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Portions of old mosque demolished in Fatehpur

KANPUR: Authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district on Tuesday demolished a significant chunk of a 185-year-old mosque that officials alleged was illegally constructed and obstructing a road-widening project.

'Dhankhar acted in partisan manner': 60 MPs sign notice

NEW DELHI: Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar's term is rife with instances where he \"acted in a manner that is explicitly partisan and unfair towards members belonging to the Opposition\", around 60 Opposition MPs alleged in a notice they submitted seeking his removal.

Mamata finds support amid rift in Oppn bloc

PATNA: Two key constituents of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) backed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday to head the Opposition coalition, adding to the growing call for a shake-up within the bloc that did well in the Lok Sabha polls but has flagged since.

HC RELIEF FOR 2 LAW STUDENTS WITH SCANT ATTENDANCE

The Bombay high court on Monday granted interim relief to two final-year law students from deduction of their internal assessment marks due to low attendance.

MHADA plans to enter rental housing sector

For the first time in the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority's (MHADA's) 47-year-old existence, the housing body will foray into diverse housing solutions like rental housing, student accommodation, working women's hostels, shared units, studio apartments, industrial housing, and old age homes.

Court allows monetisation of Choksi's assets worth ₹2,565 cr

Proceeds from sale of properties must be turned into fixed deposits: Spl court

Court rejects Muslim org claim over Durgadi Fort

THANE: After a 49-year legal battle, the Kalyan civil court on Tuesday ruled that the disputed Durgadi Fort was the property of the state government, rejecting the claim of the Majlis-e-Mushayara on it.

VVPAT check done but Oppn ups ante on EVMs

MUMBAI: Amid large-scale protests by the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), which has alleged manipulation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the recent assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has said the mandatory VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) slip count in five randomly selected polling stations in each assembly constituency had been conducted on November 23, and the outcome matched the results delivered by the EVMs.

HC BAIL TO 14 ACCUSED IN MIRA ROAD RIOT CASE

The Bombay high court on Monday granted bail to 14 accused in the Mira Road riot case, linked to the Ayodhya Ram temple consecration ceremony.

NO HC RELIEF FOR SAJJAN JINDAL, NSIL FROM SEBI PROCEEDINGS

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday refused to interfere in the proceedings initiated by SEBI against Nalwa Sons Investments Ltd (formerly Jindal Strips Ltd) and its directors, including Sajjan Jindal, chairman and managing director of JSW Group, in connection with the 2014 re-organisation of the OP Jindal group.

INVESTORS WERE ASKED TO INVEST FUNDS IN MINING OF BITCOIN AND OTHER CRYPTO CURRENCIES, FOR WHICH, HPZ TOKEN APP WAS USED

INVESTORS WERE ASKED TO INVEST FUNDS IN MINING OF BITCOIN AND OTHER CRYPTO CURRENCIES, FOR WHICH, HPZ TOKEN APP WAS USED

Protestors condemn atrocities in B'desh

On Nov 23, people saw what happens when Sanatanis unite...We can also elect the president of America. RAMGIRI MAHARAJ Chief of Sadguru Gangagiri Maharaj Sansthan

Survivors of Kurla bus crash recount horror

SOP mandates six weeks of training for scaling up, but driver Sanjay More trained for just three days

VVPAT check done but Oppn ups ante on EVMS

BJP leaders launch scathing attack on Sharad Pawar at Markadwadi meeting, call the NCP (SP) chief a 'cunning wolf'

Salem's plea for release date rejected

MUMBAI: A special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court on Tuesday rejected the plea filed by jailed gangster Abu Salem Abdul Qayyum Ansari, a convict in the March 1993 Mumbai serial bombings case, seeking to know the tentative date of his release.

HC PULLS UP BMC OVER DELAYS IN 100-YR-OLD FORT BUILDING REPAIR

The Bombay high court on Tuesday rapped the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over delays in initiating repair work in DG Chambers, a 100-year-old building in Mumbai's Fort area that houses the iconic Dwarka Restaurant, saying the delays amounted to \"harassment\" of citizens.

City's temperature fluctuates erratically; cold spell to be short-lived, says IMD

MUMBAI: The city's temperatures have been fluctuating dramatically since the beginning of the month of December, with the mercury rising 5 degrees Celsius early Tuesday morning, just a day after the city recorded its coldest December day in nine years.

Mannat to get taller? Gauri seeks coastal authority nod

The application seeks approval to build two additional floors on the six-storey annexe behind the mansion

Ecologist Madhav Gadgil gets UN's top green honour

Veteran ecologist, Madhav Gadgil has been named one of the six 'Champions of the Earth' for 2024 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Treesa-Gayatri aim to impress at Tour Finals

NEW DELHI: It had been a far from ideal year for Treesa Jolly and P Gayatri Gopichand.

OLYMPIC CHAMP SCHEFFLER BAGS YEAR'S NINTH TITLE

The Scottie Scheffler juggernaut continues to roll, and records and rivals continue to get steamrolled.

Ding hits back with positional masterclass, levels match 6-6

A day after blunder cost him dear, world champion levels match with flawless Game 12 vs Gukesh

SA on top of WTC table, pressure on India to win series

KOLKATA: South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 109 runs in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) to win the two-match series 2-0 on Monday and as a result moved up to No. 1 on the ICC World Test Championship table with 63.33 percentage points.

Near Adelaide, at Tea Tree Gully: The place where you can find Head's heart

ADELAIDE: For some time now, Indian players and fans have been asking themselves the same question over and over again because Travis Head finds a way and shows the will to scupper India's hopes over and over again: \"Where has this guy come from?\"

WTC's imperfections laid bare by SA's late charge

MUMBAI: The screams and singing from the South Africa team celebrations echoed across St George's Park at Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) after their series-clinching Test win against Sri Lanka on Monday.

Air India places order to buy 100 more Airbus aircraft

Private airline Air India on Monday said it has placed an order to purchase 100 more Airbus aircraft, comprising 10 wide-body A350 and 90 narrow-body A320 family aircraft including the A321neo.

Malhotra to lead next leg of RBI's war on inflation

The appointment comes months after the govt appointed 3 new members to MPC

Syria's Assad exit shows Russia, Iran and Hamas made a bad bet

JERUSALEM: A great many actors had a hand in the fall of Syria's dictator, Bashar al-Assad: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist group that led the offensive; Turkey, which nurtured and supported HTS; the myriad Syrian groups and people who gave a hated tyrant a final push.

Hasina slams Yunus regime, calls him 'mastermind' behind July-Aug turmoil

Bangladesh's deposed premier Sheikh Hasina has launched a fierce attack on the interim administration, accusing its chief adviser Muhammad Yunus of running a \"fascist regime\" that allows terrorists and fundamentalists to act without restraint.

Prez Putin's call to grant Assad asylum in Russia: Kremlin

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday President Vladimir Putin had made the decision to grant asylum in Russia to Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted as Syria's president by a lightning rebel offensive.