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Arshdeep takes five in easy win

Sai Sudharsan and Shreyas Iyer hit fifties as India chase 117 to beat South Africa by 8 wickets in first ODI

Power-hitting is also about being calculative'

Amid abundance of top order talent, there are precious few on the Indian circuit who can swing T20 matches by turning on the heat in the death overs.

Royals look to consolidate middle-order

The mini-auction IPL is still bound to cause anxiety to a few teams that must fill key slots and at the same time ensure they find a balance between the kind of players they want and the purse they have.

Balanced LSG look to fill a few gaps

Having made the playoffs in their first two seasons, their fresh auction strategy is also likely to have the imprint of new coach Justin Langer

Govt banks lose share on slower corporate demand

Pushed back by a lull in private sector investments, India's state-owned banks continued to lose market share in loans to private rivals, showed data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The loss in market share was visible in deposits too.

Two Zee directors voted out as merger looms

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd has sought more time from Sony Pictures Networks India to close their $1.6 billion merger, even as the country's largest listed entertainment company witnesses rising investor unrest.

Adani starts 26-city roadshows

Group touts profits, growth opportunity in pitch to investors for its 10 listed firms

UK parliamentarian admits lying about lucrative pandemic contracts

A member of Britain's House of Lords has acknowledged that she repeatedly lied about her links to a company that was awarded lucrative government contracts to supply protective masks and gowns during the coronavirus pandemic.

US: Illegal immigrants poisoning the blood of our country', says Trump

Donald Trump, the Republican presidential frontrunner, said on Saturday that undocumented immigrants were \"poisoning the blood of our country\", repeating language that has previously drawn criticism as xenophobic and echoing of Nazi rhetoric.

'Complete nonsense': Russian prez says no plans to attack Nato nations

Vladimir Putin said Russia has no intention of attacking Nato countries, describing as \"complete nonsense\" claims by President Joe Biden that Moscow poses a threat to members of the defence alliance.

Israel strikes besieged Gaza as pressure grows for ceasefire

Israel’s offensive, including over two months of sustained aerial attacks and a ground invasion, has killed 18,800 people

Guv faces protest outside Kerala varsity, slams CM

Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Sunday again hit out at chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan after he was shown black banners at Calicut University during a visit to the campus.

Dalit students made to clean septic tank; school principal suspended

KARNATAKA CM HAS SOUGHT A CASE REPORT, AND PROMISED STRINGENT ACTION

Mutilated body of Bihar man sparks tension; three detained

Tension erupted in Bihar's Gopalganj district after the mutilated body of a missing 26-year-old man, with eyes gouged out and tongue chopped off, was recovered on Saturday, police said on Sunday.

Understanding key verdicts by top court over last decade

Over the past decade, India has witnessed significant conflict within and around several democratic institutions meant to act as a check on executive power.

Cong's working panel to meet on Dec 21 for discussion on LS polls

Reeling after its defeat in the assembly polls of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the Congress party has called a meeting of its working committee on December 21 to start preparing for the 2024 national elections.

Revoke suspension of 13 MPs, Adhir writes to Birla

The Congress's leader in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, on Sunday urged Speaker Om Birla to revoke the suspension of 13 members, who were demanding an \"explanation\" on the security breach inside Parliament, since it was a \"troubling\" issue.

Viksit Bharat Yatra my test too: PM in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday participated in the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra in Varanasi and said the outreach initiative is his own \"examination\" and a feedback mechanism to \"learn directly from people\" if welfare schemes meant for them is reaching them.

NO CENTRAL FUNDS IF BENGAL DOESN'T PAINT ITS HEALTH CENTRES SAFFRON, ALLEGES MAMATA

The central government has stopped funds for West Bengal's medical schemes because it wants all health centres to be painted saffron, chief minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Sunday before leaving for New Delhi where she is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demand release of central funds for various welfare programmes.

Maha bureaucrat's son held for running woman over: Cop

Maharashtra bureaucrat's son Ashwajit Gaikwad, who was accused of running over his 26-year-old girlfriend in Thane district earlier this week, was arrested on Sunday, along with two others, a police officer familiar with the case said, adding that the vehicles used in the crime have also been seized.

9 labourers killed in blast at Nagpur explosives unit

At least nine workers were killed and four others sustained injuries in a blast at an explosives manufacturing factory in Nagpur district of Maharashtra on Sunday morning, police said.

DPCC to begin collecting real-time data of quality of water in Yamuna

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) will soon begin installing online continuous monitoring systems (OCMS) at 10 locations across the Yamuna, allowing real-time data collection of the quality of the river water, according to documents seen by HT.

Mining mafia attack police in Nuh, two personnel hurt

Two police personnel were injured when miners illegally operating in the Aravallis at Nuh district allegedly used an excavator-a JCB loader-to lift and push aside their emergency response vehicle (ERV), officers aware of the case said on Sunday.

Delhi's mercury likely to dip 2-4°C in 2-3 days: IMD

A western disturbance impacting Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh led to a slight increase in Delhi's minimum temperature on Sunday, which rose to 6.5 degrees Celsius (°C) in comparison to the 5.5°C the previous day.

Passport racket: LG nod to prosecute 11

Lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena on Saturday sanctioned the prosecution of 11 people accused in cases of obtaining passports and travel documents by furnishing false and forged documents.

DMRC launches inquiry into woman's death at Metro stn

Tragedy on Red Line

UK teen missing for six years returns to Britain from France

British teen Alex Batty, who was found this week in France after he went missing six years ago while on holiday, has arrived back in the UK, police said Saturday.

Education ministry will launch 'IKS Wiki' to give authentic, traditional Indian knowledge

OFFICIALS SAID THE AIM OF TKS WIKTP IS TO GIVE OUT INFORMATION IN LANGUAGE THAT PEOPLE FIND EASY TO UNDERSTAND

Min temperature could fall 2-4°C in 2-3 days, says IMD

Minimum temperatures are expected to fall by between 2°C and 4°C over many parts of northwest India, including Delhi, over the next two or three days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest forecast, even as the Capital grapples with an earlier-than-usual winter chill.

At least 61 dead as migrant vessel sinks off Libya coast

A boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people dead, including women and children, the UN migration agency said.