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The General I Knew
This piece is a personal tribute to an extraordinary general, gentleman and my battalion commanding officer
Tendulkar among 50 most influential people on Twitter, according to brand research
American singer Taylor Swift is at number 1 spot and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is placed at number two in the list
Twitter's Parag Agrawal joins other Indian-origin CEOs heading biggest tech firms
Parag Agrawal had joined Twitter 10 years ago when there were fewer than 1,000 employees
Sex worker-turned-author basks in glory of Kerala film award
Jameela adjudged the special jury mention for costume-design in the movie 'Bharathapuzha'
World
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New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern to step down as PM, sets October election
Ardern announced that New Zealand's next general elections would be held on October 14, and that she would remain a lawmaker until then
Phuket becomes an example of organic tourism
The Bio-Circular Green model is a unique amalgam of technology and innovation aimed at rendering the economy environmentally sustainable
WHO recommends not using Indian cough syrups in Uzbekistan
Analysis by Uzbekistan's health ministry showed the syrups contained a toxic substance, ethylene glycol
Business
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Auto Expo 2023 kicks off, Maruti Suzuki unveils concept electric SUV 'eVX'
This Concept SUV eVX is slated to hit the Indian market by 2025
Musk to resign as Twitter CEO once he finds 'someone foolish' enough as successor
Wall Street calls for Musk to step down had been growing for weeks and even Tesla bulls have questioned his focus on Twitter
NCLAT directs Google to pay 10% of Rs 1,337.76 cr penalty; admits appeal for hearing
A two-member bench declined to grant any immediate stay the operations of Competition Commission of India (CCI) penalty
Sports
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Messi and Argentina beat France on penalties to win World Cup
Argentina defeated France 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out to win the World Cup for the third time
Messi says will continue Argentina career after World Cup win
Messi has played 172 times for Argentina, scoring 98 goals since making his debut in 2005
India beat Bangladesh by 188 runs in first Test match
The second and final Test starts on December 22 in Mirpur
Science
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ISRO launches 3 Singapore satellites in dedicated commercial mission
With this successful mission on Thursday, the PSLV rocket has launched 345 foreign satellites belonging to 36 countries since 1999
Chandrayaan-2 spectrometer makes first observations in Exosphere of Moon
These observations provide insight on the dynamics of the lunar exospheric species
US scientists detect Omicron variant for first time in deer
The yet-to-be peer-reviewed study also found neutralising antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in one of the Omicron-infected deer
Life
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The waist of the matter
Doctors have often sounded a word of caution about blindly following the workout and slimming routines of celebrities
Experts for study on bee population
Pesticides and other agrochemicals such as herbicides and weedicides are killing bees and other pollinators in intensively farmed areas
Half of Covid survivors show one symptom even two years after infection: Lancet study
While physical and mental health generally improved over time, the study suggests that COVID-19 patients still tend to have poorer health
Relationship
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Yin & Yang | Sex isn't about quantity, so stop counting
Dr Narayana Reddy answers your queries on sex, sexuality and relationship
Is sex during pregnancy, safe?
Sex during pregnancy is safe and healthy provided there are no contraindications
Plea for peace
Amidst the pandemic, the public figures of the country urge their fans and followers to put an end to domestic violence
Metros
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Kejriwal asks Delhi LG to pay attention to improving city's law and order
Kejriwal was referring to the hit-and-run case in which a 20-year-old woman was dragged to death while trapped under a car in Delhi
Polling underway for civic polls in Delhi amid tight security
The AAP and the BJP have exuded confidence that they will emerge victorious in the polls while the Congress is seeking to regain lost turf
MCD polls: CM Kejriwal urges to vote for making Delhi clean, beautiful city
Polling started at 8 am and will continue till 5:30 pm. The votes will be counted on December 7
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Columns
Importantly, the demands for the country’s security preparedness always remains a major financial challenge
Literature festivals, for the unversed, are where we writers go to mingle with wannabes, has-beens, never-will-bes, there-he-is-agains
A joint house judiciary committee must be constituted by bringing about an appropriate Constitutional amendment
In healthy democracies, allegations will be argued over. They shouldn’t be subject to a total niqab being drawn over them
