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20TH ROUND OF MILITARY TALKS HELD WITH CHINA
Indian and Chinese senior military commanders concluded the 20th round of talks on the standoff on the Line of Actual Control by agreeing to continue dialogue and to maintain peace in the border areas.
Collegium says transfer Manipur HC's acting CJ
A day after the Union government assured the top court that the much-delayed appointment of the new full-time chief justice for Manipur high court will be notified soon, the collegium recommended the transfer of MV Muralidaran, acting chief justice of Manipur high court, to the Calcutta high court.
WILL PLACE CASTE SURVEY DETAILS IN ASSEMBLY: NITISH
The Bihar government will place all details of the state's recently completed caste survey, including those based on socioeconomic parameters, before the assembly during the upcoming winter session of the state legislature, chief minister Nitish Kumar said on Wednesday.
Handler of Pathankot attackers is shot dead
Shahid Latif, a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) commander and key handler of terrorists who carried out the attack on the Pathankot Indian Air Force (IAF) base in 2016, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Pakistan's Sialkot area, according to Indian intelligence officials.
EGYPT'S WARNING IGNORED, SAYS U.S. HOUSE PANEL CHIEF
Israel received a warning from Egypt of potential violence three days before Hamas caught Israeli forces off-guard with a large-scale attack, the chairman of the powerful US House foreign affairs committee said on Wednesday, days after Israel dismissed similar claims made by media reports.
1.5° C Warming Threshold May Soon Be Breached, Say Experts
The world may breach the 1.5 degrees C warming threshold, or come close to it, if only temporarily, climate experts say, flagging a tipping point in the climate crisis.
830 Killed In Israeli Airstrikes On Gaza
Israel has vowed to take ‘mighty revenge’ for the Hamas attacks, placing Gaza, home to 2.3 million people, under a total siege
US Rushes Aid To Israel As Hundreds Killed In Gaza
Israeli warplanes hammered the Gaza Strip neighbourhood by neighbourhood on Tuesday, reducing buildings to rubble and sending people scrambling to find safety in the tiny, sealed-off territory as Israel vowed a retaliation for Hamas’ surprise weekend attack.
Against Afghanistan, India look to tick top-order box
Rohit, Kishan and Iyer fell without scoring vs Australia and would dearly love to get runs under their belt at the Kotla
22% jump in net direct tax revenue in HI FY24
Access to data of \"undisclosed\" real estate assets located overseas-under active consideration of G20 countries. will further boost the technology-driven compliance system of the income tax authority, which was one of the key factors behind a robust 22% jump in annualised net direct tax collections in the first half of 2023-24 at over 9.50 lakh crore, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Family rift clouds $7 bn sale of Cipla
Some members questioned the need to exit the eightdecade-old business
ED arrests Lava MD, 3 others in Vivo case
ED PROBE HAS REVEALED THAT VIVO REMITTED OVER RI L-CR OUT OF INDIA SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2014
Parl panel discusses issues with tech firms in Mumbai
A parliamentary committee has held a meeting with senior officials from major social media platforms and discussed monopolistic practices, content and ad moderation, election misinformation, promotion algorithms and parental control, among others, people aware of the matter said on Tuesday.
Tribal woman among 4 likely to be appointed as HC judges
THE 4 NAMES FORM PART OF A BATCH OF 9 SUGGESTIONS MADE BY THE COLLEGIUM EARLIER BUT WERE YET TO BE PROCESSED BY THE CENTRE
Sharmila may go it alone in T'gana polls
YSR Telangana Party chief Y S Sharmila has dropped plans to merge her party with the Congress and will contest the November 30 elections to the state assembly alone, people aware of the details said on Tuesday.
Cong hopes old pension plan t may bolster prospects in Raj
The Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan is hopeful that the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) will help the party's cause in the coming state elections, just as it did in Himachal Pradesh late last year, Congress leaders said.
BRS looting' people of Telangana, says Shah
The people of Telangana will put an end to the \"family rule\" of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in the November 30 assembly elections and bring the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power, Union home minister Amit Shah said at a rally in the pollbound state on Tuesday.
Can't micro-manage every issue to run the nation: SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that it cannot run the country by micromanaging every issue, which in turn, can render the apex court \"dysfunctional\".
Stuck for 6 days, Sikkim tourists recount horror
It was 12:30am on a chilly, wet Wednesday in the sleepy tourist town of Lachen in North Sikkim. Malay Kumar Saha and Kakali Saha, both 54, were asleep in their hotel room, tired after a seven-hour drive from the state capital Gangtok, but looking forward to an early morning trip to the Gurudongmar lake at 17,000 feet, where the clear water mirrors the mountains around it.
SC seeks CAQM report on bad air
The Supreme Court on Tuesday called upon the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to list out the steps it has taken in anticipation of high pollution levels during the winter season in the National Capital Region (NCR).
SC puts order to terminate 26-week pregnancy on hold
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi to defer the medical termination of 26-week pregnancy of a married woman who was allowed to abort the foetus a day before by another bench.
MCD to create bio-fence around its 3 landfill sites
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) plans to create a bio-fence - a high density of vegetation creating a natural barrier around the Capital's three landfills sites at Okhla, Bhalswa and Ghazipur by developing a 5-10 metre wide green belt along the circumference of the three garbage mounds, officials aware of the proposal said on Tuesday.
Two boys attempt to break ATM, say needed money to pay off blackmailer
Minutes before their production in the juvenile court in an ATM theft case last Friday, two frightened boys told police that they were blackmailed into committing the crime after five men threatened to circulate an objectionable video.
One year after SUP ban, Capital poor in junking plastic: Survey
Around 88% of stores and markets in Delhi banned use single use plastic (SUP) items, more than a year after the prohibition came into effect, a survey of five Indian cities has found, making the national capital the worst in terms of the implementation of rules among the assessed cities.
CBI probing plan to influence excise regime of 2020-21
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing the Delhi government's proposed excise policy 2020-21, which is currently in operation, as well as the now-scrapped 2021-22 regime, in which former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh have been arrested, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) informed a Delhi court on Tuesday.
ED raids Okhla MLA in money laundering case, political fight on
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids at the premises of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Amanatullah Khan in connection with a money laundering probe, people familiar with the development said, triggering a political spat between the AAP and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Delayed by over a decade, parking lot at Jangpura faces more hurdles
The Jangpura multi-level parking project - in the works since 2010- is expected to witness another delay as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD's) revised assessment of the project now indicates that an additional Rs 20 crore is needed to complete it.
In the stands, the six casts a magical touch
AIthough it is reasonable to lament sixes and their ubiquity nowadays, it is easier to do so before a screen. The ennui of relentless big hitting, the compulsory excitement of commentators, the explosion of graphics, all of it recedes at the ground.
WhatsApp traceability under IT Rules, 2021 faces Tripura test
A screenshot of a fake resignation letter bearing the forged signature of a chief minister has triggered a legal battle in Tripura and prompted the state police to use a little known provision of India's information technology law to try and pierce social media giant WhatsApp's encryption shield and force the behemoth to give up the origin of the viral message.
Increase in farm insurance enrolments for 2 yrs in row
The number of farmers opting for the central government's flagship farm insurance scheme has recorded a jump for two years in a row, along with an improvement in other indicators, a review by the agriculture ministry showed, pointing to a rebound in a welfare programme that has long been hobbled by large inefficiencies.