sabki khabar aptak

Stay with TOI for latest updates. from Times of India https://ift.tt/idQmPwR https://ift.tt/RCwli4M

An earthquake of 3.8 magnitude was recorded in Haryana's Jhajjar with tremors in Delhi and surrounding areas on Sunday morning, the first day of the new year, the National Center for Seismology said. There were no reports of any injuries or damage. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/MYl9RaL via IFTTT

Russian President Putin devoted his annual New Year's address to rallying the people behind his troops fighting in Ukraine and pledging victory over Ukrainian "neo-Nazis" and a West supposedly intent on "destroying Russia". Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said victory for Russia over Ukraine was "inevitable" as he hailed Russian soldiers' heroism in a New Year's video message. Stay with TOI for latest updates. from Times of India https://ift.tt/aRJKvyB https://ift.tt/RCwli4M

Security forces on Saturday launched a search operation in parts of Jammu and Kashmir's border town of Rajouri, where two civilians were killed in a firing incident outside an Army camp early this month, officials said. The search was being conducted by joint teams of the Army and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Phalyana and adjoining localities, including the Tourism Reception Center and fish pond, they said. The officials said sniffer dogs were also pressed into service during the operation, which was still continuing when last reports were received. Two local people of Phalyana village were killed and one person was injured in the firing outside the Army camp on December 16. While the Army blamed unidentified terrorists for the firing, the locals staged a massive protest against the force and demanded an inquiry. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) from NDTV News-India-news https://if...

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) cracked the whip on aviation stakeholders like never before in 2022 for violating safety norms. It levied penalties of almost Rs 2 crore on them and took 305 enforcement action against various airlines, both scheduled and non-scheduled, airport operators and flying training organisations (FTO). from Times of India https://ift.tt/4GoxJke https://ift.tt/RCwli4M

A delicate pashmina yarn holds promise for hundreds of women in Kashmir valley. Powered by a modified charkha, over 200 women spinners have ended the year 2022 with doubling their output and income. The modification in the age-old charkha has changed the life of Shaesta Bilal. Since the income is based on output of spinning, the foot pedal charkha has come to her aid. In Srinagar's downtown area, women like Shaesta are spinning the finest yarn in the world and modified charkha has given them confidence and self-reliance. "This (modified charka) has given us the means to make a living so that we are self-reliant. Thank God we are earning more and we are not dependent on anybody. Now I'm not financially dependent on my husband," said Shaesta Bilal. Ms Shaesta was given a new charkha and training by a pashmina shawl trader in Srinagar a year ago. Since then she has graduated to a resource person for other women. Over the last one year, more than 200 women have been ...

from Times of India https://ift.tt/a21Iypb https://ift.tt/g9RsIQm

Ahead of the Tripura assembly elections due early next year, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to flag off BJP's 'Rath Yatra' in the state on January 5, a party leader said on Friday. The eight-day yatra will be flagged off from North Tripura district's Dharmanagar, he said. Mr Shah will also hold a rally in Sabroom of South Tripura district on the same day, BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee said. BJP president JP Nadda will participate in the programme on the concluding day of the yatra on January 12. The 'Rath Yatra', has been termed as 'Jana Viswas Yatra' by the ruling party. "During the 'Jana Viswas Yatra', the party expects to connect around 10 lakh people as it will cover all the 60 assembly segments of the state. There will be 200 rallies and over 100 processions to highlight the central and state governments' welfare activities," Bhattacharjee said. At least ten union ministers, chief ministers of BJP-ruled st...

Stay with TOI for latest updates. from Times of India https://ift.tt/cRabPU8 https://ift.tt/g9RsIQm

Nineteen bureaucrats have been appointed to different central government departments as part of a senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Friday. Padam Lal Negi has been appointed as joint secretary & financial advisor, of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Sanjeev Kumar Kassi will be joint secretary of, the Coal Ministry, and Gangadhar Panda, as additional director of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), according to an order issued by the Personnel Ministry. Jitendra Srivastava, a 2000-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Bihar cadre, has been named joint secretary, the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation, and K Manicka Raj as joint secretary, of the Department of Economic Affairs. Preet Pal Singh has been appointed as joint secretary, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Rina Sonowal Kouli as joint secretary in the Department of Higher Education, Lokhande Prashant Sitaram will be a joint secretary in the Mini...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday voiced confidence that India's presidencies of the SCO and G20 will build multi-dimensional cooperation between the two countries and will strengthen the stability and security in Asia and the entire world.While India formally assumed the G20 Presidency on December 1, it took over the rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on September 16. from Times of India https://ift.tt/PTYWZVR https://ift.tt/g9RsIQm

