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A battle of IPL subs versus its cash-rich All Stars

The India-New Zealand semi-final will be so many things. India have to get the monkey off their back and start winning eliminators at ICC events. But if you are in the New Zealand corner, what better opportunity than to beat India in the country's shiniest city for a place in the World Cup final.

Rampaging India have a point to prove against thorny old foes

Rohit Sharma and Co will aim to make amends for the 2019 World Cup semis exit when flawless India face New Zealand in the first semi-final

Wholesale prices contract for 7th consecutive month

A fall in the price of non-food commodities and a moderation in food inflation has led to the wholesale price index (WPI) contracting for the seventh consecutive month in October, according to data released by the ministry of commerce and Industry on November 14. While the contraction was expected, its magnitude has exceeded expectations marginally. The contraction of 0.52% in October is slightly higher than 0.38% contraction predicted by a Bloomberg forecast of economists.

Dodgy deals facing greater RP scrutiny

Bankruptcy tribunals reverse transactions totalling ₹23,700 cr in Sept quarter alone

US president says hospitals in Gaza 'must be protected'

Hamas has said that more than 11,500 people have been killed in Gaza Strip since the start of the conflict on October 7

The future of sport is Asian

Sport is driving national transformation in some countries while enabling others to rehabilitate their reputations

Decoding Myanmar conflict and its impact

A rapid spike in fighting between Myanmar's military and anti-junta forces over the past week could have ramifications for security in India's strategic northeast region, especially Manipur and Mizoram states. Here is a closer look at \"Operation 1027\" launched by resistance groups, developments in different parts of Myanmar and the implications for India.

'Yearly deaths due to heat may rise fivefold'

If temperatures rise by 2°C (over pre-industrial levels) by the end of the century, then yearly heat-related deaths are projected to increase 370% by midcentury, according to an analysis published in The Lancet on Tuesday. The new global projections are part of the 8th annual report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change.

Efforts insufficient to attain goals: UN

Even if nations meet all of their current climate commitments, submitted as nationally determined contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, the 1.5 degrees Celsius global warming threshold will be breached, a new UN report said on Tuesday.

How Gulf migrants may sway Tgana outcome

A year ago, 40-year-old Kurakula Chandraiah returned to his native village Muthyampet in Telangana’s Kamareddy district from Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, where he had worked as a driver for ₹30,000 a month.

3 days on, ops to rescue workers from U'khand tunnel intensify

Rescue workers on Tuesday started the process of inserting wide steel pipes through 40 metres of rubble of the collapsed under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district to evacuate 40 labourers trapped inside since Sunday morning, officials said.

Man who raped, killed while on bail given death sentence

A court in Kerala on Tuesday sentenced to death a 29-year-old man for the brutal rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in Aluva, bringing the curtain down on a grisly murder that shook the southern state and sparked sweeping outrage.

Capital unable to shed its post-firecracker shroud

The national capital on Tuesday remained locked in the shackles of an oppressive smog two days after Diwali, with a combination of low temperatures, overcast skies and calm winds keeping the remnants from Sunday’s unfettered firecracker-burning trapped in the city’s air, pushing the air quality index (AQI) to the cusp of the deep red “severe” zone.

Facility for indigenisation of tulips set up at Lodhi Garden

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Tuesday unveiled its first tulip growth-cum-storage-chamber Tulip House at facility Lodhi Garden, where the civic body has cultivated tulips with bulbs harvested from last year's cycle.

Atishi files report on plaint against Delhi's chief secy

Vigilance minister Atishi on Tuesday submitted a preliminary probe report to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over alleged irregularities in land acquisition for the Dwarka expressway, and said that the probe found Delhi chief secretary Naresh Kumar benefited a company linked to his son with over ₹850 crore of \"illicit profits\".

Heritage library goes dark over political tussle

As night falls on the city, the bustling lanes of Chandni Chowk light up and dot the Old Delhi landscape. In the midst of this glittering lane, shrouded in darkness, is the Lala Hardayal Municipal Heritage Library. A 161-year-old landmark, one of the oldest places for public reading in the national capital, has had no electricity for over 45 days due to the non-payment of bills.

1 killed, 25 rescued as E Delhi building engulfed in flames

A 55-year-old woman was killed, 13 people were injured, and 17 people along with two pet dogs were rescued after a massive fire broke out in a five-storey residential building in east Delhi's Shakarpur early Tuesday morning. A family of four - including two children aged 4 and 12 years-jumped off the balcony of their second floor home in a bid to save their lives, and suffered serious burn injuries as well as fractures.

