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Farm leaders pause march amid injuries

Protesting farmers on Saturday suspended their foot march to Delhi for the day after some of them suffered injuries in tear gas shelling by Haryana security personnel here along the state's border with Punjab.

CONG DID NOT GIVE AMBEDKAR HIS DUE: RIJIJU IN LOK SABHA

Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday tore into the Congress for not giving BR Ambedkar his due, as he questioned the opposition's claims that minorities were being denied their rights.

After decades of bloodshed, two C'garh districts to shed LWE tag

NEW DELHI: When Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Union home minister Amit Shah last week, he had more than an invitation for the closing ceremony of Bastar Olympics.

Rahul: BJP ridiculing Savarkar amid talk of protecting Constitution

NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday cited VD Savarkar's remarks that there was nothing Indian about the Constitution and took a jibe at the BJP, saying that by talking of protecting the Constitution, the ruling party is \"ridiculing\" Savarkar.

Model question papers released ahead of exams

PRAYAGRAJ: The UP Board has uploaded model question papers of all major subjects on its official website, to enhance the performance of students set to appear in its forthcoming High School and Intermediate exams-2025.

Wanted gangster gunned down in STF, Delhi police encounter

MEERUT: The joint team of special task force and Delhi Police special cell gunned down Sonu Matka, a member of Hashim Baba gang and a wanted criminal in a Delhi double murder case, in an encounter, in T P Nagar area, on Friday morning.

ASICON-2024 CONCLUDES IN AGRA

AGRA: ASICON-2024, the 84th annual conference of the Association of Surgeons of India, concluded on Saturday after being hosted in Agra for the first time in three decades.

Now, Moradabad jail suptd suspended over prison manual violation during SP team's visit

The Uttar Pradesh government suspended Moradabad jail superintendent PP Singh late on Friday night for violating the jail manual by allowing several persons inside the prison at a time on December 2 when a Samajwadi Party (SP) delegation went to meet people arrested in connection with the Sambhal violence of November 24,

ACCUSED IN RS 2.70 LAKH LOOT ARRESTED AFTER ENCOUNTER

Agra police arrested a man accused of looting Rs 2.70 lakh from Mukesh Kumar, secretary of Kolara Kalan Development Block, after an encounter at Iradatnagar bypass on Friday night.

Man duped of Rs 56.88 lakh in cyber fraud

NOIDA: Cyber fraudsters allegedly duped a man of Rs 56.88 lakh in Gautam Buddha Nagar district on the pretext of helping him earn huge profits by investing in the stock market, police said on Saturday.

UP WARDS SCORE BIG IN CLEANLINESS CAMPAIGN

Over 12,000 wards across Uttar Pradesh participated in the Swachh Ward Competition under the slogan \"Swachhata Hai Seva, Swachh Ward Hai Sankalp,\" organised by the Urban Development Department.

After attack on NIA team, Jhansi police file FIR against 110

KANPUR: An FIR has been lodged against 10 named and over 100 unknown people for obstructing and attacking a National Investigation Agency (NIA) team and local police during an operation to detain Mufti Khalid Nadwi on Thursday night.

Lko court summons Rahul on Jan 10

LUCKNOW: The court of additional chief judicial magistrate here on Friday summoned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on January 10, 2025 in a case related to using derogatory language against freedom fighter Veer Savarkar.

Now, Moradabad jail suptd suspended over prison manual violation during SP team's visit

The Uttar Pradesh government suspended Moradabad jail superintendent PP Singh late on Friday night for violating the jail manual by allowing several persons inside the prison at a time on December 2 when a Samajwadi Party (SP) delegation went to meet people arrested in connection with the Sambhal violence of November 24, confirmed senior officials of the prison administration and reform services on Saturday.

UPSRTC to deploy QRTs on 7 key routes for emergencies

A TEAM OF 22 OFFICERS WILL OVERSEE THE OPERATIONS TO ENSURE EFFICIENCY DURING THE MAHAKUMBH, STARTING JAN 13.

HC directs govt to appoint man accused of sedition and acquitted later as judge

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to appoint as additional district judge a man who was denied appointment on the ground that he had faced two trials regarding alleged charges of spying for Pakistan as well as for sedition.

We strengthened Constitution, Congress wounded it, says PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Congress repeatedly wounded the Constitution while his government's policies and decisions since it took office in 2014 have been aimed at boosting India's strength and unity in line with the vision of the Constitution.

After yrs of violence, two Bastar districts free of LWE menace

When Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Union home minister Amit Shah last week, he had more than an invitation for the closing ceremony of Bastar Olympics.

We strengthened Constitution, Congress wounded it, says PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Congress repeatedly wounded the Constitution while his government's policies and decisions since it took office in 2014 have been aimed at boosting India's strength and unity in line with the vision of the Constitution.

After yrs of violence, two Bastar districts free of LWE menace

NEW DELHI: When Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Union home minister Amit Shah last week, he had more than an invitation for the closing ceremony of Bastar Olympics.

Revisiting 2021: Pant, Gill and a slice of heaven called the Gabba

BRISBANE: It will never get old. A bit like the six by MS Dhoni in the 2011 World Cup final. Rishabh Pant's four will forever be enshrined in our memory. When you think of Gabba, you think of Pant and that boundary.

KASPAROV LAUDS GUKESH FOR SURMOUNTING EVERY OBSTACLE

NEW DELHI: Russian chess great Garry Kasparov doffed his hat to D Gukesh for surpassing him in becoming the youngest world champion, saying that the Indian has \"summitted the highest peak of all\" and critics counting the blunders should know that no previous match has been without mistakes.

India get into the grind after pep talk from Kohli

BRISBANE: So much has been said between the 10-wicket defeat at Adelaide and the Indian team's move to Brisbane that the team would have been rather glad to get back on the field and focus once again on just the cricket again.

Gukesh's incredible self-awareness led him to the World Championship title, says Upton

BENGALURU: Paddy Upton, the renowned mental conditioning coach who worked with D Gukesh, said the \"incredible self-awareness\" of the 18-year-old Indian Grandmaster powered him to a historic World Chess Championship title.

Bumrah combination of legendary pacers, says Greg Chappell

SYDNEY: Jasprit Bumrah embodies the qualities of pace legends such as Dennis Lillee, Andy Roberts and Richard Hadlee but at the same time is forging his own legacy, one that is set to inspire future generations of pacemen, feels former India coach Greg Chappell.

CCPA pulls up 17 direct-selling firms for alleged violations

THIS ACTION IS PART OF THE CCPA'S ONGOING EFFORTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS

Bajaj Fin scales back payments ambitions, shifts focus to AI

MUMBAI: Bajaj Finance Ltd, one of India's leading non-bank lenders, is scaling back its ambitions in the payments and credit card businesses as part of a revised five-year roadmap, BFL 3.0.

New platform to let consumers file cases, attend hearings online

NEW DELHI: The department of consumer affairs is preparing to launch a \"future-ready\" platform to redress consumer grievances through a new e-Jagriti app and an updated portal, which is expected to streamline the resolution of complaints, two people aware of the matter said.

Nuvama Wealth buys ₹100 cr OYO shares via secondary mkt

THE SHARE SALE AT ₹53 APIECE TRANSLATES TO A VALUATION OF $4.6 BILLION FOR THE TRAVEL TECH UNICORN

Domestic and global headwinds challenge RBI's forex policy

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) efforts to slow the rupee's decline have been relentless, but its already-stretched strategy is now challenged by weak economic growth, tepid foreign inflows, and a buoyant dollar's threat to Asian currencies, especially the Chinese yuan.