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November 21, 2024

BIZARRE BITCOIN BRIBE ROW A DAY AFTER CASH FOR VOTE DRAMA

PUNE/MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at the Raipur (Chhattisgarh)-based premises of an audit firm employee, Gaurav Mehta, as part of its ongoing money laundering investigation into an alleged scam involving a ₹6,606 crore bitcoin-based Ponzi scheme operated by Singaporebased company Variable Tech Pte Ltd.

3 mins

POLITICAL FURORE, COPS' SUSPENSION MARK KEY BYPOLLS TO 9 SEATS IN U.P.

LUCKNOW: Voting for the highstakes bypolls to nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh closed on Wednesday amid a volley of allegations lobbed between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP), the suspension of five police officials and multiple complaints to the Election Commission of India (ECI).

2 mins

Higher turnout in both states as fate of heavyweights sealed

NEW DELHI: The Mahayuti is likely to hold an edge over the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in fiercely fought assembly elections in Maharashtra but the scenario in Jharkhand could be more fluid, a clutch of exit polls predicted on Wednesday.

Higher turnout in both states as fate of heavyweights sealed

5 mins

Waqf on agenda as House set to reopen

NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government will try to bring five new bills and pass ten pieces of legislation, including the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill, in the upcoming winter session of Parliament that is expected to see a fresh confrontation between the Opposition and the government over violence in Manipur and the allegations against Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch.

Waqf on agenda as House set to reopen

2 mins

PC stay, Kejriwal plea point to impact of SC's ED ruling

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday succeeded in getting the trial proceedings against him in the AircelMaxis case stayed, while former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal moved the Delhi high court demanding a similar relief in the Delhi excise policy case -- developments that have put the spotlight on a November 6 Supreme Court ruling, which appears to be reshaping high-profile money laundering trials involving public servants.

3 mins

NCLAT judge recuses himself from case citing text from brother

The order, passed by justice Sharad Kumar Sharma, the judicial member presiding over the NCLAT bench in Chennai, underscored the principle of judicial integrity and impartiality while highlighting the complexities that arise when familial relationships intersect with judicial responsibilities. Jatindranath Swain was the technical member on the bench.

2 mins

Cooperating in probe not about admitting guilt: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has underscored that cooperation with an investigation does not entail an obligation for the accused to admit guilt, observing that the prosecution bears the onus of proving its case independently and cannot rely on extracting self-incriminating evidence from the accused.

2 mins

TWELVE SECURITY PERSONNEL, SIX TERRORISTS KILLED IN ATTACK IN PAK

Twelve security personnel and six terrorists were killed after a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a joint check post in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwestern Pakistan, the army said on Wednesday.

1 min

Push for de-escalation: Rajnath in China meet

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday held talks with his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun at Vientiane in Laos and emphasised the need for the two countries to work towards de-escalation of the conflict in the sensitive Ladakh theatre on the back of the recent disengagement of Indian and Chinese armies from Depsang and Demchok, adding that it would help build greater trust and confidence between the two sides.

Push for de-escalation: Rajnath in China meet

4 mins

Caricom nations hail Modis visit as historic, step

NEW DELHI: India and Guyana on Wednesday signed a raft of memoranda of understanding across several key sectors including health, hydrocarbons, agriculture and banking to deepen their bilateral relationship, while agreeing to strengthen their cooperation in areas such as defence, urban development, education and food security, during PM Narendra Modi's state visit to the South American country, the first by an Indian PM in 56 years.

Caricom nations hail Modis visit as historic, step

2 mins

TRAFFICKED OVER 500 INDIANS TO U.S., SAYS CONVICT

FERGUS FALLS: Rajinder Singh, the 51-year-old man convicted of human trafficking across the US-Canada border which led to the death of a family of four from Gujarat in January 2022, testified on Tuesday that he shuttled more than 500 Indian migrants across the border over four years as part of an international smuggling ring.

1 min

TRIBAL MANIPUR MLAS PLAN JOINT PROTEST IN DELHI

Ten tribal MLAs from Manipur, including seven from the ruling BJP, are planning to hold a joint protest in Delhi in the first week of December, demanding the removal of CM N Biren Singh and a separate administration for their community, people aware of the matter said on Wednesday.

TRIBAL MANIPUR MLAS PLAN JOINT PROTEST IN DELHI

3 mins

Battlefield Perth ready for India's next big Test

The first Test of the five-match series for the Border Gavaskar trophy gets underway on Friday, and India's truly rabid fans will be hoping that the country's team can achieve a once-unthinkable three-peat down under.

