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Sugarcoated masterpieces

VERY Indian household, without an exception, would have at least that one cursed member whose medical reports have eternally transformed the hitherto ‘taken-for-granted’ humble laddoos and exotic chocolate cakes into forbidden temptations.

Art of twisting the truth

\"HAT'S patriarchy ya?\" You might expect that question, complete with the sucked-on-a-lemon-slice expression upon hearing the word and the dismissive tone used when responding to it (both evident on video footage of the relevant incident) from your average dudebro, WhatsApp group uncle, YouTube commentator, or a very sheltered woman with an internalised misogyny issue.

Star Wars: Visions season 3 in the works

Disney and Lucasfilm recently confirmed that the animated anthology series, Star Wars: Visions, is set to return for a third season.

Emma Mackey joins JJ Abrams' next

Earlier, we had reported about Glen Powell signing on to star in director JJ Abrams' yet-to-be-titled film for Warner Bros. The latest development from the project is that Sex Education and Barbie star Emma Mackey has landed a lead role in it.

THE ART OF A CRAFTING CORE

Banglan, the acclaimed production designer behind the recently released Lucky Baskhar, shares insights into his craft, world-building techniques, future projects, and more

Go beyond news stories to understand the Ukraine crisis

Director Lesia Diak speaks about her documentary on the life of an Ukrainian soldier, titled Dad's Lullaby, the psychological impacts of war, and her message to India and the rest of the world

Of Delhi, dreams and debut

T was a quiet day at Delhi's airport in March 1995, the kind where every sound - a crying toddler, the silence of a bored official, the tap of the rain - seems amplified.

Dice & divnation

ANY things have changed in thousands of years, but one thing that has not changed is our ability to foretell the future.

Nawin, Akshay shine for TN

HALF-CENTURIES by LR Nawin (83) and Akshay Sarangdhar (63) propelled Tamil Nadu to 211/7 against Chhattisgarh on Day 1 of the Cooch Behar Trophy men's U-19 match played at the TNCA Academy, Theni, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.

END OF AN ERA

As 38-year-0ld Nadal walks into the sunset with 22 Grand Slams, Kalyani Mangale writes about a legacy that will live on forever

ACT: Deepika to the fore again as India triumph

YOUNG striker Deepika turned out to be the star once again With a fine reverse hit goal as India retained their women's Asian Champions Trophy title after edging past Olympic silver medallist China 1-O in a pulsating final here Wednesday.

Germany, Netherlands draw as group stage ends

GERMANY rounded off their Nations League group stage campaign with a 1-1 draw in Hungary while Netherlands were held to the same scoreline by Bosnia and Hercegovina.

Telcos can claim ITC on key infra spends

IN a relief for the telecom industry, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favour of major telecom service providers like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio, allowing them to claim input tax credit (ITC) on key infrastructure components such as tower components, shelters, and other related materials.

Lava MD Rai gets bail in PMLA case

THE Delhi High Court has granted bail to Hari Om Rai, MD of Lava International, in a money laundering case.

FY25 capex will undershoot target: DEA secretary

AJAY SETH, secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs, on Wednesday said while there might be a shortfall in the capital expenditure target of ₹11.11 lakh crore set in the Union Budget, it would still represent a notable increase from the last year's capital expenditure of ₹9.5 lakh crore.

Flare-up in tension between Russia, Ukraine pushes up gold prices

GOLD has reversed the losing streak it saw after the conclusive win that Donald Trump made in the recent US presidential polls, after the flare-up in the 1,000-day-old war that Russia has been waging on Ukraine.

Will attract more GCCs, says Kharge

KARNATAKA, which is already home to over 875 Global Capability Centres (GCCs), aims to attract more centres including talent in coming years.

PLI disbursement negligible in FY25

Industry insiders attribute reluctance to claim incentives to the huge compliance burden

First half slowdown behind us, private spends back in full swing: RBI bulletin

EVEN as admitting that the global economy is lurching towards protectionism with Donald Trump getting back to White House with more radical plans, the in-house economists at the Reserve Bank believe that the domestic economy is insulated from all these headwinds and is on course for a strong growth this fiscal and that the slowdown seen in the first half of the fiscal are behind us.

Suicide attack kills 12 security personnel

TWELVE security personnel and six gunmen were killed as a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a joint check post in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the army said on Wednesday.

HEZBOLLAH SAYS 'NO' TO ISRAELI IMPOSITION

HEZBOLLAH's leader delivered a defiant speech on Wednesday saying Israel cannot impose its conditions for a truce, as US envoy Amos Hochstein headed from Lebanon to Israel to try to end the war.

Biden green light to US landmines by Ukraine

Intended to slow down advance of Russian ground troops: Defence secy Lloyd Austin

CBI registers FIR in Maha ‘bitcoin scam’

The CBI on Wednesday registered an FIR naming six people as accused and began its probe into an alleged Maharashtra ‘bitcoin scam’ case amounting to ₹6,600 crore and called one among them for questioning, officials said.

23-yr-old Dalit girl found dead for 'not supporting SP nominee'

A 23-year-old Dalit woman, who had been missing since Tuesday, was found dead in UP's Karhal assembly seat that went to bypolls on Wednesday. Her family alleges that she was killed as she refused to vote for the Samajwadi Party.

In a 1st, no Maoist violence in peaceful J'khand 2nd phase

For the first time since the formation of Jharkhand 24 years ago, Assembly polls in Jharkhand were conducted without any incident of Maoist violence.

CBI registers FIR in Maha 'bitcoin scam'

AN estimated 64.72% voter turnout was recorded in the Maharashtra assembly elections on Wednesday, where the ruling BJP-led MahaYuti alliance is making a determined bid to retain power and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition is hoping to continue its good showing in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Surat families fight it out as dog bite row becomes talk of town, reaches HC

THE diamond city of Surat is talking about a dog bite so much so that the row has reached the Gujarat High Court.

Modi becomes 1st PM to visit Guyana after 56 yrs

pacts on defence, trade, energy, pharmaceutical and agriculture during meeting with President Mohamed Irfaan Ali

Broadbill, Golden Oriole & Collared Falconet: Rare birds chirp in Nainital

AS global warming continues to take its toll, the impact of climate change onthe avian world has become increasingly apparent. Notably, 6summer visitors,-a category of migratory birds-are now being sighted in Nainital and its surroundings during November, a shift attributed to changing weather patterns and climate variability.

10 Manipur Cong MLAs seek action against PC over social media post

TEN Manipur Congress leaders, including MLAs and former ministers, jointly wrote a letter to party president Mallikarjun Kharge demanding action against party leader P Chidambaram for his controversial social media post.