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The curious case of Kylian Mbappé

The World Cup winner has had shockingly bad stats since he joined Real Madrid in July. What will it take to turn this around?

Music, when soft voices die, vibrates in memory

It happens far more to very successful people. When their careers are on the ascendant, people know everything about them—fame, money, lifestyle, talent, and personal life. But when their rising star begins to sink, they have to suffer the humiliation of painful anonymity.

Why I refuse to address guests on my show as sir

SIR, AS UNDERSTOOD IN BRITISH ENGLISH, IS DEFERENTIAL. IT WOULD PLACE THE INTERVIEWEE ON A PEDESTAL, ABOVE THE INTERVIEWER. YET THE ASSUMPTION OF A POLITICAL INTERVIEW IS THAT THE INTERVIEWER AND INTERVIEWEE ARE EQUAL

Standing with the law, securing social peace

The Supreme Court's intervention in the Places of Worship Act case is a timely reminder to the lower judiciary about the sanctity of the law

Behind India's success in curbing tuberculosis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarion call to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from India laid the foundation for a new model of TB care and management.

AI IMAGE SPARKS ROW BETWEEN KOLKATA LEADERS

A controversy erupted on Saturday after an AI-generated image resembling Trinamool leader and Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim appeared on a social media page allegedly belonging to DYFI leader Meenakshi Mukherjee.

Peace process begins in Maoist-hit village

NEW DELHI: Months after breaching the Maoist bastion of Puvarti in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, security forces on Saturday made further inroads in the region with the opening of a new camp in Golaguda village, one of the remotest parts of the district.

Senior BJP leader LK Advani hospitalised

Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani has been admitted in the ICU of Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals.

Temple in Sambhal shut since '78 riots reopened

The Sambhal administration has reopened a temple locked since 1978 following communal riots in the town.

MEDICS PROTEST AFTER 2 GET BAIL IN RG KAR CASE

Junior doctors, nurses, and others staged a protest on Saturday outside the Central Bureau of Investigation office against the bail granted to former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, and Tala police station's former officer-in-charge, Abhijit Mondal.

Two migrants, 1 militant killed in separate incidents

Three people were killed in Manipur's valley districts on Saturday in two separate incidents, including two migrant workers from Bihar, and an alleged militant worker who was shot during a police encounter.

Govt talking to both Meitei, Kuki communities: Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the Narendra Modi government is holding talks with both Meitei and Kuki communities to ensure lasting peace in strife-torn Manipur.

Cong must earn place as INDIA bloc leader: Omar

NEW DELHI: Acknowledging growing discontent among INDIA bloc partners with the Congress, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has asked the party to justify its leadership role in the alliance instead of taking it for granted.

MPs submit notice in LS to impeach judge

NEW DELHI: Over 100 opposition lawmakers from Lok Sabha on Saturday submitted a notice to the Lower House secretariat for the impeachment of Allahabad high court judge, justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, over controversial remarks at an event organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad last week.

Farm loans up to ₹2L to be collateral free

IN FEBRUARY 2019, THE CENTRAL BANK HAD INCREASED THE LIMIT FOR COLLATERAL-FREE AGRICULTURAL LOANS FROM THE THEN EXISTING LEVEL OF ₹1 LAKH TO ₹1.6 LAKH

DAY AFTER WOMAN'S HEAD WAS FOUND IN TRASH, COPS ARREST BROTHER-IN-LAW

KOLKATA: The woman, whose severed head was recovered from a garbage bin in Tollygunge area of south Kolkata, was allegedly killed by her brother-in-law as she had snubbed his advances, police said on Saturday.

'JUSTICE NOT A TOOL FOR PRIVILEGED, BUT A SHIELD FOR THE MARGINALISED'

The law must not serve as a mere tool for the privileged but act as a shield for the marginalized, Supreme Court judge, Justice Surya Kant, emphasised on Saturday, highlighting the interplay between justice and compassion and urging the legal community to adopt these twin principles as guiding beacons in the pursuit of equity and fairness.

K'taka opens probe into Covid irregularities during BJP tenure

THE OPPN BJP HAS TERMED THE FIR 'POLITICAL MANOEUVRING', AND ALLEGED THAT IT LACKS REASONING

Farmers announce rail roko after march thwarted again

Protesting farmers on Saturday suspended their foot march to Delhi for the day after at least 17 sustained injuries in tear gas shelling by Haryana security personnel at the Shambhu border, with farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher announcing a \"tractor march\" in states outside Punjab on December 16, and a \"rail roko\" in Punjab on December 18.

KOREGAON BATTLE ANNIV PLANNING: HC ALLOWS MAHA TO ENTER PLOT

The Bombay high court has permitted the Maharashtra government to enter the 'Jay Stambh' land in Pune for a fortnight to make arrangements for the January 1, 2025 programme marking the 207th anniversary of the historic Koregaon Bhima battle.

CAQM releases stricter Grap rules in Delhi-NCR

A step ahead for the better

Minimum temperature falls to 8°C, more chill on cards: IMD

While the cold wave remained in the Capital for a short span, the minimum temperature dipped slightly on Saturday, with forecasts suggesting a further decrease in the coming days.

Mob burns 24-year-old woman to death in Nuh, 43 people booked

A 24-year-old woman was burnt alive after a group of people poured an inflammable substance on her in Nuh's Laharwadi village over an old enmity, police said on Saturday, adding that 43 suspects have been booked.

8 schools get bomb threat; day after alert at 30 others

NEW DELHI: At least eight more schools in Delhi received hoax bomb threats via email on Saturday morning, marking the third such incident targeting educational institutions in the city this week, and the second in as many days.

GGM COURT GIVES LIFE TERMS TO FOUR MEN FOR 2020 MURDER

GURUGRAM: A city court sentenced four men to rigorous life imprisonment for murdering a man with a knife and broken beer bottles after a petty argument over fetching a bottle of liquor in January 2020, police said on Saturday.

Battlefield New Delhi: Kejriwal set to take on sons of two former CMS

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Top court exonerates former IPS officer charged in narcotics case

THE TOP COURT QUASHED THE ORDERS OF BOTH THE SPECIAL JUDGE AND THE HIGH COURT AGAINST BHARTI ARORA

3 held for blast sent to six-day police remand

The Gurugram police have taken the three suspects arrested for the Sector 29 blast outside two nightclubs on remand for six days, police officials said on Saturday.

STOP BLAMING NEHRU, SAVARKAR: AADITYA ATTACKS CONGRESS, BJP

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday asked the BJP and the Congress to stop blaming Jawaharlal Nehru and VD Savarkar for the sake of politics and instead talk about the future.

STOP BLAMING NEHRU, SAVARKAR: AADITYA ATTACKS CONGRESS, BJP

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...