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CBI arrests 3 Rly employees over Balasore train tragedy

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested three railway employees for “their action that led to the June 2 train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district”, according to officials familiar with the matter, who said new charges related to “culpable homicide not amounting to murder” and “destruction of evidence” have now been invoked

Tripura House devolves into chaos

Four opposition legislators were briefly suspended from the Tripura assembly on the opening day of budget session on Friday that saw raucous protests against BJP MLA Jadab Lal Debnath, who was caught on camera watching porn in the House earlier this year. Later in the day, the Speaker suspended a Congress MLA for the entire budget session for using \"unparliamentary\" words.

India seeks 'strong public action' on pro-Khalistan groups in UK

India urged Britain to take “strong public action” such as deportation against Khalistani elements threatening Indian diplomats in the UK during a meeting between National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and his British counterpart Tim Barrow on Friday, people familiar with the matter said.

In Gorakhpur, Modi makes an impromptu visit to MoS's house

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district to address an event, walked nearly 120 metres to make an unannounced visit to the residence of Union minister of state Pankaj Chaudhary, amid loud cheers from local residents.

Cop among 4 killed, Manipur on the boil

Four people, including a police commando, were killed as fresh incidents of violence convulsed Manipur in the early hours of Friday, police said, taking the death toll in the ethnic unrest which began more than two months ago to 127.

Decomposed body found near Sardarjung, 4 nabbed

The decomposed body of a man was found at a park behind Safdarjung hospital on Wednesday morning, police said on Friday.

ED attaches Sisodia's assets worth ₹281L; AAP hits out, says properties legitimate

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has attached two flats worth ₹70 lakh belonging to former deputy chief minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, and his wife, Seema Sisodia, apart from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader’s bank deposits worth ₹11.49 lakh in connection with its money laundering probe in the Delhi excise policy scam.

2 members of city bar body arrested for court shooting

Two lawyers, including an office-bearer of the Delhi Bar Association, have been arrested in connection with the firing incident at the Tis Hazari court complex on June 5, police said on Friday.

Elevated taxiway, new runway part of airport upgrade

The new dual-elevated Eastern Cross Taxiway (ECT) will be inaugurated and become operational at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on July 13, the airport operator Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said on Friday. The inauguration will be done by Union minister for civil aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia, who will also inaugurate the airport’s fourth runway on the same day, officials said.

Rain mayhem in hill states as religious yatras halted

Landslides and flash floods struck several places in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir on Friday as an active monsoon brought heavy rain to much of north-western Himalayas, leaving a wake of destruction and dozens stranded.

BJP steps up its poll prep, names 4 state in-charge

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday appointed election in-charges for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Telangana that are scheduled to vote for new assemblies later this year, continuing the series of changes that started at the organisational level with new state chiefs being announced for four states on Tuesday, and which are expected to end with changes in the Union cabinet.

Guj HC refuses to grant Rahul stay on conviction

The Gujarat high court on Friday dealt a blow to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s endeavour to revive his Lok Sabha membership as it refused to put on hold his conviction and a two-year jail term in a criminal defamation case, ruling that the Congress leader “breached modesty” and that his offence involved “moral turpitude”.

Modi kicks off projects in Chattisgarh, UP bliz

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a slew of development projects, flagged off a Vande Bharat train, and presided over a ceremony to honour a century-old publication house as he travelled across two states in a campaign blitzkrieg ahead of a crucial election season.

'Google Working On Tech To Discern Al-Made Content'

NEW DELHI: Google is working on systems to identify Al-generated synthetic media that will also be part of its effort to combat political misinformation, a top executive of the company said on Thursday, adding that these will be implemented across its products and potentially offered for wider use in the industry

Uncertainty over trials for Hangzhou continues

NEW DELHI: Nine days before the July 15 deadline to send final squads to the Asian Games, there is still no clarity on the wrestling trials

Wood on fire but Marsh saves Oz

NEW DELHI: In 2019, Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh was just about finding his way back into the team after a difficult 18 months

May 9 violence: Ex-Pal PM booked in six cases

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has been booked in six cases, including three under the tough Anti-Terrorism Act, for the unprecedented attack on the General Headquarters (GHQ) of the army in Rawalpindi on May 9, a media report said on Thursday

Lok Sabha polls: Irani steps up efforts to woo Amethi voters

LUCKNOW: As the 2024 Lok Sabha elections draw closer, Union minister Smriti Irani has stepped up efforts to reach out to the people of Amethi, her parliamentary constituency, making frequent visits to the Uttar Pradesh district and drawing attention of the voters towards various initiatives of the BJP-led Union and state governments

No pact on portfolios yet, parties in a huddle

MUMBAI: Four days after Ajit Pawar and eight other NCP MLAS were sworn in as ministers, no consensus has been reached on the allocation of ministerial berths, the reshuffle of departments or the contours of the power-sharing agreement

Nephew Ajit dismisse Pawar's meet as 'illegal'

MUMBAI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday dismissed a national working committee meeting called by his uncle Sharad Pawar in Delhi, calling the event illegal and saying that he was the legitimate president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)

Assailants kill woman near school in Manipur

GUWAHATI: A day after students returned to classrooms following a two-month hiatus in ethnic violence-hit Manipur, a woman was shot dead by unidentified men near a school in Imphal West on Thursday

Will contest Raj polls unitedly, no space for indiscipline, says Cong

NEW DELHI: The Congress high command announced on Thursday that it stands united in Rajasthan, and resolved to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in upcoming assembly elections, but underlined that indiscipline will not be tolerated in what was a clear message to the state unit roiled by factionalism between chief minister Ashok Gehlot and senior leader Sachin Pilot

MCD to clean city's arterial road grid

NEW DELHI: The proposal to mechanically clean and repair the Capital's 1,400-km arterial road network, which caters to 70% of the city's traffic volume, will now be undertaken by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) by significantly increasing the existing resources of the civic body, officials aware of the matter said on Thursday

Part of under-construction house collapses in S Delhi, two rescued

NEW DELHI: Two labourers trapped after an under-construction building collapsed in south Delhi's Ambedkar Nagar on Thursday evening, were rescued after a four-hour-long operation, the Delhi Police said

Delhi robot league: Final round begins

NEW DELHI: The final round of the Delhi Robotics League (DRL) and HE21 Exhibition, organised by the Delhi government, commenced on Thursday, with 68 teams from across 38 schools in Delhi participating

4 sentenced to life in prison without remission in Lajpat Nagar blast case

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court sentenced four people on Thursday to life in prison without the option of seeking remission for carrying out a deadly bomb blast in south Lajpat Nagar's Central Market in 1996 in which 13 people were killed and 38 others were injured

Morning rain brings traffic to crawl in NCR, more showers likely today

NEW DELHI: Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) cities logged light to moderate showers and gusty winds on Thursday, with dark, overcast skies remaining a prominent feature through the day

Evolution of an OTP nation

A billion OTPs are sent in India every day, for everything from bank transactions to cab ride confirmations to home deliveries. So much so that it’s hard to imagine life without them

'Only repetitive, mischievous topics removed from books'

The new generation should not learn divisive ideas from textbooks. Why should social conflict and disharmony be a part of India’s academics?

12 African countries to get 18mn doses of first-ever malaria vaccine

NEW DELHI: Twelve countries across different regions of Africa will receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine over the next two years the World Health Organisation, the Global Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and UNICEF said in a joint statement on Wednesday