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PGI Chandigarh makes history with three cervical spine disc replacements




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Tamil Nadu takes on a confident Railways in a high-stakes fixture

Visiting team will be desperate to get a favourable result after three straight draws; host eyes return to winning ways




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Karnataka will look for an outright win against a winless Uttar Pradesh

The visitor has had a rain-marred campaign and is fourth in standings; the home side is coming off a drubbing against Kerala and languishes in sixth




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Under new captain Badoni, Delhi looks to return to winning ways

Host will look to put in a much better show against Jharkhand than it did against Chandigarh last week, where a wretched display led to a nine-wicket defeat




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No time lost: On Donald Trump and the incoming U.S. administration

In calls with world leaders, Donald Trump showed he is true to his own self 




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Debating the ‘healthy longevity initiative’

The divide between the real world and the strategy to be adopted in the healthy longevity initiative is too wide to be ignored




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Stop the free fall: On India-Canada ties

India and Canada must not allow ties to deteriorate further 




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Letters to The Editor — November 13, 2024




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A mixed report card for the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor

Implementation on the northern part of the corridor, which is mostly in West Asia, is going to move slowly until the conflict subsides, while progress is faster on the eastern leg connecting the UAE and Indian ports




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Sri Lanka hires South African consultant coach

Neil McKenzie’s playing career highlights included sharing a 415-run stand with Graeme Smith against Bangladesh in 2008




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BLS International Services Q2 PAT rises 78% to ₹145.7 crore

The company’s revenue from operations increased 21% to ₹495 crore as compared with ₹407.7 crore in the same period last year.




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Shruthi clinches crown in Women’s World Billiards Championship Title

Shruthi arrived at the Landywood Snooker Club as the lowest-ranked of the seven competitors, representing five nations




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Fifty years ago | Israel must learn to live with its Arab neighbours




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Deshwal powers Jaipur Pink Panthers with 19-point performance against Bengaluru Bulls

Arjun Deshwal scored 19 points for the two-time PKL champions, with the second-highest scorer for the Jaipur Pink Panthers being Lucky Sharma




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Mumbai thrash Bengal by 10 wickets, win Senior Women's T20 Trophy

In a one-sided contest played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai shot out Bengal for a meagre 85 in 20 overs and got over the line unscathed to make 86 for no loss in 12.3 overs.




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Sinner beats Fritz again in rematch of U.S. Open final, Medvedev back in contention at ATP Finals

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner has made it two wins in two matches before his home fans at the ATP Finals by beating Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 in a rematch of the U.S. Open final




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Hyundai Motor consolidated Q2 net skids on weak sentiments

Revenue from operations declined by 7.5% to ₹17,260 crore due to Red Sea crisis, while operational and cost efficiencies provided some positive support, the carmaker said in a statement




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SDG goals at risk in nations such as India due to declining health spending: Data

Pre-pandemic gains are eroding. In India, the share of health in the budget dropped below the 2% mark after the pandemic




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COP29 host Azerbaijan hits out at West in defence of oil and gas

Within moments, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres took to the stage to say that doubling down on fossil fuels was an absurd strategy




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The quest for freedom: is the ‘will’ truly free?

Free will, simply defined, is the power to make choices unconstrained by external agencies. However, this definition might be a bit misleading, for human beings are constantly constrained by such outward forces



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Why is Maharashtra poll fray fragmented?

Maharashtra’s traditionally bipolar party system was torn apart during the 2014 Assembly elections when the four major parties contested independently. This division has led to confusion and cynicism within the electorate due to perceived opportunism and erosion of ideological commitments




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25 venues in Thiruvananthapuram for State School Arts Festival

Nearly 15,000 students will participate in 249 competitive events at fete that will be held from January 4 to 8




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Kudamurutti riverbank along Konakarai Road raises a stench




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NHM left over ₹324 crore unspent of the funds it got to fight COVID-19: D’Cunha commission report




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Will demolish all obstacles preventing people from all castes from becoming priests: CM




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Development lenders set $120 billion climate finance goal for poorer countries

The new figure is a more than 60% increase on what the group of 10 multilateral development banks (MDBs) had funnelled to poorer nations last year




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Bhadrachalam temple set to launch new e-services today




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Congress-led alliance conspiring with divisive elements in Muslim communities for electoral gains, alleges BJP

BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad accuses Muslim NGOs of raising support for Congress and its allies in Maharashtra, Jharkhand; says BJP will oppose any efforts to extend OBC, SC quota benefits to Muslims




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Severe turbulence jolts Buenos Aires-Frankfurt Lufthansa flight, 11 injured

The Boeing 747-8 had been carrying 329 passengers and 19 crew members. The turbulence was brief and occurred in an intertropical convergence zone




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India, Bangladesh consider making some land ports operational 24/7

In a meeting on land port infrastructure, the two countries discussed ways to facilitate the movement of Bangladeshi trucks carrying export cargo to Nepal, Bhutan through India




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23rd Visalandhra Visakha Book Festival to begin on November 14




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As UPPSC aspirants protest for 2nd day, U.P. govt. faces flak

Thousands of youth are protesting outside the UPPSC headquarters in Prayagraj against the conduct of Civil Services (preliminary), Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer examination in multiple shifts and against normalisation of score. UPPSC argues when exams are held on multiple days or shifts for a single recruitment notification, the score normalisation process is essential in evaluating the results as the difficulty level of the paper in each shift/day varies.




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CM assures resolution of tribal communities’ pending grievances

Steps will be taken to establish a tribal or adivasi development corporation for collective welfare, says Siddaramaiah




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Mechanic held for assaulting BMTC driver over road rage




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Chronicling a lifetime in service of law




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French Village Food Court dishes out food and games aplenty on ECR




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MLAs chip in to improve the bus stops in Tambaram Corporation

Tambaram MLA S.R. Raja allotted ₹15 lakh under the MLA Constituency Development Scheme for building a concrete bus shelter at Sanatorium on GST Road. Pallavaram MLA E. Karunanidhi allotted funds for building a new concrete bus shelter at Chromepet




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Star hotels, resorts likely to come up near Bhogapuram international airport

A Tata group company seeks allocation of land, another company recently completes a beach resort in Srikakulam




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Jaipur-based South Western Command establishes think tank Gyan Shakti

The think tank aims to create a combined pool of talent of all stakeholders, which would be ideally suited to advise the industry and the government on the way forward




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T.N. announces measures to ensure student safety, prevent incidents of sexual harassment in schools




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When the Centre carried out a drive to ‘cleanse public life’ in Tamil Nadu

Immediately after the Karunanidhi government was dismissed on corruption charges, Governor K.K. Shah convened a meeting of Collectors and police officers to underscore the importance of a “clean, impartial, efficient, upright and just administration”. He said months later that he would restore Tamil Nadu’s image as the best-administered State




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Suryanarkoil Saivite mutt locked as pontiff leaves following public protest




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Nilakanta Sastri’s take on Dravidian-Aryan divide and the claims on the Indus Valley Civilisation

In his lectures at Patna University in 1964, Sastri quotes J. Burrow, Professor of Oxford University, who had suggested that “Vedic speech was influenced not by the Dravidian languages of history as we know them, but by an earlier form, a sort of proto-Dravidian, which has long preceded them as well as Aryan advent into India”




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Taliban appoint ‘Acting Consul’ at the Afghan Consulate General in Mumbai

Ikramuddin Kamil has been appointed as the ‘Acting Consul’ at the Afghan mission in Mumbai, Bakhtar News Agency said.




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CM lays foundation stone for development projects, inaugurates new works in H.D. Kote

Drinking water schemes get emphasis




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Government cites 17 reasons to deny or cancel foreign fund registration of NGOs

The reasons include diversion of foreign funds for carrying out anti-development activities or inciting malicious protests and religious conversions




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Maharashtra Assembly polls: Uddhav’s bag checked by poll authorities for second day; he demands same treatment for PM Modi

In a video, the 64-year-old leader is seen speaking to the election staff at the helipad, asking for their names, postings, and appointment letters. He asked them, “How many people have you searched so far?” When they said that he was the first, Mr. Thackeray asked, “Why am I always the first customer?”




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Remembering Suryakumari, the woman who immortalised ‘Ma Telugu Thalli ki’ with her voice

The neice of Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu brought much popularity to the song written by Sankarambadi Sundarachari




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Bomb threat to hotel in Erode




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Lokayukta police conduct raids across the State, book 8 officials