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Israeli New Year strike kills 15 people in Gaza

Gaza's civil defence agency said on Wednesday that an Israeli air strike in the territory's north killed at least 15 people, marking what the rescuers called the New Year's first deadly attack.

The unsettled debate about Covid origins

On December 31, 2019, a notice about an unusual pneumonia cluster in Wuhan, China made its way to the WHO's disease surveillance system.

In Manipur, the search for peace

Chief minister Biren Singh's apology offers an opening for dialogue, ending the ethnic conflict

The Many Wars Suggest Collapse of Moral Values

Last year was a violent year, and the new year threatens to be worse.

Niti Aayog's Decade as an Ideas Platform

New challenges await the country's premier policy think tank

On climate, India can tap Trump's transactionalism

The West thinks it has been doing too much for the climate. The poor nations aren't moved. The new leader of the West, Trump, rejects pious posturing; he operates like a sharp trader. How does India intend to negotiate with him?

Eminent Botanist K S Manilal Dies at the Age of 86

Renowned botanist and Padma Shri awardee K S Manilal, celebrated for translating the ancient Latin text Hortus Malabaricus into English and Malayalam, died following age-related ailments, people familiar said on Wednesday. He was 86.

Toxic waste leaves Union Carbide site for disposal 40 yrs after tragedy

The movement of nearly 337 tonnes of toxic waste from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal began on Wednesday night, officials familiar with the matter said.

Process to identify land for Singh's memorial has begun, say officials

The government has started the process of identifying a site for setting up a memorial to former prime minister Manmohan Singh and is in touch with his family to finalise the location.

Four Men Die in Bid to Save Fifth From Well: Cops

Five people died in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district, including four who tried to rescue a man from a well, police said on Wednesday.

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.