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Verma dropped; Ghosh, Deol return for Oz ODIs

WITH an eye on the ODI World Cup in 2025, India announced the squad for the three-match series against Australia.

Coach Flemming confident of good show

THE FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers (Window 2) event will take place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai from November 22 to 25, 2024.

Govt to ease licence rules for Starlink

Starlink has requested certain exemptions, citing technical limitations, to operate in India

India made to work hard to reach final

TILL the 47th minute of the semifinal between India and Japan at the women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Rajgir, India had tried everything to get past the Japanese goalkeeper, Yu Kudo.

TAFE can use Massey Ferguson brand for now

In a boost to Chennai-based tractor manufacturer -- Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE), a division bench of the Madras High Court has ordered status quo on the use of Massey Ferguson brand by the company.

NTPC Green IPO retail portion Subscribed fully

RETAIL investors led the charge in the NTPC Green Energy Limited's (NGEL) initial public offering (IPO) subscription, with retail portion booking 1.33 times on the first day.

Peeved Didi halts bulldozer action in tourism hub

OVERRULING the district administration's decision, the West Bengal government on Tuesday chose not to demolish 140 illegal hotels, resorts, and homestays in Mandormani, a significant tourist destination located along West Bengal's coastline.

Birla Opus Paints unveils 4th plant in Karnataka

ADITYA BIRLA GROUP has unveiled the 4th factory of Birla Opus Paints at Chamarajnagar, Karnataka, taking its overall installed capacity to 866 million litres per annum.

Sebi paper moots hike in SME public issue application size to ₹2L

MARKETS watchdog Sebi has, in a consultation paper, suggested a steep rise in minimum application size to ₹2 lakh for SME IPOs, which of late has left many eyebrows raised due to sheer oversubscription of some of such issues.

Suits, saree dealers under GST dept lens

As the wedding season approaches, Central GST authorities have intensified their crackdown on lehenga, suits and saree dealers in Delhi's iconic Chandni Chowk market.

Indian Hotel Co charts an aggressive growth plan

THE Indian Hotels Company, the Tata group firm that owns and operates the Taj brand of luxury hotels along with seven other brands, is on a revival path and has set a target for more than doubling its revenue to ₹15,000 crore and to double the number of its properties to 700 by the turn of 2030 when it will also double the numbers of key on offer to 70,000.

Meta to appeal $25.4 mn fine, restrictions

META, parent company of WhatsApp, has announced plans to appeal a recent order by Competition Commission of India (CCI) that restricts data sharing between WhatsApp and other Meta applications for advertising purposes.

Work-life balance is most important: Rishad Premji

WORK-life balance is something one has to define for themselves and it is incredibly important, said Rishad Premji, Executive Chairman, Wipro Limited.

Kyiv fires six long-range missiles into Russia

The development marks a worrying new escalation; Russian news agencies claim five ATACMS were shot down

G20 meet leaves out language on fossil fuel phase-out

THE GZO Leaders, Summit in Rio de Janeiro concluded with a declaration that reaffirmed commitments to multilateralism, sustainable development, and climate finance reform.

Ex-chairman of C'garh PSC in CBI custody

A special court in Raipur sent the former chairman of Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission Taman Singh Sonwani to a seven-day remand on Tuesday following his arrest by the CBI probing the irregularities in recruitment process.

NC hopes early restoration of statehood after Omar's 'very positive' Delhi meets

THE ruling National Conference has described J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior leaders on restoration of statehood as positive.

The Sabarmati Report, declared tax free in MP as CM leaves for Gujarat

THE BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday became the first state in the country to declare the recently released 6The Sabarmati Report, tax free.

Fate of heavyweights at stake as Maha battle for 288 seats today

STAKES are high for many regional heavyweights in Maharashtra as the state goes to the polls on Wednesday in what promises to be a make-or-break election for satraps like Sharad Pawar, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray and deputy CM Ajit Pawar.

It's 'infiltration' vs 'mahila samman' as 38 seats up for grabs in 2nd phase

VOTING in the second phase in Jharkhand's 38 constituencies in a dozen districts on Wednesday will test the campaign pitches of the BJP-led alliance over the Bangla infiltration and the JMM's Mahila Samman scheme under which ₹1,000 are given each month to women in the 18-50 years age group.

All-party meeting on N ov 24 ahead of Parliament session

THE Centre has called an all-party meeting on November 24, a day before the winter session of Parliament commences, to seek cooperation of opposition parties for the smooth functioning of the session that will last till December 20.

SC flags delay in delimitation exercise in 3 states

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to inform it on the next hearing date why the long-pending delimitation exercises in the states of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur have yet to be conducted.

Bibek Debroy has left a legacy with humanity at its core, says PK Mishra

BIBEK Debroy, the former chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council who passed away early this month, was a scholar with exceptional analytical skills in policy-making and an inordinate ability to explain complex concepts in a lucid manner, recollected PK Mishra, the principal secretary to the PM.

25% increase in delegates as IFFI begins today

MORE than 6,500 delegates have registered themselves for this year's International Film Festival of India (IFFI) marking an increase of 25 per cent over the last year, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) managing director Prithul Kumar said on Tuesday, a day ahead of the inauguration of the festival in Goa.

FBI officials meet Indian agencies to discuss Anmol Bishnoiis extradition

OFFICIALS of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have met officers of the Indian law enforcement agencies to discuss the case of Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

Trade talks with India to resume: UK

GZO sidelines: Modi says strategic ties with UK a priority, Starmer sets new year date for talks

G20 STRUGGLES TO STAY RELEVANT AMID TURMOIL

AS the leaders of the world's major economies confabulate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the annual G20 summit, unresolved geopolitical tensions continue to blight global landscape.

HC bins GO regularising contract jobs

Telangana HC says employees who have already been regularised will not be terminated

EV road map: TN officials to hold talks with World Bank

TAMIL Nadu government is eyeing generation of jobs through transition to electric vehicles and it is learnt that it has roped in World Bank to chart out a roadmap.

Devaswom's actions in pooram suspicious: CDB

THE Cochin Devaswom Board (CDB) has told the Kerala High Court that certain actions of the Thiruvambadi Devaswom during the Thrissur pooram had given rise to suspicions that they were aimed at aiding certain parties to influence the Lok Sabha elections.