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Fierce fighting rages across Gaza as death toll nears 25k

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and US president discussed the post-war future of Gaza Strip where the humanitarian situation remains dire Agencies

BJP starts drive with focus on intensifying its rural outreach

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plans to intensify its outreach in rural areas with a campaign that will see senior leaders spend time in villages to assess the mood on the ground, ensure saturation of schemes and underscore the achievements of the Union government, particularly the completion of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, people aware of the details said on Friday.

Bihar police seek arrest warrant against Lalu's kin

The Bihar police on Saturday approached a court in Danapur seeking arrest warrant against Tanuj Yadav and Nayan Yadav, both relatives of former chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad, for allegedly assaulting a government official earlier this week, in an incident described as the \"advent of jungle raj\" in the state by the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party.

Books on new criminal laws flood markets

There are a bunch of new bestsellers in the bookshops of Chandigarh, all on the same topic, and all non-fiction.

Airline's reluctance to share info delays 'Donkey route' case probe

The investigation into the alleged human trafficking of Punjabi passengers, who were sent back to India by France from a Nicaragua-bound flight in December, has made little headway as a private airline has dithered from sharing details of tickets bought by them, officials said.

Modi visits temples in TN in last leg of 11-day rituals

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered prayers at Sri Ranganathaswamy and Ramanathaswamy temples the ancient shrines linked to Hindu epic Ramayana in Tamil Nadu, a day before his proposed visit to Arichal Munai point in Dhanushkodi, considered to be the place from where the Ram Setu was built.

Guj boat tragedy: Police say contract sub-let to another firm, operator lacked experience

The investigation into the Vadodara boat capsize tragedy has revealed that the firm managing the lake recreation zone had sub-let the contract for boating activities to another company, prompting the police to book its owner and another person, a senior officer said on Saturday.

'Creativity holds key to get jobs in age of tech'

Creativity, interpersonal skills and intelligence would be crucial for employment in the age of machine learning and artificial intelligence, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told a group of NCC cadets on Saturday.

24-yr-old engineer held for Rashmika's deepfake video

THE MAN, FROM PEDANANDIPADU VILLAGE IN ANDHRA PRADESH, WORKED FROM HOME, PROVIDING ONLINE IMAGE AND VIDEO EDITING SERVICES

Two held for killing gangster's brother outside Noida gym

A day after a 32-year-old man, who was the brother of jailed gangster Parvesh Maan, was shot dead in Noida Sector 104, police arrested two people in connection with the murder on Saturday, officials aware of the case said. However, the suspects who shot the victim are yet to be nabbed, they added.

'One nation, 1 poll' may harm democracy: AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is against the idea of simultaneous elections to state assemblies and parliament constituencies, it said in a letter to a high-level committee (HLC) headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, a party functionary said on Saturday.

Legal tussle over who invented butter chicken and dal makhani reaches Delhi high court

THE TWO KUNDAN LALS RAN THE MOTI MAHAL RESTAURANT IN DARYAGANJ WHICH IS CONSIDERED THE BIRTHPLACE OF BUTTER CHICKEN

Tauru paper 'leak' row: Kingpin, aide arrested

The two men who had gathered 40 doctors at a farmhouse in Tauru on Thursday for an allegedly leaked question paper of the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) were arrested on Saturday, police officers aware of the matter said.

Cold spell lifts slightly, 11 trains delayed by fog

The familiar dense fog that has plagued Delhi-NCR, reducing visibility and causing delays to flights and trains over the last few weeks, dissipated into a very shallow haze on Saturday and cold day conditions lifted marginally, bringing some relief in the middle of what has been a particularly cold and dark winter.

15 PFI men held guilty of BJP leader's brutal murder in 2021

A Kerala court on Saturday convicted 15 men, all associated with the now-banned radical Islamist group Popular Front of India (PFI), in connection with the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ranjith Sreenivasan in Alappuzha in 2021. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on Monday.

ED quizzes J'khand CM Hemant Soren for 5 hrs

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren for nearly five hours on Saturday in connection with an alleged land scam, in what the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader said was an attempt to destabilise his government.

PREPARATIONS IN AYODHYA ENTER HOME STRETCH, RITUALS CONTINUE

Consecration ceremony prep in last leg as rituals continue

Myanmar border will be fenced, says Shah

India will scrap the free movement regime it shares with Myanmar and build a fence on the border with the neighbouring country, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday as he also stressed that the country will be rid of Maoist extremism within three years.

India face tough opener in defence of U-19 World Cup

There is always extra interest around the India under-19 team. The squad is picked from the biggest age-group talent pool among all the cricket boards.

Sebi to crack down on IPO mules: Buch

Mule accounts used to inflate IPO subscriptions are under watch, and the stock market regulator is investigating three cases involving potential use of such accounts, Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch said.

Harith becomes first Indian to triumph in Rally 2 class at Dakar

Harith Noah capped two gruelling weeks in the Saudi Arabian desert with a slice of history on Friday, becoming the first Indian ever to win at the Dakar Rally in the Rally 2 class and finishing 11th overall, missing the coveted top 10 spot by six minutes.

'Satwik-Chirag not troubled by pressure of expectations'

These are heady days for Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy. Each time they have entered the courts at the India Open here, the crowd has come alive.

Prannoy digs deep versus Wang, advances to semis at India Open

World No. 9 fights back in final game to beat Chinese Taipei shuttler; Satwik and Chirag also progress

'Yet to make a final decision on digital currency regimes'

Days after Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das expressed concern over the risk posed by cryptocurrencies to emerging market economies such as India, the Union government on Friday told the Supreme Court that the issue of digital currency is an \"evolving one\" and that the Centre is still to make a final decision on a proposed legal regime to regulate its transactions and provide for investigations.

CEO issue pulls Sony-Zee deal to the brink

Sony Group Corp. is set to pull the plug on the proposed $10-billion merger of its India unit with Zee Entertainment Enterprises after more than two years of negotiations.

Biden admits US strikes haven't deterred Houthis

US forces on Friday conducted a fifth strike against Iranian-backed Houthi rebel military sites in Yemen as President Joe Biden acknowledged that the American and British bombardment had yet to stop the militants' attacks on vessels in the Red Sea that have disrupted global shipping.

Boy who died saving kin among 19 kids selected for Bal Puraskar

Aaditya Vijay Brahmane, 12, who died while saving his two cousins from drowning, is among the 19 children selected from across the country for this year's Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, Union ministry of women and Child Development said on Friday.

Top court refuses to stay expulsion of OPS, three others from AIADMK

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to stay the expulsion of former Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam (popularly known as OPS) and three others from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagham (AIADMK) during a general council meeting of the party in July 2022, saying that the injunction at this stage will \"lead to a huge chaos\".

Almost 300 Myanmar soldiers flee to India

Nearly 300 Myanmar soldiers crossed the border into India to flee an advance by armed insurgents fighting the country's junta, an Indian paramilitary officer told AFP on Friday.

Israel PM Netanyahu says he opposes a Palestinian state

Israel bombarded southern Gaza on Friday after it publicly sparred with its main ally the United States over the possibility of a Palestinian state, the creation of which Washington sees as the only pathway to a lasting peace.