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January 17, 2025
Punjab Cops Add Attempt to Murder Charge in FIR
Three years after there was a major breach in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security, en route a rally in Ferozepur in Punjab — his convoy was blocked on a flyover for around half an hour — it emerges that the state police booked the accused under an attempt to murder charge eleven months after the incident, but kept this under wraps out of fear of antagonising farmers, whose protests had held up the PM, and who constitute an important vote bank.
1 min
Govt to set up 8th pay commission for staff
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the constitution of the Eighth Central Pay Commission to recommend salary revisions for around five million central government employees and 6.5 million pensioners, including defence persons, the Union government announced on Thursday.
2 mins
Group of 101 farmers to make 4th bid to reach Delhi on Jan 21
The jatha will start marching from Shambhu border
3 mins
Gangster Wanted in 2 Murder Cases Killed
A gangster, who was wanted in two murder cases, was killed in an encounter with the police at Pul Sua village falling under the Rangar Nangal police station in Batala on Wednesday late night.
1 min
State govt misleading SC on Dallewal's health: Farmers
SAY THAT FASTING LEADER LOST 20KG SINCE NOV 26, WHEN HE STARTED HUNGER STRIKE
1 min
173 Detained During Search Operation Ahead Of R-Day
Punjab Police on Thursday conducted cordon and search operations at and around all railway stations in the state ahead of Republic Day, and detained 173 suspicious people for questioning, a senior police officer said.
1 min
HC seeks action plan from DGP to complete probe into 79,000 FIRs
The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed the director general of police (DGP), Punjab, to submit an action plan on early completion of probe into 79,000 criminal cases, where investigation is still pending despite lapse of the statutory period for the same.
1 min
State Govt to Set Up Security Ops Centre to Bolster Cyber Safety
The Punjab government has decided to set up a Security Operations Centre (SOC) to ensure the protection of critical IT infrastructure, including various applications and websites of the state government.
1 min
Ban Emergency movie in Punjab: SGPC to CM
A day before its release, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami on Thursday wrote to Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann seeking a ban on the screening of Mandi BJP MP Kangana Ranaut's movie, Emergency, in the state.
1 min
Positive step: Garcetti on India's probe panel report
An Indian enquiry committee's report on the foiled plot to kill US-based pro-Khalistan separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is a \"very positive first step\" but doesn't mark a \"closed chapter\" for both countries as action remains to be taken, outgoing US ambassador Eric Garcetti said on Thursday.
4 mins
Hand Grenade Lobbed at Cong Leader's House Was Smuggled From Pak: Cops
Amritsar: A day after a hand grenade was lobbed at the house of Congress leader Amandeep Kumar, son of late politician and businessman Rajinder Kumar aka Pappu Jaintipuria, in Amritsar's Jaintipur village, police said on Thursday that the explosive had been smuggled from Pakistan.
1 min
SAD leaders 'misleading' community, says rebel group after meeting jathedar
Rebel Akalis on Thursday claimed that the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders had made a \"false\" statement that Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh was convinced by their viewpoint that the implementation of the seven-member panel to supervise party's recruitment drive and hold elections of the president and other office-bearers within six months will lead the party into legal trouble and he allowed them to act as per the party constitution.
2 mins
With a blast, fear of illegal mining in Aravalli returns
Despite a Supreme Court ban on mining in the ecologically critical Aravalli range, such activities persist unabated
2 mins
Power consumers to shell out extra 47 paise/unit till March '26
Unless the state government decides to provide subsidy support to the two energy distribution companies to cover the FPPAS, the consumers will have to pay for it
2 mins
Robbers Flee With Cash Bag After Shooting At Petrol Pump Manager
Three unidentified motorcycle-borne youths opened fire at a petrol pump manager and robbed him of his cash bag in Jalandhar's busy Workshop Chowk on Thursday.
1 min
Wife, aide arrested for killing 31-year-old man
The Kapurthala police have arrested the wife and her aide for killing a 31-year-old man in Kapurthala's Fullewal village on Thursday.
1 min
Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao: Women Sarpanches To Be Brand Ambassadors
Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini announced on Thursday that all women sarpanches of the state will be appointed as brand ambassadors of their respective villages under the Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao campaign.
