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MANCHESTER CITY SEEK CHAMPIONS LEAGUE COMFORT

Manchester City's malaise leaves the English champions in the unusual position of fretting over qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League ahead of a tricky trip to Italian giants Juventus.

Paris star Manu looks to ease back in action at shooting Natls

NEW DELHI: India's Paris Olympics medallists will be back in action at the Senior National Shooting Championships starting on Wednesday.

Ministry, SAI to introduce franchise national leagues

NEW DELHI: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Sports Ministry and Sports Authority of India (SAI) have decided to organise franchise-based professional national leagues in several key sports disciplines at the grassroots and developmental levels.

Restoring inflation-growth balance key task for new guv

Restoring the growth-inflation balance will be the most important task ahead for the new Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra as he takes charge on Wednesday, said the outgoing Governor Shaktikanta Das.

INDIGO TO RAMP UP BIZ CLASS TO 45 AIRCRAFT BY 2026

NEW DELHI: Buoyed by an enthusiastic response, India's largest air carrier IndiGo plans to expand its business-class product IndiGoStretch to about 45 aircraft by 2026, from two planes currently.

Policy tweaks slow electric 2-wheeler subsidy claims

NEW DELHI: The number of electric two-wheelers for which buyers claimed subsidies has dropped to a three-year low this fiscal, as automakers skipped the benefits following stringent rules and frequent changes in criteria.

India defends fishers, proposes per capita subsidy model

INDIAN FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SECTOR PROVIDES LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT TO 28 MN FISHERS

Amazon to begin 15-min deliveries trial in B'luru

NEW DELHI: Amazon is taking the fight to India's quick commerce startups.

Tata Trusts resolute on SP Group share transfer

Stand on Shapoorji Pallonji's Tata Sons shares scotches harmony speculation

BRAZIL'S PREZ 'STABLE' AFTER EMERGENCY BRAIN SURGERY

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was in \"stable\" condition after emergency surgery for an \"intracranial haemorrhage\" and should leave hospital next week, his doctors said on Tuesday.

Military court indicts ex-Pak intel chief for misusing his authority

A retired Pakistani army general who served as the spy chief in the government of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been indicted by a military court over charges of indulging in politics, violating the Official Secrets Act and misusing his authority, the military said on Tuesday.

Israel carries out a wave of airstrikes across Syria

DAMASCUS: Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said on Tuesday.

Hounded for hawkish security policies: Israeli PM at graft trial

He is testifying at the same time Israel is engaged in a war in Gaza and facing new threats posed by regional turmoil, including in Syria

Trump nominates Indian-American to justice dept job

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Harmeet Dhillon, a Republican leader and lawyer from California who backed the farmers' protests in 2020 and slammed India for allegedly plotting assassinations of Sikhs in North America more recently, as the assistant attorney general in charge of civil rights in the Department of Justice.

What the Biden years meant for New Delhi

PM Modi showed grace in visiting Delaware and thanking Joe Biden. It isn't Indian culture to discredit friends when they are down and out

New RBI guv must keep macro picture in sight

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is one of India's most illustrious institutions. It is entrusted with maintaining order and stability in the Indian economy, especially in managing the government's debt, foreign exchange markets and the domestic financial sector.

Why checklists matter for efficiency and planning

Donald Trump, never one to shy away from spectacle, recently announced that billionaire businessman Elon Musk and entrepreneur-politician Vivek Ramaswamy will helm a department of government efficiency (DOGE) to cut wasteful government expenditure.

Missing wood for trees in the population debate

Recent statements by public figures encouraging Indian families, particularly women, to have three children once again overlook the real success of India's population policies and have reignited misguided debates on women's autonomy.

Stalwart who shaped Bengaluru

BENGALURU: Former external affairs minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna, who rose through Karnataka politics to take national centre stage and helped transform Bengaluru into a global information technology hub, died after prolonged illness on Tuesday morning.

Mending Delhi's ties with Dhaka

Bangladesh needs to be responsive to India's sensitivities on the minority question

Farmers to resume march on Sat

Punjab farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Tuesday said the protesting farmers will resume their foot march to Delhi on December 14 as there has been no invitation from the central government for holding a dialogue.

Blood-stage vaccine for malaria shows promise in trials: Report

NEW DELHI: A novel malaria vaccine candidate that works at the blood stage appears safe and highly immunogenic in African children and shows promising efficacy against malaria when given in a delayed third dose regimen, according to the findings of a phase 2b clinical trial published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on Tuesday.

SC to rule on property rights of Hindu women

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has decided to untangle the labyrinthine interpretations of property rights granted to Hindu women under Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, potentially marking a landmark in a saga spanning six decades.

Portions of old mosque demolished in Fatehpur

KANPUR: Authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district on Tuesday demolished a significant chunk of a 185-year-old mosque that officials alleged was illegally constructed and obstructing a road-widening project.

'Dhankhar acted in partisan manner': 60 MPs sign notice

NEW DELHI: Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar's term is rife with instances where he \"acted in a manner that is explicitly partisan and unfair towards members belonging to the Opposition\", around 60 Opposition MPs alleged in a notice they submitted seeking his removal.

Mamata finds support amid rift in Oppn bloc

PATNA: Two key constituents of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) backed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday to head the Opposition coalition, adding to the growing call for a shake-up within the bloc that did well in the Lok Sabha polls but has flagged since.

HC RELIEF FOR 2 LAW STUDENTS WITH SCANT ATTENDANCE

The Bombay high court on Monday granted interim relief to two final-year law students from deduction of their internal assessment marks due to low attendance.

Court allows monetisation of Choksi's assets worth ₹2,565 cr

Proceeds from sale of properties must be turned into fixed deposits: Spl court

MHADA plans to enter rental housing sector

For the first time in the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority's (MHADA's) 47-year-old existence, the housing body will foray into diverse housing solutions like rental housing, student accommodation, working women's hostels, shared units, studio apartments, industrial housing, and old age homes.

Court rejects Muslim org claim over Durgadi Fort

THANE: After a 49-year legal battle, the Kalyan civil court on Tuesday ruled that the disputed Durgadi Fort was the property of the state government, rejecting the claim of the Majlis-e-Mushayara on it.