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Candidates intensify outreach activities

LUDHIANA: With the municipal corporation (MC) elections closing in, political candidates across parties have ramped up their door-to-door campaigns, reaching out to the residents directly to secure their support.

22-year-old abducted, thrashed on suspicion of stealing mobile

VICTIM SAYS THE ACCUSED, WHO IS HIS NEIGHBOUR, FORCED HIM TO SIT IN AN AUTO AND ASSAULTED HIM WHEN HE RESISTED

AAP only party with candidates in all 95 MC wards

LUDHIANA: After the scrutiny of nomination papers for the upcoming municipal corporation (MC) elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is the only group left with candidates in all 95 wards, according to data from election officials.

Head, Smith run away with the advantage despite Bumrah burst

Left-hander smashes second consecutive ton and the former skipper regains form, leaving India to toil on Day 2 of 3rd Test

NEPHEW, AIDE ATTACK 52-YR-OLD WITH SWORDS OVER PROPERTY TIFF; BOOKED

LUDHIANA: A 52-year-old man was allegedly attacked with swords by his nephew and the latter's aides after he intervened in a long-standing family property dispute in Jeet Colony, Mangli Neechi area, officials said.

Cricket's afterlife, retirement not a dead end anymore

Umrah's guided missiles take less than a second to reach the batter – in that time the batter has to decide whether to play or leave, defend or look to score. All in the blink of an eyelid.

Mumbai beat MP to clinch SMAT

MUMBAI: A good Sunday crowd had assembled at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium for the T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final, keen to watch the big names in Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh in action.

Bizarre photographs of Assad found after his fall spark ridicule

Bizarre and personal photos of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad have surfaced from his abandoned residences, sparking ridicule among Syrians who only until recently were persecuted for criticizing his leadership.

Shadows in the sky: East Coast gripped by drone mystery

BOSTON/NEW YORK: On a crisp Friday night in Harwich, Massachusetts, bright lights hovered silently above a home for over an hour.

Cyclone hits French territory, 'several hundred' likely dead

CAPE TOWN: The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is \"several hundred\" and may be close to 1,000, the island's top government official told the local broadcaster on Sunday.

'NOT INTERESTED IN NEW CONFLICTS DESPITE ISRAELI ATTACKS ON SYRIA'

Syria's de facto leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa said on Saturday Israel is using false pretexts to justify its attacks on Syria, but that he is not interested in engaging in new conflicts as the country focuses on rebuilding following the end of Bashar al-Assad's reign.

ABC NEWS SETTLES $15MN DEFAMATION SUIT WITH TRUMP

WASHINGTON: ABC News will pay a $15 million settlement payment to resolve a defamation lawsuit brought by President-elect Donald Trump, according to court documents filed on Saturday.

South Korea: Oppn offers to work with govt to ease crisis

SEOUL: South Korea's opposition leader offered on Sunday to work with the government to ease the political tumult as officials sought to reassure allies and markets, a day after the opposition-controlled parliament voted to impeach conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol over a short-lived attempt to impose martial law.

HINDUJA GROUP TO CLOSE RCAP DEAL BY JAN-END

MUMBAI: The Hinduja Group expects to complete the ₹9,861 crore acquisition of Reliance Capital by the end of January, nearly a year after the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) approved its rescue plan for the bankrupt lender.

State overreach writ large in actor's arrest

Actor Allu Arjun's arrest and detention overnight by the Telangana police despite a high court bail order is an egregious instance of State overreach.

UAE-India: More than just bilateral relations

The two countries are not just building economic synergies but also fostering a shared future of innovation, sustainability, and global leadership

Winter, Budget reins on rate cut

Inflation tethered to food prices; rate action will rest on winter-crop yield, fiscal stance in Budget

Remembering Sam: Great Soldier as a family man

It is Vijay Divas again, 53 years after India won the war that created Bangladesh. So, you will forgive me for reminiscing a little about my father: Sam Manekshaw, not 'the Great Soldier' but the family man.

Dhaka must remember the lessons of history

Today is the 53rd anniversary of the liberation and creation of Bangladesh.

Collegium to meet HC judge amid row over controversial remarks

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium is set to hear Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad high court explain his controversial remarks at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event, as the top five judges of the apex court consider options ranging from counselling the judge to taking more decisive measures, including an in-house inquiry, based on the outcome of the deliberations.

CONG SLAMS PM'S PARL SPEECH FOR INVOKING NEHRU

The Congress on Sunday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in Parliament, saying he should focus on addressing present challenges instead of talking about the past and invoking former PM Jawaharlal Nehru to distract from his failures.

Sambhal DM writes to ASI for carbon dating

LUCKNOW: The Sambhal district administration in Uttar Pradesh has urged the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct carbon dating of the Bhasma Shankar temple, which was reopened for devotees two days ago after being locked since 1978 following communal riots in the town, officials said on Sunday.

CONG SLAMS PM'S PARL SPEECH FOR INVOKING NEHRU

NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha will take up on Monday a two-day discussion on 75 years of the Constitution in the backdrop of a turbulent last week in the Upper House. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will initiate the debate while leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge is set to be the first speaker from the opposite side.

MAN KILLED OVER 'TRACTOR THEFT' IN BIHAR, TWO ARRESTED

MUZAFFARPUR: A man was allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of stealing a tractor in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar, police said on Sunday, adding that two people, including the owner of the tractor, have been arrested in connection with the case.

Two killed as car rams into bus in Kangra

An FIR has been registered against the car driver and both vehicles have been seized for investigation

Couple held with heroin

JAMMU: Police on Sunday arrested a man and his wife along with 28 grams of heroin, said officials.

BSF seizes Pak drone with narcotics near IB in Jammu

Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday recovered a Pakistani drone carrying narcotics along the Indo-Pak international border in Jammu sector, said officials on Sunday.

Confessions of a serial winter wedding-goer

A few months ago, I watched a Punjabi movie, set in an era bygone, centred around a group of women in a village who plot and plan just to be able to attend one wedding in the neighbourhood.

Brace for more snow in Kashmir from Dec 21, says weatherman

Meteorologists have warned of a harsh winter this season with normal or above normal precipitation

51 families flee Nuh, cops quiz suspects

GURUGRAM: At least 50 families locked their houses and fled with valuables in Laharwadi village of Punhana, Nuh, fearing unrest, detention and clashes after a mob burned a 24-year-old woman to death on Friday evening in rivalry between two families, police said on Sunday.