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India breach Kudo wall to beat Japan, face China in final

His wards have been in control through their campaign, but India women's hockey team chief coach Harendra Singh had cautioned the players that Tuesday's Asian Champions Trophy semi-final against Japan won't be a cakewalk, despite the 3-0 win over them on Sunday.

In search of the right captain

Hunt for captain may decide the highest price tag as half the teams are yet to name their captain for IPL

Nadal loses to Botic in likely final match

Rafael Nadal bit his lower lip and his eyes scanned the stands as he stood alongside his Davis Cup teammates for Spain's national anthem Tuesday before what he - and everyone - knew might be the last match of his career, a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands.

Gvardiol helps Croatia enter quarters

Josko Gvardiol continued his scoring streak to earn Croatia a 1-1 home draw with Portugal on Monday that allowed them to squeak into the Nations League quarter-finals. Portugal had already sealed top spot in Group Al.

Struggling Shafali dropped from ODI series in Australia

Top-order batter Shafali Verma was on Tuesday dropped from India's 16-member women's team for the three-match ODI series in Australia in December after a string of poor performances in the past one year.

Hoping to end a 53-year wait

India have played 15 series of five-or-more Tests and the only win came against the West Indies in 1971

Rahul, Padikkal set to figure in India's top order

From all indications during India's first training session at the Optus Stadium, venue for the first Test in Perth starting on Friday, KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal seem front-runners to fill in the hole left by the unavailability of Rohit Sharma (paternity leave) and Shubman Gill (injured) in the top-order.

Food or cosmetic? SC to answer query over coconut oil

A tiny bottle of coconut oil-would you use it to cook up a meal, or to nourish your hair?

100 tourist spots to get a facelift in five-year plan

Hiring global experts, focused plans for selected destinations at a later stage

Top banks scramble for PSU refinery's loan deal

India's top lenders are falling over each other to finance a ₹39,000 crore refinery being set up by Chennai Petroleum Corp. and Indian Oil Corp. in Tamil Nadu, in one of the largest corporate loan deals in recent times.

META TO APPEAL CCI RULING ON WHATSAPP PRIVACY POLICY

Social media major Meta will appeal against the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) order which held that WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy update was anticompetitive.

Adani sets $2 billion for convention centre in Mumbai

The Adani group is planning to spend around $2 billion to build Mumbai's largest international convention centre (ICC) near the international airport that it operates, two people aware of the matter said.

Won't take coercive action against Chanda Kochhar: SFIO tells HC

The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that it would not take coercive action against Chanda Kochhar, former managing director and chief executive officer of ICICI Bank, in the loan fraud case.

AT LEAST 8 SOLDIERS, 9 MILITANTS DEAD IN PAKISTAN CLASH

Eight soldiers were killed in northwest Pakistan, while seven policemen were briefly kidnapped in separate attacks, police and intelligence officials told AFP, on Tuesday.

G20 leaders face criticism at COP29 over fossil fuel stance

G20 leaders whose countries account for 80% of global emissions and 85% of the world's GDP attracted flak on Tuesday from observers at the COP29 climate conference in Baku after their communique, \"G20 Rio de Janeiro Leaders' Declaration\", failed to commit to transitioning away from fossil fuels.

Israel-Hezb ollah War: US steps up efforts to clinch ceasefire deal

One of Joe Biden's top Middle East envoys travelled to Beirut on Tuesday, as the US steps up efforts to clinch a cease-fire between Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel.

Will NCQG bridge the climate finance gap?

\"Show me the money.\" That immortal line from Jerry Maguire may well decide whether or not the COP29 climate talks at Baku, Azerbaijan, arrive at the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG).

Senators demand info on probe into Gaetz

Key senators in both parties are demanding more information on a closely-held House sexual misconduct probe into former Representative Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be US Attorney General.

PRESIDENT PUTIN EXPANDS RULES ON RUSSIA'S NUCLEAR USE

Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday, signed a decree broadening the scope of when Moscow can use nuclear weapons in a clear message to the West and Ukraine.

After US nod, Ukraine strikes Russia with long-range missiles

The 1,000-day mark has magnified scrutiny of how the Ukraine-Russia war is unfolding and how it might eventually end

Mandate for an inclusive nation

Sri Lanka parliament poll results suggest the possibility of a breakthrough in ethnic ties

Shift in ground in the Indian labour market

India's unemployment rate has been falling for a long time now.

Urban Voters need to overcome poll apathy

The Maharashtra assembly elections will once again face an acid test in terms of the urban-voter-turnout jinx in the state.

Tapping the potential of India's creative economy

TO INDIA'S CREATORS, THE CALL TO ACTION IS SIMPLE YET PROFOUND: EMBRACE CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGEN CE, 5G, & VIRTUAL PRODUCTION

Work-visa focus in FTA talks doesn't help India

Instead, the Centre must push for concessions in goods and services trade as well as in investment frameworks

'GOVT BOUND TO SEEK SALEM'S RELEASE AFTER 25 YEARS IN PRISON'

The central government is bound to request the President to release gangster and 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Abu Salem Abdul Qayyum Ansari, currently lodged in Nashik jail, after he completes 25 years of imprisonment, prison authorities informed the special TADA court on Tuesday.

CONGRESS LEADER RAISES LAND ISSUE IN HRY ASSEMBLY

Congress leader Ashok Arora raised the issue of Punjab leaders opposing Haryana's move to set up an additional Vidhan Sabha complex in Chandigarh during the last sitting of the assembly's winter session on Tuesday, describing it as \"unfortunate\".

Rajnath calls on IAF to ensure efficient 'capability building'

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday asked the Indian Air Force brass to explore ways to make the process of capability and capacity building of the force \"more effective and efficient\" in keeping with the country's aims and aspirations.

Devise plan on spaces for childcare, says SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to come out with an action plan to provide separate, exclusive space in public spaces and buildings for mothers to feed and take care of children, finding that no law, rule, or notification has been issued by the government till date to protect the privacy and dignity of nursing mothers.

Cannot deny gig workers' rights under guise of policy decision: SC tells govt

The Supreme Court on Tuesday told the Union government that labour and social security rights for gig workers and app-based service providers cannot be denied under the guise of a \"policy decision\" if a statutory regime provides for such protections.