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Another Toxic Day As Sun Can't Snap Delhi's Severe-Plus Streak

A fourth straight day of "severe" air held Delhi in an unrelenting stranglehold on Tuesday, with residents forced to breath lungfuls of toxins as a bleak sun failed to neutralise the cocktail of slow winds, dipping temperatures and the effect of farm fires in Punjab that kept the Capital sheathed in a grey haze.

Crew member's death on Anupamaa set is institutionalised murder: AICWA

Kumar Mandal died after getting electrocuted on the sets of the TV show Anupamaa on November 14.

I was terrified of singing: Michelle on her first musical

Actor Michelle Yeoh feels that her upcoming film Wicked was irresistible: \"I've never done a musical or sung for a movie before. So, I was very grateful for the opportunity. That was the key that drew me to this role.\"

Keerthy Suresh to tie the knot with boyfriend in December

Actor Keerthy Suresh is reportedly set to tie the knot with her long-time boyfriend, businessman Antony Thattil.

'IT WAS DEEPLY DISTURBING AND SHOCKING'

After temporarily losing his voice due to a health condition, composer-singer Shekhar Ravjiani recounts how the ordeal affected his overall well-being

One Tree Hill actor Paul Teal dies at 35 due to cancer

Actor Paul Teal, who played the character of Josh Avery in the seventh season of the TV drama One Tree Hill, is dead at the age of 35 on November 15.

'I'D LOVE TO ACT IN AN INDIAN MOVIE'

Actor Michelle Yeoh says that Indian cinema has fascinated her for long. About the possibility of working in an Indian film, Yeoh, who won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022), says, \"I would love that. I love India. I've been to India quite a few times. I love the culture and the whole extravaganza of Indian movies because I think Indians truly love movies. They love the whole culture of movies. So, I would immediately respond with a resounding, 'Please call me'.

ANUPAMA STUNS ZHANG TO ENTER CHINA MASTERS SECOND ROUND

India's Anupama Upadhyaya recorded a stunning three-game win over world number 15 American Beiwen Zhang to progress to the women's singles second round at the China Masters Super 750 tournament here on Tuesday.

India breach Kudo wall to beat Japan, face China in final

His wards have been in control through their campaign, but India women's hockey team chief coach Harendra Singh had cautioned the players that Tuesday's Asian Champions Trophy semi-final against Japan won't be a cakewalk, despite the 3-0 win over them on Sunday.

In search of the right captain

Hunt for captain may decide the highest price tag as half the teams are yet to name their captain for IPL

Nadal loses to Botic in likely final match

Rafael Nadal bit his lower lip and his eyes scanned the stands as he stood alongside his Davis Cup teammates for Spain's national anthem Tuesday before what he - and everyone - knew might be the last match of his career, a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands.

Gvardiol helps Croatia enter quarters

Josko Gvardiol continued his scoring streak to earn Croatia a 1-1 home draw with Portugal on Monday that allowed them to squeak into the Nations League quarter-finals. Portugal had already sealed top spot in Group Al.

Struggling Shafali dropped from ODI series in Australia

Top-order batter Shafali Verma was on Tuesday dropped from India's 16-member women's team for the three-match ODI series in Australia in December after a string of poor performances in the past one year.

Hoping to end a 53-year wait

India have played 15 series of five-or-more Tests and the only win came against the West Indies in 1971

Rahul, Padikkal set to figure in India's top order

From all indications during India's first training session at the Optus Stadium, venue for the first Test in Perth starting on Friday, KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal seem front-runners to fill in the hole left by the unavailability of Rohit Sharma (paternity leave) and Shubman Gill (injured) in the top-order.

Food or cosmetic? SC to answer query over coconut oil

A tiny bottle of coconut oil-would you use it to cook up a meal, or to nourish your hair?

100 tourist spots to get a facelift in five-year plan

Hiring global experts, focused plans for selected destinations at a later stage

Top banks scramble for PSU refinery's loan deal

India's top lenders are falling over each other to finance a ₹39,000 crore refinery being set up by Chennai Petroleum Corp. and Indian Oil Corp. in Tamil Nadu, in one of the largest corporate loan deals in recent times.

META TO APPEAL CCI RULING ON WHATSAPP PRIVACY POLICY

Social media major Meta will appeal against the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) order which held that WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy update was anticompetitive.

Adani sets $2 billion for convention centre in Mumbai

The Adani group is planning to spend around $2 billion to build Mumbai's largest international convention centre (ICC) near the international airport that it operates, two people aware of the matter said.

Won't take coercive action against Chanda Kochhar: SFIO tells HC

The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that it would not take coercive action against Chanda Kochhar, former managing director and chief executive officer of ICICI Bank, in the loan fraud case.

AT LEAST 8 SOLDIERS, 9 MILITANTS DEAD IN PAKISTAN CLASH

Eight soldiers were killed in northwest Pakistan, while seven policemen were briefly kidnapped in separate attacks, police and intelligence officials told AFP, on Tuesday.

G20 leaders face criticism at COP29 over fossil fuel stance

G20 leaders whose countries account for 80% of global emissions and 85% of the world's GDP attracted flak on Tuesday from observers at the COP29 climate conference in Baku after their communique, \"G20 Rio de Janeiro Leaders' Declaration\", failed to commit to transitioning away from fossil fuels.

Israel-Hezb ollah War: US steps up efforts to clinch ceasefire deal

One of Joe Biden's top Middle East envoys travelled to Beirut on Tuesday, as the US steps up efforts to clinch a cease-fire between Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel.

Will NCQG bridge the climate finance gap?

\"Show me the money.\" That immortal line from Jerry Maguire may well decide whether or not the COP29 climate talks at Baku, Azerbaijan, arrive at the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG).

Senators demand info on probe into Gaetz

Key senators in both parties are demanding more information on a closely-held House sexual misconduct probe into former Representative Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be US Attorney General.

PRESIDENT PUTIN EXPANDS RULES ON RUSSIA'S NUCLEAR USE

Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday, signed a decree broadening the scope of when Moscow can use nuclear weapons in a clear message to the West and Ukraine.

After US nod, Ukraine strikes Russia with long-range missiles

The 1,000-day mark has magnified scrutiny of how the Ukraine-Russia war is unfolding and how it might eventually end

Mandate for an inclusive nation

Sri Lanka parliament poll results suggest the possibility of a breakthrough in ethnic ties

Shift in ground in the Indian labour market

India's unemployment rate has been falling for a long time now.