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The unsettled debate about Covid origins
On December 31, 2019, a notice about an unusual pneumonia cluster in Wuhan, China made its way to the WHO's disease surveillance system.
The Many Wars Suggest Collapse of Moral Values
Last year was a violent year, and the new year threatens to be worse.
In Manipur, the search for peace
Chief minister Biren Singh's apology offers an opening for dialogue, ending the ethnic conflict
Niti Aayog's Decade as an Ideas Platform
New challenges await the country's premier policy think tank
On climate, India can tap Trump's transactionalism
The West thinks it has been doing too much for the climate. The poor nations aren't moved. The new leader of the West, Trump, rejects pious posturing; he operates like a sharp trader. How does India intend to negotiate with him?
Hotel Gen Manager Killed in Brawl With Cops in HP
The general manager of a hotel was killed and another staff member sustained grievous injuries in a brawl involving two policemen at Banikhet near Dalhousie in Himachal Pradesh, a senior police officer said on Wednesday, adding that the accused police constables have been suspended from duty and arrested for murder.
Thousands Gather to Commemorate Battle of Koregaon Bhima
Thousands gathered to commemorate the 205th anniversary of the Battle of Koregaon Bhima.
EAM Jaishankar Meets Qatar's PM, Discusses Bilateral Ties
External affairs minister S Jaishankar met Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Wednesday to review bilateral ties and discuss regional issues.
Will not go against India: B'desh army
Bangladesh is dependent in many ways on India, an \"important neighbour\", and will not do anything that goes against New Delhi's strategic interests, Bangladesh Army chief Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman has said against the backdrop of strained ties between the two countries.
2025 to be 'year of reforms': Defence ministry in outlook
The setting up of integrated theatre commands for the best use of the military's resources to fight future wars, new domains such as cyber and space, and simpler weapons buying procedures will be in sharp focus this year, with the defence ministry declaring 2025 as the \"year of reforms\" aimed at modernising the armed forces to tackle new challenges.
Man kills mother, four sisters in UP hotel; held
A 24-year-old man allegedly killed his four sisters and mother inside a hotel room in Lucknow with the help of his 55-year-old father while the family was on a trip to celebrate the new year, police said on Wednesday, adding that he also shot a seven-minute video of the grisly crime.
285 Drones Shot Down Along India-Pakistan Border Last Year
At least 285 drones carrying drugs and arms into India were shot down and recovered by the Border Security Force (BSF) at the India-Pakistan border last year, officials said on Wednesday.
Court Sentences 8 Pak Men to 20 Years in Jail
A special Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act court on Wednesday sentenced eight Pakistani nationals to 20 years of imprisonment after finding them guilty of possessing and transporting 232 kg of heroin in 2015.
Two Die While Trying To Save Manual Scavenger
The driver and cleaner of a sewage suction vehicle died on Monday after they allegedly entered a manhole without any safety gear in a bid to save a worker who was tasked with cleaning the sewer line.
Hoarding collapse: Khan used 50 SIMs, many mobiles to evade arrest
Arshad Khan, the purported business partner of the wife of suspended additional director-general of police, Quaiser Khalid, used over 50 SIM cards and multiple mobile handsets to evade arrest in the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse case for nearly seven months, said police.
Fee Regulatory Body To Conduct Checks In Private Medical Colleges
The Fee Regulatory Authority (FRA) has decided to conduct surprise inspections at private medical colleges across the state following complaints of excessive fees charged during admissions.
HC Slams MIDC for Stalling Projects, Orders Handover of Plots to Two Firms
The Bombay high court has directed the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) to execute the requisite lease agreement in respect of land parcels allotted to M/s Bikaner Sweets & Namkin NX-2 and Siddhilaxmi Enclave Pvt Ltd, and to hand over the plots to the firms.
Road rage leads to clashes in Jalgaon
AROUND 8PM ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, AN SUV FERRYING MINISTER PATIL'S WIFE GRAZED THE CAR OF A LOCAL RESIDENT
Bizman Arrested For Assaulting Best Conductor
The Goregaon police have arrested a 44-year-old businessman for allegedly assaulting a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus conductor and breaking his ticketing machine after the latter asked him to stop travelling on the footboard and desist from talking loudly on his mobile phone.
North Gadchiroli is Naxal-free, says Fadnavis as 11 Maoists surrender
Amid questions over rental rates for MSRTC, CM stays decision taken by his predecessor
CID gets custody of Walmik Karad for 14 days; Beed villagers hold protest seeking swift arrests
There is a link between the murder of Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh and the ₹2-crore extortion bid by local villagers on Avaada, a firm that operates a wind energy project in the same village, criminal investigation department (CID) officers told a Beed court on Wednesday as they sought custody of Walmik Karad, an arrested accused in the extortion case.
MMRDA, SRA Pass the Buck on Ramabai Nagar Redevelopment
Three months after former chief minister Eknath Shinde distributed rental cheques to residents of Mata Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar and Kamgar Nagar, redevelopment of the two slum pockets along the Eastern Express Highway in Ghatkopar East is yet to take off.
6 Phone Thieves Arrested From Colaba On NYE
The police have arrested six people for allegedly stealing mobile phones from Gateway of India and Colaba Causeway areas on New Year's Eve.
CM's Doctored Video: Worli Man Questioned
The Maharashtra cyber police on Wednesday questioned Worli resident Varad Tukaram Kanki, who works in the construction business, suspecting his involvement in circulating a doctored video of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, which was widely circulated over a week ago.
18k fined for flouting rules on New Year's eve
Over 17,800 motorists across Mumbai were penalised for flouting traffic rules on New Year's eve, more than double the 8,678 motorists booked on New Year's eve last year.
Gas Leak Leads Cops To 2 Bodies In Kamothe Flat
Authorities responding to a call about a gas leak from an apartment in Kamothe in Navi Mumbai were taken aback to find the bodies of a mother and her son in the flat on Wednesday evening.
Stations add 147 acres of vertical space
17 railway stations on the suburban network are getting elevated decks with various amenities
Toddler Falls Off Scooter, Run Over By Tempo
A two-year-old girl died on Wednesday after she and her parents fell off their scooter on a road undergoing repairs and were run over by a tempo.
Pawan Kalyan says it's 'not fair' to solely blame Allu Arjun for stampede case
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister-actor Pawan Kalyan recently addressed the Sandhya Theatre stampede case, for which actor Allu Arjun was arrested earlier in December.
‘I want to leave Mumbai; the joy of filmmaking is sucked out’
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap announced on Tuesday that he is \"moving out of Mumbai by next year\", asserting that the joy of filmmaking has been \"sucked out\" for him owing to talent management agencies.