Battlefield Perth ready for India's next big Test

4 mins

Anmol Bishnoi in Iowa jail; deportation sought

Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's brother Anmol Bishnoi was arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is currently lodged at Pottawattamie County Jail in Iowa, according to the information gathered by HT.

Anmol Bishnoi in Iowa jail; deportation sought

1 min

SC: Cannot turn a break-up into a criminal case

THE SC'S DECISION CAME WHILE QUASHING A RAPE CASE AGAINST A MAN, STRESSING BOUNDARIES OF LAW IN PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

2 mins

Behind air crisis: High baseline pollution, multiplicity of factors

NEW DELHI: Both pollution and the political blame game around it have become toxic clichés in Delhi. What would it take to actually bring down pollution in Delhi to permissible levels?

2 mins

Kids' population to drop by 106mn in 25 yrs in India

NEW DELHI: The global population of children is projected to stabilise around 2.3 billion in the next 25 years, according to the Unicef's State of the World's Children 2024 report released on Wednesday, with India estimated to have the largest share at 350 million.

1 min

Behind air crisis: High baseline pollution, multiplicity of factors

NEW DELHI: Both pollution and the political blame game around it have become toxic cliches in Delhi. What would it take to actually bring down pollution in Delhi to permissible levels?

2 mins

Schools adapt to focus on revision for boards

NEW DELHI: Within days of the Delhi government imposing a blanket ban on in-person lessons for all classes, irrespective of whether they had board exams in the academic year, school principals said they have started changing the academic calendars to ensure students of classes 10 and 12 can save time in the run-up to board exams, while simultaneously ensuring they are in good health.

1 min

50% staff in offices asked to work from home: Minister

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Wednesday decided to implement a 50% work-fromhome policy for all government departments, and urged private companies that only half the workforce should go to office to reduce congestion on roads and combat worsening air quality in the Capital.

2 mins

AVIATION MIN ASSESSES FOG PREPAREDNESS AT IGI AIRPORT

NEW DELHI: Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Wednesday conducted a high-level meeting to assess the preparedness of airlines, the Delhi airport and the Airports Authority of India in view of fog conditions and smog that hamper visibility and disrupt flight operations in the Capital, officials aware of the matter said.

1 min

CAQM MANDATES SCHOOL CLOSURE IN BORDER DISTS

NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Wednesday revised the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap), making closure of schools mandatory in Delhi and the neighbouring NCR districts of districts of Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar under stages 3 and 4.

1 min

This is among Delhi's worst air streaks: Data

Other limitations include data only being available on the website for a period of four days, without having any access to an archive. This means one cannot study the source break-up on previous days.

This is among Delhi's worst air streaks: Data

2 mins

The problem of finding source of pollution persists

Other limitations include data only being available on the website for a period of four days, without having any access to an archive. This means one cannot study the source break-up on previous days.

2 mins

Mercury falls to season's low of 11.2°C; parts of city at 8.2°C

NEW DELHI: Delhi residents reached for their blankets, steeling themselves for winter as cold northwesterly winds blew through the Capital on Wednesday, with some parts of the city recording temperatures as low as 8.2 degrees Celsius (°C).

1 min

Forest dept asks to cut trees, faces HC ire again

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday delivered a second sharp rebuke in as many days to the city's forest department for seeking permission to transplant trees for infrastructure projects, at a time when the national capital struggles with hazardous air pollution levels.

Forest dept asks to cut trees, faces HC ire again

2 mins

HC tells police: Add 6cause for arrest, column in memo

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has directed Delhi Police to update the arrest memo used by its officers while arresting people, adding a column to record the grounds of arrest, underscoring the significance behind this information.

2 mins

Nod for new parking lots in Lutyens Delhi

THE NEW SITES WILL BE BUILT AT AREAS SUCH AS TOLSTOY MARG, ATUL GROVE ROAD, TILAK LANE, SAROJINI NAGAR, KHAN MARKET, AND CP ETC.

1 min

Atishi launches Delhi solar portal to help rooftop solar installations

NEW DELHI: Chief minister Atishi on Wednesday launched the \"Delhi Solar Portal\", a one-stop window for consumers to access empanelled vendors for installation of rooftop solar panels, register for subsidies and incentives, as well as estimate the solar power generation potential and earnings from their rooftops.

