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La Liga: Real beat Las Palmas 4-1

WITH Kylian Mbappe putting on a show again, Real Madrid returned to the top of the Spanish league.

Govt Selects 24 Companies Under PLI Scheme for White Goods

The government has selected 24 companies under the third round of the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for white goods.

Pope Francis Calls Trump's Proposal of Deporting Immigrants a Disgrace

Pope Francis said Donald Trump's plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a \"disgrace,\" as he weighed in on the incoming U.S. president's pledges nearly a decade after calling him \"not Christian\" for wanting to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border.

Axar Steps Into A New Role

Now part of the leadership group, the all-rounder doesn't feel the need to prove to anyone

Release Preponed for Basil Joseph's Ponman

BASIL Joseph's Ponman, which was originally scheduled for release on February 6, has been pushed ahead by a week to January 30.

Iranian Court Hands Death Sentence to Popular Singer for Blasphemy

An Iranian court has sentenced popular singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, to death on appeal after he was convicted of blasphemy, local media reported on Sunday.

Pragg wins; Gukesh draws

INDIAN Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated compatriot P Harikrishna, while Arjun Erigaisi settled for a draw in the second round of the 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament here.

SEBI May Extend Time To Fix MF NAV

To ease the implementation of directions on upstreaming of client funds, the markets watchdog is planning to extend time to stock brokers/clearing members to un-pledge units of overnight mutual fund schemes and place redemption request with funds houses, after the close of market hours.

SHARON WAS KILLED 'INCH BY INCH'

Says only a person with an extreme brutal mind

Tax sops likely for brownfield projects

FACED with slow uptake in private investment, the government may announce some tax sops in the Budget this year for encouraging new investments by companies.

Hope beckons as blood cancer therapy launched

OFFERING new hope to patients facing aggressive blood cancers, India launched the first global CAR T-cell therapy for adult B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (B-NHL), a kind of blood cancer that affects the lymphatic system.

Kantara Chapter-1 makers fined ₹50,000

SHOOTING of Kannada film Kantara Chapter-1, the prequel to 2022 blockbuster Kantara, promoting forest protection and human and wildlife co-existence, has come under the forest department's scanner with the production house Hombale Films being slapped with a fine of ₹50,000 for illegally dumping film set items into Sakleshpur forest before starting ongoing shooting from January 7-25.

Every Step You Take, They'll Be Watching You

There are many lessons from the work-life balance debate. One is for leaders to watch their words. Another is to recognise the generational shift in attitude towards work

Army Man Killed in Encounter in J&K's Sopore

A soldier has been killed in the ongoing gunfight between militants and armed forces in Zaloora, Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Monday.

Dalits not duly represented in higher judiciary

Justice (R) C T Ravikumar, who became the fourth Dalit judge to be elevated to the Supreme Court, retired on January 5 after serving three years in the top court.

5 Cops Held Responsible for Badlapur 'Fake' Encounter

A magistrate's inquiry has held five Maharashtra policemen responsible for the custodial death of Akshay Shinde, the accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case, raising doubt on police claims that the accused opened fire and was killed in retaliatory firing in September last year.

Probe role of ex-minister's son, cops told

Lakhimpur Kheri victims' family members allege accused tried to influence the witnesses, SP asked to file report

Forest fringes turn 'conflict zones', but race to harvest votes gives farmers a say

TIGERS, leopards, elephants, gaurs, wild pigs... As summer nears, the forest fringes are turning conflict zones.

Will be key player in electric 3-wheeler market: TVS

CHENNAI-based auto major TVS Motor has set its sight on becoming a key player in the rapidly-growing electric three-wheeler market within the next three quarters.

Indian Overseas Bank net profit rises 21% on better asset quality, recoveries

CHENNAI-based public sector lender Indian Overseas Bank has reported a close to 21% increase in net income at ₹874 crore for the December quarter of the current financial year (FY25), boosted by improved asset quality and higher recoveries.

Award-winning film Thadavu announces release date

THE critically acclaimed film Thadavu (The Sentence) is set to hit theatres on February 21, the makers announced on Monday.

Greeshma looked impassive as sentence was pronounced

GREESHMA remained impassive as the Neyyattinkara Additional Sessions Court sentenced her to death on Monday.

From drought prone village to WHIL: Rutuja Pisal story

IF you wish to visit Rutuja Pisal's village from Pune and opt to use the public vehicle, you have to get to Phaltan – a town in the northeast part of Satara district – first.

O peacocks visit Tihar?

In the prison-drama series Black Warrant, the central jail might be slithering with both literal and metaphorical snakes but the peafowl becomes the symbol of hope.

Cong high command will decide on CM post

ENDING all debates over the CM post, the just concluded Congress Political Affairs Committee in a statement categorically declared that it is the party high command which decides the CM.

2025 World Cup set to be hosted in India, confirmation soon

THE official announcement may take a few more days, but in reality, India was pencilled in to host the 2025 World Cup by FIDE (chess' governing body) last year itself.

The tale of a fort that was cut open by the monarch

In the heart of Travancore's historic legacy lies a fort whose story is as royal as its architecture. This fort is named 'Vettimuricha Kotta,' which literally means a fort that is cut open.

NCLT orders liquidation of Go First

Airline becomes the second carrier in four months to face liquidation after Jet Airways

NIMAS team finishes Arunachal leg of Brahmaputra rafting expedition

A team of the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) has achieved a milestone by completing the Arunachal Pradesh leg of the historic Brahmaputra River Rafting Expedition.

U'KHAND CABINET CLEARS UCC RULES

THE Uttarakhand Cabinet on Monday approved the Uniform Civil Code's (UCC) regulations, close to a year after the legislation was passed by the state assembly.