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'ACTING IS LIKE PLAYING A SPORT'

Shweta Tripathi Sharma counts Ali Fazal, Vicky Kaushal and Vijay Varma among her favourite co-stars

A path to prosperity

The Delhi Model by Jasmine Shah explores the national capital's transformative approach to public education, healthcare, and other six key sectors, contrasting it with the Gujarat Model. Excerpts:

Fragile frontiers

India's flawed foreign policies and China's strategic influence have shifted regional dynamics in South Asia, resulting in amplification of security challenges, insurgencies, and geopolitical vulnerabilities, particularly in the Northeast and along the borders of certain neighbouring countries

SURVIVAL BEYOND FRACTURED FENCES

Bhaskar Roy's lyrical prose in the novel 'Border Crossers' evocatively explores the questions of identity, resilience, and socio-political strife through the intertwined lives of diplomat Arijit Basu, his fiancée Nandita Kapoor, and an undocumented Bangladeshi migrant navigating the fraught India-Bangladesh borderlands

Lifters Koyel, Nilam win silver in Asian Youth Weightlifting

India's Koyel Bar and L Nilam Devi won silver medals in the 55kg class in the youth and junior categories to take the country's tally to six in the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships here on Saturday.

NZC delegation in Pak ahead of ODI tri-series

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has sent a delegation to Pakistan to inspect security and other arrangements for a scheduled tri-series in January.

Paris high, Sreejesh farewell: Indian hockey has had a year to remember

Return of Hockey India League was the icing on the cake

Man City's free-fall continues; goals galore for Bayern Munich

Goals from Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers at Villa Park consigned the four-time defending champion to a ninth defeat in 12 games in a season that is unravelling. Pep Guardiola's team has won just once during that run.

ISL: Fab four for EB, Mumbai climb to 4th

Mumbai City FC moved from the seventh place to the fourth spot in the points table, accumulating 20 points from 12 games

After T20 breeze vs Windies, India turn focus to ODIs

India will be eager to exploit their recent form and a historical advantage to subdue West Indies in the three-match ODI series beginning here with the first contest on Sunday.

Out of order at the top

Jadeja urges top-order to fire in Boxing Day Test against Australia

India to host Jr shooting World Cup 2025

THIRD TOP ISSF EVENT

Brazil: 22 die in crash between bus and truck

A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 22 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said.

Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, damaging residential buildings

The Ukraine brought the war into the heart of Russia Saturday morning with drone attacks that local authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, over 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) from the front line.

Singapore: Indian-origin man jailed for assaulting his father

A 25-year-old Indian-origin man in Singapore was sentenced to one year, five months and six weeks' jail after he pleaded guilty to one count each of assaulting his father and molesting a woman in separate incidents.

Indonesians mark two decades since catastrophic tsunami

The tragic tsunami in December 2004 killed around 230,000 people across a dozen countries, reaching as far as East Africa

France's court convicts 8 people of involvement

2020 BEHEADING OF TEACHER

Pak Military courts sentence 25 civilians for May 9 riots

Pakistan's military courts sentenced 25 civilians to prison terms ranging from two to 10 years for attacking military installations during riots which erupted following the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan in May last year, the Army announced on Saturday.

Death toll in attack on Christmas market in Germany rises to five

HORRIFIC CAR RAMMING INCIDENT

Declining camel population sets alarm bells ringing

The camel population in India faces a critical decline that requires immediate intervention, a top animal husbandry official has warned and called for enhanced support for traditional herding communities.

ASI conducts survey at Sambhal's Kalki Vishnu temple

An Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team inspected an old well on the 'Kalki Vishnu' temple premises here on Saturday, a day after the agency conducted a survey of a recently discovered temple in the district.

IAF and Army helicopters evacuate injured SSB personnel from Zuluk

SWIFT & COORDINATED OP

Former Haryana CM Chautala cremated with state honours

Former Chief Minister of Haryana, Om Prakash Chautala was cremated with full state honours in Teja Khera village of native district, Sirsa.

Uttar Pradesh records second-largest increase in forest and tree cover

Uttar Pradesh has recorded the second-largest increase in forest and tree cover in India, with a total addition of 559.19 sq km, according to the latest India State of Forest Report (ISFR) released in Dehradun today.

Chillai Kalan begins in Kashmir, Srinagar records low of minus 8.5 deg Celcius

Minimum temperatures dropped several notches below freezing point in other parts of valley

Major landslide in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh

A major landslide occurred on Dharchula-Tawaghat-Lipulekh road here in Uttarakhand, resulting in the closure of the road. There was no casualty, officials said.

Insurgency over, time for change in approach of police in NE to ensure speedy justice: Amit Shah

The home minister says police fought insurgency in the northeast for the past four decades

SIT constituted to probe Cong worker's death during protest in Lucknow

The Lucknow Police has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the death of Prabhat Pandey, a young Congress worker from Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur, who passed away during a protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah organised by the Congress in Lucknow last Wednesday.

Why is ECI afraid of transparency: Congress after election rule tweak

'THIS MOVE WILL BE CHALLENGED LEGALLY'

Gangasagar Mela: Sealdah Division to run 72 special trains

The Sealdah Division of Eastern Railway (ER) has announced plans to run 72 special trains to accommodate the expected rush of pilgrims during the Gangasagar Mela, which will take place from January 12 to 16, 2025.