Atishi launches Delhi solar portal to help rooftop solar installations

1 min

'AAP ignored principles, led to disillusionment'

Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot recently resigned from his post and from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on the grounds that political ambitions have supplanted the AAP's commitment to the people. He subsequently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

'AAP ignored principles, led to disillusionment'

2 mins

EX-CM'S HOUSE HAD EXTRAVAGANT FURNISHINGS, SAYS BJP; AAP HITS BACK

The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday alleged that former chief minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal used extravagant furnishings and luxurious items at his former official residence at 6, Flag Staff Road.

1 min

Only 33.3% turn up to vote in Gzb

GHAZIABAD: The district of Ghaziabad recorded the lowest voter turnout of 33.3% (till 5pm) among the nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh that went to bypolls on Wednesday, according to tentative data by the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Only 33.3% turn up to vote in Gzb

1 min

Culling poetry out of commutes

A citizen writes a poem

Culling poetry out of commutes

1 min

Delhi man dies after car falls into ditch in Sohna

A 40-year-old man died after being ejected from his car as it plunged 50 feet into a ditch while driving down a hilly road in Sohna early Tuesday, police said.

Delhi man dies after car falls into ditch in Sohna

1 min

BOY KILLED WITH LOG IN EAST DELHI, POLICE SUSPECT 'REVENGE' KILLING

A 15-year-old boy was found dead on a street in Shreshtha Vihar, east Delhi, with his head smashed in with a log—a brazen daylight attack that police suspect may be linked to the teenager's elder sister, who is currently lodged in an Uttar Pradesh prison on charges of murder.

1 min

Anmol Bishnoi lodged at US county prison: Officials

NEW DELHI: Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi°s brother Anmol Bishnoi was arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is currently lodged at Pottawattamie County Jail in Iowa, according to the information gathered by HT. It isn't clear if he has applied for asylum, but Indian agencies have sought to have him deported.

Anmol Bishnoi lodged at US county prison: Officials

1 min

India, Guyana sign key pacts to strengthen ties

NEW DELHI: India and Guyana on Wednesday signed a raft of memoranda of understanding across several key sectors including health, hydrocarbons, agriculture and banking to deepen their bilateral relationship, while agreeing to strengthen their cooperation in areas such as defence, urban development, education and food security, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to the South American country, the first by an Indian PM in 56 years.

India, Guyana sign key pacts to strengthen ties

2 mins

MODI IDENTIFIES 7 AREAS TO DEEPEN RELATIONS WITH CARICOM NATIONS

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India plans to deepen its cooperation with Caricom (Caribbean Community) countries, with focus on seven key areas, including capacity building, agriculture and food security, renewable energy and climate change, innovation, technology and trade, cricket and culture, ocean economy and maritime security, and medicine and health care.

MODI IDENTIFIES 7 AREAS TO DEEPEN RELATIONS WITH CARICOM NATIONS

1 min

Trafficked Over 500 Indians to US, says convict

CONVICT TOLD THE COURT THAT HE MADE OVER $400,000 AS PART OF THE SCHEME

2 mins

SHAH, CM DISCUSS ANTI-MAOIST OPS IN CHHATTISGARH

Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday discussed the progress in anti-Maoist operations and development works with Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai, people familiar with the matter said.

1 min

Voting for crucial Mahal, Ikhand pons ends, Verdict out On Nov 23

MUMBAI/RANCHI: Voters in Maharashtra and Jharkhand turned up in impressive numbers to exercise their franchise on Wednesday, bringing the curtains down on the year's final elections - in which issues of reservation, appeasement, corruption, and infiltration dominated the campaign.

Voting for crucial Mahal, Ikhand pons ends, Verdict out On Nov 23

4 mins

Sule, Patole clips on bitcoin 6scam, AI-generated: Experts

PUNE/MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at the Raipur (Chhatu'sgarh)-based premises of an audit firm employee, Gaurav Mehta, as part of its ongoing money laundering investigation into an alleged scam involving a ₹6,606 crore bitcoin- based Ponzi scheme operated by Singaporebased company Variable Tech Pte Ltd.

