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Rescue goes awry, cop abducted man killed

An assistant sub-inspector of special armed force (SAF) was allegedly killed and 10 other personnel sustained injuries on Saturday, when a police team tried to rescue a man abducted by the villagers over his involvement in an accident, in Mauganj district of Madhya Pradesh, police said, adding the abducted man, too, was also found dead later.

Ukraine truce: "Putin will have to come to the table"

UK premier Keir Starmer said the \"ball was in Russia's court\" and that President Vladimir Putin would \"sooner or later\" have to \"come to the table\", after a virtual summit on Saturday to drum up support for a coalition willing to protect any eventual ceasefire in Ukraine.

₹2.68-crore sports facility in ruins within year of opening

A few hundred metres from the Delhi-Jaipur expressway in Kapashera lies a two-storey sports complex.

35-Year-Old Beaten for Pelting Man With Balloon

A group of men assaulted a 35-year-old man and his friend in Chhawla, Dwarka on Thursday after one of the victims threw a water balloon at one of them, police said.

'As Gen Z actors, we have a lot of time to learn, evolve, have fun'

Actor Nitanshi Goel celebrated a year of her breakthrough performance in Laapataa Ladies (2024) recently, and insists that the past year has done \"wonders for me\": \"The fact that people still talk about it and my character, Phool, feels so special.

Around 50 held in W Bengal, J'khand over Holi violence

Nearly 50 people were arrested in Jharkhand and West Bengal after clashes rocked Holi celebrations in some parts of the two states.

Smuggling case probe: Rao's DGP stepfather sent on leave

The Karnataka government on Saturday placed DGP-rank officer K Ramachandra Rao, whose stepdaughter Ranya Rao was arrested in a gold smuggling case, on compulsory leave, a government order said.

States record severe heat weeks ahead of schedule

Severe heatwave conditions have begun sweeping across eastern and western India unusually early in the season, with temperatures exceeding 40°C in several regions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned on Saturday.

Drain desilting starts early, min checks progress

The Public Works Department (PWD) has started the drain desilting exercise well before monsoon, officials familiar with the matter said, expecting the exercise to be completed by mid-June.

Install statues of Maratha Empire warriors in Delhi

NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to permit installing three horse-mounted statues of Peshwa Bajirao I, Mahadji Shinde and Malharrao Holkar at the Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi.

K'taka's 4% quota move sparks fresh controversy

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday called the Karnataka government's decision to reserve 4% of government contracts as \"unconstitutional\", saying that the move was part of the Congress's appeasement of the Muslim community and it weakens national unity.

5 Arrested for Series of Metro Cable Thefts

Police arrested five men involved in a series of copper cable thefts from Metro tracks across the city, which disrupted services and posed safety risks to commuters, officials said on Saturday.

Two Missing Boys Reunited With Families In Kathua

Two boys, who went missing last month, were reunited with their families in Jammu & Kashmir's Kathua district on Saturday, an official said.

'Timing farewell right is the key'

Virat Kohli shut down speculation about his retirement asserting that he is fully enjoying his cricket and his competitive streak remains intact.

BJP Questions Piketty's Name in Caste Survey Analysis Group

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday raised objections to the Telangana government's decision to include French economist Thomas Piketty in an 11-member committee formed to analyse data from a recently conducted caste survey.

When Piyush Mishra sings, it's 'as an actor, not as a trained vocalist'

He is into theatre, music and writing, but Piyush Mishra likes to view each discipline through an actor's lens.

Student self-deports after US revokes visa

An Indian student at Columbia University self-deported after their visa was revoked for allegedly \"advocating for violence and terrorism\" and involvement in activities supporting Hamas, a group designated by the US as a terrorist organization.

A Women's Front to Boost Green Energy

India is expanding its renewable energy sector at a fairly rapid clip with new capacity expected to increase significantly enough by 2026 for it to outpace many major economies.

Speeding BMW Hits Motorbike In GGM, Kills One

A speeding BMW being driven on the wrong side of the road hit a motorbike on the Gurugram-Faridabad road, killing the rider and injuring the person sitting pillion around 11.30pm on Wednesday, police said.

Man Kills Minor Daughter Over Marital Strife

A man allegedly killed his four-year-old daughter in West Bengal's Nadia district over a marital strife with his wife, police said on Saturday.

Esha says playing intense characters on-screen is 'thrilling and therapeutic'

As she gears up to make her silver screen comeback after a decade, actor Esha Deol says that working on a film \"felt like homecoming\".

From the sidelines

Two surprise releases — Anora and Marathi film Sthal — have met with mainstream success. It's time to head back to theatres

Antim, Deepak and Reetika Win Wrestling Trials

Olympians Antim Panghal, Deepak Punia and Reetika Hooda stamped their authority on the mat during the national trials on Saturday as they earned their spot in the Indian team for the upcoming Asian Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan.

Pak Stubbornness Led to the Death of 214 Hostages: BLA

The separatist Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), which claimed responsibility for Tuesday's train attack, has said that its fighters had escaped with 214 hostages and since executed all of them.

All that went into IPL becoming a blockbuster show

Film trade pundits would describe IPL as a \"super duper\" blockbuster, but when it started 18 years ago, many thought it wouldn't work.

India's uneven quest to master technology

Learnings from Delhi's past should help in shaping the future as the country bets big on new critical technologies

'When I bowl I don't look at the name or reputation of a batter'

IPL's highest wicket taker and Punjab Kings' big buy, leggie discusses holding his own vs power-hitters

PM Offers a Peek into Podcast with Fridman, to be Out Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shared snatches of his discussion with world-renowned scientist and podcaster Lex Fridman.

Capital breathes 'satisfactory' air for 1st time since September '24

Delhi's air quality improved to the \"satisfactory\" category on Saturday for the first time since September 29, 2024, aided by scattered rain and occasional gusty winds that impacted the region from Friday, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to revoke Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan.

Explosive thrown at Amritsar temple, cops suspect Pak links

An unidentified person hurled an explosive device at the Thakur Dwar temple in Khandwala area of Amritsar, triggering a blast that damaged a part of the temple wall and some window panes, around midnight on Saturday, police officials said, adding that they suspect the role of Pakistan's intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), behind the attack.