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January 26, 2023

Snide Pompeo remark on Sushma rapped

EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday took offence to former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s condescending remarks about his predecessor Sushma Swaraj, in his book titled Never Give an inch: Fighting for the America I love. Pompeo said he never considered Swaraj as an “important political player”, while describing her as a “goofball’’ and “heartland political hack’’.

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Police officer says 26 of 65 patrolling points in eastern Ladakh inaccessible

THE Indian presence at 26 Patrolling Points (PPs) close to the Line of Actual Control with China in eastern Ladakh has been lost, according to a research paper of a senior police officer of the Union Territory.

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50 cars among assets worth ₹77 crore being attached by ED in Delhi excise scam

THE Enforcement Directorate has identified to freeze assets worth about ₹77 crore, including residences, restaurant and 50 cars, belonging to five persons accused of laundering in the Delhi excise policy scam.

1 min

Jamia to Jadavpur, sparks fly over BBC docuseries

Jamia Milia Islamia thwarts students’ bid to show the film; Bengal univs plan screening

1 min

AK Antony's son quits Cong citing BBC bias against India'

SENIOR Congress leader AK Antony’s son Anil K Antony quit the party citing pressure to retract a tweet in which he slammed the BBC over the documentary on the Gujarat riots.

1 min

Biggest Padmas to Mulayam, Zakir Hussain

TOP HONOURS

1 min

Kejriwal harps on 'boycott China'

CM says India’s trade with Beijing increased by 50% despite Chinese aggression along LAC

2 mins

First, they snatch phone, then want ₹2k

STEALING STYLE

1 min

Start from scratch: MCD to redo mayoral poll procedure

THE second adjournment of the MCD House has thrown officials under the buzz. The procedure of calling another meeting will have to be started from the scratch, said officials.

1 min

City records season's best air quality, cloudy skies, moderate fog expected

NEW DELHI: The national capital logged the season’s best air quality on Wednesday, with favourable wind speed dispersing pollutants.

1 min

Govt to connect unauthorised villages with sewer networks

AIMING to connect unauthorised colonies and villages with sewer networks to ensure better sewerage management in the national capital, Delhi government on Wednesday approved a project to connect 29 unauthorised colonies and three villages with sewer line connections.

1 min

Jamia tense amid BBC docu row

Heavy police deployment outside the campus, several protesting students detained

2 mins

Oppn to skip Guv Ravi's R-Day party

Key allies of DMK will boycott the ‘At Home’, alleging governor’s ‘undemocratic’ activities

2 mins

Cong files plaint against BJP, Bommai dismisses charges

THE Opposition Congress on Wednesday filed a complaint against Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, BJP national president JP Nadda, state president and MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, accusing them of trying to bribe voters and conspiring to distribute ₹30,000 crore.

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Unique 13th century Hoysala hero stone found

A first-of-its kind unpublished hero stone inscription and sculpture of the Hoysala period was discovered by a team from the Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK) of Central institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) in Mysuru.

2 mins

IMPORTANCE OF DIALOGUE IN DEMOCRACY

At a time when electoral democracy is ossifying in majoritarian authoritarianism, minorities are reinventing a direct and dialogic democracy

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India, Egypt call for zero tolerance towards terror, discuss trade in rupee

INDIA and Egypt decided on Wednesday to elevate their ties to the level of a strategic partnership, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi resolving to broadbase the bilateral engagement in the areas of defence, security and trade, and calling for “zero tolerance” towards terrorism.

1 min

'Most sectors of economy have recovered from Covid'

Prez lauds govt efforts in her maiden address on eve of R-Day

1 min

CRPF leads gallantry award tally, 4 cops get Kirti Chakra

THE men in Khaki have won four Kirti Chakra and three Shaurya Chakra awards for their conspicuous display of Gallantry.

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Fisherman killed in Sunderbans mangrove overpopulated by tigers

A fisherman on Tuesday was mauled to death by a Royal Bengal Tiger in Sunderbans, the mangrove region which is said to be saturated with big cats. The deceased was attacked on the first day he ventured into the core area of the delta region.

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Nitish Kumar refutes claims by Kushwaha over party getting weak

THE verbal duel between two JD(U) senior leaders — Nitish Kumar and Upendra Kushwaha — reached its crescendo on Wednesday with Kushwaha hitting back again at the former saying that ‘how can I give up without getting my due share in the party that I have been nurturing’.

