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January 24, 2025

Special Provisions Under Privileged Will in UCC for Security Forces: Govt

The Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Act 2024 and the UCC rules will have a well-organised framework for the creation and cancellation of Privileged Wills, which will help people, especially security forces personnel, to quickly make a will without the formalities of a conventional will, the state government said on Thursday.

2 mins

Two Arrested, Police Search for Third Accused

A special police team has been formed to nab the third absconding accused, who is wanted in the murder of a SIDCUL factory worker, a senior police officer familiar with the matter said on Thursday, adding that two people have been arrested so far.

1 min

Police Hold Workshops to Address 'Fears and Confusion' Among People

Amid opposition by some minority groups against the implementation of Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the Uttarakhand police held a workshop with \"prominent people\" from different communities to allay \"fears and confusion\" about the law, officers said.

1 min

Low Turnout of Sadhus, Seers in Haridwar Due to Maha Kumbh

A large number of sadhus, seers and religious leaders could not vote in Haridwar civic election on Thursday due to the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

1 min

Over 56% Voters Exercise Franchise in Civic Polls

The fate of 5,405 candidates in the fray for 100 urban local bodies across the state was sealed on Thursday as the state reported 56.81% voting till 4 pm.

5 mins

State HC Urged to Intervene After Names 'Omitted' From Voter Lists

The polling for urban local body elections on Thursday was marred by alleged \"large-scale\" omission of names from the voters' list prompting many to seek intervention from the Uttarakhand high court and demand a probe.

2 mins

ED Attaches Assets of Cong Leader in Doon

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached two plots of 101 bighas belonging to former cabinet minister and Congress leader Harak Singh Rawat's family in connection with a money laundering case pertaining to a land deal, officials said.

1 min

Fog Remains in U.S. Nagar, Min Temp Above Normal in Plains

Foggy conditions prevailed in Pantnagar and Khatima in Udham Singh Nagar district on Thursday, bringing down the visibility, IMD in Dehradun said.

1 min

RIL to invest over ₹3L-cr across sectors in Maha

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Wednesday announced it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to invest ₹3,05,000 crore in Maharashtra across sectors such as new energy, retail, hospitality, green power and high-tech manufacturing.

1 min

Two Churches and a Volatile Chasm on the Malabar Coast

Morning has just broken over the gleaming white spire of the St Thomas Jacobite Syrian Cathedral in Mazhuvannoor, a canopy of trees obscuring the view of the horizon.

7 mins

Marriage equality law comes into force in Thailand

Scores of same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom's equal marriage law went into effect, with two high-profile gay actors among the first to do so.

1 min

BJP will focus on making Delhi a world-class city

South Delhi MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri is the chairman of the BJP's poll manifesto panel for polls. In an interview with HT, he talks about the upcoming election promises and how they are expected to fare in the polls. Edited excerpts:

2 mins

Kejriwal Issues New Promise: AAP Will End Unemployment

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will rigorously focus on generating employment, especially for the youth in Delhi, if it remains in power following the February 5 assembly elections, party chief Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday, in one of the first such poll promises targeting this demographic.

1 min

Police Oppose AAP Leader's Bail Plea to Canvass for Wife in Polls

The Delhi police on Thursday opposed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Naresh Balyan's plea to the high court to be released on interim bail in connection with a Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) case lodged against him with links to UK-based gangster Kapil Sangwan, to aid his wife in the upcoming polls, arguing that there was no pressing urgency.

1 min

AAP Favouring Liquor From Punjab in Delhi Vends: BJP, Congress

The BJP Said That Delhi's People Are Deprived Of Premium Whiskey Brands And Are Forced To Go To Noida, Gurugram To Buy Them

1 min

Punjab Lifts Security Detail for Kejriwal After Slugfest

The Punjab Police on Thursday said it withdrew a component of security deployed by it as part of the Z+ detail guarding former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, after questions from the Delhi Police and instructions from the Election Commission.

3 mins

Capital campaign fever kicks into top gear

In a fiery entry into Delhi's election campaign, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath unleashed a barrage of accusations against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), branding it an \"ATM of lies\" that has turned the city into a \"garbage dump\".

4 mins

AAP's leaders behind riots in Delhi, says Yogi

In a fiery entry into Delhi's election campaign, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath unleashed a barrage of accusations against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), branding it an \"ATM of lies\" that has turned the city into a \"garbage dump\".

