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Hate speeches bulldoze constitutional ethos, those in power must act responsibly: Delhi HC | 'Grateful': BJP's Varun Gandhi tells AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi for sharing jobs data | Maharashtra's active Covid cases jump 241 pct in 10 days | Rahul Gandhi's ED questioning: Smriti Irani says Congress leaders protesting to save Gandhi family’s assets | Prophet row: Gautam Gambhir slams 'secular liberals' for 'silence' on 'death threats' against Nupur Sharma | Shraddha Kapoor's brother Siddhanth detained in Bengaluru over 'drug consumption' | Nine arrested in China for attacking women in restaurant | Congress to protest against ED's summon to Rahul Gandhi in National Herald case | 'Did I really deserve it?': Aryan Khan asks drug investigator, says report | Kashmir: Three LeT terrorists killed in Pulwama encounter

Jammu and Kashmir student writes down 900-page Quran with hand

Dec 13, 2022, at 03:17 pm

Bandipora: A Jammu and Kashmir student has shown the art of dedication and devotion when she wrote down the Holy Quran consisting of 900 pages with her own hands in six months.

Contract killer dies in police firing in Assam’s Hojai

Dec 13, 2022, at 03:01 pm

Hojai: A contract killer, who was arrested in connection with a firing incident, died in a police firing when he tried to flee from police custody by firing upon police personnel in Assam’s Hojai district.

'Kill' Modi remark: Congress leader Raja Pateriya detained

Dec 13, 2022, at 02:29 pm

Bhopal: Police have detained Congress leader and  Raja Pateriya over his remarks on PM Narendra Modi which triggered a controversy.

'Unable to compete with...': Nora Fatehi sues Jacqueline Fernandez over defamation charges

Dec 13, 2022, at 04:49 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actor Nora Fatehi Monday filed a case against fellow actor Jacqueline Fernandez, and 15 media houses, over alleged defamatory remarks made by the latter.

India, China troops engage in brief clash at Tawang Sector of Arunachal Pradesh, both sides disengage

Dec 13, 2022, at 04:02 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Indian and Chinese troops briefly clashed at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh last week before disengaging, media reports said Monday.

Over 1100 militants lay down arms in Assam's Hailakandi

Dec 13, 2022, at 03:02 am

Hailakandi/IBNS: A total of 1179 Bru-Reang militants laid down their arms during the arms laying ceremonial programme held in Assam's Hailakandi district on Monday.

No VVIP treatment in guesthouses, MLAs to pay room tariffs in Himachal Bhawans: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

Dec 13, 2022, at 02:57 am

Shimla/UNI: Himachal Pradesh legislators no longer would be treated as VVIPs in state guest houses especially Himachal Pradesh Sadan and Himachal Pradesh Bhawan outside the state as they would be charged the same tariff at par with the general public.

Three coaching students in Rajasthan's Kota allegedly die by committing suicide

Dec 13, 2022, at 01:48 am

Kota/IBNS: Three students preparing for competitive examinations in Rajasthan's Kota allegedly died by suicide on Monday, said reports. The boys were 16, 17 and 18.

Spectacles for every Indian in need of a pair

Dec 13, 2022, at 01:34 am

India has 270 million people live with vision impairment, and 9.2 million have blindness. No fewer than half of those people could have avoided vision impairment if they had timely access to a pair of basic spectacles.

Women flogged into silence

Dec 13, 2022, at 01:30 am

On December 8, 2022, the Taliban publicly flogged nine women and 18 men in a football stadium in Charikar city, the capital of Parwan Province, for the crimes, variously, of robbery, being in premarital relationships and running away from home. Each of them received between 29 and 35 lashes. Local Taliban officials and hundreds of spectators witnessed the scene.

Dera Ismail Khan: Reviving Terrorism

Dec 13, 2022, at 01:20 am

On December 6, 2022, three terrorists were killed and another was injured in an exchange of fire during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Girah Mastan area of the Daraban tehsil (revenue unit) in the Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

New Congress govt in Himachal to implement old pension scheme within ten days

Dec 13, 2022, at 01:14 am

Shimla/UNI: New Congress government in Himachal Pradesh would implement the old pension scheme within ten days as the expansion of the council of ministers gets completed.

Indian navy chief R Hari Kumar to commence Sri Lanka visit tomorrow

Dec 13, 2022, at 12:12 am

New Delhi: Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of Naval the Staff (CNS), will be visiting Sri Lanka from 13 to 16 December 2022. The CNS has been invited as the Chief Guest and Reviewing Officer for the Commissioning Parade at the Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA), Trincomalee, scheduled on 15 December 2022.