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel lost his cool on a man speaking about reservations in the state during a 'meet the public' programme in Bemetara and asked him if his "father or mother had ever got the opportunity to speak to a CM". The interaction on Wednesday, during the 'Bhent Mulaqat ' programme in Devarbija village, went viral on social media and drew condemnation from the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, which claimed Baghel was behaving like a "dictator". The man, identified as Kishan Agrawal, told the CM 76 per cent quota must not be introduced in the state as it punishes those from the general category. He also said quota should not be as per proportion of population "since those from the Other Backward Classes have more children". When Agrawal further said only the CM was speaking at the event and he too should be given three to four minutes to put forward his views, an enraged Baghel shot back. "You are prej...

Congress leader and former Uttar Pradesh MLC Deepak Singh on Thursday said he has written to BJP MP from Amethi Smriti Irani, inviting her to join the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra in the state. Mr Singh said he handed over the invitation to Irani's secretary Naresh Sharma at her camp office in Gauriganj on Wednesday. The former Member of Legislative Council (MLC) said he was directed by the senior leaders of his party to invite everyone to join the Bharat Jodo Yatra. "I thought that Amethi MP Smriti Zubin Irani should be given an invitation letter before anybody else," he said. Asked about the invite, district president of the BJP Durgesh Tripathi said there was no question of the Amethi MP or any other worker of the party joining the yatra. "The BJP always works on the concept of a united India. India has never been broken, so where did this talk of uniting it come from," he asked. Irani defeated former Congress president Rahul Gandhi from Amethi in ...

from Times of India https://ift.tt/PTCBs2V https://ift.tt/jazS8Xk

Trinamool Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale was arrested by Gujarat police from Delhi late Thursday evening in a case of alleged misuse of money he had collected through crowdfunding, said a senior official here. Gokhale was arrested by the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch and was being brought here for further legal process, said the senior police official, adding that they would arrive by Friday afternoon. This was for the third time Gokhale was arrested this month by Gujarat Police. He was first arrested by the Cyber Crime Branch on December 6 for allegedly spreading fake news regarding the cost incurred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Morbi town following a bridge collapse tragedy. On December 1, Gokhale had shared a news clipping about information purportedly obtained through the Right to Information claiming that Modi's visit to Morbi after the bridge collapse cost Rs 30 crore. Soon after he received bail from a court here, the TMC leader was again arrested ...

Arunachal usually witnesses snowfall in January. But Sela Pass in Tawang and Mayudia Pass in Lower Dibang Valley are already covered with snow for the last three days. from Times of India https://ift.tt/q1Z4Hzb https://ift.tt/jazS8Xk

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said roads in India would be better than those in the United States of America by the end of 2024 under the Narendra Modi government. He was speaking after inaugurating the first phase of a bridge on Zuari river, which is expected to improve connectivity between the North and South districts of Goa. Asserting that road infrastructure was being created at a rapid pace in the country now, he said, "We have decided that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, before the end of the year 2024, India's road infrastructure will be better than that of America."  The commissioning of the Manohar International Airport in Mopa earlier this month will pave the way for Goa to become the number one state in the country, he added. Mr Gadkari also said his plans to start a water taxi system in Goa failed due to non-cooperation of the state's Captain of Ports office. "The strength of Goa is in its ports and the plan was ...

