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Legal tussle over who invented butter chicken and dal makhani reaches Delhi high court

THE TWO KUNDAN LALS RAN THE MOTI MAHAL RESTAURANT IN DARYAGANJ WHICH IS CONSIDERED THE BIRTHPLACE OF BUTTER CHICKEN

Tauru paper 'leak' row: Kingpin, aide arrested

The two men who had gathered 40 doctors at a farmhouse in Tauru on Thursday for an allegedly leaked question paper of the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) were arrested on Saturday, police officers aware of the matter said.

Cold spell lifts slightly, 11 trains delayed by fog

The familiar dense fog that has plagued Delhi-NCR, reducing visibility and causing delays to flights and trains over the last few weeks, dissipated into a very shallow haze on Saturday and cold day conditions lifted marginally, bringing some relief in the middle of what has been a particularly cold and dark winter.

15 PFI men held guilty of BJP leader's brutal murder in 2021

A Kerala court on Saturday convicted 15 men, all associated with the now-banned radical Islamist group Popular Front of India (PFI), in connection with the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ranjith Sreenivasan in Alappuzha in 2021. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on Monday.

ED quizzes J'khand CM Hemant Soren for 5 hrs

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren for nearly five hours on Saturday in connection with an alleged land scam, in what the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader said was an attempt to destabilise his government.

PREPARATIONS IN AYODHYA ENTER HOME STRETCH, RITUALS CONTINUE

Consecration ceremony prep in last leg as rituals continue

Myanmar border will be fenced, says Shah

India will scrap the free movement regime it shares with Myanmar and build a fence on the border with the neighbouring country, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday as he also stressed that the country will be rid of Maoist extremism within three years.

India face tough opener in defence of U-19 World Cup

There is always extra interest around the India under-19 team. The squad is picked from the biggest age-group talent pool among all the cricket boards.

Sebi to crack down on IPO mules: Buch

Mule accounts used to inflate IPO subscriptions are under watch, and the stock market regulator is investigating three cases involving potential use of such accounts, Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch said.

Harith becomes first Indian to triumph in Rally 2 class at Dakar

Harith Noah capped two gruelling weeks in the Saudi Arabian desert with a slice of history on Friday, becoming the first Indian ever to win at the Dakar Rally in the Rally 2 class and finishing 11th overall, missing the coveted top 10 spot by six minutes.

'Satwik-Chirag not troubled by pressure of expectations'

These are heady days for Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy. Each time they have entered the courts at the India Open here, the crowd has come alive.

Prannoy digs deep versus Wang, advances to semis at India Open

World No. 9 fights back in final game to beat Chinese Taipei shuttler; Satwik and Chirag also progress

'Yet to make a final decision on digital currency regimes'

Days after Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das expressed concern over the risk posed by cryptocurrencies to emerging market economies such as India, the Union government on Friday told the Supreme Court that the issue of digital currency is an \"evolving one\" and that the Centre is still to make a final decision on a proposed legal regime to regulate its transactions and provide for investigations.

CEO issue pulls Sony-Zee deal to the brink

Sony Group Corp. is set to pull the plug on the proposed $10-billion merger of its India unit with Zee Entertainment Enterprises after more than two years of negotiations.

Biden admits US strikes haven't deterred Houthis

US forces on Friday conducted a fifth strike against Iranian-backed Houthi rebel military sites in Yemen as President Joe Biden acknowledged that the American and British bombardment had yet to stop the militants' attacks on vessels in the Red Sea that have disrupted global shipping.

Boy who died saving kin among 19 kids selected for Bal Puraskar

Aaditya Vijay Brahmane, 12, who died while saving his two cousins from drowning, is among the 19 children selected from across the country for this year's Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, Union ministry of women and Child Development said on Friday.

Top court refuses to stay expulsion of OPS, three others from AIADMK

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to stay the expulsion of former Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam (popularly known as OPS) and three others from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagham (AIADMK) during a general council meeting of the party in July 2022, saying that the injunction at this stage will \"lead to a huge chaos\".

Almost 300 Myanmar soldiers flee to India

Nearly 300 Myanmar soldiers crossed the border into India to flee an advance by armed insurgents fighting the country's junta, an Indian paramilitary officer told AFP on Friday.

Israel PM Netanyahu says he opposes a Palestinian state

Israel bombarded southern Gaza on Friday after it publicly sparred with its main ally the United States over the possibility of a Palestinian state, the creation of which Washington sees as the only pathway to a lasting peace.

Collegium recommends K'taka HC chief justice elevation of as SC judge

The Supreme Court collegium on Friday recommended the elevation of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice PB Varale as a judge in top court, underlining that he is a competent judge with unimpeachable conduct and integrity and has throughout maintained high standard of professional ethics.

Saving Great Indian Bustard must be balanced with energy needs: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday said that it is conscious of government's commitment to generate solar power while implementing steps to preserve the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and gave three weeks to the Centre to propose a way forward to balance the twin issues.

PM: Boeing campus to boost India's talent on world stage

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India is set to give new energy to the global aviation market because the country prioritises connectivity infrastructure, as he inaugurated Boeing India's Engineering and Technology Centre in Bengaluru.

6 arrested after 14 die in Guj picnic boat capsize

The Gujarat Police have arrested six people, including three promoters of the firm that was awarded the contract to develop and maintain the Harni lake as a tourist destination, a day after 14 people, including 12 schoolchildren and two teachers, died after a boat capsized in the water body in Vadodara on Thursday.

Wheat output set for a record high, sowing area crosses 34mn hectares

India's winter-sown wheat output, battered by extreme weather in the past two years, could touch a record this spring as the area planted with the staple has expanded robustly and cold weather in the main producer states is likely to boost yields, officials said after the government released fresh acreage data on Friday.

Forty doctors waiting for leaked' paper attacked at Tauru farmhouse, 7 held

The 26-year-old doctor was excited but nervous. He had returned to India in 2022 after completing his MBBS from Kazakhstan but was yet to begin practising in the country as he had not yet cleared the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) a biannual test for those who have completed their medical degree from an institute in a foreign country, and wish to practise in India.

Police probe whether heater at Pitampura building led to fire

On Thursday evening around 8pm, Sahil Gupta, 30, scrambled up the stairs to the terrace of the four-story building he lives in to check the origin of a suspected fire, moments after he saw smoke emanating from the building.

LG orders action against IAS officer

Lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena on Friday ordered the anti-corruption branch (ACB) to register a first information report (FIR) against an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer for allegedly asking his subordinate to collect money from retail liquor vendors, officials in the LG office said.

Max dips to 14.2°C, orange alert ahead

Cold day conditions returned to the Capital after a hiatus of eight days, with the maximum temperature dipping to 14.2 degrees Celsius (°C) - an acute 4.4°C drop from Thursday and five degrees below normal for this time of the year the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. It was 18.6°C on Thursday.

Frenetic politics of the 1990s helped pave the way

The sadhus in saffron with their gamchas (cotton towel) are out on the streets before the break of the dawn, silently walking to the Saryu for a holy dip - an age-old daily routine.

Temple entry marks a new era in politics

With the Ram Temple, the BJP has a clear agenda and PM Modi's charisma to pull together a rainbow Hindu coalition. The Opposition's response is still forming