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Healthcare at your doorstep

Janjgir-Champa's lean governance boosts health services. Ejaz Kaiser looks at the district's success story

Gods of small things

Hailing from a flood-prone state, Sanjib Basak uses his art to conserve nature. Prasanta Mazumdar highlights his socially responsible craft

Chargesheet filed against director Ranjith

The police on Saturday filed a chargesheet against director Ranjith in a case filed for molesting a Bengali actor in 2009.

Assault on Army officer, fiancee: Odisha extends judicial inquiry deadline to Jan 31

ODISHA government has extended the tenure of the Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash Commission, which is probing the alleged police excesses on an Army officer and his fiancee, till January 31, 2025.

Thousands throng Sabarimala shrine as pilgrimage begins

THE hill shrine in Sabarimala saw a massive influx of pilgrims on Saturday, marking the beginning of the two-month-long pilgrimage season.

TN Governor triggers new controversy

GOVERNOR RN Ravi kicked up a controversy again on Saturday by using a photo of poet Thiruvalluvar clad in saffron on an invite for a two-day seminar held at Raj Bhavan titled the 'Multi lingual international seminar: A comparative study on Kabir Das-Thiruvalluvar-Yogi Vemana'.

Realtors illegally sell off free land assigned for descendants of Kattabomman in Tamil Nadu

SEVERAL acres of 'assigned patta land' given by the state government to the descendants of Veerapandiya Kattabomman, the legendary palayakarar or poligar of Panchalankurichi who fought the British East India company with great valour and was killed through treachery, has been illegally sold to non-family members over the years in violation of norms.

Alarm bells ringing, tension in K'taka town over Waqf

Protests after Waqf board started holding adalats to mark properties

Modi praises Araku coffee, AP initiatives in tribal hamlets

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday praised Araku coffee for its unique aroma and highlighted that it was gaining global recognition.

Sarai Kale Khan named after Birsa Munda

UNION Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced that the chowk outside Sarai Kale Khan ISBT has been renamed after tribal icon and freedom fighter Birsa Munda.

App to track waiting time at polling booths coming soon

In the upcoming assembly poll, artificial intelligence (AI) will help people cut the waiting period in the voting queue outside polling booths.

Man killed after tiff over girl's harassment, two held

TWO brothers were arrested for stabbing a 28-year-old man when his uncle objected to them harassing a girl near his house in northeast Delhi, police said on Saturday.

Court grants bail to bizman Katyal in PMLA case

A Delhi court has granted regular bail to businessman Rajesh Katyal, who was arrested by the ED for his alleged involvement in laundering over ₹200 crore.

Court issues notice to cops in Bibhav's revision petition against chargesheet

DELHI'S Tis Hazari Court on Saturday issued a notice to the Delhi Police in response to a revision petition filed by Bibhav Kumar, challenging the cognizance of the charge sheet filed against him in the Swati Maliwal assault case.

Plan to turn Lutyens' zone into tulip town

NEXT spring, the Lutyens' zone will don tulips all around. The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has planned to turn the New Delhi area into a tulip town.

Air quality remains severe for 4th consecutive day

If seen on road, certain private vehicles will now invite a hefty penalty

Get Friday speeches vetted: Waqf Board head

IN what is decidedly the first such directive anywhere in the country, the Chhattisgarh State Waqf Board in the BJP-ruled state issued a circular to the Mutawallis (caretakers) of all mosques asking them to get the sermons they deliver every Friday afternoon before the prayer vetted by it.

Real, not reel fight, as Nayan goes for Dhanush's jugular in open letter

Actor Nayanthara took to Instagram on Saturday to address a legal dispute involving actor-director Dhanush, accusing him of obstructing the making of her Netflix documentary, Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale.

K'taka man kills 14-yr-old son for keeping bad company

A 14-year-old boy was allegedly killed by his father for being in a bad company and not going to school at Kashi Nagar in Kumaraswamy Layout police limits in Bengaluru on Friday.

First all-women bus depot in capital

DELHI has made history with the inauguration of its first all-women bus depot, with Sarojini Nagar being renamed the 'Sakhi Depot'. The renaming of the oldest depot in the city is a tribute to women and a symbol of the changing time in a mainly male-dominated field.

Five Maoists shot dead in Chhattisgarh encounter

FIVE cadres of the outlawed CPI (Maoist), including two women fighters in uniform, were gunned down by security forces in an encounter on Saturday in the north Abujhmad area located along the edgy inter-district borders of Narayanpur-Kanker in Chhattisgarh.

CONSTRAINED BY TAKHT, BADAL CALLS IT QUITS

EMBATTLED Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday submitted his resignation, drawing the curtain over two decades of dynastic rule in the second oldest political party in the country.

Imphal valley on boil, mob storms houses of ministers

Speculation rife on some BJP MLAs submitting resignation today

Change the drape game

Sari, the iconic garment steeped in centuries of history, is experiencing a remarkable revival, thanks to this groundbreaking collaboration

Recognising atypical symptoms of diabetes in the elderly

DIABETES is becoming an increasingly prevalent and debilitating condition, affecting both the youth and elderly, particularly those over the age of 40.

A WINTER MEAL WITH THE WAZA

Kashmiri chef Tariq Ahmed, a Waza, brought his best game at a Kashmiri food festival. He breaks down the spirit of Wazwan rooted in togetherness, celebration, and the use of fresh and local ingredients.

Italy, France book Nations League quarters spot

ITALY ensured qualification for the Nations League quarterfinals with a victory over Belgium on Thursday that also guaranteed France a place in the last-eight despite a lacklustre display in a scoreless draw with Israel under tight security in Paris.

574 players listed for IPL auction, 13-yr-old youngest

RISHABH Pant, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Arshdeep Singh will headline a 574-strong list of players with a top base price of ₹2 crore at the Indian Premier League auction scheduled in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah on November 24 and 25.

Kamboj 3rd to claim perfect 10

HARYANA pacer Anshul Kamboj entered the record books on Friday as he became only the third bowler in the history of Ranji Trophy to claim all 10 wickets in an innings.

Badoni hits unbeaten ton in Delhi's strong reply

SKIPPER Ayush Badoni slammed an unbeaten 116 as Delhi scored 238/5 in reply to Jharkhand's first innings total of 382 in their Ranji Trophy match on Friday.