NADA IMPOSES BANS ON TOP ATHLETES KARANVEER AND KIRPAL

Indian athletes Karanveer Singh and Kirpal Singh, along with others, receive four-year bans from NADA for doping violations

TRUMP SECURES COMMANDING VICTORY IN NEVADA

In a decisive triumph, former President Donald J Trump clinched victory in Nevada's Republican caucuses, a result largely expected given his uncontested status as the sole major candidate on the ballot, The New York Times (NYT) reported.

Putin in interview with US journalist says defeat in Ukraine 'impossible'

President Vladimir Putin said in an interview released Thursday with controversial right-wing US journalist Tucker Carlson that the West should understand it is \"impossible\" to defeat Russia in Ukraine.

BIDEN NOMINATES INDIAN ORIGIN JUDGE TO US COURT

President Joe Biden has nominated Indianorigin judge Sanket Jayshukh Bulsara, an expert in securities, contract, bankruptcy, and regulatory matters, for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

IMRAN KHAN'S PARTY CONTINUES TO DOMINATE PAKISTAN POLITICS: FOREIGN AFFAIRS EXPERT

PTI has managed to win so many seats despite its leaders, including PTI founder Imran Khan, being in prison. Defence expert Qamar Agha noted that Pakistani army's main supporters had lost support among people.

INDEED THE BEST WAY TO SPEAK: PAK CELEBRITIES THANK PEOPLE FOR VOTING

Voting for 265 seats in the National Assembly and four provincial assemblies, Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, took place on Thursday, which was marred by acts of sporadic violence and a countrywide mobile phone shutdown.

SUPREME COURT ISSUED NOTICE ON PLEA TO TRANSFER TRIAL AGAINST TELANGANA CM IN 2015 CASH-FOR-VOTERS CASE TO MADHYA PRADESH

The Supreme Court in the case Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy and ors v. State of Telangana and ors observed and has issued the notice, which is returnable after four weeks in the plea moved seeking transfer of the impending trial in the 2015 cash-for-votes against the present Chief Minister of Telangana, A Revanth Reddy.

JAGAN REDDY MEETS PM MODI DAY AFTER RIVAL CHANDRABABU NAIDU MEETS AMIT SHAH

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday met PM Modi, a day after TDP president Chandrababu Naidu met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda.

BOMBAY HIGH COURT: AO CANNOT TAKE RESOURCE TO RE-OPEN ASSESSMENT TO REMEDY ERROR RESULTING FROM HIS OVERNIGHT IN ASSESSMENT PROCEEDING

The Bombay High Court in the case Emkay Global Financial Services Limited Versus Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax observed and has held that the assessing officer cannot take recourse to reopen the assessment to remedy the error which is resulting from his oversight in the assessment proceeding initiated.

FARMERS' PROTEST: NOIDA POLICE PROPOSES HIGH-POWER COMMITTEE

Amid the ongoing chaos and traffic jams in the national capital triggered by the farmers' protest, Noida DCP Vidhya Sagar on Thursday said the police have suggested the formation of a high-power committee involving farmer unions to address the situation.

AROUND 97 CRORE PEOPLE REGISTERED TO VOTE FOR 2024 LOK SABHA POLLS, SAYS ECI

The Election Commission (EC) on Friday announced that 96.88 crore people are registered to vote for the forthcoming General Elections, marking it the largest electorate. It also added over two crore youth electors in the age group of 18 to 29 years have been added in the voters' list.

ASSESSING ASADUDDIN OWAISI'S PERFORMANCE AS HYDERABAD'S MP

A ground-level survey of the Hyderabad Parliamentary constituency was conducted by India News to analyse the performance of Asaduddin Owaisi, the Member of Parliament from Hyderabad, and gather voters' feedback about him.

CHARAN SINGH: CHIEF ARCHITECT OF LAND REFORMS IN UP

Charan Singh was born in 1902 at Noorpur in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh, in a middle class peasant family. He graduated in science in 1923, and did his postgraduation from Agra University in 1925.

ISIS LINKS: KERALA NIA COURT SENTENCES RIYAS ABOOBACKER TO 10 YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT

A special NIA court in Kochi, Kerala, sentenced a Palakkad native to ten years of rigorous imprisonment under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for his involvement with the terror outfit Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and supporting its activities.

