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Palestinian State A Necessity For Israeli Security: Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Israel cannot achieve "genuine security" without a pathway to a Palestinian state, insisting such a move could help unify the Middle East and isolate Israel's top rival: Iran.

'I want to do more massy films'

A nanya Panday, who is basking in the success of her latest release, Kho Gaye Hum Kahan (2023), feels \"happy, grateful and validated\" by the praise she's been receiving from the audience.

With win over Ding, Pragg underlines special talent

He becomes the first Indian after Anand to beat a reigning world champion in the classical format

Sindhu eyes comeback at Asia Team Championship

There's something missing at the ongoing India Open here. For the first time since 2007, both Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu flag-bearers of Indian badminton in the last decade-and-a-half-are not playing at the annual event.

Ton-up Rohit's super show helps India clinch run fest

The match needs two Super Overs to break the deadlock but India would have been glad to see their skipper strike form

India Inc struggles to find suitable directors on board

Indian firms scrambling to find replacements for their boardrooms are struggling to find candidates with the right technology chops or expertise in handling the outcomes of geopolitical uncertainties.

Food subsidy bill for FY24 to breach ₹2L cr

The government's food subsidy bill for fiscal year 2024 is likely to overshoot the budgeted estimate of 1.97 lakh crore, prompting the food department to seek additional funds primarily to support its flagship programmes.

Delhi airport to up capacity to operate flights during fog

India's largest and busiest airport, Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, will soon be able to increase its capacity to operate flights during low visibility due to adverse weather conditions such as dense fog, as it moves to operationalise its third CAT-III compliant runway-28/10-this week after finishing recarpeting work.

Crack in HDFC; blood on the Street

Record single-day selling by FPIS mauls HDFC Bank; more volatility ahead

Israel escalates Gaza strikes despite medicine-for-aid deal

Israel pressed its assault on Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Wednesday, sending tanks westwards and prompting accusations from Jordan that its field hospital in the city had been badly damaged by nearby shelling.

Classes, notes and homework: Cops begin prep for new criminal laws

On Monday , 175 police officers in the Union Territory of Chandigarh walked into the auditorium of the Chandigarh Judicial Academy in a new avatar , as students.

Patnaik unveils Jagannath corridor project

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated the ₹800-crore heritage corridor project, which aims at providing improved amenities for pilgrims around the historic Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri.

Form SIT of CBI, Bengal police to probe attack on ED team, says HC

The Calcutta high court on Wednesday ordered the formation of a special investigation team (SIT), comprising an equal number of officers from both the West Bengal Police and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), to trace Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shahjahan Sheikh, who allegedly masterminded an attack on an Enforcement Directorate (ED) team that left three officials of the federal agency injured earlier this month.

SC orders the release of woman detained by kin

THE WOMAN'S BOYFRIEND HAD MOVED SC, COMPLAINING SHE WAS CONFINED TO BENGALURU BY HER PARENTS, WHO DID NOT APPROVE OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP

Pistol used to kill Pahuja found from garbage at roadside

The Gurugram Police on Wednesday recovered a country-made pistol allegedly used to murder 27-year-old Divya Pahuja, police officers aware of the matter said, adding that it was recovered with the help of Gurugram sanitation workers after several hours of intensive search.

Govt to develop space beneath Sadar Bazar flyover as a play area

The Delhi government is planning to develop a play/sports area in the space underneath the flyover on Old Rohtak Road in the Sadar Bazar constituency in central Delhi, officials aware of the matter said, adding that the government has invited bids to initiate the redevelopment work.

Funds released for Hardayal library, but power still out

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has released a ₹2.2 crore grant for the Lala Hardayal Municipal Heritage Library, but the 161-year-old heritage institution continues to be shrouded in darkness as the library management is currently pleading with the power distribution company (discom) to waive off the penalty amount on pending electricity bills to get its power supply restored, officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday.

Snarls on Jaipur e-way after high-tension tower collapses

A high-tension electricity tower collapsed on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway after a truck rammed into it near Bawal on Thursday, causing a 2-kmlong traffic jam on the carriageway going from Delhi to Jaipur for an hour, officials aware of the matter said.

DMRC logs 2 bn passenger trips for 2023-highest ever

The Delhi Metro recorded 2,032,342,972 passenger journeys in 2023 — the first time that the mass rapid transit system has crossed the 2-billion mark, data shared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has revealed.

Hry devises plan for clean air in NCR; not consulted, says Delhi

The Haryana government has informed the Centre that the state transport department will acquire CNG, electric and BS-VI diesel buses under its 2024-25 action plan, in a bid to curtail the annual air pollution crisis that engulfs Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), officials said on Wednesday.

Slight relief for Delhi as minimum rises to 5.7°C

The cold wave streak that kept Delhi in a visegrip for five days snapped on a sunny Wednesday, when the temperature crept up to 5.7°C, while strong winds largely kept the fog at bay and allowed trains and flights to operate with fewer hiccups than over the past few days.

Language skills dip, maths slightly better: ASER data

One in every four persons between the ages of 14 and 18 in rural India cannot fluently read a Class 2 level text in their own language, and at least 42.7% cannot read sentences in English, according to the latest Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) survey released on Wednesday which shows an improvement in enrolment since this cohort was last surveyed in 2017, a marginal dip in language skills, and a slight improvement in arithmetic abilities.

HC ISSUES NOTICES TO MAHA SPEAKER, UDDHAV CAMP ON DISQUALIFICATION

The Bombay high court on Wednesday issued notices to assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar and the chief whip of Shiv Sena (UBT), Sunil Prabhu, while hearing a petition filed by the Eknath Shinde faction that challenged Narwekar’s refusal to disqualify the 14 MLAs from Uddhav Thackeray’s group.

COACHING CENTRES WILL HAVE TO GIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL AID AND COUNSELLING

GOVT HAS MADE REGISTRATION MANDATORY FOR PRIVATE COACHING CENTRES FOR PROFESSIONAL COURSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY

S.I.T. WITH HEADS FROM CBI, STATE POLICE TO PROBE ATTACK ON ED: HC

The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed a plea of Chandigarh Congress president Harmohinder Singh, seeking release of councillor Jasbir Singh Bunty from alleged illegal detention, observing that the \"petition was apparently an abuse of the process of law\".

KEJRIWAL HEADS TO GOA ON 3-DAY TOUR, SET TO SKIP ED'S SUMMONS

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal may skip the fourth summons from the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which asked him to appear before it on January 18 in connection with its investigation into the money laundering aspects of the Delhi excise policy case, because he is scheduled to leave for Goa for a 3-day visit.

Watershed study highlights shifting monsoon patterns by analysing over 40 yrs of rain data

A new study has shown that more than half of India’s administrative units (or tehsils) saw an increase in monsoon rainfall in the 2012-22 decade over the 30-year, 1982-2011 baseline; 11% of key agricultural hotspots saw a decline; and almost two-thirds witnessed an increase in the frequency of heavy rainfall.

Airline, airport fined over dinner on tarmac

WHILE INDIGO WAS FINED 21.2 CRORE, A PENALTY OF ₹90L WAS LEVIED ON OPERATOR OF THE MUMBAI AIRPORT

Idol arrives at sanctum sanctorum

The 'parisar pravesh' (temple entry) of the idol of infant god Ram, or Ram Lalla, took place in Ayodhya on Wednesday, the second day of the weeklong rituals in the run up to the January 22 consecration ceremony that will be presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

2 police commandos shot dead in Manipur gunfight

OWING TO THE DETERIORATING SITUATION, A TOTAL CURFEW WAS IMPOSED IN THE DISTRICT FROM TUESDAY