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In this issue

December 24, 2024

UP's Pilibhit a 'safe haven' for Khalistan sympathisers

In June, the UP Police had sounded an alert in Bareilly, Pilibhit after posters of separatists were put up outside gurdwaras

4 mins

MSP law can harm Punjab farmers' interests: Jakhar

Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Monday expressed reservations on the recent report of the standing committee on agriculture, animal husbandry and food processing, recommending the implementation of a legally binding Minimum Support Price (MSP) in India.

1 min

Trio killed in police encounter belonged to marginal families

Three suspected Khalistani terrorists who were killed in an encounter with police in Pilibhit early on Monday belonged to poor families of villages situated near the India-Pakistan border in Gurdaspur district.

2 mins

BJP'S ELECTORAL SLIDE CONTINUES

AAP gains majority in Jalandhar MC

2 mins

MC election results a mixed bag for ruling AAP

IN AMRITSAR, THE PARTY IS 6 SHORT OF A MAJORITY, WHILE IT NEEDS SUPPORT OF THREE COUNCILLORS IN PHAGWARA

4 mins

PUNJAB INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR PPSC CHIEF POST

The Punjab government on Monday invited applications from distinguished individuals with impeccable integrity, high calibre, and administrative experience to fill the vacant position of chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission, Patiala.

1 min

AMBALA SHO SUSPENDED FOR FAILING TO ACT ON WOMAN'S COMPLAINT

Haryana energy minister Anil Vij on Monday ordered the suspension of Ambala Cantonment SHO inspector Satish Kumar for not filing an FIR on a complaint lodged by a woman.

1 min

4 children die in brick kiln wall collapse

ROHTAK: Four children were killed and two injured when a wall collapsed at a brick kiln at Budhana village in Hisar, Haryana, on Sunday night, police officers aware of the matter said on Monday.

1 min

Woman, son die after 4 of family take poison

Four members of a family, including two teenage boys, allegedly consumed a poisonous substance due to financial issues in a Mahindra Thar near Ateli in Mahendergarh on Sunday night, police said.

1 min

Ex-SHO gets 10-year RI in 1992 abduction, disappearance case

Court will pronounce the quantum of sentence today

5 mins

MERCURY DROPS IN HARYANA, PUNJAB AFTER RAIN

The maximum temperatures dropped sharply in Haryana and Punjab as rain lashed many parts the two states on Monday.

2 mins

Winter bliss: Shimla braces for white Christmas

The 'Queen of Hills' dons white mantle just before Christmas after a gap of 9 years; MeT has also predicted snowfall on Dec 27,29

3 mins

SIA produces challan in cyber-terror case

State investigation agency (SIA) produced a chargesheet against key operatives behind the \"Kashmir Fight,\" a social media handle that was used to target migrant pandits.

2 mins

Winter bliss: Shimla braces for white Christmas

The 'Queen of Hills' dons white mantle just before Christmas after a gap of 9 years; MeT has also predicted snowfall on Dec 27,29

3 mins

FATHER-SON DUO SHOT DEAD IN HIMACHAL'S UNA

A 51-year-old man and his 26-year-old son were shot dead in Bhadsali area of Haroli tehsil of Himachal Pradesh's Una district on Monday, said police officials.

1 min

Justice GS Sandhawalia is chief justice of Himachal high court

Justice GS Sandhawalia was on Monday appointed as the chief justice of the Himachal Pradesh high court (HC), while Justice Narender G was appointed as the head of the Uttarakhand high court, the law ministry said.

1 min

SIA produces challan in cyber-terror case

State investigation agency (SIA) produced a chargesheet against key operatives behind the \"Kashmir Fight\", a social media handle that was used to target migrant pandits.

1 min

Colossus who looms over Hindi music to this day

Looking back at Mohammed Rafi's legacy, in an age of autotune, AI and meme culture, one cannot help but marvel at the era he belonged to - of poet-musicians and timeless classics, songs we can all still hum today, and a voice that can't be forgotten.

