Eye on Olympics, India look for new talent in boxing

Indian boxers returned from the Asian Games having won four quotas for Paris Olympics - all sealed by women. The performance of the men, however, has come under scrutiny as they failed to win a single quota place in Hangzhou.

Maxwell and art of attacking spinners this ODI World Cup

India batters have lost the least wickets to spin, and their own spinners have got the most breakthroughs - two big reasons for their imperious run in this World Cup

Man City, Leipzig into last 16, Barca stunned

Holders Manchester City and RB Leipzig became the first teams to reach the last 16 of this season's Champions League on Tuesday while Danylo Sikan's goal allowed Shakhtar Donetsk to claim a stunning win over Barcelona. Pep Guardiola's reigning champions have eased into the knockout phase with a perfect record, a 3-0 win over Young Boys making it four wins out of four in Group G.

AIFF secretary sacked, Bhutia calls for elections

Shaji Prabharakaran’s removal as secretary-general of All India Football Federation (AIFF) has split the team that took charge in September 2022 and led to former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia calling for elections as soon as the new constitution is accepted.

Maxwellitis, a cricketing hallucination

Tuesday night at the Wankhede Stadium was ludicrous and ridiculous and scarcely believable

2023 on track to be the hottest year in history

This October was the warmest on record and 2023 is \"virtually certain\" to be the hottest year ever recorded, climate scientists said on Wednesday.

Global fossil fuel production plans exceeding Paris goals, shows report

Governments around the world still plan to produce more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C, a new report titled \"The Production Gap\" said on Wednesday.

Washington zoo says goodbye to its pandas

All three giant pandas in the Washington zoo were set to begin a one-way trip back to China on Wednesday, leaving only a few of the cuddly creatures in the United States amid tense diplomatic relations with Beijing.

Thousands flee Gaza's north as Israeli troops and Hamas battle

Thousands of Palestinian civilians trudged in a forlorn procession out of the north of Gaza on Wednesday seeking refuge from Israeli air strikes and fierce ground fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas militants.

Chronicling one year at the helm of judiciary

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud who completes one year in office on Thursday has not only pronounced verdicts on seminal issues affecting public life and issues of constitutional importance, but also ushered a technological revolution in the Supreme Court, making court premises more accessible and inclusive.

El Nino likely to last till April, push temperatures up globally: WMO

The ongoing El Nino event is expected to last at least until April 2024 contributing to further spike in global temperatures on land and the ocean, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned.

We are working towards accepting UPI, RuPay service: Malaysian min

Malaysia is working towards accepting India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system and RuPay payment service and the two countries are looking at trade settlement in domestic currencies to boost commerce, Malaysian foreign minister Zambry Abdul Kadir has said.

NIA carries out raids in 10 states; 44 held

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday raided over four dozen locations across 10 states and arrested 44 people as part of its probe into a human trafficking syndicate involved in the infiltration, and settlement, of Rohingya in India through the Indo-Bangladesh border, officials said.

Rahul hits out at Modi over OBC welfare, vows caste survey in C'garh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls himself an OBC (other backward class) leader but shies away from holding a caste survey to ensure the availability of the government's socio-economic benefits to them, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday.

BJP plans OBC survey to blunt Oppn's caste census campaign

Union home minister Amit Shah’s comments on the caste census in Muzaffarpur, Bihar on Sunday, were part of a carefully choreographed campaign to counter what the Opposition believes is its most potent weapon against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2024.

Will take call on odd-even on Fri after SC hearing: Rai

A decision on the odd-even road rationing scheme proposed to be implemented from Monday, November 13, will be taken on Friday after the Supreme Court’s hearing on the measures taken for air pollution in the national Capital, Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday.

Identifying sources, sustained action needed to solve bad air

The Aravallis can't be raised again to serve as a barrier between the Thar and Delhi, although we would do well to preserve what's left of them.

Bus catches fire on NH-48, 2 killed

A woman and a girl died, and 13 people sustained burn injuries, after a bus plying between Gurugram and Hamirpur in Uttar Pradesh caught fire on the Delhi-Jaipur expressway near Jharsa village on Wednesday evening, police officers aware of the case said.

Cabs registered in UP, Haryana may be restricted

The Delhi government is likely to ban the entry of commercial cabs registered outside Delhi, into the Capital as part of the air pollution mitigation efforts, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday.

Maxwell's 201 vs Kapil's 175: A dead heat

I am on the horns of a dilemma. For 40 years, I believed, propagated and argued that Kapil Dev’s 175 not out against Zimbabwe in the 1983 World Cup was the finest ODI century ever. Not just in World Cups, mind you, but in the history of ODI cricket. Now Kapil Dev’s iconic innings at the quaint Nevil Ground in Tunbridge Wells all those years back has a rival.

Modi hits out at Oppn, Nitish comments on campaign trail

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the latter’s controversial remarks on the role of women in population control and said the Opposition didn’t respect women, as the political row over the comments intensified on Wednesday.

Israel-Hamas conflict, defence cooperation on agenda of 2+2

BLINKEN, AUSTIN TO ARRIVE FOR 2+2 TALKS TOMORROW

LS ethics committee to call for Moitra's expulsion: Officials

Report on Moitra may recommend expulsion

UGC issues guidelines for foreign institutions

THE ENTRY OF FOREIGN VARSITIES INTO THE COUNTRY IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIAN STUDENTS

Winter break advanced as severe air streak continues

EARLY WINTER BREAK: SCHOOLS TO NOW REOPEN ON NOVEMBER 20

Delhi to try induced rain to fight bad air

The Delhi government will consider a proposal to carry out cloud seeding — a technique that induces artificial rain over an area — in a bid to tamp down the Capital’s severe pollution crisis, state environment minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday.

Stubble fires continue to rage in Punjab despite SC directive

Punjab’s farmers defied the Supreme Court’s directions on Wednesday, with 2,003 cases of stubble burning being recorded on the day, even as Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) plunged back into the severe category with a reading of 426 at 4pm.

'Murder Of Young People': SC Orders States To Halt Farm Fires

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to immediately stop the burning of crop stubble that has pushed air quality in Delhi to hazardous levels, and made the heads of local police stations and chief secretaries of the four states responsible for this.

Where To Light Out For This Diwali Week

From worshipping Maa Kali in West Bengal to commemorating the death of Asura king Narakasura in Goa, these are the different Diwali traditions across India

Zeenat Aman Opens Up About Her Battle With Ptosis

Vreteran actor Zeenat Aman has, for the first time, opened up about her eye condition, ptosis, and getting operated for it.