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Eggplants, bottles, beds: Politicians reclaim poll symbols
Aamir Mughal brandishes an eggplant before a gaggle of voters, rallying support behind the Pakistani staple during an election campaign he says is being undermined by bizarre symbols assigned to candidates.
Huge gas explosion in Kenya leaves three dead, 280 injured
A truck laden with gas canisters exploded in a densely populated residential area of the Kenyan capital, setting off a devastating blaze that killed three people and injured 280, officials said Friday.
Israel to focus attack on Rafah, as Hamas weighs ceasefire plan
Fighting raged Friday in Gaza with scores reported killed overnight, after mediator Qatar said Hamas had given its \"initial\" support to a hostage-prisoner exchange deal that would pause its war with Israel.
A Ranchi window to Indian politics
Champai Soren as CM has his task cut out. But the events in Jharkhand have resonance beyond the state borders and the future of JMM
How a law has turned the tables on interfaith couples
Shortly after Uttar Pradesh (UP) passed the Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance 2020, the Allahabad High Court (HC) decided to make its position clear.
JIND SEXUAL ABUSE CASE: GIRLS REFUSE TO APPEAR BEFORE PROBE COMMITTEE
At least 136 girls who levelled charges of sexual harassment against the then school principal in Jind, Haryana, have now refused to appear before a committee carrying out detailed probe amid fears of social ostracization, officials familiar with the matter said.
IAF set to flex muscle during large-scale Rajasthan exercise
THE EXERCISE WILL BE CONDUCTED ON FEB 17 AT THE POKHRAN AIR-TOGROUND RANGE NEAR JAISALMER
Navy thwarts another piracy bid, rescues Iranian vessel
The Indian Navy on Friday said that it thwarted another piracy attempt off the Somali coast and rescued an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel (FV) and its crew of 11 Iranians and eight Pakistanis.
Gujarat govt presents 23.32 lakh-cr budget
Gujarat finance minister KanubhaiDesai on Friday presented a ₹3.32 lakh crore state budget with no new taxes imposed on people. Presenting the 2024-25 budget, Desai said that the total budget outlay of ₹3,32,465 crore for 2024-25 showed an increase of ₹31,444 crore, or 10.44%, over the previous fiscal (2023-24 budget estimate).
India, Maldives agree on 'workable solutions' for operating 3 aircraft
A STATEMENT RELEASED BY MEA WAS SILENT ON THE ISSUE OF WITHDRAWING INDIAN MILITARY PERSONNEL FROM THE MALDIVES
People gave BJP mandate to implement UCC: Dhami
The people of Uttarakhand gave the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) the mandate to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and the proposed legislation will not target any group or community, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Friday.
Govt to sell subsidised rice under Bharat brand
Union government will sell packaged subsidised rice for the general public under its Bharat brand of commodities from next week even as all traders dealing in the cereal have been asked to declare stocks of the staple held by them in fresh steps to tame high cereal inflation, an official said on Friday.
TMC is only force that can fight BJP: Mamata
Prospects of the INDIA grouping of opposition parties reaching an agreement on seat sharing in West Bengal dimmed further on Friday with chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee asking whether the Congress could win 40 seats at the national level, and seeming to refer to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as a migratory bird. While the Congress continued to maintain that it will work out a deal with the TMC, the CPI(M), also part of the bloc and a traditional rival of the latter, claimed Banerjee had already struck a deal with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
CBI holds raids in Delhi, books Harsh Mander
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday carried out raids at the residence and office of retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and activist, Harsh Mander, as part of a probe into alleged violations of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) by a nongovernment organisation run by him, people familiar with the development said.
BJP, Oppn spar as J'khand crisis spills over into House
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday dubbed the Opposition's alliance as a cricket team with 11 captains refusing to accommodate others and said INDIA bloc leaders are switching sides as the country is witnessing all-round development under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, even as Opposition members attempted to use the political crisis in Jharkhand to corner the government.
3 of family shot dead by relatives over land row in Lucknow: Cops
Three members of a family, including a minor, were shot dead by their relatives over a land dispute in Lucknow on Friday, police officials said.
SC declines Soren plea on ED arrest, asks him to move HC
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Hemant Soren, challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on money laundering allegations minutes after he resigned as chief minister of the state on Wednesday.
Top court agrees to list AAP plea on mayor poll
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) request of urgent listing of a petition against a Punjab and Haryana high court order that refused to set aside the controversial Chandigarh mayoral election and conduct a fresh poll.
LG grants nod to anti-corruption body to register case against PWD official
Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Friday accorded permission to the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Delhi government, for registration of case against an executive engineer of public works department (PWD), for allegedly misusing the official position in hatching criminal conspiracy with other officers of the department, a contractor of his firm for pecuniary gains in a road construction project, officials aware of the matter said.
Protests over summons to Kejriwal clog traffic arteries in central and south Delhi
Traffic in entire central Delhi was forced to crawl as the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party held protests against each other near their respective headquarters - both situated 800 metres away on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) Margon Friday, choking movement of motorists on the crucial ITO intersection and major road arteries which meets at the junction.
Kejriwal running away from probe, says BJP as it stages counter protest
The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held a protest on Friday in Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, alleging that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was \"running away\" from an investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into alleged irregularities in the scrapped excise policy 2021-22 and demanded Kejriwal's resignation.
Delhi, Punjab CMs lead.AAP's march in Capital
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) held a demonstration against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday against alleged \"malpractices\" during the counting of votes in the recently concluded Chandigarh mayoral polls. Several party leaders also alleged that some of their people were put under house arrest by the Delhi Police.
Crime branch notice to Kejriwal over BJP plaint
A Delhi Police officer arrived at chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's official residence on Friday evening to hand in a notice in connection with the complaint filed by senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seeking an investigation into the allegations levelled by Kejriwal regarding the poaching of MLAs, according to people aware of the matter.
DPS, RK Puram gets bomb threat on email, evacuated
Delhi Public School in RK Puram in south Delhi received a hoax bomb threat over email on Friday morning, leading to evacuation of the building by the police, police officers said.
Dense fog cover over city hits transit modes
A dense fog shrouded Delhi in the early hours of Friday slashing visibility to zero - and remaining at this point for nearly four hours from 5am to 9am - hobbling both air and rail transit operations, weather officials said.
Trump, Modi have profound respect for each other; agree on China, terror'
WASHINGTON: Former US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have a \"profound mutual respect\" for each other, both agree on countering the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and defeating terrorism, and the \"Washington establishment\" doesn't like either of them, Kash Patel, a senior adviser to Trump, has said.
Kejriwal skips ED summons; AAP, BJP hold parallel stirs
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday skipped the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) fifth summons for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the scrapped excise policy 2021-22 and, instead, led a protest by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders near BJP headquarters where he hit out at the ruling party at the Centre over alleged rigging of the Chandigarh mayoral polls.
HC doesn't suspend Hindu prayers at Gyanvapi cellar
The Allahabad High Court on Friday didn't suspend the offering of Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi, adjourning the hearing of the mosque committee's petition challenging a lower court's order permitting this to next week without passing an order.
Ban polygamy, says U'khand UCC panel
GENDER EQUALITY IS THE CENTRAL THEME OF THE 740-PAGE REPORT; TRIBAL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF ITS AMBIT
Champai sworn in as CM: Hemant in 5-day custody
Champai Soren became the seventh person to take oath as Jharkhand's chief minister on Friday, resolving for now the instability roiling the state after the dramatic arrest of his predecessor Hemant Soren over money laundering allegations two days ago.