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December 26, 2024

Modi Kicks Off Ambitious Ken-Betwa River Project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the interstate Ken-Betwa river linking project to channel excess water from the Ken river in Madhya Pradesh into the Betwa, saying the long-awaited linkage will open new doors of prosperity in the Bundelkhand region.

2 mins

ED Probes Canadian Colleges Over Role in Human Trafficking

The Agency Suspects a Few Canadian Colleges Located Near the Canada-US Border Are Involved in the Trafficking of Indian Nationals

2 mins

SGPC chief awarded 'tankhah' for remarks against Jagir Kaur

SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami on Wednesday performed sewa (voluntary service) at the Golden Temple as part of the tankhah (religious punishment) awarded for using 'derogatory' language against former SGPC president Jagir Kaur during an interaction with a media person.

1 min

3 Members of Landa Harikey Gang Held After Encounter

Three members of the Landa Harikey gang, who had been accused in a ransom case, were arrested after a brief encounter with the police in Tarn Taran district.

1 min

VB misused its powers, says HC

The Punjab and Haryana high court has said that the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) 'misused its powers' and FIRs were registered against the former Congress minister, Bharat Bhushan Ashu and others, just to 'harass' them.

2 mins

Security agencies tracing local helpers of terrorists

Action will be taken against anyone who is found to have helped the terror elements RAKESH SINGH, IG-Bareilly Range

2 mins

Ministers Call On Dallewal, Urge Him To Take Medical Aid

State govt already in touch with Union government over the issue, says AAP state chief Aman Arora

2 mins

Dist Cong Chief Protests Against Councillors, Detained

Former MLA and Congress district committee president Rajinder Beri was detained by the Jalandhar police for staging a protest outside the residences of Congress councillors who had shifted their allegiance to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to help it form its mayoral seat.

1 min

Man Gets Life Term for Stabbing Relative to Death in Sohna

A 47-year-old man was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a city court on Tuesday for stabbing his distant relative to death after a petty argument in Sohna five years ago.

1 min

SAD to fight HSGMC elections under Hry Panthic Dal banner

The decision came a day after the Haryana gurdwara panel informed the high court that a political party is not permitted to contest under its name or symbol

2 mins

Show empathy, ensure good governance: CM Saini to govt officials

Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini on Wednesday highlighted the importance of sensitivity and empathy in government administration, urging officials to see their roles as an opportunity to uplift society and alleviate the challenges faced by ordinary citizens.

1 min

Bizarre Delhi twist: Depts caution against govt's promised schemes

Notices by two depts said no such scheme had been notified by the Delhi government

4 mins

No PMLA offence without proceeds of crime: Delhi court

THE COURT HELD THAT PROCEEDS OF CRIME MUST ALREADY EXIST FOR MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES TO APPLY

1 min

'MISLEADING PEOPLE': BJP HITS OUT AT AAP OVER SCHEMES

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday backed the claims by two departments of the Delhi government that the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) newly floated welfare schemes are \"non-existent\" and may misuse personal data, even as it slammed the Arvind Kejriwal-led party for \"misleading the public\".

1 min

Plan in motion to arrest Atishi, claims Kejriwal

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of \"conspiring\" to arrest Delhi chief minister Atishi \"in the next few days in a false case related to transport department\", and said it would be used as a cover for central agencies to raid senior AAP leaders.

2 mins

26-Year-Old Man Sets Self Ablaze in Capital, Suffers 95% Burns

A 26-year-old man allegedly set himself afire near the Parliament building, at Rail Bhavan roundabout, at 3.30 pm on Wednesday and suffered 95% burns, police said.

1 min

Cong releases 'White Paper': LS pact with AAP a mistake

The Delhi Congress on Wednesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), accusing both of failing Delhi's citizens during their respective tenures at the Centre and in the city.

1 min

MDU student shoots self on campus, dies

THE 25-YEAR-OLD DIED DURING TREATMENT, HE TOOK THE STEP AFTER APPEARING FOR 3RD SEMESTER EXAM, SAY POLICE

2 mins

Will Discuss Fiscal Issues Concerning HP With Union Ministers

Chief minister (CM) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Wednesday, said that he will meet Union ministers on December 28 and discuss pressing issues concerning Himachal, including declining GST compensation, revenue deficit grants (RDG) and the state's loan limit.

3 mins

Will Discuss Fiscal Issues Concerning HP With Union Ministers

Chief minister (CM) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Wednesday, said that he will meet Union ministers on December 28 and discuss pressing issues concerning Himachal, including declining GST compensation, revenue deficit grants (RDG) and the state's loan limit.

1 min

Oppn slams Omar govt's move to buy 8 luxury cars

People who are criticising had no problem when they were enjoying all the protocols when they had constitutional posts IMRAN NABI, NC spokesman

2 mins

5 Docs Suspended After Pregnant Woman's Death

The Victim Was Five-And-A-Half Months Pregnant And Had Been Admitted With Complications

1 min

Over 100 roads in HP still closed, tourists rescued in Lahaul-Spiti

Weather office has predicted light rain or snowfall at many places on Dec 27 and 28 in Himachal

2 mins

72-hour shutdown begins against ropeway project; several detained

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangarsh Samiti called for bandh and said all activities in Katra would remain suspended

2 mins

4-Year-Old Charred to Death in Himachal's Keylong

A fire in the rented accommodation of a Nepali-origin man claimed the life of his four-year-old child in Himachal's Keylong in the Lahaul-Spiti district on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday.

1 min

Sexual assault in Anna varsity sparks outrage

A 19-year-old student was allegedly sexually assaulted on the campus of Anna University in Chennai, police officers familiar with the matter said, adding that one man was arrested over the incident, which triggered widespread outrage and fanned a political tussle in Tamil Nadu.

