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Pak separatists kill 7 soldiers

Separatists fired on a paramilitary border post in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, killing seven soldiers, local authorities said on Saturday, a week after the same militant group killed 26 people at a railway station.

Trump defence pick is accused of 2017 sexual assault: Police

One of Donald Trump's most controversial cabinet picks just became even more so: Pete Hegseth, tapped for defence secretary earlier this week, was accused of sexual assault in 2017, according to police.

Want to end war through diplomacy in 2025: Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that Kyiv would like to end the war with Russia next year through \"diplomatic means\", as both countries prepare for Donald Trump's return to the White House.

Negotiations Over climate finance remain deadlocked at UN summit

With just days remaining at the COP29 climate talks in Baku, negotiations over climate finance remain deadlocked, with developed and developing nations still far apart on both the scale of funding and its fundamental structure, even as Argentina's withdrawal from the talks casts a shadow over global climate cooperation.

Israel strikes Beirut as Lebanon mulls US truce proposal

Israel launched a wave of air strikes on Hezbollah bastions in Beirut and south Lebanon on Saturday, a day after Lebanese government officials said they were studying a US truce proposal.

8 people killed, 17 wounded in China school knife attack

Eight people were killed and 17 others wounded Saturday in a knife attack at a vocational school in eastern China, and the suspect – a former student – has been arrested, police said.

House Speaker wants ethics report on Matt Gaetz kept confidential

Speaker Mike Johnson urged the House Ethics Committee to keep confidential its findings on alleged sexual and other misconduct by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for attorney general.

Misandry cannot ensure safety of women of UP

I' m not the sort of person who usually responds to the often foolish suggestions floated by those in authority over us purportedly for our good. I prefer to ignore them. But recent proposals put forward by the Uttar Pradesh State Women's Commission are so silly I feel they deserve greater attention. I fear silence could suggest they're acceptable.

Pain in the present, future will be bright

After 77 years of Independence, we now have, surprisingly, the maximum number of freedom fighters—for a different freedom though, financial independence.

To speak of despondency, and hope, through poetry

With the asphyxiating claw of pollution again at our throats, and the political discourse touching new depths of incivility, I feel intellectually and emotionally drained.

Compassionate leader, ethical businessperson

How Ratan Tata became a lodestar for the nation and future generations

'Top polluting nations must work together to come up with solution'

The world is already exceeding the crucial 1.5°C warming threshold, former US special envoy for climate John Kerry warned, urging countries engaged in the ongoing global climate conference, COP29, to work hard to find a solution, especially the 23 nations and regions most responsible for emissions.

'India has to move towards population management'

Naidu says India, especially southern states, are heading towards a population decline, which could have dangerous implications. His administration is exploring plans for incentives to families that bear more than two children

Next lot of AI products will be far smarter than all current chatbots

The next wave of artificial intelligence (AI) tools will be even smarter than the current crop of products, especially the popular chatbots, one of the industry's leading researchers has said, laying out a vision for \"really powerful universal agents\".

Not only about succession, creating an institution that will last 500 years

Vedanta Group founder Anil Agarwal on Saturday said his daughter Priya Agarwal Hebbar could be a successor to his personal wealth, but the family at the head of the mining conglomerate is focused on building an institution which will be more inclusive and with a vision spanning the next 500 years.

'Battle against cancer must focus on lifestyle factors causing disease'

If we can collect info from millions of patients over the next two years and train AI to predict cancer risk levels, we could better direct screening and prevention efforts

BJP's slogan has divided allies, alienated the public

The former UP chief minister declared that his party will win the 2027 assembly polls, attacked CM Yogi Adityanath over frequent paper leaks, and hinted at internal dissension within the ruling dispensation

Akshay, Ajay seek more solidarity within the Hindi film industry

Film franchises, changing audiences, politics, the need for unity within the Hindi film industry- and their own more than three-decade-long friendship-featured in a candid chat between actors Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on Saturday.

'Trump will be supportive of Quad and ties with India'

US president-elect Donald Trump is expected to be supportive of both the bilateral relationship with India and the Quad amid continuing contestation with China, leading American columnist and academic Walter Russell Mead said on Saturday.

Truss positive India will play a huge leadership role in future

India has to be a key part of alternative structures such as the Quad and G7 that have gained prominence against the backdrop of the \"rising threat of China\" and the inability of the UN to resolve global issues, former British Prime Minister Liz Truss said on Saturday.

PM outlines policy mantra: Development with dignity

The formula of our administration is the progress of the people, by the people, and for the people, Modi said. He urged Indians to transform their social mindset and not accept anything other than world-class standards

Values, people and cash generation key anchors in business, says Birla

Strong values that focus on people, long-term vision, working in scale, and right economics that generates cashthese are core principles that have driven the $65 billion Aditya Birla Group's success, the conglomerate's chief Kumar Mangalam Birla said on Saturday.

BODY OF WOMAN FOUND STUFFED INSIDE SUITCASE IN HAPUR: POLICE

The body of an unidentified woman, with severe injury marks including a head injury, was found stuffed inside a red suitcase on the service road of the national highway 9 in Hapur on Saturday morning, police officials said, adding that a probe has been launched.

Compensation from Big Tech key media issue: I&B minister

Disinformation and fake news online, and fair compensation for news publishers are two of the four biggest challenges faced by the news media today, information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on the occasion of National Press Day on Saturday.

5 Maoists gunned down in Bastar encounter, two personnel injured

WITH SATURDAY'S INCIDENT, SECURITY FORCES HAVE KILLED 197 MAOISTS SO FAR THIS YEAR IN SEPARATE ENCOUNTERS IN CHHATTISGARH

In contact with EAM Jaishankar, says Joly on Arsh Dalla arrest

TORONTO: Canada will engage with Indian officials on \"enquiries\" related to the arrest of Khalistani radical and designated terrorist Arsh Singh Gill alias Arsh Dalla, the country's foreign minister Melanie Joly has said.

EXODUS OF YOUNG TALENT IN LEGAL PRACTICE A MAJOR CONCERN, SAYS CJI

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna has expressed concern over the \"exodus of young talent\" from litigation practice and said there is a need to ensure their financial and social security.

NAGALAND CM TO MEET SHAH OVER POLITICAL UNREST

The Nagaland cabinet decided to take up the unresolved political issue to New Delhi, days after the Isak-Muivah-led National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) chief Thuingaleng Muivah threatened to resume \"violent armed resistance\" if the Centre rejected its proposal for a third-party intervention in the current stalemate between the two.

PM MODI: BRAZIL'S PRESIDENCY OF G20 BUILT ON INDIA'S LEGACY

Brazil's presidency of the G20 in 2024 has built on India's legacy of a people-centric approach and mainstreaming the priorities of the Global South, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as he embarked on a five-day visit to Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana.

Curfew reimposed in Imphal valley, no internet in 7 distts

Authorities in Manipur reimposed a curfew in the Imphal valley and suspended internet in at least seven districts on Saturday amid simmering tensions over the abduction of six members of a Meitei family and the subsequent recovery of three unidentified bodies, even as the state government urged the Centre to withdraw the recent reimposition of AFSPA in parts of Manipur.