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MEA to Canada: Probe three students' death

Indian high commission in Ottawa, consulates in Toronto, Vancouver are in touch with Canadian authorities, says ministry of external affairs

RS BYPOLLS: BJP PICK REKHA SHARMA ELECTED UNOPPOSED

Former National Commission for Women chairperson and BJP leader Rekha Sharma was declared elected unopposed in the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Haryana after the deadline for withdrawal of nomination ended at 3 pm on Friday.

Kotkapura doctor, hospital told to pay ₹1L as compensation

The district consumer disputes redressal commission in Faridkot has directed a Kotkapura-based doctor to pay ₹1 lakh compensation to a resident for medical negligence that led to his mother's death.

Sangrur shivers at 1.1° Celsius, biting cold grips Punjab, Hry

Sangrur in Punjab and Haryana's Hisar reeled under severe cold on Friday as biting chill continued to prevail at many places in the two states.

No bar on gathering at Takht but maintain 'maryada': SGPC chief

As Sikh hardliners are gearing up to organise a gathering at Akal Takht on December 18 to express opposition to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)'s resolution to excommunicate Narain Singh Chaura, a former militant, who attacked Sukhbir Singh Badal on December 4, the gurdwara body president Harjinder Singh Dhami said the gathering will not be restricted and the organisers should maintain discipline and maryada.

Clergy accepts Sukhbir's penance, grants pardon

AMRITSAR: Akal Takht on Friday accepted Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal's 10-day tankhah (religious punishment) and freed him from the tag of 'tankhaiya' (guilty of religious misconduct).

Ambala, Jind DCs seek medical assistance for Jagjit Dallewal

Tikait meets Dallewal who has been on hunger strike since Nov 26 at Khanauri

Ambala, Jind DCs seek medical assistance for Jagjit Dallewal

As the health of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a hunger strike at Khanauri, deteriorates, deputy commissioners of Jind and Ambala have written to their Sangrur counterpart, asking to provide immediate medical assistance to the veteran leader amid apprehension that any untoward incident may escalate protests.

Want good ties but Pak must end terror

NEW DELHI: India desires relations \"free of terrorism\" with Pakistan and hopes that its ties with Bangladesh will \"settle down to a mutually beneficial and stable relationship\", external affairs minister S Jaishankar said in Parliament on Friday, as he also cautioned against \"point-scoring\" over the state of India's diplomatic relations.

Rinda-run module busted, 2 arrested

Punjab Police on Friday claimed to have disrupted Pakistan's ISI-backed terror module being operated by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative Harvinder Rinda and Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia with the arrest of its two members, who allegedly confessed to have planted an improvised explosive device (IED) at a police station in Ajnala, said director general of police Gaurav Yadav.

Kumbh to propel goal of Viksit Bharat: Modi

The Maha Kumbh next year will play an important role in India's journey to becoming a developed nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday as he described the mega religious event as a \"mahayagya of unity\" that will take the country's cultural and spiritual identity to new heights.

SC asks panel to engage with farmers, orders medical aid for Dallewal

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed a court-appointed high-powered panel to engage with protesting farmers to persuade them to temporarily suspend their agitation or relocate it from highways along the Punjab-Haryana border, while ensuring that the well-being of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fast-unto-death entered its 18th day, remains a top priority.

Govt, Oppn trade blows in Constitution debate

Key speeches on Day 1

Gukesh's record may go on to last for a hundred years

As an 8-year-old in 2013, Gukesh says, he wanted to be the one to bring the World Chess Championship crown back to India

Impact of this win on our chess will be massive

EVER SINCE I'VE WORKED WITH HIM, HE'S EXCEEDED EVEN MY OPTIMISTIC SCENARIOS VERY, VERY FAST. IN 2022, HE HAD A GREAT GROWTH SPURT. 2024 AS WELL HAS BEEN FANTASTIC FOR HIM.

Gukesh's record may go on to last for a hundred years

A few months back, when Gukesh won the Candidates and qualified to play the World Championship match against defending champion Ding Liren, it was quite a surprise.

Israeli PM appears ready for Gaza ceasefire deal: US NSA

Some of Netanyahu's critics have accused him of stalling in negotiations, while Israel has repeatedly blamed Palestine's Hamas for delays

Options fever begins to cool as Sebi curbs kick in

MUMBAI: The options frenzy among India's retail investors may be beginning to cool as regulatory measures to prevent widespread losses begin to take effect.

Fingerprints, ballistics, Reddit writings: How the CEO death case evolved

NEW YORK: Luigi Mangione's arrest this week over the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson in Manhattan has failed to fill in some key details of the shocking killing that has gripped the U.S.

India to regain growth momentum in Q3, says minister Piyush Goyal

NEW DELHI: India's economy will regain its higher growth momentum in the third quarter and achieve the estimated growth rate to remain the world's fastest growing economy in 2024-25, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.

Nudging government to conserve wetlands

The Supreme Court's order on Wednesday to states to protect 30,000 additional wetlands, over the 2.01 lakh already being conserved under a 2017 order, is a timely intervention.

The US deep state and its discontents

The idea of a State within a State is not entirely imaginary. With the political rise of Trump, the spectre of a deep state has become a bugbear in Right-wing circles

Supreme Court draws the line

Directive to lower courts to keep off pleas seeking to undermine the Places of Worship Act is timely

Battle against low visibility takes off in Indian aviation

As we head into the annual winter chaos in aviation—the fog that envelopes large parts of North India in December and January—a feeling of dread begins to accompany all ticket bookings by passengers coming into the region.

A candlelight revolution in the making in South Korea

The dramatic turn of events in South Korea, initiated by President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law on December 3, has plunged the country into a political crisis.

Mohan Babu booked for bid to murder journalist

HYDERABAD: An attempt to murder charge has been added to the case filed against veteran Telugu actor Mohan Babu in connection with the alleged attack on a 35-year-old video journalist, police said on Thursday.

Nov retail inflation in line with expectations at 5.48%

Relief after October spike

EX-COAL SECY AMONG SIX ACQUITTED IN 2012 CASE

A Delhi court has acquitted former Union coal secretary HC Gupta, and five others, including two senior officials from the ministry of coal (MoC), in a high-profile corruption and criminal conspiracy case related to a coal block allocation in Odisha in 2012.

AMARAVATI TO BE SINGLE CAPITAL, ANDHRA INFORMS SC IN AFFIDAVIT

Amaravati is being developed as the lone capital city of Andhra Pradesh, the state government led by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has informed the Supreme Court in an affidavit, ending the discussion over the three-capital plan envisaged by the previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy regime.

RS impasse continues as MPs refuse to relent

NEW DELHI: There was no let-up in the acrimony between the government and the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, with both sides hardening their stance—the government demanding an explanation on Congress leaderships' alleged links with billionaire George Soros and the Opposition demanding a probe into the allegations of wrongdoing against the Adani Group.