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Fans Celebrate Centenary Of Mohammad Rafi

The iconic singer Mohammad Rafi, who had sung the immortal song Choti si mulaqat pyar ban gai, died on 31 July 1980, just after a week of the passing away of Uttam Kumar, who had lip-sung the song in the film Chhoti Si Mulaqat.

17 children to be honoured with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar on Veer Baal Diwas

Seventeen children, including seven boys and ten girls, will receive the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) on the occasion of Veer Baal Diwas, observed on Thursday.

ECI: No discrepancy in voter turnout data in Maha polls

The count of electors and voters on polling day is statutorily centred polling station-wise

PM Modi to lay foundation of Ken-Betwa River Linking Project on Vajpayee's 100th birth anniv

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Ken-Betwa river linking national project, country's first interlinking of rivers project under national perspective plan, on the 100th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on Wednesday.

Alerts to IOs as per pre-defined timelines will help expedite investigation process: Shah

Emphasising the use of technology, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday said alerts to investigation officers as well as senior officers as per predefined timelines will help expedite the process of investigation.

Atal Ji elevated India's prestige at global stage: Defence Minister

On the eve of the birth centenary of Bharat Ratna and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the 'Atal Geet Ganga' programme was organised in Lucknow. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended the event as chief guests.

5 soldiers killed as Army truck plunges into gorge

Five Army soldiers were killed and five others critically injured when a truck in which they were travelling plunged into a nearly 300 ft deep gorge along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district on Tuesday evening.

Rajasthan CM demands Cong's apology; Opposition seeks Amit Shah's dismissal

The BJP and Congress remain locked in a heated exchange over their respective stances on Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar and recent comments allegedly made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah about the late leader.

Kejriwal lied about woman's name being deleted from voter list: BJP

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Tuesday claimed that former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had lied about a woman's name being deleted from the voter list as the same woman in an interview with a news agency clarified that she remains a registered voter in the Trinagar assembly constituency and has been casting her vote regularly.

'Winter Carnival' starts in Shimla

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated the ten-day long Winter Carnival in Shimla at The Ridge here on Tuesday.

Working for public welfare with inspiration from great personalities, says Haryana CM

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said his government was consistently working for the welfare of the people by following the path shown by great personalities with several beneficial decisions inspired by their teachings and guidance.

Himachal CM orders comprehensive policy for employment on compassionate grounds

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu directed the formulation of a comprehensive policy for employment on compassionate grounds and said the incumbent state government intends to settle all the pending cases in one go.

J&K CM Omar Abdullah reviews winter preparedness in snowbound Kashmir

To ensure smooth and uninterrupted delivery of essential services and functioning of vital installations across the Kashmir Division, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on Tuesday, chaired a high-level meeting to review preparedness of various departments to address challenges posed by harsh winter conditions, particularly in the snow-bound zones of Kashmir Valley and Jammu Division.

Mehbooba asks NC govt to resolve reservation issue

Slamming the National Conference (NC) government for not slashing the high level of job reservation quota in J&K, PDP President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that merit has become the biggest casualty, as students are left questioning why they should work hard or strive to be deserving when their efforts don't lead to opportunities.

AAP's free water promise in Delhi only a reality during monsoon: Cong

Taking a dig at the Delhi government's clean drinking water from taps scheme that was inaugurated in DDA flats of Pandav Nagar, Rajendra Nagar Assembly constituency, Congress has called free water a reality only during monsoon, referring to the waterlogging in the capital.

FRAI urges govt to provide tech platform for Kirana stores to compete with e-commerce

Federation of Retailer Association of India (FRAI) on Tuesday urged the government to provide enhanced technology to Kirana stores to enable them to compete with e-commerce platforms.

Delhi Metro Completes 22 Years Of Operations

Lifeline of the national capital ~Delhi Metro~ completed 22 years of successful metro operations in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the year 2024.

Rain and chilly breeze bring down temperature

Delhi was hit by rain on a chilly day of winter on Thursday bringing the temperature further down.

Delhi Police unearth illegal Bangladeshi immigration nexus

The Delhi Police have unearthed a nexus involved in the illegal immigration of Bangladeshi immigrants and have arrested eleven people in this regard.

Kejriwal's 24x7 water supply promise a mirage amidst severe crisis in Delhi: BJP

The AAP chief calls it the first step towards ensuring 24x7 clean drinking water for every household in Delhi

Bansuri accuses AAP of deceiving people in the name of welfare schemes

BJP leader and MP from New Delhi, Bansuri Swaraj, on Tuesday accused the AAP of deceiving the senior citizens and women in the national capital in the name of the Sanjeevani Yojana and Mahila Samman Yojana, which do not exist on ground.

First JPC meeting on ONOE Bills on 8 Jan

A 39-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) will hold its first meeting on the Bills related to 'One Nation, One Election' bills on 8 January, next year, sources said.

President Murmu appoints new Governors of five states

The President's Secretariat on Tuesday notified the appointment of Governors of five states.

CT 2025: India to play all matches in Dubai

India-Pakistan match to take place on 23 February; final on 9 March

Budget 2025: PM Modi meets economists

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with a group of eminent economists and thought leaders in preparation for the Union Budget 2025-26 at NITI Aayog.

Konstas 'confident' of tackling Bumrah during MCG debut

Ahead of his anticipated Test debut in the fourth round of the Border-Gavaskar tussle against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Boxing Day, teenaged batting sensation Sam Konstas is \"super confident\" of the hard yards he has put in to make it to the Australian Test side, and is looking forward to back his skills to counter the formidable Jasprit Bumrah and the rest of the Indian attack.

Rewind 2024: Indian cricket's rollercoaster ride from high of T20 World Cup win to Test series whitewash

From the ecstasy of winning the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup to enduring a historic Test whitewash at home, it has been a rollercoaster ride for the Indian men's cricket team in 2024, even as they continue their tussle for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Down Under with one eye on making it to the ICC World Test Championship final for a third consecutive time.

Ravi Shastri urges Rohit Sharma to play aggressor at number 6

Rohit Sharma's decision to bat in the middle order in the Adelaide and Brisbane Tests, has failed to yield the desired results for the Indian team in the Border-Gavaskar series so far.

Injured Shami ruled out of Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Injury in left knee forces BCCI to rule out star pacer from ongoing Test series in Australia

Market snaps 5-day losing streak led by realty, banking and metal

At close, the Sensex was up 498.58 points or 0.64 percent at 78,540.17, and the Nifty was up 165.95 points or 0.70 percent at 23,753.45