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Cong must earn place as INDIA bloc leader: Omar

NEW DELHI: Acknowledging growing discontent among INDIA bloc partners with the Congress, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has asked the party to justify its leadership role in the alliance instead of taking it for granted.

MPs submit notice in LS to impeach judge

NEW DELHI: Over 100 opposition lawmakers from Lok Sabha on Saturday submitted a notice to the Lower House secretariat for the impeachment of Allahabad high court judge, justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, over controversial remarks at an event organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad last week.

Farm loans up to ₹2L to be collateral free

IN FEBRUARY 2019, THE CENTRAL BANK HAD INCREASED THE LIMIT FOR COLLATERAL-FREE AGRICULTURAL LOANS FROM THE THEN EXISTING LEVEL OF ₹1 LAKH TO ₹1.6 LAKH

'JUSTICE NOT A TOOL FOR PRIVILEGED, BUT A SHIELD FOR THE MARGINALISED'

The law must not serve as a mere tool for the privileged but act as a shield for the marginalized, Supreme Court judge, Justice Surya Kant, emphasised on Saturday, highlighting the interplay between justice and compassion and urging the legal community to adopt these twin principles as guiding beacons in the pursuit of equity and fairness.

DAY AFTER WOMAN'S HEAD WAS FOUND IN TRASH, COPS ARREST BROTHER-IN-LAW

KOLKATA: The woman, whose severed head was recovered from a garbage bin in Tollygunge area of south Kolkata, was allegedly killed by her brother-in-law as she had snubbed his advances, police said on Saturday.

K'taka opens probe into Covid irregularities during BJP tenure

THE OPPN BJP HAS TERMED THE FIR 'POLITICAL MANOEUVRING', AND ALLEGED THAT IT LACKS REASONING

Farmers announce rail roko after march thwarted again

Protesting farmers on Saturday suspended their foot march to Delhi for the day after at least 17 sustained injuries in tear gas shelling by Haryana security personnel at the Shambhu border, with farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher announcing a \"tractor march\" in states outside Punjab on December 16, and a \"rail roko\" in Punjab on December 18.

Minimum temperature falls to 8°C, more chill on cards: IMD

NEW DELHI: While the cold wave remained in the Capital for a short span, the minimum temperature dipped slightly on Saturday, with forecasts suggesting a further decrease in the coming days.

Minimum temperature falls to 8°C, more chill on cards: IMD

NEW DELHI: While the cold wave remained in the Capital for a short span, the minimum temperature dipped slightly on Saturday, with forecasts suggesting a further decrease in the coming days.

Mob burns 24-year-old woman to death in Nuh, 43 people booked

A 24-year-old woman was burnt alive after a group of people poured an inflammable substance on her in Nuh's Laharwadi village over an old enmity, police said on Saturday, adding that 43 suspects have been booked.

Final underpass at Pragati Maidan gets renewed push

Delhi's Public Works Department (PWD) has written to the Union government to restart work at a Pragati Maidan underpass - the last of the six corridors around the tunnel leading to the complex - after work on the project was halted following floods during the 2023 monsoon, officials aware of the matter have said.

19-yr-old killed, 3 injured as car mows them down

A 19-year-old man was killed and three others were injured after a car hit them in Dayalpur, northeast Delhi on Saturday. The 24-year-old driver has been arrested.

KEJRIWAL SEEKS MEETING WITH HOME MINISTER ON LAW & ORDER

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal has written to Union home minister Amit Shah, seeking an urgent meeting to address what he termed the \"dire\" law and order situation in the national capital.

Seven flyovers across city set to get a facelift

THE WORK, ESTIMATED TO COST ₹42 LAKH, IS EXPECTED TO TAKE AT LEAST TWO MONTHS TO COMPLETE, OFFICIALS SAID

Battlefield New Delhi: Kejriwal set to take on sons of two former CMs

NEW DELHI: As the national capital heads for a high-octane assembly election, nothing exemplifies the contest more than the likely showdown in the city's highest-profile seat - New Delhi - where former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal may face the sons of two former Delhi CMs.

Govt sends all 14 CAG reports; LG approves tabling in House

The Delhi government has forwarded all 14 pending reports from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to Delhi lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena, and Saxena approved the reports on Friday for being tabled in the Delhi assembly, officials from the LG's office said on Saturday.

Discrimination against Muslims at the centre of Oppn debate in Parl

OWAISI SAYS THE DELIMITATION EXERCISE AFTER NEW CENSUS WILL LEAD TO FURTHER MARGINALISATION OF MUSLIMS

'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' is an article of faith, says Modi

Resolutions for India's future

Oppn slams PM over 'hollow' speech in LS

RULING MPS HAILED PM MODI'S SPEECH FOR EXPOSING HOW THE CONGRESS \"TORE APART THE CONSTITUTION\"

BJP making silent push for AAP's stronghold - slums

NEW DELHI: For the past few months, Delhi's slums have been at the heart of a quiet, but steady outreach by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) — marked by visits and overnight stays — in the city's sprawling jhuggis, aiming to woo a voter base that has long been a stronghold of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

STOP BLAMING NEHRU, SAVARKAR: AADITYA ATTACKS CONGRESS, BJP

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), asserting that India faces a battle between constitutional values and those who prefer Manusmriti as the governing law as he cited Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's criticism of the Indian Constitution.

Kargil veteran's son becomes third generation officer

Dehradun: A total of 491 cadets passed out of the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, as officers on Saturday, including 456 from India and 35 from 13 friendly countries with the passing-out parade (PoP) for the autumn course.

Kargil veteran's son becomes third generation officer

Newly commissioned army officer, Dev Panghel, wasn't even born when his father, Lieutenant Balwan Singh (now a Colonel), commanded the Ghatak Platoon, that led a successful mission to capture Tiger Hill during the Kargil War in 1999.

ITBP DEPLOYED IN KEDARNATH, BADRINATH FOR WINTER SEASON

Indian Tibet Border Police (ITBP) personnel have been deployed in Kedarnath and Badrinath Dhams for security during the winter season, officials said on Saturday.

Daily wager's son among 491 to graduate

Among the 491 cadets who passed the Indian Military Academy (IMA) Saturday, for 24-year-old Kabilan V, the path to success has been an unwavering pursuit of determination, resilience, and a dream fueled by adversity.

Adi Kailash Yatra likely to be postponed

PITHORAGARH: The winter edition of Adi Kailash Yatra will likely be postponed due to unprecedented chill and freezing water, officials familiar with the matter said.

Police act on 2 cases of 'cow slaughter', 1 held with 180kg beef

In two separate cases, police have seized 290 kg of prohibited meat in Haridwar, senior officers in the know how of the matter said on Saturday.

Congress, traders hold protest against Har-ki-Pauri corridor

The Congress Mahanagar unit, in support with local trader unions, held a protest against the proposed Har-ki-Pauri corridor project on Saturday, party senior leaders said.

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.