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After 422 anxious hours, families rejoice

As the quaint mountain town of Kotdwar in Uttarakhand was lighting up on Diwali day, Jaimal Singh Negi’s life descended into darkness.

Rat-mining gets job done!

For 24 hours, Munna Qureshi kept digging away, metres deep inside a 2.6-feet-wide steel pipe. Hunched and weary, fatigue hit him in waves ever so often. But the 29-year-old from Delhi knew he couldn’t stop.

THEY'RE COMING HOME

After a harrowing 17 days trapped inside a collapsed under-construction tunnel, 41 workers brought out to safety by a team of rescuers that made the impossible possible

Ceasefire in Gaza holds as 17 more hostages released

The war has claimed the lives of more than 1,200 Israelis, mostly civilians. At least 15,000 people have been killed in Gaza

BREAKING FREE FROM TYPECASTS, KRITIKA KAMRA STYLE

With the success of Bambai Meri Jaan, Kamra is happy to see the industry finally recognise her potential

SAREE-ING INTO THE FUTURE

Designers are blending tradition with convenience by introducing hands-free and pocketed versions of the six-yard wonder

Rani Mukerji: I'll work till I'm 80

With a diverse body of work, Rani Mukerji has impressed audiences each time she has come on the big screen. Perhaps the only female actor in Bollywood to have a franchise (Mardaani) that she carries on her shoulders, Mukerji has also essayed characters across age groups. At the 54th International Film Festival of India, during the masterclass Delivering Compelling Performances, she spoke about the debate around ageism in the film industry.

At the T20 World Cup, can India's youngsters keep the big stars out?

The top players, who are giving the T20 series versus Aussies a miss, will invariably be in the fray for the marquee event in the Caribbean and USA

Oz World Cup win shows why India should change its T20 league policy

Glenn Maxwell standing on one leg to deliver a scintillating double hundred against Afghanistan in Mumbai starts to make more sense once you are told that his highest IPL strike rate at all venues where he has played at least 10 innings is 178.05, at the Wankhede. A stint with Kolkata Knight Riders could have played a small role in Pat Cummins dismissing David Miller-Gujarat Titans' trusted finisher in the last two seasons off a slower short ball with 16 deliveries remaining in the semifinal at Eden Gardens.

What the trade means for MI

Pandya’s return to MI is being billed as a homecoming and it lends the five-time champions the balance they lacked

World Cup hits viewership of non-sports genres, ads

Airing of prime cricket property-the World Cup, preceded by the Asia Cuphas resulted in a dent in viewership and advertising for nonsports channels on television as well as streaming platforms. And the dent is sizeable.

LIC glare on cos with gen-next on board, top roles

Founders of public companies naming their scions as senior executives or board members may find the going harder as the passing of baton comes under greater scrutiny from the world's biggest public money managers, including Life Insurance Corp. of India (LIC), the country's largest domestic institutional investor.

Irdai questions Care on Saluja's Esops

Religare unit asked to reply in a week on excessive” stock options issued

Netherlands: Coalition talks in disarray as key Wilders ally resigns

A party ally of far-right Dutch election winner Geert Wilders on Monday quit his role in the building of a new governing coalition over fraud allegations, throwing the process of creating a new government into turmoil before it had begun.

Israel, Hamas agree to extend Gaza ceasefire

Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their ceasefire for two more days past Monday, the Qatari government said, bringing the prospect of a longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war and further exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

UAE planned to use COP28 to advance oil and gas deals'

The docs show the UAE prepared talking points for meetings with 20 countries, on opportunities for state renewable energy company Masdar

Getting the banking sector back on track

THREE KEY FACTORS LED TO THE SPIKE IN BAD LOANS DURING THE LAST BOOM SHADY BANKING, POOR REGULATION, AND A GLOBAL COMMODITY PRICE SHOCK

Pakistan polls: New script with old cast

Nawaz Sharif is the frontrunner for prime minister's office in the army-guided elections scheduled for February

United by marriage and trade: This Mizoram town's relations with Myanmar run deeper

Between November 12 and 13, when the Myanmar army conducted airstrikes on its villages along the international border in Mizoram, around 5,000 people crossed the bridge that connects India with Myanmar.

32 killed across 3 states in rain-related incidents

At least 32 people have been killed in lightning strikes and unseasonal rain-related incidents in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in the past 24 hours, officials in the three states said on Monday, adding that the Met department has predicted more rain over the next 72 hours.

Pro-people orders alone can't ensure access to justice: CJI

Access to justice is a right that cannot be secured by delivering pro-people verdicts alone and must be complemented by meaningful administrative steps, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud said on Monday.

7 J&K students booked under UAPA for celebrating defeat in World Cup

THE STUDENTS ALLEGEDLY RAISED SLOGANS OF JEEVEY JEEVEY PAKISTAN LONG LIVE PAKISTAN)’

WHO calls for urgent action on climate, health at COP28

The impact of climate change on health needs to take centre stage in global negotiations, the World Health Organization urged on Monday, as delegates head to Dubai for the two-week COP28 summit that starts on November 30.

Odisha CM Patnaik's close aide Pandian joins BJD

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik's former private secretary VK Pandian on Monday formally joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), a little more than a month after he resigned from the Indian Administrative Services (IAS).

Overseas team of BRS joins poll campaign

Sheikh Ahmed (29), a project manager working in Oman, has been saving up for 18 months not money, but vacation days.

Anti-incumbency a challenge in rural T'gana as BRS eyes return

It’s 2pm on a bright Sunday. Thirty-six-year-old B Sai Krishna steps out of the front seat of the Maruti Swift Desire he has rented for the day, and holds the rear door open for his parents, wife, and young daughter to emerge. They step on to the small sidewalk, the wind buffeting them, and look out onto the expanse of the Godavari.

DU may provide 20% of courses via online portal

The Delhi University may provide up to 20% of its courses through online medium on the Swayam portal.

2 arrested after E Delhi gunfight

Two gangsters, suspected members of the group headed by fugitive gangster Arshdeep Singh aka Arsh Dalla, were arrested with a hand grenade, two guns and 13 cartridges by the special cell of Delhi Police following a shoot-out on the Noida-Akshardham Road in east Delhi's Mayur Vihar area late Sunday night, police officers aware of the matter said on Monday.

DJB contractors begin strike; Atishi writes to CEO about dirty water

Contractors with the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) started an indefinite strike on Monday, demanding the release of pending dues from the water utility, and warning that all ongoing repair, maintenance and developmental work will be stopped till their payments are cleared.

Man dies after police action in road rage case, kin blame cops

A 32-year-old man who was at the scene of a road rage incident in north-west Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar on early Monday died hours later, prompting his family to accuse a group of policemen present at the site of beating him to death.