4 mins

Tanker driver on run since highway fire held

The tanker's ownership was traced to Anil Panwar of Delhi, and the vehicle was registered in Uttar Pradesh

2 mins

Congress' fact-finding committee alleges gross mismatch in vote data

Pointing out a \"gross mismatch\" in the figures of votes polled and counted for the 2024 Haryana assembly polls, Congress leader Karan Dalal, who heads a party committee set up to investigate alleged malpractices and manipulations in polls, on Monday accused the Election Commission (EC) of not being transparent.

2 mins

Rajnath visits Sirsa's Teja Khera, pays tributes to OP Chautala

Defence minister Rajnath Singh visited Teja Khera in Sirsa on Monday and paid tributes to former Haryana chief minister and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) patriarch Om Prakash Chautala, who passed away due to cardiac arrest last week.

1 min

Other states should also follow Haryana MSP model: Saini

After the Haryana government issued a notification to purchase 100% crops on minimum support price (MSP), chief minister (CM) Nayab Saini on Monday said other states like AAP-ruled Punjab and Delhi, as well as states governed by the Congress party, should follow the suit.

1 min

Man who killed 11 over 18 months held

KHURANA SAID THE ACCUSED WAS INVOLVED IN SEX WORK ACROSS THREE DISTRICTS AND WOULD SOLICIT CLIENTS IN AND AROUND LIQUOR VENDS AND ROADSIDE DHABAS

1 min

NEET Aspirant Dies by Suicide in Sikar; 23rd Death in Raj This Year

A 17-year-old student preparing for the National Entrance Eligibility Test (NEET) allegedly died by suicide in Sikar late on Sunday night, police said on Monday.

1 min

Top Maoist leader arrested

POLICE SAID THAT THE 57-YEAR-OLD MAOIST LEADER WAS IN-CHARGE OF LOGISTIC SUPPLY

1 min

Bid to spread violence pains my heart: PM

It pains my heart when there are attempts to spread violence and cause chaos in society, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a Christmas event on Monday while referring to the recent attack at a Christmas market in Germany that killed five people and Sri Lanka's 2019 Easter bombings.

3 mins

Cops to probe seer's U'khand 'hate speech'

Controversial Hindu seer Yati Narsinghanand made inflammatory and hate speeches targeting religious minorities at an event in Haridwar, triggering furore and prompting the police to say it will look into the row.

2 mins

Police summon Allu Arjun over stampede

Hyderabad Police have issued fresh summons to Telugu actor Allu Arjun, asking him to appear for questioning on Tuesday in connection with a case filed against him over the death of a woman and critical injuries to her son during a stampede at a theatre in Telangana earlier this month.

1 min

HC denies Khedkar pre-arrest bail, cites 'motive to dupe UPSC'

The Delhi high court on Monday refused to grant anticipatory bail to former probationary Indian Administrative (IAS) officer Puja Khedkar, observing that her actions in faking her identity to fraudulently avail attempts in the public service examination were driven by the motive to dupe the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) as part of a larger conspiracy to manipulate the system.

1 min

PARL COMMITTEE ON ONOP TO MEET FOR FIRST TIME ON JANUARY 8

The first meeting of the 39-member joint parliamentary committee on simultaneous elections has been scheduled for January 8 during which representatives from the ministry of law and justice are expected to brief the lawmakers on the contours of the bills, people aware of the matter said on Monday.

1 min

DELHI LG OKAYS RAISING EWS ENTRY LIMIT TO ₹5 LAKH

Lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena approved the enhancement of the threshold limit of annual income from ₹2.5 lakh to ₹5 lakh for EWS (economically weaker sections) and disadvantaged groups for admissions to private schools, officials with the LG office said on Monday.

1 min

Govt scraps no-detention policy for classes 5 and 8

No automatic promotions in classes 5 and 8

2 mins

CISF updates hoax call protocols

Indian authorities have streamlined their response to aviation bomb threats by allowing security committees to meet virtually, marking a significant change to protocols following an unprecedented wave of hoax calls that disrupted the nation's aviation sector in October.

1 min

CM: MEITEI, KUKI RECRUITS TO SERVE TOGETHER

Nearly 2,000 police recruits from the Meitei, Kuki and other communities in Manipur will be posted together in the strife-torn state, chief minister N Biren Singh on Monday, after they passed out from an academy in Assam.

1 min

EAM TO BEGIN 6-DAY US VISIT FROM TODAY

External affairs minister S Jaishankar will make a six-day visit to the US from Tuesday, the first by a senior Indian functionary since Donald Trump won the US presidential election in November.

