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Crowd pleaser Pant needs to rediscover himself again

The enforcer at No.5 is yet to get going and the visitors will hope he has the same impact Head has had with the Aussies

Ashwin and Jadeja: A pair broken up after 12 seasons

It seemed odd to hear Ravindra Jadeja talk about R Ashwin in the past tense.

From chaos to contenders: Maresca causing the turnaround for Chelsea

\"No matter how many games we are going to win, I think we are not ready to compete for the title.\" That was Enzo Maresca after Chelsea beat Brentford 2-1 and moved to second in the Premier League, two points behind Liverpool who have a game in hand.

Atletico snatch late win at Barcelona to top La Liga

Atletico Madrid came from behind to snatch a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Barcelona and claim leadership of La Liga on Saturday.

IPO boom: Record ₹1.6 lakh crore raised in 2024

Fundraising via IPOs in India hit another landmark as economic growth, favourable market conditions and improvements in the regulatory framework helped companies raise a record ₹1.6 lakh crore in 2024, while the pipeline for the next year holds out bigger promise.

Good opportunity in chip fabrication in India, says Canon CEO

Japanese imaging and optical products major Canon believes that it has a good opportunity in India for its semiconductor lithography equipment required for chip fabrication, and it is in negotiations with companies setting up facilities here, said its India President and CEO Toshiaki Nomura.

Akasa Air expects to add a few more planes this fiscal

Akasa Air is in continuous discussions with Boeing on aircraft deliveries and expects to add a few more planes to its fleet in the current fiscal ending March 2025, the airline's chief Vinay Dube has said.

LEATHER EXPORTS LIKELY TO GROW OVER 12% IN FY25: CLE

The country's leather and footwear exports are expected to grow by over 12% to $5.3 billion in the current financial year on account of healthy demand in key global markets, CLE chairman Rajendra Kumar Jalan has said.

CII seeks reforms in priority sector lending framework

PRIORITY SECTOR LENDING IS AIMED AT ENSURING THAT KEY SECTORS CRUCIAL TO DEVELOPMENT GET ADEQUATE FINANCIAL SUPPORT

FPIs PULL OUT EQUITIES WORTH ₹976 CR LAST WEEK

After two weeks of buying, FPIs turned net sellers in Indian equities in the week ending December 20, with a net withdrawal of ₹976 crore amid a strengthening US dollar and steady rise in US 10-year bond yields, impacting investor sentiment.

Front-running case: Sebi bans 9 entities from mkt

Markets regulator Sebi has uncovered a front-running scheme involving PNB MetLife India Insurance Company equity dealer Sachin Bakul Dagli and eight other entities, who generated illegal gains of ₹21.16 crore.

Govt to infuse ₹500 cr in IFCI for financial revival

The funding will further increase govt holding in the firm from existing 71.72%

STAMPEDES IN NIGERIA KILL 32 IN CHRISTMAS GIFT RUSH

Nigerian police on Sunday raised the death toll to 32 from two stampedes outside centres distributing food to the poor.

38 killed in bus accident in southeastern Brazil

At least 38 people were killed in a bus crash in southeastern Brazil on Saturday, officials said, in what President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called a \"terrible tragedy.\"

Israeli strikes kill at least 28 Palestinians in central Gaza

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes overnight and early on Sunday killed at least 28 Palestinians, including at one family's home and at a school building the military said was used by Hamas.

What Trump's move to wade into spending fight signals for next 4 years

After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal in the early hours of Saturday, narrowly averting a pre-Christmas government shutdown.

PUTIN VOWS 'DESTRUCTION' ON UKRAINE AFTER KAZAN DRONE ATTACK

Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Sunday, vowed to bring more \"destruction\" to Ukraine in retaliation for a drone attack on the central Russian city of Kazan a day earlier.

German authorities warned of market attack suspect last year

The suspect was, on Saturday evening, brought before a judge, who behind closed doors ordered that he be kept in custody pending a possible indictment

15 tableaux from states selected for Republic Day parade

Tableaux from 15 states and Union territories have been selected to take part in the Republic Day parade, India's biggest ceremonial function, on January 26, 2025, government officials aware of the matter said on Saturday.

Navy chief holds talks to bolster safety measures

A day after he returned from an official visit to Indonesia, chief of naval staff Admiral Dinesh Tripathi flew down to Mumbai on Friday to review safety procedures in the aftermath of the collision between an undertrial special operations Rhib (rigid-hull inflatable boat) and an overloaded tourist ferry at Mumbai harbour on December 18 in which 15 people lost their lives.

Toll in Mohali building collapse increases to 2

The toll in the Mohali building collapse climbed to two with the body of a 29-year-old man recovered from under the rubble on Sunday, even as a preliminary probe suggested that digging in an adjacent plot led to the incident.

Foreign policy experts must listen to the street

In his address at the launch of India's World—a magazine focused on India's foreign policy—on December 15, external affairs minister S Jaishankar made an unconventional argument.

Need to make India's roads accident-free

The tragic incident in Bengaluru, where a container truck lost balance and fell atop a car (a brand that is arguably the safest in the world), crushing it and killing its occupants, highlights three reasons why India has among the most unsafe roads in the world.

Path to a simple and rational GST

Indirect tax regime needs to be rejigged and an honest debate on fiscal federalism and the politics and economics of welfare is essential

Disrupting the House, betraying voters' trust

Washout of the winter session is a reflection of the decline in standards in Parliament

What the Pelicot rape case says about society

There is something about a woman unafraid. A woman uninterrupted. A woman unperturbed by what she can lose. Mostly, it's a woman who has nothing left to lose. Or so she thinks.

Court summons Rahul Gandhi for comments on Economic Survey

A Bareilly court has summoned Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on January 7 for his remarks related to the Economic Survey during the Lok Sabha polls.

Income tax dept serves notice to PDP leader, seek books of accounts

The income tax department has served a notice to senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and Jammu & Kashmir MLA Waheed Para to submit his books of accounts, officials said on Sunday.

Western Ghats lost 58 sqkm forest cover in 10 years, reveals State of Forest report

REPORT PROVIDES INFO ABOUT THE FOREST COVER IN WESTERN GHATS ECO-SENSITIVE AREA

Shah hits out at Left parties for Tripura's 'backwardness'

Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday hit out at Left parties for turning Tripura into a \"backward\" state during their 35-year rule and said it could witness progress only after the BJP assumed power in 2018.