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House panel not to call Buch for its next meeting

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, headed by Congress leader K.C. Venugopal, has decided not to summon Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch for its next meeting on November 19.

Karnataka SIT to probe Covid scam against BSY

The Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government on Thursday decided to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged irregularities in the Covid-19 management and misappropriation of funds by the previous BJP government.

Mahesh Khichi of AAP elected mayor in close-contest poll

AAP councillor Mahesh Khichi was elected the mayor on Thursday, edging past BJP's Kishan Lal by just three votes, in a boost to the ruling party ahead of the Assembly polls.

AFSPA back in 6 areas of Manipur

Situation continues to be volatile with intermittent firing in parts of the troubled state, says Centre

Row over Centre nod to new Haryana Assembly building

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) has granted environmental clearance for land offered by Haryana to the Chandigarh Administration in exchange for land designated for a new assembly building complex.

Rising nitrous oxide emissions threaten climate goals, ozone recovery

A new Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment, launched at the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku (COP29), Azerbaijan, on Wednesday has come out with alarming findings about the impact of nitrous oxide (NO) on climate change and the ozone layer.

UNLEARNING THE SUSTAINABLE WAY

In 2012, environmental activist Jyoti Raghavan Khanduja was returning from a family vacation in Jim Corbett National Park back to her home in Gurugram. As her car neared the Ghazipur landfill, a sharp stench sliced through the already polluted air, conjuring a dystopian image as if straight from Charles Dickens’ Hard Times. \"It was a horrendous sight. There was a monster of garbage there. It was a wake-up call to create a community of conscious children who are ready to tackle future challenges—poor waste management, rising pollution, water crisis, food shortages, labour crises and other such problems. I wanted them to be concerned for the environment right from the start,\" she says as she walks me around the vast expanse of her new community-driven school, Forest Spirit Learning, in the foothills of the forested Aravalli mountain range in Shikohpur, Gurugram.

THE FLAVOURS OF WINTERS IN OLD DELHI

The residents of Delhi NCR woke up to a surprise dip in the temperature and a dense fog mixed with the usual smog yesterday.

Almodóvar's new film is fearlessly female

While staying true to his flamboyance, Almodóvar fashions a quiet, intimate narrative to play out his favourite themes of families and friendships

Designated captain of U19 Hyd team, 5 others banned for age fraud

COMPLAINTS, forged birth certificates and investigation by police leading to suspension of six players from a team once again exposed the murky world of cricket in the country.

Jharkhand 136/3 against hosts Delhi on Day 1

OPENER Sharandeep Singh scored a dogged unbeaten 64 as Jharkhand batters were painstakingly slow in their approach, reaching 136 for 3 on a rain-curtailed opening day of their Ranji Trophy match in New Delhi on Wednesday.

WHO WILL BE PUJARA IN AUS?

Veteran batter was crucial in India's dominance Down Under in the past two campaigns

UP overcome TN 3-1 to book semis berth

A professional display by Uttar Pradesh Hockey helped the visitors to thrash Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu 3-1 and enter the semifinals of the National men's hockey championship played at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Wednesday.

Want to start afresh: Sift changes gear to recalibrate & regain touch

RIFLE shooter Sift Kaur Samra had followed the textbook to be one of the favourites from India to challenge for a medal in the Paris Olympics, which was held earlier this year. But on the day of her competition (women's 50m rifle 3 positions), she stood helpless as her dreams started slipping away, shot after shot.

Dream come true: Nepal enter women's U19 WC

\"FINALLY. Dream came true,\" wrote Sita Rana Magar on social media as Nepal women's team defeated UAE to qualify for U19 World Cup in Malaysia.

SBI, ICICI, HDFC systemically important banks

STATE Bank of India, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank continue to be identified as systemically important domestic banks in the 2024 list of this category prepared by the Reserve Bank of India.

Tilak's maiden ton powers India

TILAK Varma (107 not out) produced a batting masterclass while slamming his maiden international hundred as India beat South Africa by 11 runs in the third T20I, here.

Gen-AI to fetch $359-438 bn to GDP by FY30

THE country has everything going on its way to reap maximum out of the fast-evolving technologies such as generative AI, which can add $359-438 billion to national economy by FY30 by unlocking new growth avenues and by optimising existing ones with digital public infrastructure, coupled with the energy of India's burgeoning youth, RBI deputy governor Michael Patra said on Wednesday.

Swiggy shares surge 17% on market debut

SOFTBANK-backed Swiggy, which made its trading debut on Wednesday, saw its shares closing 16.91% higher at ₹455.95 on the BSE.

'Tax burden on middle class reduced'

After exemption limit raised from ₹2L to ₹7L, number of zero I-T return filers see major rise

Eicher Motors net income rises 8% at ₹1,100 cr in Q2

EICHER Motors on Wednesday said its consolidated profit after tax (PAT) rose 8% year-on-year to ₹1,100 crore in Q2FY25 on the back of robust sales across business segments.

Adani announces $10 bn investment in US; aims to create up to 15,000 jobs

CHAIRMAN of Adani group Gautam Adani on Wednesday made an announcement of investing $10 billion in the United States.

VIL loss narrows to ₹7,176 cr; ARPU improved by 6.8% sequentially to ₹156

DEBT-ridden telecom firm Vodafone Idea (VIL) on Wednesday reported a consolidated loss of ₹7,175.9 crore in the September quarter as compared to a loss of ₹8,746.6 crore in the same period a year ago.

UK's Guardian to not post on X, calls it a toxic platform

BRITAIN's The Guardian newspaper announced on Wednesday it would no longer post content from its official accounts on Elon Musk's X, branding it a \"toxic media platform\" home to \"often disturbing content\".

British author Samantha Harvey wins Booker

BRITISH writer Samantha Harvey won the Booker Prize for fiction on Tuesday with \"Orbital,\" a short, wonder-filled novel set aboard the International Space Station that ponders the beauty and fragility of Earth.

Musk, Ramaswamy get DOGE job in Trump team

President-elect picks party loyalist John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA

Young siblings among 6 killed in Israeli strike

AN Israeli strike on a home in northern Gaza killed three siblings aged 6 and under, among at least six people killed in airstrikes in the war-ravaged territory, Palestinian medics said.

Biden to send more aid for Ukraine to keep fighting even after Jan 20

THE Biden administration is determined in its final months to help ensure that Ukraine can keep fighting off Russia's full-scale invasion next year, sending it as much aid as possible so that it might hold Russian forces at bay and possess a strong hand in any potential peace negotiations, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.

US man who leaked info on Israeli plan to attack Iran charged

A man who worked for the US government has been charged with leaking classified information assessing Israel's earlier plans to attack Iran, according to court papers filed on Wednesday.

Uddhav: Throw Maha Yuti out for collapse of Shivaji statue

SHIV Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday called for avenging the collapse of Shivaji Maharaj's statue due to \"corruption\" by throwing the Maha Yuti out of power in the assembly polls.