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ISRAEL, LEBANON CEASEFIRE DEAL HOLDS DESPITE BREACH CLAIMS

Israel and Lebanon traded accusations of violating a ceasefire deal that's brought more than a year of fighting to a halt, though the truce with Hezbollah appeared to be holding.

Building castles in the sea

Pankaj Sekhsaria's Islands in Flux: The Andaman and Nicobar Story highlights misguided government policies and their deleterious impact on the archipelago's people, forests and wildlife

Sci-fi is a reflection of what makes us human

A nominee for the Arthur C Clarke Award for science-fiction, the author talks about her new novel set in a futuristic universe

A Pandora's box that the Supreme Court has opened

The apex court's mixed messaging on the Places of Worship Act has allowed claims to be made about the Sambhal mosque and the Ajmer shrine

The communal turn in Dhaka

A Hindu monk's arrest and the demand to ban Iskcon turns the spotlight on ties with New Delhi

Trump's America First policy, and its portents

Donald Trump's resounding victory should not have come as a shock to anyone. Vice President Kamala Harris was actually among the best performers of all the incumbents who faced elections in rich countries this year, a testament to her disciplined campaign, Trump's historically unpopular candidacy, and America's world-beating economy.

Looking back at the feminist fabric of India's Constitution

The gendered assumption that ignores the contribution of women to the new charter constricts the full enjoyment of what it offers to the people, particularly women

Pro-Khalistan activities and cybersecurity key topics at DGP meeting

India's top police and intelligence brass on Friday began annual deliberations on a host of internal and external security issues with a focus on cyber-crimes, pro-Khalistan activities, left-wing extremism, cross-border terrorism, coastal security and increased activities of international drug smugglers, with Union home minister Amit Shah and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval also in attendance.

In the midst of govt-formation talks, Shinde heads to Satara

Saturday will mark a week since the Mahayuti won a resounding mandate in the 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections.

Maoists congratulate Jharkhand voters for 'rejecting' BJP, RSS

The banned CPI(Maoists) on Friday congratulated the people of Jharkhand for rejecting the \"Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its political wing the Bharatiya Janata Party\" in the recently concluded assembly elections.

Friday prayers held amid uneasy calm in Sambhal

Friday prayers passed off peacefully at Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal town as local Muslim devotees welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to halt proceedings in a local court till Allahabad high court lists the appeal by mosque management against a controversial survey that stoked violence last week.

12 dead, 30 injured in Maha after state-run bus crashes

Twelve people died and nearly 30 others were injured after the driver of a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus lost control of the vehicle, which overturned near Bindravana Tola village on the Gondia-Arjuni road on Friday afternoon, police said.

CBI files first charge sheet over RG Kar financial irregularities

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), probing into the alleged financial irregularities in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, filed its first charge sheet in the case on Friday.

Draft text for binding plastic pollution treaty released

Negotiators released a draft text on Friday for an international legally binding treaty to combat plastic pollution, though key issues remain unresolved as talks entered their final stages.

KARNATAKA SEER BOOKED OVER HIS REMARKS ON MUSLIM VOTERS

BENGALURU: Police have filed a first information report (FIR) against Vokkaliga seer Kumara Chandrashekaranatha Swami over his controversial remarks calling for the disenfranchisement of Muslims in India.

SC GRANTS BAIL TO KUNTAL GHOSH IN SCHOOL JOB CASE

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to suspended Trinamool Congress youth leader Kuntal Ghosh, imposing stiff conditions on him that included a bar on holding any public office till the completion of trial in the teacher recruitment racket case being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate.

PM to unveil 3-day festival to showcase NE heritage: Scindia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav, a three-day festival to showcase the cultural heritage of northeastern states beginning December 6, at the Capital's Bharat Mandapam complex,

No legislative work as Parl deadlock persists

The first week of the winter session of Parliament saw the Lok Sabha sit for only 3% of its allotted time, with repeated disruptions related to the bribery charges levied by US prosecutors against the Adani Group, communal tension in Sambhal, and the recent violence in Manipur.

90 private members' bills set to be tabled

Over 90 private members' bills are set to be introduced in Parliament during the winter session, including key legislation to protect employees from artificial intelligence impacts and criminalise deepfakes.

Adani indictment 'legal matter' between pvt entities, US: MEA

India on Friday said the indictment of Indian tycoon Gautam Adani by US prosecutors is a \"legal matter\" involving private entities and individuals and the US Department of Justice, and the Indian side has not yet received any official request for cooperation.

Meitei group chief under NIA scanner

OF THE 8 CASES, NIA IS PROBING TWO AGAINST ARAMBAI TENGGOL LEADER KHUMAN

Oppn crushing the spirit of Constitution, says PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at the Opposition for \"misleading\" the country and crushing \"the spirit of the Constitution\", even as he credited Bharatiya Janata Party workers for the unprecedented mandate in Odisha, Haryana and Maharashtra.

CANCEL TUNGSTEN MINING IN TN DISTT, STALIN URGES MODI

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the cancellation of rights granted by the Centre to a private firm to mine tungsten in Madurai district.

NO TREE-FELLING AT NIGHT IN DISTRICTS NEAR TAJ MAHAL: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday directed that no trees will be felled in the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) between 6pm and 8am as it took up a \"shocking\" case of overnight felling of 454 trees in Mathura.

J&K SACKS 2 GOVT EMPLOYEES OVER 'TERROR LINKS'

The Jammu & Kashmir government on Friday terminated two government employees from service for their alleged involvement in anti-national activities and terror links, officials said.

Refusing to marry not abetment to suicide: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a refusal to marry, even if preceded by a relationship or promises of marriage, cannot be construed as abetment to suicide under the penal law of the land.

Top court stays HC order restoring DA case against Panneerselvam, kin

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the order of the Madras high court restoring corruption cases against former Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam and his kin almost 12 years after he was discharged in the case in 2012.

SC hints at an intra-court appeal in Shahi Idgah case

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed a tentative view that an intra-court appeal before a division bench of the Allahabad high court could be the appropriate forum to challenge the maintainability of 18 suits filed by Hindu litigants in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute.

Poll reform, 1991 act 'violations' among key topics at CWC meet

The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Friday announced its \"firmest commitment\" to the letter and spirit of the 1991 Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act and said that it will begin a national movement against the \"severely compromised\" election process and \"partisan functioning of the Election Commission\" against the backdrop of a string of poll losses.

Local issues crucial in state polls, Kharge tells cadre after routs

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday urged party workers to begin preparations for elections a year in advance (the Delhi and Bihar polls are due in 2025), cautioned that a favourable atmosphere ahead of polls does not always translate into victory, and called on leaders to identify local issues important for state elections rather than depending on \"national issues and national leaders\".