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Are India too reliant on Kaur & Smriti in ODIs?

THE moment India crashed out of the ODI World Cup in 2022, one thing was certain.

CURIOUS CASE OF SIRAJ

The pacer's workload in the last couple of years or so could have affected his performance in the longest format

Rublev loses temper and the match

SIXTH-SEEDED Andrey Rublev lost two tiebreakers and his temper as his hopes of qualifying for the ATP Finals took a hit on Tuesday at the Paris Masters.

Adani Ent reports 8-fold rise in profit, Adani Port PAT up 40%

Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL), flagship company of Adani Group, on Tuesday reported an eight-fold or 664% year-on-year (YoY) jump in its September quarter consolidated net profit at ₹1,742 crore as against ₹228 crore reported by it in the year-ago period.

TCS secures 15-yr contract from Irish govt

TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) has secured a 15-year contract with Ireland's Department of Social Protection (DSP) to implement and support the country's new Auto Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme, known as the My Future Fund.

Filing of GST returns barred after 3 years

THE GST department has barred taxpayers from filing GST returns after expiry of a three-year period from the due date of furnishing the said return.

Demand remains concern: Bhargava

Maruti Suzuki net profit declines on higher provisioning after indexation benefit withdrawal

Dhanteras: Gold sales fall 5% in volume, rise 20% in value

DHANTERAS, which marks the beginning of the festival season, saw a significant gold sales boom, as it garnered sales of about 20-22 tonnes of gold, which is worth nearly ₹16,000 crore.

More tariff increases to take place in telecom sector, says Airtel CEO

BHARTI AIRTEL on Tuesday said there will be more tariff hikes in the telecom sector as current economic conditions are still quite poor.

Canara Bank profit rises 11% to ₹4K cr, asset quality improves

NEW DELHI: State-owned Canara Bank on Tuesday reported an 11% increase in its net profit at ₹4,015 crore in the second quarter ended September 2024.

JSW Group, Korea's POSCO sign MoU to develop steel plants

JSW Group (JSW) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday with Korea's POSCO Group (POSCO) to develop steel plants and work on battery materials and renewable energy sectors in India. Both companies will establish an integrated steel plant in India with an initial capacity of 5 million tonnes per annum. Beyond steel, the partnership aims to enhance cooperation in battery materials and renewable energy.

RBI brings back 102 tonnes gold from BoE; 60% reserves in India

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has brought back another 102 tonnes of gold, which were kept in safe custody in the Bank of England and the Bank for International Settlements, back to India between March and September 2024.

Global police shut down servers of malware group targeting millions

A global police operation shut down the servers of one of the world's largest malware platforms that targeted millions of victims, the EU's judicial arm said on Tuesday.

Nuclear reactor near Fukushima to restart

A Japanese nuclear reactor with an upgraded anti-tsunami wall was set to restart on Tuesday in a region near the crippled Fukushima plant, according to its operator.

"I am not a Nazi," Trump insists

DONALD Trump told supporters Monday he is \"not a Nazi,\" using a rally in the final week of a bitter White House race to refute accusations of authoritarianism, including from a former top aide who branded him a fascist.

China announces a slew of sops to have more children

CHINA has announced a slew of policies, including a childbirth subsidy system and tax cuts for parents, aimed at motivating couples to have more children to halt the falling birth-rates in order to deal with the looming demographic crisis.

Church sex-abuse victims need compensation: Panel

POPE Francis' child protection board called on Tuesday for victims of clergy sexual abuse to have greater access to information about their cases and the right to compensation, in the first-ever global assessment of the Church's efforts to address the crisis.

Qassem new Hezbollah head; Israel took out Iran's ballistic missile base

Israel's defence minister says the appointment will be temporary as he is a target now

All eyes on closing argument of Harris in campaign today

KAMALA Harris is making the \"closing argument\" for her presidential campaign on Tuesday from the same site where Donald Trump in 2021 fomented the Capitol insurrection, hoping it offers a stark visualization of the alternate futures that voters face if she or Trump takes over the Oval Office in just three months.

Sikkim CM's son wins bypoll unopposed

THE candidates of ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) won the by-elections to two seats uncontested on Tuesday after the candidates of Opposition Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) opted out of the race.

4 wild elephants dead, 5 in serious state in BTR

FOUR wild elephants, including three females, were found dead in the jungles of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) core area in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.

Ajit blames RR Patil over ₹70K cr irrigation scam

MAHARASHTRA Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday opened the decade-old irrigation 'scam', projected at ₹70,000 crore and claimed that his colleague and former home minister late RR Patil was responsible for initiating an open inquiry involving him.

Will Omar move Art 370 resolution in 1st House session from Nov 4?

THE first session of newly elected Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will be held in Srinagar from November 4. The session, which will start with election of Speaker and address of Lt Governor, will last for five days.

Gujarat forest dept cages leopard on prowl in Surat

A man-eater leopard, which killed a seven-year-old boy in a sugarcane farm on Monday night in the Surat district of Gujarat, was captured by the forest officials few hours after the incident.

Poll time and it's all in the family for J'khand parties

MANY political stalwarts in Jharkhand have roped in their wives, daughters and daughters-in-law to save their ground. There are different reasons for roping in women on the seats earlier represented by others for years. Besides, there is also the fear of turf loss.

3 terrorists who ambushed Army vehicle in Akhnoor killed

SECURITY forces on Tuesday gunned down two militants holed up in a forest area in the Akhnoor sector in Jammu, taking the number of terrorists killed in the two-hour encounter near the Line of Control (LoC) to three, officials said.

ED raids in 15 locations linked to IAS officer in liquor scam case in C'garh

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided at least 15 premises linked to IAS officer Vinay Kumar Choubey, joint excise commissioner Gajendra Singh and a number of liquor businessmen as part of a money laundering investigation into an alleged excise scam in poll-bound Jharkhand.

Bengal, Delhi making elderly suffer: PM

Modi tears into TMC and AAP governments for not implementing the Centre’s flagship Ayushman Bharat scheme

Nod to 19 innovative projects worth ₹2K cr

DEFENCE Minister Rajanth Singh on Tuesday said India is increasingly achieving self-reliance in its defence sector, highlighting initiatives that bolster indigenous defence technologies and operational efficiency within the armed forces.

HC judges must adhere to jurisdiction assigned by Chief Justice: Top court

The Supreme Court recently reaffirmed the High Court Chief Justice's authority to assign cases to the High Court judges and emphasized the need for the judges to operate within their jurisdiction.