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct CUET-PG from June 1 to 10 next year. The application process will start in mid-March. According to UGC Chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar, the second edition of the Common University Entrance Test for admission to post graduate courses in universities will be conducted in June. UGC had already announced the schdeule for CUET-UG test which will be conducted in May. from Times of India https://ift.tt/XpnFG5w https://ift.tt/LKcVpy8

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that due to the RSS and BJP, Democracy in the country is in danger. The Indian National Congress (INC), India's largest opposition party, marked its 138th foundation day on December 28. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge attend a Huge rally in Somaiya Ground, Mumbai. INC leaders like Kanhaiya Kumar, Nana Patole, KC Venugopal Ashok Chavan & Imran Pratapgarhi were also present at the occasion. Mr Kharge while addressing the gathering said, "I want to aware youths, women, Dalits, Bhramans community that we should come together and make our Constitution and democracy safe. BJP and RSS destroying the Constitution, they are separating people on the bases of caste and religion. We want your support, if you won't support us then our democracy is in danger." Mr Kharge added, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to give free rice now they extend it till December 2023 then to May till Election's after th...

Four suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists from Pakistan were killed in an hour-long shootout after security forces stopped a Kashmir-bound truck with a fake registration number in which they were travelling near Sidhra on the outskirts of Jammu early Wednesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/g45TESh https://ift.tt/LKcVpy8

A BTech final-year student of Rajasthan Technical University was arrested on Wednesday, days after an associate professor at the varsity was held for allegedly demanding sexual favours from students and failing them when rebuffed, police said. The girl student, a native of Jaipur, has been made co-accused alongside the accused associate professor Girish Parmar and a male final-year student who allegedly mediated on his behalf. The trio was sent to judicial custody till January 10 by a local court, they said. The Special Investigations Team (SIT) probing into the incident found that Parmar allegedly used exams to trap women students, manipulated the examination papers and even assigned marks on blank answer copies, it said. The SIT seized several answer copies from Parmar's home and has decided to investigate the sixth semester and mid-term exam results. Deputy Superintendent of Police and SIT member Amar Singh said the co-accused female student allegedly worked with the profes...

Riya Kumari who is an actress from Jharkand was shot dead on Wednesday night. Riya is a regional actor who has acted in Jharkhand's regional languages like Khortha. She appeared in several albums with the name of Isha Alya. She was married to Prakash Kumar who is a film and album producer. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Zdb34sO https://ift.tt/LKcVpy8

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Wednesday alleged that the "people of the Sangh Parivaar" are breaking India into pieces on the basis of religion, caste and culture and the Bharat Jodo Yatra is a manifestation against such attempts. Mr Aiyar, who has often courted controversies with his remarks, targeted the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and outfits related to it while speaking to reporters at the AICC headquarters during the Congress foundation day function. The BJP slammed his remarks, saying the only time "India was broken was at the time of Partition" and blamed Congress for it. Mr Aiyar said, "On the basis of religion, language, caste and culture, the people of Sangh Parivar have been breaking India into 'tukde tukde' (pieces). The Yatra is being undertaken against their wrong actions as there is a need for uniting India. We feel it."  Mr Aiyar was seated next to former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi at the 138th foundation day func...

A 26-year-old man was shot dead by unidentified assailants while he was returning home from his field in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur district, police said on Tuesday. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/Sb50dGf via IFTTT

dia will bid for hosting the Olympic Games in 2036. A roadmap will be presented before the full members of the International Olympic Committee during the IOC session in Mumbai in September 2023, Union sports minister Anurag Thakur told TOI in an exclusive interview on Tuesday. Thakur said the government will back the Indian Olympic Association’s bid for hosting the Games and that Gujarat’s Ahmedabad will likely be the ‘host city’ with world-class sporting infrastructure available there. from Times of India https://ift.tt/VK5No7v https://ift.tt/3MOtpKe

Three law students have been arrested for the death of a food delivery executive here who was killed after his motorcycle was hit by the official car of an Uttar Pradesh judge, Noida Police said... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/T5YOBfr via IFTTT

India will bid for hosting the Olympic Games in 2036. A roadmap for the same will be presented before the full members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the IOC Session in Mumbai in September next year, union sports minister Anurag Thakur informed here on Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/tfrT0Au https://ift.tt/3MOtpKe

A court in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Tuesday granted bail to Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal in an attempt to murder case. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/OUlTHwe via IFTTT

