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Special Counsel in Trump Cases Quits Justice Dept

US Special Counsel Jack Smith, who led the federal cases against Donald Trump on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat and mishandling of classified documents, has resigned, as the Republican president-elect prepared to return to the White House.

Six killed, 22 injured as bus plunges into gorge in Pauri Garhwal district

Six people were killed and 22 others were injured after the bus they were travelling in fell into an 100m-deep gorge near Dehalchauri area in Pauri Garhwal district on Sunday, police said.

IIT-Kharagpur Student Found Dead in Hostel

A third-year student was found dead in his hostel room at the IIT-Kharagpur in West Midnapore district of West Bengal on Sunday in a suspected case of suicide, police said.

Bengal bans nine more items of pharma firm

The West Bengal government on Sunday instructed state-run hospitals not to use nine more products of Paschim Banga Pharmaceutical, officials said, while an inquiry committee visited Midnapore Medical College and Hospital where a woman died on Friday and four others were critical after the delivery of babies allegedly due to the administration of \"defective\" Ringer's Lactate on the intravenous (IV) fluid.

5 Maoists Gunned Down in Encounter at Bijapur

Five Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Sunday, officials said, adding that several weapons and ammunition were seized from the spot.

Around 13,000 Trains to Run During Kumbh, Says Vaishnaw

Union minister of railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday inaugurated various initiatives to enhance rail connectivity for visitors to attend the Maha Kumbh 2025 in the Prayagraj region, a statement from the Indian Railways (IR) said.

The Bitter Battle to Gain Power in Delhi

The outcome will have national implications. Hence, the big push on the ground by three national parties

Time running out for MVA in Maharashtra

Just as the INDIA bloc threatens to unravel, there are signs that a subset, the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra may be among the first to implode.

Boiling seas & scorched land

Record-high sea temperatures in 2024 show the gap between climate threat and action

Looming threats of a China-US standoff

Residents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping managed to keep United States (US)-China tensions contained in 2024, but when Donald Trump strides back into the White House later this month, he will break this fragile stability, driving an unmanaged decoupling of the world's most important geopolitical relationship and increasing the risk of global economic disruption and crisis.

Leader of good conduct and good conscience

I first met Dr Manmohan Singh when he visited Tripura as then member-secretary of the Planning Commission to understand the problems of the state's tribal communities.

Bangladesh Impedes Border Fence Work at 7 Points

Border tensions between India and Bangladesh have escalated since August 5, when former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India, with Bangladesh border forces opposing previously agreed construction work at multiple locations along the international boundary, officials aware of the matter have said.

ED Arrests 4 in Bank Fraud Case Linked to RJD MLA

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested four people, including a former chief executive officer of a cooperative bank, in connection with its money laundering probe into alleged embezzlement of funds at a Bihar cooperative bank promoted by a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA, people aware of the matter said on Sunday.

Sena (UBT) never called to disband INDIA bloc or MVA, says MP Raut

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut clarified on Sunday that his party's decision to contest local body elections solo is aimed at strengthening its grassroots base and does not signal a break in the INDIA bloc or the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance.

Man Booked For Raping Former Student In Guj

Police launched a search for a school principal after booking him for raping a former student on the sidelines of an alumni meet in Bharuch of Gujarat, police said on Sunday.

India to Power Shipping Fleet With Solar: Min

India aims to power its entire coastal and inland waterways shipping fleet, beginning with 1,000 vessels, with renewable energy in the next five years, Union ports and shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said.

After AIADMK, BJP Decides To Boycott Erode East By-Election

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA has decided to boycott the upcoming Erode East bypoll, the party said on Sunday, instead shifting its focus to the 2026 state elections.

25-Member SIT Set Up to Probe Dalit Athlete's Rape Case, 13 More Held

So Far, 28 People, Including Four Minors, Have Been Taken into Custody and 18 FIRs Were Filed

'Such arrogance is not good': Guv office hits back at Stalin

The Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan on Sunday hit out at chief minister MK Stalin for calling governor RN Ravi \"childish\", after he walked out of the state assembly alleging disrespect to the national Anthem, and said such \"arrogance is not good\" for a leader of the CM's stature.

Maha rejected politics of betrayal

The people of Maharashtra rejected Sharad Pawar's politics of betrayal and Uddhav Thackeray's politics of dynasty in the 2024 assembly elections by giving the mandate to the Bharatiya Janata Party, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Sunday.

Youth Will Make India a Developed Nation: Modi

The strength of India's young population will help realise the dream of a \"Viksit Bharat\" (developed nation) by 2047, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday at the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue, and added that a developed India will be one that is \"empowered economically, strategically, socially and culturally\".

U.P. Proposes 'No Helmet, No Fuel' Policy

The Uttar Pradesh transport department has issued comprehensive guidelines for implementing \"no helmet, no petrol\" policy across the state aimed at enhancing road safety for two-wheeler riders.

Ready to move forward with new energy: Lko CP

The response time of UP 112 has already been reduced from 15 minutes to 10.

Missing 17-Year-Old Girl From WB Traced in LKO, Rescued

A 17-year-old girl, reported missing from Duttapukur of West Bengal since December 21, 2024, was traced and rescued in Lucknow on Sunday by a joint team of officials and child rights workers from West Bengal and Lucknow.

Commissionerate system changed police's image, says ex-UP DGP

As police commissioner system in two cities, Lucknow and Gautam Buddh Nagar, of Uttar Pradesh successfully completes five years on Monday, the Hindustan Times had a conversation with retired UP director general of police OP Singh asking how he managed to convince the political masters to accept it.

House Tax Now Applicable in Lucknow's Extended Areas

The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) announced on Sunday that house tax is now payable in newly extended areas of the city, as per Sections 3(2) and 177H of the U.P. Municipal Corporation Act, 1959.

Uttar Pradesh Day To Be Celebrated From January 24 To 26

Uttar Pradesh Day will be celebrated this year from January 24 to 26, with various programmes planned across all districts, including Lucknow and Noida.

HC Gives Govt 6 Weeks To Consider Relocation Of Victim's Family

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has given six weeks’ time to the Uttar Pradesh government for considering the request of the family of a 19-year-old Dalit woman, who was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered in Hathras district in 2020, to provide a house to them in Ghaziabad.

Probe suggests mason's absconding stepbrother, adopted son key suspects

ADG SAID THE DUO'S LAST MOBILE LOCATION WAS TRACED TO AJMER ON FRIDAY WHEN THEIR MOBILE PHONES WERE INCIDENTALLY SWITCHED ON.

New BJP district presidents to be named before Jan 20

The new team of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) district presidents in Uttar Pradesh is expected to be in place before January 20, after which the party will begin the process of electing its new state chief through consensus.