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11 Killed in Pakistan as Bomb Hits Vehicle Carrying Coal Miners

At least 11 people were killed and seven others injured when a roadside bomb struck a vehicle carrying coal miners in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Friday, officials said.

Tired of pigmentation? Follow this skincare regimen to protect your skin

Pigmentation or hyperpigmentation, when patches of the skin become darker, is a common concern.

Strategic Flexibility Is The Lodestar For India's US Policy

New Delhi went into the bargaining game with an eye on mutual benefits and expanding the pie rather than dividing a fixed pie – and it has worked

Police: 90 Drug Peddlers Held in Delhi, Over 700 Locations Raided

Delhi Police conducted simultaneous raids at over 700 locations across the city and arrested 90 narco-offenders, officials said on Friday.

Rasika on working with female actors, directors: We make each other better

Actor Rasika Dugal is all set to reprise her role as a cop in Delhi Crime.

Intach challenges Hry on Najafgarh jheel before NGT

The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach) has challenged Haryana's claims on the Najafgarh Jheel, pointing to inaccurate information shared by the state with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) last month stating that the jheel only covers 47 acres in Haryana and was practically non-existent before 2010.

ICC's top prosecutor hit with sanctions by the US

The US sanctioned the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor on Thursday, following up on President Donald Trump's order last week targeting the court over its investigations of Israel.

SC Slams TN Body Over Delay in Petition Against Isha Foundation

The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board for delay in challenging the Madras high court's 2022 order of quashing a show cause notice issued to Isha Foundation, founded by spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, over alleged unauthorised construction.

Mann Slams Govt Over Likely Landing of 2nd Plane of US Deportess

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday questioned the probable landing of another plane carrying Indian immigrants from the US at the Amritsar airport as he hit out at the Centre, accusing it of trying to defame Punjab.

Thailand Indicts Fugitive Medical Tycoon for $480mn Fraud

Thai prosecutors on Friday formally indicted a fugitive 86-year-old healthcare tycoon for loan fraud worth $480 million, officials said.

Bill to Amend Land Laws to Be Tabled in Uttarakhand Assembly

The Cabinet Will Take Up the Bill in Its Next Meeting Before Budget Session, a Government Official Said

Noida girl ends life after being sexually harassed, uncle held

A 35-year-old man was arrested on Thursday night following a brief gunfight with Noida police for sexually harassing his 16-year-old niece, who died by suicide at her home in Sector 63, Noida on Wednesday, police said.

Jamia showdown: University publishes list of 17 protesters

A day after 14 students were detained for protesting against disciplinary action at Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMI), the varsity administration allegedly put up notices with the names, personal details and photographs of the students across campus under a list called \"List of active students who organised a protest without any permission on 10 February at 5pm central canteen,\" several students alleged.

Misuse of dowry law is on the rise, laments Delhi HC

The Delhi high court has expressed concern about some women harassing their husbands and in-laws by misusing the anti-dowry law — referring to Section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which was replaced by Section 86 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on July 1, 2024.

Heavy selling by FPIs not an exodus, yet hurting

The noise around heavy selling by foreign investors in India masks a key caveat: there are no signs of a large-scale exodus.

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US Federal Judge Temporarily Lifts Funding Freeze on Aid Programmes

A federal judge has temporarily lifted a freeze on funding to US aid and development programmes ordered by President Donald Trump's administration, court documents seen by AFP on Friday showed.

SC Grants Ex-IAS Probationer Protection From Arrest Till Mar 17

The Supreme Court on Friday extended its interim order granting protection from arrest to former IAS probationary officer Puja Khedkar in a case where she has been accused of misrepresentation to avail more attempts in the civil services examination (CSE) after the Delhi police sought time to file its response to her plea seeking anticipatory bail.

Manu excels again, restarts from where she left off at Paris Games

Saurabh also eyes a comeback into the national team after a gap of three years

Skills institute in darkness over pending power dues

The Delhi government's Lighthouse Skill Centre, which was created two years ago to provide job skill training for young men and women, had its electricity supply disconnected on February 9 due to pending bills of ₹3 lakh.

Woman harassed, threatened to take back '22 rape case

In her complaint, the woman said that the accused obtained her private photos and used them to blackmail her before sexually assaulting her.

Sanitation gets 28.9% of budget

With an outlay of ₹4,907.1 crore, the management and improvement of sanitation in Delhi received more than a quarter (28.86%) of the total expenditure in the budget presented by Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) commissioner Ashwani Kumar on Thursday Kumar, while presenting a 217,002.7-crore budget for 2025-26, also announced a plan to integrate the birth and death registration process with Aadhaar.

Power to remove HC judge lies with House

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday asserted that only Parliament has the jurisdiction to constitutionally remove a high court judge, saying a notice for the removal of Justice Shekhar Yadav of the Allahabad high court is pending with him.

Trump signs order on reciprocal tariffs

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Thursday (early Friday morning IST) mandating US trade authorities to study trade relationships and impose reciprocal tariffs on all countries that charge higher rates and impose non-tariff barriers on American imports than the US does for their imports.

Kejriwal Turns CMO's Official X Handle Into Personal: BJP

Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Virendra Sachdeva on Thursday alleged that AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has converted the X account \"CMO Delhi\" into his personal X account under the name \"Kejriwal at Work\" days after the AAP lost the assembly elections to the BJP.

HC issues notice to Khan over irregularities in Waqf boards

The Delhi high court on Thursday issued a notice in the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s plea challenging a city court's order that granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party legislator Amanatullah Khan after refusing to take cognisance of the supplementary charge sheet filed by the agency in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi Waqf Board (DWB).

Educated women can't sit idle to claim maintenance from spouse

The law does not favour a well-educated woman to sit idle without trying to pursue any work merely to get maintenance from the husband for her sustenance, the Orissa high court held, as it reduced the maintenance amount awarded to a woman by a family court.

In SC, govt flags legislative gap in arbitration law

SC SAID THE ISSUE REQUIRES 'URGENT DETERMINATION' GIVEN THE LARGE NUMBER OF CASES AWAITING A FINAL WORD FROM THE APEX COURT

IOC Signs Long-Term LNG Import Deal of $7-9 Billion with UAE Company

Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the nation's largest oil firm, has signed a $7-9 billion deal to import LNG from the UAE on a long-term 14-year contract.

Centre monitoring Chinese mega dam plan, govt tells RS

India has taken note of China's announcement of a mega dam project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo (upper reaches of the Brahmaputra) in Tibet Autonomous Region, the environment ministry told Rajya Sabha on Thursday.