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Wicked wicket takes Australia coach McDonald by 'surprise' on Day 2

\"The surface looked considerably dry today. It dried out fairly quickly. We thought there may have been a little bit more there. So, I suppose if you want to say that we were a little bit surprised, yeah, there wasn't as much seam movement or swing.\" – Andrew McDonald

IPL auction: Bidding war over Pant in the offing

There will be Rs 641.5 crore cumulatively in the kitty of 10 teams with 204 possible slots to be filled

Rahul, Jaiswal: Rock, star

BORDER-GAVASKAR TROPHY

Key UN committee adopts resolution paving way for first-ever treaty on crimes against humanity

The United Nation General Assembly will put it to a final vote on December 4

NATO head, Trump meet in Florida

BRUSSELS: US President-elect Donald Trump and the head of NATO have met for talks on global security, the military alliance said Saturday.

NATO, Ukraine to hold emergency talks after Russia's attack with new hypersonic missile

KYIV: NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked a central city with an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the nearly 33-month-old war.

Trump taps Bessent as Treasury Secy, Chavez-DeRemer as Labour Secy

President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he will nominate well-known international investor Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary, Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Labor Secretary, and Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as the next Surgeon General of the U.S.

Royal tour of India in offing for King Charles, Queen Camilla: Media report

Britain's King Charles III is planning an official visit to India in the near future as part of a government charm offensive and an added boost for his health since a cancer diagnosis earlier in the year, a UK media report claimed on Saturday.

Blinken heads to G7 meeting

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leaving Saturday on a diplomatic trip to Europe that includes a meeting of foreign ministers from the leading industrialized nations that will focus on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.

Tension boils over at COP29

BAKU: At least two groups of the world's most vulnerable countries staged a walkout of the negotiation room at the UN climate conference here on Saturday expressing strong dissatisfaction with the draft agreement on climate finance for the Global South.

Pak: 37 killed in violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Alizai and Bagan tribes are targeting each other with heavy and automatic weapons in Kurram district

Israeli strikes leave 11 dead in Beirut

MIDDLE EAST CRISIS

Trials, tribulations: the Hemant Soren way to CM throne

Despite hurdles, Soren has become a powerful advocate for tribal rights

AAP wins 3 out of 4 seats in Punjab by-elections

In the Punjab by-elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) claimed three out of four seats, piling more misery on the Congress.

BJP wins 5 of 7 Assembly seats in Raj

JAIPUR: The BJP won five of the seven seats in the Rajasthan Assembly bypolls, the results of which were announced on Saturday.

Congress sweeps Karnataka bypolls, setback to BJP-JD(S)

The party has retained Sandur, its stronghold

Hard day for Cong, registers worst show in Maha, no respite in J'khand

ON A LOSING SPREE

AAP calls Pb bypoll wins 'semi-final' before Delhi Assembly polls

AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday termed his party's win in three out of four seats in the Punjab bypolls a \"semi-final\", asserting that the party is on course for another historic mandate in Delhi.

Delhi Police challans vehicle owners of Rs 164 cr in Oct-Nov over pollution

NEW DELHI: More than 1.64 lakh challans amounting to Rs 164 crore were issued in the national Capital against vehicles lacking valid Pollution Under Control, or PUC, certificates from October 1 to November 22, according to the traffic police data.

Delhi Police constable stabbed to death in Govindpuri, 2 held

NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old Delhi Police constable was stabbed to death by three people while he was on a night patrol in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri area, an officer said.

Air quality remains in 'severe' category

AQI AT 412

Average construction cost for housing projs up 39% in 4 yrs'

NEW DELHI: The average cost of construction for housing projects in big cities has increased by 39 per cent in the last four years to Rs 2,780 per sq ft, with building materials and labour becoming expensive, according to Colliers India.

US SEC summons Gautam Adani, nephew Sagar in bribery case

NEW YORK: Adani group founder and chairman Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar have been summoned to explain their stand on the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) allegation of paying USD 265 million (Rs 2,200 crore) in bribes to secure lucrative solar power contracts.

Cost & debt rising, yield stagnant: Apex Court panel on agri distress

SUGGESTS EXAMINING MSP, OTHER MEASURES

Women-centric schemes emerge as game-changers in Maha & J'khand?

Both states witnessed a surge in women voters

Intra-party rivalries: Shinde wins Sena legacy, Ajit claims Pawar's mantle

Assembly poll rout raises question of existence for Sharad Pawar's political legacy, Uddhav Thackeray may struggle to keep his decimated flock together

UP by-elections: Adityanath solidifies power with 7-2 win

LUCKNOW: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's Hindutva appeal and the slogan \"Batenge toh katenge, ek rahenge toh safe rahenge\" played a pivotal role in the BJP's resounding victory in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly by-elections, where the party-led NDA secured a decisive 7-2 win over the Samajwadi Party (SP).

Clean sweep for TMC as Oppn's RG Kar poll plank flops

SCORES 6 ON 6

Priyanka clinches 1st electoral win in Kerala's Wayanad

Wins with a margin of over 4.1 lakh votes

Ruling parties dominate bypolls across 13 states

BJP-LED NDA WINS 26, CONGRESS BAGS 7, REST 13 GOES TO OTHERS