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WPI inflation eases to 3-month low of 1.9% in Nov

NEW DELHI: India's wholesale inflation fell to a three-month low of 1.9% in November from 2.4% in October, data from the Union commerce ministry showed on Monday.

Chinese prez calls on party to 'turn knife inward' to end graft

BEIJING: China's Communist Party must \"turn the knife inward\" to eliminate problems of discipline, including corruption, President Xi Jinping said, a new call to hunt down corrupt officials and those who corrupt them.

Chinese spying row roils British politics

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that he was \"concerned about the challenge that China poses\" following revelations that a suspected Chinese spy became a confidant of disgraced royal Prince Andrew.

'30 N KOREAN SOLDIERS KILLED, WOUNDED IN KURSK REGION'

Ukraine said on Monday that its troops killed or wounded at least 30 North Korean soldiers who had been deployed by Russia to its western Kursk region, where Ukraine has seized territory.

'B'desh to hold polls in late 2025 or early 2026'

DHAKA: Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said on Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026.

Canada finance min quits over rift with PM on Trump tariffs

OTTAWA: Canada's finance minister Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday after clashing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible US tariffs, dealing another blow to an already unpopular government.

Assad denies 'planned' exit from Syria, calls new leaders 'terrorists'

DAMASCUS: Bashar al-Assad on Monday said he fled Syria only after Damascus had fallen and denounced the country's new leaders as \"terrorists\", in his first remarks since rebels seized the capital and unseated him.

Wah Ustad! A global musician from India

As the disciple and son of Ustad Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain inherited a formidable legacy.

The gains of going it alone

Why the AAP may have decided against an alliance with the Congress in Delhi polls

With Zakir Hussain, tabla Started on its solo journey

baba came to Ustad Alla Rakha's house the day his wife delivered their first son. As per the family's tradition, the boy should have carried the surname Qureshi, but the baba said the boy must be named after Hazrat Imam Hussain, the grandson of the Prophet, as the boy might become a fakir (wandering ascetic) in future.

The shaky foundations of Bangladesh's growth

The lack of diversification in its economy, the small size of its middle class, and subdued wages have contributed to the current crisis. Aggregate GDP numbers put a gloss on it

IIT Madras has a digital human brain atlas ready

The complexity of the human brain has always presented one of the greatest challenges in science. Neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and epilepsy affect millions of people worldwide, yet we still know relatively little about their underlying causes.

209 Hindus killed in Sambhal since 1947: Yogi

LUCKNOW: A court-ordered survey of a mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal town last month was peaceful until speeches given during Friday prayers, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday in a controversial speech that also alleged that 209 Hindus were killed in the area since Independence but opposition parties never spoke in favour of the victims.

PM twisted facts, misled nation on Nehru: Kharge

NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of twisting facts and misleading the country about Jawaharlal Nehru's letter on reservations and speaking the untruth during his Lok Sabha address last week.

Is shouting 'Jai Shri Ram' in mosque a crime? SC to decide

NEW DELHI: Is it a crime to shout Jai Shri Ram inside a mosque?

Cong amended Constitution to secure interests of a family: FM

NEW DELHI: The Constitution has stood the test of time unlike several countries that gained independence after World War II, but had their founding documents either rewritten or modified, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday in the Rajya Sabha.

Rahul in Mahabaleshwar to attend friend's funeral

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on a private visit to Mahabaleshwar in Satara district on Monday to attend the funeral of a family friend, a party source said.

Krishna can't be recognised as recipient yet

Carnatic music vocalist TM Krishna should not be recognised as the recipient of the award constituted in the name of legendary classical singer MS Subbulakshmi, the Supreme Court said on Monday, in an interim order on a plea filed by the late singer's grandson who alleged Krishna made scandalous remarks against her.

NSA will visit China for SR dialogue on Dec 18

NEW DELHI: National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval will visit China for talks with foreign minister Wang Yi under the Special Representatives mechanism on December 18 to address the long-standing border dispute following the disengagement of forces on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

India unveils measures to help SL economy recover

Strengthening defence, trade ties

PUNJAB GOVT SAYS IT WILL REMOVE DSP-RANK OFFICER OVER BISHNOI INTERVIEW

The Punjab government on Monday informed the Punjab and Haryana high court that it has decided to dismiss a deputy superintendent of police from service in connection with an interview of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi while in police custody.

MahaRERA notice to 10,773 'lapsed' projects

MUMBAI: The developers of over one-fifth of projects registered with Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) have been issued show cause notices as they have come under the \"lapsed\" category.

INFORMER WHO MISLED COPS AFTER ROBBING GOLD ARRESTED

MUMBAI: The police on Sunday arrested an informer for allegedly robbing gold worth ₹25 lakh from a jeweller last month.

ED adds 4 more key players to charge sheet

MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a supplementary charge sheet in the money laundering case involving alleged irregularities at two jumbo Covid centres in Mumbai.

HUMANOID ROBOT TO BE HIGHLIGHT OF IIT TECHFEST 2024

MUMBAI: Unitree G1, a humanoid robot which is a powerful fusion of artificial intelligence and sustainability projects, will be the main attraction of Tech-fest 2024, the annual technology festival of IIT Bombay.

Accused died due to 'shock following multiple injuries'

Hospital releases interim postmortem report; brother of 35-year-old Somnath Suryawanshi says he wasn't involved in the protests and violence

BMC's planned Koli food plaza on Carter Road caught in a crossfire

THE INITIATIVE AIMS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT TO KOLI WOMEN FROM KHAR DANDA WHILE OFFERING PUBLIC A CHANCE TO ENJOY KOLI CUISINE

LAND SURVEY OF VADHAVAN PORT COMMENCES FOR ACQUIRING 574 HA

The process to acquire 574-hectare land to connect the proposed offshore Vadhavan Port, near Dahanu in Palghar district, began on Monday with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Indian Railways, and district officials visiting the area to measure the land.

Woman sells infant to raise money for husband's bail

MUMBAI: A 32-year-old woman from Dadar has been arrested for allegedly selling her 45-day-old girl child to raise money to post bail for her husband, who has been arrested for stealing scrap from railway premises.

HC stays ₹4.5-crore fine on Patanjali for trademark breach

A division bench of the Bombay high court on Monday stayed a single judge bench order imposing a penalty of ₹4.5 crore on Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, in a trademark infringement case filed by Mangalam Organics Ltd, world's largest camphor manufacturer.