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Uniquely Indian traits that produce civic indifference

I often wish Richard Sennett, that great and inspiring writer on cities and civic life in the western world, had a chance to live in Bengaluru for a couple of months.

A coming of age for Indian chess

D Gukesh's rise as the youngest world champion is a tale with two pieces - one of individual and family sacrifice, and the other of legend Viswanathan Anand's payback to Indian sport

'Pak border fully fenced by tech'

JAMMU: The Border Security Force has placed almost the entire 200-km Indo-Pak international border in Jammu under technological surveillance, including smart fencing and anti-drone systems, a top official said on Friday.

PROBE DEATH OF THREE STUDENTS, MEA TELLS CANADA

NEW DELHI: India on Friday described the recent murder of three Indian students in Canada as \"terrible tragedies\" and urged Canadian authorities to carry out a thorough investigation into the crimes against the backdrop of a sharp deterioration in bilateral ties.

SEVERED BODY PART OF WOMAN FOUND IN TRASH BIN: POLICE

A severed body part of a woman was found in a garbage bin in a residential area in south Kolkata on Friday morning, police said.

8 held for raping girl in Guwahati temple: Cops

Eight people were arrested on Friday for allegedly gang-raping a girl at a temple in Guwahati, recording the crime and sharing the video on social media, police said, adding that they are trying to nab one more accused.

Deaths of bizman, wife trigger slugfest in MP

The deaths of a businessman and his wife have triggered sharp exchanges between the Opposition Congress and ruling BJP in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh, after a purported suicide note accused an Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer of harassment.

SC asks panel to mediate with farmers; Hry seeks medical aid

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed a court-appointed high-powered panel to engage with protesting farmers to persuade them to temporarily suspend their agitation or relocate it from highways along the Punjab-Haryana border, while ensuring that the well-being of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fast-unto-death entered its 18th day, remains a top priority.

Clergy accepts penance as Sukhbir seeks pardon

AMRITSAR: Former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday offered prayers at the Akal Takht after completing a 10-day punishment, with Akali Dal leaders saying that the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs accepted his penance.

After decades of bloodshed, two C'garh districts to shed LWE tag

NEW DELHI: When Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Union home minister Amit Shah last week, he had more than an invitation for the closing ceremony of Bastar Olympics.

Nicobar report not public due to strategic info

NGT FORMED THE PANEL LAST YEAR TO REVISIT THE CLEARANCE GRANTED TO THE GREAT NICOBAR INFRA PROJECT

KEY WITNESS IN 2017 KERALA ACTOR ABDUCTION AND ASSAULT CASE DIES

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday asserted that satellite spectrum allocation will not follow a first-come-first-serve basis, while also addressing the recent controversy over personal remarks made against him in Parliament by an Opposition MP.

Remark made in court an observation: Ex-CJI

NEW DELHI: Former Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud has said that a comment made by him in 2022 on the Places of Worship Act, 1991 being no bar to ascertain religious \"character\" was only an observation and cannot be regarded as a verdict by the court.

MINORITIES ARE TARGETED IN U.P.: IQRA IN LOK SABHA

Samajwadi Party lawmaker Iqra Choudhary on Friday expressed concern over the \"rising attacks on minorities\" in Uttar Pradesh, accusing the BJP-led government in the most-populous state over the land and order situation.

Rajnath leads govt charge on Day 1 of debate

Defence minister kicks off Constitution debate in Lower House with a sharp attack on Cong, even as Oppn leaders blame BJP for stoking unrest and attempting to dent India's armour

TMC MP's comment draws BJP anger

NEW DELHI: A comment by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra referring to late judge BH Loya in her speech in the Lok Sabha on Friday led to an uproar and prompted two short adjournments, a sharp response from Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju, and support from senior opposition members.

Oppn submits notice in RS to impeach HC judge

NEW DELHI: More than 55 Opposition lawmakers from the Rajya Sabha on Friday submitted a notice to the secretary general of the Upper House for the impeachment of Allahabad high court judge, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, over his controversial remarks at an event organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad last week.

NDA allies slam Oppn 'hypocrisy'

NEW DELHI: Tearing into the Congress during a debate on the Constitution of India, Union panchayati raj minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, alias Lalan Singh, on Friday said in the Lok Sabha that people who \"preyed on the Constitution cannot be its protectors\", accusing the grand old party of \"misusing\" the national document countless times.

It's Samvidhan, not Sangh ka Vidhan, says Priyanka

NEW DELHI: India's Constitution is not a set of rules dictated by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Wayanad parliamentarian Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said in her first address in the Lok Sabha on Friday, adding that the Bharatiya Janata Party realized the Constitution cannot be changed after its loss of seats in the 2024 polls.

RS adjourned again as Dhankhar, Kharge spar

NEW DELHI: Acrimonious exchanges involving the Opposition and the government, and between Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge forced the Upper House to adjourn for the day on Friday without transacting business.

Bengal ex-min gets bail, SC defers release till Feb

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in academic staff recruitment in the eastern state, but stalled his release till key witnesses are examined on or before February 1, 2025.

HC grants Darshan, aides bail in kidnap-murder case

The Karnataka high court on Friday granted bail to Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, his friend Pavithra Gowda and five others in the Renukaswamy murder case.

FORMER RG KAR PRINCIPAL, EX-COP GET BAIL IN PROOF TAMPERING CASE

A Kolkata court granted bail to Sandip Ghosh, ex-principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and Abhijit Mondal, former officer-in-charge of Tala police station as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) failed to submit the charge sheet against the two within the 90-day period.

Actor arrested over death at cinema, gets interim bail

HYDERABAD: Popular Telugu actor Allu Arjun was arrested on Friday and later granted interim bail in connection with the death of a woman during the premiere of his latest film Pushpa 2: The Rule at a Hyderabad theatre earlier this month.

HC GRANTS BAIL TO KEY ACCUSED IN PROF'S HAND CHOPPING CASE

KOCHI: The Kerala high court has granted bail to the main conspirator in the college professor hand chopping case of 2010.

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Hry govt orders action on 110 illegal structures in eco-sensitive zone

GURUGRAM: The Haryana forest department has identified 110 illegal constructions, including houses, farmhouses and other real estate projects, which have come up in the prohibited 5-kilometre-long eco-sensitive zone around the Sultanpur bird sanctuary, asked civic agencies and the Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) to act against these illegal structures, officials said on Friday.

HARYANA CM'S FLYING SQUAD, TRANSPORT OFFICERS RAID TRUCKS ON NH-48

GURUGRAM: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini's flying squad tied up with the District Transport Office (DTO) for a late-night operation on Thursday, inspecting trucks near National Highway-48 near Panchgaon and Bilaspur to check overloading, police said.

HRY MINISTER RAO NARBIR SINGH VISITS GGM DISTRICT'S RURAL AREAS

GURUGRAM: Haryana minister Rao Narbir Singh on Friday addressed a public event in Dhanawas village, Badshahpur where he stressed the importance of fostering development in Gurugram's rural areas alongside its urban regions.

Break from cold wave, but not for long: IMD

NEW DELHI: Residents got a respite from cold wave conditions on Friday, as the minimum temperature rose sharply after being below the 5 degrees Celsius mark for two consecutive days.