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Harmanpreet & Co seek quick turnaround against Pakistan

FIELDING and fitness are of the highest priority,\" Amol Muzumdar said on the eve of his first-ever T20I series as a head coach of India.

MORE PRIDE, LESS PREJUDICE

One of the best bowlers in the world, Australia's Schutt opens up to Kalyani Mangale about her journey as a queer athlete, how perspectives have changed after becoming a mother and more...

Sarthak clinches maiden national crown

PUNE'S Sarthak Chavan (TVS Racing), enjoying the best season of his fledgling career yet, scripted history when he became the youngest ever, at 17, to seal the title in the premier Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open class as the fifth and final round of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2024 - Powered by STORM headed towards a grand climax on Saturday.

Sreejesh 2.0: Veteran set for fresh test as jr team coach

THE last match PR Sreejesh played for the country, he captured a bronze medal at the Olympics.

India grapplers doubtful for Sr and U23 Worlds

PARTICIPATION of Indian wrestlers in the U23 and Senior World Championships scheduled in Tirana, Albania looks doubtful due to ongoing scuffle between the Wrestling Federation of India and government.

Household debt up 26% CAGR since '20

FINANCIAL liabilities/indebtedness of the households, which nearly doubled to 5.6% of GDP in FY23, have grown at a compounded annual growth rate of 26% between FY20 and FY23 as against 17% in the pre-pandemic decade, while their savings grew at a much lower 9%, down from 11%, shows an analysis.

ABHINANDAN LODHA FLOATS 'PLOTS-ONLY' REALTY MODEL

IN the old days, especially in the smaller cities and towns, a 'developer' meant the chap who had the pluck to convert some agricultural land to 'residential use'.

How will China stimulus impact India

CHINA'S effort to revive its economy via a financial and monetary stimulus package is perceived to have a strong impact on India - positive as well as negative.

Hezbollah loses contact with Nasrallah successor

Hashem Safieddine unreachable after Israeli strike targeting him

SBI declares MTNL loan as NPA due to payment default

THE State Bank of India (SBI) has declared loans given to state-owned Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Limited (MTNL) as a sub-standard non-performing asset (NPA) due to default in re-payment.

Don returns to site where he was shot at

DONALD Trump supporters gathered Saturday for another rally where an assassin's bullet narrowly missed killing him in July, upending a White House race still clouded by the threat of political violence.

'Army preparing response to Iran attack'

ISRAEL was preparing a military response to Iran's missile attack this week that heightened fears of a wider regional war, an Israeli official said Saturday, as fighting raged in Lebanon and in Gaza Strip.

Cong being run by 'urban Naxals', says PM in Maha rally

ALLEGING that the Congress is being run by a \"gang of urban Naxals\", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the public to unite in defeating the \"dangerous agenda\" of the grand old party that has a history of looting people once it comes to power.

Locals, cops fight pitched battle as 10-yr-old girl found dead in Bengal

THE body of a 10-year-old girl, allegedly raped and murdered, was found in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, prompting local residents to set fire to a police outpost, police said.

Rahul invokes Shivaji, 'two ideologies' in Kolhapur

Rahul invokes Shivaji, 'two ideologies' in Kolhapur leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj collapsed days after its installation in Malwan as it was erected by those opposed to his true ideology.

Docs on fast unto death after demands ignored

THE junior doctors, protesting the rape-and-murder of their colleague at the RG Kar hospital, ended their cease-work but announced an indefinite fast, citing non-fulfilment of their demands by the West Bengal government despite the 24-hour deadline they set.

Bihar told not to annul selection of junior engineers

TERMING it \"impermissible\", the Supreme Court on Friday set aside Bihar government's decision to scrap the 2019 selection process for the appointment of over 6,000 junior engineers in the state's water resources department.

Over 61% turnout in in peaceful polling

MORE than 61.19% polling was recorded in the Haryana assembly polls on Saturday in which the ruling BJP is eyeing a third term and the Congress seeking a comeback after a decade.

J&K parties say will wait till result day

IN the first assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370, the National Conference-Congress coalition has an advantage over the BJP in the 90-member House, according to a majority of the exit polls released on Saturday.

Shah to take stock of anti-Maoist ops with CMs of affected states

IN the wake of anti-Naxal operations in which 31 extremists were neutralised in Chhattisgarh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has convened a meeting of chief ministers and home ministers from states affected by Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) on Monday.

EAM: No India-Pak talks at SCO, will behave accordingly

A day after it was officially announced that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will lead a delegation to the Shanghai Corporation Organisation (SCO) Summit scheduled to be held in Islamabad from October 15-16, he said his intention is not to discuss India-Pakistan relations while being in that country.

Each Northeast state a paradise for visitors, tourist & locals: Dhankhar

VICE-PRESIDENT Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday dubbed Northeast as the heart and soul of Bharat.

BREAK BOLLYWOOD'S WALL OF SILENCE

IN late 2018, when Bollywood was in the grips of the MeToo movement, the Hema Committee was working towards bringing to light sexual harassment and discrimination against women in the Malayalam film industry.

BJP HUNTS FOR AN ASSERTIVE NEW CHIEF

IN ATURE abhors a vacuum and vacuum abhors a limbo.

Siddu: Won't resign over MUDA charge

CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday reiterated that he would not step down as the CM over the MUDA imbroglio as he has not committed any wrongdoing.

Naidu opens new TTD kitchen

No compromise on quality of prasadam, says Andhra Pradesh CM

Can't stay lease of temple land for college: HC

THE Madras High Court has refused to quash a notification issued by the HR&CE department to lease out land belonging to Somanathaswamy temple in Kolathur to the Kapaleeswarar temple for constructing buildings for an arts and science college run by the Mylapore temple.

UHWC staff recruitment to be held at district level

TO address staff shortage in urban health and wellness centres (UHWC) across Tamil Nadu, the state government has decided to recruit doctors and health staff for these centres at the respective districts itself through the district health societies.

Restrain Music Academy from presenting award to Krishna, MS's grandson tells HC

THE grandson of renowned Carnatic singer MS Subbulakshmi has filed a suit in the Madras High Court seeking to restrain the Music Academy from presenting the Sangita Kalanidhi MS Subbulakshmi Award to noted musician TM Krishna.

Girl dies in bike crash. male friend kills self

S Yogeswaran, a 20-year-old student of a private engineering college, died by suicide just minutes after his college mate, E Sabrina (21) of Maduranthakam, riding pillion on his bike was killed in a road accident near Mamallapuram on Saturday afternoon.