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Punjab heads towards bumper paddy production this season

Punjab is headed towards bumper paddy production this kharif season, the latest procurement data showed on Wednesday.

Blue whale calf washes ashore, released in sca after 40 hours in Maha

A 35-foot-long Blue Whale calf, that was stranded on the coast of Ganpatipule in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, was on Wednesday pushed back into the sea after 40 hours of efforts by officials of the forest department, fisheries department, Coast Guard and Jindal Steel Works' Jaigadh port, officials aware of the matter said.

Workers protest at site of Ukhand tunnel collapse

A group of workers on Wednesday held a protest over the delay in evacuation of 40 labourers trapped inside an under-construction tunnel in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, even as the rescue operation entered the fourth day.

Campaign ends for MP, Chhattisgarh contests

A weeks-long campaign for the high-stakes assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh and second and last phase of Chhattisgarh polls wrapped up on Wednesday, with the pre-poll discourse largely centering around the economy, corruption and terrorism ahead of voting on November 17.

Caste count plank adds new strand to key battle

It’s 11am. Dappled slats of sunlight filtered through flecks of dust and soot warm Kunti Devi’s humble tea shop at the kachha crossroads outside Tundri village. Balancing on her haunches as the winter sun bakes her mottled skin, Devi struggles with the edges of the smudged sheet of yellow tarpaulin that protects her shop from the elements before poring over a woodfire.

IIT-B issues guidelines for hosting events after row

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay has issued new guidelines for hosting events on campus, making approval mandatory for inviting external speakers, particularly for events with potential political implications, amid controversies over recent events organised by the humanities and social sciences (HSS) department.

PM unveils nationwide yatra to promote central schemes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday flagged off the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, a nationwide programme to reach out to citizens with the Centre's welfare programmes, at Khunti district in Jharkhand.

After notice to CM, AAP to approach EC against BJP

The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday said it will approach the Election Commission (EC) against the \"misleading and derogatory\" social media campaign of the Bharatiya Janata Party against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Punjab farm fires see massive spike, more likely ahead

The number of stubble blazes in Punjab continued to swell on Wednesday as farmers set fire to vast swathes of paddy fields ahead of the rabi sowing season in blatant defiance of the Supreme Court's directives.

Ahead of Chhath, Yamuna foam a political flashpoint

Days ahead of the start of Chhath festivities, the Delhi government on Wednesday began final preparations at the 1,000 ghats that will be made available for devotees, but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hit out at the government over the formation of toxic froth in parts of the Yamuna.

Cong shadow cabinet' to discuss pollution

Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee on Wednesday convened a meeting of \"Delhi Congress shadow cabinet\" comprising former ministers of the Congress government in Delhi at the DPCC office to discuss the air pollution in Delhi.

Real-time apportionment study restarts 1 month later

The Delhi government's real-time source apportionment study, which attempts to capture pollution data instantaneously, resumed on Wednesday, a week after directives from the Supreme Court and around a month after it went dark amid a tussle between the Delhi government and the lieutenant governor.

Captains Bavuma and Cummins: A study in confidence and contrasts

In a country where Siya Kolisi leads a rugby team that has twice won the World Cup, Temba Bavuma cannot be the reference point for excellence even though he has two firsts to his name: no black player has led the South Africa men’s cricket team and before him, no one had broken into the playing 11 as a specialist batter. In a side that has Steve Smith and David Warner, Pat Cummins would not be the obvious choice as captain – never in 52 years of playing ODIs have Australia appointed a fast bowler as full-time leader. Yet, here they are likely to head out with teams for the first time in an ODI World Cup semi-final.

Radio, world over, still has its charm

At the World Cup final, Sanjay Banerjee and Prakash Wakankar will find themselves in the Akashwani commentary box doing non-stop radio commentary for 100 overs. Theirs will be the combined English-Hindi feed going out to those who can't watch the CWC final on a screen, their numbers also in millions, outside the attention of the TV suits.

