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Shipping may get infra tag in boost for vessel ownership

The Union government is working on a plan to grant infrastructure status to the shipping industry, including coastal shipping, two people aware of the development said.

'Lower VAT on aviation fuel may help Jewar'

The Delhi-National Capital Region's (NCR) second airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, is expected to benefit from significantly lower value-added tax on aviation fuel, according to industry executives and experts.

Missing Indian student found dead in US

An Indian student studying at Purdue University in the US state of Indiana has been found dead on the university campus, the varsity statement said.

Drive to digitise agri banks commences

Union minister for home and cooperation, Amit Shah, on Tuesday launched a ₹225 crore drive to computerise over 1,000 agriculture and rural development banks and offices of the registrar of cooperative societies in states and Union territories across the country.

2 killed, 3 injured as fresh clashes erupt in Manipur

At least two people were killed, three injured and two others went missing after armed groups from both Kuki and Meitei communities engaged in a heavy gunfight in ethnic strife-torn Manipur on Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said.

Flight takes off without nod, 2 pilots grounded

Two IndiGo pilots were taken off the roster after the airline's flight from Delhi to Azerbaijan capital Baku allegedly took off on Sunday night without clearance from the air traffic controller, officials aware of the matter said on Tuesday.

SC seeks religion-wise data of students in key institutions

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Union government to give religion-wise data of students studying across institutions deemed to be of national importance after the latter argued that the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) cannot demand minority status owing to its special character as an educational institution.

Video of locals facing off with PLA in Ladakh comes to fore

THE 6.5-MINUTE VIDEO SHOWS HOW AROUND SIX TO EIGHT PLA SOLDIERS ARRIVED IN A COMBAT VEHICLE AND BLEW SIRENS IN TAKLUNG CHOROK VALLEY

US envoy seeks changes in India's export, FDI policies

US ambassador Eric Garcetti on Tuesday called for changes in India's investment, intellectual property, export and taxation regimes and said the government's drive for self-reliance could slow the pace of trade and economic development.

Nitish takes a U-turn whenever BJP exerts pressure, says Rahul

The Mahagathbandhan Alliance in Bihar does not need chief minister Nitish Kumar to fight for social justice, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said, as he broke his silence on the Janata Dal (United) chief's exit from the coalition and slammed him for \"taking a U-turn each time little pressure is exerted\" by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre.

Lalu, kin 'consolidated' their land: ED

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad and his family members acquired at a discount, separate land parcels from candidates who were given jobs in the railways, with a purpose to \"consolidate\" the land already owned by the family to increase the size of their overall landholding and, therefore, its value in the real estate market, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has claimed in its charge sheet filed earlier this month in the land-for-jobs money laundering probe.

AAP hits back, says BJP did nothing in its three tenures

Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) mayor Shelly Oberoi lambasted the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for reducing the discussion on MCD budget to an opportunity for making political allegations, even as she asserted that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) administration will bring a \"people-friendly\" budget.

BJP hits out at AAP in MCD over fund crunch and landfill promises

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Tuesday discussed the budget for 2024-25, nearly a month after the proposals were tabled before the House by the civic commissioner, with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillors indulging in a blame game over several issues such as the allocation of funds for the civic body and the promises to clear the three landfills in the national capital.

GPS tracking may be mandatory for every auto-rickshaw soon

Auto-rickshaws without functional GPS devices will soon not be issued fitness certificates, without which they cannot legally ply in Delhi, officials in the transport department said reviving the policy four years after it was paused due to the global pandemic.

Delhi govt asks for 12 weeks to demarcate Yamuna's floodplain

Experts have long held that there is a simple reason why the Delhi government has been unable to protect the Yamuna floodplains - they have never been demarcated and defined.

Honour for Delhi Police's Republic Day contingent

The all-women group of the Delhi Police was on Tuesday adjudged the best-marching contingent on Republic Day, officials aware of the matter said.

January 2024 colder, more polluted, shows Delhi data

Delhi's nights this January were its coldest since 2013, the days were its coldest since 2015, even as the air was its most polluted since 2016, showed data from monitoring agencies, underscoring what has been a month of weather extremes for the national capital.

First snow leopard census in India puts national count at 718 across 6 hilly states

There are around 718 snow leopards in the country, the first-ever population estimation exercise of the vulnerable species by the Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India (SPAI) Program has found.

5 killed in conflict with tigers around Corbett since Dec

Five people have been killed around Uttarakhand's Corbett Tiger Reserve in the past two months, foresters said, highlighting once again that fatal encounters with the big cats are increasing due to their high density in the region.

3 YADAV FAMILY MEMBERS IN FIRST SP LIST FOR POLLS

The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday named candidates for 16 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, becoming the first party to publish a list for the 2024 general elections.

All 14 suspended MPs to be back for session

The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday revoked the suspension of 14 Opposition MPs, who were penalised along with 132 others during the Winter session of Parliament last month, to allow them to attend President Droupadi Murmu's first address to both Houses in the new Parliament building and the Budget session from Wednesday.

IMF UPGRADES INDIA GROWTH ESTIMATE TO 6.7%

IMF upgrades India growth forecast to 6.7% for FY24, 6.5% for next two fiscal

LAND-FOR-JOBS: DAY AFTER LALU, ED SLEUTHS QUIZ SON TEJASHWI

ED INTERROGATES TEJASHWI; RJD ATTACKS CENTRE

Chandigarh mayor drama: Invalid votes, and a BJP win

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday won the Chandigarh mayoral poll after the chair scrapped eight Opposition's votes in a controversial decision, sparking allegations of vote tampering that marred the first electoral showdown between the ruling party and the 27-party Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).

CM took a 1,300km overnight car ride as his plane was under watch

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren returned to Ranchi from Delhi, nearly 1,300km away, by road on Monday night to avoid officials keeping a watch at New Delhi airport to trace the 48-year-old Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader, people close to him said on Tuesday.

India welcomes competition in global politics, says Jaishankar

India does not fear Beijing and rather welcomes competition and tries to be better than other countries, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said during an interaction with students at the Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai on Tuesday.

INS Sumitra rescues 19 Pak sailors, nabs pirates

The Indian Navy on Tuesday said that its offshore patrol vessel INS Sumitra rescued an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel (FV) hijacked by armed pirates off the Somali coast, the second such action in the last 24 hours in the Arabian Sea where the security situation has deteriorated significantly due to the resurgence of piracy and missile and drone attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

Classified docs leak: Pakistan court jails Imran for 10 years

Ex-PM has already been disqualified from standing for the February 8 poll on the basis of a graft conviction last year

Soren returns to Ranchi, digs heels amid ED hunt

Jharkhand's coalition reposed faith in embattled chief minister Hemant Soren after a late-evening meeting on Tuesday, capping a dramatic day that saw the 48-year-old leader emerge in Ranchi after driving 1,300km by road from Delhi, where an Enforcement Directorate team missed him a day earlier, sparking a massive political storm over allegations that he was absconding.

Yash In Talks For Another Bollywood Project, With SRK?

Having already booked his entry in Bollywood with filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari's ambitious project Ramayana, Kannada actor Yash is now in talks for his second Hindi project and has even expressed the desire to work with actor Shah Rukh Khan.