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Arshdeep Singh enters top 10 among bowlers in ICC T20l rankings

DUBAI: Riding on a string of impressive performances, Indian seamer Arshdeep Singh entered the top 10 among bowlers and was placed eighth in the ICC T20I rankings issued here on Wednesday.

Nitish sizzles with bat and ball as India seal series with 86-run win

The 21-year-old Reddy (74 off 34 balls) played the most attractive innings of his nascent career while also taking a couple of wickets (2/23) with his seam bowling.

RBI cautions NBFCs on rapid growth, vows action against unsound practices

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank on Wednesday said it has come across instances of investors pushing some non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) to grow aggressively, which is leading to inappropriate business practices.

Sensex and Nifty reverses gains on fag-end selling

MUMBAI: Benchmark Sensex reversed its gains and closed lower by 167 points on Wednesday due to profit-taking in select blue-chips in the last hour even as the RBI took the first step towards a rate cut in its monetary policy review.

Hyundai to launch India's largest-ever IPO next week

NEW DELHI: South Korean automaker's Indian arm Hyundai Motor India Ltd will launch the largest initial public offering (IPO) in the country's history next week, aiming to raise Rs 27,870 crore (about USD 3.3 billion).

Reserve Bank enhances UPI Lite wallet limit to Rs 5,000

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank on Wednesday announced the increase of the UPI Lite wallet limit to Rs 5,000 and per-transaction limit to Rs 1,000, in order to encourage wider adoption of the popular instant payment system through mobile phones.

Turkish Airlines pilot dies mid-flight

NEW YORK: A Turkish Airlines jetliner headed from Seattle to Istanbul made an emergency landing in New York on Wednesday after the captain died on board, an airline official said.

Biden & Netanyahu hold their first conversation in weeks

WASHINGTON HAS GROWN VOCAL OVER PROTECTION OF US FORCES

Japan's PM dissolves lower house of parliament to set up snap polls

TOKYO: New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved the lower house of parliament Wednesday to set up an October 27 snap election, asking people to trust the governing party's policies even as critics said the vote comes far too soon.

Hezbollah steps up rocket fire

AS ISRAEL SENDS MORE TROOPS INTO LEBANON

Long overdue reckoning

In the rich and illustrious history of India, caste-based discrimination has been one of the several sore points. While the Indian Constitution outlawed caste discrimination over seven decades ago, it continues to torment certain segments of society even today. Worse still, the traces of such maladies linger even in institutions of the State. India's fight against caste-based discrimination has been a long and arduous journey, and it should go on for now. Early this month, based on a petition filed by journalist Sukanya Shantha, the Supreme Court struck down provisions perpetuating caste-based discrimination in prison rules. The ruling is obviously a pivotal moment for the country's justice system. However, it also raises uncomfortable questions about how the deeply ingrained caste bias continues to shape the contours of the very institutions meant to uphold equality and justice.

Building blocks of future

India's new building codes—ECSBC and ENS—promote sustainable construction by enhancing energy efficiency, renewable integration, water conservation, and waste management, setting a path toward greener and efficient building paradigm

Schooling the underserved

Catering to the educational needs of underserved children, Navsrijan—a free, English medium, full-day school situated in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow—capitalises on existing infrastructure of another school

AFSPA extended in Assam amid 'recent troubles' in Bangladesh

GUWAHATI: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA was extended in four districts of Assam for six months in view of the \"recent disturbances\" in Bangladesh and its potentially inimical effect on the internal law and order situation, according to a notification issued on Tuesday.

After BJP's hat-trick, CM Saini pays visit to top brass

CHANDIGARH: Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini reached Delhi on Wednesday to celebrate the spectacular victory of BJP in Haryana.

CM Mann clears decks for bolstering border areas

CHANDIGARH: In a significant decision aimed at strengthening security at international borders, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday cleared the project of flood protection in border areas to protect border outposts (BOPs) along international boundary fencing at a cost Rs 176.29 crore.

MACE, Asia's largest Cherenkov observatory, is now in Ladakh

At an altitude of 4,300m, it is the highest of its kind telescope in the world

Rajasthan, Chh'garh want Centre to add more cities to NCAP

India launched NCAP in 2019 with a target to reduce particulate pollution by 20-30 per cent by 2024

‘PM Modi to have bilateral meetings with PM of Lao PDR, other leaders in Vientiane’

He will attend the 21st ASEAN-India Summit and the 19th East Asia Summit in Lao PDR

J&K: Body of missing jawan found in forest with gunshot wounds

TWO SOLDIERS WERE KIDNAPPED BY TERRORISTS, 1 ESCAPED

‘You can kill revolutionary, but not revolution’: Lebanon envoy invokes Gandhi amid conflict

NEW DELHI: Following Israel's announcement of the killing of Hassan Nasrallah's successors, Lebanon's Ambassador to India Rabie Narsh cited Mahatma Gandhi's words and said Hezbollah is a legitimate political party supported by the people and cannot be eliminated.

K'taka: Cong MLA booked for rape, kidnapping

BENGALURU: An FIR has been registered against Congress MLA and former minister Vinay Kulkarni on allegations of rape, kidnapping and criminal intimidation, the police said on Wednesday.

Ahead of Maha polls, PM launches projects worth over Rs 7K crore

TARGETS CONGRESS OVER CORRUPTION

Delhi docs join Bengal colleagues with hunger strike and candle march

Doctors at Maulana Azad Medical College in Delhi on Wednesday began a one-day hunger strike to show solidarity with junior doctors in West Bengal who are protesting the brutal rape and murder of a female medic.

J&K: NC legislature party to meet today to elect leader

FAROOQ ABDULLAH MAINTAINS THAT HIS SON WILL BE THE FIRST CM OF UT

MCD seals 84 factories & cuts power supply of seven units across city for norm violations

Pollution control has been a key promise of the AAP govt, which also governs the MCD

AAP to go solo in Delhi polls, drop 'overconfident' Congress as ally

CONGRESS TOO RULED OUT ANY PACT

BSES customers can now use WhatsApp services in Hindi to check bill details, register complaints

Customers can choose their preferred language - English or Hindi - while availing the services, all from the comfort of their homes: BSES

AAP writes to EC over voter redistribution plan in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) raising concerns regarding the Special Summary Revision of Photo Electoral Rolls in the national Capital.

Sadar Bazar: Police rescues 21 child labourers

Nineteen of the rescued children were sent to Mukti Ashram in Burari & two girls were sent to Rainbow Girls Home in Kashmiri Gate