2 mins

Delhi wants Sheila Dikshit's development model: Rahul

Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday criticised what he alleged was the \"false propaganda\" of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), stating that the people of Delhi want his party's \"real development model\", which was witnessed during the 15-year tenure of former chief minister, the late Sheila Dikshit.

1 min

Priyanka set to hit campaign trail from Sunday

Congress general secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is expected to kick off a whirlwind campaign in Delhi starting January 26, even as her brother, Lok Sabha's Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, scales back his outreach efforts for the upcoming elections ostensibly due to his ill-health.

2 mins

These polls about change, people will uproot the AAP

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi of \"deception\" and \"false politics\", adding that it is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that has consistently worked for the benefit of the people.

1 min

BJP Cannot Match the AAP Model in Any of Its 20 States

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal had an action-packed day, holding rallies and public addresses in three localities, suffering an alleged attack and crossing paths with an incumbent party legislator who turned a dissident upon being dropped for the upcoming polls.

2 mins

'AAP corrupt, is lying about BJP ending welfare plans'

The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Thursday upped the ante against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with allegations of corruption, even as the Union minister attempted to put an end to the AAP's repeated claims that the BJP will discontinue welfare schemes if it comes to power in the assembly polls.

1 min

Elect leaders who will go to assembly to solve problems

Punjab chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) star campaigner Bhagwant Mann on Thursday took on a different tack, by seeking to highlight the accomplishments and promises of the party for the city, instead of engaging in mud-slinging with other parties or their candidates.

1 min

Light Rainfall in Delhi: May Lead to Temperature Dip by Weekend

Parts of Delhi received light rainfall in the early hours of Thursday due to the impact of a western disturbance.

1 min

Gender-Neutral Approach A Need in Physical Violence Cases

The Delhi high court has emphasised the need for a gender-neutral approach in cases involving physical violence, underscoring that leniency based solely on gender undermines equality and human dignity.

1 min

Court rejects plea seeking FIR against gallery officials

PROCEDURE NOW REQUIRES THE COMPLAINANT TO ESTABLISH THE THRESHOLD TO START CRIMINAL PROSECUTION

2 mins

Top Court Forms SIT To Probe Workings Of Noida Authority

Misuse of power?

2 mins

DJB to set up STP at Vasant Kunj

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it has acquired land near Vasant Kunj blocks E-1 and E-2 for the construction of a new sewage treatment plant (STP) in the area.

1 min

HC rejects plea over Bikaner House award

The Delhi high court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by Nokha Municipal Corporation challenging an arbitral tribunal's order directing it to pay ₹50.3 lakh to a private firm, which had subsequently led to the attachment of the iconic Bikaner House, in execution proceedings.

2 mins

Hindon to Begin AI Exp Flights in March

Low-cost carrier Air India Express on Thursday announced that it will begin operations from the Hindon airport in Ghaziabad starting March 1.

1 min

Man kills two minor cousins, attacks their parents in UP

Police said initial probe suggests that the attack stemmed from a property dispute

1 min

Can't defy order: SC raps Registry over case deletion

The Supreme Court has placed its own Registry under scrutiny, directing it to explain why cases are being unilaterally deleted from the cause list without informing the judges beforehand.

2 mins

Amritpal Moves HC For Nod To Attend R-Day, Budget Session

Khadoor Sahib member of Parliament Amritpal Singh, who is in preventive detention under the National Security Act (NSA), on Thursday moved the Punjab and Haryana high court, seeking directions to the Centre to release him to attend the forthcoming parliamentary session and the Republic Day parade on January 26.

1 min

Man says he killed wife, cut, boiled body; cops scour Hyd

Nearly a week after a 35-year-old woman went missing in Hyderabad, her husband, an ex-serviceman, has claimed that he killed her, dismembered her body, boiled the parts and disposed them of in a lake at Jillelaguda on the city outskirts, police said on Thursday, adding they are to confirm the claims as no body parts have been recovered yet.

2 mins

56 Held For Rape Of Kerala Dalit Athlete, Vijayan Tells Assembly

The special investigation team of the Kerala Police has arrested 56 of 59 accused in the case of alleged rape of an 18-year-old Dalit athlete in the Pathanamthitta district, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the assembly on Thursday.

1 min

On Balasaheb birth anniversary, both parties fight for legacy

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said that his party may go solo for the upcoming local body polls in Maharashtra and made a veiled attack at rival faction leader Eknath Shinde who later suggested that the former cannot win elections by \"sitting at home and asking others to fight from the ground\".

