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Police officer who killed George Floyd stabbed in prison

Derek Chauvin, the US police officer whose murder of George Floyd sparked massive racial justice protests in 2020, was stabbed in prison on Friday, the New York Times reported citing unnamed sources.

Hamas delays hostage release, demands aid to northern Gaza

Hamas's armed wing claim Israel violated terms of the truce deal; Israel says offensive to resume if hostages not released by midnight

4 students dead, 64 injured in Cochin varsity stampede

At least four students were killed and nearly 64 sustained injuries in a stampede during a concert at the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), in Kerala on Saturday.

Two killed as car goes up in flames in Noida Sec 119

Two men were charred to death when the car they were sitting in caught fire in Noida early on Saturday morning, police officers said.

LG approves appeal against HC clean chit to six in '84 riots case

Slamming the prosecution department for delay, lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Saturday gave his go-ahead for the for filing of the Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court against the Delhi high court's July judgment, in which six accused in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots were acquitted.

Sebi to provide greater flexibility to non-profit entities to raise funds

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Saturday decided to promote investments through Small and Medium Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), enhance measures to protect interest of investors in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), provide flexibility for not-for-profit organisations in raising funds through social stock exchanges and also put in place regulatory framework for index providers.

Punjab suspends 7 cops, files charge sheet over breach in Modi's security

The Punjab government has suspended seven policemen, including a superintendent of police (SP), and filed a charge sheet against them over dereliction of duty in connection with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security breach during a visit to the state last year, official orders and people aware of the matter said.

MCD proposes to cut by 1/5th film shooting prices in Delhi

OFFICIALS SAID AN ESTIMATED 30 FILMS ARE SHOT IN A YEAR IN MCD AREAS, AND RATES ARE BEING CUT TO ENCOURAGE FILM PRODUCTION IN THE CAPITAL

Ranhola victims' kin say hospital 'ignored' safety

A day after three men, including a retired Air Force Sergeant, allegedly died of electrocution while repairing a water motor inside a tank in the basement of a private hospital in outer Delhi, the family members of the victims on Saturday accused the hospital authorities of not providing safety gear to them.

Satisfied with judgment but can't say I'm happy: Soumya's mother

A little over 15 years ago, Madhavi Vishwanathan's world turned upside down and she lost her younger daughter to a brutal murder in south Delhi on a September morning.

Modi flies in LCA, endorses indigenous fighter initiative

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flew in the light combat aircraft (LCA) in Bengaluru and described the experience as \"incredibly enriching\" while also heaping praise on the country's indigenous military capabilities.

CBI registers PE against Moitra over 'cash-for-query' allegation

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra to investigate allegations that she accepted money and favours to ask questions in Parliament, officials said on Saturday.

Talks of change shroud AIMIM bastion of Hyderabad after Cong finds space

It is 7pm, and the streets of old Hyderabad are abuzz. Every narrow lane is twinkling with lights, every square inch taken up by an amorphous crowd; families shopping, some out for an evening snack, or people just returning home after work.

KCR govt indulges in appeasement politics and corruption: Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday intensified his attack on the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi accusing it of indulging in politics of appeasement and corrupt practises, and urged the people of the state to ensure the Bharatiya Janata Party's victory in the upcoming assembly elections.

Cong, BRS two sides of same coin, says PM

If you vote for the Congress, you will only get a \"carbon copy\" of the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as he called upon the people of the state to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the November 30 assembly elections.

Voting ends, verdict sealed for high-stakes Raj contest

Over 38 million people voted on Saturday across 199 of 200 assembly constituencies in Rajasthan, marking culmination of a crucial polling exercise that will decide whether the Congress will buck the state's political tradition of voting out the incumbent or will the Bharatiya Janata Party manage to unseat the Ashok Gehlot government.

1 killed in fresh Manipur firing

A village volunteer was allegedly killed on Saturday during a gunfight with unidentified men in Kangpokpi district of Manipur, where ethnic violence has claimed at least 181 lives since May 3, an official said, adding that additional security forces have been deployed near the incident site.

KCR's family controlling money-making ministries: Rahul

Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao and his family members control most of the \"money-making ministries\" in the state, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday as he alleged corruption in the Bharat Rashtra Samithi regime.

Tunnel rescuers look at 2 alternative plans

With the auger machine drilling through the debris of the collapsed Silkyara-Barkot tunnel suffering irreparable damage, authorities on Saturday were looking at alternative plans to evacuate the 41 workers trapped behind the what was nearly 60-metre-thick wall of rubble, in a setback that was poised to delay the rescue operation further.

Toxic air continues to choke Capital's lungs

The Capital narrowly missed setting a new record on Saturday, with the air quality improving ever so slightly after staying in the \"severe\" zone for a few hours in the morning.

Soumya murder case: 4 convicts given life terms

A Delhi court on Saturday sentenced four of the five convicts to two life imprisonments in the 2008 murder of 25-year-old TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan.

'CONVICTED' IN NIJJAR CASE EVEN BEFORE PROBE: INDIAN ENVOΥ

Indian High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma has raised objections to the fact that New Delhi was \"convicted\" while the investigation into the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, designated a terrorist by India, on Canadian soil was ongoing.

How the switch to Padukone can help Sindhu revive her fortunes

The 28-year-old has been struggling to find her best form and will hope the Indian legend can help in changing that

Adani-Hindenburg case: SC reserves its judgment

It will not be proper for the highest court of the land to appoint a special investigation team (SIT) to look into alleged violations of minimum public shareholding (MPS) norms by Adani group companies without there being evidence of lapses on part of the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi's) which is investigating the matter, the Supreme Court observed on Friday.

Hamas releases 24 hostages on the first day of Gaza truce

Hamas fighters released 24 hostages on Friday during the first day of the war's first truce, including 13 Israelis, 10 people from Thailand and a Filipino citizen, according to Qatar and other officials.

Afghanistan embassy announces its closure

The Embassy of Afghanistan announced its \"permanent closure\" in New Delhi on Friday, almost two months after it announced the shutting down of its operations when the senior Afghan diplomats and the ambassador representing the Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan left India.

Highest 'severe', 'almost severe' days: Delhi on course for its worst Nov air

The Capital is on course to recording its worst November air quality in at least eight years, as pollution levels jumped into the \"severe\" zone on Friday, a grim record that underscores the severity of the health emergency that residents of Delhi have been subjected to.

Tunnel rescuers hope to get 41 trapped men out today

There was hope of an immediate breakthrough at the site of a tunnel collapse in Silkyara as the drilling to reach the trapped workers resumed around 10am on Thursday morning, after a 14-hour-long halt due to a metal object in the debris damaging the blades of the drilling machine.

Foxconn founder drops out of Taiwan prez race

Foxconn Technology Group's billionaire founder Terry Gou has quit the race to become Taiwan's next president.

LIC shares surge 10% on growth outlook

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), the largest insurer in the nation, jumped the most in eight months on the expectation of double-digit growth in new business premiums.