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At 4:3, AAP-Cong seat pact to check division of votes in city
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress, the two major political rivals in Delhi, joined hands on Saturday to take on the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) on all seven Lok Sabha seats in the Capital.
Cong, AAP seal deal on seat-sharing for LS polls
The Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress on Saturday announced their seat-sharing pact for this summer’s Lok Sabha elections, with the two key constituents of the opposition INDIA bloc disclosing a 4-3 division for the national capital’s seven constituencies between them.
New criminal laws will be rolled out on July 1
The three new criminal laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Saksha Adhiniyam (BSA)—which seek to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence act will come into force from July 1 this year, the Centre has announced.
ER CHARGE INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE Indian student run over in Seattle: Consulate presses for stricter action
The Indian consulate in Seattle has raised with local authorities in the US the case of Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula after a prosecution attorney said an overspeeding police officer who struck and killed her while responding to a drug overdose call will not face any criminal charges, citing lack of \"sufficient\" evidence.
UP scraps its constable exam over paper leak'
THE GOVT ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO REPEAT THE PROCESS WITHIN SIX MONTHS
Deep makes an impact on debut with three wickets
It's the entrance that will live on.
Schopman resigns as women's hockey coach
The 46-year-old, whose contract ran till August originally, failed to guide the Indian team to Paris
Root shows grace under fire as India keep chipping away
England's No.4 batter shelves innovations to score 31st Test ton and keep the visitors in the game on Day 1
Sajana's last-ball six gives MI victory
Heading towards the opening game of Women's Premier League season two, a high-scoring last-ball thriller would've probably been at the top of the wish list for organisers and fans alike.
SC to determine judicial power to modify arbitral awards
The Supreme Court has called upon a Constitution bench to end the realm of uncertainty over the extent of the court's power in interfering with arbitral awards under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
ZEEL board forms advisory panel
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) is establishing an advisory committee to help it protect the interests of stakeholders amid what it said were misinformation and rumours resulting in negative public opinion about the company.
EGM ousts founder, but Byju's unfazed
Investors move NCLT citing suppression of investor rights and mismanagement
NPCI told to review Paytm's application for UPI services
The Reserve Bank of India on Friday announced more measures to ensure UPI customers using the @paytm handle operated by Paytm Payments Bank continue seamless digital payments even after the 15 March deadline to halt further credits to the accounts and wallets of the bank's customers.
US private craft achieves historic moon landing
The first American spaceship on the Moon since Apollo is \"alive and well\" following a drama-packed touchdown, the company that built it said Friday as it worked to download data and images from the uncrewed robot.
10 dead after massive fire guts apartment block in Spain
Fire crews on Friday picked through a still-smouldering 14-storey apartment block in Valencia, eastern Spain, a day after a blaze ripped through the building killing 10 people.
Israeli strikes hit southern Gaza as ceasefire talks underway in Paris
Israeli air strikes targeted homes in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses said on Friday, adding to what aid groups describe as an increasingly hopeless humanitarian situation despite efforts towards new truce talks.
Allow callers option to show their names, suggests Trai
TRAI RECOMMENDS THAT CNAP BE ROLLED OUT AS A SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICE ACROSS INDIA'S NETWORKS AND ON ALL THE DEVICES SOLD
Politician who excelled at consensus building
Former Maharashtra chief minister and Lok Sabha speaker Manohar Joshi who died in Mumbai at the age of 86, following a long illness, began his political career by ferrying around a young Bal Thackeray to various political meetings in his car.
Door not shut with TMC; talks going on with DMK, NC: Cong
The Congress announced on Friday that \"talks are going on\" with the Trinamool Congress, J&K National Conference, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and other allies for an alliance and said that the doors were not shut for joining hands with the TMC.
Sandeshkhali on edge as fresh protests break out
Fresh protests rocked West Bengal's Sandeshkhali village on Friday as local women demanded the arrest of absconding Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, set fire to a hut next to a fish farm allegedly owned by the strongman's brother and thrashed another leader of the ruling party.
Focus shifts to other crucial infra projects near border
The completion of the Sela tunnel project in Arunachal Pradesh to boost military mobility and logistics support for deployed forces in the Tawang sector has brought into focus several other key projects being implemented by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), which is at the centre of India's forward infrastructure push, in the country's remote corners.
'Clear stand on surrogacy concerns by Apr 15'
TOP COURT LAUDS CHANGE IN THE LAW TO ALLOW ANY ONE OF THE INTENDING COUPLE TO UNDERGO SURROGACY
SC seeks Google help on location pin as bail condition
With the Union government failing to explain how the Google Maps pin works, the Supreme Court on Friday directed Google India to explain technical aspects of dropping a pin and whether a condition requiring an accused to continue providing investigators with information about his whereabouts is likely to infringe the individual's right to privacy.
Haryana police revokes NSA charges against farm leaders
The Haryana Police on Friday reversed its decision to invoke the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against farm leaders, who are part of the ongoing protest.
Confusion over jurisdiction delays police FIR into death
The spot where a 21-year-old suffered fatal injuries during a farmers' agitation earlier this week falls under the jurisdiction of the Haryana government, a state police official on Friday said.
As more farm factions back stir, team set up to aid coordination
A tense farmers' uprising that has gripped the Punjab-Haryana border could get bigger with more factions sealing talks to join the protests, leaders associated with the movement said on Friday.
Attacks by Houthi pose big threat to free trade, says UK navy's chief
The Red Sea area, where Iran-backed Houthi rebels are attacking commercial shipping, presents some significant challenges in the maritime domain and the developments there pose a major threat to free economic trade around the world, Admiral Ben Key, head of the UK's Royal Navy, said on Friday.
Firms need not display Kannadiga staff count: DKS
Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Friday dismissed state minister Shivaraj S Tangadagi's statement that the government was considering making all multinational firms publicly display the number of Kannadigas employed in their offices, saying it was \"impossible\" to implement such ideas.
J'khand HC junks Rahul's plea in defamation case
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's petition seeking quashing of criminal proceedings against him in a defamation case over his alleged derogatory remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah in 2018.
'Hope India plays key role in summit on Russian invasion'
Ukraine hopes India will play a crucial role in a planned \"peace summit\" of world leaders to be hosted by Switzerland in March to find a resolution to the conflict triggered by the Russian invasion, Ukrainian deputy foreign minister Iryna Borovets said on Friday.