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FAIR ACTION IS THE NEED OF THE HOUR

THE tragic suicide of Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Naveen Babu in Kannur district, allegedly following a public rebuke by district panchayat president PP Divya, has kicked up a huge storm in Kerala.

Rate cut at this stage will be premature, risky: RBI Guv

THE Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das, whose monetary policy committee has left the interest rates unchanged for the tenth time earlier this month, on Friday said a rate cut at this stage will be \"premature, and very, very risky.\" \"We are not behind the curve.

All pointing upwards: Pradhan on growth of women's game

IT has been two years since former India cricketer Snehal Pradhan took over as Manager Women's Cricket at the International Cricket Council.

Rachin special in Garden City once again

INDIA had a small window of opportunity in the morning session.

Ranji Trophy: Sai Sudharsan's double century puts TN in command

TAMIL Nadu opener B Sai Sudharsan's magnificent maiden first-class double century (202 batting) put his team in command against Delhi on the first day of the Ranji Trophy played at the Arun Jaitley stadium on Friday.

ISL: In-form BFC edge Punjab FC 1-0

BENGALURU FC produced yet another shutout to beat Punjab FC 1-0 and extend their lead in the ongoing season of the ISL.

Resurrection on Day three

Rohit, Kohli and Sarfaraz hit fifties to keep the hosts in the game against New Zealand

Rachin special in Garden City once again

INDIA had a small window of opportunity in the morning session. To their credit, they had a chance to squeeze through that window after a really good hour's work where they had broken the spine of the visitors' batting unit. Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell and Glenn Philips had all disappeared back into the shed. Ravindra Jadeja had got into his stride while Kuldeep Yadav was proving to be a difficult customer.

Special code for Vistara flights

AIR India has decided to keep the legacy of Vistara alive even as the joint venture (with Singapore International Airline) carrier will be operating its last flight on November 11.

IT industry hiring again; focus on specific skills

All major IT companies have announced their campus hiring plans, and it will be driven by specialised skills

JSW Steel to acquire thyssenkrupp for ₹4,051 cr

JSW Steel through its joint venture company JFE Electrical Steel (J2ES) will acquire thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel India for ₹4,051 crore.

IoB shows improvement in asset quality in Q2

CHENNAI-based Indian Overseas Bank (IoB) has shown massive improvement in asset quality, with its gross NPAs falling by 50% or by 202 bps to 2.72% from 4.74% a year ago, while the net NPAs improved by 21 bps to 0.47% from 0.68%.

Hindustan Zinc in talks with govt on split: CEO

VEDANTA Group firm Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) on Friday said it is in discussions with the Indian government about the possibility of splitting the company into two units.

Kotak Bank to acquire StanChart loan book

MARKING its second major acquisition of a foreign entity after snapping up ING Vysya in November 2014 for ₹15,000 crore, Kotak Mahindra Bank has agreed to acquire the personal portfolio of Standard Chartered Bank India.

Airfares lower up to 38% this festive season due to capacity expansion

UNLIKE past peak festive seasons when airfares go through the roof, so far this year it is on the lower side as rapid capacity expansion by airlines and lower jet fuel prices appears to be keeping the mismatch in demand and supply in check.

Headless Hamas defiant, won't free hostages till the war is over

Israeli forces pound Gaza further with air strikes on Friday, rescuers recover three bodies

US sanctions two Indians for transporting Iranian oil

THE US sanctioned 18 companies and individuals, including two Indians, for their alleged ties to a Houthi network transporting Iranian oil, revenue from which enables Houthi attacks on Israel and disrupting shipping in the Red Sea.

Teen held for planning ISIS style stabbing in Singapore

THE city-state has detained a 17-year-old self-radicalised supporter of ISIS under the Internal Security Act (ISA) mere weeks before his alleged planned attack on non-Muslims in a public housing estate.

Seoul says North to send troops to war in Ukraine for Russia

NORTH Korea has decided to send \"large-scale troops\" to support Russia in its war against Ukraine, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Friday, citing Seoul's spy agency.

Pedestrian's killing puts Tesla's Full Self-Driving system under the scope

THE US government's road safety agency is again investigating Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system, this time after getting reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian.

Women priests ordained without Vatican nod

ON a barge on Rome's River Tiber, a stone's throw from the Vatican, Loan Rocher was “ordained” in a secret ceremony in defiance of the Catholic Church's ban on women deacons and priests.

German parliament backs tougher rules for migrants

THE German parliament on Friday voted to tighten rules for asylum seekers as Berlin takes a tougher line on immigration after recent electoral gains for the far right.

Raut, Patole fight in Maha MVA slugfest over 26 seats

DIFFERENCES among opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance partners, particularly between Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT), surfaced on Friday over \"disputed\" seats in the Maharashtra assembly elections.

Saini makes dialysis free in Haryana

IN his first cabinet meeting as the chief minister of Haryana, Nayab Singh Saini on Friday announced that free dialysis services will be provided to chronic kidney patients in all government hospitals across the state.

Omar resolution on statehood, PDP asks why silent on Art 370

KEEPING its word, the Omar Abdullah-led government passed a resolution on restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir in its first cabinet meeting, sources said, but there has been no official word yet.

BJP to contest 68 seats as NDA seals deal for J'khand

THE BJP-led NDA has reached consensus over seat-sharing in Jharkhand. The All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) will contest 10 seats, JD(U) 2 and the Chirag Paswan-led LJP one, leaving the BJP to contest the remaining 68 seats, according to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is also the BJP's co-election in-charge for Jharkhand.

Migrant worker from Bihar shot dead by terrorists in Shopian

IN the first targeted killing after the government assumed power in Jammu and Kashmir, a migrant worker from Bihar was shot dead by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Friday.

Amritpal's name figures in Sikh activist's murder

NAME of Khadoor Sahib MP and pro-Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh, currently in Central Jail in Dibrugarh, Assam, has figured in the recent killing of Sikh activist Gurpreet Singh.

Jr docs' ultimatum to Didi: 'Fulfil our demands in 4 days or face cease-work'

THE junior doctors protesting in West Bengal have given an ultimatum to the state government: Unless it fulfils their demands by Monday or Tuesday, both senior and junior doctors of private and government hospitals will go on cease-work.

Small biz at higher risk of climate change: Study

A new study of the World Bank has revealed that India's smaller business firms and poor households experience higher levels of climate change-induced extreme heat and flood than better-off ones.