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Asaram set to walk out after bail

Controversial self-styled godman and rapist Asaram is set to walk out of jail after the Rajasthan high court on Tuesday granted interim bail till March 31 to the convicted felon on medical grounds in a 2013 rape case, paving the way for him to step out of prison after 12 years.

AI Centre in Patar's Name to Be Set Up at Guru Nanak Dev Varsity: CM

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced to set up a state-of-the-art Surjit Patar Centre for ethical artificial intelligence (AI) at Guru Nanak Dev University.

Rusted Grenade Recovered in Jalandhar Village

A rusted grenade was recovered from Jalandhar's Padhiana village near Adampur airport on Monday night.

HC: When humans are mortals, litigations can't be immortal

The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed a plea seeking condonation of delay of 808 days in filing the appeal against a trial court order stating that when human beings are mortal, how the litigation between two parties can be made ‘immortal’.

111 Farmers to Begin Hunger Strike Today

Further intensifying their stir against the Centre in support of their various demands, protesting Punjab farmers have said a 'jatha' of 111 farmers wearing black clothes will start their fast-unto-death from Wednesday.Wearing black clothes, they will squat near the police barricading peacefully.

Draft UGC Rules Omit Key Rights for Minority Institutions: Sahney

Rajya Sabha MP Dr Vikramjit Singh Sahney on Tuesday urged Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to reinstate minority educational institutions' rights regarding academic staff appointments and promotions in the draft University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations, 2025.

Restore Fakhr-e-Qaum title on ex-CM Badal, SAD urges Takht

On December 2, Akal Takht had revoked the title bestowed on Badal Sr 13 years ago

Radicals float Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) outfit

Jailed MP Amritpal named as chief; 5-member committee to oversee outfit's working

Major overhaul of obesity diagnosis proposed

The body mass index (BMI), a measure that dates back to 1832, is not a reliable measure of health or illness and needs to be used along with waist circumference and direct fat measurement to detect obesity, a global commission has recommended in a report published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Tuesday.

Bomb hoaxes become latest Delhi flashpoint

A 17-year-old boy who allegedly sent bomb threats via email to 400 schools became the focal point of the Delhi assembly elections campaign on Tuesday after the police said his guardians were linked to a non-governmental organisation (NGO) with ties to a political party.

ALH May Be Grounded at Republic Day Flypast

The ALH Has Been Designed and Developed by Bengaluru-Based Plane Maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

New year means fresh resolve for PV Sindhu going into India Open

Seeking to reclaim home turf

Irwansyah in Charge of Women Shuttle

Indonesia's Irwansyah Adi Pratama has taken charge of the Indian women's singles shuttlers and been coaching PV Sindhu and others at the national camp in Bengaluru from the new year.

Delhi cops oppose Brij Bhushan plea in HC

Delhi Police opposed former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's plea in the Delhi high court to quash the proceedings related to the sexual harassment case lodged against him by women wrestlers, telling the court on Monday that the trial against the BJP leader is in progress.

Hopes on Shami if Bumrah misses Champions Trophy

The pace duo are brilliant in tandem, but a fit-again Shami will let India breathe easy going into the premier ODI event

Alex Michelsen upsets Tsitsipas in 1st round

Alex Michelsen swings a baseball bat left-handed. He kicks a football with his left foot. But he plays tennis right-handed.

PGTI Eyes Packed Calendar to Boost Golf in the Country

The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) has added four new events to the first half of its calendar, taking the total number of domestic tournaments in the February-April season to 11.

Targeting rival China, US announces new restrictions on AI chip exports

The United States unveiled new export rules on Monday on chips used for artificial intelligence (AI), furthering efforts to make it tough for China and other rivals to access advanced technology in Joe Biden's final days as president.

Seoul: 300 North Korean Soldiers Killed Fighting Ukrainian Forces

Around 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed and 2,700 wounded while fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine, a South Korean lawmaker said, on Monday, citing information from Seoul's spy agency.

Israel, Hamas Get Final Draft of Truce Deal

Mediators gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of a deal on Monday to end the war in Gaza, an official briefed on the negotiations said, after a midnight \"breakthrough\" in talks attended by envoys of both Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

Judge Clears Way For Release Of Report On Trump's 2020 Poll Interference Case

A federal judge said on Monday that the justice department can release special counsel Jack Smith's investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case.

Firefighters on alert as LA wildfire deaths surge to 24

Four fires around the US's second biggest city have ignited over 160 sqkm, roughly three times the size of Manhattan

Stocks bleed as US yields soar, rate cut hopes fade

US JOBS DATA DULLS HOPES ON FED RATE CUTS; FRONTLINE STOCKS, MID-, SMALL-CAPS HIT

Retail inflation eases to 4-month low in December

FOOD INFLATION CAME DOWN TO 8.4% IN DEC FROM 9% IN NOV

Why the House Must Debate CAG Reports

The Delhi high court is right to censure the state government for its failure to place 14 reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) before the legislative assembly.

Good fences for good neighbours

Bangladesh's concern over the fencing of the international border is misplaced

Within India's paradoxes, Seeds of transformation

India is a land of paradoxes. Picture a seeker climbing the Himalayan peaks or meditating by Varanasi's ghats, searching for meaning, unaware that the answers they seek have always been within them.

India-China relations: A river runs through it

The dam planned by Beijing on Brahmaputra in Tibet could turn out to be a poisoned chalice for South Asia

Toolkit for India to take the lead in the 6G race

If you are reading this article on a wireless device, then a complex set of interdependent, multi-component technologies are at work.

Back as lawyer, ex-judge says '06 blast probe biased

Nineteen years on, the victims of the 2006 serial blasts on Mumbai suburban network await justice.