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Govt plans single licence for life, general insurers

The interim budget on February 1 may set the stage for a composite licence for life and general insurance, a separate regulator for health insurance and an increased digital push for the delivery and sale of insurance products, two people aware of the plans said.

Adani taps PEs, banks for $3 bn

Group to raise debt, equity in four months for airport, green hydrogen, solar plans

US sees progress on Gaza truce deal, hostage release

Israeli govt's military offensive has killed at least 26,422 people, most of them civilians, in Gaza since Oct 7

Turkey: Armed attack on church leaves one dead

Two assailants launched an armed attack on an Italian church in Istanbul during a religious ceremony on Sunday, leaving one person dead, Turkey's interior minister Ali Yerlikaya said.

Protesters hurl pumpkin soup on glass-protected Mona Lisa

Two climate protesters on Sunday hurled pumpkin soup at the bullet-proof glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci's \"Mona Lisa\" at the Louvre museum in Paris, demanding the right to \"healthy and sustainable food\", an AFP journalist and the museum said.

Justice Gavai pushes for diversity in judiciary

Supreme Court judge Bhushan R Gavai, who is also a member of the Collegium, on Sunday urged chief justices to ensure diversity and representation from various sections of society while making recommendations for elevation to high courts.

India: Concerned over bid to rush IPCC report

India along with other developing countries has flagged serious concerns over attempts by developed nations to shorten the timeline for the delivery of the seventh assessment cycle report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), people familiar with the matter said.

Hilly areas in Kashmir receive light snowfall

Kashmir's mountains received light snowfall on Sunday while the plains saw light rains, breaking the extended dry spell of the past two months.

Narwekar-led panel to look into 10th schedule

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday announced a committee to look into constitutional provisions that underpin the anti-defection law for elected representatives, appointing Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar as its head.

Ram Temple event brought people together: PM

The consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22 brought millions of people together and highlighted the collective strength of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday.

Duty of Bengal to show the path to country: Rahul

India will not forgive the citizens of West Bengal if it does not show the right path to the country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said, amid the party's growing differences with its Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) partner and the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the state.

Modi govt mixing religion, politics, says Kharge

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for trying to become the 11th \"avatar\" of Lord Vishnu and accused his government of mixing religion and politics to seek votes.

Nitish's past detractors made deputies in new realignment

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will now have two of his loudest detractors-Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha as his deputies, an equation which political observers said might have been formulated by the BJP as an attempt to keep the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) chief, who has a history of breaking alliances, in check.

'Game not over': RJD looks to strengthen Tejashwi's image

On the day the Janata Dal (United) walked out of the \"mahagath bandhan\" alliance in Bihar, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which emerged as the single-largest party in the 2020 Bihar assembly elections, maintained on Sunday that the \"game is not over\" and intensified its attempts to portray former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav as the one who steered development work during the erstwhile administration's nearly 17-month regime.

BJP tightens hold on the Hindi heartland

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday re-established its dominance in the Hindi heartland as it renewed its pact with the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) to form a coalition government in Bihar.

Oppn cries betrayal', BJP welcomes 'natural ally'

The members of the Opposition party INDIA bloc on Sunday targeted their allyturned-foe Nitish Kumar for realigning with the NDA, saying that he has lost all credibility with the public due to his frequent alliance shifts.

Report: Demand for larger flats, premium finishing grows despite steeper prices

Homebuyers continue to prefer large apartments and premium finishing, despite a rise in prices, a report released by a private real estate consultancy on Sunday said, adding that the average size of an apartment sold has grown by 11% in 2023 against 2022.

In 4yrs, Ggm cyber fraud losses surge by 12 times

Surjeet Singh, 42, was at his home at Mohammadpur in Gurugram's Sector 36 on June 25 when he received a message from an unknown number on WhatsApp. The message said that he was being offered a parttime job at an e-commerce site, and claimed that they got Singh's number from his friend.

India's cities are transforming their waterfronts

Cities have had an intimate relationship with rivers throughout history, shaping their development, prosperity, and identity. Unfortunately, over the past several decades, the narrative surrounding rivers and lakes in India has been dominated by tales of pollution and degradation.

NCMC use in Delhi Metro on the rise, but smart card is still king

Around 1.8 million commuters on the Delhi Metro used National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) while travelling on the network in December 2023, data shared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has revealed.

DJB to start drive to seal illegal borewells

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is set to begin a fresh drive to seal borewells operating illegally in the city, with the water utility constituting 16 teams to check such operations across the city, officials aware of the matter said on Sunday.

Another chilly day in city, IMD predicts rain ahead

Clouds shrouded the sky and obscured the sun on a gloomy Sunday, pushing the maximum temperature down by nearly 6°C and keeping some neighbourhoods locked in \"cold day\" conditions.

1 killed, 17 hurt as stage set at Kalkaji temple collapses

The Delhi Police says it has booked the organisers as they were not given the permission to conduct the event

Good governance poster boy to political weatherman, many shades of CM Nitish

For Bihar, Nitish Kumar is many things. He is the young son of an ayurveda practitioner who was studying electrical engineering at the Bihar College of Engineering in the early seventies, and like so many of his contemporaries, got swept up in a great wave of socialist politics.

Interim Budget to focus on Viksit Bharat

The interim budget to be tabled in Parliament on February 1 is likely to present a report card of the decade-old central government, provide relief to the middle class, announce measures to check inflation, continue key subsidies, focus on agriculture, incentivise manufacturing, strive for saturation of welfare schemes, take for-ward the mission to build a $5 trillion economy by 2027-28 and underscore the two-decade-long Viksit (developed) Bharat road map, three people aware of the preparations said.

SC primary medium of ease of justice, says PM

The ease of justice is the right of Indian citizens and the Supreme Court is the primary medium for achieving this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, imploring the top court to engage in capacity-building for all stakeholders so that the transition from old laws to the new regime can be seamless.

Nitish takes oath as Bihar CM again, with support from BJP

Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar's chief minister for the ninth time on Sunday after severing ties with the Grand Alliance and joining hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a dramatic development that caps weeks of fevered speculation and tilts the scales against the Opposition in one of India's largest states.

Park Min Young: I would love to do a Bollywood film

After making her mark in the South Korean industry, actor Park Min Young, of Marry My Husband fame, expresses her wish to work in Bollywood films.

The K in noodles

Whether you're a gharwali noodle enthusiast or a ramyeon rebel, win hearts and bowls this winter

USHA UTHUP ON PADMA BHUSHAN HONOUR: COULDN'T BELIEVE IT!

The veteran singer, who has bagged one of India's top awards, recalls how she made it as an artiste despite uncommon voice quality