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DRDO to play key role in defence reforms: Rajnath
A day after India declared 2025 as the year of defence reforms with an aim to transform the military into a technologically advanced force, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will play a \"crucial role\" in achieving the set objectives.
Art 370 sowed seeds of separatism: Shah
Article 370 sowed the \"seeds of separatism\" in the Kashmir Valley and spread a \"myth that Kashmir's association and India\" is temporary, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Thursday.
Dual centres of power not to anyone's advantage: J&K CM
Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that the system of dual power centres in Jammu & Kashmir was to nobody's advantage — making a push again for the restoration of statehood for a region that has been a Union territory since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.
BSF Is Letting Infiltrators Enter India To Destabilise Bengal: CM
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Border Security Force (BSF) of allowing infiltration from Bangladesh and claimed it was being done as part of the Centre's \"blueprint\" to malign the eastern state and the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
Modi's New Year Resolutions Are 'Jumlas': Cong
The Congress on Thursday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi has no solution to the economic turmoil created by its government as it cited economic data on gold loans, private consumption, food inflation and household liabilities.
'Drop' in tourist arrivals in Goa? State minister slams influencers
Amid reports of a drop in tourists in Goa on New Year's Eve this year, state tourism minister Rohan Khaunte on Thursday said his department was working on a plan to \"expose influencers\" who have tried to misguide people into choosing other destinations.
Man can't claim ownership of wife's body: HC
Respecting a woman's bodily autonomy is not just a legal obligation but also a moral imperative of the husband, the high court said
Prashant Kishor booked over BPSC protest
Former political strategist and Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Thursday began an indefinite hunger strike at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna to press the demand for the cancellation and fresh conduct of Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) prelims exam.
Minor Beaten to Death in Pune Over Suspicion of Affair, Three Held
Three members of a girl's family, including her father, were arrested here on Thursday for allegedly killing a 17-year-old boy as they suspected him of having an affair with his daughter, police said.
Amritpal's aides set to launch party on Jan 14
Associates of radical Sikh leader Amritpal Singh are set to launch a political party on January 14, an aide of the jailed Khadoor Sahib MP said on Thursday, with an event being planned to coincide with the \"Mela Maghi\" in the holy city of Muktsar Sahib in Punjab.
Right to property is a human and constitutional right: SC
A PERSON CANNOT BE DEPRIVED OF THEIR PROPERTY WITHOUT COMPENSATION BEING PAID, THE TOP COURT SAID
Union Minister Backs Husband Amid Row
Apna Dal (S) president and Union minister of state Anupriya Patel on Thursday backed her husband, UP minister Ashish Patel, over corruption charges against him.
Tribunals can restore property to abandoned parents, says SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that tribunals constituted under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, are empowered to order the restoration of property to parents if their children fail to fulfil their obligation of care.
PM Terms New Orleans Terror Attack 'Cowardly'
India on Thursday condemned the assault by an Islamic State (IS)-inspired US Army veteran in New Orleans that killed 15 people and injured more than 30, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi denouncing the incident as a \"cowardly terrorist attack\".
Can't cancel deal with Adani sans evidence: Naidu
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has said his government cannot unilaterally cancel solar power purchase agreements signed by the previous administration, despite a US federal bribery indictment against billionaire Gautam Adani and his company over allegations connected to the contract.
Illegal mining in Aravallis leaves villager injured
Unchecked mining in the Aravallis, despite a Supreme Court ban, took a turn for the worse on Wednesday when a rockfall in Pichopa Kalan village of Charkhi Dadri district fell atop a parked vehicle and severely injured its driver, Subhash Singh, who is a resident of the village.
Snowfall in Lodhi Garden
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Nuh police attacked during mining check
A group of people, suspected to be members of the mining mafia, attacked police personnel with stones and forcibly took back a confiscated tractor during a check on mining activities near Ghatta Shamshabad village in the Aravallis, in Nuh, injuring two personnel, officers said on Thursday.
Bid to Remove AAP MP's Wife From Voters' List 'Fraudulent'
An electoral registration officer in New Delhi has filed a police complaint, stating that two people have fraudulently filed submissions for the deletion of the name of Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh's wife Anita Singh's name from the voters' list in New Delhi, officers said on Thursday.
Kejriwal cleared razing of 22 temples during 2016-23, says LG; AAP hits back
THE AAP SAID THAT OFFICIALS WHO RECOMMENDED THE DEMOLITIONS WERE APPOINTED BY CENTRAL GOVT
2-Day Water Cuts in North, West Delhi
Water supply will likely be disrupted in parts of west and north Delhi including Rohini, Paschim Vihar, Janakpuri, Madhuban Chowk and adjoining areas on Friday and Saturday due to scheduled work on the main supply line by the Delhi Jal Board, officials said.
BJP, AAP spar over Delhi's electoral roll
Kejriwal has spent the past 10 years positioning himself as the champion of fraudulent votes. VIRENDRA SACHDEVA, Delhi BJP president
Shivraj Chouhan and Atishi Trade Charges Over Farmer Welfare
Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday accused the Delhi government in a letter of being \"anti-farmer\" by \"obstructing\" the implementation of the Centre's welfare schemes for farmers in the national capital.
This month, birders to cover city to map various species for 1st 'Delhi Bird Atlas'
The first set of surveys to create a \"Delhi Bird Atlas\" is underway, with teams of birders setting out different hot spots across the Capital to prepare a comprehensive database, officials said on Thursday.
'Extreme torture': Man made a video hrs before suicide
According to the police, the man, who died on Tuesday, had made videos about his divorce, and business disputes with his wife
GGM's Chintels Paradiso To Be Redeveloped In Two Phases
The Chintels Paradiso condominium at Gurugram Sector 109 will be torn down and redeveloped in two phases, officials aware of the matter said on Thursday, adding that the work is likely to begin within six months.
SC clears path for WtE plant in Narela-Bawana
HOWEVER, IT STILL NEEDS APPROVAL FROM MCD'S STANDING COMMITTEE, WHICH IS YET TO BE CONSTITUTED
Extreme torture: Man made a video hrs before suicide
According to the police, the man, who died on Tuesday, had made videos about his divorce, and business disputes with his wife
Rhino, who arrived at Delhi Zoo in 2024, dies
A one-horned male rhinoceros lodged at the National Zoological Park—informally known as the Delhi zoo—has died, zoo officials said on Thursday, adding that they are probing the cause behind the death of the 11-year-old ungulate.
CM Atishi Opens to Public New Six-Lane Flyover in Punjabi Bagh
Chief minister Atishi on Thursday formally inaugurated the six-lane Club Road flyover in Punjabi Bagh, west Delhi — a 1.12km structure between the ESI-Basaidarapur Metro station and the Najafgarh drain.