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IPL players set for ₹7.5 lakh windfall per match

AFTER the Indian Premier League Governing Council meeting on Saturday in Bengaluru, BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced that the board will be introducing a ₹7.5 lakh match fee apart from the auction contract for players in the IPL.

With Virat & Rohit, India must be having fun at forced breaks: Raina

RAIN has played spoilsport restricting Day 1 play of the second Test between India and Bangladesh here in Kanpur to 35 overs on Friday.

Man City feel Rodri absence in draw

MANCHESTER City failed to shrug off the absence of Rodri in a 1-1 draw at Newcastle as they dropped Premier League points for the second consecutive game on Saturday.

TMB plans to open 40 new branches in Tamil Nadu

TAMILNAD Mercantile Bank (TMB), one of the renowned Old Private Sector Banks, plans to open 40 new branches across various regions, expanding its footprint beyond.

TVS Emerald acquires land in B'luru, Chennai

EMERALD Haven Realty Ltd.(TVS Emerald), a leading real estate developer, has acquired land in north Bengaluru and Chennai with a combined booking value potential of ₹900 crore.

Can Anil Ambani make a comeback?

THE Anil Ambani group, under financial distress for years, has come up with some financial recovery claims.

Senior Iranian general killed along with Nasrallah

A prominent general in Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard died in an Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Iranian media reported Saturday.

Nokia to supply telecom gear to Vi for 4G, 5G networks

TELECOM equipment maker Nokia announced on Saturday that it has secured a threeyear contract with Vodafone Idea (Vi) to deploy 4G and 5G equipment.

66 people dead as rains trigger landslides and floods in Nepal

FLOODS and landslides caused by incessant rain killed at least 66 people and injured 60 others in Nepal, officials said on Saturday.

Hindu leaders in B'desh call for dedicated political party

HINDU community leaders in Bangladesh are advocating the formation of a dedicated political party, reflecting a call for political representation to protect their rights and ensure their safety.

Senior Iranian general killed along with Nasrallah

A prominent general in Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard died in an Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Iranian media reported Saturday.

9 killed in strike on Ukraine hospital

RUSSIAN strikes on a hospital in the Ukrainian border city of Sumy killed nine people Saturday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Moscow for \"waging war on hospitals\".

Hurricane toll rises to 44, search on for survivors

HURRICANE Helene has left an enormous path of destruction across Florida and the southeastern US, killing at least 44 people, snapping towering oaks like twigs and tearing apart homes as rescue crews launched desperate missions to save people from floodwaters.

Under Nasrallah, Hezbollah became a potent political force

HEZBOLLAH leader Hassan Nasrallah, who transformed the Lebanese militant group into a potent paramilitary and political force in the Middle East, was killed in an Israeli airstrike, the group said.

SGPC says won't allow screening of 'Emergency'

THE Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) announced on Saturday that Kangana Ranaut-starrer movie 'Emergency' will not be allowed to screen in Punjab for \"defaming the Sikh community\".

PM: Cong, NC, PDP biggest enemies of Constitution

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday described the Congress, NC and the PDP as the \"biggest enemies\" of the Constitution and asserted that the BJP is going to form its first government with an absolute majority in Jammu and Kashmir.

Election results will throw big surprise, says Er Rashid

ER Rashid has emerged as a key player in J&K politics after his spectacular win in Baramulla seat by defeating two political heavyweights, including former CM Omar Abdullah, while being lodged in Tihar jail.

Policies in J&K framed, designed to benefit outsiders, says Priyanka

IN her first election rally in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi dubbed the Lt Governor an \"outsider\" and added that policies and strategies in the region were being made for the outsiders.

Sagar Dutta Hosp docs, nurses cease work after beaten by patient's kin

MEDICAL services at the Sagar Dutta Hospital in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas were affected on Saturday after the junior doctors and nurses resorted to a 'cease work' agitation, citing an attack by the relatives of a deceased patient.

Bihar flood alert sounded as major rivers in spate

FLOOD situation in Bihar is likely to worsen following release of water from Valmikinagar and Birpur barrages on Saturday.

Several homes develop cracks after landslides hit U’Khand's Chamoli

A series of landslides hit Dharkot village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli, damaging 31 houses, officials said on Saturday.

MARXIST WHO SHATTERED LANKA'S ELITE POLITICS

ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE YOUNG Anura Dissanayake grew up amid lush paddy fields, ancient irrigation tanks and vegetable plots.

PAC to meet on Oct 4, buzz on plan to summon SEBI chief Buch

AS the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is set to hold its third meeting on October 4, all eyes are on whether the panel will summon the Securities and Exchange Board of India chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch, who is facing allegations of conflict of interest.

MEA says no extra restrictions put on OCI card holders

INDIA has said that no additional restrictions have been placed on OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card holders in the recent past, seeking to dispel apprehensions that the new rules introduced by the government have stripped the global Indian community of many of their privileges.

India records above-normal rainfall in June-Sept

INDIA has recorded an overall above-normal (107%) southwest monsoon (SWM) rainfall between June and September.

Maha Assembly polls after Diwali & before Nov 26: CEC in Mumbai

CHIEF Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Saturday said that Maharashtra assembly elections will be held after Diwali and before November 26 when the term of the current House will end.

'If Khamenei is targeted, Tehran will attack Israel'

Experts say killing Nasrallah was Israel's dangerous bid to provoke Iran

Yechury a leader who listened, glue that brought INDIA bloc together: Rahul

SITARAM Yechury was the \"glue\" that brought the INDIA bloc together, Opposition leaders said on Saturday as they paid tributes to the late CPI(M) general secretary.

DATING INDIAN HISTORY ALL OVER AGAIN

IN 1650, Irish theologian James Ussher claimed that the world was created on Sunday, October 23, 4004 BCE.

HARVEST OF DESPAIR & POLITICAL FAMINE

YOU reap what you sow, goes the adage.