The government plans to make the use of USB Type-C port for charging mobiles, smartphones and tablets mandatory from December 2024, aligning with the timeline announced by the European Union. While the Bureau of Indian Stnadrads (BIS) has notified the USB Type-C port and urged the government to make it mandatory, work is in progress to develop another type of charger that can be commonly used for wearable electronic devices. from Times of India https://ift.tt/81w3slv https://ift.tt/9Wb6MCh

PM Narendra Modi on Monday highlighted the sacrifices made by Guru Gobind Singh and his two ‘sahibzaades’ (sons), saying they represented the fight against religious fanaticism and barbarism inflicted by the Mughals and preferred to die rather than convert to Islam, as dictated by Aurangzeb. from Times of India https://ift.tt/MlSWrO7 https://ift.tt/9Wb6MCh

Three people were arrested in connection with the murder of a person named Jaleel in Mangalore's Katippalla, the police said on Monday. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/Yoq7RlC via IFTTT

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday said state Governor Anusuiya Uikey was delaying assent to amendment bills related to reservation passed by the state assembly earlier this month... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/IZn0JTh via IFTTT

A video of two students offering namaz on the Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) campus in Gujarat's Vadodara city went viral on Monday, with authorities saying they will counsel the duo to refrain... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/spFoWiK via IFTTT

Maharashtra Minister and BJP leader Girish Mahajan on Sunday claimed that the death of actor Tunisha Sharma is a matter of "love jihad" and the state police are investigating the case. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/34XCtTm via IFTTT

Every year, IPL franchises break the bank to bag the most sought-after players who they believe will make a difference to their fortunes. But teams who get the most expensive player of the auction might want to pause before uncorking the bubbly. With the sole exception of 2013, when Mumbai Indians got Glenn Maxwell for $1 million, the team that bought the most expensive player in an auction has never won the IPL title in the same year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/UDSgpvz https://ift.tt/ytwGk71

Stay with TOI for the latest developments from Times of India https://ift.tt/Ctob48s https://ift.tt/ytwGk71

Less than half per cent (0.5%) of the 345 international arrivals tested at Delhi Airport till Sunday evening tested positive for Covid. The low percentage of positive cases so far has brought relief to authorities here, as IGIA had seen a peak of 5-6% last summer at the height of Delta wave, say officials of Genestrings Diagnostic Centre's lab which has been conducting tests at Delhi Airport during the pandemic. Everyone is keeping their fingers firmly crossed. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zKOFCL https://ift.tt/ytwGk71

As many as 90 sheep and eight vultures died on Sunday after being hit by two trains in Balrampur. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/riIcOJG via IFTTT

The special branch headquarters of the Assam police has reportedly sought details of churches established in the last one year in the state and instances of conversions from the police officers concerned, creating a sense of insecurity among Christian organisations and spoiling the Christmas mood. from Times of India https://ift.tt/MxFuiov https://ift.tt/ihyEQ7X

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday decided to hold mock drills at all health facilities across the country on December 27 in the wake of the COVID alarm due to a surge in... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/Eqc0tPs via IFTTT

Only about 20% of the world’s current, in-service airline fleet comprises latest generation aircraft, with most of the commercial airline aircraft in use today being previous generation fuel guzzlers. But India is far ahead in the aspect of decarbonisation as 59% of its airline fleet comprises latest generation, fuel-efficient aircraft, as per data provided by European aerospace corporation, Airbus. from Times of India https://ift.tt/LWQ1twb https://ift.tt/ihyEQ7X

from Times of India https://ift.tt/BYjDaCr https://ift.tt/ihyEQ7X

It’s been almost 10 days since Amangattuchalil Kannan began his pilgrimage from Malappuram to Sabarimala, and he’s determined to do it the hard way — all 300km in a wheelchair. Kannan lost his left leg in an accident several years ago and his other leg is partially paralysed. The motive of his pilgrimage is to seek Lord Ayyappa’s blessings for the Muslim teacher who helped him get a roof over his head when he had almost given up on his future. from Times of India https://ift.tt/YmNFtnl https://ift.tt/ihyEQ7X

A woman delivered a boy on Saturday evening while travelling in an MSRTC bus on its way from Kalyan in Thane district to Ahmednagar, an official said. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/p5exQLc via IFTTT

