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EU chief urges China to push Moscow to respect int'l law

Phnom Penh: EU chief Charles Michel said on Saturday that the bloc expected China to use \"all the means at its disposal\" to push Moscow to respect international law, days before a G20 summit expected to be dominated by the conflict in Ukraine.

Taiwan belongs to its people, says president

Taipei Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Saturday her mission in life was to ensure the island continued to belong to its people and that Taiwan's existence was a provocation to no one, in a fiery pre-election rebuff to China.

Ahead of his meet with Xi, US Prez vows to work with Asean

Phnom Penh: President Joe Biden promised on Saturday that the United States would work with a strategically vital coalition of southeast Asian nations, telling leaders that \"we're going to build a better future that we all want to see\" in the region where US rival China is also working to expand its influence.

No longer 'minnows': T20 World Cup shows tier-2 can step up

Back in 2016, a Pakistani comedian made an appearance at a local event in Zimbabwe impersonating the beloved comedy character Mr Bean.

Delhi needs brave political action but don't hold your breath

'Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic' is a phrase that seems to best describe some of Delhi's actions these days.

What the Republican ripple’ tells us about calcification of US politics

Over the decades, the Left has acquired a reputation of conducting savage recriminations when things don't go its way.

Quotas to fix past injustice creates new injustice

Dear Supreme Court judges, You have approved a 10% job and educational quota for economically weaker sections in addition to the 49% quotas for Dalits, tribals and OBCs (other backward castes). This adds reverse discrimination on economic grounds to those on historical grounds.

How the old houses of Kolkata are learning to stand on their own feet

Old Kolkata houses that are neither heritage buildings nor supported by conservation grants are finding novel ways to raise money for their upkeep.

Lasting bond with students? This NIT puts a ring on it

One’s alma mater forever stays close to the heart and the ties and friendships that are forged in college often last a lifetime.

SC initiates contempt for remarks on judges

Lawyers filing petitions on behalf of litigants would be liable for contempt of court proceedings if the plaint contained derogatory remarks against judges, the Supreme Court has said and issued contempt of court notices to an advocate-petitioner and his advocate-onrecord, who filed a plea in the apex court.

HC defers bail pleas in Assam rapemurder case

The Gauhati high court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of executive magistrate, Ashirbad Hazarika, and postponed the hearing of the bail pleas of three government doctors arrested on November 7 for issuing a false postmortem report of a13-yearold girl, who was raped and murdered in Assam’s Darrang district in June.

Braving aquaphobia, this MP woman emerges as para-kayaking champion

Paralysed from waist-down, Pooja Ojha was terrified of going anywhere near water. Today, she isa world silver medalist in para-kayaking and has been selected for a national award by the ministry of socialjustice and empowerment.

Yellen: India can buy Russian oil outside price cap

The US is happy for India to continue buying Russian oil, including at prices above a G7-imposed price cap mechanism, if it steers clear of Western insurance, finance and maritime services bound by the cap, US treasury secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday.

25 new decarbonisation 'actions' launched at COP27

Sharm el-Sheikh: Countries, including India-representing more than 50% of global GDP on Friday jointly launched a package of 25 new collaborative actions at the UN climate talks (COP27) to be delivered by the next year's conference to speed up decarbonisation of five key sectors: power, road transport, steel, hydrogen and agriculture. These sectors collectively account for more than 50% of global emission.

Kurhani bypoll: JD(U) fields Kushwaha as GA candidate

Former Bihar minister and senior JD(U) functionary Manoj Kushwaha will be the Grand Alliance GA) candidate for the byelection to Kurhani assembly seat in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar scheduled to be held on December 5. Counting of votes will take place on December 8.

EWS Quota: Congress to undertake internal review

Opposition by a clutch of southern states to the exclusion of SCs, STs and OBCs from the10% EWS quotaanda pushback from allies like DMK has led Congress to consider a political review of the party’s position on reservations for the economically weaker sections.

Former cop protests release of Rajiv Gandhi case convicts

Retired police officer Anusuya Daisy Ernest, who lost her three fingers in the suicide bomb blast that killed ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi, and others on Saturday protested against the Supreme Court's order releasing the six convicts in the case.

BJP drops 2 sitting MLAs in 2nd Guj list

Two more sitting MLAs were dropped by the BJP as it declared its second list of candidates on Saturday for the upcoming Gujarat assembly election.

October retail inflation to be below 7%, says RBI guv

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das said on Saturday that the consumer price inflation numbers for October, which are to be released next week, will be below 7%.

Neta killing: Amritsar police chief shifted

A week after Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri was shot dead, the Punjab government on Saturday transferred Amritsar police commissioner Arun Pal Singh.

Paes moves court against order to pay Pillai ₹1L/mth in DV case

Pointing out that no relationship existed between them at the time model and actor Rhea Pillai moved a domestic violence complaint in 2014, former tennis ace Leander Paes has moved sessions court against a magistrate court's February order directing him to pay a monthly maintenance Rs 1 lakh to his former live-in partner and mother of his daughter. In February, the magistrate had held that Paes had committed various acts of domestic violence against her.

U'khand drug controller retracts ban on Patanjali

Retracting his statement made a day earlier, Uttarakhand drug controller GCS Jangapangi on Saturday said there was \"no ban on the manufacture of five drugs\" made by Divya Pharmacy, a unit of Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved.

India, Asean pledge peace & stability in Indo-Pacific

India and Asean in a joint statement on Saturday reaffirmed the importance of maintaining and promoting peace, stability, maritime safety, freedom of navigation and overflight in the Indo-Pacific region, and also commitment to peaceful resolution of disputes, in accordance with international law, including UNCLOS.

Pawan booked for 'negligent driving'

Tadepalli police have registered a case against actor-politician and Jana Sena president Pawan Kalyan following a complaint of alleged rash and negligent driving.

Telangana most favourable investment destination: KTR

Some of the top global tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Facebook and Micron have their largest centres based out of Hyderabad because TS-IPASS is one of the best industry policies in India that enabled Telangana to issue all permissions to Amazon within 11 days.

Loan Apps: Man jumps before train

In yet another case of suicide owing to harassment by loan sharks, a 25-year-old unemployed man jumped in front of a train at Nandigama in Mahbubnagar district to end his life.

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Aurobindo's Q2 net profit dips by 41%

Pharma major Aurobindo Pharma on Saturday said its consolidated net profit for the second quarter ended September 30, 2022, plunged 41% to Rs 409 crore.

2 killed, 3 hurt as car crashes into truck in Hanumakonda

Two persons were killed and three others suffered injuries when their car rammed into an oncoming truck at Shanigaram village in Hanamkonda district late on Friday night.

How success of 'Ek Duje Ke Liye' spawned LV Prasad Eye Institute

Many would be pleasantly surprised to know that 1981 super hit movie 'Ek Duuje Ke Liye' gave birth to global eye care and research centre L V Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad.