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Blackstone eyes 20% stake in Haldiram's for $8 bn

Blackstone has dropped plans to acquire a majority stake in the snacks business of India's Haldiram's but is now discussing purchase of a 20% stake at a valuation of $8 billion, which is still a sticking point, sources told Reuters on Thursday.

INDIA'S ECONOMY IS WITHSTANDING GLOBAL RISKS: DAS

The Indian economy is \"sailing through smoothly,\" even as global growth faces accelerating risks ranging from geopolitical tensions to climate change, according to the country's central bank governor.

Kane irked by England Nations League pull outs

Harry Kane says he is disappointed by the high number of withdrawals from the England squad this week, insisting the national team must come first.

CARLSEN TAKES SOLE LEAD AFTER WINNING SPREE IN TATA CHESS INDIA

Round 5 of Rapid category began with handshakes around the tables and the supervisors asking the live audience to put their phones on silent mode.

Ministry objects to ex-office bearer becoming TTFI CEO

SPORTS MINISTRY IN A CIRCULAR TO NSFS AND IOA IN 2022, SAID THAT INELIGIBLE OFFICE BEARERS RETURNING AS CEO OF FEDERATION IS AGAINST THE SPIRIT OF THE GUIDELINES OF THE SPORTS CODE.

Necklace linked to Marie Antoinette sells for $4.8mn

A diamond-studded necklace thought to be linked to a scandal that hastened the downfall of the doomed 18th century queen of France, Marie Antoinette, sold at auction, in Geneva, on Wednesday, for 4.26 million Swiss francs ($4.81 million).

₹$6.7tn climate funding needed yearly by '30'

Global climate investment needs are projected to reach $6.3-6.7 trillion annually by 2030, with emerging economies requiring nearly half the funding, according to a new report by the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance, which called on the ongoing climate conference to deliver on a commitment to deliver at least a trillion dollars every year by 2030.

Support for Ukraine is key to US security, Biden urges Trump

President Joe Biden told President-elect Donald Trump that supporting Ukraine was crucial for American national security, underlining that a strong Europe capable of deterring aggressors would prevent the US from being pulled into continental conflicts, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said.

Speaking to the State for citizens

The Supreme Court's order on demolitions is a welcome reminder to the executive to function as a custodian of constitutional values

Civic bodies must be fiscally empowered

The country's pace of urbanisation-by 2050, the urban population will rise by more than 50% over the 500 million today-makes cities the focal point for spurring growth.

WIFE, 2-YR-OLD KID AMONG 3 KILLED BY SWORD-WIELDING MAN IN A HOSPITAL

Three people were killed and six others were injured after a 40-year-old man attacked them with a sword at a district hospital in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday, police said, adding that he has been arrested.

'Cong misled people... we will easily win Maharashtra polls'

Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari was in conversation with HT's national political editor Sunetra Choudhury at an online session of the 22nd HT Leadership Summit. Their conversation spanned infrastructure, environment, and the politics of his home state, Maharashtra, which goes to the polls on November 20

'AI is an assistant to humans... it will have net zero effect on jobs'

The world today is in the midst of rapid, multifaceted technological evolution that's changing how we live, work, communicate, commute and interact.

Key conspirator held in Bahraich violence case

Police in Bahraich on Thursday arrested the suspected main conspirator behind the communal violence that erupted during a Durga idol immersion procession in Maharajganj town on October 13 leading to the death of a 21-year-old man, a senior officer said.

NIA ATTACHES PROPERTY OF TRE TERRORIST IN J&K

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached immovable property of a key terror accused linked with The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy outfit of the Pakistanbased Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the agency said on Thursday.

MEGHALAYA-BASED INSURGENT GROUP HNLC BANNED

The Centre on Thursday banned Meghalayabased insurgent group Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) for five years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act or UAPA, for its involvement in violent incidents and for carrying out activities prejudicial to India's sovereignty and integrity.

JAYARAJAN RALLIES FOR SARIN AMID ROW OVER 'FAKE' AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Former LDF convener EP Jayarajan on Thursday arrived in Palakkad to campaign for ruling coalition's candidate P Sarin, in the wake of reports that his candidacy was criticised by the CPI(M) veteran in his purported autobiography.

MAHA ON DECLINE, HAS FALLEN INTO WRONG HANDS: SHARAD PAWAR

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said Maharashtra has fallen into \"wrong hands\" in the last few years and has \"suffered a decline\".

End near for JMM-Cong govt, will wipe out infiltrators'

Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday declared that the end is near for the state's JMM-Congress government adding that, as a result, \"the time is also over\" for Bangladeshi infiltrators.

On Children's Day, CM Atishi launches school in NE Delhi

Chief minister Atishi inaugurated a new school in Sunder Nagri, northeast Delhi on Thursday, as part of Children's Day celebrations.

Boy stabs sister's husband to death

A 26-year-old man was stabbed to death, allegedly by the 16-year-old brother of his wife, in Moti Nagar, west Delhi, on Wednesday night, police said.

Classes 1 to 5 move online indefinitely

Students of all schools up to Class 5 will move to online classes in view of increasing pollution levels in the Capital, until further notice, the Delhi government announced on Thursday.

CAQM took no learnings from its earlier reactionary ways: Experts

Environmental advocates and public health experts criticised the apparent delay in implementing Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap), arguing that the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) did not keep its focus on its primary mission - to act preemptively before air emergencies arise, not after.

HC seeks police stand on 2020 riots case diary

The Delhi high court on Thursday refused to immediately direct the Delhi Police to preserve and reconstruct the case diary pertaining to the Jafrabad violence that had erupted during the February 2020 Delhi riots which had resulted in one death.

Army to politics: Snippets from a storied journey

As HT marks 100 years, a look at centenarians whose lives have stood witness to India’s transformation

'Olympiad golds have changed how the chess world sees India'

It's been an incredible year for Indian chess, and it may to get even better over the next fortnight.

Trump names Tulsi for intel director job

Tulsi Gabbard will be America's new intelligence czar from January 20, 2025.

After Haryana, Maha will crush Cong dream: Modi

The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) stalled development projects in Maharashtra and hence the Congress's dream of coming to power in the state will be crushed just like in Haryana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, alleging that the Opposition was an enemy of the poor and would cause droughts if it came to power in the upcoming assembly polls.

CHOKE IS ON DELHI AGAIN

Delhi’s iconic Lotus Temple: Gone with the pollution

Primary schools shut, Grap 3 enforced as CAQM acts at last

After two suffocating days of \"severe\" air quality and more than two weeks of persistently \"very poor\" air, members of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) finally initiated Stage-3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) across the National Capital Region (NCR) on Thursday.