1 min

Oppn hits out at NC chief over Article 370 remarks

A political row erupted on Thursday over National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah's claims that Article 370 was formulated to protect the Dogras in Jammu and not Kashmiris.

1 min

Rahul's post on Bose's death triggers political row; BJP seeks apology

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday slammed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after the latter posted a tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary on social media, mentioning the legendary freedom fighter's date of death as August 18, 1945.

1 min

At 122 seats, JD(U) eyes larger share in Bihar alliance

Insiders in NDA said the Nitish Kumar-led party wants the BJP to accommodate smaller allies from its quota of 121 seats

2 mins

Stalin: Advent of Iron Age from Tamil soil

The Iron Age began on Tamil soil, chief minister MK Stalin said on Thursday, offering test reports from top institutions and testimony from experts as proof to bolster a narrative that centres on the supremacy of an ancient Dravidian civilisation.

4 mins

Two Booked In Indore As Admin Moves To Make City Beggar-Free

The Indore police on Thursday registered first information reports (FIRs) against two people for giving and receiving alms amid the local administration's efforts to make the city beggar-free, an official familiar with the development said.

1 min

Netaji's legacy inspiration for achieving Viksit Bharat: Modi

Unity among people is as significant in pursuit of \"Viksit Bharat\" (developed India) today, as it was during the fight for \"Swaraj\" (self-rule) during the freedom struggle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, as he cautioned people to stay vigilant against those seeking to weaken the country and break its unity.

4 mins

BJP to pick leaders in 16 Maha districts looked after by allies

THE BJP'S MOVE COMES CLOSE ON THE HEELS OF A DISPUTE OVER THE GUARDIAN MINISTERSHIP OF RAIGAD AND NASHIK DISTRICTS

2 mins

Pak ISI's Visit to Dhaka Signals Sudden Shift in Military Ties

A delegation from Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), including a two-star general, quietly flew into Bangladesh on Tuesday, marking a sudden upgrading of military-to-military engagements between Dhaka and Islamabad that is unlikely to go down well in New Delhi.

1 min

After Dima Hasao, Assam Govt Begins Ops To Shut All Rat-Hole Mines

The Assam government is carrying out an operation to close rat-hole coal mines in the state, following the tragedy in the Dima Hasao district, officials said on Thursday.

1 min

Afghan Taliban's report accuses Pakistan of sheltering militants

THE REPORT WAS ISSUED AFTER AN ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BODY CHAIRED BY THE TALIBAN'S ACTING DEFENCE MINISTER

1 min

BSF, BGB Officials Meet Over Skirmish Near Bengal Border

Border guards from India and Bangladesh will ensure that residents along the international border in the Malda-Rajshahi sector will not engage in violence again, and both forces will track social media to ensure fake narratives are not peddled to instigate violence.

2 mins

Two firms emerge front-runners as govt begins ₹70K-cr sub deal talks

Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) and German yard Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS), have emerged as the front-runner for a ₹70,000-crore project to build six advanced submarines in India to sharpen the navy's underwater capabilities, edging out their only competitor, the Larsen & Toubro-Navantia combine, that did not meet the navy's requirements, people aware of the matter said on Thursday.

1 min

Closure of several FIITJEE centres leaves students in lurch

The coaching centres were shut in Meerut, Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Varanasi, Bhopal, Patna, Delhi and Noida

2 mins

Inquiry begins to find trigger for freak Jalgaon train tragedy

A curve on the tracks was likely one of the main factors behind the freak Jalgaon train incident, as it obstructed the line of sight of one of the drivers and limited the time he had to apply emergency brakes, officials aware of the matter said on Thursday as authorities began investigating the trigger for the incident.

2 mins

Torres Ponzi Case: ED Carries Out Searches in Mumbai, Jaipur

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted searches in at least 10 locations in Mumbai and Jaipur in a case pertaining to alleged money laundering in the Torres Ponzi scheme, officials said.

1 min

Suryabala to be awarded Vyas Samman on Jan 28

Noted Hindi writer Suryabala will be presented the 34th Vyas Samman, 2024, for her novel \"Kaun Des Ko Vasi: Venu Ki Diary\" on January 28, the KK Birla Foundation said in an official statement on Thursday.

1 min

UGC opens new front in federalism battle

The draft UGC (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment and Promotion of Teachers and Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations, 2025 has become a new flashpoint in Centre-state relations.

