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Karnataka's role to be bigger in driving our nation to $5-trillion economy: CM Bommai

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday exuded confidence that the role of the State would be significant in leading the country to a $5-trillion economy.

"Karnataka's role will be much bigger in shaping the New India and a new economy of $5 trillion in the coming years," Bommai said in his address on the occasion of National Startups Day today.

Terrorists lob grenade on security forces in Srinagar

PM Modi to address World Economic Forum's Davos Agenda on Monday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a 'State of the World' special address at the World Economic Forum's Davos Agenda on Monday via video conference, his office said.

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Consent must be foregrounded to ensure safety for women: Rahul Gandhi on Delhi HC's remarks

Rajasthan govt to hand over Alwar rape case probe to CBI

Rajasthan Govt decides to handover the investigation of the Alwar rape case to Central Bureau of Investigation (ANI)

Dharma Sansad organiser Yati Narsinghanand sent to 14-day judicial custody

Yati Narsinghanand, organiser of controversial Dharma Sansad in Haridwar, sent to 14-day judicial custody

Lakshya Sen clinches the India Open men's singles title in straight sets

Sen, who had made it tot eh semi-finals of the Badminton World Championship, won 24-22, 21-17 against Singapore's Loh Kean Yew.

Australia celebrate winning the Ashes series with the trophy | Reuters Photo

Delhi court dismisses bail plea of 'Sulli Deals' creator Aumkareshwar Thakur

Delhi Court dismisses bail plea of 'Sulli Deals' app creator, Aumkareshwar Thakur (ANI)

Chirag-Satwik clinch India Open men's doubles title in straight sets

The Indian duo won the first set 21-16 and showed resilience to win the hard-fought second set 26-24.

Murray expresses sympathy for long-time rival Djokovic

Former world number one Andy Murray expressed sympathy for Novak Djokovic after the Serb's hopes of winning a record 21st Grand Slam title at this year's Australian Open ended on Sunday at the conclusion of a long-running visa saga.

"It is not great for the tournament because it is better when all of the top players are playing in the event," wildcard Murray was quoted as saying by the BBC.

"There are obviously going to be a lot of questions about what has happened here and the situation he has been in.

"Novak is someone I have known since we were 12 years old, he is someone who I respect and have competed against. I don't like he is in this situation and I don't like he has been in detention."

Djokovic boards plane bound for Dubai after court upholds visa cancellation

Tennis star Novak Djokovic boarded a plane bound for Dubai on Sunday evening, a Reuters journalist said, after the Australian Federal Court upheld the government's cancellation of his visa in a drama over his decision not to be vaccinated against coronavirus.

The player was seen boarding an Emirates flight from Melbourne just hours after the court ruling.

ISI activates terror wings to derail Punjab, UP polls: Intel

With an aim to to derail the electioneering process in the state and to increase the Khalistani footprints in Punjab, the Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has activated its terror outfits to execute more terror activities in the state and also in some parts of Uttar Pradesh, the Intelligence agencies have warned.

The sources in the security set up, quoting the intelligence inputs, said that the ISI sponsored Sikh terror outfits may target the election rallies and may attempt to hit some important leaders or VVIP during the electioneering process in Punjab, parts of UP and Uttarkhand.

Want to improve my senior ranking, qualify for Olympics: Tasnim Mir

Newly-crowned junior world No. 1, Tasnim Mir knows she has to take defeats in her strides on the senior circuit, which is full of challenges, as she is determined to realise her long term goal of representing India at the Olympics.

On Wednesday, the 16-year-old from Gujarat had become the first Indian to grab the top rank in the under-19 girls singles.

"It is a big confidence boost for me. Just like I became world number one in U-19, I want to continue that performance in seniors too," Tasnim, currently ranked 602 in seniors, said in a virtual press-conference organised by Sport Authority of India (SAI) on Sunday.

After Telangana, Maharashtra invites Elon Musk to set up manufacturing plant

A day after state Industries minister KT Rama Rao invited Elon Musk to come to Telangana, a Maharashtra leader has made a similar appeal.

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ABFRL faces data breach on its portal

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL) is facing a data breach on its portal, and the company is investing the incident.

Meanwhile, the company has assured that it will have no operational or business impact on its operations.

The company has engaged forensic security experts to investigate the data breach incident where over 5.4 million email addresses were released online from the portal of the Aditya Birla Group-owned company.

Australian Federal Court upholds cancellation of Djokovic's Australian visa

TN Police on high alert after rise in child trafficking cases

The Tamil Nadu Police are on high alert after a number of child trafficking cases have been reported. The police had arrested four members, including the mother of a 10-month-old baby, when they were trying to sell it to a couple in Andhra Pradesh for a huge sum.

