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Worth the wait in loads of runs, Rahul vindicates team's faith

The thinktank didn’t get frustrated with Rahul's string of injuries and they are now reaping rewards

Govt may extend foodgrain subsidy beyond December

Concerned about fresh inflationary pressures due to deteriorating global geopolitical situation, the government may extend its free foodgrain scheme beyond the December deadline and take pre-emptive steps to shield the poor from sudden spike in food and fuel rates ahead of crucial elections, three people aware of the development said.

Investors flee shares amid war fear

Surging crude oil prices emerge as a major concern for investors in India

Claudia Goldin wins Nobel for work on women's pay

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2023 was awarded to Claudia Goldin, professor of economics at Harvard University, for \"having advanced our understanding of women's labour market outcomes\".

Seoul and Delhi, new partners in Indo-Pacific

Τhe India conversation in the power corridors of Seoul is increasingly gaining traction as New Delhi finds space documents. While India is mapped as a \"key regional strategic partner\" in the National Security Strategy (NSS) document, the Indo-Pacific Strategy identifies India as a \"leading regional partner with shared values\".

Subsidised loans to co-ops set to reach ₹50k-cr: Shah

The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) is set to achieve a nearly tenfold growth in disbursing financial assistance since 2013-14, home and cooperation minister Amit Shah said on Monday at the 89th general council meeting of the state-backed entity.

Two girls found beheaded in UP; elder sister arrested

POLICE SAID THE 18-YEAR-OLD HAS CONFESSED TO THE CRIME AND THEY ARE TRYING TO ASCERTAIN MOTIVE IN THIS CASE

Anger over Manipur atrocity video

MANIPUR GOVT SAYS THE VICTIM IS LINKED TO THE ASSAULT ON TWO WOMEN ON MAY 4

2.2 bn could face heat waves beyond survival limit: Study

India and the Indus Valley, with a combined population of around 2.2 billion, will experience the first deadly moist heat waves and, subsequently, substantial increases in accumulated hot hours per year, a new paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has said.

{WHAT'S AT STAKE FOR CONGRESS} - Polls put caste census demand, INDIA to test

Hours before Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced the dates for the next round of state elections, the Congress' top leadership had gathered in Delhi to firm up their election strategy. The Congress Working Committee (CWC) had only one big agenda, with chief ministers Ashok Gehlot, Siddaramaiah, Bhupesh Baghel and Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu joining the deliberations of the highest decision-making body to get everyone on board to push for the caste census, something the party considers key to its Lok Sabha campaign.

Govt schemes' success, Modi factor key for BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is banking on collective leadership, the reach, effectiveness and success of its large welfare schemes, and an aggressive electoral campaign built around Prime Minister Narendra Modi to prevent the outcome of the upcoming polls in five states from being a repeat of 2018 when it suffered a setback, losing power in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.

KCR eyes 3rd term; Cong emerges as a key contender

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will go into what is set to be Telangana's most keenly contested election in its decade-long history, with the Election Commission announcing that the state will vote on November 30 and results will be announced December 3.

'Hindutva' plank takes centre stage in BJP stronghold; Cong hopes to gain ground

Madhya Pradesh has been the bastion of the Bharatiya Janata Party since 2003, except for a 15-month interregnum between December 2018 and March 2020 when Congress leader Kamal Nath was the chief minister. The party is making all-out attempt to retain the state, which goes to polls next month, with chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan -- who has been in charge since 2005, except for the 15-months mentioned above -- announcing a slew of social welfare schemes including monthly allowance of ₹1,500 to every woman of the state, a cooking gas cylinder for ₹450 every month and interest free loans to farmers who repay loans on time. The pre-poll measures announced this fiscal alone, are worth ₹80,000 crore, according to a state finance department estimate.

Pan-India caste census in Cong's LS election pitch

The Congress will conduct a nationwide caste census if voted to power and implement 33% quota for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies at the earliest, the party's highest decision-making announced on Monday, with senior leader Rahul Gandhi saying a caste-based headcount was a progressive and powerful step to emancipate poor people.

