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Allahabad HC allows survey at Mathura's Eidgah mosque site

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday ordered a survey of the Shahi Eidgah mosque abutting the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura, opening a new chapter in the decades-old dispute that is part of a raft of cases where Hindu petitioners are pushing for legal change to gain rights over Islamic holy sites.

Bodies of 64 Manipur victims handed over to their families

At least 64 bodies of the victims from both Kuki and Meitei communities were shifted from morgues and handed over to their families on Thursday, ending the months of anxious wait for the relatives to bid adieu to their kin killed in the ongoing ethnic clashes that have rocked Manipur since May, officials aware of the matter said.

'Permit me to die': UP woman judge to CJI

SHE QUESTIONED THE ONGOING PROBE SINCE THE WITNESSES WERE SUBORDINATES OF THE JUDGE SHE HAS ACCUSED

8 yrs on, Sukhbir tenders apology for sacrilege case

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday apologised to the Sikh community for failing to nab the culprits in the Bargari sacrilege case in 2015, when his party was ruling the state in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Accused modified shoes to hide colour bombs, say cops

The grave breach of Parliament that shocked the nation was a well-planned conspiracy going back nearly a year and involved one of the intruders getting a cobbler in Lucknow to carve 2.5-inch deep cavities in the soles of two pairs of shoes to stuff canisters of yellow smoke that triggered alarm in the heart of India’s democracy, investigators said on Thursday.

14 MPs suspended in storm over LS breach

Fierce face-off over security scare

Ensuring number two is number one

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Skipper gone, Titans have their work cut out

No team in IPL history other than Gujarat Titans began by qualifying for back-to-back finals. They appeared to lack batting firepower on first impression. But with the title on debut and a runners-up medal in the last two seasons, GT showed all their wheels were in motion on the back of their squad depth. Under first time captain Hardik Pandya, GT became the team to beat.

Pandya in the house, but gaps to fill

With only 217.75cr left, Mumbai Indians may have to depend on inputs from scouts to complete the squad

UN labels Gaza 'hell on earth' as Israeli forces battle Hamas group

Israeli forces battled Hamas militants and bombed more targets in the devastated Gaza Strip on Tuesday as the UN General Assembly was due to vote on a new demand for a ceasefire.

Rinku makes a statement with power-packed display

Rinku enhances his reputation with a 39-ball 68* after India skipper Surya’s 36-ball 56 in 2nd T201

Satwik and Chirag set for Khel Ratna; Shami, Antim for Arjuna

India's premier badminton men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has been nominated for Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award, country's highest sports honour for athletes.

India women to focus on adapting in rare Test match against England

India will play their first red-ball game in two years. England are slightly better off: they have played three in two years

FM tables amendment bill to make GSTAT appointments easier

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday tabled an amendment bill in Lok Sabha to make it easier to set up GST Appellate Tribunal GSTAT) by modifying the terms of appointment of members of the tribunal.

Centre plans a fractional tailwind for pvt jet flights

Private jets may be within reach of more Indians in the days to come, with the government working on a policy framework to facilitate fractional ownership of these aircraft.

Uniform packaging rules set to lower logistics costs

Interministerial consultations for draft norms; final rules by fiscal end

CJI to look into Moitra's plea to expedite hearing

Trinamool Congress member of Parliament Mahua Moitra made hectic attempts in the Supreme Court on Wednesday to get a hearing date on her petition challenging her expulsion from the Lok Sabha even as the Chief Justice of India CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud assured the petitioner that the court would look into the request for urgent listing.

TN row: SC says business of governance must go on

The business of governance must go on, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday, adding a channel of communication should always remain open between a state governor and the chief minister for resolving deadlocks over pending bills.

Weak enforcement measures stand to derail success

Nearly 200 countries on Wednesday agreed to \"transition away from fossil fuels\" in a historic agreement at the UN Climate Conference, signalling that the world was ready for an end to the oil age. But experts warned that the grounds for implementation of agreements reached remained murky.

Eyewitnesses recall a thud and smoke

It was a thud that made heads turn in the Lok Sabha as two young men jumped from the visitors' gallery on to the floor of the House where proceedings were underway on Wednesday. At first, some of the lawmakers didn't know what to make of the incursion, which halted the proceedings a little after 1pm.

How protocol changed after 2001

Wedge barricades on all arterial roads leading to Parliament, RF tags for cars, crowd control barricades in key corridors, photo identity passes for visitors, and CCTVs were among the new security measures adopted after the deadly terror attack inside Parliament complex in December 2001 that left eight security personnel dead.

Security overhaul likely as incursion exposes chinks

A glass wall in front of the visitors' gallery in Parliament, full-body scanners for visitors and an immediate ban on their entry, and sanitising the main gate or Makar Dwar of the new building these were among the raft of measures under consideration as a part of the revamped security protocol to plug loopholes exposed by the alarming incursion in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

An unlikely bunch: 5 suspects from disparate backgrounds

On the surface, little ties them together. The son of a carpenter who drove an e-rickshaw to eke out a living; the son of daily wage labourers; an engineering graduate who returned to farm in his village; a qualified daughter of a 'halwai who hunted for a government job for years.

Calibrated breach, planned over months

Security apparatus caught off guard as visitors’ smuggle incendiary items into the highest seat of democracy with ease

Sabarimala rush under control: LDF amid protests

The rush of pilgrims at Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala for the annual Mandalam pilgrimage was brought under control on Wednesday, with authorities limiting virtual queue bookings, increasing the darshan time by one hour, and heightening security measures on the route to the temple.

Online booking of crematorium slots, death certificates in works

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is planning to initiate online slot booking facilities and digitise transactions to facilitate the issuance of death certificates across the 68 funeral centres operated by the civic body in Delhi in a bid to ease the process at these centres, according to announcements made during the budget proposals on December 9.

MCD begins first census of trees across 250 wards

THE FIRST MANUAL PHASE OF THE EXERCISE IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 15 DAYS, AFTER WHICH THE GEOTAGGING WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN THE SECOND PHASE

Residents choke as garbage piles set afire in Ggm

Several Gurugram residents and activists have alleged that garbage is being dumped and burnt indiscriminately on a 5km stretch on the the Gurugram-Faridabad highway, near the Aravallis for a month, adding that civic authorities have taken no action despite repeated complaints.

A whole week of 'very poor’ air for Capital

The Capital's air quality marginally deteriorated on Wednesday and clocked a 24-hour average air quality index of 378 (very poor) - the worst it has been in December - according to the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) national bulletin at 4pm.