High exposure to bad air can worsen mental health, warn doctors

The impact of air pollution on humans, especially to levels as high in the national capital, runs deeper into the body-health experts and studies opine that toxic air potentially impact brain functioning, affecting mental health, which is made worse by restricted outdoor movement and altered daily routine.

After temporary dip due to SC snub, Punjab fires surge again

Stubble fires have flared up across Punjab once again, as the state’s temporary crackdown on the practice appeared to unwind, just a week after the Supreme Court ordered five states in north India to stop farmers from setting their paddy fields afire.

Days after Diwali, 24 DPCC monitors go dark for eight hours

As Delhi grappled with its latest pollution crisis on Tuesday morning and failed to shed the after-effects of the unchecked use of firecrackers on Diwali day, a fresh problem impaired the Capital’s pollution response — 24 of the city’s 35 air quality monitors run by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) went dark and stopped throwing up data. As a result, Delhi’s 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) trended much lower than it actually was throughout the day, catching residents and experts off-guard.

Jadeja and the art of choking runs

Ravindra Jadeja has been a feature of the Indian team across all three formats of the game since his international debut in 2009. While he has often provided crucial runs in the lowermiddle order, it is his craft of left-arm orthodox spin that has been an invaluable asset to his team for the last 14 years.

Marsh the enforcer holds the Eden key

There must be something karmic about Mitchell Marsh turning up for a World Cup semi-final at the ground his father Geoff was an intrinsic part of Australia’s first World Cup win 36 years ago. What a way to check in too. Scoring 177 off 132 balls against Bangladesh in Australia’s highest successful World Cup chase — also only the second instance of a team chasing more than 300 in this World Cup — this was a hundred unlike his previous ones, coming in circumstances deeply emotional after bidding adieu to his beloved ‘Pop’, grandfather Ross.

42 soldiers who fled to Mizoram sent back

Forty-two Myanmar army personnel were among nearly 5,000 citizens of the neighbouring country who entered India since Sunday night, following gunfight between rebel outfits and the military and subsequent bombing at two villages across the border close to the Indian side, police said on Tuesday.

New video intensifies row over Tomar's son

The Congress intensified its attack against Union minister and BJP candidate from Dimni, Narendra Singh Tomar, after the emergence of a video where a man identifying himself as Jagmandeep Singh, and as a resident of Abbotsford, Canada, claimed he was the voice in two earlier videos that came out this week and last, in which Tomar’s son Devendra Tomar is discussing some financial transactions.

Myanmar rebels make gains near border with India

A rapidly expanding offensive by Myanmar’s anti-junta groups has seen resistance fighters capture key towns and regions near the border with India in recent days, fuelling concerns on Tuesday about a spillover of tensions and influx of refugees to the northeastern states.

For flawless Team India, no margin for error now

The day leading up to a big game is filled with inanity. The players say all the right things - we're treating it like any other game, staying focused on the task, sticking to what works. There is a gentle nets session, some laughs, some posing for pictures, multiple requests for passes. But the mundane is just a cover for the frenetic blend of energy and anxiety bubbling up inside. The players are on edge. They can't wait for the match to begin.

Amid Bad Air, Mercury At 11.8°C, Season's Lowest

Delhi on Monday recorded the season's lowest minimum temperature at 11.8 degrees Celsius two notches below normal for this time of the year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, and predicted winds will be weak for the next couple of days.

Beyond The AQI Number: PM2.5 Hits Deadly Levels On Diwali Night

At midnight on Sunday, people in Anand Vihar were exposed to 1,985 micrograms per cubic metre of air (ug/m3) of PM2.5 particles. In the predominantly residential Patparganj, the concentration of the ultrafine particles was 1,856µg/m³ an hour later. Further away, in Jahangirpuri, this number was 1,792µg/ m³.

Biden-Xi Meeting And The US-China Calculus

The much-anticipated meeting between United States (US) President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi T Jinping will happen this week in the San Francisco Bay Area on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.

Medics, Patients Stranded In Gaza As Battles Rage Around Hospitals

Israeli tanks took up positions at the gates of Gaza City's main hospital on Monday, the primary target in their battle to seize control of the northern half of the Gaza Strip, where medics said patients including newborns were dying for lack of fuel.