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Lewis Hamilton sees steep challenge against Verstappen in Brazil

Lewis Hamilton is running out of time in his quest to win a fifth straight Formula One title, and the Brazilian Grand Prix offers the British driver little hope of catching leader Max Verstappen.

Indian-origin partner at McKinsey arrested; charged with insider-trading

Puneet Dikshit, a 40-year-old Indian-origin partner at management consulting giant, McKinsey & Company, has been arrested and charged with insider-trading and making illegal profits

CCP's key conclave passes 'landmark resolution' cementing Xi's power

The party is due to hold a press conference on Friday to announce further details

South Africa's last apartheid president F W de Klerk dies at 85

F.W. de Klerk, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela and as South Africa's last apartheid president oversaw the end of the country's white minority rule, has died at the age of 85

Chinese President Xi Jinping warns against 'Cold War' in Asia-Pacific

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Thursday against letting tensions in the Asia-Pacific region cause a relapse into a Cold War mentality

Madness or treason; Varun Gandhi's swipe at Kangana Ranaut

BJP MP Varun Gandhi took a swipe at film actor Kangana Ranaut on Thursday for her reported remarks that India received freedom in 2014 and what it got in 1947 was "alms"

BJP district leader expelled for anti-Suvendu comments in public

President of Howrah Sadar BJP district organisational committee was expelled from the party on Wednesday, hours after he made adverse comments against senior party leader Suvendu Adhikari

CM Thackeray admitted to hospital, may undergo surgery for neck issues

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is being admitted to a prominent private hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday and may undergo a minor surgery for a neck problem, officials said

Police disperse crowd thronging Yamuna Ghat for Chhath Puja

Police and administrative officials on Wednesday stopped scores of devotees thronging the ghats along the Yamuna river in Delhi for Chhath festivities, citing DDMA orders

Germany's independent economic advisers cut 2021 growth forecast

The German government's panel of independent economic advisers on Wednesday cut its 2021 growth prediction for Europe's biggest economy to 2.7%, the latest in a series of downgrades by forecasters

Angela Merkel asks Putin to intervene with Belarus over migrants

Chancellor Angela Merkel asked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to intervene with Belarus over the migrant situation on that country's border with Poland

China to attend Pak Troika Plus meet after skipping India's Afghan dialogue

Pakistan will host senior diplomats from the US, China and Russia in Islamabad on Thursday to discuss the situation in neighbouring Afghanistan

House January 6 panel subpoenas 10 former White House aides

It is so far unclear if the Jan 6 panel will subpoena Trump, though the committee's leaders have said they haven't ruled anything out

NDRF, police on high alert in TN after warning for extreme rainfall given

Schools and colleges in Chennai and many districts have been given holidays for Wednesday and Thursday.

With an eye on Indian Ocean, China delivers most advanced warship to Pak

Pakistani Ambassador to China Moin ul Haque said that the commissioning of the PNS Tughril ensures balance of power in the Indian Ocean

Malik's family bought land from people with underworld links: Fadnavis

Speaking to reporters, Fadnavis also claimed he did not have this information earlier (when he was the state's chief minister)

Sidhu has his way, Punjab Cabinet accepts resignation of top govt lawyer

Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said a new advocate general will be appointed on Wednesday

Eyeing polls, Punjab to regularise services of 36,000 employees

This decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Charanjit Channi

Sachin Waze a puppet in ED's hands: Mumbai police tells court

Waze was remanded in the custody of the crime branch till November 13 in connection with an extortion case registered at suburban Goregaon in Mumbai

Madras HC warns Chennai Corporation of action over water-logging

The court pointed out that Tamil Nadu is not a backward state but a developed one and its state of affairs cannot be like this