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Music titan rose from being a gang member to executive

QUINCY Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson's historic \"Thriller\" album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91.

At least 10 dead after Indonesian volcano erupts

A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted overnight, killing at least 10 people as it spewed fireballs and ash on surrounding villages, officials said on Monday as they raised the alert to its highest level.

8 on hate crime trial in Paris over beheading of a teacher in 2020

EIGHT people went on trial in France on Monday, charged with contributing to the climate of hatred that led to an 18-year-old Islamist radical of Chechen origin beheading teacher Samuel Paty outside Paris in 2020.

Pak govt rams bill, tenure of Army Chief up by two years

PAKISTAN's National Assembly on Monday hurriedly amended relevant laws to increase the terms of armed services chiefs, including the army chief, to five years from three and double the number of Supreme Court judges amidst protest by jailed former premier Imran Khan's party.

Israeli air strike kills another Hezbollah leader in Lebanon

THE Israeli military said on Monday it killed a top Hezbollah commander it accused of overseeing rocket and anti-tank missile attacks against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon.

One last push from Kamala, Trump before presidential election today

Both are campaigning in Pennsylvania, signifying its importance to enter the White House

In Mowgli land, night bagh chaupals for villagers to keep off prowling tigers

IN the Pench Tiger Reserve of Madhya Pradesh, famous as the Land of Mowgli from the Jungle Book, special night chaupals are being organised to educate villagers about the increasing tigers-humans conflicts and ways to prevent loss of lives in the attacks.

Ruckus marks 1st day, 1st session of J&K House

The first day of the maiden Assembly session of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory on Monday witnessed a brief commotion on Article 370 after a People's Democratic Party (PDP) member read a resolution on restoration of J&K's special status, which prompted protests from the BJP members.

Wind of change blowing in J'khand this time: Marandi

HARKHAND BJP president Babulal Marandi believes that the people of the state are fully prepared for a change and will vote for the BJP this time.

JMM schemes a game-changer in the state: Kalpana

M Hemant Soren's wife and Gandey MLA Kalpana Soren tells Mukesh Ranjan that the 'Maiyan Samman Yojana' launched by the JMM-led government is going to change the scenario in Jharkhand and pave way for the 'mahagathbandhan' government once again in Jharkhand.

Maha rebel headache in Maha Yuti & MVA

As many as 983 candidates withdrew from the poll fray on the last day of the withdrawal of candidature for the Maharashtra assembly elections.

Modi tears into 'mafia-slave' JMM govt in J'khand

Accuses Soren-led Jharkhand govt of nepotism’, supporting Bangla infiltration and corruption in all welfare schemes

First significant results from payload onboard maiden solar mission Aditya-L1

\"Using the unique data obtained with the VELC onboard Aditya-L1 we were able to precisely estimate the onset time of a coronal mass ejection (CME) that erupted from the Sun on July 16. This is the very first science result from the maiden solar mission of ISRO,\" said Senior Professor, IIA and Principal Investigator for the VELC payload, R Ramesh.

5 movies for 'Best Debut Director of Indian Film'

FIVE movies selected for the \"best debut director of Indian film\" award, being introduced this year, will highlight new perspectives, diverse narratives, and innovative cinematic styles from across India.

Decide on mercy plea of Beant Singh assassin, else we will, SC tells Centre

THE Supreme Court on Monday said it would consider the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab CM Beant Singh, if the Centre does not decide on the matter \"either way\".

Pal 'bulldozing' Waqf Bill JPC's proceedings: Oppn MPs write to Speaker

IN another face-off between the Opposition and the ruling BJP over the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, the Opposition MPs wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday flagging the unilateral decisions by the panel head and warned that they might be forced to disassociate with JPC as they have been stonewalled.

Skilled manpower, land pocket needed for solar mission

The two-day 7th International Solar Assembly, an India-driven global alliance on harnessing solar energy with 120 countries as members, began in Delhi on Monday.

EC defers bypolls in UP, Punjab, Kerala

Instead of Nov 13, bypolls to 14 constituencies to take place on Nov 20, says poll panel; Festival rush cited

THE FIVE PILLARS OF AI GOVERNANCE IN INDIA

THE US experiences with unregulated growth in social media and finance illustrate the dangers of delayed regulation.

CHINA'S PERCEPTION ABOUT INDIA'S POWER ASPIRATIONS

India's actions across the LoC and in J&K made China wary of it being a perceived obstacle to its growth. The Ladakh adventurism was just a message Beijing calibrated in an awkward way

A BIG WEEK FOR INDIAN CRICKET

THE past week has been a bit of a revelation for Indian cricket. Of course, the biggest blow was the three-nil loss against New Zealand-India's first ever in their 92-year long Test history at home.

SLUGGISH CAPEX BARES THE CHINKS IN ECONOMIC ARMOUR

FOR an economy already bogged down by a consumption slowdown and a shrinking middle class, the moderation in public and private capital expenditure comes off as a new headache.

Once defecation-free, Berhampur now has acute shortage of public toilets

BERHAMPUR city was declared open defecation free in 2018. Two years later, the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) was awarded ODF++ ranking in the Swachhat Sarvekshan (cleanliness survey) conducted by the Centre.

Govt school enlists robot tutor to make learning fun

EVEN as education moves away from being mechanical to analytical, there are still certain lures of learning that call for robotic rigour.

Pawan wants strict action in heinous crimes in AP

TAKING exception to the law and order situation in the state not improving even after five months of the NDA government, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan said that things would have been different had he been the Home Minister.

K-Rail protests rage again after statement by Rly Minister

THE K-Rail SilverLine Virudha Janakeeya Samithi took out a major protest rally at Kattilapeedika on Monday in response to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's recent comments.

Telangana state caste census: Rahul Gandhi to lead consultations

Electoral promise

Heavy rains forecast in 9 TN districts

THE Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) on Monday predicted heavy rain at isolated places across nine districts including Chengalpattu, Viluppuram, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai and Ramanathapuram on November 8 and 9.

Waqf Bill: TDP treads with caution

NDA ally has been maintaining that it will not compromise on the interests of Muslims

Don't want to waste time by responding to 'newbies': Stalin

DAYS after Thamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam chief Vijay launched a broadside against the DMK at his party's first state conference, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday took a veiled dig at him, saying that he doesn't want to waste his time by responding to those 'newbies' who want DMK to be destroyed.