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In this issue

January 24, 2025

Foreign Secy Set to Visit Beijing Amid Thaw in Ties

High-profile tour

1 min

Ex-Canadian MP Ruby Dhalla enters PM race

She entered the race on the eve of deadline for candidates to declare themselves

1 min

Minor Among Five Held For Petrol Pump Robberies

Five robbers, including a minor, have been arrested for targeting petrol stations in Jalandhar and Adampur.

1 min

2 Drones Recovered From Near Border in Amritsar, Fazilka

The Border Security Force (BSF) has recovered two drones in separate incidents from the border area of Amritsar and Fazilka district of Punjab.

1 min

Rebel leader Wadala appointed observer to oversee SAD's ongoing membership drive

'Decree defied': Takht calls key meet on Jan 28

3 mins

Govt School Teacher Held For Running Fake Visa Racket

The Delhi Police have arrested a government school teacher from Kapurthala for allegedly running a fake visa racket.

1 min

Punjab's GST mop-up surged in 3rd quarter after poor first half

After a sluggish first half, the goods and services tax (GST) collection in Punjab surged in the third quarter of the financial year 2024-25 to attain the year-on-year growth target of 12% set in the state budget.

1 min

Gharial May Have Swept Downstream From Harike: Experts

A week after a gharial was rescued from an irrigation canal near Dhaula village in Muktsar, wildlife experts have concluded that the reptile might have swept downstream from Harike Wetland.

1 min

Mann to Now Hoist Tricolour in Patiala

Earlier, the venue of the CM's function was Faridkot, administrative reasons cited for shift in venue

2 mins

Two cattle smugglers arrested in Nuh

Police said they have arrested two cattle smugglers after chasing them for about 5 km in Nuh district on the Delhi-Mumbai expressway.

1 min

2 Cops Suffer Burn Injuries During Drug Disposal

Two police officers from Khanna, Punjab, who had travelled to Amritsar to dispose of narcotics suffered serious burn injuries when the fire meant to burn the drugs became out of control.

1 min

875 From Hry To Attend Tn Event

The diamond jubilee celebration of Bharat Scouts and Guides will be held from January 28 to February 3 in Tiruchirappalli of Tamil Nadu (TN) in which 875 from Haryana will participate.

1 min

Amritpal moves HC for nod to attend Parliament session

Khadoor Sahib MP says he runs risk of disqualification

1 min

Man Dies After Being Hit by Speeding Jeep in Sangrur

An accident claimed the life of 29-year-old Sahil Kumar, a resident of Guru Nanak Nagar, Dhuri, after he was hit by a speeding Bolero on January 21, 2025.

1 min

Cops Rule Out Murder, Say Manu Bhaker's Grandma, Uncle Died in Mishap

A day after Olympic medallist and international shooter Manu Bhaker's mother Sumedha Bhaker raised suspicion that her mother and brother's death in the road mishap four days ago could be a planned one, Dadri superintendent of police (SP) Arsh Verma on Thursday said that there was negligence on the part of the car driver, who was driving at high speed.

1 min

Bathinda lawyer shot at

An advocate Yashpinder Pal Singh was shot at by two unidentified persons in Bathinda on Thursday afternoon.

1 min

Mohali Cop Held for Murdering Girlfriend

Parents of Victim, Hailing from HP, Allege Accused Pushed Her into Bhakra Canal in Rupnagar District

1 min

HC Restrains Haryana Govt From Taking Over Samalkha Temple

The Punjab and Haryana high court has restrained the Haryana government from taking control of the management of Prachin Shri Shyam Baba Mandir in Samalkha in Panipat district.

1 min

Haryana Expands Divyang Pension Scheme, Adds 10 More Categories

32,000 additional persons with disabilities will now be eligible to receive monthly pension benefits

3 mins

Sangrur's historical Banasar Bagh a picture of neglect

Banasar Bagh, a historically significant landmark in Sangrur, stands as a testament to the region's rich heritage.

2 mins

Guv to unfurl flag in F'bad, CM in Rewari

Haryana governor Bandaru Dattatraya will unfurl the National Flag in Faridabad and chief minister Nayab Singh Saini in Rewari at the state-level Republic Day function on January 26.

