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Kidney racket busted in T'gana, probe ordered

ON TUESDAY, AN ILLEGAL KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION WAS BUSTED AT ALAKANANDA HOSPITAL. FOUR PEOPLE WERE TO BE UNDERGOING TREATMENT

SC Steps In Amid Row Over Pastor's Body In Morgue For 15 Days

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it expected an amicable settlement and a decent burial of a pastor whose body was lying in a mortuary since January 7 as it reserved its verdict on his son's plea who was allegedly not allowed to bury his father in Chhindawada village of Chhattisgarh following opposition by the local villagers.

Share issue from 17 years ago haunts HDB Fin IPO

ISSUING SHARES TO MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE IS CONSIDERED A PUBLIC ISSUE AND REQUIRES SEBI CLEARANCE

Saw train mow down people, tragedy unfolded in seconds

Pooja Singh, 19, shudders as she recalls the harrowing incident involving two long-distance trains just hours ago. She was on board a Lucknow-Mumbai express train on Wednesday evening, when some panic-gripped passengers pulled an emergency chain, following rumours of a fire on the train, with some jumping off the train only to be run over by another train on parallel tracks.

Quad Ministers Meet in DC as Trump Returns to Office

In its first foreign policy engagement, the Donald Trump administration hosted a meeting of Quad foreign ministers where the U.S., Japan, India, and Australia committed to strengthening \"maritime, economy, and technology security in the face of increasing threats,\" expressed their goal of a \"free and open Indo-Pacific,\" and agreed to \"think bigger, deepen the agenda and intensify cooperation.\"

Ministry now plans TOPS-like scheme for Indian coaches

India is still dependent on foreign coaches to train elite athletes in almost every sport.

Beijing in President Trump's policy shop

Reports suggest that there could be surprises hidden in President Trump's China policy.

UP cabinet takes dip at Kumbh after meet

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet met in the Maha Kumbh Mela area in Prayagraj on Wednesday and took several key decisions on development projects aimed at boosting the state's infrastructure growth, following which chief minister Yogi Adityanath and his council of ministers took a holy dip in the confluence or Sangam of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers.

Star culture' and BCCI's leaked, unofficial diktat

You know that BCCI policy document? The version floating around which reads as if it was written by Chat GPT wasn't meant to be released to the public.

Urban Consumption Woes Persist, Show HUL Results

Volume growth in Q3 slows down in urban markets; increases sequentially in rural

Stop stonewalling talks on Indus treaty

India has for long contended that disputes with Pakistan over hydropower projects on shared trans-border rivers should be handled through a graded approach as provided under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960.

Govt Raises MSP on Raw Jute for 2025-26 Season

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price of raw jute by ₹315 to ₹5650 per quintal (100kg) for the 2025-26 season.

AIADMK Made TN into Revenue Deficit: Stalin

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Wednesday hit out at leader of opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami for his criticism of the state's fiscal situation, and said it was the latter's AIADMK that made Tamil Nadu a revenue-deficit state a decade ago.

Rubio To Do Away With Climate, 'Cultural' Issues At U.S. State Dept

New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday he will rid the State Department of work on climate and \"cultural\" issues, saying President Donald Trump would emphasize the \"basics of diplomacy\".

Trump order: Workers in diversity jobs put on leave

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that US federal employees working in diversity offices must be put on paid leave by Wednesday evening as the new administration of Donald Trump has ordered the programmes shut.

5 Given Death Penalty for Rape of Minor, 3 Murders

A court in Chhattisgarh has sentenced to death five men for the gang-rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl along with the murder of two of her family members in 2021, holding that the crime shocked the collective conscience of society.

JD(U) Manipur chief withdraws support from BJP govt, sacked

The Janata Dal (United) sacked its Manipur unit president K Biren Singh, hours after he submitted a letter to newly appointed governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, withdrawing the party's support to the BJP-led government in the state.

Engineer Rashid Moves Delhi HC For Bail In Terror Funding Case

Jammu & Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid approached the Delhi high court on Wednesday, seeking directions to the city court to expeditiously decide on his bail application in a terror funding case.

EC designates Jana Sena as 'recognised regional pol party'

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has granted recognised political party status to the Jana Sena Party headed by popular Tollywood actor and Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan, the party announced on its social media platform X on Wednesday.

Drone firms hope for higher PLI outlay in budget 2025

The drone industry, one of India's sunrise sectors, wants the government to increase allocations under the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme in the upcoming Union budget for 2025-26.

Prince Harry, UK tabloid settle suit on privacy intrusion

Prince Harry dramatically settled Wednesday his long-running lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's UK tabloid publisher, which agreed to pay him \"substantial damages\" after admitting intruding into his private life, including by hacking his phone.

BJP MP Rajendar Booked for Slapping Aide of Realtor: Police

A case was registered against BJP MP in Telangana Eatala Rajendar for slapping a person in Hyderabad who he alleged was among the henchmen of a real estate businessman \"harassing\" people in a land issue, police said on Wednesday.

Trump touts $500bn project to build A.I. infra in America

Trump speaks: From Ukraine war to China tariffs

Efforts on to remove landslide debris in TN

The Tamil Nadu authorities are working to remove the boulder weighing 40 tonnes from Tiruvannamalai, where a landslide in December last year killed a family of seven, including three children, officials familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, adding that 20 families were evacuated from the area after the incident.

CBI to move HC for death penalty to RG Kar convict

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the West Bengal government are engaged in a battle of words before the Calcutta high court over the right to challenge the life sentence awarded to Sanjay Roy for the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August last year.

OPPN Seeks Waqf Panel Meeting Be Postponed

Two days before the Joint Parliamentary Committee starts the discussion on the Waqf amendment bill, DMK MP A Raja on Wednesday wrote to panel chief Jagdambika Pal on behalf of the opposition urging him to postpone the proposed sittings on January 24 and 25, as they sought more time to go through the feedback of stakeholders.

'Helped address gender biases': PM on Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday marked the 10th anniversary of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) initiative, launched in 2015, in Panipat, Haryana, and said that it has played a role in addressing gender biases and creating an environment that ensures girls have access to education and opportunities.

Five given death penalty over '21 Chhattisgarh rape and murders

A court in Chhattisgarh has sentenced to death five men for the gang rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl and the murder of her two family members in 2021, holding that the crime shocked the collective conscience of society.

8 years later, why Trump 2.0 is not like his first coming

You may be a Democrat or a Republican or an independent. You may be an American ally or an adversary or partner. You may be a conservative or a liberal. You may be from the coast or middle America or the south. You may be one of the President's billionaire friends or a working-class voter or a critic. You may be White or Black or Hispanic or Asian. There is one fundamental contemporary political reality that everyone agrees on: 2024-2025 is not 2016-2017. And the response to Donald Trump 2.0 is distinct from the response to Trump 1.0.

Sebi May Allow IPO Trade Pre-Listing To Cut Grey Market: Buch

To curb grey market activity, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is considering introducing a \"when-listed\" trading period for securities between the closure of an initial public offering (IPO) and their formal listing on exchanges.