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Punjab beat Chhattisgarh

GURSAHIBJIT Singh (5, 35) and Balwinder Singh (41, 55) notched up two goals each to help Hockey Punjab thrash Chhattisgarh Hockey 10-1 in the senior men's national hockey championship played at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Egmore, here on Friday.

Broadcaster's South India focus to bolster ILT20 viewership

WITH the third season of the International League T20, which is scheduled to be played in January 2025, a top official of the official broadcasters said that they will be focusing on the viewership base in South India for the growth of the league.

Alaeddine scores yet again as BFC hold NorthEast

ALAEDDINE Ajaraie has been simply unstoppable this season. The forward from North East United FC scored for the eighth consecutive time in the ongoing season of the Indian Super League, here on Friday.

Captain Das' knock helps Assam take crucial lead

A CAPTAIN'S knock of 109 by Denish Das paved the way for Assam to bag the all-important lead of 107 runs over Tamil Nadu on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match played at Barsapara cricket stadium, Guwahati on Friday.

Rahul continues to toil as India A crumble

KL RAHUL'S horror run with the bat continued as he got out in a bizarre fashion to leave India A at a shaky 73 for five on the second day of the second unofficial Test against Australia A here on Friday.

CT: PCB chief denies hybrid model talks

HOURS after reports emerged that the Board of Control for Cricket in India has informed Pakistan Cricket Board that the Indian team will not travel for the ICC Champions Trophy, Mohsin Naqvi, PCB chairperson, have categorically denied it.

Samson's 2nd straight ton helps India win

SANJU Samson became the first Indian to score back-to-back centuries in T20 Internationals as India posted a mammoth 202 for 8 against South Africa in the series opener here on Friday.

Gukesh is smart enough to ignore all the external noise: Prasanna

Indian GM's former coach expects an interesting match against reigning world champ Liren

Sonata Software plans to hire nearly 700 freshers in current financial year

BENGALURU-based mid-tier IT company Sonata Software plans to hire 700 freshers in FY25.

Dzire Maruti's 1st 5-star car in global safety test

MARUTI SUZUKI's upcoming compact sedan, Dzire, has achieved a five-star rating for adult occupant safety and four stars for child occupant safety in the Global NCAP crash tests.

Sebi mulling investor eligibility framework for F&O traders

CAPITAL Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) may bring in investor eligibility criteria for retail investors to participate in the futures and options segment of equities market.

TCS cuts variable pay of senior level employees

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES (TCS) has reduced variable pay of its senior-level employees in the September quarter compared to the previous quarter.

Zomato, Swiggy violated anti trust law: CCI

AN investigation by India's anti-trust authority has revealed that food delivery giants Zomato and Swiggy, which is backed by SoftBank, have violated competition laws.

Swiggy public offer: GMP indicates muted listing

THE initial public offering (IPO) of Swiggy was subscribed 3.59 times at the end of the three-day bidding period on Friday.

Ashok Leyland net profit jumps 37% to ₹770 cr

HINDUJA group flagship Ashok Leyland has reported a healthy 37% year-on-year jump in net profit at ₹770 crore for the September quarter on higher exports income and better margins while domestic sales fell.

LIC Q2 net profit slips 4% to ₹7,729 cr

NATIONAL insurer Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) on Friday reported a 3.75% decline in its consolidated net profit at ₹7,729 crore for the September quarter on the back of higher claim payouts than the premiums it collected, which clipped at 1.5% to ₹1.2 lakh crore from ₹1.07 lakh crore in the year-ago quarter.

SBI PAT up 28% at ₹18K cr due to better asset quality

Bank earned an interest income of ₹1.14 lakh crore, up 12.32% YoY

Assailants attack Israeli soccer fans in Netherlands

YOUNG people on scooters attacked Israeli fans in hit-and-run assaults overnight after a soccer game in Amsterdam apparently fuelled by calls to target Jewish people spread on social media, Dutch authorities said on Friday.

Women and children account for 70% of Gaza deaths: UN

THE UN on Friday condemned the staggering number of civilians killed in Israel's war in Gaza, with women and children comprising nearly 70% of the thousands of fatalities it had managed to verify.

Russian aerial attacks target 3 Ukraine cities

RUSSIAN missiles, bombs and drones battered three regions of Ukraine in targeted nighttime attacks, officials said Friday, as Russia mounts an intensified aerial campaign that Ukrainian officials say they need more Western help to counter.

GOP widen Senate majority to 53, add 1 more House seat

DAVID McDavid McCormick won Pennsylvania's pivotal US Senate race, giving Republicans party its 53rd seats in the upper chamber.

Susie Wiles to be Trump White House's chief of staff

She will be first woman ever to hold this position; managed Don's election campaigns

Row in Himachal over who ate CM's samosas

TRUST the fluffy samosas! If left in the wrong hands, they can turn into real hot potatoes. It so happened that some of the samosas were kept for Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu during a function associated with the state Crime Investigation Department (CID) on October 21.

3 Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in C'garh, 192 this yr

Weapons recovered after gunfight

2 terrorists killed in gunfight with security forces in Sopore

TWO terrorists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Sopore area in north Kashmir on Friday and bodies of two village defence guards shot dead by terrorists were recovered from Kishtwar.

Omar says committed to people of J&K; BJP MLAs walk out of House

IN his first speech in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly after being elected as Chief Minister in the state's first Assembly polls post Article 370 abrogation, Omar Abdullah on Friday said people of J&K want to live with honour, so the Centre must restore full-fledged statehood.

MILITANT STRIKE Manipur tribal woman shot, burned to death

A tribal woman was allegedly shot, captured and burned to death by the militants as violence returned to strife-torn Manipur after a brief lull.

Parties warned over remarks on women

CHIEF Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar condemned derogatory remarks made against women leaders during campaigning for the Maharashtra Assembly polls due November 20.

JMM or BJP? Voters in Saraikela confused

CONFUSED voters and the party workers are making it difficult for former Chief Minister Champai Soren who is contesting from Saraikela Assembly seat this time.