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RBI adds 27 tn gold in Oct, 50% of central banks' buying

The Reserve Bank has bought 48% of all the gold that the central banks bought in October, adding a whopping 27 tonnes to its home reserves, taking the total tonnage to 882.

S Korea president Yoon's impeachment fails

Most lawmakers from his conservative party boycott proceedings leaving Oppn unable to garner two-thirds of vote

Woman brings brother's body tied to taxi roof

UNABLE to afford the exorbitant fee charged by the ambulance service, a woman was forced to travel 195 kilometers from her village to Haldwani by tying the body of her brother, who died by suicide, to the roof of a taxi.

Four BJP MLAs inducted into Assam ministry

WITH around 15 months left for Assam to go to elections, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday expanded his ministry by appointing four BJP MLAs as ministers.

Lack of snowfall at Badrinath raises concerns, climate change blamed

EXPERTS and priests of the Badrinath shrine have expressed concern over the absence of snowfall in the region until December, attributing to climate change.

Modi made welfare state a reality, 25 cr lifted out of poverty, says Shah

HOME Minister Amit Shah on Saturday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for transforming the vision of a welfare state into a reality, a feat he claimed previous governments before 2014 pursued only in bits and pieces.

Hit by bullet, Bihar man drives passengers to safety

IN an act of courage and bravery, a driver saved the life of at least 15 people in Bihar's Bhojpur district.

MoS defence Seth says he got ₹50 lakh ransom threat, 2 held after probe

MINISTER of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Saturday said he has received an extortion call of ₹50 lakh via text message from Ranchi while attending the winter session Parliament in New Delhi.

BJP MLA wants ban on beef sale, JD(U) sees red

INSPIRED by his senior party colleague and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Bihar BJP MLA Haribhushan Thakur Bachaul on Saturday demanded a ban on sale of beef in hotels, restaurants and public places of the state.

THE HERO WHO ENCHANTS A NATION

When the trailer of Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2: The Rule was launched in Patna, thousands thronged the event, eager to catch a glimpse of the star who embodies the almost-mythical protagonist of the franchise.

Temple burnt in Bangla: ISKCON

Kolkata official says idols gutted, expresses concern over arrested Krishna Das's safety

Season's first cold wave to hit by next week

SEASON'S first cold wave is about to start from next week as a western disturbance is likely to enter western Himalayas.

India issues Syria travel advisory, asks citizens to return at the earliest

90 Indians in Syria

Yunus press secretary cagey on Hasina issue in talks

BANGLADESH wants to \"normalise ties with its big neighbour India,\" said Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus.

Working on resolution of Ukraine conflict, says EAM

Jaishankar says needle moving towards negotiations than a longer war

Canadian Parliament rejects motion to declare 1984 Sikh riots as 'genocide'

THE Canadian Parliament has rejected the motion to declare the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as genocide following stiff resistance from lawmakers like Chandra Arya, who claimed that he was threatened inside the parliament building for opposing the motion, which he described as being influenced by a \"politically powerful Khalistani lobby.\"

Indian youth brutalised in Myanmar cyber fraud cell hospitalised, say relatives

TWENTY-two-year-old Ajay, one of the Indian youths trapped in a cyber scam centre in Myanmar, has been hospitalised after being brutally beaten up, his relative revealed.

WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S ON THE PLATE

A recent report on Lindt dark chocolates stated that they contain lead and cadmium above the acceptable levels, which has not been denied by the company.

EVOLVING BEYOND THE MODI FACTOR

The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance's victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections has been both celebrated and scrutinized, with the slogan \"Batenge to katenge\" often highlighted as the pivotal factor behind this success.

FOCUS ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY TO AVOID TARIFF HIKE: NAIDU

AP CM says he regrets that power sector was pushed into deep crisis by previous regime

5 killed, one hurt as car plunges into pond

FIVE youths were killed while another one sustained injuries after the car that they were travelling in plunged into a pond at Jalalpur village in Bhudan Pochampalli mandal of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district on Saturday.

Constant pressure will dent growth, says Owaisi

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said that no country can become a superpower if 14 percent of its population faces constant pressure while referring to the issue of Atala mosque in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Firm fined ₹5 lakh for attempt to abuse process of law to commit fraud

Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy of the Telangana High Court has imposed costs of ₹5 lakh on M/s. Industrial Oil Purification Pvt Ltd (IOP) for abusing the process of law by suppressing facts to commit fraud while claiming ownership of two acres of land at Narsingi in Rangareddy.

Duo sentenced to two years in jail for 2 decade old online job scam

THE special court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nampally, sentenced two persons to two years of imprisonment along with a ₹2,000 fine in a cyberfraud case that was registered at CID PS, 21 years after the incident.

Experts discuss ethical healthcare at EHAC meet

LV Prasad Eye Institute and Fernandez Foundation hosted the eighth Equitable Healthcare Access Consortium (EHAC) members meeting on Sunday.

Dance teacher jailed for 'marrying', raping 13-yr-old

A special court for POCSO cases found a dance teacher guilty of repeatedly raping his 13-year-old neighbour and forcibly \"marrying\" her and sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment.

'Unstable' man leads cops on 100km chase, arrested

108 ambulance stolen at Hayathnagar, intercepted in Suryapet district

Guv, KCR & Kishan get invite for Telangana Talli unveiling

AS announced earlier, the state government on Saturday formally invited Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly K Chandrasekhar Rao, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy and Minister of State (Home Affairs) Bandi Sanjay to attend the unveiling of the redesigned Telangana Talli statue at the Secretariat on December 9.

CM vows to allocate substantial funds for completing key projects

Announces plans to complete the Brahmana Vellemla project to irrigate 1 lakh acres

MLC, local body polls a fresh challenge for parties

The upcoming year would be a challenging one for all three major political parties in the state, including the ruling Congress, as the local body and MLC polls loom on the horizon.