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Parliament Winter Session Day 1 Live Updates: Deadlock over SIR debate shadows winter session; Govt to table 14 crucial bills

Updated: December 1, 2025 09:04 IST

Parliament Winter Session Day 1 Live Updates: While the government has sought cooperation for a smooth session, it has so far only proposed an alternative discussion on Vande Mataram, saying it will get back on the SIR issue.

Centre to bring new levies on tobacco, pan masala as GST cess set to lapse

Centre to bring new levies on tobacco, pan masala as GST compensation cess set to lapse

Updated: December 1, 2025 08:58 IST

Bills to amend excise duty, introduce 'Health Security se National Security Cess'.

The report is coming at a time when the government, last week, handed out appointment letters to over 4,000 candidates for Class 3 positions and is planning to hire over 12,000 in the police force.

Gujarat confidential: GARC Report on recruitment

December 1, 2025 08:52 IST

Expected this week, the GARC, established under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister’s Principal Advisor Hasmukh Adhia, has already released five reports since February with several recommendations.

Virat Kohli of India during the 1st ODI match between India and South Africa at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi, India on November 30, 2025. (Photo: CREIMAS for BCCI)

As BCCI pushes for seniors to play domestic cricket, Virat Kohli says, ‘I’ve never been a big believer of lot of preparation’

Updated: December 1, 2025 08:48 IST

His 52nd hundred showcased his famed fitness, mental strength and drive and he says that s long as he's hitting the ball well, he can keep performing

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in action during first ODI vs South Africa in Ranchi. (PHOTO: AP)

Kevin Pietersen on Kohli-Rohit Test comeback rumours: ‘If true, it must be taken very seriously’

Updated: December 1, 2025 08:47 IST

The former England cricketer highlighted that the survival of Test cricket is a hot topic, and if Kohli and Sharma want to play again, they must play.

The game turned completely on its head in the final quarter as France cut through Australia's defence to score five unanswered goals. (FIH)

FIH Junior World Cup: From 1-3 down, France score seven goals to stun Australia 8-3; Spain beat Belgium as QF race heats up

December 1, 2025 08:37 IST

FIH Junior World Cup 2025: While France’s second consecutive win put them well on their way to the quarter-finals, the Aussies are left with a tricky last pool game against Korea on Tuesday.

She started on Triomune, a combination tablet taken twice a day. “Initially I would vomit and couldn’t bear it.”

Living with HIV, she travels one-and-a-half hours to get her drugs, is peer counsellor: ‘I weighed 38 kg but am still alive’

Updated: December 1, 2025 08:32 IST

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is now affordable and accessible to almost 92% of people living with HIV globally

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Entertainment Mohanlal, Priyadarshan made a pan-Indian film for Rs 2.5 crore, completed shoot in 60 days; but couldn't recoup its massive budget

Widely regarded as one of the most technically accomplished and visually rich Malayalam movies of all time, its overall performance couldn't match its hefty budget.

Entertainment Sidharth Malhotra opens up about his daughter Saraayah: 'Never lost so many arguments to someone who can't speak'

Sidharth Malhotra recently opened up about parenthood and how his daughter Saraayah has changed his and wife Kiara Advani's lives for the better.

Without a second thought, he leapt into the water and battled both the strong currents and the vehicle’s weight to reach the unconscious driver

Taxi driver Satish Kumar discovered a bag valued at nearly Rs 10 lakh and drove a considerable distance solely to return it to its rightful owner

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Sports In Kohli’s run-flood, how South Africa slipped on Ranchi’s dew

India defeated South Africa by 17 runs in the first ODI in Ranchi. (PHOTO: AP)

Opinion Schrodinger’s economy: Rising and slowing at the same time

Explained Why a new govt directive means your WhatsApp Web could soon log you out every 6 hours

For a global platform like WhatsApp, which has billions of users globally – and more than 500 million in India – it would mean re-engineering its service to meet Indian regulations, which are different from other countries.

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