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Maha Govt Urges Nikam To Be Spl Prosecutor In Beed Murder Case

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said he has requested senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam to be the special public prosecutor in the murder case of Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh.

CBI Books Its Officer, 7 Others in Bribery Case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked its deputy superintendent of police, BM Meena, who is part of the banking securities fraud branch in Mumbai, for allegedly demanding and accepting bribes through middlemen and hawala channels in lieu of favours granted to individuals under the agency's scanner for bank fraud.

NIA court convicts 28 for killing ABVP member in UP's Kasganj

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow on Thursday convicted 28 individuals in the murder case of 23-year-old Chandan Gupta, who was killed in a communal clash in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh during the \"Tiranga yatra\" on the Republic Day in 2018, a lawyer familiar with the matter said.

Bolstering of trade ties in focus as Iranian minister visits India

Iran's deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi is visiting India for talks aimed at resuming energy trade, which stopped in 2019 because of US sanctions, and exploring options for ramping up non-oil trade.

New Kerala, Bihar governors sworn-in

RJD president Lalu Prasad's remarks that doors of the opposition INDIA bloc are open for Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar triggered speculations in the state, which will go to the assembly polls later this year, even as the JD(U) leader on Thursday attempted to downplay Prasad's offer.

Anna Varsity Sexual Assault Case Is Being Politicised: HC Judge

The Madras high court on Thursday said the case of sexual assault of an engineering student at Anna University last month was being politicised with those protesting lacking any genuine concerns for women's safety.

Dual centres of power not to anyone's advantage: J&K CM

Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that the system of dual power centres in Jammu & Kashmir was to nobody's advantage — making a push again for the restoration of statehood for a region that has been a Union territory since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.

DRDO to play key role in defence reforms: Rajnath

A day after India declared 2025 as the year of defence reforms with an aim to transform the military into a technologically advanced force, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will play a \"crucial role\" in achieving the set objectives.

Art 370 sowed seeds of separatism: Shah

Article 370 sowed the \"seeds of separatism\" in the Kashmir Valley and spread a \"myth that Kashmir's association and India\" is temporary, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Thursday.

GIRL CRUSHED TO DEATH AS SCOOTER SKIDS UNDER TEMPO

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Dulal Sarkar was shot dead at Malda district in West Bengal on Thursday morning, police said, adding that two suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident.

BSF Is Letting Infiltrators Enter India To Destabilise Bengal: CM

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Border Security Force (BSF) of allowing infiltration from Bangladesh and claimed it was being done as part of the Centre's \"blueprint\" to malign the eastern state and the Trinamool Congress (TMC).

Prashant Kishor booked over BPSC protest

Former political strategist and Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Thursday began an indefinite hunger strike at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna to press the demand for the cancellation and fresh conduct of Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) prelims exam.

PM Terms New Orleans Terror Attack 'Cowardly'

India on Thursday condemned the assault by an Islamic State (IS)-inspired US Army veteran in New Orleans that killed 15 people and injured more than 30, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi denouncing the incident as a \"cowardly terrorist attack\".

Man can't claim ownership of wife's body: HC

Respecting a woman's bodily autonomy is not just a legal obligation but also a moral imperative of the husband, the high court said

Modi's New Year Resolutions Are 'Jumlas': Cong

The Congress on Thursday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi has no solution to the economic turmoil created by its government as it cited economic data on gold loans, private consumption, food inflation and household liabilities.

'Drop' in tourist arrivals in Goa? State minister slams influencers

Amid reports of a drop in tourists in Goa on New Year's Eve this year, state tourism minister Rohan Khaunte on Thursday said his department was working on a plan to \"expose influencers\" who have tried to misguide people into choosing other destinations.

Union Minister Backs Husband Amid Row

Apna Dal (S) president and Union minister of state Anupriya Patel on Thursday backed her husband, UP minister Ashish Patel, over corruption charges against him.

Minor Beaten to Death in Pune Over Suspicion of Affair, Three Held

Three members of a girl's family, including her father, were arrested here on Thursday for allegedly killing a 17-year-old boy as they suspected him of having an affair with his daughter, police said.

Can't cancel deal with Adani sans evidence: Naidu

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has said his government cannot unilaterally cancel solar power purchase agreements signed by the previous administration, despite a US federal bribery indictment against billionaire Gautam Adani and his company over allegations connected to the contract.

Tribunals can restore property to abandoned parents, says SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that tribunals constituted under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, are empowered to order the restoration of property to parents if their children fail to fulfil their obligation of care.

Amritpal's aides set to launch party on Jan 14

Associates of radical Sikh leader Amritpal Singh are set to launch a political party on January 14, an aide of the jailed Khadoor Sahib MP said on Thursday, with an event being planned to coincide with the \"Mela Maghi\" in the holy city of Muktsar Sahib in Punjab.

Right to property is a human and constitutional right: SC

A PERSON CANNOT BE DEPRIVED OF THEIR PROPERTY WITHOUT COMPENSATION BEING PAID, THE TOP COURT SAID

Nuh police attacked during mining check

A group of people, suspected to be members of the mining mafia, attacked police personnel with stones and forcibly took back a confiscated tractor during a check on mining activities near Ghatta Shamshabad village in the Aravallis, in Nuh, injuring two personnel, officers said on Thursday.

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Illegal mining in Aravallis leaves villager injured

Unchecked mining in the Aravallis, despite a Supreme Court ban, took a turn for the worse on Wednesday when a rockfall in Pichopa Kalan village of Charkhi Dadri district fell atop a parked vehicle and severely injured its driver, Subhash Singh, who is a resident of the village.

Kejriwal cleared razing of 22 temples during 2016-23, says LG; AAP hits back

THE AAP SAID THAT OFFICIALS WHO RECOMMENDED THE DEMOLITIONS WERE APPOINTED BY CENTRAL GOVT

Bid to Remove AAP MP's Wife From Voters' List 'Fraudulent'

An electoral registration officer in New Delhi has filed a police complaint, stating that two people have fraudulently filed submissions for the deletion of the name of Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh's wife Anita Singh's name from the voters' list in New Delhi, officers said on Thursday.

Shivraj Chouhan and Atishi Trade Charges Over Farmer Welfare

Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday accused the Delhi government in a letter of being \"anti-farmer\" by \"obstructing\" the implementation of the Centre's welfare schemes for farmers in the national capital.

BJP, AAP spar over Delhi's electoral roll

Kejriwal has spent the past 10 years positioning himself as the champion of fraudulent votes. VIRENDRA SACHDEVA, Delhi BJP president

2-Day Water Cuts in North, West Delhi

Water supply will likely be disrupted in parts of west and north Delhi including Rohini, Paschim Vihar, Janakpuri, Madhuban Chowk and adjoining areas on Friday and Saturday due to scheduled work on the main supply line by the Delhi Jal Board, officials said.