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BJP MLA shoots Shinde Sena leader; row ensues

The Mumbai police have arrested a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator for shooting a leader of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena inside a police station over a land dispute on Friday night, officers familiar with the matter said on Saturday.

Purohit resigns as Punjab Guv, cites 'personal reasons'

Banwarilal Purohit (83) on Saturday resigned from the post of Punjab governor as well as administrator of the Union territory of Chandigarh, citing personal reasons, in a development that came a day after he met Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi.

SOREN ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TRUST VOTE IN J'KHAND ASSEMBLY

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Hemant Soren, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a land scam case, has been granted permission to participate in the trust vote in state assembly on February 5; even as ED took the former chief minister into five-day custody on Saturday.

Demand for constitutional safeguards gathers pace in Ladakh, rally organised

The demand for Constitutional safeguards for Ladakh grew louder on Saturday when thousands of people gathered at the Polo Ground in Leh in subzero temperatures to hear noted environmentalist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk urge the Centre to grant the Union territory safeguards guaranteed under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution that allows for autonomy to predominantly tribal areas.

US links drone deal nod to Pannun probe

Ben Cardin, the chair of the Senate Foreign RelationsCommittee (SFRC),has said that he lifted his hold on the proposed sale of 31MQ-9Bdrones to India after theUSadministration assured him that the Indian government is “committed to thoroughly investigating” thesituation stemming from the allegations that implicate an Indian government official in an assassination plotonUSsoil.

Centre set to take key decisions related to Manipur: CM

The Centre is set to take some important decisions related to ethnic strife-torn Manipur, chief minister N Biren Singh said on Saturday after meeting Union home minister Amit Shah in Delhi.

Pioneer of Hindutva politics who laid the foundation of BJP's rise

In April 2019, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was gearing up for a fierce electoral battle to retain power at the Centre, party patriarch LK Advani in a blogpost reminded his colleagues of the ideological dictum \"Nation First, Party Next, Self Last\" and the triad of \"Satya (truth), Rashtra Nishtha (dedication to the Nation) and Loktantra (democracy, both within and outside the party)\" that, he said, had guided the struggle-filled evolution of the party

Chintels offers to rebuild all towers

The developer of the Chintels Paradiso condominium in Gurugram's Sector 109 has given homeowners the offer to reconstruct all nine towers and extended the option of buying back the apartments to owners in Towers A, B, and C, which are deemed safe and not slated for demolition, officials familiar with the development said on Saturday.

CBI not exempted from RTI: HC

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is not exempt from disclosing information it possesses about corruption and human rights violations under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Delhi high court has said.

Irregularities in lab tests? Govt vows 'strong action'

LG RECOMMENDED A CBI PROBE INTO THE REPORTS OF IRREGULARITIES IN THE LAB TESTS CONDUCTED AT MOHALLA CLINICS

Max temp rises by 4.7°C, air 'moderately' polluted

The maximum temperature saw a sharp 4.7-degree rise from Friday's 18.5 degrees Celsius (C) and peaked at 23.2°C on Saturday, the India Meteorological Department said, attributing this to largely clear skies prevailing throughout the day in the aftermath of intermittent spells of rain through Thursday and Friday.

Faster than Rajdhani, Vande Bharat sleeper trains to be rolled out by 2025

Vande Bharat (VB) sleeper trains will be faster than the current premium Rajdhani trains, government officials aware of the matter have said, adding that the first prototype of its sleeper coach is expected to be ready by March.

Kharge bats for 'saving democracy' at city rally

The Delhi Congress on Saturday held the first major rally in the Capital ahead of the Lok Sabha elections led by national president Mallikarjun Kharge in the Geeta Colony area in east Delhi. The rally, which began at llam, continued till 2.30pm.

Man charred to death as car rams into pole

A 27-year-old man was charred to death after his speeding car allegedly rammed into an electric pole and caught fire near village Lauhatki in Sohna on Friday night, police officials aware of the matter said on Saturday.

Row over police visit to CM house to hand over notice

A Delhi Police crime branch team on Saturday visited the residence of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to serve him a notice to join the probe into the Aam Aadmi Party chief's allegations that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was trying to poach party MLAs.

Harsh summer likely this year, La Nina may develop by Sept: Experts

India is likely to experience a short-lived spring followed by a harsh summer this year, meteorologists said, predicting that the El Nino conditions will gradually transition to neutral conditions by June, making way for the onset of La Nina by September.

'In PM Modi's third term, India will be the world's third largest economy'

Two days after presenting her sixth budget, an interim one ahead of the 2024 national elections this summer, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman sat down with journalists from Hindustan Times and Mint to discuss various aspects of the interim budget, and the state of the economy.

'Modi's guarantee' works for the poor: PM at Odisha rally

The guarantee of development is not a hollow poll promise but an assurance that will be fulfilled, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday at a public meeting in Odisha - his first ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha and state assembly elections.

ED moves court over Kejriwal evading summons

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday approached a Delhi court against Arvind Kejriwal for non-compliance, a day after the Delhi chief minister skipped the fifth summons from the agency in connection with its money laundering probe into the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy 2021-22.

FM: Won't let next gen suffer our hardships

The focus of the budget this year as well as budgets presented by the NDA government in general - is on 2047, the deadline for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a developed India (Viksit Bharat), finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman explained in an interview on Saturday.

Advani to receive Bharat Ratna honour, says PM

Lal Krishna Advani will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday, adding that the award was being bestowed on the Bharatiya Janata Party veteran for his \"monumental\" contribution to India's development.

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Effective England bowlers get the job done on Day 1

Six wickets in a day usually doesn't go in the win column after a day's play. England would disagree though.

Mohun Bagan hope for reset versus recharged East Bengal

They are fifth and eighth in the standings which are uneven because all other teams have played more. Neither has a win in their last three games of the Indian Super League. But a change in name notwithstanding, Mohun Bagan Super Giant are ISL champions and East Bengal have won the Super Cup. Few clubs in Asia are as old, none in India has won as much so an ordinary 2023-24 ISL can be on the margins of a conversation on the Kolkata derby. Especially, if it is the league's first.

This Indo-Pak Davis Cup tie is more than just tennis

Ever since India were drawn to play Pakistan last September, this Davis Cup tie has been under heightened spotlight.

Plan for 1,000 modern resting facilities for truck, cab drivers: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a new scheme to build 1,000 modern resting facilities for truck and cab drivers on national highways in line with the government's ease of living policy.

CBDT notifies I-T return forms for assessment year 2024-25

The Income Tax department on Friday said it has notified income tax return (ITR) forms 2, 3 and 5 for filing tax returns for assessment year 2024-25.

'Quick growth is the solution for debt position'

Finance Secretary TV Somanathan-the top bureaucrat in the Union finance ministry who also holds the portfolio of expenditure is sure about India's fiscal health getting stronger with the robustness of its economic growth.

Faking compliance, bad KYC trigger RBI action

The banking regulator cracked the whip on Paytm Payments Bank after it failed to shape up despite repeated warnings on falsified compliances, irregularities in KYC norms and related party transactions, a person aware of the development said.