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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

Major drug haul off Gujarat coast 8 Iranians held

IN a joint operation, anti-narcotics agencies on Friday seized 700 kg of drugs worth around ₹3,000 crore and arrested eight Iranian nationals in Indian waters off the Gujarat coast.

Manipur Naga women take out rally for peace after Muivah's warning

CALL for \"Save the peace\" reverberated across Manipur's Ukhrul town on Friday, days after National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah threatened that his outfit would return to violent ways if the Centre refuses its proposal for third-party intervention to address the decades-old \"Naga political issue\".

J&K Cong chief says House resolution does not demand Art 370 restoration

FOLLOWING Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's U-turn on the demand for restoring Article 370, the J&K Congress chief echoed a similar sentiment, saying that it was neither raised in the resolution passed by the Assembly last week nor mentioned elsewhere.

Clash of 'Dadas' in Pawar homeground

AMIT Taware, a resident of Thopatewadi in Baramati assembly constituency in Maharashtra says Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has done a lot of development work in Baramati, but the people's real 'Daivat' (deity) is 84-year-old Sharad Pawar.

Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar agree to disagree on Yogi slogan of 'division is destruction'

DIFFERENCES in the ruling Mahayuti over UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's slogan 'batenge toh katenge' have come to the fore as Deputy CM Ajit Pawar of the NCP called the slogan inappropriate for Maharashtra while the other Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP defended it.

If Cong wins, won,t let anyone snatch 6j al, jungle & zameen, of tribals: Rahul

CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of serving the interests of billionaires who want to snatch the *jal, jungle and zameen, (land, water and forests) of tribals.

Tribals didn't get due recognition: PM

Says from ₹25K cr to ₹1.25L cr, NDA govt increased budget for tribals five times in 10 years

NIA exercise to identify supporters of ULFA-1

THE NIA has launched an exercise to identify supporters and overground workers of banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) and help police and security forces either arrest or neutralise them, sources said.