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Without Bumrah, series would've been one-sided

Aussie pace great McGrath lauds India spearhead who has been a one-man force with 30 wickets in the four Test matches yet

Carlsen shares World Blitz title with Nepomniachtchi

World No.1 sealed pact with Russian after 7 games in the final to share a global title for the first time

Teen golfer Avani set for LET with a new mindset

Avani Prashanth, among India's most promising young golfers, sat down with her coach after the LPGA qualifying series in the USA, where things slid drastically despite her coming in feeling upbeat about her game.

Slow Sales Cloud $500-Bn Goal for Local Electronics

India's cooling consumer electronics market has put a question mark on its lofty aim to achieve annual revenue of $500 billion from electronics manufacturing.

Commercial LPG, ATF prices cut for first time in 6 months

In a New Year gift to the people, government-owned oil marketing companies (OMC) reduced prices of commercial cooking gas for the first time in six months on Wednesday with immediate effect.

Air India Plans To Expand In 2025, Says CEO Campbell Wilson

Air India's chief executive officer Campbell Wilson in an internal mail on Wednesday announced that the airline has expansion plans in 2025 and that it is set to grow remarkably in the years to come.

Rupee fall exacts a quiet toll on FPI investments

The steady slide of the rupee against the dollar has significantly hit the dollar returns of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in India, despite the local currency being among global currencies least affected by a stronger greenback.

Carmakers Ride to Record Domestic Sales in 2024

Indian passenger vehicles market registered record wholesales of 4.3 million units in 2024, with companies such as market leader Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, and Kia posting their best-ever annual domestic sales.

GST collections rise 7.3% to ₹1.77 lakh crore in Dec

Growth slows to a single digit as Q2 GDP expands at a seven-quarter low

PAKISTAN: OVER 300 BOOKED AFTER UNREST IN KARACHI

\"It Ends With Us\" director Justin Baldoni sued The New York Times for libel on Tuesday over its story on allegations that he sexually harassed and sought to smear the reputation of the film's star, Blake Lively.

Truck attack in New Orleans kills 10; FBI probing terrorism angle

The driver, who swerved around barricades, fired at cops and struck them from the vehicle after it finally crashed, eyewitnesses said

Pakistan: Over 300 Booked After Unrest in Karachi

Over 300 people have been booked after clashes between protesters and police at Karachi's Numaish Chowrangi as the protest turned violent on Tuesday, ARY News reported.

S Korea to Send Jeju Air Crash Black Box to US

South Korean investigators probing a Jeju Air crash which killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil said on Wednesday they will send one of the retrieved black boxes to the United States for analysis.

Trump Urges GOP to Counter Senate Dems' Delay Tactics

US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Senate Democrats of attempting to delay the confirmation process of Republican nominees, urging his party to be \"smart\" and \"tough\" in countering their efforts.

Israeli New Year strike kills 15 people in Gaza

Gaza's civil defence agency said on Wednesday that an Israeli air strike in the territory's north killed at least 15 people, marking what the rescuers called the New Year's first deadly attack.

Russia Halts Its Gas Exports to Europe

Russian gas exports via Soviet-era pipelines running through Ukraine came to a halt on New Year's Day, marking the end of decades of Moscow's dominance over Europe's energy markets.

The unsettled debate about Covid origins

On December 31, 2019, a notice about an unusual pneumonia cluster in Wuhan, China made its way to the WHO's disease surveillance system.

The Many Wars Suggest Collapse of Moral Values

Last year was a violent year, and the new year threatens to be worse.

In Manipur, the search for peace

Chief minister Biren Singh's apology offers an opening for dialogue, ending the ethnic conflict

Niti Aayog's decade as an ideas platform

New challenges await the country's premier policy think tank

On climate, India can tap Trump's transactionalism

The West thinks it has been doing too much for the climate. The poor nations aren't moved. The new leader of the West, Trump, rejects pious posturing; he operates like a sharp trader. How does India intend to negotiate with him?

Hotel Gen Manager Killed in Brawl With Cops in HP

The general manager of a hotel was killed and another staff sustained grievous injuries in a brawl involving two policemen at Banikhet near Dalhousie in Himachal Pradesh, a senior police officer said on Wednesday, adding that the accused police constables have been suspended from duty and arrested for murder.

Will not go against India: B'desh army

Bangladesh is dependent in many ways on India, an \"important neighbour\", and will not do anything that goes against New Delhi's strategic interests, Bangladesh Army chief Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman has said against the backdrop of strained ties between the two countries.

2025 to be 'year of reforms': Defence ministry in outlook

The setting up of integrated theatre commands for the best use of the military's resources to fight future wars, new domains such as cyber and space, and simpler weapons buying procedures will be in sharp focus this year, with the defence ministry declaring 2025 as the \"year of reforms\" aimed at modernising the armed forces to tackle new challenges.

MHA Amends Rules in Model Prison Manual

The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has amended the model prison manual to address the issue of caste-based discrimination among inmates, officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday.

285 Drones Shot Down Along India-Pakistan Border Last Year

At least 285 drones carrying drugs and arms into India were shot down and recovered by the Border Security Force (BSF) at the India-Pakistan border last year, officials said on Wednesday.

Toddler Falls Off Scooter, Run Over By Tempo

A two-year-old girl died on Wednesday after she and her parents fell off their scooter on a road undergoing repairs and were run over by a tempo.

Two Die While Trying To Save Manual Scavenger

The driver and cleaner of a sewage suction vehicle died on Monday after they allegedly entered a manhole without any safety gear in a bid to save a worker who was tasked with cleaning the sewer line.

Court sentences 8 Pak men to 20 years in jail

A special Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act court on Wednesday sentenced eight Pakistani nationals to 20 years of imprisonment after finding them guilty of possessing and transporting 232 kg Heroin in 2015.

Hoarding collapse: Khan used 50 SIMs, many mobiles to evade arrest

Arshad Khan, the purported business partner of the wife of suspended additional director-general of police, Quaiser Khalid, used over 50 SIM cards and multiple mobile handsets to evade arrest in the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse case for nearly seven months, said police.