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Updated: Nov 16, 2019 21:25 IST

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‘Thought restrictions were gone’: Sabarimala woman devotee sent back on Day 1

Amid teeming devotees, women police officers are keeping a strict eye to weed out possible entry of women belonging to the child-bearing age. They are asking women devotees to show documents to prove their age. Read more

Telangana RTC employees drop merger demand; too late, says govt spurning talks

The Telangana government on Saturday ruled out any further talks with the striking employees of the Road Transport Corporation (RTC), though the employees’ union offered to drop their main demand of merger of the corporation with the state government as a pre-condition for talks. Read more

‘Second Zakir Naik’: Babul Supriyo targets Owaisi on Ayodhya comment

Union Minister Babul Supriyo on Saturday dubbed AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi as ‘second Zakir Naik’ for demanding the restoration of Babri mosque in Ayodhya. Read more

Mumbai water safe for drinking, Delhi fails on all quality parameters: Report

Mumbai residents need not buy reverse osmosis (RO) water purifiers as a study by the Union Consumer Affairs Ministry has found samples of tap water collected from the financial capital compliant with the Indian standards for drinking water, according to a report. Read more

‘He is like Malcolm Marshall’ - Gavaskar, Gambhir hail India pacer as world’s best red-ball bowler

Former India cricketers Sunil Gavaskar and Gautam Gambhir lavished praise on India pacer Mohammed Shami after the latter put on a fine performance to help India beat Bangladesh by an innings and 130 runs at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Saturday. Read more

Shimmying in umbrella land: A weekend in Shimla

Some things have to be seen to be believed. For instance, Shimla’s Lower Bazaar, which, at present, is swarming not with humans, but umbrellas — of all shapes and sizes and colours and closures. Read more

India’s unemployment crisis is worrying, writes Karan Thapar

The labour force participation rate — the number of people looking for jobs — is simultaneously shrinking. In 2016, it was 47-48%. Today, it’s 43%. So while the number of people unable to find jobs has grown, the number seeking them has fallen. Read more