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Australian openers start well on rain curtailed day

BRISBANE: Local hero Usman Khawaja and young Nathan McSweeney displayed sound defensive technique against Jasprit Bumrah but persistent rain played havoc with the opening day of the third Test, allowing only 13.2 overs of play in which Australia scored 28 for no loss against India, here Saturday.

18 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

CAIRO: At least 18 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday, medics said, while the Israeli military said it targeted gunmen operating from shelters and aid storages.

OpenAI's battle with Musk exposes AI 'dictatorship' concerns

A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and prevent an artificial intelligence \"dictatorship\" is now heading to a federal judge as Musk seeks to halt the ChatGPT maker's ongoing shift into a for-profit company.

US court denies TikTok ban halt

WASHINGTON: A federal appeals court has left in place a mid-January deadline in a federal law requiring TikTok to be sold or face a ban in the United States, rejecting a request made by the company to halt enforcement until the Supreme Court reviews its challenge of the statute.

Protesters in South Korea rejoice as lawmakers impeach President Yoon

K-pop fans turned out in droves, waving glow sticks representing their favourite pop groups and mostly pushing for Yoon's ouster

Georgia elects a hardline critic of West as new prez

TBILISI: Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as the country's new president, on Saturday, setting him up to replace a pro-Western incumbent amid major protests against the government over a halt to the country's European Union accession talks last month.

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.

Trump hosts Apple CEO amid big tech outreach

Donald Trump hosted Apple CEO Tim Cook for a Friday evening dinner at the president-elect's Mar-a-Lago resort, according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly.

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.

The curious case of Kylian Mbappe

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

A confluence of heritage and infra as Prayagraj prepares for Kumbh

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR (PRAYAGRAJ): The sun is already setting behind the Ganga when Ram Asrey and Harish Chandra start packing up their hammers and shovels.

Sail right in: Port opens doors to visitors

Mumbai owes its megacity status to its port; there's even a theory that its name draws from 'Bom Bahia' or \"beautiful bay.\" Yet, this hallmark in the city's history has been out of bounds to its people.

Bulldozer action not a part of our tradition

On completing one year of his government in Madhya Pradesh, chief minister Mohan Yadav spoke to Shruti Tomar on an array of issues, including his vision for the state, the reduction of bulldozer action in the past year, and the court's interim order on the Places of Worship Act.

Farm leaders pause march amid injuries

Protesting farmers on Saturday suspended their foot march to Delhi for the day after some of them suffered injuries in tear gas shelling by Haryana security personnel here along the state's border with Punjab.

Farm leaders pause march amid injuries

Protesting farmers on Saturday suspended their foot march to Delhi for the day after some of them suffered injuries in tear gas shelling by Haryana security personnel here along the state's border with Punjab.

Nicobar report not public due to strategic info, says govt

NGT FORMED THE PANEL LAST YEAR TO REVISIT THE CLEARANCE GRANTED TO THE GREAT NICOBAR INFRA PROJECT

After decades of bloodshed, two C'garh districts to shed LWE tag

DEVELOPMENTS IN BASTAR AND KONDAGAON ARE SIGNIFICANT IN THE UNION GOVT'S EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE LWE BY MARCH 2026

CONG DID NOT GIVE AMBEDKAR HIS DUE: RIJIJU IN LOK SABHA

Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday tore into the Congress for not giving BR Ambedkar his due, as he questioned the opposition's claims that minorities were being denied their rights.

Rahul: BJP ridiculing Savarkar amid talk of protecting Constitution

NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday cited VD Savarkar's remarks that there was nothing Indian about the Constitution and took a jibe at the BJP, saying that by talking of protecting the Constitution, the ruling party is \"ridiculing\" Savarkar.

Online fraud cases: Kupwara cyber cell recovers ₹1.5 lakh

SRINAGAR: Cyber cell of Kupwara police have successfully resolved multiple cases of online financial fraud, recovering a total of ₹1,55,208.

Reservation row: J&K student body hosts protest in New Delhi

The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Saturday held a peaceful sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, opposing the current reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir.

EVERY GRAM PANCHAYAT IN HP TO HAVE ITS OWN LAND BANK: SAYS AGNIHOTRI

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MLAs push for restoration of constituency devp fund scheme

THE CDF WAS ABOLISHED AFTER J&K WAS MADE UNION TERRITORY ON AUGUST 5, 2019

NIA chargesheets 1 in Reasi bus attack

NINE PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE BUS DRIVER, WERE KILLED WHILE 41 SUFFERED INJURIES

AMIT SHAH TO CHAIR HIGH-LEVEL SECURITY MEETING ON J&K ON DEC 19

Union home minister Amit Shah will chair a high-level security review meeting on J&K at New Delhi on December 19.

PDP RESOLVES TO STRUGGLE FOR STATEHOOD, OTHER ISSUES

In its first general council meeting after facing rout in the recent assembly polls, PDP on Friday passed three resolutions about restoration of Article 370, release of political prisoners and an end to hate crimes across the country.

Protected bird finds place on Sukhu's dinner table, BJP cries fowl

The state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit on Saturday sought an apology from chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu for allegedly asking his associates if they wish to eat \"Jungli Murga\" (Grey Junglefowl), a protected species.

Two power centres are recipe for disaster: Omar

Urges Centre to keep its promise and restore statehood to J&K at earliest