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Syrian rebels 'encircling' Damascus

REBELS on a lightning advance through Syria said on Saturday they have begun to encircle Damascus as government forces denied they had withdrawn from areas near the capital.

Notre Dame re-opens five years after inferno

FRANCE on Saturday prepared to throw open the doors of the capital's Notre Dame cathedral after a half-decade closure, in a ceremony attended by dozens of world leaders celebrating the rebirth of the Paris landmark ravaged by a devastating fire.

S Korea president Yoon's impeachment fails

Most lawmakers from his conservative party boycott proceedings leaving Oppn unable to garner two-thirds of vote

Woman brings brother's body tied to taxi roof

UNABLE to afford the exorbitant fee charged by the ambulance service, a woman was forced to travel 195 kilometers from her village to Haldwani by tying the body of her brother, who died by suicide, to the roof of a taxi.

Lack of snowfall at Badrinath raises concerns, climate change blamed

EXPERTS and priests of the Badrinath shrine have expressed concern over the absence of snowfall in the region until December, attributing to climate change.

Modi made welfare state a reality, 25 cr lifted out of poverty, says Shah

HOME Minister Amit Shah on Saturday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for transforming the vision of a welfare state into a reality, a feat he claimed previous governments before 2014 pursued only in bits and pieces.

Hit by bullet, Bihar man drives passengers to safety

IN an act of courage and bravery, a driver saved the life of at least 15 people in Bihar's Bhojpur district.

BJP MLA wants ban on beef sale, JD(U) sees red

INSPIRED by his senior party colleague and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Bihar BJP MLA Haribhushan Thakur Bachaul on Saturday demanded a ban on sale of beef in hotels, restaurants and public places of the state.

MoS defence Seth says he got ₹50 lakh ransom threat, 2 held after probe

MINISTER of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Saturday said he has received an extortion call of ₹50 lakh via text message from Ranchi while attending the winter session Parliament in New Delhi.

Temple burnt in Bangla: ISKCON

Kolkata official says idols gutted, expresses concern over arrested Krishna Das's safety

THE HERO WHO ENCHANTS A NATION

When the trailer of Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2: The Rule was launched in Patna, thousands thronged the event, eager to catch a glimpse of the star who embodies the almost-mythical protagonist of the franchise.

Season's first cold wave to hit by next week

WARMER winter has reduced the sweetness of jaggery and created a conducive weather for pest attacks on sugarcane plants in western Uttar Pradesh, one of the largest sugarcane producer belts in the country.

India issues Syria travel advisory, asks citizens to return at the earliest

INDIA on Saturday issued an advisory for its citizens in Syria to return at the earliest and also urged others to drop any travel plans to the insurgency-hit country.

Working on resolution of Ukraine conflict, says EAM

Jaishankar says needle moving towards negotiations than a longer war

Drop in India's TB burden doubled since 2015: Nadda

UNION Health Minister JP Nadda on Saturday said the rate of decline of tuberculosis incidence in India has doubled since 2015 and is ahead of the global average.

Indian youth brutalised in Myanmar cyber fraud cell hospitalised, say relatives

TWENTY-two-year-old Ajay, one of the Indian youths trapped in a cyber scam centre in Myanmar, has been hospitalised after being brutally beaten up, his relative revealed.

Canadian Parliament rejects motion to declare 1984 Sikh riots as 'genocide'

THE Canadian Parliament has rejected the motion to declare the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as genocide following stiff resistance from lawmakers like Chandra Arya, who claimed that he was threatened inside the parliament building for opposing the motion, which he described as being influenced by a \"politically powerful Khalistani lobby.\"

WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S ON THE PLATE

A recent report on Lindt dark chocolates stated that they contain lead and cadmium above the acceptable levels, which has not been denied by the company.

EVOLVING BEYOND THE MODI FACTOR

HE BJP-led Mahayuti alliance's victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections has been both celebrated and scrutinized, with the slogan \"Batenge to katenge\" often highlighted as the pivotal factor behind this success.

New low-pressure system forms over Bay, to approach TN

Expected to move west-north-westwards, become more pronounced over next 24 hours

Belekeri case: Cong MLC seeks fresh probe against Adani Group

Congress MLC BK Hariprasad has called on CM Siddaramaiah to initiate a fresh investigation into the Adani Group's alleged role in a bribery scandal in connection with the Belekeri illegal iron ore smuggling case based on the Lokayukta inquiry report.

Ex-MUDA commissioner moves HC over ED raid

FORMER Commissioner of Mysuru Urban Development Authority Dr D B Natesha moved the Karnataka High Court questioning the legality of the search and seizure conducted as a part of the raid on his house by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) concerning the alleged irregularities in allotment of sites by the MUDA.

Will recover encroached forest lands, says Khandre

FOREST, environment and ecology minister Eshwar B Khandre on Saturday said an appeal will be made to the courts to cancel the lease period of the companies and agencies that have occupied forest areas on long-term lease periods and have not paid the lease amount.

HDK seeks probe by HC judges

UNION Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday demanded a thorough investigation by judges of the High Court into a series of deaths of women in government hospitals in Karnataka.

Will act after expert panel submits report on BIMS tragedy: Health Min

KARNATAKA Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and a Lokayukta team visited Ballari Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) Hospital here in view of five maternal deaths reported since November 9.

Winter session: Govt should make it count, not annual jamboree

The entire state machinery will be in the border city of Belagavi for a nine-day winter session of the state legislature starting Monday.

BJP core committee puts end to leadership issue, BYV to continue

THE state BJP core committee that met on Saturday held deliberations to quell the internal bickering in the party ahead of the local body elections expected to be held in 2025.

Those involved in Covid graft won't be spared: DyCM

DEPUTY Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday said that those involved in corruption in management of the Covid-19 pandemic will not be spared.

Undeterred Nikhil likely to lead JDS in future elections in Karnataka

JDS Youth Wing president Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who recently lost the Channapatna Assembly bypoll, is likely to lead the regional party in future elections in Karnataka starting from the elections to zilla and taluk panchayat likely to be held in 2025.

Seer seeks Rs 30K cr for N. K'taka's development

\"THE state government should allocate Rs 30,000 crore funds for the comprehensive development of North Karnataka,\" demanded Shivanand Swami of Aadi Handigund.