1 min

Rahul to visit Joshimath next month

Uttarakhand BJP hits out at scheduled trip, says it will expose Congress’ character

2 mins

Sukhu to open day boarding schools for poor in Himachal

HIMACHAL Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that the government has decided to open Rajiv Gandhi Model Day-Boarding Schools in each assembly constituency in a phased manner for providing education to poor children.

1 min

Church long way from addressing abuse: Pope

POPE Francis has shed light on the Catholic Church’s handling of sex abuse allegations against East Timor’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning independence hero, suggesting that he indeed was allowed to retire early rather than face prosecution or punishment.

1 min

US govt sues Google over advertising dominance

THE Justice Department and eight states filed an antitrust suit against Google on Tuesday, seeking to shatter its alleged monopoly on the entire ecosystem of online advertising as a hurtful burden to advertisers, consumers and even the US government.

1 min

Ukraine troops retreat from Donbas town

UKRAINIAN forces have conducted an organised retreat from a town in the eastern region of the Donbas, an official said on Wednesday, in what amounted to a rare but modest battlefield triumph for Russia after a series of setbacks in its invasion that began almost 11 months ago.

1 min

Braverman mulls cut to post-study student visa stay

International students may no longer be allowed to stay on for two years after study

1 min

Sri Lanka prez calls all-party meeting on Tamil issue

SRI Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has convened an all-party meeting on Thursday to continue his efforts on achieving a consensus on the Tamil issue and strengthen national harmony.

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IN U-TURN, U.S. TO SEND ABRAMS TANKS TO UKRAINE

IN what would be a reversal, the Biden administration is poised to approve sending M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, US officials said on Tuesday, as international reluctance to send tanks to the battlefront against the Russians begins to erode.

1 min

Markets fall over 1% on F&O expiry

DOMESTIC stock market fell sharply on Wednesday on monthly derivative expiry day, as foreign institutional investors (FIIs) continue to cut their exposure in local equities.

1 min

Kumar Birla, Jhunjhunwala, Sudha Murthy, Areez Khambatta among Padma awardees

INDUSTRIALIST Kumar Mangalam Birla and stock investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala were among a few names from the world of trade and business to have been conferred on Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian honour.

1 min

Indian Bank net profit rises 102%, NII jumps 25% in third quarter

Q3FY 23 RESULTS

1 min

Google makes changes in Android, Play Store rules

YIELDING to Competition Commission of India (CCI) directives, technology company Google on Thursday announced several changes to its Android and Play Store rules.

1 min

Tata Motors bounces back, posts net profit of ₹2,958 cr for third quarter

HOMEGROWN auto major Tata Motors has bounced back to profitability after reporting consecutive quarterly losses for two years.

1 min

Nine out of 10 traders incur loss in equity F&O

Handful of traders made money, 1% cornered 51% of profits in FY22

1 min

Adani Enterprises FPO garners ₹6,000 crore from anchor investors

ADANI ENTERPRISES has raised ₹5,985 crore from 33 institutional investors by allotting 1.83 crore shares under anchor portion of its ₹20,000 crore follow-on public offer (FPO).

1 min

Women's cricket joins golden league

BCCI fetches ₹4669.99 cr for 5 teams, which will be based out of Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru & Lucknow

2 mins

TN trio hits half-centuries to help team post 324

THREE CHEERS

2 mins

FITTING FINAL FINALE FOR SANIA

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

3 mins

Nice Dutch: Family members spread love

AS the video referral confirmed Netherlands’ 2-0 lead over South Korea in the quarterfinals of the World Cup on Wednesday, one tiny section of the Kalinga stadium was dancing.

2 mins

A sprightly, entertaining comeback from SRK

HE is an old trouper living off the grid. He’s been out of action for a couple of years. He comes shrouded in fanfare and intrigue. When people talk about him, in high circles, they get “uncomfortable”.

3 mins

A REVOLUTIONARY ACT

Theatre practitioner and director Shilpi Marwaha talks about putting the spotlight on stories of India's young revolutionaries through a stage reconstruction of Piyush Mishra's Gagan Damama Bajyo

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