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Air India buys 100 more Airbus aircraft

THE AIRLINE SAID THE DEAL CONSISTED OF 10 WIDEBODY A350 AND 90 NARROWBODY A320 FAMILY AIRCRAFT.

GOVT APPOINTS REVENUE SECY SANJAY MALHOTRA AS 26TH RBI GUV

NEW DELHI: The government on Monday appointed Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra as the 26th governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

2-wheeler demand drives retail vehicle sales up 11.2% in Nov

NEW DELHI: Retail sales of vehicles across categories in India grew by 11.21% at 32,08,719 units in November, as compared to 28,85,317 units in the same month last year, riding on two-wheeler demand, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations said on Monday.

Global investors see India as key mkt: report

BENGALURU: Global investors are increasingly seeing attractive opportunities for private equity (PE) investments in India, followed by Japan and South Korea within Asia Pacific private markets, according to an analysis by investment firm Coller Capital.

India targets speeding up of BRICS trade agreement

Pact in place with Russia, the next one to be signed with South Africa, Brazil

Israel now 'more optimistic' on prospects of Gaza deal: Saar

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to take to the witness stand on Tuesday for the first time in his trial on corruption allegations, a pivotal point in the drawn-out proceedings that comes as the leader wages war in Gaza and faces an international arrest warrant for war crimes charges.

Hasina slams Yunus regime, calls him 'mastermind' behind July-Aug turmoil

Bangladesh's deposed premier Sheikh Hasina has launched a fierce attack on the interim administration, accusing its chief adviser Muhammad Yunus of running a \"fascist regime\" that allows terrorists and fundamentalists to act without restraint.

Syria's Assad exit shows Russia, Iran and Hamas made a bad bet

JERUSALEM: A great many actors had a hand in the fall of Syria's dictator, Bashar al-Assad: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist group that led the offensive; Turkey, which nurtured and supported HTS; the myriad Syrian groups and people who gave a hated tyrant a final push.

NVIDIA HIT WITH CHINA PROBE IN GLOBAL TECH WAR ESCALATION

BEIJING: China has opened a probe into Nvidia Corp. over suspicions that the US chip-maker broke anti-monopoly laws around a 2020 deal, taking aim at the AI heavyweight as Washington ramps up sanctions.

Prez banned from foreign travel

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been banned from leaving the country over a failed attempt at imposing martial law, a justice ministry official said on Monday, amid growing calls for him to step down and a deepening leadership crisis.

Speech that doesn't befit a judge's office

When they're sworn in, high court judges take an oath to bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India.

Arab Spring in Syria marks a power shift

The collapse of the Assad regime has far-reaching consequences. There is genuine fear that Syria could become a safe haven for extremist groups

On the road to Damascus

Assad's fall and the rise of Islamists in Syria is a momentous event for West Asia

Can ICJ deliver climate justice to Global South?

After the battle at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague has now become the battleground for the developing and the developed worlds to face off on the climate issue.

Why children in schools take to physical violence

What made a 12-year-old strangle his classmate over a minor incident in New Delhi? In another city, a class monitor, in his enthusiasm to maintain discipline in the classroom, kicked a student in the groin who succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital.

GOVT LOOKS TO TABLE BILL ON ONE NATION, ONE POLL

A bill to pave the way for simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies ranks high on the Union government's agenda and could be tabled in Parliament in the ongoing winter session or the coming budget session, people familiar with the details said on Monday.

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis rolls out 100-day transformation plan for state

FADNAVIS ROLLED OUT THE PROGRAMME AT HIS FIRST MEETING WITH BUREAUCRATS AFTER TAKING CHARGE ON THURSDAY

Guv praises Maha's investment record, job creation efforts

In his first joint address to both houses of the state legislature after the formation of the new state government, Governor CP Radhakrishnan on Monday underlined Maharashtra's achievements in industrial investment, saying the state had attracted the maximum foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2023-24 and the first two quarters of 2024-25.

Shinde stalling, may delay cabinet formation

MUMBAI: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is hoping to expand his cabinet by Saturday, but deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde is stalling, bargaining for a greater role for the Shiv Sena in the new Mahayuti alliance government.

BPO EMPLOYEE RAPE-MURDER: SC UPHOLDS HIGH COURT ORDER

NEW DELHI: An inordinate delay in the execution of a death sentence has a dehumanising effect on the accused, the Supreme Court observed on Monday as it upheld a Bombay High Court order commuting the death penalty of two convicts in the 2007 Pune BPO employee gangrape and murder case to life term for 35 years.

200 SC/ST GRADS FIND JOBS VIA IIT MENTORSHIP

An alumnus mentorship programme has helped around 200 IIT graduates with job placements in just 20 months of its establishment.

Loud music played late night irks residents

PUNE: Residents of Kokate Nagar in Bavdhan have approached the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and police over loud music played during a birthday party on a private property during the night hours on December 8.

Ohel David Synagogue, David Sassoon Tomb join state's Jewish Heritage Tourism circuit

PUNE: The Ohel David Synagogue, popularly known as Lal Deval, and the David Sassoon tomb in Pune's Camp area are now officially part of Maharashtra's Jewish Heritage Tourism Circuit.

SCHOOL EDU DEPT PUSHES FOR APAAR REGISTRATION

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Education Department has intensified its efforts to complete the APAAR (Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry) identity generation for school students.

Ahead of 'Pedestrian Day', unsafe footpaths continue to plague city

Many footpaths are encroached & poorly maintained, posing risk to pedestrians

Police arrest thief who disguised as monk to steal gold ornaments

PUNE: Pune city police arrested a Mumbai-based man for allegedly stealing gold ornaments worth ₹4,50,000 from a temple in Salisbury Park area.

Demand for MSRTC buses increases due to schemes for senior citizens, women

PUNE: The Maharashtra State Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has got a good response to the 'Amrut Jyeshtha Nagarik Yojana' and 'Mahila Samman Yojana' introduced by the state government for senior citizen and women passengers of the transport body, respectively.

MLC's maternal uncle kidnapped and murdered

WAGH WAS OUT FOR A MORNING WALK WHEN FOUR TO FIVE UNIDENTIFIED INDIVIDUALS ALLEGEDLY FORCED HIM INTO AN SUV AND DROVE TOWARDS SOLAPUR ROAD

Kalyaninagar residents call for action on civic issues

PUNE: Residents of Kalyaninar on Sunday met the newly elected, NCP-SP, MLA Bapusaheb Pathare, and highlighted several pressing issues affecting the area.

PHARMACY MERIT LIST TO BE OUT ON DECEMBER 12

TEAMS HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED TO IDENTIFY AND TRACE THE CULPRITS, AND AN FIR WAS LODGED