2 mins

Political slugfest as Ken-Betwa project takes off after decades

PM Modi laid the foundation stone of the project, which envisages to channel excess water from the Ken river into the Betwa

2 mins

Arjun, Makers Of Film Declare ₹2-Cr Aid For Family Of Stampede Victim

Actor Allu Arjun and makers of the film \"Pushpa-2\" on Wednesday announced financial assistance of ₹2 crore for the family of the woman who died in a stampede during the film's screening at a theatre in Hyderabad on December 4.

1 min

Doctors Being Trained In Tackling Health Issues Due To Excessive Microplastic Use

The Union government has started training clinical researchers and other experts in identifying and managing health conditions arising out of excessive use of microplastics.

2 mins

16-Year-Old Raped and Murdered in Raj, Accused Detained: Police

One person has been arrested and another detained for allegedly raping and killing a 16-year-old girl in Barmer, police said on Wednesday.

1 min

Shah Unveils 10k Agri Cooperative Societies

Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah on Wednesday inaugurated 10,000 newly established multipurpose primary agricultural and dairy cooperative societies or PACS, in a bid to ease farmers' access to markets, part of the government's plan to create 200,000 such rural enterprises.

1 min

Can't dismiss speeches inciting youth for anti-national acts: HC

Petitioner has been accused of operating a madrasa in UP, which he allegedly used to radicalise the students

1 min

Guiding force who took country to new heights

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation on Wednesday in paying tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 100th birth anniversary, with the PM remembering the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart as the one who \"dedicated his life to building a strong, prosperous, and self-reliant India\".

2 mins

Live baits in place, search on for tigress

The West Bengal forest department has made elaborate measures, including setting up live baits and roping in tranquilizing teams, to capture tigress Zeenat, which recently crossed over to the state from neighboring Jharkhand after being translocated from Maharashtra to Odisha, officials said on Wednesday.

1 min

Labour ministry, RBI hold discussions to ease PF withdrawal

The Retirement Fund Manager Is Revamping Its Work Processes And IT Network To Hasten The Services

1 min

3 Dead As Crane Collapses At Guj Construction Site

Three people were killed on Wednesday after a crane fell on them at a jetty construction site at the Okha port in Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat on Wednesday, police said.

1 min

Quad Members Eye Next Summit in Sept

The members of the Quad are exploring the possibility of holding the next leaders' summit, which will be hosted by India, in September next year, people familiar with the matter said.

2 mins

Setting out the Budget agenda

The most important challenge before the Union Budget will be the slowing growth momentum in the economy

2 mins

Odisha's farm economy holds lessons for others

Odisha has shown fast and significant poverty reduction driven by exceptional agricultural transformation.

3 mins

India's Choices When US Confronts China

Security hawks, protectionists, Wall Street finance titans and tech giants will shape Trump's China policy. New Delhi will need to assess the balance of power among them

4 mins

The cinema ecosystem Shyam Benegal created

I think many cinema lovers would agree that one of the most memorable scenes of Indian cinema is the small child chucking a stone at the landlord's window at the end of Ankur, Shyam Benegal's directorial debut.

3 mins

Jaipur-Ajmer highway fire toll climbs to 18 with 3 more deaths

The toll in the LPG tanker-truck collision, which took place on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway on December 20, rose to 18 as three more people succumbed to injuries at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur on Wednesday, police officers aware of the matter said.

1 min

Fresh gunfights in Imphal East

NO CASUALTIES WERE REPORTED IN EITHER CASE, A SENIOR POLICE OFFICER SAID

1 min

15-Yr-Old Charged With Class 2 Pupil's Murder

In a new twist in the Hathras schoolboy's murder case, initially believed to be an outcome of a botched attempt for human sacrifice, the police have filed a charge sheet against a 15-year-old boy, alleging that he killed his fellow hosteller, a class 2 student, in order for the school to declare a holiday, a senior officer said on Wednesday.

2 mins

IAF recruit to train as pilot at airbase once commanded by her dad

The daughter of one of the country's top fighter pilots has joined the Indian Air Force's fighter stream, and will soon head for further training at a premier airbase in the eastern sector that was earlier commanded by her father, a serving air commodore — a rare occurrence in the air force that opened the fighter stream to women only eight years ago, officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday.

1 min

GST on used vehicles to depend on selling enterprise' nature of biz

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) on used vehicles will depend on the selling enterprise's nature of business, officials and experts clarified.

2 mins

India maps industrial park route to turn factory giant

PLAN FOR MEGA PARKS PROVIDING DESIGNATED SPACE TO COMPANIES FOLLOWS CHINA MODEL

2 mins

Pakistan airstrikes killed at least 46 in Afghanistan

Pakistan's airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said, on Wednesday, raising fears of further straining the relations between the two neighbours.

3 mins

Truce deal delay: Hamas, Israel blame each other

Hamas and Israel traded accusations, on Wednesday, over delays in finalising a ceasefire and hostage release agreement for Gaza, despite continued efforts by mediators to broker a deal in the latest round of negotiations.

2 mins

Can India conjure magic at MCG?

Four of their 10 wins in Australia have come in Melbourne, but the India batters will be tested in the Boxing Day Test

4 mins

Play like a kid in the backyard, Cummins advises Sam Konstas

Australia desperately need a player to counter Jasprit Bumrah, India's pace spearhead who has been decimating their batting order. The series has been one-sided, with Australia struggling to find an answer. In response, Australia has replaced opener Nathan McSweeney with 19-year-old Sam Konstas.

3 mins

Ring in the Future

Smart rings are revolutionising health tracking by monitoring fitness, sleep, and more — but are they truly worth the hype?

1 min

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