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DU withdraws circular on direct recruitment for associate prof

DRAWING flak from various quarters, the University of Delhi on Tuesday withdrew a circular on the direct recruitment to the post of Associate Professor, issued earlier in the day.

JAISHANKAR IN ISLAMABAD TO ATTEND SCO SUMMIT

EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday shook hands and exchanged pleasantries with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as they met in Islamabad for a banquet dinner hosted by the latter for foreign dignitaries visiting Pakistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.

Be aware crazy fans! Dosanjh's Delhi show goes the Coldplay way

EVEN before the hullabaloo around the exorbitant Coldplay concert ticket prices-which skyrocketed by 30 times, still leaving hundreds of thousands, including celebrities like Karan Johar, heartbroken-could subside, came the announcement of Punjab singer Diljit Dosanjh's concert in the national capital.

Atishi crackdown on dust pollution

CHIEF Minister Atishi on Tuesday said 99 teams have been formed to inspect construction sites—both private and government-owned—to ensure strict compliance of dust control measures.

India treats good, bad Khalistanis equally: Report

WHEN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on October 16 deposes before a commission examining the extent of foreign interference in his country, he can be expected to play the familiar but discredited 'good Taliban, bad Taliban' card, though replacing the Taliban with the Khalistanis.

INDIA TRASHES ALL CANADIAN CHARGES

INDIA on Tuesday rubbished all allegations of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) that New Delhi had hired the Lawrence Bishnoi gang to target Khalistani elements on its soil.

Dates out for high-octane Maha, Jharkhand electoral battles

With the Election Commission announcing that bypoll to the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat vacated by Rahul Gandhi will be held on November 13, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is all set to make her electoral debut.

RG Kar Deadlock Deepens As Govt's Talks With Docs Fail

Junior doctors want govt to come to hunger strike venue for dialogue

A WONDERLAND OF CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

Aneeth Arora of Péro brings Hello Kitty home with her opening show at Lakmé Fashion Week X FDCI. It celebrated 15 years of the Delhi-based label and 50 years of the much-loved Japanese cartoon figure, marking it as a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration.

Pak lose, crash out with India

MONDAY might not have been a good day for Pakistan on the field - they dropped as many as seven catches in what was one of their forgettable outings in recent times and lost to New Zealand by 54 runs and crashed out of the T20 World Cup - back home there is still hope.

Innings win for Tamil Nadu, Kerala register come from behind victory over Punjab

DEBUTANT left-arm medium-pacer Gurjapneet Singh claimed six wickets as Tamil Nadu registered a comprehensive win by an innings and 70 runs win against Saurashtra in their Ranji Trophy opener here on Monday.

UNSTOPPABLE FORCE FACES MOVABLE OBJECT

With an eye on WTC final, India chase 19th straight series win at home

Maiden T20 WC a learning curve for Shreyanka

THE moment Shreyanka Patil was brought into the attack against Sri Lanka in the second over, with the opposition captain Chamari Athapaththu on the strike, it felt like a calculated move. Athapaththu was due a big innings and knowing her reputation to find the way when her team needed it the most, India were eying her wicket inside the powerplay. Earlier, in July, during the Asia Cup final, when Sri Lanka had defeated India, Patil was not in the playing XI. This was a challenge for her. With her fourth ball of the innings, she had Athapaththu back. Athapaththu pushed forwards slightly trying to be defensive, but all it managed to do was get an outside edge and Deepti Sharma was there in the slips to grab the catch.

Eng deserve 'world class' coach: Carsley

LEE Carsley admitted England deserve a \"world class coach\" with a winning habit after Sunday's 3-1 victory against Finland left the interim manager's future unresolved.

RIL profit falls 5% to ₹16,563 cr; O2C under pressure, Jio shines

Q2 RESULTS: Mainstay oil-to-chemical segment was hit by unfavourable global demand-supply dynamics; telecom revenue improved on recent increase in tariff

HCL profit up 11% at ₹4,235 crore; raises '25 revenue growth guidance

IT services firm HCLTech on Monday reported better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter ending September 30, which has given it confidence to raise the lower end of its FY25 revenue growth guidance from 3%-5% to 3.5%-5%.

Retrospective levy of cess bleeds auto sector

THE retroactive clarification issued by the GST Council regarding compensation cess is causing significant turmoil in India's automobile sector as companies are now facing show cause notices demanding payment on past vehicle sales.

‘Power generation capacity needs to rise 4-fold by 2047’

THE country will be required to increase its power capacity fourfold by 2047 to meet anticipated demand of 708 gigawatts, according to power minister Manohar Lal.

‘PV sales growth in FY25 will remain below 5%’

PASSENGER vehicle (PV) sales are likely to rebound in the second half of FY25 and the industry expects to clock sub-5% growth in the full financial year, said Shailesh Chandra, president of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Monday. Chandra is also the managing director of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles.

White goods PLI scheme: 38 applicants apply

NEARLY 38 companies, including Daikin, Voltas and Blue Star have filed applications with proposed investments of ₹4,121 crore under the production-linked incentive scheme for white goods in the third round, an official said on Monday.

RBI governor Das asks banks to remain alert in social media space

RESERVE Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday asked banks to remain alert in the social media space and also strengthen their liquidity buffers given the risks arising from the growing digitisation of the financial markets, which if not addressed well will lead to financial stability risks.

INR down at 84.07, analysts say nothing to worry about fall in domestic currency

RUPEE continued to plumb more depths closing the day in the red again falling to 84.0725 against the dollar, losing 0.8 paise from the previous close of Friday. But analysts see no worries about the fall saying crossing 84 level is not alarming.

STEPPING UP Kyiv destroys army transport plane in Russia

KYIV said on Monday its forces had destroyed a Russian military transport plane stationed at an airfield deep inside Russian territory over the weekend, the latest Ukrainian claim of an attack behind Moscow's lines.

At least 21 killed in Israeli airstrik on apartment building in Lebanon

At least 21 killed in Israeli airstrike on apartment building in Lebanon

China sends 125 aircraft around Taiwan as warning

CHINA ended a day of military drills around Taiwan on Monday in which it deployed fighter jets and warships in what Beijing said was a \"stern warning\" to \"separatist\" forces on the self-ruled island.

1.25 lakh marooned in Sri Lanka after flooding

THREE people have lost their lives and over 1,25,000 marooned after Sri Lanka witnessed extreme weather conditions in 12 districts prompting authorities to close all schools in the capital region on Monday after heavy rains triggered floods in the island nation.

No ground for indirect talks with the US: Iran

IRAN said on Monday it currently sees \"no grounds\" for its indirect talks with the United States via intermediary Oman, citing the crisis in the ME.

Another armed man at Don's rally, no shots fired at ex-Prez

A Nevada man with a shotgun, loaded handgun, ammunition and several fake passports in his vehicle was arrested at a security checkpoint outside Donald Trump's rally on Saturday night in Southern California, authorities said.

Indians top list of professional workers in UK

THE ethnic group with the highest concentration of professional workers in the UK are Indian and considering ethnic minorities as a monolithic group for public policy purposes is now increasingly meaningless in the country, a new think-tank analysis concludes on Monday.

Lost 35 cadres in encounter on Oct 4: Maoists

THE outlawed CPI (Maoist) issued a press statement citing that they had lost their 35 'comrades' in an exchange of fire with the security forces along the inter-district border area of Dantewada and Narayanpur in south Chhattisgarh on October 4.