Collegium's proposals can't remain in limbo: SC to govt

The Collegium's recommendations to appoint judges cannot remain in limbo, the Supreme Court told the Centre on Monday, emphasising that instead of sitting on them indefinitely, the government must either notify those appointments or send them back citing specific objections.

Man bludgeoned to death with brick in S Delhi park

A 22-year-old man died after he was allegedly beaten up and attacked with bricks at a park in Malviya Nagar in south Delhi over suspicion that he helped the suspect's sister elope with a man, police said, adding that the man succumbed to his injuries on Sunday a day later after the assault.

'Autonomy to decide': SC allows woman to end 26-wk pregnancy

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a married woman to terminate her 26-week-old pregnancy, stressing that it recognises a woman's right over her body and the autonomy to decide that she was unfit to bring up the child considering her circumstances.

Awarding those who turned disability into strength: CM

Eleven differently abled people on Monday were conferred the state awards for their extraordinary achievements fields, including sports, art and entrepreneurship.

Munak breach repaired, supply to be regular soon

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Monday said the breach in the channel-lined canal (CLC) or the Munak canal in Haryana's Sonepat district has been repaired, with full-scale operations likely to be restored by Tuesday afternoon.

AI takes JEE (advanced) test, does well... but not enough for IIT seat

An artificial intelligence (AI) module, based on the model underpinning ChatGPT, scored well enough to be in the 80-90 percentile of India’s one of the toughest engineering college admission tests but did not fare well enough to clinch scores that would secure a seat in the premier Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) colleges, an experiment by IIT-Delhi researchers has claimed.

200 good or moderate air days so far in 2023: CAQM

A change in the wind direction and increase in temperatures managed to keep the Capital’s air quality in the “moderate” category for a second straight day — a relief after pollution levels increased briefly late last week owing to the annual farm fires and meteorological conditions. With this, Delhi for the second time since 2015 recorded 200 “good to moderate” air days so far this year, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR said.

DPCC notifies complete ban on firecrackers in Capital till Jan 1

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on Monday said it has notified a complete ban on firecrackers across the Capital till January 1, 2024. The ban includes the manufacturing, storage, bursting, and sale of all types of crackers, including green crackers, officials aware of the development said.

PWD prepares plan to 'decongest' Press Enclave Rd, needs govt nod

The Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) has chalked out a plan to decongest the perpetually choked Press Enclave Marg in south Delhi, officials said on Monday, adding that the proposal that includes creating more U-turns along the stretch, narrowing the central verge and stripping the road of encroachments

Dealing with the missing Caribbean flavour at World Cup they once ruled

Two months after an eventful but forgettable 2007 World Cup in the West Indies, Dave Martins, of the Tradewinds band, recorded a calypso named \"Take a Rest\" and couriered it to radio stations across the Caribbean.

Israel pounds Gaza, prepares to mount a ground offensive

Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip on Monday and cut off the water supply as it kept bombing targets in the crowded Palestinian enclave in response to the Hamas surprise assault it has likened to the 9/11 attacks.

Behind women's reservation in local body polls, tales of patriarchy, proxy candidates

In a pale blue shirt, sitting on a chair in the centre of a dimly lit room in his home, hands on his knee, the women of his household hovering behind him, 60-year-old Namandilal Meena flashes the smile of an important man.

Military airlifts flood victims in Sikkim; toll 89

Army helicopters began the arduous process of evacuating stranded tourists in Sikkim on Monday, five days after flash floods caused by a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) devastated the hill state and parts of West Bengal and inclement weather hampered rescue operations. The death toll from the disaster rose to 89.

Stage set for polls in 5 states

161 million voters to have their say in last batch of key assembly polls in run-up to the Lok Sabha elections; verdict out on Dec 3

Sikkim Flood Toll Hits 82 Amid Slush And Debris

Eighty-two people have been confirmed dead in the Sikkim flash floods, with 32 bodies recovered from the hill state, 46 from West Bengal, and four in neighbouring Bangladesh, officials confirmed on Sunday evening, as the toll from the disaster skyrocketed amid protracted and arduous relief operations that involved rescuers combing through river-beds and debris caked in layers of silt.

Rahul, Kohli Steer India To Opening Win

The hosts’ chase saw three batters get out without scoring but Kohli and Rahul took charge to seal a sixwicket win