Nearly a million-and-a-half US power customers were in the dark Friday as a severe winter storm walloped the country, causing highway closures and thousands of flight cancelations days before Christmas. Heavy snow, howling winds and air so frigid it instantly turned boiling water into ice took hold of much of the nation, including normally temperate southern states. from Times of India https://ift.tt/KiyUgmd https://ift.tt/lsDFGCS

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kirti Azad on Friday apologised for his remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attire saying his party has always respected people from different ethnic backgrounds. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/5jCENsq via IFTTT

Nine bills were passed by the two Houses of Parliament in the winter session that concluded on Friday. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/RwbociV via IFTTT

The Allahabad High Court reserved its judgement on a civil revision petition filed by the Gyanvapi mosque committee challenging a Varanasi court order. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/h4bU2tz via IFTTT

India and Russia held a working group meeting on modernization and industrial cooperation and reviewed the progress made on issues concerning Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic,... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/Ywioapz via IFTTT

At least six people were killed and 10 others injured on Friday evening after a deadly blast occurred in a brick kiln at Narirgir village under Ramgarhwa police station area in Bihar’s East Champaran district. from Times of India https://ift.tt/6s4NPyh https://ift.tt/lsDFGCS

The UN Member States have applauded India for its successful tenure as an elected non-permanent member of the Security Council and its productive presidency this month. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/mZNY0bp via IFTTT

Holcim. Ford. Cairn. Daiichi Sankyo. And now Metro. These are some of the big names that have either moved out of India or have downsized their operations in the last decade. Heightened local competition, shifting global market priorities, new business models, accumulated losses, among other factors are some of the reasons why some MNCs pulled out from India. from Times of India https://ift.tt/BWTSm2A https://ift.tt/IX5MwgB

The no-confidence motion moved by the opposition Congress against the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh was defeated by a voice vote in the state Assembly on Thursday. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/H0I4ePz via IFTTT

A five-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted in north Delhi's Bhalswa Dairy area, police said on Thursday. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/FQapukh via IFTTT

In a good news for franchises and their fans in India, top English and Australian stars like Ben Stokes, Cameron Green and Sam Curran are set to be available for almost the entire duration of IPL-2023. from Times of India https://ift.tt/rIDhOHj https://ift.tt/IX5MwgB

A senior official of the Industrial Development Corporation of Odisha Limited (IDCOL) was arrested on Thursday for possessing disproportionate assets worth over Rs 10 crore, the vigilance department... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/vq4DO8V via IFTTT

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the owner of Overa group, Jaysukh Patel, in connection with the Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat, demanding a reply. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/qv6Fn4Z via IFTTT

from Times of India https://ift.tt/eyEsXJ8 https://ift.tt/PfmBb3E

The Centre on Wednesday reviewed the Covid situation in the country in the wake of a surge in several countries, especially China, with health minister Mansukh Mandaviya asking people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour, including wearing masks in crowded places, and getting vaccinated. After a meeting with top health officials, he called for strengthening the surveillance system to ensure timely detection of newer variants, if any, circulating in the country. from Times of India https://ift.tt/BAzeTXc https://ift.tt/PfmBb3E

Amid the boiling border row, Maharashtra excise minister Shambhuraj Desai has warned the state will have to rethink about releasing water to Karnataka if its chief minister Basavaraj Bommai did not stop making "irresponsible and disrespectful remarks against the Marathi-speaking people and Maharashtra". from Times of India https://ift.tt/yGfxHzF https://ift.tt/PfmBb3E

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya's letter to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot asking them to follow COVID-19 guidelines strictly during the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra has... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/Z9y4Dex via IFTTT

A 25-year-old German woman was allegedly molested by a travelling ticket examiner of the Indian Railways, an official said. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/gYpj9v3 via IFTTT

First came the gold, then the guards. Six weeks after a TOI report said the Kedarnath shrine, freshly wreathed in over 40 kg of gold - in leaf and sheet - would be left unattended during the winter months when most of the people in the town journey to other places, authorities have deployed an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) team comprising 30 personnel to mount a vigil around the temple. The security team arrived at Kedarnath on Monday and started duty from Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/JbrPuhx https://ift.tt/1kcSTCG

from Times of India https://ift.tt/ihQM16P https://ift.tt/1kcSTCG

Amid the BJP demands for an apology from him over his remarks in Alwar, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said in Rajya Sabha that he made the remarks outside the House and there was no... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/ePlxBfm via IFTTT