1 min

Why India badly needs a trauma care ministry

As we head into India's annual Budget exercise, I have a suggestion for finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Even as she balances priorities and determines who gets how much out of the growing pie of tax money, can a new ministry (or department) for trauma care be considered?

3 mins

Spare the H-1B visa programme

America's labour worries are structural, and have very little to do with immigrants

2 mins

Scientific Temper, Social Benefit the Only Holy Cows

Can there be \"public science of cow sacrality\"? Veezhinathan Kamakoti, the director of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, recently attempted this when he advocated cow worship based on some scientific research and considerable religious passion.

3 mins

The Health Leadership Opportunity for India

The public health ecosystem in the country will benefit if New Delhi ups its engagement with WHO in light of the US withdrawing from the global body

3 mins

Teen Gets 52-Year Jail for Killing 3 Girls in the UK

A teenager who stabbed three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England has been sentenced to more than 50 years in prison.

1 min

Controversial social media bill gets parl nod

Pakistan's lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a controversial bill that will give the government sweeping controls on social media, including sending users to prison for spreading disinformation.

1 min

Prosecutors Urged to Indict Yoon for Abuse of Power in South Korea

South Korea's anti-corruption officials, on Thursday, requested that prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol for insurrection and abuse of power for his short-lived martial law declaration.

1 min

Judge in US blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order

A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from implementing an executive order curtailing the right to automatic birthright citizenship in the United States, calling it \"blatantly unconstitutional\".

1 min

Trump Tells Davos: Make Your Products in the US or Pay Tariffs

President Donald Trump used an address on Thursday to the World Economic Forum to promise global elites lower taxes if they bring manufacturing to the US and threatened to impose tariffs if they don't.

2 mins

Trump: Want to Meet Putin Soon to Ensure End of Ukraine War

We really have to step up and not scale back our support for Ukraine. The frontline is moving in the wrong direction. MARK RUTTE, Nato chief

1 min

CCPA Issues Notices to Ola, Uber on Differential Pricing

The Notices to the Ride-Hailing Platforms Came After Consumer Complaints and Viral Social Media Posts

1 min

Cheer For Ultratech As Q3 Margin Hit Less Than Feared

The heightened competition in India's cement sector continues to take its toll on cement makers.

1 min

Insurance merger on hold, govt may pick one for sale

The Centre may drop its plan to merge three general insurers and instead pick one of them for privatisation this fiscal year, two people aware of the development said.

1 min

Curbs on Russian Oil Won't Impact India Supplies: IOC Chief

Any further sanctions against Russia will not have any impact on India's crude oil requirements and the global prices should remain stable in the $75-80 per barrel range, as all sanction fears have already been factored in, Indian Oil chairman Arvinder Singh Sahney said on Thursday.

2 mins

India eyes US energy to reduce trade deficit

The Trump administration's decision to ramp up American energy output will soften international oil prices, create an alternative import source for India, and also help New Delhi to address Washington's concern regarding the rising trade deficit, three people aware of the development said.

2 mins

India Prepares for Tricky Trade Dance with Trump

Easier access likely for more American goods, but no unilateral tariff cuts

2 mins

Keys upsets Swiatek to swing into final, takes on No. 1 Sabalenka next

There were moments in what would turn out to be an epic Australian Open women's singles semi-final when Madison Keys could well have toyed with the idea of abandoning her swinging ways and adopting a safety-first approach against a resolute Iga Swiatek.

3 mins

PSG Comeback Floors Man City

Paris Saint-Germain pushed Manchester City to the brink of Champions League elimination after coming from two goals down to win 4-2 on Wednesday while Arsenal all but secured their place in the last 16.

1 min

Bleak returns for star India players on domestic circuit

Performances of Rohit, Jaiswal, Iyer, Gill, Pant didn't make for pretty reading

3 mins

Lahiri seeks reset after a 'frustrating' 2024 season

Anirban Lahiri likes setting his own standards. Which means that despite four top-10s on the LIV Tour in 2024 and retaining his card for next season, the Indian golfer is neither happy nor satisfied.

2 mins

Abhishek's attack mode sets him apart

At a time when six-hitting has ceased to evoke the spectacular anymore, Abhishek Sharma's bellicose innings at Eden Gardens on Wednesday offers a fresh perspective to the nouveau concept of batters 'expressing' themselves.

2 mins

A positive team culture rests on respect, equality

CCI's \"guidelines\" on player conduct during tours is not a polite suggestion but a sharp warning. In one bold stroke, it has downsized the inflated egos of top stars.

3 mins

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