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Govt is keen to rehabilitate rebels... but will reply to bullets with bullets
A day after 31 Maoists were killed in a gunfight, the single largest casualty count in a single anti-Maoist op, Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai spoke to HT about the ongoing operations, the Centre's deadline to end Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) and allegations of fake encounter killings.
Rising cost: US to stop minting new pennies
President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin.
CM role: BJP may pick woman, Old-timer or Purvanchali face
The new Delhi CM will be required to have coordination with the CMs of Haryana and UP because multiple development factors in the Capital such as roads and water supply are linked to the two states
India Looks to Host 4th AI Meet Between Nov and Jan, Say Officials
If Announced, It Would Make India the 4th Country in the World to Host a Global AI Summit
Stress signals flash in secured small loans
Barely a month after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) warned of a contagion, lenders, especially non-bank financiers, have begun witnessing stress in some of their loans backed by collateral.
Teen Held for Murder of Mother's Boyfriend
The Delhi Police have apprehended two juvenile boys for the murder of a 24-year-old man near Smriti Van in east Delhi.
Russia Plays Hardball On Ukraine Peace Discussion
Russia's point man for relations with the United States said on Monday that all of President Vladimir Putin's conditions must be met in full before the war in Ukraine can end, suggesting Moscow is playing hardball with US President Donald Trump.
Massive rush chokes key routes to Kumbh
An unprecedented influx of devotees at the Maha Kumbh fair has caused massive traffic snarls, clogging almost all routes stretching across 20 to 40 kilometers of the city and posing a herculean challenge to police and security personnel to ensure law and order.
After Delhi rout, Kejriwal calls meeting of Punjab CM, leaders
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal is scheduled to meet Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, ministers, and party MLAs in Delhi on Tuesday amid talk of growing internal dissension in the party's state unit, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
36 hrs and counting: Power outage in Ggm areas not yet restored
For 36 hours at least 10,000 families in 22 Gurugram housing societies have been under a power blackout.
Prosecution in 1984 riots not just for sake of it: SC
Filing appeals against acquittal in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots should be done \"seriously\" and not as a \"formality\", the Supreme Court said on Monday as it asked the Centre whether any efforts are being made to engage senior, experienced lawyers to seek reopening of the cases that had ended in acquittal.
Slugfest in L.S. as BJP MP Questions USAID Links With Gandhis' Trusts
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday asked if the USAID and the Open Society Foundation run by billionaire George Soros contributed money to the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust — both chaired by senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi — triggering a war of words in the Lok Sabha.
How can poem on non-violence be a crime: Apex court
It's ultimately a poem. It is not against any religion. This poem indirectly says even if somebody indulges in violence, we will not... That's the message
Vance, Musk Question Courts' Power as Trump Orders Halted
Top Trump administration officials are openly questioning the judiciary's authority to serve as a check on executive power as the new president's sweeping agenda faces growing pushback from the courts.
RBI intervenes to stop rupee's fall against dollar
The rupee weakened to 87.99 against the dollar before closing lower at 87.47
Both Cong, AAP did not help each other, Mamata tells cadre
Trinamool Congress chairperson and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday blamed Aam Aadmi Party and Congress for failure of the opposition to win assembly elections in Delhi and Haryana and ruled out the possibility of having any alliance with the latter for the Bengal polls next year.
Retd Officers Urge PM to Scrap Safari Project in the Aravalis
A group of retired forest officers has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding the immediate scrapping of the 10,000-acre safari project in Haryana's Aravallis.
AQI worsens, likely to hit 'very poor' today
The air quality further deteriorated to the higher end of the \"poor\" category on Monday, even as the city was covered in clear skies due to rising temperatures and warmer winds on account of a prevalent western disturbance in the region, weather officials said.
Develop Finance Panels For State Public Universities: NITI Aayog Report
The NITI Aayog, the apex policy think tank of the government, has recommended development of robust alumni engagement programmes as well as infrastructure finance agencies for state public universities (SPUs) on the lines of the Centre's Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA), to effectively address their financial needs.
Guv's discretion can't override constitutional provisions: SC
The Supreme Court on Monday underscored that a governor's inherent powers cannot override constitutional provisions, expressing a \"prima facie\" view that withholding assent to a bill requires its return to the state legislature, not subsequent referral to the President at the governor's discretion.
US Prez Declares Feb 9 as 'Gulf of America Day'
US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation recognizing February 9 as \"the first-ever Gulf of America Day\" after a recent executive order by him to rename the Gulf of Mexico.
GGM: Fare of Rapid Metro Set to Be Hiked by ₹5
The Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation (HMRTC), which owns the Rapid Metro rail in Gurugram and which is also executing the Gurugram Metro project, has recommended that the fare for the Rapid Metro rail should be hiked by ₹5.
Oppn slams govt over 'cruel cuts' in Budget
Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram on Monday slammed the government's handling of the economy, tore into the 2025-26 Union Budget for \"cruel cuts\", and asked why the government has not conferred the Bharat Ratna — the country's highest civilian honour — upon former prime minister Manmohan Singh for his contribution to the country.
Parties Must Beware Lure Of Cash Transfers
After 27 years, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has regained office in Delhi.
Hamas Accuses Israel of Truce Violations, Says It Will Delay Next Hostage Release
A Hamas spokesman on Monday accused Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement with the group, including targeting Palestinians in Gaza with airstrikes, and said that next Saturday's hostage release would be delayed.
BJP: Next CM will not live in 'Sheesh Mahal'
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said that the next Delhi chief minister will not live in \"Sheesh Mahal\" - a satirical name the party uses for the 6, Flag Staff Road bungalow where Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal stayed during his tenure as CM.
French-Indian tango over the future of AI
The Paris Summit is uniquely placed to promote high-tech and AI as a force for global good
Skipper Rohit shows the fire still burns inside him
The opener needed to accumulate, rather than go all out from first ball, to stay in control. And he did that in style at Cuttack
Vigilantes Apprehend 2 With Cow Carcasses Near Signature Bridge
A group of self-proclaimed cow vigilantes kept two people, including a minor, restrained for hours near the Signature Bridge in northeast Delhi on Monday morning and posted about it live on social media, before eventually police made arrests over the alleged cow slaughter.
BJP Sends Notice to Raj Minister Amid Row Over 'Spying' Remarks
Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajasthan unit president Madan Rathore on Monday issued a show-cause notice to cabinet minister Kirodi Lal Meena, days after he triggered a controversy by accusing his own government of \"spying on him\" because he had raised issues of corruption.