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Plan to turn Lutyens' zone into tulip town

NEXT spring, the Lutyens' zone will don tulips all around. The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has planned to turn the New Delhi area into a tulip town.

Air quality remains severe for 4th consecutive day

If seen on road, certain private vehicles will now invite a hefty penalty

Get Friday speeches vetted: Waqf Board head

IN what is decidedly the first such directive anywhere in the country, the Chhattisgarh State Waqf Board in the BJP-ruled state issued a circular to the Mutawallis (caretakers) of all mosques asking them to get the sermons they deliver every Friday afternoon before the prayer vetted by it.

Real, not reel fight, as Nayan goes for Dhanush's jugular in open letter

Actor Nayanthara took to Instagram on Saturday to address a legal dispute involving actor-director Dhanush, accusing him of obstructing the making of her Netflix documentary, Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale.

K'taka man kills 14-yr-old son for keeping bad company

A 14-year-old boy was allegedly killed by his father for being in a bad company and not going to school at Kashi Nagar in Kumaraswamy Layout police limits in Bengaluru on Friday.

First all-women bus depot in capital

DELHI has made history with the inauguration of its first all-women bus depot, with Sarojini Nagar being renamed the 'Sakhi Depot'. The renaming of the oldest depot in the city is a tribute to women and a symbol of the changing time in a mainly male-dominated field.

Five Maoists shot dead in Chhattisgarh encounter

FIVE cadres of the outlawed CPI (Maoist), including two women fighters in uniform, were gunned down by security forces in an encounter on Saturday in the north Abujhmad area located along the edgy inter-district borders of Narayanpur-Kanker in Chhattisgarh.

CONSTRAINED BY TAKHT, BADAL CALLS IT QUITS

EMBATTLED Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday submitted his resignation, drawing the curtain over two decades of dynastic rule in the second oldest political party in the country.

Imphal valley on boil, mob storms houses of ministers

Speculation rife on some BJP MLAs submitting resignation today

Change the drape game

Sari, the iconic garment steeped in centuries of history, is experiencing a remarkable revival, thanks to this groundbreaking collaboration

Recognising atypical symptoms of diabetes in the elderly

DIABETES is becoming an increasingly prevalent and debilitating condition, affecting both the youth and elderly, particularly those over the age of 40.

A WINTER MEAL WITH THE WAZA

Kashmiri chef Tariq Ahmed, a Waza, brought his best game at a Kashmiri food festival. He breaks down the spirit of Wazwan rooted in togetherness, celebration, and the use of fresh and local ingredients.

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.

Badoni hits unbeaten ton in Delhi's strong reply

SKIPPER Ayush Badoni slammed an unbeaten 116 as Delhi scored 238/5 in reply to Jharkhand's first innings total of 382 in their Ranji Trophy match 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.

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 @ J o,burg

THIS has been a glorious TZOI 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'

Disquiet as Xi unveils $1.3 bn megaport in Peru

ON the edge of Peru's coastal desert, a remote fishing town where a third of all residents have no running water is being transformed into a huge deep-water port to cash in on the inexorable rise of Chinese interest in resource-rich South America.

Pak firms told to hire former servicemen 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.