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A tense US election season coming to an end

While the closing messages from the Donald Trump camp were vitriolic, Kamala Harris was more composed




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Pitfalls of Congress playing the caste card

The Congress’ caste politics will only help the BJP, particularly at the national level




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How discoms have spurred renewables

Long term power purchase agreements have de-risked investments by private developers in renewables. But discoms need to invest in storage now




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US elections and economic ties with China

Tariff threat. Trump, if elected, has threatened to impose harsher tariffs on China. But that may hurt the US more




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Copper’s role in India’s solar, wind energy plans

For every tonne of copper used in renewable energy systems, carbon emissions are reduced by 100 to 7,500 tonnes over the system’s lifecycle




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Corporate ‘assurance’ on sustainability needed

Sustainability-assured statements ensure risks not captured by financial statements are properly disclosed and evaluated




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Trump’s political comeback — a historical take

There have been spectacular comebacks in history the world over, but for now, Donald Trump carries the day




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When hobbies can be all-consuming

There must be lots of other top-class minds who were devoted to their hobbies but who never let them distract them as completely as Bibek Debroy did



  • From the Viewsroom

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COP29 priorities

Baku meet will focus on climate finance framework




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MSMEs will need to manage commodity price risk

Monitoring spot and future prices, hedging, and greater adoption of digital transactions will help them pare the risk




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Wedding.con Review

Wedding.con is a watchable show, if only to caution people about the latest scams, notes Deepa Gahlot.




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An Air Commodore Reviews Fighter

Bullets fly, the noise becomes unbearable and the plot finally ends with the hero doing an unbelievable leap on to the ski of the helicopter aka Schwarzenegger, flown by our pretty heroine. UFF UFF! Squirming in my seat, I ponder over what I have been through, sighs Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd).




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Scoop: Was Prince Andrew Really Guilty?

Scoop seems like they conclude he is but Vaihayasi Pande Daniel recommends that you watch the film to find out for yourselves.




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Bad Cop Review

Bad Cop is not unwatchable. For older viewers, there may even be some comfort in the familiar, notes Deepa Gahlot.




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Commander Karan Saxena Review

The first two episodes of Commander Karan Saxena have nothing to offer, except for Gurmeet's muscles and shirtless torso, observes Namrata Thakker.




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The Perfect Couple Review

The Perfect Couple has suspense, humour, romance and gorgeous visuals.




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Punjab announces free insurance for mid-day meal cooks, helpers




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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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China, Russia must fight U.S. 'containment': security chief




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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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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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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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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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Odisha’s panchayats witness spate of no-confidence motions after BJP’s victory in State

The trend signals a shift in the grassroots power dynamics across the State with BJP venturing to claim even more of the BJD’s political territory




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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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Lokayukta police conduct raids across the State, book 8 officials




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UAS-B’s Krishi Mela on theme ‘climate-smart digital farming’ to feature drones for coconut-plucking, AI-based farm machinery

The Krishi Mela will be held on the GKVK campus of UAS-B from November 14 to 17




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AUT calls for regulation of self-financing colleges in T.N.

Association wants a fee fixation committee to regulate fees of self-financing courses in private colleges




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FICCI FLO to upskill college students




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BJP leaders slam Congress, accuse it of delivering false promises to garner votes

Former Union Minister Anurag Thakur takes a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi




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Haryana — social dynamics, electoral outcomes

The recent Assembly polls are an example of how changing social dynamics impact the election result




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Delhi BJP leaders meet L-G, seek probe into ‘graft’ by discoms




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Cost of commotion: each MCD House session comes with a ₹3 lakh tab




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College textbooks have no mention of freedom fighters from T.N., says Governor Ravi




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Delhi HC pulls up govt. for not complying with its order on shifting Asha Kiran shelter home inmates




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Forensic report confirms presence of cocaine residue in NDPS case




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Study to predict fog conditions around Bengaluru airport achieves 75% success

JNCASR and BIAL are looking for a partner who can provide data to all stakeholders on a regular basis