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Govt plans to revive district agro-met units

A year after closing down 199 district agro-met units (DAMU), the Central government is now planning to revive them with a solid framework on the 150th anniversary of the India Meteorological Department.

Canada's Indian-origin MP Anita Anand opts out of prime ministerial race

ANITA Anand, the Indian-origin Member of Parliament of Liberal Party and Transport Minister, has decided not to run for the position in Canada's prime ministerial race.

Saudi tightens visa regime for overseas workers from Jan 14

SIX months after proposing the idea, Saudi Arabia has issued a circular requiring pre-verification of the professional and academic qualifications of Indian workers for all work visa applications from January 14.

50K doctors to be trained on creating awareness about cervical cancer

As many as 50,000 physicians, including gynaecologists and paediatricians in small cities and towns, will be trained to create awareness and knowledge about cervical cancer and ensure HPV vaccination in the country.

REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST AT THE DAWN OF 2025

For one's true nature to manifest itself, one must give up the false identifications congealed in the illusory entity called ego. It does not dissolve without a living master

THE MAGIC CLASSICAL LANGUAGES POSSESS

WITH the Mahakumbh starting on January 13, based on Jupiter's planetary revolution, it seems appropriate to recall some very human love stories with the source of this event, the Sanskrit language.

Man kills ex-wife in broad daylight, injures partner

AMID concerns about the safety of women in Tamil Nadu, a 42-year-old man was arrested for murdering his estranged wife in full public view at a bus stand at Medavakkam Koot road late Saturday evening.

Trespassing case against four of Daggubati family

FILMNAGAR police have registered a case of trespassing against film producer Daggubati Suresh Babu, his brother and actor Daggubati Venkatesh and Suresh Babu's sons—Daggubati Rana and Daggubati Abhiram.

Attack on Cows Sparks Tension in Bengaluru

TENSION flared up in the Cottonpet area in Bengaluru West on Sunday after unidentified miscreants inflicted injuries on the udders of three cows.

Odisha coastal highway work to commence soon

THE Odisha coastal highway aimed at providing an alternative parallel carriageway and decongesting Chennai-Kolkata NH-16 is set to become a reality almost a decade after it was conceived.

MoS Suresh Gopi Calls for UCC, Accuses Opponents of Vote-Bank Politics

UNION Minister of state for petroleum and natural gas and tourism, Suresh Gopi has strongly advocated the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country.

Naidu Urges Top 10% To Help Needy

Andhra CM reiterates his govt's goal to achieve zero poverty and sees P4 model as the answer

88% rural, 75% urban Keralites die in hosps: Study

AROUND 88% of people in rural Kerala and 75% in urban Kerala die at hospitals, as per a new study.

After 80-year-old farmer dies, SKM advances meeting to Jan 13

THE Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Sunday moved up its proposed meeting to January 13, from January 15, to discuss a joint strategy, following a request from Punjab farmers protesting at the Khanauri and Shambhu border points.

PLANNING TO REAP RICH HARVEST PREYING ON VOTERS' GREED

A demagogue has been defined as a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument.

Citing Dallewal's health, SKM calls for tractor march on R-Day

SAMYUKT Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Sunday called for tractor marches across the country on January 26 and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold discussions with farmers over their pending demands.

CM Atishi Launches Crowdfunding for Election Campaign

DELHI Chief Minister and AAP candidate from Kalkaji, Atishi on Sunday launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund her election expenses ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls.

BJP placates sitting MLA Bisht after he turns rebel, fields him from Mustafabad

THE BJP on Sunday rushed to assuage sitting MLA Mohan Singh Bisht by fielding him from the Mustafabad constituency after his open defiance following the party's decision to field Kapil Mishra from Karawal Nagar, which Bisht represents in the Delhi assembly.

Nothing to show, BJP relying on lies to advance agenda, says Sanjay Singh

SENIOR AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Sunday accused the BJP of spreading misinformation to malign its government while targeting the Modi-led central government for failing to deliver on its promises.

Withdraw slum demolition cases, Kejriwal tells Amit Shah

UPPING the ante on Jhuggi politics, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday issued a bold challenge to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, declaring that he would not contest the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections if the central government withdrew all cases related to slum demolitions and provided a court undertaking to rehabilitate displaced residents on their original land.

BJP hurls 'betrayal' barb at AAP over excise policy scam

Says CAG report exposes ₹2,026 cr loss in now scrapped liquor policy

Border tension: B'desh conveys 'deep concern' to Indian envoy

BANGLADESH on Sunday summoned India's High Commissioner in Dhaka, Pranay Verma, to express its \"deep concern\" over recent actions by the Border Security Force (BSF) at the border, amid growing tensions between the two countries.

EAM to attend Trump's inauguration

Jaishankar expected to have a short call on with the new US President, Secretary of State

Cong promises ₹8,500 a month for jobless youth

AFTER targeting women, the Congress aims to woo youth in the lead-up to the Delhi assembly election with a new guarantee.

BJP May Follow Bihar NDA Model To Woo Purvanchalis In Delhi

THE BJP is set to release its fourth candidate list on Monday and is reportedly adopting the Bihar NDA model by coordinating with its state allies, JDU and LJP.

Where grandeur bumps into spirituality

AT the ground zero of Kumbh, Malwa's Baba Yashwant Swaraj - goggled, high, and trident-wielding - is having a ball.

Anthem row: Stalin-Guv confrontation escalates

THE face-off between Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi and the DMK government hit a new low on Sunday with the Raj Bhavan describing Chief Minister MK Stalin as arrogant after the latter had termed Ravi's decision to avoid delivering his address at the state Assembly \"childish\".

ISRO to reassess strategy after space docking trial put on hold, yet again

WHAT looked like an inevitable achievement in the early hours of Sunday was put on hold by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists, who are closely observing and controlling the two spacecraft of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission.

Parental Guidance

The supporting role world chess champion D Gukesh's father played in his career highlights the role of parents dedicating their all to their child's success as a sportsperson

No plan to put more curbs on derivatives: Sebi

MARKETS regulator Sebi is not planning more curbs on trading activity in the derivatives segment, but is working on improving the system, including risk management and ease of doing business, a senior Sebi official said on Saturday.