Police arrested an agent Thanakam on Friday based on the information provided by the four people who were arrested.

Thankam has four cases of child trafficking against her and is a habitual offender and has national-level networks, according to police.

Coutinho nets late on debut, earns Villa 2-2 draw with Man U

Philippe Coutinho came off the bench to score a late equalizer on his debut for Aston Villa in a 2-2 draw against Manchester United in the English Premier League.

United had just taken a 2-0 lead, thanks to Bruno Fernandes' second goal of the game, when Coutinho entered as a substitute to loud cheers at Villa Park.

The Brazil playmaker played a part in Jacob Ramsey's 77th-minute goal that gave Villa hope, then turned in a low cross from Ramsey at the far post five minutes later in front of the Holte End.

It was a second match in six days between the teams, with United having edged a somewhat fortuitous 1-0 win in the FA Cup on Monday.

Sevilla midfielder Jordan hit by object thrown from stand, game postponed

Rajasthan reels under cold wave

Cold wave conditions disrupted normal life in Rajasthan where Karauli was recorded as the coldest place with a minimum temperature of 2.4 degrees Celsius, the weather office said on Sunday.

Dholpur, Fatehpur (Sikar), Nagaur recorded 2.7, 3.1 and 3.3 degrees Celsius respectively, while the night temperature in Sikar was 4.4 degrees Celsius.

It was 4.5 degrees Celsius in Vanasthali (Tonk), 4.7 in Ajmer, 5.5 in Churu, 6 in Jaipur and 7 in Jaisalmer.

Goa: Speeding car kills constable, IRB jawan at police checkpost; driver detained

Apple allows dating apps to offer 3rd party payment options

Apple will let dating app developers offer alternate payment options in the Netherlands, in compliance with a ruling by the Dutch regulator. The tech giant, however, has decided to appeal against the ruling in a higher court.

In the meantime, Apple is introducing two optional new entitlements exclusively applicable to dating apps on the Netherlands App Store that provide additional payment processing options for users.

"Dating app developers who want to continue using Apple's in-app purchase system may do so and no further action is needed," the company said in a statement.

The move came after recent orders from the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) that allow developers of dating apps on the App Store in the country to share additional payment processing options with users.

North Korea train makes first crossing into China since border lockdown (Reports)

'Private bank' vanishes after duping hundreds in UP

A private 'bank' that promised Muslims to keep their money secured, has duped hundreds of people of their money and the main accused has reportedly fled to Dubai.

According to the police, hundreds of villagers in the Nagina area have lost the hard-earned money they had deposited with 'Al Faizan Muslim Fund Ltd', a facility privately owned by one Mohammad Faizi for Muslims to keep their money in a "secured manner".

So far, 170 police complaints have been filed and the police are in the process of ascertaining the extent of loss to the depositors.

The institution had been running for five years in Nagina's Mohalla Lal Sarai.

All hostages safely released from standoff at Texas synagogue

All the people taken hostage on Saturday at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, were released safely on Saturday night, Governor Texas Greg Abbott said.

There's no need for foreign manpower in Afghanistan: Karzai

Reacting to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's directive to send qualified and trained Pakistani manpower to Afghanistan, former President of the war-torn nation Hamid Karzai said that there was no need of that, the media reported.

On Friday while attending the third meeting of the Apex Committee on Afghanistan, Khan said the reason behind sending manpower to the country is to prevent a humanitarian crisis, TOLO News reported.

Tsunami threat recedes from huge Pacific volcanic eruption

The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption began to recede Sunday, while the extent of damage to Tonga remained unclear.

Satellite images showed the spectacular eruption that took place Saturday evening, with a plume of ash, steam and gas rising like a mushroom above the blue Pacific waters. A sonic boom could be heard as far away as Alaska.

In nearby Tonga it sent tsunami waves crashing across the shore and people rushing to higher ground.

Djokovic lawyers tell Australian court his presence doesn't prompt anti-vax protests

Novak Djokovic's lawyers told a court that will decide whether or not he can stay in Australia and defend his Open title there was no evidence to show the presence of the world's number one tennis player had prompted anti-vaccine protests elsewhere.

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Alone and cornered, Kohli had no option but to quit Test captaincy; Rohit Sharma set to be Test captain

Virat Kohli wasn't pushed but he decided to jump.

It was a Twitter message on September 16 when he informed the world about his decision to quit T20 captaincy, keen to focus all his energies on Test cricket and ODI format keeping the 2023 World Cup in mind.

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