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India Cuts Coal Imports by 3.1% on Rise in Output

The country's coal imports fell by 3.1% to 149.39 million tonnes (MT) during April-December 2024 compared to 154.17 MT during the same period last year.

Brands Ride the Spiritual Tide at Maha Kumbh

Reports estimate brands will spend ₹1,800-₹2,000 cr on ads during the event

Family feud between Baba Kalyani, sister for Hikal stake escalates

THE family feud between the Pune-based Kalyani group led by Baba Kalyani and his sister Sugandha Hiremath who controls a majority in Hikal has taken a murky turn.

PMLA case: ED challenges Unitech promoters' bail

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Delhi High Court, contesting the bail granted to former Unitech promoters in a money laundering case.

'BSNL Call Drop Issue to Be Fixed by Feb'

STATE-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is working aggressively to resolve call drops, call mute issues, and other calling-related problems on its network.

QATAR SAYS GAZA TRUCE TALKS IN 'FINAL STAGES'

Qatar, Egypt & US have stepped up ceasefire efforts to enable release of hostages held in Gaza since Hamas' Oct 7, 2023 attack on Israel

LA faces new danger as perilous winds ramp up

HOT, powerful winds Tuesday threatened to rekindle and whip up major fires that have devastated the hills and suburbs of Los Angeles, killing at least 24 people and changing the face of America's second biggest city forever.

Gold deposits worth PKR 700 bn discovered, claims Pak govt

PAKISTAN'S Punjab government on Tuesday claimed that they had discovered \"massive gold deposits\" worth over PKR 700 billion in the province.

S Korean prez no-show on impeachment trial Day 1

SOUTH Korea's Constitutional Court opened the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday over his failed martial law bid, but adjourned the first hearing after the suspended leader didn't show up.

Ukraine claims biggest aerial strike on Russian land

UKRAINE carried out its largest aerial attack on Russian territory of the nearly three-year war overnight, Kyiv said on Tuesday, hitting factories and energy hubs hundreds of miles from the frontline.

SL Prez Arrives in Beijing on 4-Day Visit to China

SRI Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived in Beijing on Tuesday on a four-day visit during which he is scheduled to hold talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders on deepening bilateral ties.

Rescuers bring out dead, survivors from SA mine, hundreds still trapped

RESCUERS sent a cage-like structure down into one of South Africa's deepest gold mines on Tuesday to bring out survivors among hundreds of miners who were working illegally in an abandoned shaft and have been trapped for months.

Spl counsel who investigated Trump says his team stood up for rule of law

SPECIAL counsel Jack Smith said his team \"stood up for the rule of law\" as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, writing in a much-anticipated report released on Tuesday that he stands fully behind his decision to bring criminal charges that he believes would have resulted in a conviction had voters not returned Trump to the White House.

Faith stronger after holy dip, say bathers

COUSINS Shivanshu Dubey and Rakesh Tiwari from Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, are at the Sangam having done their Shahi Snan and feeling quite thrilled about it.

Maha Kumbh may generate ₹2-4L cr in 46-day-long mela

THE biggest congregation of humanity at the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj may also rake in I mind-boggling revenues, even contributing one percent to the national GDP.

Drishti drone crashes off Guj coast during trials

THE Drishti 10 Starliner drone, manufactured at Adani Defence and Aerospace facility Hyderabad, on Tuesday crashed off the Porbandar coast in Gujarat during its pre-acceptance trials.

Fraud in Maiyan scheme: Aid for 8 going to 1 woman

MORE fraudulent cases in Maiyan Samman Yojana, Hement Soren government's flagship scheme for women, have come to light, and computer operators were found to be behind the irregularities.

Disintegrated urn of journo found close to crematorium

IN a shocking incident, the urn holding the ashes of the slain journalist Mukesh Chandrakar was found shattered and scattered on the ground, approximately fifty metres away from the cremation ground in Bijapur district, about 400 km south of Raipur.

On Makar Sankranti in Gujarat, Shah lays foundation for police infra projects

HOME Minister Amit Shah celebrated the festival of Makar Sankranti with residents of the Shantiniketan society in Ahmedabad's Memnagar area on Tuesday.

Cutting-edge tech in Uttarakhand local body elections, AI set to make campaign debut

MANY candidates contesting local body elections in Uttarakhand, scheduled for January 23, are harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to elevate their campaigns with data-driven insights.

Nodal officers to redress farmers' issues: Shivraj

AS the farmers' protests continue without any immediate resolution, particularly in the Punjab and Haryana border areas, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan has stepped in to prevent the agitation from spreading to other states.

MHA approves 1,000 additional CRPF jawans for VIP security wing

IN view of the government's plans to gradually transfer certain protectees from the National Security Guard (NSG) to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sanctioned addition of another battalion (around 1,000 personnel) to the CRPF's VIP security wing, officials said on Tuesday.

A witness to history: 47 years of Congress' rise and fall

SAME time, same chill in the air. Delhi is witnessing a 'historic reoccurrence' of sorts on Wednesday; the Congress is moving to its new headquarters - Indira Gandhi Bhawan on Kotla Road.

Haryana khaps to back protest if unions unite

HARYANA khap panchayats have decided to back the farmers' protest in Punjab if all the farmers' unions come onto one platform after the January 18 meeting and announce a common minimum programme.

Draft regulation 2025 designed to prioritise merit: UGC chief

UNIVERSITY Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar has said the new draft regulation on recruiting assistant professors and vice-chancellors is designed to uphold merit and strengthen the governance of universities.

Send back Indians duped into fighting war, Russia told

NEW DELHI on Tuesday reiterated its demand that Russia should send back the Indian nationals who were duped into serving in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

End terror network in PoK: Rajnath

Says terror camps running in areas adjacent to border, warns Pak against 'nefarious designs'

FOCUS ON BOOSTING LABOUR-INTENSIVE SECTORS FOR GROWTH

ON the political front, the Union government has shored itself well with convincing wins in Haryana and Maharashtra.

ODISHA MUST ACT ON ITS LAW & ORDER PLEDGE

A spurt in disturbing crimes is a definite sign of worry for the Odisha government.

DAM-BUILDING SPREE IS A ZERO-SUM GAME

It has been widely reported that China has approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet on the Yarlung Tsangpo river.