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Rape-accused Varun pulls out of Pro League

Indian hockey defender Varun Kumar, who has been accused of rape under POCSO Act (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences), has pulled out of the FIH Pro League that commences in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.

Mt Muralitharan: A peak too high, just like the Don's 99.94

James Anderson and R Ashwin are nearing celebrated landmarks but the Sri Lankan's feat remains an unscalable summit

Indian airports looking for digital boost: SITA

Indian airports are increasingly looking at ways to deepen digitalisation, as they seek to boost efficiency at passenger touchpoints, technology provider SITA said, as traffic soars in the world's fastest-growing aviation market.

Petronet to start gas supply for Sri Lankan power plants in '25

State-run Petronet LNG is expected to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Sri Lanka starting 2025, said the company's managing director and chief executive officer A.K. Singh.

Centre boosts Bharat brand output to keep cereal prices in check

The Union government has ramped up the output of basic staples under its subsidised Bharat brand to reach consumers directly in an attempt to control prices, especially of cereals, ahead of the parliamentary elections due in May, officials aware of the matter said.

RBI's policy stand fails to soothe stock mkts

The Indian stock markets tumbled nearly 1% on Thursday following the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision to keep rates unchanged for the sixth time in a row, signalling its reluctance to lower interest rates anytime soon.

Fears of China link shut doors on a Paytm venture

In 2022, RBI asked PPSL to resubmit the licence application within 120 days

IPCC to deliver 'synthesis' report only by end of 2029

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is expected to deliver three special subject reports by the end of 2027 ahead of the second global stocktake of the Paris Agreement in 2028, but the final synthesis report will only be produced by the end of 2029, the panel has decided.

US Court skeptical of Trump ballot disqualification bid

US Supreme Court justices on Thursday appeared skeptical toward a judicial decision kicking former President Donald Trump off the ballot in Colorado for participating in an insurrection during the 2021 Capitol attack in a case with major implications for the Nov. 5 election.

Israeli forces intensify strikes on Gaza's Rafah

Israeli forces bombed areas in the southern border city of Rafah on Thursday where more than half of Gaza's population is sheltering, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a proposal to end the war in the Palestinian enclave.

Pak counts ballots in polls marred by internet outage

Counting was underway on Thursday after millions of Pakistanis voted in an election marred by rigging allegations and a shutdown of mobile phone services, while the country's most popular politician Imran Khan languished in jail, and authorities saying that at least nine people had been killed nationwide.

Sena (UBT) leader shot dead on FB live in Mumbai: Police

A shootout, reminiscent of gangland killings of the 1990s, led to the killing of an aspiring politician, Abhishek Ghosalkar, on Thursday evening followed, even more dramatically, by his assailant Mauris Oliver Noronha, then turning the gun upon himself.

U'khand town on edge as action on madrasa triggers clash, arson

The Uttarakhand government on Thursday issued a \"shoot at sight\" order and imposed curfew in Haldwani city as violence erupted in Banbhoolpura locality over the demolition of an \"illegally built\" madrasa, officials familiar with the matter said, adding the area has been fortified with heavy police and paramilitary deployment.

'Strengthened democracy': Modi lauds Manmohan's contributions

Ideological differences were set aside in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the contributions of his predecessor, Manmohan Singh, and said he was one of those few esteemed members who will be remembered whenever democracy is discussed.

Modi not OBC by birth, says Rahul; BJP mounts attack

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not born into an other backward classes (OBC) family and was fooling people about his caste background, prompting a furious response from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and condemnation from senior ministers.

ED SUMMONS SAHU OVER BMW SEIZED FROM SOREN'S HOUSE

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dheeraj Sahu for questioning as part of its money laundering probe against former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, who was arrested by the agency on January 31, officials aware of the matter said on Thursday.

'Bail is rule, jail an exception does not apply in terror cases'

Bail in terror cases must be rejected as a \"rule\" when courts have reasonable grounds to believe that the charges are prima facie true, the Supreme Court held on Thursday in a judgment that prescribes a \"twin prong\" test, severely narrowing the scope of bail under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).

After a storied career, former PM likely to retire from public life

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh is likely to retire from public life after a five-decade-long storied career, people aware of the matter said on Thursday, adding that the 91-year-old leader's frail health had rendered discharging his duties as a parliamentarian very difficult.

Payments happening to states on time: FM

AMID ROW OVER CENTRAL FUNDS

Reforms, clarity of leadership led to turnaround, says White Paper

The Narendra Modi government's turnaround of the Indian economy from among the \"Fragile Five\" in the world to the fifth largest in the world in 10 years is a result of prudent counter-cyclical macroeconomic policy, commitment to reforms and clarity of political leadership compared to policy paralysis, fiscal irresponsibility and corruption under the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, a White Paper released by the government on Thursday said.

India: Technical staff to replace personnel

THE COUNTRIES ARE CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN DISCUSSIONS ON THE WITHDRAWAL OF MORE THAN 75 INDIAN MILITARY PERSONNEL

After K'taka, Kerala holds stir on fund disbursement

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan was on Thursday joined by his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal and Tamil Nadu minister Palanivel Thaigarajan along with other INDIA bloc leaders at a \"financial injustice\" protest in Delhi as he alleged the Centre's \"undemocratic Union over states\" mentality was \"crippling\" the federal structure of the country.

Agencies unleashed against me as if I'm terrorist: Kejriwal

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday accused the central government of \"unleashing\" investigating agencies against him, adding that the action made him feel like he was a \"terrorist\".

Skywalk connecting Nehru Place, Metro station opens

Lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena on Thursday inaugurated a skywalk connecting Nehru Place Metro station and Market Plaza, and other associated infrastructure upgradation work in the Nehru Place market.

1 killed, 4 injured as portion of Gokulpuri Metro stn collapses

Metro suspends a junior engineer and a manager; DMRC announces ₹25 lakh ex-gratia to victim's family, ₹5 lakh each to grievously injured

MAN KILLED TWO DAYS AFTER HIS DAUGHTER'S RING CEREMONY: KIN

On Thursday, 24-year-old Sagar Pandey was inconsolable after the wall of a portion of Gokulpuri Metro station collapsed, killing his father.

MCD doubles outlay for sanitation to ₹4,500cr; ₹1,000 cr allotted to roads

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Thursday passed the civic body's budget for 2024-25 amid din as the mayor struggled to maintain order throughout the day's session with councillors from the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) climbing atop benches, the dais, and tables in their bid to snatch the budget speech from the leader of the house Mukesh Goyal, marking complete pandemonium in the House.

As Punjab farmers gear up for Feb 13 stir, Centre steps in

Days before several farmer groups in Punjab were to hold a planned march towards Delhi, three Union ministers arrived in Chandigarh on Thursday to meet their representatives to discuss their demands. Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann was also present at the meet.

Blockade paralyses Noida, Gzb

Traffic between Noida and Delhi was majorly gridlocked on Thursday afternoon after the police blocked hundreds of farmers of Gautam Budh Nagar from marching to Parliament House in Delhi to press their demands for hiked land compensation and associated benefits.

Along the border, FMR a boon for some, a bane for some others

The verdant hills of Mizoram's Champhai district hold many treasures -- pristine rivers where the sun's rays bounce off the clear blue of the water, a trove of animals and birds, and long stretches of virgin forest illuminated only by the silver slats of moonlight at night.