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CLINGS TO FACTS BUT SACRIFICES THE DRAMA

You can hear a clock ticking in almost every scene of Freedom at Midnight. The historical drama chronicles the events that led to India's independence, dampened by the horrific reality of the Partition.

A stirring ode to the power of shared dreams

WHAT makes a nation? Kings? Heroes? Laws? Ridley Scott presents a stirring tale of unabashed romanticism to tell us that a nation is perhaps a shared dream. Gladiator II begins with Numidian soldiers, men and women, taking up arms to defend their motherland against the invading Roman army.

A thousand-year-old spectacle with only a few seconds of soul

HERE'S great joy in watching new worlds come alive on screen—living conditions, attire, language, pastimes, poetry, expression of love... Clearly, countless hours and endless effort must have gone into conjuring up such a world from over a thousand years ago.

On the fight to stop pneumonia

VERY year, the world observes November 12 as Pneumonia Day. This year, the theme was 'Championing the Fight to Stop Pneumonia'.

MANAGING DIABETES IN CHILDREN

November 14—for some, it's just a date on the calendar. But for many families, World Diabetes Day is a reminder of their everyday reality filled with careful planning, constant awareness, and countless choices just to keep their children healthy and safe from the disease.

ROOTS OF INCLUSION

ON Children's Day, we celebrate the laughter, dreams, and limitless potential of every child.

Making moves in Madras

THE chessboard is set.

COMICALLY CURIOUS

From folklore to mythology, supernatural to realism, comics have witnessed waves of transitions, creating a visual world for children of all times

India faced 255 days of extreme weather crisis

India experienced extreme weather events on 93% of days from January to September this year.

HINDU KUSH HIMALAYAS WARMING FASTER THAN GLOBAL AVERAGE

The glaciers of the HKH, particularly in the Eastern Himalayas, are experiencing alarming rates of melting.

Italy, France book Nations League quarters spot

ITALY ensured qualification for the Nations League quarterfinals with a victory over Belgium on Thursday that also guaranteed France a place in the last-eight despite a lacklustre display in a scoreless draw with Israel under tight security in Paris.

574 players listed for IPL auction, 13-yr-old youngest

RISHABH Pant, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Arshdeep Singh will headline a 574-strong list of players with a top base price of ₹2 crore at the Indian Premier League auction scheduled in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah on November 24 and 25.

Kamboj 3rd to claim perfect 10

HARYANA pacer Anshul Kamboj entered the record books on Friday as he became only the third bowler in the history of Ranji Trophy to claim all 10 wickets in an innings.

Ali's 91 helps Tamil Nadu take lead against Railways

MOHAMED Ali's patient 91 runs off 174 deliveries came in handy for Tamil Nadu as they posted 438 in their first essay against Railways on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday.

Fulton presses for restructure

IMMEDIATELY after winning the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, neither the Indian men's hockey team nor their head coach Craig Fulton had much time to celebrate. Within weeks the team was again on the flight to defend their Men's Asian Champions Trophy in China and the coach was aware of it.

Rahul suffers blow on right elbow

IF any player that has managed to attract so much media attention before a series, it has to be KL Rahul this time Down Under.

Samson-Tilak carnage @ Jo'burg

THIS has been a glorious T20I year for the Indian team and their batters ringfenced 2024 with a sort of hedonism you wouldn't have associated with this team even a few years ago.

Fresh row after PCB proposes trophy tour in PoK, ICC steps in

YET another controversy has erupted regarding the upcoming Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held in Pakistan in February 2025.

Mamaearth reports loss of ₹18.57 crore in Q2

BEAUTY and personal care company Honasa Consumer's (which is the parent company of brands such as Mamaearth and The Derma Co) transition has impacted its revenue and profits, thereby leading to a slowdown for Mamaearth.

India to drive 25% of global energy consumption growth over 2 decades

INDIA will account for 25% of the global increase in energy consumption over the next two decades, petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday.

CLSA raises India allocation to 20% overweight, cuts China exposure

GLOBAL brokerage CLSA has made a U-turn on its India cut-back plan, reversing the higher allocation to China on the one hand and raising the India allocation to a \"20% overweight\" in a tactical reversal, citing the country's stable economic conditions and robust foreign flows waiting on the sidelines to re-enter.

Task force to achieve new energy target

In a bid to achieve the goal of 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030, the government announced that a dedicated task force will be set up, comprising all stakeholders, under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in collaboration with the Ministry of Power.

More cuts in domestic gas supply to CNG firms

The government has for the second time in a month reduced supplies of cheaper domestically produced natural gas to CNG retailers.

Zepto plans to raise nearly $250 million by November-end

QUICK commerce start-up Zepto is planning to raise about $250 million, according to sources.

Forex reserves fall for 6th week to three-month low

THE lingering pressure on the rupee continued to extract the toll on forex reserves for the sixth consecutive week ending November 8, falling to the level of 84.38.

Moody's pegs GDP at 7.2% in 2024

'From macro perspective, economy is in sweet spot, with growth and moderating inflation'

Pak firms told to hire ex-Army personnel to protect Chinese

PAKISTAN on Friday advised private security agencies, sponsors and project heads to hire former military personnel for the security and safety of Chinese nationals working on various sites in the Sindh province.

Israeli airstrikes kill 12 rescue workers in Lebanon

AN Israeli airstrike killed at least 12 Lebanese rescue workers on Thursday inside a civil defence centre in the eastern city of Baalbek, according to health and rescue officials, hours after state media in Syria said Israeli strikes in and around the capital killed at least 15 people.

Serious concerns in US over rise of extremism in B'desh

THERE are serious concerns in the US over growing extremism in Bangladesh, a former White House official has said, observing that deposed former Prime Minister Sheikh did a good job in controlling it.

VACCINE SCEPTIC ROBERT F KENNEDY JR IS TRUMP'S PICK TO LEAD HEALTH DEPT

President-elect names Doug Collins as his choice for Veteran Affairs Secretary