AAP to meet on Feb 13 to decide on candidates for Lok Sabha seats in Goa, Haryana, Gujarat

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has scheduled to hold a meeting of its Political Affairs Committee (PAC) on February 13 to decide on the candidates for the Lok Sabha seats in Goa, Haryana, and Gujarat.

SOME PEOPLE TRIED TO DISTURB DEV BHOOMI'S AATMOSPHERE: UTTARAKHAND CM

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday visited Haldwani to assess the security situation and interact with police personnel and individuals injured in the recent violence and said that strict action will be taken against the miscreants.

Congress MP Gogoi raises Assam govt's spending on CM Sarma's air travel

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has moved an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha demanding a discussion on the Assam government's spending on air travel for state Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in the Lower House on Friday.

LG gives nod for CBI probe against then jail official for aiding Jain

Delhi LG V K Saxena has sanctioned a CBI inquiry under Section 17A of Prevention of Corruption (POC) Act, 1988, against Raj Kumar, the then Superintendent of Jail No. 4, Tihar Jail, for aiding former Delhi Minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain in extorting Rs 10 crore from Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who was then also lodged in Tihar Jail, the LG office said in a press release.

WILL BUILD AS MANY SCHOOLS AS SUMMONS SENT: ARVIND KEJRIWAL

Delhi Chief Minister D Arvind Kejriwal who has been evading his appearance before the investigators in the alleged Excise Policy scam took a dig at the Central agencies and the Union government on Friday and said that as many summons we are sent, the AAP will build those many schools.

WHITE-LIE PAPER, HATCHET JOB: CHIDAMBARAM

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram referred to the white paper presented on the Indian economy in Parliament as a \"white-lie paper\" and a \"hatchet job\".

PM MODI LUNCHES WITH FELLOW MPS AT PARLIAMENT CANTEEN

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday had lunch with fellow MPs at the Parliament canteen.

CONGRESS PARTY FUTURE IS SIMPLY NIL: SHARMISTHA

Months ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, Sharmistha Mukherjee asserted that the future of the Congress party is \"nil\" adding that the grand old party needs a new face, new ideas as well as leadership.

'Good Governance' not a slogan, it is a spirit that you live in: JP Nadda

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda said on Friday that 'Good Governance' is not a slogan; it is a spirit that you live in Nadda was addressing the 'Sushashan Mahotsava 2024' here in the national capital.

US REMAINS SAFE FOR INDIAN STUDENTS, ASSURES AMBASSADOR

In the wake of recent incidents involving the deaths of Indian students in the United States, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Friday reassured that Washington is committed to making sure that United States remains a safe destination for Indian students.

PML-N 'single-largest' party, claims Nawaz Sharif amid fractured mandate

As the counting in the Pakistan general elections is underway, three-time premier Nawaz Sharif claimed that his party has emerged as the'single-largest' party and wants to lead the country to prosperity while developing peaceful relations with neighbours.

RLD JOINING NDA LOOKS A DONE DEAL NOW

RLD president Jayant Chaudhary on Friday here signalled that he would be switching over to the NDA ahead of the Lok Sabha polls as he hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his government's decision to confer Bharat Ratna on his grandfather and former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh.

BIGGER DECISIONS DURING 3RD TERM, SAYS PM MODI

Expressing confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government will retain power in the coming Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that there will be 'bigger' decisions during his third term.

Operation lantern vs operation lotus

Both the ruling alliance National Democratic Alliance and the Grand Alliance in Bihar are concerned about the loyalties of their MLAs before the confidence motion that is scheduled for February 12.

PLEA IN SC SEEKS TO KNOW IF LIFE SENTENCE MEANS ENTIRE LIFE

The Supreme Court on Friday has agreed to hear a petition which sought to know whether the specification of 'life sentence would mean the entire life or can it be commuted or remitted by powers under section 432 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc).

PLEA IN SC FOR REMOVAL OF 'SECULAR' AND 'SOCIALIST' FROM PREAMBLE

The Supreme Court adjourned the petition filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Friday seeking to remove the words 'secular' and 'socialist' from the Preamble of the Constitution.