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15-year-old girl raped by two in Rourkela

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by two youths while a third man in his 50s, taking advantage of her precarious situation, unsuccessfully attempted to assault her sexually in Bisra police limits of Sundargarh district.

Majhi says efforts on to boost infra, recruitments in state education sector

CHIEF Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday said the state government is mounting efforts to strengthen the education sector of Odisha by building infrastructure and recruiting teachers.

AP nod to ₹33K cr Amaravati projects

Naidu cabinet approval for availing loans from World Bank, ADB, HUDCO and German firm

T'gana CM announces probe into ring road tender process

CHIEF Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday announced that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) would be constituted to investigate alleged irregularities in the lease and tendering process of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) during the BRS regime.

IIT and DRDO partner with industry to produce lightweight bullet-proof jackets

THE Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and IIT Delhi, on Thursday, came together with industry partners at the DIA-GARIMA event to strengthen the defence capabilities through collaborative research and technology transfer.

Farmers urge Punjab to reject agri marketing policy

The Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government has been categorically urged by farmer unions in the state to reject the draft National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing, describing it as detrimental to Punjab's farm-based economy.

MCD approves proposal to allocate ₹25 crore for assembly poll preparations

13k booths to be set up

CBSE conducts surprise inspection, 18 schools found flouting enrolment norms

EIGHTEEN schools in Delhi have been found to be violating CBSE's affiliation bye-laws by enrolling students beyond their actual attendance records creating \"non-attending\" enrolments.

BJP alleges ₹250 crore shelter homes scam, demands CBI inquiry

DELHI BJP, on Thursday, alleged a scam of ₹250 crore in the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), which functions under the Delhi government.

At 451, capital's air quality plummets to 'severe plus'

THE air quality in the national capital plummeted to 'severe plus' category, with a 24-hour average AQI of 451 recorded at 4 pm on Thursday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board data.

Total ban on crackers in city, top court told

THE Delhi government, on Thursday, apprised the Supreme Court that it has imposed a complete ban on manufacturing, storing, selling, and bursting all kinds of firecrackers in the national capital throughout the year with immediate effect.

SC seeks urgent action on solid waste crisis

Court asks govt, MCD to explain how far they have complied with timelines prescribed under waste management rules

Rai inaugurates several road development projects; so far 900 roads constructed

DELHI Environment Minister Gopal Rai inaugurated the development of several roads in areas including Yamuna Vihar, Noor-e-Ilahi, Subhash Mohalla, Mohanpuri, and North Ghonda on Thursday.

HC orders swift action on mental health authority appointments

THE Delhi High Court has instructed the Delhi Government to expedite the appointment of non-official members to the Delhi Mental Health Authority and ensure the swift establishment of Mental Health Review Boards as mandated by the Mental Health Care Act, 2017.

Ruckus erupts in MCD house over Rohingya, Bangladeshi immigrants

THE Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) House descended into chaos on Thursday as opposition councillors accused the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of sheltering Rohingya and Bangladeshi immigrants.

Kuldeep Sengar seeks 5-month bail extension

EXPELLED BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, a convict in the 2017 Unnao rape case, on Thursday requested the Delhi High Court to extend his interim bail by five months, citing medical issues.

HC shifts Balyan's case to MP/MLA court

Kuldeep Sengar seeks 5-month bail extension

AAP steps up heat over Shah remarks

THE Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday demanded an apology and resignation from Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on BR Ambedkar in Parliament.

Cong holds protest at BJP office over 'insult to Ambedkar'

THE Delhi unit of the Congress, on Thursday, staged a protest in the city against Union home minister Amit Shah's remarks on Babasaheb Ambedkar.

Cong must apologise for 'disrespect' to Babasaheb, says BJP

DELHI BJP President Virendra Sachdeva has called on Congress leaders, particularly the Gandhi family, to apologise for the disrespect shown to B R Ambedkar both during his lifetime and posthumously.

Dalits, students' outfits stage demonstrations

SEVERAL organisations working on issues related to social justice and students' outfits held protests on Thursday accusing home minister Amit Shah of insulting B R Ambedkar.

Diversity: Signages to have info in 4 languages

TO promote linguistic inclusivity, the city will soon feature Hindi, English, Punjabi, and Urdu on road signages, directional boards, and the names of the public places, in compliance with a recent directive from the Department of Arts, Culture and Language.

K'taka BJP leader taken into custody for 'derogatory' remarks on minister

THE 10-day winter session of the Karnataka legislature ended here on Thursday. Soon after the Council was adjourned sine die, BJP MLC CT Ravi was arrested on a complaint filed by the aide of Women and Child Development Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar over his alleged derogatory remarks in the House.

Farmer leader on fast faints, SC asks Mann govt why no med tests

THE condition of Jagjit Singh Dallewal, a Punjab farmer leader who is on a hunger strike demanding the acceptance of their demands, including a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP) on crops, worsened as he fainted on Thursday, the 24th day of his protest.

ACB names KTR accused No 1 in Formula-E case

THE Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday named Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president and former Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao, known as KTR, as Accused No. 1 (A-1) in the alleged Formula E race case.

Burhan Wani's last surviving aide among 5 Hizbul terrorists killed

SECURITY forces on Thursday killed five Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, including its operations commander Farooq Ahmed Bhat alias Farooq Nali, in a six-hour-long encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district.

Deputy Chair rejects Oppn bid to impeach Dhankhar in RS

RAJYA Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh on Thursday dismissed the impeachment notice against Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.

UNPRECEDENTED FRACAS

'PITCHED BATTLE' OUTSIDE HOUSE | TWO BJP MPS INJURED | CROSS-COMPLAINTS FILED

PICNIC HOUR IN NCR!

Scrolling through Instagram these days, I couldn't help but notice that almost every second photo is of a jolly group basking in the gentle winter sun, on one of Delhi's many gorgeous public gardens.

On a Himalayan trail

The Royal Enfield Social Mission's festival spotlighted the works of 50 Himalayan communities across the arts-music, design, films, photography-and AI-based interactive projects, for natural & cultural conservation