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No early breakthrough, rain spoils play on Day 1

BRISBANE: A day that started with so much promise at the Gabba ended as a damp squib, and the bigger concern is that the forecast for the rest of the Test isn't great either.

OpenAI fires back at Elon Musk's bid to block for-profit conversion

LOS ANGELES: OpenAI asked a federal judge in California, on Friday, to reject a request by billionaire Elon Musk to halt the ChatGPT maker's conversion to a for-profit company.

22 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

At least 22 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday, medics said, while the Israeli military said it targeted gunmen operating from shelters and aid storages.

Hardline critic of West elected Georgia's prez

TBILISI: Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as the country's new president, on Saturday, setting him up to replace a pro-Western incumbent amid major protests against the government over a halt to the country's European Union accession talks last month.

B'desh panel accuses Hasina of 'enforced disappearances'

An inquiry commission in Bangladesh said on Saturday that former premier Sheikh Hasina and some officials of security forces and her government were involved in enforced disappearances.

Protesters rejoice as MPs heed call

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed on Saturday to fight for his political future after he was impeached in a second vote by the opposition-led parliament over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, a move that had shocked the nation.

The curious case of Kylian Mbappé

The World Cup winner has had shockingly bad stats since he joined Real Madrid in July. What will it take to turn this around?

Why I refuse to address guests on my show as sir

SIR, AS UNDERSTOOD IN BRITISH ENGLISH, IS DEFERENTIAL. IT WOULD PLACE THE INTERVIEWEE ON A PEDESTAL, ABOVE THE INTERVIEWER. YET THE ASSUMPTION OF A POLITICAL INTERVIEW IS THAT THE INTERVIEWER AND INTERVIEWEE ARE EQUAL

Standing with the law, securing social peace

The Supreme Court's intervention in the Places of Worship Act case is a timely reminder to the lower judiciary about the sanctity of the law

Behind India's success in curbing tuberculosis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarion call to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from India laid the foundation for a new model of TB care and management.

Senior BJP leader LK Advani hospitalised

Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani has been admitted in the ICU of Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals.

Temple in Sambhal shut since '78 riots reopened

The Sambhal administration has reopened a temple locked since 1978 following communal riots in the town.

ITANAGAR: 3 KIDS DIE AS OVERHEAD TANK COLLAPSES

Three students of a private school were killed and three others injured when an overhead water tank collapsed and fell on them in Naharlagun district of Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday, police said.

Two migrants, 1 militant killed in separate incidents

Three people were killed in Manipur's valley districts on Saturday in two separate incidents, including two migrant workers from Bihar, and an alleged militant worker who was shot during a police encounter.

MEDICS PROTEST AFTER 2 GET BAIL IN RG KAR CASE

Junior doctors, nurses, and others staged a protest on Saturday outside the Central Bureau of Investigation office against the bail granted to former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, and Tala police station's former officer-in-charge, Abhijit Mondal.

TN CONG LEADER PASSES AWAY AT 75, TRIBUTES POUR IN

Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister EVKS Elangovan died due to age-related ailments at a private hospital here on Saturday, the hospital said.

Govt talking to both Meitei, Kuki communities: Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the Narendra Modi government is holding talks with both Meitei and Kuki communities to ensure lasting peace in strife-torn Manipur.

Cong must earn place as INDIA bloc leader: Omar

NEW DELHI: Acknowledging growing discontent among INDIA bloc partners with the Congress, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has asked the party to justify its leadership role in the alliance instead of taking it for granted.

MPs submit notice in LS to impeach judge

NEW DELHI: Over 100 opposition lawmakers from Lok Sabha on Saturday submitted a notice to the Lower House secretariat for the impeachment of Allahabad high court judge, justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, over controversial remarks at an event organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad last week.

Farm loans up to ₹2L to be collateral free

IN FEBRUARY 2019, THE CENTRAL BANK HAD INCREASED THE LIMIT FOR COLLATERAL-FREE AGRICULTURAL LOANS FROM THE THEN EXISTING LEVEL OF ₹1 LAKH TO ₹1.6 LAKH

'JUSTICE NOT A TOOL FOR PRIVILEGED, BUT A SHIELD FOR THE MARGINALISED'

The law must not serve as a mere tool for the privileged but act as a shield for the marginalized, Supreme Court judge, Justice Surya Kant, emphasised on Saturday, highlighting the interplay between justice and compassion and urging the legal community to adopt these twin principles as guiding beacons in the pursuit of equity and fairness.

DAY AFTER WOMAN'S HEAD WAS FOUND IN TRASH, COPS ARREST BROTHER-IN-LAW

KOLKATA: The woman, whose severed head was recovered from a garbage bin in Tollygunge area of south Kolkata, was allegedly killed by her brother-in-law as she had snubbed his advances, police said on Saturday.

K'taka opens probe into Covid irregularities during BJP tenure

THE OPPN BJP HAS TERMED THE FIR 'POLITICAL MANOEUVRING', AND ALLEGED THAT IT LACKS REASONING

Farmers announce rail roko after march thwarted again

Protesting farmers on Saturday suspended their foot march to Delhi for the day after at least 17 sustained injuries in tear gas shelling by Haryana security personnel at the Shambhu border, with farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher announcing a \"tractor march\" in states outside Punjab on December 16, and a \"rail roko\" in Punjab on December 18.

Minimum temperature falls to 8°C, more chill on cards: IMD

NEW DELHI: While the cold wave remained in the Capital for a short span, the minimum temperature dipped slightly on Saturday, with forecasts suggesting a further decrease in the coming days.

Minimum temperature falls to 8°C, more chill on cards: IMD

NEW DELHI: While the cold wave remained in the Capital for a short span, the minimum temperature dipped slightly on Saturday, with forecasts suggesting a further decrease in the coming days.

Mob burns 24-year-old woman to death in Nuh, 43 people booked

A 24-year-old woman was burnt alive after a group of people poured an inflammable substance on her in Nuh's Laharwadi village over an old enmity, police said on Saturday, adding that 43 suspects have been booked.

Final underpass at Pragati Maidan gets renewed push

Delhi's Public Works Department (PWD) has written to the Union government to restart work at a Pragati Maidan underpass - the last of the six corridors around the tunnel leading to the complex - after work on the project was halted following floods during the 2023 monsoon, officials aware of the matter have said.

19-yr-old killed, 3 injured as car mows them down

A 19-year-old man was killed and three others were injured after a car hit them in Dayalpur, northeast Delhi on Saturday. The 24-year-old driver has been arrested.

KEJRIWAL SEEKS MEETING WITH HOME MINISTER ON LAW & ORDER

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal has written to Union home minister Amit Shah, seeking an urgent meeting to address what he termed the \"dire\" law and order situation in the national capital.