Workers still stuck in Uttarkashi tunnel after delays, errors mar rescue operation

By 5pm Wednesday, the 40 workers trapped 260 metres inside a 4.5km road tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district, had been trapped for 84 hours, and two rescue attempts to cut through 50 metres of rock blocking the tunnel had failed – to the despair of the families and colleagues of the workers.

Police bust fake hospital operating in GK-1, 4 held

When Jai Narayan was diagnosed with gall bladder stones at Agarwal Medical Centre last month, no one conducted his chest X-Ray, ultrasound, ECG, and a slew of bloods tests before wheeling him in for a surgery. (The family had come with ultrasound and X-Ray to show it to the doctor)

Delhi's air back in 'severe' zone as smoke, slow winds trap pollutants

Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) dropped into the deep red “severe” zone yet again on Wednesday, primarily due to the heavy influx of smoke from stubble fires, which was worsened by slow winds, dipping temperatures and remnants of firecracker emissions, ensuring that the city’s pollution crisis persists and residents remain trapped in a hazy mist.

39 killed in bus accident in J&K's Doda, 17 injured

At least 39 people died and 17 others were injured after a passenger bus veered off a mountain road and rolled 300 feet down a hill onto another road in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.

Modi unveils ₹24k-cr tribal welfare plan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a ₹24,000 crore mission aimed at benefiting 2.8 million people from particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) across 220 districts, marking a mega push by the government to reach out to India’s tribal communities just months ahead of general elections.

It wasn't Kohli at his peak, yet it was peak Kohli

It began as a sequence as Kohli-esque as possible. He watched the ball on to his bat, turned it behind square, calibrated for a two, ran very hard, made the perfect turn, sprinted back for the second.

INDIA 10/10: ONE TO GO

Rohit's men carry unbeaten run into Sunday's final for a shot at history after beating New Zealand in high-scoring clash

19-Year-Old Quizzed By Delhi Police In Deepfake Video Case

A 19-year-old suspect was questioned by Delhi Police's Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit on Tuesday in connection with a widely circulated morphed video of film actor Rashmika Mandanna, four days after it filed a first information report (FIR) invoking charges of forgery and digital offences.

US-China Ties: Xi To Hold Highly Anticipated Talks With Biden

The last time Xi Jinping travelled to the United States was six years ago to meet an effusive Donald Trump, who had promised "a very, very great relationship".

PM Attacks Cong, Hails BJP's Welfare Schemes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a veiled swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as he accused the Opposition of abusing him for uprooting corruption and hailed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s outreach and welfare programme in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh.

Burmans call FIRs 'false', 'bid to block Religare deal'

The Dabur group on Tuesday refuted the allegations of being involved in the Mahadev online betting app scam after members of the promoter family were named in two first information reports (FIR) filed within a week in Mumbai. A group spokesperson said the FIRs were \"false and baseless\", and part of an attempt to block the acquisition of Religare Enterprises Ltd.

Hacked, but ethically! Campus of Open Learning has new certification course

With the world increasingly adapting to a digital way of life, incidences of hacking and online fraud have also increased manifold.

Up and away! Go for a hot air balloon safari in Haryana now

Getting a bird's eye view of the wildlife in Haryana just got easier. Looking at the growing potential for tourism in the PinjoreKalka region, Haryana's chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated a hot air balloon safari project in Pinjore in Panchkula district on Wednesday.

Billie is 'physically attracted' to women, has never felt 'desirable'

Singer Billie Eilish, who has always been vocal about body image issues and not liking herself, once again opened up about the \"weird and upsetting\" scrutiny she faced in her formative years, to Variety.

Malaika ticks skydiving off bucket list: I had zero fear

It was an adventurous birthday for Malaika Arora, who turned 48 recently. The actor jumped into the new year -quite literally with a skydiving expedition in Dubai. \"I wanted to celebrate my birthday in a thrilling way and skydiving had long been on my bucket list. I thought, why not tick this off? So, I marked this milestone by taking a leap into the sky,\" she tells us.

Eden: Not quite a walk in the garden

Two-paced pitch and lower average scores in first innings make Kolkata a tougher venue for batters