Around 89 Hindu pilgrims from India arrived on Tuesday to celebrate Maha Shivaratri at Katas Raj Temple in Pakistan's Punjab Province. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/YkyumjZ via IFTTT

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday called on his Telangana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao here at Pragati Bhavan, the official residence of Rao and discussed the political situation... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/wWAiRMm via IFTTT

BJP MP from Maharashtra Gopal Chinayya Shetty on Tuesday suggested that "saffronisation" of the country has potential to solve the problem of drug abuse. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/B57bCni via IFTTT

from Times of India https://ift.tt/4G7l39K https://ift.tt/6A9kFIK

In a historic UN biodiversity agreement, over 190 countries agreed in Montreal on Monday to protect 30% of the planet by 2030, while pledging to achieve 23 targets to reverse ecosystem degradation under four overarching goals for survival of the natural world. Farm subsidies - India and other developed countries had demanded its continuation - could escape the axe as the final text of the global deal did not specify it, reports Vishwa Mohan. from Times of India https://ift.tt/eCYawK8 https://ift.tt/6A9kFIK

Reports that a bomb was planted at Patna Junction created chaos on Monday. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/R2VeUS6 via IFTTT

The US House of Representatives committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol on Monday asked federal prosecutors to charge Donald Trump with obstruction and insurrection for his role in sparking the deadly riot. The Democratic-led select committee's request to the Justice Department is non-binding, but comes as a special counsel is overseeing two other federal probes of the Republican former president related to his attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat, and the removal of classified files from the White House. from Times of India https://ift.tt/gkqG8Ef https://ift.tt/6A9kFIK

Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Monday said he had a miraculous escape when the shock absorber of his official vehicle broke down on the KMP expressway. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/vMH9E1R via IFTTT

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and MLC Uddhav Thackeray is likely to face his successor Eknath Shinde in the legislature for the first time after the bitter break-up of Shiv Sena led to the... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/yrhNlH3 via IFTTT

from Times of India https://ift.tt/Oi7yFE9 https://ift.tt/80G27sy

Seventy-five years after Independence, 7.2% of India's population owns a passport with a majority having availed one in the past decade. As of mid-December, 9.6 crore Indians held passports, and the number is set to cross the 10-crore mark in the next few months. from Times of India https://ift.tt/tnKvDa7 https://ift.tt/80G27sy

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi congratulated Argentina on their thrilling victory in the FIFA World Cup final on Sunday with Rahul Gandhi saying the match... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/jIJK4kc via IFTTT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Argentina on winning the World Cup and said the final will be remembered as one of the most thrilling football matches. Millions of Indian fans of Argentina and Messi rejoice in the magnificent victory, he said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/G6ZqRpV https://ift.tt/80G27sy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Argentina for winning the FIFA World Cup. "Will be remembered as one of the most thrilling football matches," he tweeted. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/b8JvSOn via IFTTT

The Centre is engaged in further reducing the time to clear applications filed for patents, which was already cut to 12-24 months from the earlier 72 months finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/TxdcjfS via IFTTT

Fake challans were made mentioning e-rickshaws, motorcycles and cars that were used to transport sand from different ghats in Bihar in what could be a major illegal mining scam, according to a report... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/FAMi8X7 via IFTTT

from Times of India https://ift.tt/teFXQ3K https://ift.tt/UZN2Vj5

The body of a 17-year-old girl was recovered from a mustard field in Budaunon Saturday, police said. Police said the girl was missing since Friday. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/UMWDqby via IFTTT

A man allegedly died by suicide in Gujarat's Tapi district after being distressed over payment of college fees of his daughter, police said on Saturday. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/X82Syre via IFTTT

Croatia defeated gritty Morocco 2-1 in the play-off on Saturday to finish third in the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. The victory secured Croatia a top three finish in the World Cup for the second successive editions after their runners-up performance four years ago in Russia. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ACSkQxb https://ift.tt/UZN2Vj5

