workers trapped in the under-construction Silkyara-Barkot tunnel marked the culmination of a mission that went through its share of peaks and troughs.

Israel, Hamas Accuse Each Other Of Violating Truce Deal

Hamas has released 50 hostages as part of the original deal, and is now expected to free another 20 over the next two days

I HAD STARTED TO FEEL SMALL IN MY BIGNESS

At the 54th IFFI, Vidya Balan said that her 'size never mattered' when she faced the camera, and why one's body must be 'honoured at all costs'

This Southeast Asian country wants more Indian travellers

In a surprising announcement on Monday, Malaysia decided to offer visa-free travel to Indians in addition to Chinese nationals, starting December 31.

A mega celebration of Golf and time

OMEGA recently hosted the second edition of its Golf trophy event. Coming together to celebrate OMEGA's passion for golf and watches, the 18-hole tournament attracted golfers and watch enthusiasts, alike.

At 24, Shubman in elite club as he takes on IPI's captaincy curveball

There are lessons to be learnt from journeys of IPL captains who got the responsibility young

Another Maxwell big show

Australian hits an unbeaten 104 off 48 balls to help team beat India and keep the T20 series alive

Lenders bank on campus recruitment

Private banks are aiming to hire at least 50,000 individuals, including fresh graduates, for entry-level positions over the next year to address the challenge of high attrition, according to bankers and recruitment experts.

Ant Group's Alipay to exit Zomato

Ant Group's payments platform Alipay is set to offload shares of Zomato Ltd in a $395 million block deal on Wednesday, according to a term sheet reviewed by Mint.

Aster divests Gulf business for $1bn

Fajr Cap consortium to hold 65% of the new entity, promoter of Aster to own 35%

Russia: Detention of WSJ reporter extended till Jan 30

A court in Moscow on Tuesday extended the detention of Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, until January 30, Russian news agencies reported.

Court orders 'public' trial for imprisoned ex-PM

A Pakistani court on Tuesday ordered a \"public\" trial in prison of former prime minister Imran Khan on charges of revealing official secrets, his lawyer said.

Will Big Brother be watching?

The Broadcasting Bill aims to provide a modern legislative framework for regulating technology. But there are concerns because its design replicates a commandand-control model

SC denies medical bail to Senthil Balaji

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail on medical grounds to Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in June in an alleged money laundering case, as it remarked that the DMK leader's sickness did not appear to be \"serious or life-threatening\".

Global South CJIs. ministers sign pact on access to justice

Chief justices, judges, and law ministers of nearly 70 Global South nations released a set of three documents, including the ‘New Delhi Principles on the Role of Judiciary in Ensuring Equal Access to Justice for All in the Global South’ at a first-ever regional conference organised by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) in association with other agencies.

Free foodgrain scheme gets 5-year extension

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the extension of free food grains to nearly 800 million beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act for another five years, a person familiar with the development said.

'No stone left unturned, every option explored'

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) member Lt General Ata Hasnain, who has been a part of the massive rescue operation in the Silkyara tunnel, spoke to Saptarshi Das about the 17-day effort. Edited excerpts:

Celebrations abound ahead of homecoming

Khirabera, a tribal hamlet 40 km from Jharkhand's capital city Ranchi, heaved a collective sigh of relief on Tuesday evening after news of the 41 trapped workers emerging out of the partially collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand after a 17-day herculean rescue operation broke out. The village is home to three of the rescued workers - Anil Bediya, Sukhram Bedia and Rajendra Bediya.

Cong woos Reddys, BRS banks on booth management

Visheshwar Rao, a civil society member who went to campaign for poet Gaddar’s daughter G Vennela in Secunderabad Cantonment seat, sounded worried. “I went to a semi-slum area and people said 12 workers of the ruling BRS (Bharat Rashtra Samithi) have been camping there for the past few days,” said Rao.

High-pitched campaign ends; T'gana set to vote tomorrow

A high-decibel campaign for the upcoming assembly elections in Telangana ended on Tuesday, setting the stage for a triangular contest among the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), the Congress, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in what will be the last state polls before the crucial 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Court notice to ED on AAP MP bail plea

A Delhi court on Tuesday sought a reply from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the bail application moved by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) parliamentarian Sanjay Singh in the case registered related to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy. Special judge MK Nagpal issued notice to the federal agency and listed the matter for hearing on December 6.

MCD may soon let private agencies tow away vehicles

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is set to grant agencies operating private parking spaces the right to tow away vehicles illegally parked in areas surrounding these facilities, officials aware of the matter said on Monday. The civic body will also impose fines on such vehicles in the form of removal and storage charges, which will be divided in a 50:50 ratio with the operators, the officials said.

MCD invites bids to remove waste along railway tracks within Delhi

The area along railway tracks in the national capital have long been unofficial dumping grounds for municipal waste, with a joint assessment by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Indian Railways released on May 22 estimating that around 31,000 metric tonne of garbage has been dumped along railway tracks in the city.

SC questions 6-month extension to chief secy

The Union government on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to give a six-month extension to Delhi’s chief secretary Naresh Kumar, prompting the court to ask if there was no other officer eligible or competent enough to take the reins from the incumbent.

Snatchers target woman at Metro stop, threaten her with gun outside

A 22-year-old woman was allegedly the victim of a snatching incident in an unusual place on Saturday - inside the premises of the Jafrabad Metro station in northeast Delhi. The woman, according to her complaint to the police, ran after the man who snatched her phone, only for a second person waiting outside the Metro station to threaten her with a gun.

SC pulls up Delhi govt on dues for RRTS corridors

The Supreme Court on Tuesday told the Delhi government to show full compliance of its financial commitments under the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), criticising the need to \"arm-twist\" the state to pay dues for the three corridors connecting Delhi with Meerut, Alwar and Panipat.

Will COP28 finally ditch fossil fuels? Doesn't look like it

The language on phasing out or phasing down of planet-warming fossil fuels the global community ends up using is likely to be among the most contentious issues at the upcoming UN climate summit in Dubai, something that no party wishes to address.

SC issues directions for disposal of bodies lying unclaimed in Manipur

Stressing that it “cannot let the pot keep boiling” in Manipur over dead bodies, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued directives for the burial or cremation of all those killed in the ethnic violence in the state, including 88 that have been identified, but not claimed by their next of kin, by December 11.