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Siddhant Banthia sails past Siddharth Vishwakarma in ITF men’s tennis tournament

Siddhant Banthia broke serve dropping one point, and served out at love in the next game, to gain a stranglehold over the proceedings. He ran up a 5-1 lead in the second set before closing it out without any trouble




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India's middle class tightens its belt, squeezed by food inflation

Slowing urban spending over the past three to four months has not only hurt the earnings of largest consumer goods firms




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SoftBank swings to profit of $7.7 billion for September quarter on back of strong listings

Vision Funds (SVF1 and SVF2) sold investments totalling $1.85 billion for the six-month period ended September 30




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IL&FS debt resolution: NCLAT sets March 2025 deadline to lift moratorium on IL&FS entities

Some of the lenders had sought the tribunal’s approval to start proceedings under IBC for recovering dues from the 58 IL&FS entities




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Allison Transmission to double Chennai facility with $100 mn+ investment amid rising global demand

The expansion aims to double the facility’s size, creating 167 new jobs, and enhance production capacity for automatic transmissions in response to growing global demand




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Death of woman after delivery at private hospital in Dharmapuri sparks row; RDO holds inquiry




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Daylight assault on doctor inside Chennai hospital leaves medical fraternity in shock

The attacker, Vignesh, was reportedly frustrated over the treatment given to his mother, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in an advanced stage




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Residents raise concerns over water quality and odour from Vellalore dump yard




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29th IFFK: organising committee formed




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Indian gaming sector urged to embrace diversity beyond performative actions

‘Inclusion of female and LGBTQIA+ characters remains limited, underscoring a lack of representation’




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KSRTC invites EoI to ready commercial complex at Ernakulam depot




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U.T. seeks Centre’s nod to implement Smart Meter Project with post-paid plan option

There is stiff resistance from various quarters for the pre-paid Smart Meter Project. It will be difficult to introduce the prepaid functionality at the beginning stages of the implementation, says Minister for Home A. Namassivayam in his memorandum submitted to Union Minister for Power Manohar Lal Khattar




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BJP leaders to live with people living alongside Musi river




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Gokaldas Exports posts 19% growth in Q2 net profit




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Watch: Can Trump’s win make it worse for Indian economy? | Business Matters

Private investment hasn’t really taken off as expected and industry watchers ascribed that to lack of adequate demand. With Trump slated to be next in the White House, how dark do things really look for India?




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The CKM syndrome as the price of modernity

An unhealthy lifestyle and the influence of globalisation are silently shaping a major global health issue




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Letters to The Editor — November 14, 2024




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Barcelona’s Fati sidelined with hamstring injury

Fati is set to miss the club’s Champions League match against French side Brest on November 26, as well as La Liga matches against Celta Vigo, Las Palmas, Mallorca and Real Betis




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Parthiv Patel gets dual responsibility with Gujarat Titans: batting and assistant coach

Parthiv Patel will perform the dual role in the support staff led by head coach Ashish Nehra




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Pro Kabaddi League: Gujarat Giants return to winning ways with big win over Bengal Warriorz

In the second match of the night, Haryana Steelers moved to the top of the table and extended their winning run to four games after defeating the Patna Pirates 37-32




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Additional Central forces rushed to Manipur; abducted women, children remain untraced

More than 48 hours on, the three women and three children who were allegedly abducted from Jiribam district by armed miscreants were yet to be rescued or traced, a senior government official said




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Pakistan court acquits Imran Khan, his close aides in Section 144 violation case

The dismissal of the case against Khan comes as a kind of relief for someone who has been incarcerated since August last year




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Thiruvalluvar University in Vellore seeks contributions from public for its Academic Development Fund




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Unorganised workers federation protests New Labour Codes with demonstration




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China, Philippines spar over new maritime laws, baseline drawings in South China Sea

The move follows China's definition on Sunday of the baseline for "territorial waters" around the shoal, which Beijing claims as Huangyan Island




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Donald Trump meets Joe Biden in White House; both pledge smooth transition

In a brief meeting, the two leaders assured the nation of a peaceful transition of power on January 20, 2025.




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Bottle booths to check littering in Kochi




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Wet spell to continue over Tamil Nadu interspersed with intense rainfall over various districts till the weekend

With the weather system weakening, IMD has withdrawn heavy rainfall alert for Chennai




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Nagamohan Das to head panel to suggest internal reservation among SC communities




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Irregularities emerge in fund disbursements for Bengal government’s ‘tablet scheme’

So far, at least 10 people from Malda and Uttar Dinajpur districts have been arrested on charges of wrongfully siphoning funds allocated for tablets for the State’s higher secondary students




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How the Supreme Court clamped down on ‘bulldozer’ demolition drives | Explained

The top court has issued a slew of guidelines aimed at ensuring institutional accountability to curb retributive demolitions by state authorities




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Congress demands white paper on government recruitments in Goa since 2019

The Congress attack came a day after a woman member of BJP’s mahila morcha was arrested in connection with the jobs scam




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CMC organises exhibition and poster competition on diabetes




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Kozhikode Corporation to rehabilitate traders evicted from shop rooms below CH Flyover

Around 40% of evicted traders find alternative locations; Deputy Mayor urges others to wait for funds to be allocated, while traders offer to build shops themselves




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No roadmap yet for better traffic signage system in Kozhikode city

Emergency signboards and lane markings near roundabouts have not yet been introduced to streamline the traffic management




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‘Welcome’ that ‘drink’ with caution, say doctors as hepatitis A cases go up in Kozhikode

At least five to six cases of the infection being reported every day at the Government Medical College Hospital in recent weeks




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Temple sets example by introducing ‘mechanical elephant’ to honour tradition and preserve wildlife

Inspired by the Irinjadappilly Sri Krishna Temple in Thrissur, the temple trustees collaborated with PETA to bring Sankaranarayan to Kannur




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ED initiates restitution of properties of Heera Group of Companies’ investors




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Co-Founder of The Banyan bags Sat Paul Mittal National Award




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U-shaped flyover on IT corridor nearing completion




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Telangana’s Congress government is busy implementing programmes without thought

There is a wide gap between planning and implementation.




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Kerala HC slams authorities for keeping drains open




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Delhi breathes its worst quality air of the season; smog blanket leads to disruptions at airport

Official data place Capital on top of India’s most polluted cities list; no reprieve likely today; BJP takes on AAP govt. over the issue, demands closure of primary schools; keeping close watch on the situation, says Centre’s air quality monitoring panel




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Revise income limit for EWS admissions: L-G to govt.

Saxena said the income threshold of ₹1 lakh was unrealistic




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Demanding security, Tamil Nadu government doctors begin indefinite strike

Federation of Government Doctors’ Association will decide on the next course of action at an executive committee meeting to be held on November 17, 2024.




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ED files Prosecution Complaint against Jaffer Sadiq before Additional CBI Court

A release said 20 persons had been arraigned as accused in the case, and Jaffer Sadiq was identified as the mastermind




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Republicans complete power takeover with House majority

After more than a week of vote counting Republicans party had reached the 218 seats needed to retain their majority in the 435-seat lower chamber, having already seized the Senate from the Democrats.




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India’s tea, sugar exports raise sustainability concerns at home | Explained

Exports help strengthen India’s economy by increasing revenue but the rapid surge in exports poses multiple challenges to the sustainability of production, processing, and distribution systems




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Encroachments along Vrishabhavathi: HC pulls up officials for ‘sitting tight and hoodwinking court’

The court gave authorities time till November 22 for demonstrating concrete action on removal of encroachments




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Action initiated against apartment for connecting sanitary line to Cauvery pipeline