1 min

Ex-CAG officer flags 'restrictive' provision of RTE, writes to Mann

The Punjab government has faced flak for its failure to ensure 25% admissions for economically weaker and disadvantaged children in unaided private schools under the provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.

1 min

Cong Shares Audio Clip On 'AAP's Link To Liquor Scam'

The Congress on Thursday shared an audio clip which, it alleged, purportedly reveals \"senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders\" discussing monetary gains from liquor companies.

1 min

Delhi Wants Sheila Dikshit's Development Model: Rahul

Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday criticised what he alleged was the \"false propaganda\" of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), stating that the people of Delhi want his party's \"real development model\", which was witnessed during the 15-year tenure of former chief minister, the late Sheila Dikshit.

1 min

AAP Favouring Liquor From Punjab in Delhi Vends: BJP, Congress

The BJP said that Delhi's people are deprived of premium whiskey brands and are forced to go to Noida, Gurugram to buy them

1 min

Punjab Lifts Security Detail for Kejriwal After Slugfest

The Punjab Police on Thursday said it withdrew a component of security deployed by it as part of the Z+ detail guarding former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, after questions from the Delhi Police and instructions from the Election Commission.

3 mins

Elect Leaders Who Will Go To Assembly To Solve Problems: Punjab CM Mann

Punjab chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) star campaigner Bhagwant Mann on Thursday took on a different tack, by seeking to highlight the accomplishments and promises of the party for the city, instead of engaging in mud-slinging with other parties or their candidates.

1 min

Oppn hits out at Farooq over Article 370 remarks

A political row erupted on Thursday over National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah's claims that Article 370 was formulated to protect the Dogras in Jammu and not Kashmiris.

2 mins

Delhi court seeks NIA stand on J&K MLA Rashid's bail petition

The Delhi high court on Thursday issued notice on a plea by Engineer Rashid, a member of Parliament from Jammu & Kashmir seeking directions to the city court to pronounce orders on his bail application in a terror-funding case. Rashid was elected in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections defeating National Conference leader Omar Abdullah from the Baramullah constituency even though he was lodged in jail.

1 min

Husain Artwork Row: No FIR Against Gallery

A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking registration of a first information report (FIR) against the CEO and MD of DAG, formerly known as Delhi Art Gallery, over the display of two allegedly \"obscene\" artworks by acclaimed artist MF Husain at an exhibition last year.

1 min

Rajouri deaths: 300 villagers quarantined in 3 govt facilities

46 kin of affected families under special observation; another girl with symptoms of similar illness hospitalized in GMC

2 mins

Basking in the warmth of winter paradise

Going for vacation to a cold place in winter isn't really my cup of tea. But, on the insistence of my friends, my wife and I relented to become a part of the group of friends headed to Kazakhstan in December.

2 mins

Netaji's legacy an inspiration for achieving Viksit Bharat, says PM Modi

Unity among people is as significant in pursuit of \"Viksit Bharat\" (developed India) today, as it was during the fight for \"Swaraj\" (self-rule) during the freedom struggle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, as he cautioned people to stay vigilant against those seeking to weaken the country and break its unity.

1 min

Man kills two minor cousins, attacks their parents in UP

Police said initial probe suggests that the attack stemmed from a property dispute

1 min

Pak ISI's Visit to Dhaka Signals Sudden Shift in Military Ties

A delegation from Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), including a two-star general, quietly flew into Bangladesh on Tuesday, marking a sudden upgrading of military-to-military engagements between Dhaka and Islamabad that is unlikely to go down well in New Delhi.

1 min

56 Held for Rape of Kerala Dalit Athlete, Vijayan Tells Assembly

The special investigation team of the Kerala Police has arrested 56 of 59 accused in the case of alleged rape of an 18-year-old Dalit athlete in the Pathanamthitta district, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the assembly on Thursday.

1 min

NCLAT stays CCI's 5-yr ban on WhatsApp user data sharing with Meta

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Thursday stayed part of a November 2024 order of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) that barred WhatsApp from sharing user data with other Meta platforms for advertising purposes for five years.

1 min

Can't defy order: SC raps Registry over case deletion

The Supreme Court has placed its own Registry under scrutiny, directing it to explain why cases are being unilaterally deleted from the cause list without informing the judges beforehand.

