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Fulfil promises made in Punjab before announcing schemes in Delhi: Bittu

UNION Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Sunday, slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) urging them to fulfil their promises in Punjab before announcing new schemes for Delhi, where assembly elections are due on February 5.

K'taka: Mother-son duo arrested for coercing minor into marriage

TILAKWADI police arrested a man and his mother for allegedly coercing a minor girl into marriage to settle a ₹50,000 loan.

Kangana Ranaut's Emergency makes ₹7.39 crore in two days

Kangana Ranaut's political drama Emergency has collected ₹7.39 crore at the domestic box office in two days, the makers said on Sunday.

Garcetti at final meet with PM: 'India-US ties at peak'

Says what was unthinkable a generation ago will be indispensable soon

A NATION VOTES IN DELHI

As assembly polls approach, diverse communities in this city of migrants are vocalising their sentiments and concerns, with issues ranging from civic infrastructure to cultural neglect that would shape their poll preferences. Anup Verma, Ifrah Mufti, Ashish Srivastava, Shekhar Singh & Prabhat Shukla look at an entire country as it votes in Delhi

Detained 900 Bangladeshis and Rohingyas from 2021-24, says RPF

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) officially claimed on Sunday that it has detained over 900 Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas from railway areas between 2021 and 2024.

EC Harnessed Tech Power To Boost Democracy: Modi

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the Election Commission of India (EC) for its efforts in modernising and strengthening the country's electoral process, as well as harnessing technology to empower people in exercising their voting rights.

Detained 900 Bangladeshis and Rohingyas from 2021-24, says RPF

THE Railway Protection Force (RPF) officially claimed on Sunday that it has detained over 900 Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas from railway areas between 2021 and 2024. These individuals were handed over to the relevant authorities for further legal action.

ONUS OF RESPONSIBLE POLL COVERAGE LIMITED TO PRINT

After many years, one is seeing the Delhi assembly elections being projected to have national ramifications.

Portal alleges Hindenburg's link with fund

NATE Anderson, 'activist' short-seller who has announced shutting down his almost eight years old research firm Hindenburg, is under cloud for alleged links with hedge funds in preparing reports targeting companies, a Canadian portal said citing documents filed before a court in Ontario.

'We believe FY26 will be better than FY25; deal pipeline is strong'

L&T Technology Services Limited (LTTS), an engineering and technology services company, had a strong third quarter, as its revenues jumped 9.5% y-o-y to 2,653 crore. The company won eight large deals in the December quarter.

Suspected Bangladeshi man arrested in Saif attack case

MUMBAI police on Sunday arrested Shariful Islam Shehzad, a suspected Bangladeshi national, in connection with the attack on actor Saif Ali Khan.

Maritime drill in Indian Ocean as Quad foreign ministers set to meet

WHILE the maritime forces of the Quad nations are together exercising in the Indian Ocean as part of a multinational exercise, the foreign ministers of India, Australia and Japan are expected to meet a day after Donald Trump takes oath as the 47th US President on January 20.

Mirage-ical moments

'The Golden Mirage' edit is a homage to Rajasthan's iconic crafts, such as bandhej, leheriya, and gota work

To the Viktor Go the Spoils

World No 5 thrilled to return to winning ways after capturing men's singles crown on Sunday

Odisha cops file flesh trade case against conwoman and her partner

TROUBLE seems to be mounting for conwoman Hansita Abhilipsa as city police registered another case against her, this time under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act for allegedly pushing women into flesh trade to receive favours from businessmen.

Budget 2025: Insurance sector expects incentives, innovation

THE insurance industry is expecting a host of policy measures from the forthcoming budget and topping the wish-list is ending the double taxation on pensioners, lowering, if not ending, GST on insurance, especially on health products, and a closure for the much-delayed insurance amendments bill that may likely bring in a composite licensing regime for the sector.

EPFO Simplifies PF Account Transfer Process

The Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has simplified the process for transfer of PF account on change of jobs wherein the requirement to route online transfer claims through either the previous or current employer has been removed in majority of cases.

AAP Claims Aggarwal Community Support After Delegation Meets Kejriwal

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced that Delhi's Aggarwal community has pledged its support for the party ahead of the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.

BUDGET MUST LOOK AT FISCAL CONSOLIDATION

WITH signs of a slowdown in the economy getting more pronounced, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who will be presenting the Union Budget on 1 February, has her work cut out.

C'garh to develop marine fossil park at 280-mn yr-old fossil site

CHHATTISGARH'S Manendragarh district is poised to attract history enthusiasts and geologists with the discovery of a 280-million-year-old marine fossil site along the Hasdeo river. Inspired by the findings, the state government has announced plans to transform the site into a marine fossil park.

Thermal cameras, canines aid BSF at Bangla border

Amid the ongoing political turmoil in Bangladesh, the Border Security Force (BSF) is not only ensuring 24x7 forward patrolling; it has also been using the latest technology like handheld thermal imaging systems and trained dogs to prevent any infiltration from the neighboring country, officials said on Sunday.

GSI: Lithium deposits likely in Eastern Ghats belt of Odisha

THE Geological Survey of India on Sunday said there are chances of lithium deposits in Nayagarh and other districts of the Eastern Ghats belt of Odisha, though it is yet to be confirmed.

AIR to help mitigate man-animal conflicts in MP

COUNTRY'S public radio broadcaster, the All India Radio (AIR-Akashvani) has a new role to play in Madhya Pradesh - alerting people about movement of wild animals, including elephants, tigers and leopards to prevent human-animal conflicts and related casualties.

Gunfight breaks out in Baramulla, first this year

A gunfight between security forces and terrorists broke out on Sunday in Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, the first encounter this year.

HIL: Lancers pull off stunning comeback

KALINGA Lancers pulled off a stunning comeback to earn a shootout victory against the Delhi SG Pipers in the ongoing Hockey India League.

OUTWARD APPEARANCES, INNER MOTIVES AND ALL THAT GREED

WAMI Vivekananda's birthday, by the English calendar, was on January 12, but his birth anniversary, or Jayanti, according to the panchang or Indian calendar, is on January 21 this year.

Hydroponic weed worth ₹2.1 crore seized, say officials

THE Delhi Crime Branch dismantled an international dark web drug cartel, seizing 6 kilograms of hydroponic weed worth over ₹2 crore, police said on Sunday.

Foden stars as Man City hit Ipswich for six

PHIL Foden struck twice as Manchester City climbed to fourth in the Premier League with a 6-0 rout of struggling Ipswich on Sunday.

Kejriwal Proposes Housing for Sanitation Workers

Says he has written to PM requesting land at concessional rates