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Govt likely to push banks to return unclaimed deposits to rightful owners

The government will nudge banks to begin a drive to trace unclaimed account holders or their legal heirs to return their deposits as the quantum of such funds has swelled to more than ₹78,000 crore, officials said.

Hrs after 'hellish' Russian attack, Biden allows Ukraine to hit back

Biden administration has lifted restrictions that had blocked Ukraine from using US-provided weapons to strike deep into Russian territory

Saudi executes 100+ foreigners in 2024

Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year, according to an AFP tally indicating a sharp increase which one rights group said was unprecedented.

Make the wise choice: Xi urges Biden at APEC

China's leader Xi J inping met for the last time with US President Joe Biden on Saturday but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his \"America first\" policies, saying Beijing \"is ready to work with a new US administration\".

In Badal’s departure, opportunity for SAD

Sukhbir Singh Badal's resignation as the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is not surprising given his continuance at the helm of the party became difficult after the Akal Takht, the spiritual seat of the Sikh community, declared him a tankhaiya (someone guilty of religious misconduct). As a panthic party, SAD could not have let Badal continue as president after the move.

Snuffing out young lives

Jhansi hospital fire is a painful reminder of the callous approach of administrations to fire safety

In Sri Lanka, mandate for continuing change

If more emphasis was needed from the Sri Lankans to underline that they wanted change in the country, the results of the November 14 parliamentary elections provided it in ample measure.

Silence on portents Of a global conflict

Why are global leaders not speaking out against all the war-like activity across the world?

Baffling reluctance to talk about pollution, climate

November is halfway through, and you, just like me, might also be wondering: When will winter start in Delhi? The national capital is already grappling with severe fog.

IIS OFFICER PASSES AWAY AT 67 AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS

SM Khan, a distinguished senior Indian Information Service officer who was the press secretary to former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, died at a private hospital on Sunday after a brief illness, according to his family. He was 67. Khan is survived by his wife and three children.

EDU MIN, HOPKINS TEAM MEET OVER OFFSHORE CAMPUS

Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan held a meeting with a delegation from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) led by its president Ronald J Daniels, to discuss potential academic and research collaborations including setting up of an offshore JHU campus in India.

Imn elderly enrolled in Ayushman Bharat within 3 weeks ofits launch

AT LEAST 0.4 MN ENROLMENTS UNDER AYUSHMAN VAY VANDANA CARD ARE BY FEMALE BENEFICIARIES, A HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT SAID

DELHI COPS BUST SYNDICATE FOR SELLING BANNED DRUGS, 4 HELD

The Delhi Police crime branch arrested four men involved in selling banned medical drugs and seized over 10kg of unlicensed medicines, officials said Sunday.

B'desh will seek extradition of Sheikh Hasina, says Yunus

Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said on Sunday that the interim government will seek the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India after the fall of her government following a mass protest movement in August.

'People dejected after 5 years of JMM, corruption'

The Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance is headed for a majority in the Jharkhand assembly polls, the state unit president Babulal Marandi said in an interview with Vishal Kant.

KHARGE LAUNCHES SCATHING ATTACK ON BJP AND RSS

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday likened the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological fount Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to \"poison\" and \"politically most dangerous\" in India.

EC orders takedown of Jharkhand BJP's post

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday ordered the state poll chief to take down a video posted by the Jharkhand BJP on social media platforms, saying that it violated the Model Code of Conduct in place for the November 20 assembly elections.

Nadda accuses JMM-Cong govt of sheltering Bangladeshi infiltrators

BJP president JP Nadda on Sunday claimed that, according to an \"intelligence report,\" the JMM-led coalition government in Jharkhand gave shelter to Bangladeshi infiltrators in madrasas and ensured that they got land and government documents like Aadhaar cards.

SINGLE-USE PLASTIC AND WASTED FOOD SEEM TO DEFEAT PURPOSE OF COP29

Much is being written about the 29th climate negotiations, or COP29, currently ongoing in Baku, Azerbaijan.

ITBP bolsters troop presence along the India-China border

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has strengthened its presence along the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh, deploying four new battalions comprising over 5,300 personnel and establishing more than two dozen border outposts, officials familiar with the matter said.

'DEFEAT THEM BIG' SAYS PAWAR AS AJIT CALLS FOR VOTER SUPPORT

Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday said he had to part ways with NCP founder and uncle Sharad Pawar as all party MLAs wanted to join the Eknath Shinde government to tide over the stalled development works in the state.

Decoding US poll result and its impact on India

TRUMP 2.0 WILL BE ABOUT COMPLETING UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF THE FIRST TERM, THE SPEAKERS SAID

Parties Vie for Thackeray legacy on his death anniv

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of resorting to seeking votes in the name of his late father and Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray,

Tiger cub found dead in MP's Pench reserve

THE REASON BEHIND THE DEATH IS NOT YET KNOWN, AN OFFICIAL SAID

MBBS student dies after ragging by seniors in Guj; college begins probe

An 18-year-old MBBS student died after allegedly being made to stand for three hours during ragging by his seniors at his college hostel in Patan district in Gujarat, an official said on Sunday.

Shah chairs high-level meeting on Manipur as crisis intensifies

Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday chaired an emergency meeting with senior security establishment officials to review the deteriorating situation in Manipur, officials aware of the matter said and added that a detailed review was scheduled for Monday.

Oppn steps up attack on Centre as violence escalates in Manipur

CONG LEADER RAHUL GANDHI URGED PM MODI TO VISIT MANIPUR TO WORK ON RESTORING PEACE

MEDICAL STUDENT TONSURED BY FACULTY, PROBE ON

A faculty member of Government Medical College in Khammam district in Telangana allegedly took a student to a barber shop and got his head tonsured, prompting the government to order an enquiry, officials said on Sunday.

FSSAI sets target to train 2.5mn food handlers by 2026

FSSAI WILL TRAIN PEOPLE IN VARSITY, COLLEGE AND HOSTEL CANTEENS TO ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF HYGIENICALLY HANDLED FOOD

3 women drown in pool at Mangaluru resort

Three women allegedly drowned in a swimming pool at a resort near Ullal beach in Mangaluru on Sunday, police said.