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Bihar notifies increase in caste-based quota to 65%

The Bihar government on Tuesday notified the increase in caste-based quota in education and government jobs, from 50% to 65%, joining only a handful of other states such as Tamil Nadu where the quantum of such reservation exceeds 50%.

Brics calls for immediate, sustained truce to end Israel-Hamas conflict

The Brics grouping on Tuesday called for an immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce leading to a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas while expressing its deep concern over the dire humanitarian crisis triggered by the raging conflict between the two sides.

SC raps Patanjali over ads against modern medicine

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reprimanded yoga instructor Ramdev and his firm Patanjali Ayurved Limited over misleading advertisements making unverified claims to cure all kinds of diseases, and for making disparaging remarks against modern medicine while discrediting proponents of allopathy.

Covid jabs didn't cause sudden deaths in young adults: Study

Covid-19 vaccines did not increase the risk of sudden death among young adults in India, according to an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study, which added that the spate of sudden deaths reported post Covid among young adults in India can be attributed to past-Covid hospitalisation, family history of sudden deaths, binge drinking, and intense unaccustomed activity.

Delhi govt, state bureaucracy now battle over water

AN OFFICIAL SAID DELAY IN FUNDS COULD IMPACT WORK ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND UPGRADATION OF SEWAGE PLANTS

In a first, stop clock to be trialled in international cricket to speed up play

Bowl your overs in time. And since paying fines doesn't pinch your pocket as much, a few more in-match penalties have now been put in place. That's the long and short of what was decided at the ICC chief executives meeting and okayed by the board on Tuesday in Ahmedabad.

Man slits throats of his sons, one dies

ACCORDING TO POLICE, THE MAN ATTACKED HIS CHILDREN AFTER A FAMILY FEUD. HE HAS A HISTORY OF ALCOHOL ABUSE, POLICE SAID

Can't go on: SC pulls up Punjab on stubble fires

“Stick must also follow the carrot”, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday, asking the Punjab government to take stringent steps against farmers who continue to light farm fires despite a restraining order by the top court, adding both the state and central governments should keep all politics out while ensuring enforcement of measures to stop stubble burning that has become a major source of air pollution in the national capital region every winter.

Will deduct RRTS dues from Delhi govt's ad budget, warns apex court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sharply criticised the Delhi government for not clearing dues of ₹415 crore for the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), and warned that it will order that the money will be deducted from the state's advertising budget if the payment is not made within a week.

Light at end of tunnel: Workers safe amid op

At 3.45am on Tuesday morning, the first grainy visuals were seen of a man in a blue hard hat peering into the six-inch pipeline. From one end, there was the booming voice of rescuers, looking on anxiously. “Are you okay?” the rescuer asked. The man in the hat responded, “I am okay.”

India reiterates 2-state solution for Gaza crisis

India on Tuesday backed a two-state solution to resolve the decades-old Israel-Palestine conflict and bring lasting peace to the troubled region where war erupted again after Hamas militants launched an audacious assault against Israel on October 7 and the West Asian nation responded with a massive bombing campaign and ground invasion of Gaza.

ED moves to attach ₹751 crore assets in National Herald case

ED'S PROBE UNDER PMLA IS BASED ON AN INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT PROBE THAT WAS FINISHED IN 2017

Cong manifesto for Raj makes promises to farmers, women

THE PARTY ALSO PROMISED TO CONDUCT THE CASTE SURVEY IN THE STATE THAT CM ASHOK GEHLOT HAD ANNOUNCED

No winter flocks in sight due to AQI? Delhi's birders cancel events

The 'poor' AQI in Delhi-NCR is making it hard to breathe for all, including the avian population. This explains why the winter birds seem to be refraining from flying to NCR, even though it's mid-November already - leaving birdwatchers disappointed.

Internet slams Marsh's feet pics, Bhajji's sexist comments

A pic that skipper Pat Cummins posted hours after Australia's sixth World Cup final win of all-rounder Mitchell Marsh resting his feet on the WC trophy-has raised social media users' hackles.

I wanted to sit back and enjoy my releases this year

After a hectic 2022 where she shot for projects without a break, actor Sanya Malhotra has been taking it slow when it comes to work.

How pitch tactic for World Cup final backfired on India

Sluggish track where there should've been a belter? BCCI's smart surface plan ends up biting Team India

That sinking feeling all over again

India coach Dravid praised his players for a fine World Cup campaign until the final loss to Australia

UN warns world headed for up to 2.9°C warming

The world is headed for 2.5 to 2.9°C warming over the pre-industrial period, a new United Nations report released on Monday said, painting a bleak picture of climate action globally.

Gaza babies evacuated to Egypt; 12 killed at Indonesian Hospital

A group of 28 prematurely born babies evacuated from Gaza's biggest hospital were taken into Egypt for urgent treatment on Monday, while Palestinian authorities and the WHO said 12 people were killed at another Gaza hospital encircled by Israeli tanks.

Pulse mission to lift output, buffer soon

Nafed to encourage pulses farming, may pre-register farmers to buy entire produce

Govt capex engines to fire on all cylinders in poll yr

India's public capital expenditure (capex) blitz will continue at full throttle even as some departments look poised to exhaust their budgets, two persons aware of the plan said. The government intends to achieve this by reducing unproductive expenditure and rerouting money lying unspent in some departments. The government also believes it will be able to meet its record capex targets as well as the fiscal deficit target in an election year, encouraged by record tax collections for the year so far.

State need not run fact-checking units

Given the number of proposals for fact-checking units in flight, it wouldn’t be misplaced to call 2023 the year of the executive-run fact-checking units. The ministry of electronics and information technology [MeitY] (April), Karnataka (August), and Tamil Nadu (November) announced setting them up. And, we may see more as states such as Uttarakhand have stated their intention to do so. The Union minister for home affairs has also reportedly advised senior police officers to set up fact-checking units in their departments.

The collapse of the neo-liberal consensus

Nations including the US, Japan and India are preparing for a global economy characterised by gated globalisation, plurilateral or regional blocs, and competing industrial policies

Stalker attacks woman's family in Bihar, kills two

THE ACCUSED WENT ON A FIRING SPREE AFTER THE FAMILY REJECTED HIS MARRIAGE PROPOSAL FOR ONE OF THEIR MEMBERS

PM doppelganger says it's him in garba clip

DEEPFAKE VIDEOS ARE SYNTHETIC MEDIA CREATED USING AI WHICH GENERATE CONVINCING FAKE CONTENT

NIA books Pannun for Air India threat video

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has booked US-based Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a designated terrorist and leader of extremist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), for his viral video threatening passengers flying Air India, people familiar with the development said on Monday.

Multi-prong ops on to rescue stuck workers

Even as rescuers were able to install a second \"lifeline\" pipe to supply food, water and better communication to 41 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in Uttarkashi for the past nine days on Monday, there are now multi-pronged efforts to drill through the debris to create a human passage through which they can be extricated.

Criminal codes among key bills likely to be taken up in House

The central government is likely to push through key legislation, including the three criminal codes and a bill on appointing election commissioners, in the winter session of Parliament, which would effectively be the last chance for it to advance its legislative agenda.

₹1,760 cr drugs, cash, liquor seized across five states: EC

Freebies, drugs, cash, liquor and precious metals worth over ₹1,760 crore have been seized by authorities so far in the five poll-bound states, the Election Commission (EC) said on Monday, adding that the recoveries were a seven-fold increase in comparison to the 2018 assembly elections.