Sule, Patole clips on bitcoin 6scam, AI-generated: Experts

3 mins

Ruckus, slugfest as UP votes; five cops suspended

LUCKNOW: Voting for the high-stakes bypolls to nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh closed on Wednesday amid a volley of allegations lobbed between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP), the suspension of five police officials and multiple complaints to the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Ruckus, slugfest as UP votes; five cops suspended

2 mins

SC revives 1990 drug trafficking case against Kerala MLA

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday revived criminal proceedings in a trial court against Kerala MLA Antony Raju for alleged tampering of evidence in a drug trafficking case reported in 1990 and has directed him to appear before the trial court on December 20.

SC revives 1990 drug trafficking case against Kerala MLA

1 min

SC SEEKS MANIPUR RESPONSE ON PLEA OVER PERMIT LINES

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted eight weeks to the Manipur government to respond to a plea challenging the system of Inner Line Permit (ILP) in the state.

4 mins

Winter session to start from Nov 25, Waqf on agenda

NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government will try to bring five new bills and pass ten pieces of legislation, including the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill, in the upcoming winter session of Parliament that is expected to see a fresh confrontation between the Opposition and the government over violence in Manipur and the allegations against Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch.

Winter session to start from Nov 25, Waqf on agenda

2 mins

SC order a precedent as PC gets relief, Kejriwal seeks protection

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday succeeded in getting the trial proceedings against him in the Aircel-Maxis case stayed, while former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal moved the Delhi high court demanding a similar relief in the Delhi excise policy case -- developments that have put the spotlight on a November 6 Supreme Court ruling, which appears to be reshaping high-profile money laundering trials involving public servants.

SC order a precedent as PC gets relief, Kejriwal seeks protection

3 mins

CBSE EXAMS FOR CLASSES 10, 12 TO BEGIN FROM FEB 15

NEW DELHI: The board exams for class 10 and 12 will begin from February 15, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced on Wednesday.

1 min

Advocate critical after attack near TN court complex; stir erupts

THE ASSAILANT IN FLICTED CUT INJURIES WITH A MATCHET, ALLEGEDLY DUE TO PREVIOUS ENMITY WITH VICTIM, POLICE SAID

1 min

Govt teacher stabbed to death, stalker held

CHENNAI: A 25-year-old teacher was stabbed to death by her former boyfriend at a government school in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, a day after her father turned down the accused's marriage proposal, police said, adding that the accused has been arrested.

1 min

RAHUL HAILS T'GANA DRAFT GIG WORKERS LAW, LOOKS TO JOIN THE CONSULTATIONS

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has hailed the Telangana government's draft law for gig workers and urged chief minister Revanth Reddy to hold state-wide consultations to ensure the \"law is robust, effective and meaningful\".

1 min

Out on 3-hr parole, Rajoana calls upon Sikhs to unite for survival

LUDHIANA: Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death row convict in the 1995 assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh who was out of jail on a three-hour parole to attend a prayer meet for his deceased brother, on Wednesday urged Sikhs to unite and strengthen their organisations for the survival of the community.

Out on 3-hr parole, Rajoana calls upon Sikhs to unite for survival

2 mins

Manipur's 10 tribal MLAs plan joint protest in Delhi

CHURACHANDPUR: Ten tribal legislators from Manipur, including seven from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), plan to hold a joint protest in Delhi in the first week of December, demanding the removal of chief minister N Biren Singh and a separate administration for their community, people aware of the matter said on Wednesday.

Manipur's 10 tribal MLAs plan joint protest in Delhi

3 mins

NCLAT judge recuses over his brother's text

THE TEXT, WHICH SOUGHT ADVICE ON THE CASE BEING HEARD BY THE MEMBER'S BENCH, WAS REPRODUCED VERBATIM IN JUDICIAL ORDER

2 mins

India calls for a boost in adaptation finance

NEW DELHI: While India is currently funding its adaptation needs from domestic sources, the county would need a capital of $854.16 billion to develop adaptation measures, it said during a high-level ministerial dialogue on climate change adaptation at COP29.

India calls for a boost in adaptation finance

1 min

HC ORDERS CBI PROBE INTO TN HOOCH TRAGEDY

CHENNAI: The Madras high court on Wednesday transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy case, in which 68 people died after consuming illicit liquor.

1 min

CENTRE NOTIFIES APPOINTMENT OF NEW MANIPUR HC CHIEF JUSTICE

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday notified the appointment of Justice D Krishnakumar, a judge of Madras High Court, as the next chief justice of the Manipur High Court.

1 min

HC gives split order in Bengal jobs 'scam' case

KOLKATA: A two-judge division bench of the Calcutta high court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict on a bail petition moved by former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee and four other high-profile accused, indicted by the CBI in the School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment scam.

