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THERE Was a little boy named Zi who loved doing zardozi, a metal embroidery work.

Satwik-Chirag return to action

INDIA's premier men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will make a highly-anticipated return to action at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament, starting here on Tuesday, following a disappointing Paris Olympics campaign.

Nadal mum on playing as end of an era nears

RAFAEL Nadal felt a hand on his left shoulder as he walked out of a conference room at a resort on Spain's southern coast Monday following his first question-and-answer session with reporters since announcing this week's Davis Cup Final 8 will be his last event before retirement.

Promotion for England, France win

ENGLAND blew away 10-man Republic of Ireland 5-0 to wrap up promotion to the Nations League top flight as four players netted their first international goals on Sunday, while Adrien Rabiot scored twice as France beat Italy.

Still awaiting ICC's response, says PCB chief

PAKISTAN Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi on Monday said he is yet to get a response from the ICC over BCCI's refusal to play the Champions Trophy in Pakistan.

Deepika can be a lethal striker: Coach Singh

IN the women's Asian Champions Trophy's group stage, India have been not just dominant, but they have been able to find their way out of any tricky situations.

India held by Malaysia, end year winless

THE Indian men's football team will end the year without a win as it was held to a 1-1 draw by visiting Malaysia in an international friendly here on Monday, extending head coach Manolo Marquez's wait for his first victory with the Blue Tigers.

Unemployment rate falls to 6.4% in second qtr

THE urban unemployment rate has come down to 6.4% in the July-September 2024 quarter compared to 6.6% in the previous quarter, according to the government.

SBI mops up ₹10K crore from infra bond sale

THE country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI), has raised ₹10,000 crore from international investors who have subscribed to its seventh tranche of infra bonds at a coupon of 7.23%.

HealthKart bags $153 mn in fresh round of funding

NUTRITION platform HealthKart has closed a $153 million funding round, led by ChrysCapital & Motilal Oswal Alternates.

Ritesh Agarwal to raise stake in OYO with ₹550 cr infusion

SOFTBank-backed 0yo's founder and chief executive officer Ritesh Agarwal is planning to increase his stake in the company With ₹550 crore infusion.

Cost-cutting measures: Amazon to move offlce to near Bengaluru airport

AMAZON India, which has one of its largest offices at the World Trade Centre, Bengaluru, Will now shift the office near the airport, as part of a cost-cutting strategy.

Split CPSE shares if trade above 50 times face value,

IN a maj or change in capital restructuring guidelines for non-bank public sector entities, the government has mandated listed Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) to consider splitting their shares if they trade above 150 times the face value for six months.

City distributors may raise CNG prices after cut in gas allocation

THE city gas distributors (CGDs) could raise CNG prices following a 20% reduction in their gas allocation under the administered price mechanism (APM), opines industry expert.

CCI levies ₹213 cr Ene on Whats App parent co Meta

THE anti-trust regulator, Competition Commission of India , on Monday imposed a penalty of ₹213 crore on US tech giant Meta, which owns and operates messaging app Whatsapp, for abuse of its dominant position.

I-T Act overhaul likely in Budget

Review aims to simplify existing tax framework, which currently comprises 7i TDS section

Trump names Brendan Carr as broadcasting regulator chair

PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, as the new chairman of the agency tasked With regulating broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband.

INDIA'S 6-YEAR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

COP29 president's SOS call to G20 Summit

EU softens stand on contributor base issue

IN a potential turning point for COP29 negotiations, the European Union (EU) on Monday signaled a softened approach to the contentious contributor base issue, which has hindered progress in climate talks.

S'pore tycoon given 18 yrs jail for cheating

The founder of a failed Singapore oil trading company was sentenced on Monday to nearly 18 years in jail for cheating banking giant HSBC out of millions of dollars.

War tribunal to hear updates on steps taken to arrest Hasina

A special tribunal in Bangladesh will hear updates from police on Monday about what the country's security agencies have done to arrest ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her close aides who face charges over hundreds of deaths in a mass uprising this summer.

Damaged component of Iran N-program: Bibi

ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that Israel's late October attack on Iran damaged \"a component\" of the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme.

Ominous warnings from Russia over Biden's signal

Kremlin warns that using long-range missiles will raise the stakes

Lanka prez appoints 2l-member cabinet

SRI Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka on Monday appointed a 21-member Cabinet in the new NPP government, keeping with his preelection promise to streamline the governance system and ease the burden on taxpayers.

Shinde, Soren prestige at stake as campaigning ends

Shrill slogans, sharp barbs echo in run-up to polls; MahaYuti, MVA locked in Maha battle, while JMM fights with BJP to retain J'khand power

SAD urges Sukhbir Badal to reconsider resignation

THE working committee of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday decided to keep its decision on the resignation by president Sukhbir Singh Badal pending as there was no consensus.

Rahul takes jibe at Modi's 'Ek hai to safe hai' remarks

CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Ek hai toh safe hai' slogan, claiming that the slogan is for protection of his industrialist friends.

Will L- G go by govt word on 5 nominated members?

A month after Omar Abdullahled government assumed office in J &K, Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha is yet to nominate five members to the Assembly.

FIR against 15 students over ragging death of junior at Patan med college

3-hr brutal torture on Nov 16 night

Maha development plan took a hit under MVA: Maha Yuti

CHIEF minister Eknath Shinde on Monday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his statements on the Dharavi redevelopment project and accused the previous MVA government led by Uddhav Thackeray of hindering the progress of Maharashtra.