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'Security emerging as crucial element'

Security has emerged as a more important element in the European Union (EU)-India partnership in light of developments in the Indo-Pacific and the Red Sea and both sides are looking to work more closely on hybrid and maritime security, the EU's senior-most diplomat said on Wednesday.

Cabinet okays 8% hike in prices for sugarcane

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved a hike in prices for sugarcane, known as fair and remunerative price (FRP), payable by millers to cane growers for the fiscal year 2024-25.

RAJNATH TALKS ON PRESSING HURDLES IN WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said recent developments in the western Indian Ocean, where merchant vessels have faced a barrage of drone attacks and hijacking attempts, presented some \"extremely pressing challenges\" in the maritime domain.

'Alliance talks on for LS elections'

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Wednesday said discussions were on to form an alliance ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, asserting that his Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) will support any coalition that \"selflessly\" thinks about the nation.

Firms must display count of Kannadiga staff: K'taka min

Karnataka is considering making all multinational companies publicly display the number of Kannadigas employed in their offices and will frame the rules for this measure soon, a state minister said on Wednesday, sparking a controversy with industry bodies and opposition leaders calling it government overreach that will hurt the image of India's IT capital.

SP, Cong seal UP seat share pact

The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress on Wednesday announced a seat-sharing agreement for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections for Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, marking the first major breakthrough in contentious seat talks in the beleaguered Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).

MP govt plans to roll out new 'birth to death' policy for cows

STATE TO MANDATE 'SCIENTIFIC', 'RESPECTFUL' DISPOSAL

Maratha activist announces fresh agitation from Feb 24

A day after the Maharashtra legislature passed a bill to give 10% quota to the Maratha community, activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Wednesday threatened to launch a fresh round of statewide protests from February 24, if the state government failed to implement the draft notification on \"blood relatives\" of Kunbi Marathas within two days.

Uncertainty looms over fresh talks with Centre

The Centre on Wednesday sent out a fresh invitation to protesting farmers for a fifth round of talks, which looks imperiled after the death of a protester during a police crackdown in Khanauri, an area on the Punjab-Haryana border.

'Liveliest in the group': 21-yr-old farmer was lone breadwinner

Shubh Karan Singh, 21, a teenage protester during the 2020-21 farm protests, became the first farmer to die in the ongoing farmer agitation, died of injuries from what officials described as a \"bullet\", without clarifying if it was a rubber bullet or a normal bullet, with his death likely making it more difficult for the government and farmers to arrive at a settlement.

Tense calm prevails at Punjab, Haryana borders after one dies

Scores of farmers continued to camp at Khanauri and Shambhu bordering Punjab and Haryana late on Wednesday, even as farmers' leaders put the \"Delhi Chalo\" march on hold for 48 hours after a protester was killed and 12 police personnel injured in clashes during the day.

Girl raped at UP madrasa; cleric arrested: Police

A 35-year-old cleric was arrested on Wednesday and a search launched for his brother in connection with the alleged gang rape of an eighty-year-old girl inside a madrasa in Lucknow for several months, police said.

A masterful advocate who left his imprint on landmark cases

In the annals of legal history, there are few figures as iconic as Fali S Nariman. With an exemplary career spanning over seven decades, Nariman distinguished himself not only by the sheer magnitude of his legal acumen but also by his unmatched ability to argue some of the most consequential cases of his time.

Woman jumps after flat catches fire, dies

An 83-year-old woman died while her 30-year-old granddaughter sustained minor injuries after they jumped from their fourth-floor apartment to save themselves from a fire that broke out in their house, in Sector 10, Dwarka, on Wednesday morning, the Delhi Police said.

7 properties in CP sealed by NDMC

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has sealed at least seven properties in Connaught Place on Wednesday over non-payment of property tax dues even as the market association alleged the traders were being harassed with demands of exorbitant amounts in tax dues.

Revamp gathers pace to create a modern Meharchand Market

A little after Partition in 1948, Ashok Sakhuja's father, Brij Lal Sakhuja, opened his shop a makeshift khokha that sold groceries - in the refugee market developed by the Land And Development Office (L&DO) in Lodhi Colony. In 1962, the market was renamed Meharchand Market, after Mehr Chand Khanna, the then Union minister for rehabilitation.

One dead in house collapse at Kotla Mubarakpur: Cops

THE TWO-STOREY HOUSE WAS BEING DEMOLISHED TO BE LATER REBUILT

Divine intervention rescued democracy in Chd: Kejriwal

In a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a day after the Supreme Court verdict in the Chandigarh mayor elections, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said the party represents \"adharma\" (injustice) and uses all means to rig elections and topple governments.

CBI summons BRS leader in excise case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has issued summons to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, K Kavitha, asking her to appear before it on February 26 in connection with its probe in the Delhi excise policy 2021-22, people familiar with the development said on Wednesday.

Students taking board exams bear the brunt, struggle to beat the rush

Several students appearing for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 examinations and their parents, especially those living outside the Delhi border made special arrangements on Wednesday to ensure they reached the exam centres on time ahead of the traffic restrictions given the farmers' stir.

Isolated protests keep NCR on alert, hit traffic

With farmers calling for the resumption of the \"Delhi Chalo\" campaign on Wednesday, heightened security measures and stricter vehicular checking at all border points that the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan share with Delhi gave rise to chaos on arterial roads in the morning, with several stretches witnessing long tailbacks and snarls.

PhonePe launches app store to take on Google's Play Store

Walmart-backed Indian fintech PhonePe on Wednesday launched its app store for Android called Indus Appstore, becoming the first Indian rival to Google's Play Store.

Firms told to list how many Kannadiga employees hired

THE MINISTER SHIVARAJ S TANGADAGI SAID THAT A FAILURE TO COMPLY COULD LEAD TO REVOCATION OF PERMISSIONS GRANTED TO FIRMS

Judicial giant Fali S Nariman leaves an unmatched legacy

\"I have lived and flourished in a secular India. In the fullness of time, if God wills, I would also like to die in a secular India,\" Fali S Nariman, a distinguished legal luminary and veteran lawyer stated in his book Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography, indicating the monumental sense of probity and concerns for the constitutional ethos that the titan of the legal profession had till he breathed his last in the wee hours of Wednesday.

Ameen Sayani, legendary radio broadcaster whose sonorous voice was music to India's ears, dies at 91

Ameen Sayani, whose voice launched a radio revolution in India, died at a Mumbai hospital late on Tuesday night. The legendary broadcaster, 91, had been ailing for over a year.

India should be key to EU foreign policy: Greek PM

Strengthening the partnership with India should be a cornerstone of the European Union's (EU) foreign policy since the country is seen as a consensus builder and as a voice of reason in an increasingly polarised world, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday.

Stir on hold as farmer killed in police action

Farm leaders on Wednesday paused their protests for two days after tensions building up over the past nine days boiled over into clashes between thousands of protesters and the police at the Punjab-Haryana border, leading to the death of a 21-year-old man at the Khanauri border.

US Vetoes Resolution UN Security Council For Ceasefire In Gaza

The vote came as Israel prepares to move into the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, where some 1.4mn people have fled

India's AI Mkt To Reach $17 Bn By 2027: Report

India's AI market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25-35% to $17 billion by 2027, according to a report by Nasscom and the Boston Consulting Group.

With set squads Delhi Capitals, Warriorz look to go all the way

It was a bittersweet inaugural edition of the WPL for UP Warriorz and Delhi Capitals last year.