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Modi made welfare state a reality, 25 cr lifted out of poverty, says Shah

HOME Minister Amit Shah on Saturday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for transforming the vision of a welfare state into a reality, a feat he claimed previous governments before 2014 pursued only in bits and pieces.

MoS defence Seth says he got ₹50 lakh ransom threat, 2 held after probe

MINISTER of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Saturday said he has received an extortion call of ₹50 lakh via text message from Ranchi while attending the winter session Parliament in New Delhi.

Temple burnt in Bangla: ISKCON

Kolkata official says idols gutted, expresses concern over arrested Krishna Das's safety

THE HERO WHO ENCHANTS A NATION

When the trailer of Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2: The Rule was launched in Patna, thousands thronged the event, eager to catch a glimpse of the star who embodies the almost-mythical protagonist of the franchise.

Warm Nov made sugarcane less sweet, prone to pests

WARMER winter has reduced the sweetness of jaggery and created a conducive weather for pest attacks on sugarcane plants in western Uttar Pradesh, one of the largest sugarcane producer belts in the country.

India issues Syria travel advisory, asks citizens to return at the earliest

INDIA on Saturday issued an advisory for its citizens in Syria to return at the earliest and also urged others to drop any travel plans to the insurgency-hit country.

Working on resolution of Ukraine conflict, says EAM

Jaishankar says needle moving towards negotiations than a longer war

Drop in India's TB burden doubled since 2015: Nadda

UNION Health Minister JP Nadda on Saturday said the rate of decline of tuberculosis incidence in India has doubled since 2015 and is ahead of the global average.

Indian youth brutalised in Myanmar cyber fraud cell hospitalised, say relatives

TWENTY-two-year-old Ajay, one of the Indian youths trapped in a cyber scam centre in Myanmar, has been hospitalized after being brutally beaten up, his relative revealed.

Canadian Parliament rejects motion to declare 1984 Sikh riots as 'genocide'

THE Canadian Parliament has rejected the motion to declare the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as genocide following stiff resistance from lawmakers like Chandra Arya, who claimed that he was threatened inside the parliament building for opposing the motion, which he described as being influenced by a \"politically powerful Khalistani lobby.\"

WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S ON THE PLATE

A recent report on Lindt dark chocolates stated that they contain lead and cadmium above the acceptable levels, which has not been denied by the company.

EVOLVING BEYOND THE MODI FACTOR

The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance's victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections has been both celebrated and scrutinized, with the slogan \"Batenge to katenge\" often highlighted as the pivotal factor behind this success.

Serving the needy

Pankaj Chimanlal Seth, a retired officer, has dedicated his life to uplifting the underprivileged. His service continues to impact thousands, offering hope and support to those in need, writes Dilip Singh Kshatriya

TURNING TRIALS INTO TRIUMPHS

Life is seldom sweet for an unwed mother, but Yangmila Zimik transformed obstacles into opportunities and created a successful food enterprise. Prasant Mazumdar meets this inspirational figure for whom odds were always stacked against her

Yadadri power station: Reddy inaugurates another unit

CHIEF Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday inaugurated Unit-2 of the Yadadri Thermal Power Station (YTPS) unit-2 with a power generation capacity of 800 MW.

Mining threat to medicinal plants in Sandur

PROTECTING the Devadari Hills and forests in Sandur taluk is imperative to ensure availability of Olibanum gum used in medicines for arthritis and joint pains.

Lokayukta takes up K'taka BIMS deaths case

CONSIDERING the maternal deaths in Ballari Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) Hospital as a serious matter, the Karnataka Lokayukta has taken up a suo motu case under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act.

TDB urges temple priests to 'improve performance'

IN an effort to improve the performance of temple priests, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has issued a circular of caution to the priests attached to it, urging them to improve their 'work performance' in line with the customs and standards of conduct stipulated by the temple where they work.

Efforts on not to increase power tariffs, says Naidu

LAUNCHING the Urjaveer programme at Poranki in Krishna district on Saturday along with Union Minister for Power Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said efforts will be made to ensure power tariffs are not increased, by focusing on the efficiency of power utilities and existing systems.

Wayanad relief: HC slams state govt for lack of clarity on funds available

THE Kerala High Court has criticised the state government for failing to maintain accurate figures on the availability of funds in the State Disaster Response Fund.

New low-pressure system likely in TN after Fengal

Expected to become more pronounced in the next 24 hours: Experts

Half a crore people in Odisha hit by acute diarrhoea, typhoid: CAG

NEARLY half a crore people in Odisha were affected by acute diarrhoea and typhoid, while thousands more also suffered from hepatitis and renal diseases between the 2017 and 2022 fiscal due to the use of contaminated water.

Do not politicise law and order situation in Delhi, Kejriwal tells BJP

WITH assembly elections around the corner, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday slammed the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre over Delhi's law-and-order situation and said instead of politicising the issue, they should focus on ensuring people's safety.

AIIMS faces heat over unregistered FIR

AIIMS is under fire after failing to comply with the Ministry of Health's directive to file an FIR within six hours of a violent attack on a doctor.

Arbitration: Experts call for stable laws to speed up justice

FREQUENT amendments to arbitration laws are hampering efficiency and escalating litigation to higher courts, cautioned Justice Hima Kohli, former Supreme Court judge, at the third Arbitrate in India Conclave, 2024.

Man, 20, stabbed to death in row over flushing toilet

Victim suffered multiple wounds inflicted with a kitchen knife: Cops

Man strangles mother over property share

A 22-year-old man strangled his mother in West Delhi after she denied him a share in the family property if he chose to marry, police said on Saturday.

First day, first boycott by Aghadi lawmakers

SP threatens to exit the MVA over Uddhav Sena's Babri glorification

Bizman shot dead after morning walk

A 52-year-old utensil trader was gunned down by two unidentified assailants on a motorcycle in Shahdara, while he was returning from a morning walk on Saturday.

Delhi farmers to hold own meet on Dec 22

AS farmers from Punjab and several parts of Uttar Pradesh gear up to march towards the national capital, their brethren in Delhi have also announced to hold a mahapanchayat in Mangolpur village of North West Delhi on December 22 regarding long pending issues of the national capital's 360 villages.