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Education ministry will launch 'IKS Wiki' to give authentic, traditional Indian knowledge

OFFICIALS SAID THE AIM OF TKS WIKTP IS TO GIVE OUT INFORMATION IN LANGUAGE THAT PEOPLE FIND EASY TO UNDERSTAND

Min temperature could fall 2-4°C in 2-3 days, says IMD

Minimum temperatures are expected to fall by between 2°C and 4°C over many parts of northwest India, including Delhi, over the next two or three days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest forecast, even as the Capital grapples with an earlier-than-usual winter chill.

At least 61 dead as migrant vessel sinks off Libya coast

A boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people dead, including women and children, the UN migration agency said.

Modi launches Surat bourse, new terminal

India will be among the world's top three economies in his third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday while inaugurating the Surat Diamond Bourse, said to be the world's largest such office complex.

Public or pvt space, law can't look the other way

A holistic constitutionally governed society must be willing to look beyond the binary of public and private spaces to battle discrimination in terms of gender, caste, class and disability, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Sunday, stressing that the constitutional promise of equal protection of law will fail if the law looks the other way in the name of the sanctity of the household, or the sanctity of marriage, in cases of rights violations.

Modi calls for detailed probe into Parl breach

The seriousness of the security breach in Parliament cannot be underestimated, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, as he called for a detailed investigation and urged political parties not to squabble over the incident.

Police find House breach suspects' phones burned

Police have recovered broken and burnt cellphones that Lalit Jha, the alleged mastermind of Wednesday's Parliament security breach, tried to destroy in Kuchaman, officials aware of the development said.

Rhea Chakraborty moves Bombay HC against CBI lookout circular in SSR death case

A ctor Rhea Chakraborty, who was late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's rumoured girlfriend, has moved the Bombay High Court to challenge the lookout circular issued against her by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) related to the probe into Sushant's death.

'Even today, most movies are made to run on the male actor's shoulders'

After disappearing from the Hindi film industry for two decades, Simran Rishi Bagga made a comeback with three back-to-back projects: Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022), Gulmohar and Tiger 3. The actor, who began her career with Sanam Harjai in 1995, says there's been a welcome change in the roles for female actors.

SAMANTHA TO GET BACK TO THE SET 'EARLY NEXT YEAR'

The actor, who took a break from work in July this year - to travel and focus on recovering from myositis - might resume acting and even back projects in 2024

Dronacharya nominee Lalit builds on Chhatrasal legacy

He doesn't have the imposing presence of 'Mahabali' Satpal Singh the revered patriarch of Delhi's Chhatrasal Stadium. He doesn't even yell instructions from the sidelines while putting his wards through the paces. But when the mild-mannered Lalit Kumar speaks, the 250-odd eager trainees listen.

Deepti's all-round show guides India to a record win vs England

On the opening day, it was the batters who stood up, posting India's second highest women's Test innings total. On Day 2, it was the spinners who stole the show, handing the hosts a 292 first-innings lead.

Pakistan's batters falter on Day 3 as Australia take lead

Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith dug in to stretch Australia's lead and take the first Test away from Pakistan Saturday, as veteran spinner Nathan Lyon moved within one wicket of the 500-mark.

Sunrisers need batting depth, a top spinner

From five consecutive playoff appearances, which included a title and a runners-up finish, to ending up at the bottom of the table in two of the last three seasons - it's been a dramatic decline for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League.

With Shami out, Mukesh seeks gains in ODI series against SA

Mukesh will hope to make an impression in the 50-over format as the injury to Shami opens up a slot in India's Test team

Kuwait emir Sheikh Nawaf dies, Sheikh Meshal to succeed

Kuwait's ruling emir, the 86-year-old Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, died on Saturday after a three-year, lowkey reign focused on trying to resolve the tiny, oil-rich nation's internal political disputes.

Netanyahu under fire after Israeli troops kill 3 hostages held in Gaza

An initial inquiry says the hostages were waving a white flag, and one called for help in Hebrew when they were killed

Dharavi project biggest scam in the world, says Uddhav at protest rally

Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra over the Dharavi redevelopment project, being helmed by the Adani group, calling the project the \"biggest scam in the world\".

Ram temple's sanctum sanctorum set to have gold-plated doors: Trust

The doors installed at the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram temple in Ayodhya will be gold-plated and will be ready by the first week of January, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust announced on Saturday.

2 women staff of govt shelter home booked over girl's rape

AN FIR HAS BEEN REGISTERED AGAINST AN UNKNOWN PERSON FOR RAPING THE MINOR, HALDWANI POLICE CHIEF SAYS

Kashmir fraudster posing as PMO official, army doctor held in Odisha

A 37-year-old man from Kashmir, who variously called himself a neurologist, an army doctor, an official in the Prime Minister’s office and a close associate of some high-ranking National Investigation Agency officials, was arrested by special task force officers from Jajpur district on Saturday.

Chadha appointed AAP's leader in Upper House

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has appointed its Parliamentarian Raghav Chadha as the leader of the party in Rajya Sabha, in place of senior leader Sanjay Singh, who has been in jail for over two months in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy.

'Fix potholes by Dec 31': Atishi's deadline to PWD

Public Works Department (PWD) minister Atishi on Saturday pulled up A Anbarasu, the department's principal secretary, for the dismal condition of Delhi's roads, and set a deadline of December 31 for the agency to fix all potholes plaguing the city's streets.

Ggm cops deploy drones to nab lane driving violators

In a first, the Gurugram traffic police on Friday deployed drones to spot violators of lane driving norms on the Delhi-Gurugram expressway, penalising 412 heavy vehicles and imposing fines of more than 3 lakh.

LG: Claims that Farishtey scheme halted misleading

Lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena has rejected allegations by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government that the Farishtey scheme has been stuck due to non-payment of pending bills, calling the claims “misleading”.The development comes days after the Supreme Court sought the response of the LG on an AAP petition to operationalise the scheme.

Kejriwal to go on 10-day vipassana session next week

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will go on a 10-day vipassana session - a meditation course from December 19, officials in the CM's office said on Saturday.

Police: Close aide of accused in Rajput Karni Sena chief's murder attempts suicide in Hry jail

Kuldeep Kumar, a close aide of Nitin Fauji, the shooter arrested in connection with the murder of Shri Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena chief Sukhdev Gogamedi, allegedly slit his throat with a blade in an attempted suicide inside a prison in Haryana's Mahendergarh district, police said on Saturday.

Court rejects dismissed RPF constable's bail

A Mumbai sessions on Saturday rejected the bail plea of dismissed Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetansinh Chaudhary, who is accused of killing four people three of them Muslims on board a train, saying that he was in a \"well-settled position and mind\" to murder people \"belonging to a specific community\".

Investigators probing larger plot behind breach to embarrass govt

The Delhi Police investigation into the December 13 Parliament security breach has revealed that the exercise was carefully planned by the accused for months in conversations conducted on Signal, which is considered more secure than some of the other popular messenger services, in order to evade detection.

Frigid morning again in city as minimum settles at 5.5°C

Icy, northwesterly winds swept through Delhi early on Saturday as the city recorded a minimum temperature of 5.5 degrees Celsius (°C) — three notches below the normal for this time of the year, though slightly above the 4.9°C on Friday, which was the coldest day of the winter season so far.