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Teenager raped inside ambulance in MP, 2 arrested

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped inside an ambulance in Mauganj district of Madhya Pradesh.

BJP govt renames 10 Gehlot schemes in 11 months in Raj

THE BJP-led government in Rajasthan has been actively rebranding schemes initiated during the tenure of former CM Ashok Gehlot.

After Kedarnath win, BJP readies for local polls

INVIGORATED by the party's recent victory in the Kedarnath bypoll, the ruling BJP in Uttarakhand has accelerated preparations for the local body polls.

Soren takes oath, calls spl House session from Dec 9

Officials told to implement Mukhyamantri Maiyan Samman Yojana

40 projects worth ₹3.2K cr for tourist sites okayed

THE Centre has approved 40 projects worth ₹3,295 crore for transformation of tourism places into iconic centres with the primary aim to decongest traditional and popular tourist sites under special assistance scheme for states, which was part of the budget announcement.

UGC approves flexible study duration of UG, draft norms for feedback soon

SOON, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) will be able to offer an option to undergraduate students to shorten or extend their study duration instead of the standard period of their degree programmes.

NIA raids 22 places in human trafficking case

THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches in 22 locations across six states as part of its probe into a case relating to human trafficking.

Wanted LeT operative brought back from Rwanda; CBI, NIA work together

THE CBI in coordination with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) extradited Salman Rehman Khan, a member of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), who was wanted in a terror case in India, from Rwanda through Interpol channels, officials said on Thursday.

SC slams C'garh govt for firing woman sarpanch

THE Supreme Court recently hauled up the Chhattisgarh authorities for removing a 27-year-old female sarpanch on \"flimsy grounds\", citing delays in completion of her work.

This is how you encourage sportspersons, asks SC

THE Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the Himachal Pradesh government for denying employment to Pooja Thakur, an Asian Games gold medallist, under the sports quota, asking \"this is how you (state govt) encourage sportspersons?\"

JPC on Waqf Bill gets extension till Budget session

THE government will not introduce the contentious Waqf Amendment Bill in the winter session of Parliament, as the Lok Sabha on Thursday adopted the motion to extend the term of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Bill.

Disruption of House a malady: Dhankhar

Parliament adjourned for third straight day on Thursday amid Oppn protests

WIKI & THE RIGHT TO CREATE KNOWLEDGE

UMANS have an innate right not only to acquire information but also to contribute to its creation.

A SEASON FOR ONE NATION, MANY ELECTIONS

The power of incumbency and local factors highlighted by the year-end elections should make us rethink the plan to hold simultaneous polls. There's a lesson for political dynasties too

Kerala topped growth in regular-wage employments over last 5 years: Study

AMID a gloomy national employment outlook, a study by India Ratings and Research says that Kerala achieved the highest growth in regular-wage jobs among all major states over the last five years.

Red alert as heavy rain may lash Nellore, Tirupati

THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a red alert for Tirupati and Nellore districts and orange alert for Chittoor and Annamayya districts as heavy to very heavy rains are likely to lash the regions on Friday due to the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal.

North Tamil Nadu on its toes over Fengel cyclone

THE deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal, which has brought intense rainfall to Sri Lanka causing flooding in multiple places, has put north Tamil Nadu on its toes as the regional meteorological centre has issued a red alert for several coastal districts on November 29 and 30.

Mysterious illness afflicts 262 families

FOR the last five days, a significant number of residents of a 830-apartment residential complex in Kaggalipura on Kanakapura Road have been afflicted with a mysterious illness.

Anyone leaving borewells open to face 1-year jail term: K'taka amends law

TO put an end to children falling into open borewells, the State government is amending the law and bringing in stringent measures, including a one-year jail term for those who fail to close them.

Panel set up to probe TIDCO houses

Charges on change in beneficiaries' names and misuse of contribution in allotment in Andhra

Security tightened for DGPs' meet after Pannun threat

WITH Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah all set to arrive for the high-profile DGP conference, Bhubaneswar was placed under a thick blanket of security on Thursday even as Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun threatened to disrupt the meet.

ED officer assaulted during raid in cybercrime case

AN Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer was manhandled while conducting a raid at a house in southwest Delhi's Bijwasan area in the early hours of Thursday, a senior Delhi Police said.

DU students can now switch elective subjects

DELHI University (DU) students who have struggled to clear their elective or optional subjects after multiple attempts will now have the option to switch to a new subject, starting from the 2024-25 academic session.

Delhi gets 70 new polling stations ahead of assembly polls, 50 removed

THE Delhi election office has announced the addition of 70 new polling stations for the upcoming assembly elections.

Anticipatory bail to transgender MCD councillor

THE Delhi HC on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to Bobi Kinner, the city's first transgender MCD Councillor, in a case involving alleged fabrication of a caste certificate.

Ayushman Bharat: HC notice to govt

THE Delhi high court has issued a notice to the AAP-led government following public interest litigation filed by seven BJP MPs from the city seeking implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in the national capital, alleging the government's failure to act has left millions without essential healthcare coverage.

ED: Sanction covers money laundering case

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) informed a Delhi court on Thursday that the sanction obtained to prosecute former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the corruption case related to the Delhi excise policy was comprehensive enough to try him in a related money laundering case as well.

'LACK OF STANDING COMMITTEE DELAYING LANDFILL CLEAN-UP'

WITH assembly elections fast approaching, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has begun a major drive to address long-pending civic concerns, including cleanliness, landfill sites and the condition of corporation-run schools and hospitals.

Delhi govt extends EV policy till March 2025

Cabinet rolls out several incentives to encourage adoption of electric vehicles to fight city's worsening air quality

Adapted vehicles for disabled exempt from GRAP curbs

THE Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in Delhi-NCR on Thursday exempted the adapted BS-III (petrol) and BS-IV (diesel) vehicles, used by the Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) from the restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).