1 min
20K Indian students skipped Canadian colleges last year: IRCC
NON-COMPLIANCE RATES FOR STUDENTS FROM INDIA WAS BELOW THE AVERAGE IN THE REPORT
1 min
31% MD, MS Seats Vacant in Nine Punjab Colleges
The Baba Farid University of Health Sciences Has Announced the Schedule for the Third Round of Counselling to Fill the Vacant PG Seats
2 mins
BJP LEADER SAYS MET BADOLI, MITTAL IN KASAULI HOTEL
NON-COMPLIANCE RATES FOR STUDENTS FROM INDIA WAS BELOW THE AVERAGE IN THE REPORT
2 mins
Narcotics task force files challan against Punjab cop, 8 others
Task Force Had Arrested Two Persons, Including a Cop, With 440-gm Heroin on July 17 at a Village in Mohali
1 min
BJP Leader Says Met Badoli, Mittal in Kasauli Hotel
Sonepat-based Bharatiya Janata party leader Amit Bindal, a witness in the gangrape case involving BJP state chief Mohan Lal Badoli and singer Rocky Mittal, on Thursday claimed that he, along with the complainant, had met the duo at a hotel in Himachal Pradesh's Kasauli in 2023.
1 min
Man Sentenced To Death For Killing Disabled Younger Brother
A local court in Haryana's Fatehabad on Thursday sentenced a man to death for brutally killing his brother with disability over property dispute in 2020.
1 min
IMD Issues Orange Alert for Dense Fog in Punjab, Haryana
At 7.2 degree Celsius, Amritsar was the coldest place in two states
2 mins
Govt: Deaths not due to communicable disease
CSIR-IITR ANALYSIS DETECTS TOXINS IN BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS
2 mins
No safety under BJP: Kejriwal on Saif attack
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party over what he alleged was the \"worsening law-and-order situation\" in Delhi and in other BJP-governed states, citing the grievous attack on actor Saif Ali Khan at his Mumbai apartment in the early hours of the day.
1 min
Delhi Congress Names 2 More Candidates In Its Final List
The Congress on Thursday released its fifth and final list of two more candidates from Timarpur and Rohtas Nagar seats for the Delhi Assembly elections, completing its tally of 70 candidates.
1 min
HRY CM Reviews Govt's 100-Day Performance
Asking officers to focus on people-centric governance, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini on Thursday emphasised the importance of implementing the Citizens Charter in their respective departments.
1 min
Snowfall disrupts rail, road traffic
Fresh snowfall and light rains in Jammu and Kashmir prompted suspension of train services and closure of the Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri (SSG) road on Thursday.
3 mins
Returning from Kasol, two killed in car crash
Two men died in a fatal crash after their car hit a divider and overturned on GT Karnal Road near north west Delhi's Alipur early on Wednesday, police said.
1 min
CBI Gets ED Officer's Production Warrant
A day after the CBI court of judge Alka Malik denied anticipatory bail to Vishaldeep, who is lodged in Ambala jail, the investigating agency has obtained his production warrant.
1 min
6 Expelled From Sonepat Medical College Over Ragging Allegations
Six senior MBBS students were expelled from Bhagat Phool Singh medical college for women at Khanpur Kalan in Sonepat after first-year girl students raised ragging allegations.
1 min
Congress Promises Free Power, Ration, Subsidy on LPG in Sops
The Congress on Thursday announced two new guarantees: free power, and subsidised LPG cylinders for cooking and free ration, which it promised to fulfil if it forms the government in Delhi.
1 min
Man Murders Doctor At South Delhi House After He Was 'Molested'
A 52-year-old doctor was strangled to death, and had his throat slit at his house in Chattarpur Enclave, south Delhi on Wednesday night after he allegedly molested a 23-year-old man, police said.
1 min
Dairy Farm Owner Held For Assaulting Three GGM MC Staffers
A dairy farm owner in Rajendra Park allegedly assaulted three Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) employees who were tasked with impounding stray cattle on the city's roads after they picked up some cows that he had left loose on the streets, police officers said on Thursday.
1 min
Rats in residence, a battle for supremacy
\"At away,\" says the washing machine in the corner of my laundry room, but that does not bother the rodents in my nearly 200-year-old house as became evident when one of them bared its teeth at me in an apparent sneer as it passed by it.
2 mins
Man Gets to 20-Year Jail for Raping Teen in 2021
A local court here has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old girl, police said on Thursday.
1 min
Mob thrashes two men in Delhi, 19-yr-old succumbs
Two men, who were watching videos on their phones at a park in Rohini were brutally assaulted, allegedly by two girls and their friends who thought that the victims were laughing at the two girls, police officers said.
1 min
Justice Chandran Takes Oath as a Top Court Judge
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna administered the oath of office to Justice K Vinod Chandran as a judge of the Supreme Court on Thursday morning.
1 min
Cabinet approves setting up of third launchpad at Sriharikota
THE THIRD LAUNCHPAD AT SRIHARIKOTA WILL BE CAPABLE OF PUTTING SPACECRAFT WEIGHING 30,000 TONNE IN LOW EARTH ORBIT
1 min
12 Bengal Doctors Suspended For Negligence Over Maternal Death
The West Bengal government on Thursday suspended 12 doctors of Midnapore Medical College and Hospital, including its medical superintendent and vice-principal (MSVP), for negligence following the death of a woman and four others falling ill after childbirth due to alleged administration of \"defective\" intravenous fluid at the state-run hospital last week.