1 min

SN Bose's imprint on the world of modern physics

In quantum physics, Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr often take center stage. But there's another figure who deserves as much recognition: Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose, whose pioneering work on particles' indistinguishability revolutionized modern physics, introducing the concept of the particle later named \"boson\" in his honor, and laying the foundation for discoveries like the Higgs boson nearly a century later.

SN Bose's imprint on the world of modern physics

3 mins

How SC read right to property and its limits

The recent judgment is not a ringing endorsement of a privatised political economy - far from it

How SC read right to property and its limits

4 mins

Delhi's battle for clean air

Dubious proposals, bureaucratic inertia and political expediency have let the city down

1 min

Birthing targets must go beyond maternal survival

One of India's greatest public health successes has been the dramatic fall in maternal and infant mortality throughout the 21st century.

Birthing targets must go beyond maternal survival

3 mins

Why world must call for peace in Ukraine

Russia's war on Ukraine completed 1,000 days on Tuesday. That it has continued so long is Ltestimony to the ineffectiveness of bodies such as the United Nations. Since February 24, 2022, when Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the invasion of Ukraine, at least 12,162 civilians, including 659 children, have been killed in Ukraine, as per the UN human rights office, OHCHR.

1 min

US vetoes UN Gaza truce call

UNITED NATIONS: The US vetoed a UN resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the war in Gaza on Wednesday because it is not linked to an immediate release of hostages taken captive by Hamas in Israel in October 2023.

US vetoes UN Gaza truce call

1 min

Paris pact at centre of NCQG contributor base controversy

BAKU: Developing countries have clarified that expanding the contributor base to include high income, developing countries would violate the provisions of the Paris Agreement, countering one of the arguments of developed countries concerning the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG).

Paris pact at centre of NCQG contributor base controversy

2 mins

Renewable surge in 2023 fails to curb worldwide emissions: Report

NEW DELHI: The world witnessed rapid progress in the renewable energy sector in 2023, but the slow speed of reductions in global emissions rendered it ineffective, a new report released at COP29 in Baku has highlighted.

1 min

‘Putin open to talks on war truce'

Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, triggering the worst hostilities in Europe since World War II and the most dangerous stand-off with the West in decades.

‘Putin open to talks on war truce'

2 mins

Pakistan ex-PM granted bail but to remain in jail

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani court granted bail on Wednesday to former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a graft case, his lawyer said. But with a slew of other charges pending against him, the opposition leader is staying in prison.

Pakistan ex-PM granted bail but to remain in jail

1 min

Didn't ask US to act against HK, China: Lai

HONG KONG: Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai testified on Wednesday for the first time in his landmark national security trial, saying he had never tried to influence the foreign policy of countries such as the United States, towards China and Hong Kong (HK).

Didn't ask US to act against HK, China: Lai

1 min

Pakistan ex-PM granted bail but to remain in jail

Pakistani court granted bail on Wednesday to former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a graft case, his lawyer said.

Pakistan ex-PM granted bail but to remain in jail

1 min

LAVA CO-FOUNDER HARIOM RAI GETS BAIL IN MONEY LAUNDERING CASE

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday granted bail to Hariom Rai, co-founder and chairman of Lava International in a money laundering case involving smartphone-maker Vivo.

1 min

Should You Pick Low-Volatility Funds In Choppy Mkt?

The stock markets have been experiencing heightened volatility amid selling by foreign portfolio investors, downgrades to corporate earnings, and slower economic growth.

Should You Pick Low-Volatility Funds In Choppy Mkt?

1 min

Advent in talks for VIP majority stake

MUMBAI: Global private equity firm Advent International is eyeing a controlling stake in listed luggage and travel accessories maker VIP Industries Ltd, three people with knowledge of the development said.

Advent in talks for VIP majority stake

2 mins

India accords 6riority country, status to the UK

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday accorded \"priority country\" status to the United Kingdom after the two countries agreed to resume negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA), which could lead to a three-fold rise in Indian exports to the UK by 2030 and help in achieving New Delhi's ambitious $1 trillion merchandise export target by FY30.

India accords 6riority country, status to the UK

2 mins

SC's tax credit ruling gives relief to Airtel, Vi, other telcos

NEW DELHI: In a significant victory for telecom companies, the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday ruled in favour of Bharti Airtel Ltd and other operators, allowing them to claim central value-added tax (Cenvat) credits on duties paid for key infrastructure items such as tower components, shelters and other related materials.