2 mins

Sidda Gets Lokayukta Clean Chit in Land Case

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and his family have been cleared of wrongdoing in the ongoing investigation into the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land case by the Lokayukta, three people familiar with the matter said.

2 mins

BSF, BGB officials meet over skirmish near Bengal border

Border guards from India and Bangladesh will ensure that residents along the international border in the Malda-Rajshahi sector will not engage in violence again, and both forces will track social media to ensure fake narratives are not peddled to instigate violence.

2 mins

Man says he killed wife, cut, boiled body; cops scour Hyd

Nearly a week after a 35-year-old woman went missing in Hyderabad, her husband, an ex-serviceman, has claimed that he killed her, dismembered her body, boiled the parts and disposed them of in a lake at Jillelaguda on the city outskirts, police said on Thursday, adding they are to confirm the claims as no body parts have been recovered yet.

2 mins

UGC Opens New Front in Federalism Battle

The draft UGC (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment and Promotion of Teachers and Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations, 2025 has become a new flashpoint in Centre-state relations.

1 min

Spare the H-1B visa programme

America's labour worries are structural, and have very little to do with immigrants

2 mins

Why India badly needs a trauma care ministry

As we head into India's annual Budget exercise, I have a suggestion for finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Even as she balances priorities and determines who gets how much out of the growing pie of tax money, can a new ministry (or department) for trauma care be considered?

3 mins

Scientific Temper, Social Benefit the Only Holy Cows

Can there be \"public science of cow sacrality?\" Veezhinathan Kamakoti, the director of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, recently attempted this when he advocated cow worship based on some scientific research and considerable religious passion.

3 mins

The Health Leadership Opportunity for India

The public health ecosystem in the country will benefit if New Delhi ups its engagement with WHO in light of the US withdrawing from the global body

3 mins

Are young people sadder, angrier? New study blames Smartphones

YOUNGER THE AGE AT WHICH ONE GETS SMARTPHONE, THE POORER THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, THE STUDY SAID

2 mins

Closure of several FIITJEE centres leaves students in lurch

THE COACHING CENTRES WERE SHUT IN MEERUT, GHAZIABAD, LUCKNOW, VARANASI, BHOPAL, PATNA, DELHI AND NOIDA

2 mins

Stalin: Advent of Iron Age from Tamil soil

BATTLE OF CIVILISATIONS

4 mins

On Balasaheb Birth Anniv, Both Parties Fight For Legacy

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said that his party may go solo for the upcoming local body polls in Maharashtra and made a veiled attack at rival faction leader Eknath Shinde who later suggested that the former cannot win elections by \"sitting at home and asking others to fight from the ground\".

1 min

Writer Suryabala to be awarded Vyas Samman on Jan 28

Noted Hindi writer Suryabala will be presented the 34th Vyas Samman, 2024, for her novel \"Kaun Des Ko Vasi: Venu Ki Diary\" on January 28, the KK Birla Foundation said in an official statement on Thursday.

1 min

At 122 seats, JD(U) eyes larger share in Bihar alliance

INSIDERS IN NDA SAID THE NITISH KUMAR-LED PARTY WANTS THE BJP TO ACCOMMODATE SMALLER ALLIES FROM ITS QUOTA OF 121 SEATS

2 mins

Inquiry begins to find trigger for freak Jalgaon train tragedy

A curve on the tracks was likely one of the main factors behind the freak Jalgaon train incident, as it obstructed the line of sight of one of the drivers and limited the time he had to apply emergency brakes, officials aware of the matter said on Thursday as authorities began investigating the trigger for the incident.

2 mins

India Prepares for Tricky Trade Dance With Trump

The Indian government is preparing a new blueprint to address key issues in imports of American apples, oil, electric vehicles, satellite communications, among others, as it gears up for trade talks with the US.

1 min

India eyes US energy to reduce trade deficit

The Trump administration's decision to ramp up American energy output will soften international oil prices, create an alternative import source for India, and also help New Delhi to address Washington's concern regarding the rising trade deficit, three people aware of the development said.

1 min

US Congress passes bill to detain illegal immigrants

A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from implementing an executive order curtailing the right to automatic birthright citizenship in the United States, calling it \"blatantly unconstitutional\".

