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Small packs flood shelves as rural India defies slump

FMCG giants betting on hinterland to drive consumption as urban demand cools

Russian firm denies corruption in Bangladesh nuclear plant project

Russia's state-run nuclear agency on Tuesday refuted allegations of corruption and embezzlement leveled against it by an anti-graft panel in Bangladesh looking into an atomic power plant it is building in the South Asian country.

US sanctions on 4 Pak firms have 'no justification': PM

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday defended Pakistan's nuclear and missile programme, saying the recent US sanctions against the country's four entities have \"no justification\".

Killed Haniyeh in Tehran, Israel says for 1st time

Defence Minister Israel Katz on Monday acknowledged that Israel had killed former Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this year, as he warned the military would \"decapitate\" the leadership of Yemen's Houthi rebels.

'NO JOB OFFER POINTS FOR P.R. VIA EXPRESS ENTRY ROUTE'

The Canadian government has announced that, beginning spring 2025, candidates for permanent residency (PR) through the Express Entry route will no longer benefit from extra points gained by having an employment offer in hand.

Statesman who chose ideology over power

On his 100th birth anniversary, Atal Bihari Vajpayee's vision of good governance remains as relevant as earlier for the nation

ALEC BALDWIN MANSLAUGHTER CASE DROPPED BY PROSECUTOR

A New Mexico criminal case against actor Alec Baldwin stemming from a fatal shooting on the set of his movie \"Rust\" in 2021 ended on Monday, with a prosecutor dropping her appeal of the case's dismissal.

Pulls of domestic politics in Dhaka

Bangladesh's insistence on Sheikh Hasina's extradition will further test its ties with India

Unlocking philanthropy to meet India's climate goals

India's climate crisis is not a distant threat—it's a stark reality impacting millions across the country. That said, it is the marginalized—farmers, low-income communities, women, and the displaced—who often bear a disproportionate burden.

Battles of attrition in West Asia & Ukraine

If 2024 was the year when war returned with a vengeance to the centre of inter-State relations, it also witnessed some critical developments in warfare, featuring attrition, manoeuvre, and adaptation.

North India shivers as cold wave intensifies, snow covers the hills

TEMP DROPPED BELOW ZERO IN PARTS OF J&K; AND WEATHER DEPT IN HIMACHAL ISSUED A 'YELLOW ALERT' FOR DENSE FOG IN BHAKRA DAM RESERVOIR AREA AND BALH VALLEY

5 states get new guvs

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday appointed Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, former Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla, and ex-army chief and former Union minister General (retd) VK Singh as new governors of Bihar, Manipur and Mizoram, respectively,

HAL to start trial of new Tejas jet in Jan

State-run plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is set to begin in January 2025 critical trials on the new Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA Mk-1A), involving the testing of the indigenous Astra beyond-visual-range missile, the aircraft's locally made electronic warfare suite and the Israeli Elta radar, as it now targets a March 31 deadline to deliver the first fighter jet to the Indian Air Force after completing the necessary certification requirements, senior officials aware of the matter said on Tuesday.

Orthodox Priest Slams Modi Over Christmas Event

A senior bishop of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Kerala took a dig at BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, a day after the PM participated in a Christmas event in the Capital.

CFSL SAYS PROOF OF STRUGGLE MISSING AT RG KAR CRIME SCENE

No evidence of a possible struggle or resistance was found at the crime scene in the seminar room of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata where a 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered on August 9, according to a report by the Delhi-based Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL).

Can't settle scores in a constitutional post: Dhankhar

People holding constitutional posts have to be \"vindicated by commitment to sublimity, sterling qualities, and constitutionalism\" and are \"not in the position to settle scores\", vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Tuesday.

NDA leaders to meet today as Oppn sharpens attack on Shah

LEADERS OF THE NDA ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE STOCK OF THE UPCOMING DELHI ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS AND THE UNION GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS TO ELICIT SUPPORT FOR IMPORTANT LEGISLATIONS

Lucknow bank heist case accused gunned down

THE 2 DECEASED, AND 5 AIDES STOLE JEWELLERY, CASH WORTH CRORES FROM A U.P. BANK ON SATURDAY

SHAH REVIEWS IMPLEMENTATION OF THREE NEW CRIMINAL LAWS

Union home minister and minister of cooperation Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the three new criminal laws have become the protectors of civil rights and the basis of \"ease of justice\" under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as he reviewed the implementation of the legislation during separate meetings with the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) and Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, people aware of the matter said.

Invisible hand seems at play in Manipur crisis: Former CJ

No one appears to be in control in Manipur, where \"an invisible hand\" continues to fan violence, the Manipur high court's former chief justice Siddharth Mridul said on Tuesday, stressing the need to urgently bring the situation under control otherwise, \"there will be nothing left to protect\" in the northeastern state.

NHRC appointment process flawed, says Cong in dissent note

Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, Leaders of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha, submitted a dissent note over the selection of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson and members, saying that the process was fundamentally flawed.

Palm Beach Road to open for fitness buffs on Sundays

Sports and fitness enthusiasts can look forward to using three lanes of the scenic Palm Beach Road every Sunday.

Andheri resident loses ₹5.7 cr in cyber fraud

A 53-year-old Andheri resident working in an insurance firm was duped of ₹5.70 crore in an online share trading cyber fraud.

HC allows Italian couple to adopt one-year-old child

The infant was surrendered when she was a month old, and suffered from congenital heart disease,

ENGINEER DUPED OF ₹10 LAKH BY FALSE JOB OFFER

A 46-year-old electrical engineer who was looking for a job abroad was duped of nearly ₹10 lakh in a cyberfraud where he was offered a false job in Singapore.

Demand waiver of 20% export duty as procurement prices have halved

PRICES HAVE DROPPED FROM ₹3,600 A QUINTAL ON DECEMBER 12 TO ₹1,725 A QUINTAL ON MONDAY, LED BY RISE IN FRESH KHARIF HARVEST

12 booked for posting edited Fadnavis video

The Maharashtra police's cyber cell has registered an FIR against 12 unidentified social media users for posting a \"maliciously edited\" video of one of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis's speeches about Naxalism.

Aaditya urges CM to tackle poster menace

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Worli MLA Aaditya Thackeray has written to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, requesting him to hold an all-party meeting regarding the proliferation of illegal banners and posters, especially political ones, in Mumbai.

MAN WANTED FOR WIFE'S MURDER HELD AFTER 33 YEARS

A 70-year-old man who allegedly set his wife ablaze in 1991 following a domestic dispute was arrested on Monday after being on the run for 33 years.

India's tallest luxe building gets part OC up to 53 floors

Metro shoes owners buy 2 flats for cumulative price of ₹162 crore in the residential property