1 min

Making friends in the Gulf region

Upgrading ties with Kuwait is sound policy given the extended neighbourhood holds strategic and economic importance for India

2 mins

Forest survey misses the wood for the trees

Expanding green cover in the country should normally be heartening, but the true story of India's forests lies beyond the marginal growth in forest and tree cover recorded in the latest edition of the India State of Forest Report.

1 min

The Indus Waters Treaty: Need to adapt, or perish

Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) chief minister Omar Abdullah recently voiced concerns about the impact of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) on the Union territory's power generation crisis and sought compensation from the Union government for the restrictions encoded in the treaty.

3 mins

What BR Ambedkar means for today's India

The dissonance between political equality and social disparity is the lived reality for millions of citizens in modern India. Resolving it requires sustained political engagement, not rhetoric

4 mins

India needs long-term strategic assessments

THE NATIONAL SECURITY SPHERE NEEDS TO BE CLEARLY DIVIDED INTO THE TACTICAL AND THE STRATEGIC, BUT BENEATH THESE MUST LIE A FOUNDATION FOR LONG-TERM ASSESSMENTS

4 mins

He gave Indian cinema a new voice

Shyam Benegal, one of India's greatest directors, died on Monday, leaving behind a body of work that will be remembered for its breadth of vision, compassion for the marginalized, intellectual acuity, and a deep humanity.

4 mins

Former top court judge V Ramasubramanian appointed NHRC chief

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed former Supreme Court judge justice (retd) V Ramasubramanian as the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), an official statement said.

1 min

US House probe finds Gaetz paid for sex with women, including a minor

The US House Ethics Committee on Monday accused Matt Gaetz of \"regularly\" paying women, including a 17-year-old girl, for sex and purchasing and using illicit drugs all while the Florida Republican was a member of Congress.

1 min

Hasina probed for $5 billion graft in nuclear plant deal

An anti-graft panel in Bangladesh has begun an inquiry into allegations of corruption and embezzlement by former premier Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed related to the Rooppur nuclear power plant being built by Russian and Indian firms.

1 min

Biden commutes death sentences of 37 prisoners

US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal prisoners, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of lethal injections during his first term.

1 min

'Hoax', Trump says on talk that he's ceded presidency to Musk

Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will be president of the US—not Elon Musk.

1 min

Share markets recover after worst weekly fall

India's benchmark indexes rose on Monday, led by heavyweights HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries, as well as metal stocks, and in line with regional peers on the back of lower-than-expected U.S. inflation data.

1 min

Panama, Greenland hit back at Trump over acquisition threats

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino has dismissed threats made by US President-elect Donald Trump to retake control of the Panama Canal over complaints of \"unfair\" treatment of American ships while Greenland on Monday stressed that it was not for sale, after Trump again suggested he wanted the United States to take control of the strategic island that holds major mineral and oil reserves.

3 mins

Desire to fly premium class lifts demand, airfares nearly double

That's sent fares for such seats on aircraft soaring through the roof.

1 min

Money pours into housing finance firms

India's housing finance sector saw a tenfold jump in primary fundraising in 2024, as venture capital and private equity firms sought to diversify their portfolios with assets perceived as relatively less risky.

1 min

Record chase in women's 50-over game

KOLKATA: Bengal set a world record by successfully chasing a target of 390 in the quarter-final of the women's domestic one-day trophy against Haryana at the Niranjan Shah Cricket Stadium in Rajkot on Monday.

3 mins

Khel Ratna list not finalised, says ministry on Manu Bhaker 'snub'

The sports ministry on Monday said that double Olympic medal-winning pistol shooter Manu Bhaker's name was not considered for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award because she had not applied for India's highest sporting honour, even as her family raised questions about the need for an application by the athlete in a year when her achievements were historic.

3 mins

India wait for Shubman to sort out scoring issues in away Tests

The No.3 batter has a range of shots, but hasn't shown patience early on and has struggled on this tour of Australia

3 mins

Good bowlers are excited to come to MCG, says curator

The weather in Melbourne has already dropped from a high of 37°C a day after the team landed here to a max of 18°C on Monday.

2 mins

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