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Under-fire India seek turnaround vs WI

MUMBAI: Under fire after a lackluster 3-0 series defeat against Australia in Australia, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said she was confident the team will bounce back in the three-match T20I series against the West Indies starting at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

INDIAN DIASPORA IN SINGAPORE FELICITATE GUKESH

Newly crowned world chess champion D Gukesh was felicitated by the Indian community in Singapore on Saturday, marking his historic achievement of becoming the youngest ever to win the title.

Khan, Abdullah power DY Patil to Purushottam final

MUMBAI: Ayaz Khan and Iqbal Abdullah starred as DY Patil SA beat PJ Hindu Gymkhana by four wickets in the semi-final of the Purushottam Shield here on Saturday.

No early breakthrough, rain spoils play on Day 1

BRISBANE: A day that started with so much promise at the Gabba ended as a damp squib, and the bigger concern is that the forecast for the rest of the Test isn't great either.

'BLOCK OPENAI'S FOR-PROFIT SHIFT,' META URGES CALIFORNIA A.G.

LOS ANGELES: OpenAI asked a federal judge in California, on Friday, to reject a request by billionaire Elon Musk to halt the ChatGPT maker's conversion to a for-profit company.

22 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

At least 22 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday, medics said, while the Israeli military said it targeted gunmen operating from shelters and aid storages.

Hardline critic of West elected Georgia's prez

TBILISI: Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as the country's new president, on Saturday, setting him up to replace a pro-Western incumbent amid major protests against the government over a halt to the country's European Union accession talks last month.

B'desh panel accuses Hasina of 'enforced disappearances'

An inquiry commission in Bangladesh said on Saturday that former premier Sheikh Hasina and some officials of security forces and her government were involved in enforced disappearances.

Protesters rejoice as MPs heed call

SEOUL: Protesters on the streets of Seoul erupted with emotion, on Saturday, after lawmakers passed a motion to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose short-lived declaration of martial law earlier this month stunned the nation.

The curious case of Kylian Mbappé

The World Cup winner has had shockingly bad stats since he joined Real Madrid in July. What will it take to turn this around?

Why I refuse to address guests on my show as sir

SIR, AS UNDERSTOOD IN BRITISH ENGLISH, IS DEFERENTIAL. IT WOULD PLACE THE INTERVIEWEE ON A PEDESTAL, ABOVE THE INTERVIEWER. YET THE ASSUMPTION OF A POLITICAL INTERVIEW IS THAT THE INTERVIEWER AND INTERVIEWEE ARE EQUAL

Standing with the law, securing social peace

The Supreme Court's intervention in the Places of Worship Act case is a timely reminder to the lower judiciary about the sanctity of the law

Behind India's success in curbing tuberculosis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarion call to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from India laid the foundation for a new model of TB care and management.

Peace process begins in Maoist-hit village

NEW DELHI: Months after breaching the Maoist bastion of Puvarti in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, security forces on Saturday made further inroads in the region with the opening of a new camp in Golaguda village, one of the remotest parts of the district.

THE MOTIVE BEHIND KILLING OF THE MIGRANTS IS NOT KNOWN

THE MOTIVE BEHIND KILLING OF THE MIGRANTS IS NOT KNOWN

Farmers announce rail roko after march thwarted again

Protesting farmers on Saturday suspended their foot march to Delhi for the day after at least 17 sustained injuries in tear gas shelling by Haryana security personnel at the Shambhu border, with farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher announcing a \"tractor march\" in states outside Punjab on December 16, and a \"rail roko\" in Punjab on December 18.

Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' is an article of faith, says Modi

Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas are not just words for me, it is an article of faith. The Constitution doesn't allow us to discriminate. This is why we speak of saturation of our schemes. This is true secularism, true social justice NARENDRA MODI Prime minister

Discrimination against Muslims at the centre of Oppn debate in Parl

OWAISI SAYS THE DELIMITATION EXERCISE AFTER NEW CENSUS WILL LEAD TO FURTHER MARGINALISATION OF MUSLIMS

Oppn slams PM over 'hollow' speech in LS

RULING MPS HAILED PM MODI'S SPEECH FOR EXPOSING HOW THE CONGRESS 'TORE APART THE CONSTITUTION'

GANDHI REFERS TO SAVARKAR WHILE ATTACKING THE SANGH IDEOLOGY

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), asserting that India faces a battle between constitutional values and those who prefer Manusmriti as the governing law as he cited Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's criticism of the Indian Constitution.

Cong must earn place as INDIA bloc leader: Omar

NEW DELHI: Acknowledging growing discontent among INDIA bloc partners with the Congress, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has asked the party to justify its leadership role in the alliance instead of taking it for granted.

TN CONG LEADER PASSES AWAY AT 75, TRIBUTES POUR IN

Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister EVKS Elangovan died due to age-related ailments at a private hospital here on Saturday, the hospital said.

MPs submit notice in LS to impeach judge

NEW DELHI: Over 100 opposition lawmakers from Lok Sabha on Saturday submitted a notice to the Lower House secretariat for the impeachment of Allahabad high court judge, justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, over controversial remarks at an event organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad last week.

KUTCH BIZMAN WHO LAUNDERED ₹150CR DENIED BAIL

MUMBAI: A special PMLA court on Friday rejected the bail plea of Ramchand Issrani, a 64-year-old businessman from Gujarat, who was arrested in a money laundering case for allegedly cheating Union Bank of India.

MVA OPPOSES PLAN TO LEVY GARBAGE COLLECTION FEE

MUMBAI: The municipality's plan to levy a user fee on the collection, transportation, processing and disposal of solid waste is facing strong resistance from the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).

HC ENHANCES COMPENSATION TO WADIA TRUST

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has enhanced the compensation granted to A H Wadia Trust for acquiring 50,000 sq m of its land for the expansion of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA).

Dongri history-sheeter held for drugs supply

MUMBAI: The L T Marg police have arrested a history-sheeter from Dongri for allegedly supplying drugs.

MLAs scramble for cabinet berths ahead of expansion

BJP is keen to not include controversial MLAs in cabinet; CM Fadnavis says list has already been sent to central leadership

Zambian drug smuggler gets 10-year jail term

MUMBAI: 10 years after a Zambian national was arrested from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) for allegedly smuggling 14.9 kg of methaqualone, a special court on Thursday sentenced her to 10 years of imprisonment.

Aaditya performs 'maha-aarti' at Dadar temple amid clashes

MUMBAI: After its poor showing in the recent assembly elections, the Shiv Sena (UBT) has been aggressively revisiting the Hindutva agenda.