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Markets rebound amid buying in telecom stocks

Encouraging local inflation data creates headroom for rate cut by RBI in February

Israeli strike kills 66 Palestinians in Gaza

CAIRO: An Israeli strike killed at least 30 Palestinians and wounded 50 others who were sheltering in a post office in central Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll on Thursday in the enclave to 66.

UnitedHealthcare CEO killing suspect not a client: Police

NEW YORK: The man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was not a client of the medical insurer and may have targeted it because of its size and influence, a senior police official said on Thursday.

Blinken, in Turkey, urges to contain ISIS in Syria

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan discussed on Friday the need for continued efforts to counter any resurgence of Islamic State in Syria following the fall of Bashar-al Assad.

South Korean president's 2nd impeachment vote on edge

'What the lawmakers must protect is neither Yoon nor the ruling People Power Party but the lives of the people wailing out in the freezing streets,' leader of The Democratic Party said

Toying with words, hearts

In April 1947, while speaking to a creative-writing class at the University of Mississippi, American novelist William Faulkner, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949, described his contemporary Ernest Hemingway in these words: \"He has never been known to use a word that might cause the reader to check with a dictionary to see if it is properly used.\"

Ratan Tata: In a class Of his Own

While Thomas Mathew's admiration for his subject is evident, Ratan Tata: A Life also explores the challenges that the Tata Group faced

SC junks Bandra plot allotment, calls out ex-CMs' interventions

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the 2008 allotment of a premium plot of land in Mumbai's Bandra to a cooperative housing society, terming the process riddled with \"nepotism and favouritism\" and criticising the role of then chief ministers for repeatedly intervening to ensure the society received the land despite glaring violations of rules and norms.

WOMAN SHOT DEAD IN HER SLEEP AT KATIHAR

A 45-year-old woman was shot dead in her sleep in Bihar's Katihar district on Thursday night, police said.

Raj govt drafts policy banning construction activities in hills

After the Rajasthan high court banned rampant construction in the Aravallis, the state government has prepared a new Hill policy which proposes stricter monitoring and a ban on construction activity on some hills.

Govt aims to double state's GSDP in next five years, says CM

Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday said the state has set a target to double its Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) in the next five years.

Behind Iran's restraint in West Asia conflict

On November 27, a 60-day ceasefire deal between Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel, brokered by the United States (US) and supported by France, came into effect.

A coming of age for Indian chess

D Gukesh's rise as the youngest world champion is a tale with two pieces — one of individual and family sacrifice, and the other of legend Viswanathan Anand's payback to Indian sport

Burning green: Health costs Of landscape fires

The cascading effects of forest fires and stubble burning on human health and environment are severe

Uniquely Indian traits that produce civic indifference

I often wish Richard Sennett, that great and inspiring writer on cities and civic life in the western world, had a chance to live in Bengaluru for a couple of months.

Police raiding teams attacked in East Champaran and Bhojpur, 6 cops hurt

Police raiding teams were once again attacked at two separate places in Bihar in past 12 hours, police said.

Inflated voter list? 4 million 'mystery voters' show up on Maha electoral rolls

Even as the uproar over EVMs by the opposition continues, data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) reveals that at least 4 million voters on the electoral rolls, frozen ahead of the recent assembly elections, are excessive.

DRDO: New light tank test-fired successfully with accurate results

NEW DELHI: India's new light tank Zorawar, designed for rapid deployment and high mobility in the mountains, has achieved a \"major milestone\" by firing several rounds at different ranges at an altitude of more than 4,200 metres, with accurate results, the defence ministry said on Thursday.

STEEL CUTTING IN TN MARKS START OF FLEET SUPPORT SHIPS FOR NAVY

NEW DELHI: A \"steel cutting\" ceremony at the L&T yard in Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu, marked the beginning of production of the second of the five fleet support ships (FFSs) ordered for the Indian Navy last year to boost its capabilities to replenish warships at sea, the navy said on Thursday.

Hill stations record rare early snowfall

Shimla in Himachal Pradesh recorded the season's first snowfall on December 9, the earliest the hill town has received snow in the last 12 years.

HC grants interim bail to Allu Arjun in stampede case

Telangana high court granted interim bail to Telugu actor Allu Arjun on Friday after he was arrested by the city police and sent to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the death of a woman during the premiere of his latest movie \"Pushpa 2: The Rule\", official sources said.

Top court quashes plea to reclaim land gifted 70 years ago

In a case that brought to life several forgotten aspects of the country's legal and sociopolitical history, the Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed a claim to take back a piece of land gifted 70 years ago on grounds of non-compliance with an unusual condition: lifelong, unpaid service.

Modi inaugurates 167 key infra projects ahead of Maha Kumbh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday termed the Maha Kumbh 2025 a \"mahayagya of unity\" which would take the country's cultural and spiritual identity to new heights.

Engage with farmers, ensure Dallewal's well-being, directs SC

The Supreme Court on Friday directed a court-appointed high-powered panel to engage with protesting farmers to persuade them to temporarily suspend their agitation or relocate it from highways along the Punjab-Haryana border, while ensuring that the well-being of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fast-unto-death entered its 18th day, remains a top priority.

Govt, HAL sign ₹13.5K-cr deal for 12 Su-30 jets

THE IAF OPERATES A FLEET OF 260 SU-30S, AND THE 12 FIGHTERS HAVE BEEN CONTRACTED TO MAKE UP FOR PLANES LOST IN ACCIDENTS

Logjam over, Patna Univ opens

DEADLOCK HAD DERAILED THE EXAMINATIONS AND STOPPED ALL ACTIVITIES FOR OVER A WEEK

KANKALI TEMPLE PRIEST SHOT AT IN SITAMARHI BY UNKNOWN MEN

DARBHANGA: A priest of the famous Kankali Temple in Darbhanga was shot at by unidentified assailants on late Thursday evening near Pupri in Bihar's Sitamarhi district, police said.

BIHAR, SANKARA EYE FOUNDATION IN MOU FOR HOSP

The Bihar government on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Coimbatore-based entity for the construction of a super speciality eye hospital here.

Bihar DGP cracks whip: Show off your weapon, land in jail

\"UNWANTED DISPLAY OF WEAPONS IN PUBLIC\" WILL NO LONGER BE TOLERATED

Tej Pratap keen to contest from Mahua, puts RJD in a tight spot

RJD chief Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav has put his party in a tight spot by showing his keenness to represent Mahua assembly seat in the coming poll.