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IMD predicts marginally warmer days after Jan 3
DELHI ushered in the New Year 2025 under dense fog and persistent cold wave conditions, with temperatures plunging across the city.
AAP hits back, says focus on improving law & order
IN response to Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva's letter urging Arvind Kejriwal to abandon \"dishonest\" political practices, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) launched a strong counter-attack on the BJP's leadership.
Yamuna: DDA to survey sites for ropeways
Move after L-G Saxena chairs a meet to explore non-polluting public transport
Court grants bail in illegal arms case
A Delhi court has granted bail to a man accused of possessing illegal firearms, raising concerns over the possibility that the weapons may have been planted.
Kejriwal writes to Bhagwat on 'cash-for-vote', BJP livid
An AAP-BJP skirmish on Wednesday saw Arvind Kejriwal in a missive to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat asking him if he approved of BJP leaders’ “wrongdoings”, including alleged cash-for-votes, and the BJP, in turn, putting it down to his “political frustration”.
Kerala to spend ₹750 cr to rehabilitate Wayanad victims
AN AAP-BJP skirmish on Wednesday saw Arvind Kejriwal in a missive to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat asking him if he approved of BJP leaders' \"wrongdoings\", including alleged cash-for-votes, and the BJP, in turn, putting it down to his \"political frustration\".
Kerala to spend ₹750 cr to rehabilitate Wayanad victims
KERALA Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday unveiled the plan to build two township projects in Wayanad to rehabilitate the victims of the July 30, 2024 landslides.
Infiltrators Coming to India to Work in Textile Mills: Sarma
ASSAM Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday dropped a bombshell claiming that a section of India's textile industry is illegally \"importing\" cheap labourers from Bangladesh where the industry has taken a hard hit in the aftermath of the unrest that brought down the government of Sheikh Hasina.
B'desh crisis a blessing for Ballari jeans
POLITICAL unrest in Bangladesh has come as a blessing in disguise for the jeans industry here.
Govt outreach to put fertiliser rates on leash
Cabinet's first decision of the new year on farmers; crop insurance schemes extended
B'luru rerun? Bakery owner dies by suicide, family says harassed by wife
IN a chilling reminder to the Bengaluru techie suicide case, a co-owner of a city bakery died by suicide at his residence in Model Town area of northwest Delhi on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday.
40 yrs on, toxic Union Carbide waste exits Bhopal
FOUR decades after the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy killed thousands of people, some 337 tonnes of toxic waste lying at the defunct Union Carbide factory were on Wednesday night moved to another site in Dhar district.
PUNJAB TWIST: FARMER ON FAST SEEKS TALKS WITH CENTRE, SC GRANTS TIME
THE Supreme Court on Tuesday granted three more days to the Punjab government to comply with its December 20 order to provide medical aid to 70-year-old farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a fast-unto-death strike since November 26, and shift him to hospital.
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Transition phase, finding balance challenge for India
As the third umpire's decision - OUT - was displayed on the giant screen at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday evening for one last time, the stadium erupted bringing close to what had been a rollercoaster year for Indian cricket.
Unsold in IPL, Mhatre makes WR
MUMBAI'S Ayush Mhatre, who went unsold in 2025 IPL auction, created a world record by becoming the youngest to score more than 150 runs in a List A game.
Hoping for fulfilling 2025 after controversial 2024
Despite not-so-very savoury 2024, Indian sports hope for a better 2025
GM Vaishali qualifies for World Blitz quarterfinals
INDIAN Grandmaster R Vaishali surprised herself with a stellar performance to enter the quarterfinals of the World Blitz Championship here, even as recently-crowned rapid champion Koneru Humpy made an early exit.
Fiscal deficit at 52.5% of target by Nov-end
THE Centre's fiscal deficit at the end of the eighth month of financial year 2024-25 was at 52.5% of the full-year target, according to the government data released on Tuesday.
BSNL Employees Union opposes 2nd phase of VRS
THE BSNL Employees Union (BSNLEU) has opposed the proposed second phase of the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) introduced by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) management.
Proclamation of the July Uprising in Bangladesh coming, says govt
BANGLADESH's interim government has announced plans to prepare the 'Proclamation of the July Uprising', a day after it distanced itself from a proposed declaration with an identical title that was put forward by a student movement instrumental in toppling Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
China Hackers Access Secret Treasury Dept Papers: US
CHINESE hackers remotely accessed several US Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency said on Monday.
Musk softens stand on H-1B visas, calls for reform
AFTER vowing to \"go to war\" to defend the H-1B visa programme, tech billionaire Elon Musk has softened his stand on the issue by calling for reforms in the \"broken\" system used to bring skilled foreign workers to the US.
US attacks Houthi targets in Yemen: CENTCOM
THE US military said on Tuesday its forces had hit Houthi targets in Yemen's capital that the Iran-backed rebels used to attack American warships and commercial vessels.
Share full data on Covid origin, WHO asks China
THE World Health Organization urged China to share data on the origins of the Covid pandemic, five years on from its start in the city of Wuhan, BBC News reported.
Fresh missile-drone swarm hits Ukraine
RUSSIA launched an aerial attack on Ukraine on Tuesday, striking the capital and other regions with multiple missiles and drones.
9/11 Plea Deals Back on Table
Military court says defense secy Austin had no right to reject a decision already okayed by the Guantanamo court's top authority
Eco zone in 196 villages of 3 Gujarat dists triggers row
PROTESTS over an eco-sensitive zone in 196 villages across Gujarat's Junagadh, Gir Somnath and Amreli districts have sparked a political slugfest.
Beed murder mastermind surrenders after 22 days
AFTER 22 days, Walmik Karad, a close aide of Maharashtra NCP minister Dhananjay Munde, on Tuesday surrendered before the Pune police in connection with an extortion case linked to the murder of Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh in Beed district.
81% of groundwater safe for irrigation
THE groundwater quality report for 2024 reveals that India's overall drinking groundwater resource is temporarily becoming hard and may not be directly suitable for many industrial purposes.