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AFI to restructure domestic events

THE Athletics Federation of India (AFI) plans to restructure the domestic competition and qualification system for major international events, including Olympics, from the 2025 season.

Delhi HC seeks reply from NADA

THE Delhi High Court has sought an affidavit from the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on a petition filed by Tokyo 2020 Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia on Wednesday.

KALAMKARI CHRONICLES

A day's trip to an artisanal site at Pedana in Machilipatnam made us realise what makes this craft stand the test of time... and calamities!

Second phase of semicon Mission in 3-4 months

AFTER the successful first phase of the India Semiconductor Mission, the government is set to launch the second phase of the scheme with a greater focus on bringing all component companies, raw material suppliers, and others on board.

Restructuring: Samsung to cut 200 jobs in India

TECHNOLOGY giant Samsung is planning to lay off nearly 200 employees in India as part of its cost-cutting measures, as per company sources.

CEAT launches truck bus radial production line

IN a bid to expand its footprint in global markets, tyre maker CEAT on Wednesday launched truck bus radial (TBR) production line at Chennai manufacturing plant.

SpiceJet: HC orders to ground three engines

THE Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld a ruling mandating budget airline SpiceJet to ground three of its aircraft engines due to overdue payments to French lessors.

EVs get ₹11k crore boost from govt

Cabinet approves PM e-drive scheme that replaces FAME and temporary EMPS 2024

JSW MG Motor launches Windsor EV at ₹9.99L

JSW MG Motor India on Wednesday launched Windsor cross utility vehicle (CUV) as one of the newest entrants into the Indian car market.

Crude oil prices decline below $70; petrol, diesel unlikely to get cheaper

EVEN as crude oil prices declined below $70 a barrel for the first time since December 2021, analysts believe that petrol and diesel prices in India are unlikely to come down anytime soon.

KAMALA SLAYS TRUMP ON PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE NIGHT

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed that the debate between him and his rival was rigged, without providing evidence | Trump repeatedly raised his voice as he hit back at the vice president, branding her a Marxist and blaming her for the failings of the Biden administration

US seeks accountability for killing of activist by Israel

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday called for Israel to provide \"full accountability\" after the killing of US-Turkish activist Aysenur Eygi in the West Bank by its forces, demanding the country \"do more\" to avoid such killings.

'200 units of free power if RJD wins Bihar polls'

TOEING the lines of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday promised to provide 200 units of electricity free of cost to the poor and the farmers in Bihar if his party was voted to power in 2025 assembly elections.

Uneasy calm in Manipur, amid curfew in 3 dists

NO fresh violence was reported from Manipur on Wednesday but parts of the Imphal valley remained tense following Tuesday's clashes between protestors and security personnel which left over 50 students injured.

Ratlam SP shunted out days after action against unruly mob

THREE days after police canecharged a mob involved in violence in a minority-dominated area over alleged stone pelting on a Lord Ganesh procession in MP's Ratlam, district police chief Rahul Kumar Lodha was removed and posted as SP (Railway) in Bhopal.

Protests over 'illegal' construction in mosque turn chaotic in Shimla

CHAOS reigned supreme in Himachal Pradesh capital, Shimla, on Wednesday when hundreds of protestors led by Hindu right-wing bodies clashed with police, demanding the demolition of an alleged illegal portion of a mosque in the Sanjauli area of the state.

IIT-G dean puts in papers after protest over UP student's death in hostel room

THE Dean of Academic Affairs at the Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati (IIT-Guwahati) put in his papers on Wednesday following protests by the students over the unnatural death of a student from Uttar Pradesh two days ago.

No consensus reached yet, MahaYuti in Maha knot over 50 Assembly seats

WITH Maharashtra assembly elections due by the year-end, BJP-led Mahayuti is concerned over 50 seats as each ally wants to contest these seats, according to leaders of the ruling alliance.

Armed men attack, loot 2 Army officers near Indore, woman raped

IN a chilling incident, two young Army officers and their female friends were attacked by a group of six-seven men and looted near a picnic spot on the outskirts of Indore district early Wednesday.

'Bangla's eco survival banks on India support'

EVEN as an anti-India sentiment is visible within Bangladesh, India is in many ways their only hope for survival and revival of their economy, experts say.

Govt focus on villages along Northern borders

DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday termed development of the border areas, specifically the villages along the borders, a strategic imperative.

Job, health insurance among 5 Cong guarantees for J&K

CONGRESS president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday announced five guarantees for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, including filling up of 1 lakh vacancies and ₹25 lakh health insurance per family, if the Congress-NC alliance is voted to power in the Union territory.

'30-yr jail without remission worse than capital punishment': Plea in SC

DESPERATELY pleading for release, Swami Shraddhananda —serving 30 years jail sentence without remission for killing his wife on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the imprisonment till his biological death awarded to him is far worse than the capital punishment.

Drug regulator suspends pharma firm from manufacturing eye drops

INDIA's drug regulator has suspended manufacturing and marketing permission of Mumbai-based ETOD Pharmaceuticals, which had claimed that their new eye drop could help people reduce dependency on reading glasses for those suffering from presbyopia, an age-related vision condition.

2 terrorists killed in J&K gunfight

BSF jawan injured in Pak firing in Arnia sector, troops recover arms & ammunition in Keran sector

THE BALANCE NEEDED TO INTERNATIONALISE THE₹

DURING the recent visit of Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim, Narendra Modi announced that trade between India and Malaysia can now be settled in Indian rupees and Malaysian ringgits.

TIME TO LOOK AT KNOWLEDGE PANCHAYATS

Democracy must be more inventive than science to survive. It must explore new kinds of citizenship. Knowledge panchayats would give a place in policymaking to the less heard

3 bikers fall into UGD pit, CCMC says they were in inebriated state

THREE people riding a bike suffered minor injuries after they fell into a pit that was dug up for a UGD project at Ondipudur on Monday.

TN cops bust multi-state liquor racket; 14 held

IN a major operation, sleuths of the Enforcement Bureau Crime Investigation Department (EBCID) of the Tamil Nadu police busted a spurious liquor racket allegedly operating from Karnataka.

Guy seeks report on phone-tapping charge of KL MLA

MLA Anvar had alleged that ADGP ordered tapping of phones of ministers & legislators