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8 Pak Nationals Get 20 Years In Prison In '15 Drug Seizure Case

A Mumbai court on Wednesday sentenced eight Pakistani nationals to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in a 200kg drug seizure case, noting that the ruling ought to be a \"lesson to the nation to refrain from exporting life-staking and health-affecting contraband substances\" to India.

11 Maoists Give Up Arms; Menace Nearing Its End, Says Fadnavis

Eleven Maoists, including senior cadre Vimla Chandra Sidam alias Tarakka, surrendered before Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in Gadchiroli on Wednesday.

UGC Unveils New Portal for Top Doctoral Works' Recognition

The Sharpest Decline in Student Enrolment at the Educational Level Was Observed at the Secondary Stage (Classes 9 to 12)

Modi, Murmu Lead Greetings As World Rings In New Year

Leaders across political lines, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday extended New Year greetings to the nation.

Cong leader's kin held in student suicide case

The Bhiwani police on Wednesday arrested the son of the private college owner in connection with the death of a 22-year-old Dalit woman, who died allegedly by suicide on December 24 after reportedly being denied permission to appear in the exam over unpaid fees.

India, Pak share lists of prisoners, N-sites

INDIA HAS SOUGHT 'EARLY RELEASE AND REPATRIATION OF PRISONERS, FISHERMEN, AND MISSING DEFENCE PERSONNEL FROM PAK CUSTODY'

Hotel Gen Manager Killed in Brawl With Cops in HP

The general manager of a hotel was killed and another staff sustained grievous injuries in a brawl involving two policemen at Banikhet near Dalhousie in Himachal Pradesh, a senior police officer said on Wednesday, adding that the accused police constables have been suspended from duty and arrested for murder.

Centre unveils 'ONOS' to facilitate access to research articles

THE ONE NATION ONE SUBSCRIPTION SCHEME AIMS AT IMPROVING THE R&D ECOSYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY

Will not go against India: B'desh army

Bangladesh is dependent in many ways on India, an \"important neighbour\", and will not do anything that goes against New Delhi's strategic interests, Bangladesh Army chief Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman has said against the backdrop of strained ties between the two countries.

285 Drones Shot Down Along India-Pakistan Border Last Year

At least 285 drones carrying drugs and arms into India were shot down and recovered by the Border Security Force (BSF) at the India-Pakistan border last year, officials said on Wednesday.

2025 to be 'year of reforms': Defence ministry in outlook

The setting up of integrated theatre commands for the best use of the military's resources to fight future wars, new domains such as cyber and space, and simpler weapons buying procedures will be in sharp focus this year, with the defence ministry declaring 2025 as the \"year of reforms\" aimed at modernising the armed forces to tackle new challenges.

EAM Jaishankar Meets Qatar's PM, Discusses Bilateral Ties

External affairs minister S Jaishankar met Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Wednesday to review bilateral ties and discuss regional issues.

MHA Amends Rules in Model Prison Manual

The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has amended the model prison manual to address the issue of caste-based discrimination among inmates, officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday.

SC Refuses to Monitor Claims of Women Officers Seeking PC

The Supreme Court in a recent order refused to monitor claims of women short service commission (SSC) officers denied permanent commission in the defence forces, directing them to approach the Armed Forces Tribunal where such matters requiring an \"in-depth consideration\" can be effectively considered.

Man kills mother; four sisters in UP hotel; held

A 24-year-old man allegedly killed his four sisters and mother inside a hotel room in Lucknow with the help of his 55-year-old father while the family was on a trip to celebrate the new year, police said on Wednesday, adding that he also shot a seven-minute video of the grisly crime.

3-Year-Old Pulled Out of Kotputli Borewell After Ten Days, Dies

The three-year-old girl, who fell into a 170-foot-deep borewell at Kotputli in Rajasthan on December 23, was pulled out after 10 days on Wednesday, police officers aware of the matter said, adding that doctors declared her dead on arrival at the hospital.

Zeenat back in Odisha reserve after 3 weeks

Tigress Zeenat, who escaped the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) on December 8 and eluded forest officials in a search that spanned three states, was brought back to Odisha and released in her enclosure early on Wednesday morning.

Aamir's flowers

Glimpsing into a citizen's eventful day

LG tells DDA to begin a survey for cable-car ropeway across Yamuna

Lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena on Wednesday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to start the process to survey and select sites for installing ropeways or cable-ways that can carry passengers in cable cars across the Yamuna, officials from the LG's secretariat said.

Delhi's First Government Tissue Bank To Open Soon

Delhi government's Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS) is launching its first tissue bank to provide affordable bone and skin grafts.

New Delhi Traffic Chaos

Sushil Saini wanted to start 2025 with a scrumptious meal with his family, and decided to take them out to a nice restaurant in Connaught Place.

Man not exempt from child support if wife financially stable: HC

A man cannot be exempted from financially supporting his child simply because his wife has the potential to provide for the child, the Delhi high court ruled in a recent judgment.

Police Penalises 558 For Driving Under Influence; 4,583 Fined In All For Violations

Delhi Police prosecuted 558 motorists for driving under the influence during the New Year's celebrations on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, officers said, adding there was no fatality recorded this year.

The chill is on: Max drops to 12°C

Delhi continued to shiver on the first day of the new year as parts of the city recorded cold day conditions on Wednesday, though of less intensity than the day before.

GMDA to overhaul 64 km of master sector roads in city

GMDA BEGINS A NINE-MONTH PLAN TO REPAIR SERVICE ROADS IN ₹92.33 CR UPGRADE PROJECT OF ROADS, DRAINS, GREEN BELTS IN GURUGRAM

Kejriwal Writes to RSS, Accuses BJP of 'Manipulating' Delhi's Voter List

AAP Alleges BJP of Voter Fraud and Distributing Cash to Voters; BJP Counter Accuses AAP of Diversion Tactics to Mask Failures

MCG rolls out green campaign for 2025

RETIRED WORKERS TO ASSIST MCG, WHILE THE COMMISSIONER ACTS ON ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS

Man Pushes His Wife Off Fourth Floor To Her Death, Arrested

A man and his parents were arrested for allegedly pushing his wife off the balcony of their four-storey house in Sector 6, Gurugram, during a scuffle, police said on Wednesday.

Nuh Police on High Alert After Explosion at Aravalli Hillock

The Nuh police have been placed on high alert following a blast in Rava village on the Haryana-Rajasthan border, where the mining mafia allegedly detonated a hillock in the protected Aravalli range on December 17.

40-yr-old dies by suicide, kin blame his wife

THE TWO WERE CO-OWNERS OF A CAFE AND WERE UNDERGOING A SEPARATION THAT INVOLVED DIVISION OF BUSINESSES