India is taking on a crucial responsibility at a “very challenging time in world politics” but will push the world’s biggest economies to find collective solutions to issues such as climate change and multilateral reforms while highlighting the concerns of developing nations, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday. HT brings you a round-up of the most important and interesting stories, so you don’t miss your daily dose of news. |
THE BIG STORY India takes helm of G20 India is assuming the G20 presidency under challenging circumstances and will push the world’s biggest economies to find collective solutions to issues such as climate change and multilateral reforms even while highlighting the concerns of developing nations, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday. Read more. |
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The Big Question What will phase one of the Gujarat polls show? Over 23,976,670 people across 89 constituencies in the battleground regions of Saurashtra and South Gujarat voted on Thursday in the first phase of the assembly elections and recorded a provisional turnout of over 60.47%. Data from the Election Commission of India (ECI) pegged the turnout number at 60.47% at 10pm. The number is likely to be revised upwards on Friday. In 2017, the figure in these 89 seats was 68%. Read more. |
 Get this. He was creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. He also wrote and directed A Single Man and Nocturnal Animals. He just sold his eponymous fashion brand to Estee Lauder, making him a billionaire. Who? |
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JUST FOR KICKS The supremacy of style: Tiki taka and its offsprings “I don’t care where you are from... I don’t care... if you tell me that you love football and you don’t love Barcelona, you have a problem.” That was Thierry Henry in 2018 as he reflected on Barcelona’s glory years under Pep Guardiola. In that time, Barcelona won two Champions League titles (2008, 2010) three La Liga titles (2009, 2010, 2011), two club titles (2010, 2012), two UEFA Supercups (2010, 2012), two Spanish Cups (2009, 2012) and three Spanish Super Cups (2010, 2011, 2012). But it wasn’t just the trophies that made them special. It was the style. Read more. |
From the Edit Page An unusual third factor in Gujarat’s poll battle The 2022 Gujarat assembly elections are a unique contest. The winner is almost certain but the real interest lies in who the runner-up will be. Until the dramatic, and rather noisy, entry of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) into the poll fray, the election was following a familiar pattern set over the last 25 years, where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would outscore the Congress by roughly 8-10 percentage points in vote share. Now, while the BJP remains in pole position, the political conversation revolves around just how far the AAP can go in breaking the BJP-Congress duopoly. Read more. |
Number Theory What is behind the relatively cleaner air in Delhi this November? Delhi’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) for November was 321. While this still puts average AQI for November in the ‘Very Poor’ category – it is bad enough to affect most people with prolonged exposure – Delhi’s air quality this November was the second-best since 2016. What explains this relative improvement in Delhi’s air quality this year? (October was also the second best) An HT analysis shows that some of this could be due to the weather in Punjab and Delhi rather than more effective pollution management by governments of the two regions. Read more. |
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Infographic of the Day Rare sighting of a jet spewed by a black hole  (Click to expand) |
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Photo of the Day Shoe “chikitsik” |
HT This Day: Dec 2, 1968 City people have forgotten how to live, laments author  (Click to expand) “In small towns,” said Mr Narayan, sipping his tea as we sat atop a building not far from India Gate, “you do not meet the cocktail round and the rest of the stereotyped crowds. You can stop a man in a small town bazar and talk to him about his grandchildren, but not in a city where people do not have time to notice life.” Read more. |
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