1 min
Isro enters elite club with its 1st space docking op
India successfully performed its first autonomous satellite docking operation on Thursday, with its space agency achieving precise control of the combined spacecraft afterwards, marking the nation's entry into an exclusive club of countries mastering this crucial space technology.
2 mins
Eyeing new economic areas, says Singapore prez
Singapore is eyeing new opportunities in India in sectors such as logistics, connectivity, petro-chemicals and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) for aerospace, Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam said on Thursday.
2 mins
India Hails Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal
India on Thursday welcomed the ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas and reiterated its call for a return to a path of dialogue and diplomacy.
1 min
Saif sustains multiple wounds in knife attack at residence, stable
An as-yet unidentified man broke into the Bandra home of actors Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor-Khan in the early hours of Thursday, and inflicted multiple stab wounds on Saif Ali Khan, and also injured a member of their household staff.
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Cong moves SC to defend '91 Places of Worship Act
The Congress has filed an application in the Supreme Court to oppose petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, contending that the Act is a cornerstone of the country's secular framework and that the challenges against it are malicious attempts to undermine established principles of secularism.
2 mins
NEET-UG to stay offline
The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday announced that the 2025 edition of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate or NEET-UG will be conducted offline on a single day and in a single shift, sidestepping some key recommendations made by an expert panel last year.
1 min
Indonesian Prez To Be Chief Guest On R-Day, Says Mea
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will be the chief guest at India's 76th Republic Day celebrations on January 26, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday.
1 min
Good Samaritans to get ₹25k for helping victims of accidents
Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday announced the reward for good Samaritans who help save road crash victims will be increased to ₹25,000.
1 min
17 Maoists shot dead in Bijapur encounter
A huge posse of 3,000 security personnel gunned down at least 17 Maoists in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, officers familiar with the matter said on Thursday evening, marking the first big anti-insurgency success in the state since the rebels blew up a vehicle and killed nine people.
1 min
Chasing the monsoon, IMD in mission mode
With advancements in infrastructure and computing, it is equally important to continue to enhance satellite-based observations to improve weather and climate services
3 mins
Congress's legacy of unease with legacies
On Wednesday, the Congress party shifted to a new address in the national Capital.
1 min
What EC data on women participation in polls says
While democracy calls for diverse representation, traditional gender roles continue to restrict women's participation in political spaces.
3 mins
The prospect of peace in Gaza
World should help firewall fragile ceasefire deal from churn in Israel politics, restart rehabilitation of Palestinians
2 mins
Why defence industry needs an urgent rehaul
A ministry of defence tech and production, that will subsume the departments of defence production and R&D and implement a time-bound strategy for production, is needed
4 mins
Trump Sees in Modi a Bit of Himself; India Has Opportunity of a Century: Former NSA O'Brien
President-elect Donald Trump sees in Prime Minister Narendra Modi a reflection of himself and greatly respects his political acumen.
4 mins
Adani's US tormentor Hindenburg Research shuts shop after 7 yrs
Hindenburg Research, which set off a firestorm in India with withering allegations against the Adani Group, is being disbanded, marking the end of the American short-seller feared for successfully targeting dozens of corporations.
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Both Trump, Biden Claim Credit for Gaza Ceasefire
US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are both claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza on Wednesday after the White House brought Trump's Middle East envoy into negotiations that have dragged on for months.
2 mins
Biden: Oligarchy of wealth, power now threatens US
Biden's speech comes as his party lacks national leverage, while Trump's cabinet nominees vow to disrupt traditional alliances and norms
2 mins
Jio, retail boost Reliance's profit by 12% in Dec qtr
CONSUMER BUSINESSES PERFORM WELL; OIL TO CHEMICALS SHOWS SIGNS OF REVIVAL
2 mins
Next phase of vaccine drive kick-starts today
How self-registration will work
1 min
Modi urges use of Indian goods
Invoking his government's Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said self-reliance is not just a government policy but a national spirit.
1 min
Kho Kho World Cup: India men, women in last 8
Having previously defeated Nepal, India looks well-positioned heading into the knockout stages
2 mins
Unity and discipline: A 10-point plan to get India back on track
Clearly, the Indian cricket board believes the fault lines are outside the field
3 mins
India Open: Ray of hope from late entrant Kiran; Sindhu in quarters
Till Monday evening, Kiran George didn't even know if he would be playing at the $950,000 India Open.
2 mins
Mandaviya Chairs CSR Roundtable for Sport Development
With the objective of boosting the country's sports ecosystem in order to host the 2036 Olympics, sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya urged corporates to adopt a sport each during the first-ever corporate roundtable here on Thursday.
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