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AFTER UNWANTED NOISE, TIME TO HEAR THE ROAR

IT COULD BE A CUP OF SURPRISES, AS THE GAP BETWEEN COUNTRIES HAS NARROWED

Theranos founder who duped investors over firm's tech, biz ops gets 11 yrs in jail

Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the failed blood-testing startup Theranos, was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison on Friday for defrauding investors about her company's technology and business dealings.

FTX CEO may have pocketed $300mn after big fundraise

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of now-bankrupt cryptocurrency change FTX, pocketed $300 million after a big funding raise last year, the media reported.

Pak working out final drills for new army chief

The appointment process of Pakistan's next army chief will start Monday and the name will be announced by Wednesday, defence minister Khwaja Muhammad Asif said Saturday after all stakeholders reached a broad consensus to ensure a smooth military-command transition.

Climate fund breakthrough offers 'hope' at COP27 talks

Negotiators say they have struck a potential breakthrough deal on the thorniest issue of United Nations climate talks in Egypt: the creation of a fund for compensating poor nations that are victims of extreme weather worsened by rich countries' carbon pollution.

White House wedding for Joe Biden's granddaughter

President Joe Biden welcomed guests to the White House Saturday for the wedding of his granddaughter Naomi - an unprecedented ceremony that was closed to the press.

Musk to Twitter: Can Trump tweet again?

Elon Musk expressed excitement Saturday as he watched votes pour in on a Twitter poll he has posted on whether to readmit Donald Trump to the messaging platform.

Iran forces kill 3 protesters in Mahsa's province; 47 kids among 378 killed so far

Iranian security forces shot dead at least three people Saturday in the western province of Kurdistan in the latest deadly protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, a rights group said.

Kim oversaw 'monster missile' launch with daughter in tow

US Redeploys Bomber In Drill With S Korea

UK PM Rishi Sunak visits war-torn Ukraine, vows $60mn aid package

Deeply Humbling To Be With You, He Tells Zelensky

'Sangam of tradition and culture celebrated in India'

PM: Kashi & TN Timeless Centres Of Our Culture

Why both BJP and Cong love to hate 'disruptor' Kejriwal

For two decades, elections in Gujarat have reflected an unchanging pattern.

Life after layoffs: It's complicated

The pain of a pink slip cuts deeper than a lost paycheck. Sunday Times speaks to those who have lived through the experience

Why many Shraddhas get stuck in toxic relationships

Rather than pointing fingers at the victim, experts say it's important to understand the complexities of intimate partner violence

Doon madrasa shows Balti kids Sufi way of life

Ali Hussain's heart is set on joining the army. \"My grandfather was in the army and is an inspiration for me,\" says the 16-year-old from Turtuk near the LoC.

Power, sleaze & the beautiful game

It doesn't get bigger than the football World Cup. Naturally, the politics around it gets murky. And the economics is full of twists

Will India's Biggest Slum Revamp Take Off This Time?

Officials say the Dharavi redevelopment project, which has been two decades in the making, finally seems a step closer to reality

Poachgate: HC tells sr BJP neta to appear before SIT

Telangana high court on Saturday directed the Delhi police commissioner to serve a notice by state police's SIT on BJP national general secretary BL Santhosh in connection with Poachgate.

Arun Goel is now election commissioner

Arun Goel, a 1985 batch IAS officer of the Punjab cadre who took voluntary retirement from Friday, has been appointed as an election commissioner. He was to retire on December 31, after completing 60 years of age.

'Beware of anti-Gujarat gang maligning image'

PM: Choice Of Words For State Unacceptable

Undeterred, serial losers back in fray

Fall down seven times, stand up eight, says a Japanese proverb, underscoring the virtue of overcoming failures.

Synchronised rate hikes can spark recession: Das

'But India Is Placed Differently'

Punjab univ student with ISI ties held for terror funding

A Panjab University student was arrested Friday in Chandigarh for his alleged involvement in terrorist funding at the behest of Pakistani spy agency ISI and his links with Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, which killed popular Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moose Wala on May 29.

Pak-based terrorist Rinda dies in Lahore hosp

Pakistan-based dreaded gangster-turned-terrorist Harvinder Singh Rinda (35) died on Saturday, at a hospital in Lahore purportedly due to 'drug over dose'.

'Rising use of cryptos for terror a concern'

At the 'No Money For Terror' ministerial conference on counter-terror financing, Canada highlighted the huge increase to the extent of nearly 2,000% over the past few years in the use of virtual assets for terror.

No political spin can justify terror, says Jaishankar

Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for imposing cost on countries which support terrorism, foreign minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said the continued tendency of some nations to use terrorism as a tool of statecraft and willingness of others to justify and obfuscate that was among the causes of the growing scope, scale and intensity of terrorist threat.

Shah calls for global-scale action against terrorism

Demands Eco Sanctions On Terror Havens

E-eye to watch entry-exits of 700 UP villages

With an aim to curb crime in Meerut's rural belt, the district panchayat has come up with a security plan to put every village in the district under 24x7 electronic surveillance through CCTV cameras at entry and exit points.

Raj govt depts spar over party at night in wildlife sanctuary

Forest Dept Files FIR Against RTDC Manager

HC stays FinMin notification on jurisdiction of debt tribunals

The Bombay high court at Aurangabad has ordered a stay on the Union finance ministry's notification of October 4 that amended the pecuniary jurisdiction of Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTS) functioning at different locations across the country, report Mohammed Akhef & Vishwas Kothari.