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Nuh violence: Cong MLA arrested, Hry shuts net in district

Congress leader Mamman Khan, legislator from Ferozepur Jhirka assembly seat in Nuh, has been arrested for his alleged role in inciting the July 31 communal violence that broke out in the district, and for allegedly remaining in touch with suspects involved in sharing \"misleading\" and \"provocative\" posts on social media platforms to instigate others, police officers privy to the developments in the case said on Friday.

13-yr-old dead, four injured in Indirapuram lightning strike

A 13-year-old girl was killed and four of her relatives were injured after they were struck by lightning near their house at Makanpur in Indirapuram, Ghaziabad police officers said.

Age bar, refunds likely steps to stem Kota student suicides

A top Rajasthan government committee is set to recommend barring students younger than class 8 from taking admission in coaching institutes in Kota, allowing pupils to claim refund from institutions if they drop out, and implementing training modules for teachers and hostel owners, as part of a slew of recommendations aimed at fighting the spate of suicides that has rocked India's test-preparation hub this year, HT has learnt.

Fallen heroes' last rites held as nation salutes their valour

Jai Hind, said seven-year-old Kabir, dressed in army-style fatigues, as he saluted his father one last time before Colonel Manpreet Singh was cremated amid a steady stream of mourners at his village in Mohali district of Punjab on Friday.

India puts FTA talks with Canada on hold over subversive moves

India has suspended free-trade talks with Canada as Ottawa is encouraging subversive elements who are carrying out anti-India activities on its soil, two officials said on Friday, adding that the talks will resume only after the impasse is resolved.

INDIA group will edge BJP out in '24: Kharge

Voting patterns and data suggest the INDIA alliance will succeed, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said ahead of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Hyderabad over the weekend that will see his handpicked team coming together for the first time.

Soldier killed as manhunt in J&K enters third day

Security forces on Friday intensified their manhunt for terrorists who killed two army officers and a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district two days ago, as the counterterror operation dragged into its third day and another soldier was killed in action, officials aware of the matter said.

'Death Toll Could Go Up To 20,000'

Confirmed death tolls given by officials in Libya have varied, all are in the thousands, with thousands more on lists of the missing

Kerala Shuts Schools As Nipah Virus Fears Mount

Authorities in Kerala scrambled to contain the spread of the Nipah virus on Thursday, drawing up a list of around 950 people who could have been exposed to the disease, setting up containment zones, and shutting down all educational institutes in Kozhikode district in a bid to isolate the deadly pathogen that attacks the brain and is often fatal

Alankrita Sahai: Stop demeaning mental health issues

Actor-model Alankrita Anup Sahai feels that the way mental health issues are perceived in Indian society needs to change

RUNWAY TRENDS FROM NYFW

With the culmination of the New York Fashion Week 2023, we look at runway trends tipped to be major hits this coming season

New wave: Coastal granddaughter chic

Lately, there's been a lot of buzz around the coastal granddaughter aesthetic that has taken the internet by storm. Drawing inspiration from lively coastal environments, it evokes nostalgia for a bygone era while at the same time creating an all-at-once glamorous vibe

THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY JAM: M TIME FOR SOME MUSICAL MASTI!

Step into the world of rhythm as HT City's Friday Jam returns for its eighth season. It features a stellar line-up of rocking musical performances spread over four Fridays in September and October

Night of glamour and giving at NYC

Tuesday night saw a glam black-tie event in New York City to support actor Salma Hayek Pinault's charity, which works for women who have suffered abuse

Dharmesh: Would be nice to have the OG cast in Dhadkan sequel

Filmmaker Dharmesh Darshan is ready to end his self-imposed sabbatical after 17 years, and he is ready to do so by revisiting the classic, Dhadkan (2000). The director reveals meeting the producers to revive the film, but he is yet to give a final go ahead

'Still hoping we go with the best possible team'

“Either the team doesn’t go, or we field the best possible team. Because it is the Asian Games.” That is Sunil Chhetri’s point of view about leading a squad of Indian Super League (ISL) irregulars to the continental showpiece event

Chance for Indian batters to get act right versus spinners

Sri Lanka exposed some frailties against spin that Bangladesh could exploit again in the final Asia Cup Super Four match

Licensing regime to boost drug safety

Proposed changes aim at uniformity in licensing across India

Maratha quota stir called off

Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil called off his hunger strike on Thursday after chief minister Eknath Shinde and senior state ministers met him and underlined their commitment to accord reservations for the Maratha community, ending a political crisis that had engulfed the state for 17 days

C-295 may be part of Air Force Day flypast; Guj to house 1st squadron

The Indian Air Force (IAF)'s newest transport aircraft, the C-295, is expected to be the centrepiece of the upcoming Air Force Day parade, and the IAF will raise its first squadron of the tactical airlifters at the Vadodara air base in Gujarat, officials aware of the matter said on Thursday, requesting anonymity

12 missing after boat capsizes

At least 12 people, including six children heading to school, went missing after a boat they were travelling in capsized in the Bagmati river in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar, officials said, as the district administration launched frantic rescue operations

Navy Day to be marked at Shivaji's fort

In line with the new tradition of the tri-services organising their flagship ceremonial events outside the national capital, Navy Day celebrations this year will be held at the iconic Sindhudurg Fort off the Maharashtra coast, built by Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the 17th century, officials aware of the matter said on Thursday

Some convicts more privileged than others: SC in Bilkis case

Every convict is not the same and some are more privileged than the others, the Supreme Court observed on Thursday as it heard a challenge to the remission granted to 11 men sentenced to life term for gang-raping Bilkis Bano and murdering members of her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots

Gunfight casts shadow over J&K civic polls

The ongoing encounter between security forces and suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists at Anantnag may have come as a setback in the run up to the panchayat and urban local body elections likely to be scheduled in October-November, vitiating the atmosphere for polls to the grassroots tier of government in Jammu and Kashmir, officials aware of the matter said, a day after two decorated army officers (including a commanding officer) and a deputy superintendent of police were killed in the gunfight

Adani, price rise top INDIA bloc's agenda

The parties in the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) will focus on three key demands seeking a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on the Adani Group in the backdrop of the recent revelations of alleged stock manipulation; a debate on price rise; and a discussion on unemployment - among other issues in the upcoming special session of Parliament, according to people aware of the Opposition's plans

Kin, villagers mourn deaths of army officers, cop in encounter

A pall of gloom descended on villages in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday as families and relatives mourned the deaths of two decorated army officers and a Jammu and Kashmir police officer during an encounter with terrorists in Anantnag district a day earlier

Past outbreaks, scrutiny helped in case detection

A combination of familiarity with symptoms, adherence to protocols laid down during previous outbreaks and effective contact tracing measures helped officials in Kerala detect cases of Nipah virus in time, experts said on Thursday, a day after a 24-yearold health worker tested positive taking the total cases to five

SC reserves order on green crackers, pulls up Delhi cops

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved orders on the sale and manufacture of green firecrackers in the country even as it pulled up the Delhi Police for issuing temporary licences to shopkeepers in Delhi-NCR despite a ban imposed on traditional firecrackers by the court in October 2018

Excise case: ED summons Kavitha for questioning

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued summons to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha, asking her to appear before it on Friday for questioning in the Delhi excise policy 2021-22, officials familiar with the development said

Lovely takes charge as Delhi Cong chief: Will revive party'

Congress leader Arvinder Singh Lovely formally took charge as the president of the party's Delhi unit on Thursday and said that his first priorities will be to revive the party in the Capital, and fix its organisational structure