SC's tax credit ruling gives relief to Airtel, Vi, other telcos

1 min

Adani group considers surrender of 5G spectrum

NEW DELHI: Adani Data Networks, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises, which bought 5G spectrum in the 26 GHz band in the 2022 auctions, is mulling surrendering the airwaves after over two years of not using them, said four people aware of the development.

1 min

Change in ELM rule may have outsized impact

The new measure increases the margin to trade to 14% from 12% on the expiry day

Change in ELM rule may have outsized impact

2 mins

Messi's Argentina likely to play in Kerala in 2025

KOCHI: Lionel Messi is likely to come to India. Again. Not to Kolkata this time but Kerala.

Messi's Argentina likely to play in Kerala in 2025

1 min

D Gukesh: The boy out to win the world

Fearless, resourceful and wildly ambitious, Gukesh at 18 is the challenger chess needs

D Gukesh: The boy out to win the world

4 mins

The genius is back at his favourite hunting ground

Focus on Kohli is a direct result of what he has achieved in Australia and what he means to a team hit by absence of Rohit and injury to Gill

The genius is back at his favourite hunting ground

3 mins

Faster, bouncier, scarier: Perth's legacy enhanced

KOLKATA: To understand why Perth was selected as India's first port of call for this tour of Australia, you must watch the highlights of Pakistan getting bundled out for 89 in the fourth innings last year. Lively pace, yes.

3 mins

Deepika strikes again, India beat China to defend ACT

NEW DELHI: Before the Asian Champions Trophy, chief coach Harendra Singh had promised that everyone will get to see a new version of the Indian women's hockey team in Rajgir.

Deepika strikes again, India beat China to defend ACT

2 mins

SRK Reveals He Cries In The Bathroom After Failures

I don't show it to anyone. Because I think you can wallow in self-pity for [only] about that much time. [But] you have to believe that the world is not against you or conspiring to destroy your work. SHAH RUKH KHAN, Actor

SRK Reveals He Cries In The Bathroom After Failures

1 min

I don't care about trolls, unka kaam hai kehna: Riddhima

Riddhima Kapoor Sahni recently made her debut with the reality TV series Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives. Her entry into the world of entertainment feels almost inevitable, given that she's the daughter of late actor Rishi Kapoor and actor Neetu Kapoor.

I don't care about trolls, unka kaam hai kehna: Riddhima

1 min

RAHMAN-SAIRA SEPARATE AFTER 29 YEARS OF MARRIAGE

Musician AR Rahman, 57, and wife Saira Banu, 50, announced their separation on Tuesday night after almost three decades of marriage. The latter's lawyer Vandana Shah released an official statement regarding the couple's decision to separate, and hours later Rahman confirmed the news on X. A source close to the development tells us, \"Though the announcement of the separation has come now, it's been on for a while.

RAHMAN-SAIRA SEPARATE AFTER 29 YEARS OF MARRIAGE

1 min

AQI overload? An expert guide to surviving smog season

From staying hydrated to consuming a wholesome diet, experts share a game plan to safeguard your health as the AQI in Delhi remains alarmingly high

AQI overload? An expert guide to surviving smog season

2 mins

Unlocking Better Health On Your Plate

Thinking of going vegan? This World Vegan Month, we take a look at everything to consider before adopting a plant-based diet

Unlocking Better Health On Your Plate

2 mins

Sara Ali Khan to curate an intimate Airbnb wellness retreat in Goa

Bollywood actor and fitness enthusiast Sara Ali Khan is curating a one-of-a-kind wellness and yoga retreat in Goa, offering an exclusive opportunity to relax and rejuvenate in nature's embrace.

Sara Ali Khan to curate an intimate Airbnb wellness retreat in Goa

1 min

Kriti Sanon's sweet birthday wish for rumoured beau Kabir Bahia

Actor Kriti Sanon seems to be soft-launching her relationship with rumoured beau and UK-based businessman Kabir Bahia on social media

Kriti Sanon's sweet birthday wish for rumoured beau Kabir Bahia

1 min

Artist Anjanna Kuthiala's locker 'fraud': Bank says not possible

Gurugram-based artist had claimed she accessed her locker on November 12 and \"found it empty\" but the bank has refuted the allegation of 'fraud'

1 min

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