1 min

Trump: Want to meet Putin soon to ensure end of Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wanted to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon to secure an end to the almost three-year-old war with Ukraine, lamenting what he called the huge loss of life.

1 min

CCPA Issues Notices to Ola, Uber on Differential Pricing

The Notices to the Ride-Hailing Platforms Came After Consumer Complaints and Viral Social Media Posts

1 min

Trump tells Davos: Make your products in the US or pay tariffs

President Donald Trump used an address on Thursday to the World Economic Forum to promise global elites lower taxes if they bring manufacturing to the US and threatened to impose tariffs if they don't.

2 mins

Keys upsets Swiatek to swing into final, takes on No.1 Sabalenka next

A two-hour, 35-minute high-quality, drama-filled battle saw her beat Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8)

3 mins

PSG Comeback Floors Man City

Paris Saint-Germain pushed Manchester City to the brink of Champions League elimination after coming from two goals down to win 4-2 on Wednesday while Arsenal all but secured their place in the last 16.

1 min

Bleak returns for India's star players on domestic circuit

Ranji Trophy: Top stars flop India's stars faltered on their return to domestic cricket after being told to play in home competitions

3 mins

Three injured as speeding car crashes into school bus, auto

At least three people were injured on Thursday as a speeding car hit an auto and a private school's bus after crossing the road divider on Chandigarh Road, officials said.

1 min

Police arrest 2 with illegal pistol, ammo

The Khanna police on Thursday arrested two Ferozepur residents and seized a .30 bore country-made pistol and six live cartridges, officials said.

1 min

Owners of 14 dairy units booked for dumping cow dung into Buddha Nullah

The local police have registered cases against at least 14 dairy unit owners for allegedly dumping cow dung into the Buddha Nullah, officials said on Thursday.

2 mins

Online gaming ‘friend’ morphs woman’s pics, extorts ₹41k from her

Befriending a stranger while playing PUBG, an online multiplayer game, turned into a nightmare for a 28-year-old city woman as the man allegedly morphed her pictures and extorted ₹41,000 from her, officials said.

1 min

Child Rights Panel Head Meets Victims; Statements Recorded

Women's Commission Chairperson Also Meets Aggrieved Families; Cops Say More Sections To Be Added To FIR

2 mins

Body formed to look after 24×7 canal-based water supply project

COMPANY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND BILLING UNDER PROJECT

1 min

Doctors' safety still area of concern in UT

Even five months after the tragic rape murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, on August 9, 2024, resident doctors in Chandigarh hospitals continue to grapple with a critical lack of security.

2 mins

IMA'S LOCAL UNIT GETS NEW PANEL

The local chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) held its 2025 installation ceremony on Wednesday at the IMA House, marking the beginning of a new leadership term with a focus on strengthening the medical community and addressing key issues.

1 min

Applications for Vet Varsity CM Award Open Till Feb 10

Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University on Thursday invited applications for Chief Minister's Award from farmers.

1 min

Dist second across state in green school programme

22 schools from Ludhiana complete audit, selected as 'green schools'; Mansa leads charts

1 min

Aided college teachers push for 7th pay scale

UNION THREATENS TO INTENSIFY STRIKE IF THEIR DEMANDS CONTINUE TO BE IGNORED

1 min

Every kid should be celebrated, but girls should be celebrated more, says Gautam Rode

Since becoming a parent in 2023, actor Gautam Rode accepts that his world has transformed. With the arrival of his twins —son Raditya and daughter Radhya—he feels a deep sense of fulfilment. On National Girl Child Day today, he says, \"Every kid needs to be celebrated, but girls are special, so they should be celebrated more.\"

1 min

Death Threats From Pakistan?

Kapil Sharma and Rajpal Yadav receive death threats via email, allegedly from Pakistan, triggering a police investigation. Meanwhile, Remo D'Souza's wife dismisses similar reports as a misinterpretation of spam emails

1 min

Shabashi di, thank you bola: Auto driver on meeting Saif after rushing him to hospital

While actor Saif Ali Khan is on the mend and preparing to resume his routine, life has taken an unexpected turn for auto driver Bhajan Singh Rana – the man who rushed Khan to Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital after he was brutally stabbed at his Bandra home on the night of January 16.

1 min

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