Uttar Pradesh: Youth shot at in Firozabad

Dec 13, 2022, at 12:03 am

Firozabad: A man was shot at by unidentified miscreants in Nasirpur area of Firozabad district here in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, police sources said here.

Jacqueline Fernandez appears in Delhi court in money laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar

Dec 12, 2022, at 10:17 pm

New Delhi: Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez on Monday appeared in Delhi's Patiala House Court in connection with Rs 200 crores Money Laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.

Uttar Pradesh: Minor raped in Bareilly

Dec 12, 2022, at 08:51 pm

Bareilly: In a gruesome incident, a three-year-old daughter of a doctor was sexually assaulted by a youth, a police officer said here on Monday.

Days after BJP's landslide win, Bhupendra Patel takes oath as Gujarat CM

Dec 12, 2022, at 08:19 pm

Days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stormed back to power, Bhupendra Patel took oath as the state Chief Minister for the second consecutive term on Monday.

Kashmir: Police arrest four, bust fake licence racket in Reasi

Dec 12, 2022, at 06:44 pm

Jammu/UNI: Police on Monday busted a fake licence racket and arrested four persons in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Tripura royal scion launches non-tribal front of TIPRA Motha

Dec 12, 2022, at 06:34 pm

Agartala/UNI: A week after ruling out the possibility of a coalition with any Congress, CPM, or BJP, TIPRA Motha supremo and royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarman has announced to fight alone in the upcoming assembly elections and formally launched a non-tribal front headed by a former Congress MLA Tapas De.

Cyclone Mandous kills 3, affects over 21,000 in Sri Lanka

Dec 12, 2022, at 06:26 pm

Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said on Monday that three people were killed and over 21,000 have been affected by the adverse weather conditions caused by cyclone Mandous.

Anil Deshmukh granted bail by Bombay HC but ex-Maharashtra minister has to wait

Dec 12, 2022, at 05:29 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to former Maharashtra Home Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Anil Deshmukh, who was arrested in connection with a corruption case, but he has to wait following a stay on the bail by the court, media reports said.

Russia refuses to give Pakistan same oil discount as India: Reports

Dec 12, 2022, at 05:21 pm

Moscow/IBNS: Russia has refused to sell crude oil to Pakistan at the rate at which it is sold to India by citing existing contracts with major buyers, media reports said on Saturday.

Gujarat: Bhupendra Patel to take oath as CM today

Dec 12, 2022, at 02:40 pm

Gandhinagar:  Bhupendra Patel will take oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat on Monday as the BJP-led government will take seventh term in power in the state.

Boy dies after iron block falls on his head from flyover in Delhi

Dec 12, 2022, at 06:58 am

Delhi: A minor boy died on Sunday after an iron block fell on his head while he was standing under an under-construction overbridge in Delhi, media reports said.

Gujarat Police arrests Trinamool national spokesperson Saket Gokhale 2nd time in 3 days

Dec 12, 2022, at 05:30 am

The Gujarat Police arrested Trinamool Congress national spokesperson Saket Gokhale on Sunday for the second time in a span of three days.

Baby dies as mother jumps out of moving vehicle in alleged 'molestation bid' in Maharashtra’s Virar

Dec 12, 2022, at 04:07 am

Virar (Maharashtra)/IBNS: A 10-month-old baby died of her injuries sustained during an alleged molestation attempt on her 19-year-old mother while they were travelling on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway on Saturday, media reports said.

Massive fire breaks out at a slum in UP's Noida

Dec 12, 2022, at 03:09 am

Noida/IBNS: A huge fire erupted at a slum in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida on Sunday evening, media reports said.

'BJP defeat certain if..': Nitish Kumar's formula to oust Modi govt in 2024 LS polls

Dec 12, 2022, at 02:52 am

Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said BJP is headed for a crushing defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

India-Indonesia coordinated patrol to be held from Dec 8 to 19

Dec 11, 2022, at 11:38 pm

New Delhi: The 39th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy is being conducted from Dec 8 – 19, officials said on Sunday.

Assam CM Sarma lays foundations for 19 projects worth Rs. 425.75 crore in Biswanath

Dec 11, 2022, at 10:47 pm

Guwahati: As a part of 'Bikashar Babe Eta Poshek', a development initiative of the State government, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday laid the foundation stones and inaugurated 19 schemes involving a financial outlay of Rs. 425.75 crore at Biswanath district.