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Foreign secy Misri will visit B'desh on Dec 9, confirms MEA

India announced on Friday that foreign secretary Vikram Misri will visit Dhaka on December 9 for consultations, with the trip coming against the backdrop of strains in bilateral ties over the persecution of the Hindu minority in the neighboring country.

Support for Quad won't diminish under Trump

US president-elect Donald Trump is unlikely to diminish support for the Quad as his earlier administration played a key role in upgrading the grouping, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Friday.

Top honour conferred on ex-Chile President

Former Chile president and prominent human rights voice Michelle Bachelet has been conferred with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2024, the international jury for the award chaired by former National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon announced on Friday.

'112 WHO RECEIVED FREE TREATMENT AT GUJ HOSPITAL DEAD IN 3 YEARS'

At least 112 people have died in the last three years after or during treatment under government health care schemes at a private hospital which is under the lens for the death of two PMJAY beneficiaries following botched angioplasties, police said on Friday.

Political ideology can't be a bar: SC on council elections

Having a political ideology cannot be a bar for becoming a member of a bar council, the Supreme Court said on Friday, refusing to entertain a petition that sought curbs on a person belonging to a political party from taking up membership of statutory lawyer bodies.

AGUSTAWESTLAND CASE: SC SEEKS CBI REPLY ON MICHEL BAIL PETITION

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the bail plea moved by AgustaWestland chopper scam accused Christian James Michel and posted the matter for hearing after four weeks.

BENGAL MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER OF GIRL

A 19-year-old man was sentenced to death on Friday in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas for raping and murdering a nine-year-old village girl on October 4,

After giving birth, woman dies in lift crash

INCIDENT TOOK PLACE WHEN THE WOMAN WAS BEING SHIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL WARD FROM OPERATION THEATRE

IIT-Kgp faculty members plan to move HC against admin

The ongoing fight between some faculty at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur and the administration at the premier engineering school, mainly the director Virendra Kumar Tewari, may end up before the courts, with the faculty threatening to approach the Calcutta High Court.

SC flags 'disturbing' arrest of ex-IAS officer in C'garh liquor scam

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed its disapproval of the \"disturbing\" arrest of former bureaucrat Anil Tuteja by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over money laundering charges in connection with the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor scam case.

VARANSI STUDENTS SEEK REMOVAL OF MOSQUE FROM COLLEGE CAMPUS

A large number of students staged a protest at Udai Pratap College in Varanasi demanding removal of a mosque located on the institute's campus on Friday.

Minor dies by suicide after gang rape in MP

A class 11 student allegedly died by suicide after two of her classmates gang-raped her in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Friday, adding that four people have been booked in the case.

Cabinet clears setting up of 85 KVs and 28 NVs

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, approved 28 new Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVs) schools in uncovered districts of the country under the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme with a total cost of ₹2,359.82 crore spread over a period of five years from 2024-25 to 2028-29, information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.

HC seeks Centre stand on petition over Rahul Gandhi's citizenship

The Delhi high court on Friday sought the Centre's stand on a plea moved by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy seeking cancellation of the citizenship of Rahul Gandhi, leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

NE neglected by previous govts due to fewer votes, seats: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused previous governments of neglecting the northeast due to lower population and votes in the region and asserted that during the last decade his government has reduced the gap of \"Dil\" (heart) and \"Dilli\" (Delhi) with the northeast.

Hospital staff dump mentally ill patients; 1 found dead, 1 missing

TWO STAFFERS WRAPPED THE PATIENTS IN BEDSHEETS, PUT THEM IN AN AMBULANCE, AND DROVE TO REMOTE AREAS WHERE THEY LEFT THEM, OFFICIALS SAID

Formed INDIA bloc, willing to lead too: Mamata

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday appeared to signal her unhappiness with the functioning of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) and said that she was willing to lead the Opposition coalition if given an opportunity.

'Need SC/ST members in PSU, bank boards'

A parliamentary committee on Friday stressed the need to mandatorily have a scheduled caste (SC)/scheduled tribe (ST) member on the board of directors of public sector undertakings (PSUs) and banks among others, according to an official report.

Will buy farm produce at MSP, says agri minister amid farmers' protest

The Narendra Modi government has fixed minimum support prices (MSPs) of crops to give at least 50% returns and will purchase all farm produce at these rates, Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in the Rajya Sabha on Friday as farmers were taking part in a march to the Capital to demand legally guaranteed prices.

Govt to intensify efforts to eliminate tuberculosis by '25

The Union ministry of health and family welfare has identified 347 high-focus districts across 33 states and Union territories to intensify tuberculosis (TB) elimination efforts in order to meet its ambitious target to eliminate the bacterial disease from the country by 2025.

INDIA bloc members from Manipur urge PM to visit strife-torn state

Opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc parties from Manipur on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the ethnic strife-torn state at the earliest, calling for his direct involvement and pro-active engagement with the people of the northeastern state to bring peace and normalcy.

65 CIVILIANS KILLED IN MAOIST VIOLENCE IN '24, HIGHEST IN 6 YRS

India's success against Maoists in Chhattisgarh—a record 237 have been killed since January 1, the highest in six years—has come at a price: 65 civilians have been killed by Maoists, the highest since 2018, with most of them being targeted for supporting government policies or from the suspicion of being police informers.

BSF USING RADAR SYSTEM TO FIND TUNNELS ALONG PAK BORDER: DG

Border Security Force (BSF) director general Daljit Singh Chawdhary on Friday said the force was using ground penetrating radar system to identify tunnels and stop infiltration across the India-Pakistan border in Jammu and Punjab.

15 injured at Shambhu, farmers suspend march

THIS WAS THE THIRD FAILED ATTEMPT BY THE PROTESTIN G FARMERS TO MARCH TO THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

Row over 'Soros charge' derails LS proceedings

The Lok Sabha was roiled by unrest on Friday over allegations linking the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, to US-based billionaire George Soros.

Cabinet clears DMRC's Rithala-Kundli corridor

The Union cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday approved the sixth corridor under Phase 4 of the Delhi Metro—a 26.5-km-long Rithala-Narela-Kundli route extending the Red Line—which will comprise 21 stations. Nineteen of these stations will be in Delhi, while two will be in Haryana.

BALYAN SENT TO POLICE CUSTODY TILL DECEMBER 13 IN MCOCA CASE

AAP legislator Naresh Balyan will remain in police custody till December 13, a Delhi court ruled on Friday allowing the Delhi Police's request to interrogate Balyan in connection with a case under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), registered in August.

LG CRITICISES DUSIB FOR LAPSES IN REVISION OF GROUND RENT

Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena pulled up the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) for not increasing rent of two plots in the Capital over the years, thereby causing loss to the Delhi government, officials from the LG secretariat said.

Police yet to find evidence showing complicity in riots, Khalid tells HC

Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid on Friday told the Delhi high court that the Delhi Police has yet to recover any physical evidence showing his complicity in connection with the February 2020 northeast Delhi riots.

Pollution rises slightly, AQI remains 'moderate'

With the temperatures finally touching the season's normal in the Capital, residents woke up to a wintery morning on Friday -- second consecutive day in the season. Pollution level, meanwhile, rose slightly due to a drop in wind speeds.