Nearly three months after launching his party, Democratic Azad Party (DAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday appointed three former ministers -- Tara Chand, Peerzada Mohd Sayeed and G M Saroori --... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/PdRH8WM via IFTTT

from Times of India https://ift.tt/hzYS9Iq https://ift.tt/LuITPhW

Bachelors in the Delhi-NCR region are struggling to find accommodation after the gruesome Shraddha Walkar murder case as many homeowners have evicted unmarried tenants fearing a repeat of a similar... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/FLna7vK via IFTTT

Olivia DeJong, a Psychology student has shared her experience with a rare type of bone cancer. Olivia has shared her symptoms and how she mistook it for something less severe initially. from Times of India https://ift.tt/DzLPp8d https://ift.tt/LuITPhW

A mild earthquake of magnitude 3.4 shook Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district on Friday night, officials said. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/OvgMES9 via IFTTT

Three stunt bikers from the Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday scripted two separate world records, a force spokesperson said. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/rXi4pVC via IFTTT

A man was allegedly killed by the caretaker of a public toilet here during a quarrel over payment of charges, police said on Thursday. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/Ca5qxYV via IFTTT

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday (local time) highlighted terror financing and double standards in countering terrorism at UNSC. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/zmJ6AHG via IFTTT

All the action was happening in Kolkata this evening as Bollywood stars turned out in big number for the inaugural ceremony of the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival. One of the highlights of the evening was Shah Rukh Khan's appearance and his speech at the event. Without directly addressing the on-going 'Pathaan' and 'Besharam Rang' controversies, SRK did make some bold statements, albeit without making it clear if he was addressing Pathaan controversies or not. from Times of India https://ift.tt/oHf4pYC https://ift.tt/68fO1hR

The WHO drew a premature link between the deaths of children in Gambia and the four India-made cough syrups which adversely impacted the image of the country's pharmaceutical products across the... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/3gGnuTP via IFTTT

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday commuted life imprisonment awarded to 43 policemen in the 1991 Pilibhit fake encounter case, in which 10 Sikhs were killed after being branded terrorists, to... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/QuZPhf3 via IFTTT

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi premises have been declared as a "Tobacco Free Zone". from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/PmNH0rv via IFTTT

A major row has erupted over the state government's decision to set up a panel to gather detailed information of inter-faith and intercaste marriages involving state residents in the wake of the Shraddha Walkar case. Samajwadi Party MLA Rais Shaikh plans to go to court against the government resolution, calling it 'bad in law'. Women's groups are planning a protest against this 'form of surveillance'. from Times of India https://ift.tt/HKUhskZ https://ift.tt/WHcps58

Raghuram Rajan, the former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, endorsed Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra today, underscoring the need for "internal harmony". from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/TMZDSvU via IFTTT

India strongly hit back at Pakistan on Wednesday after it raised the Kashmir issue in the UN Security Council, asserting that a country that hosted slain al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and attacked a neighbouring Parliament does not have the credentials to "sermonize" in the power UN organ. from Times of India https://ift.tt/dStscqU https://ift.tt/WHcps58

Three persons were murdered within a span of 24 hours in Bihar's Patna district, prompting the opposition BJP on Wednesday to allege complete breakdown in the law and order situation in the state. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/S2sR1h9 via IFTTT

Single fathers in Haryana government can now take up to two years off over their entire service period to take care of their children, a privilege earlier given only to women employees. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/UVwSmLk via IFTTT

Communist Party of India (Marxist) State Secretary MV Govindan on Tuesday lashed out at Kerala Governor Arif Muhammad Khan for saffronisation of the higher education sector in the state. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/8N9u0fX via IFTTT

A man from Surat city in Gujarat was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly spying for the Pakistani intelligence agency, ISI, and sharing sensitive information about the Indian Army with his handler agent... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/KR9o2DF via IFTTT

The Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed January 10 for hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the contentious Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, enacted in furtherance of the Assam Accord of 1985, which allowed grant of citizenship to those persons of Indian origin from Bangladesh entering Assam before January 1, 1966. from Times of India https://ift.tt/DCNsTQ1 https://ift.tt/CalGXS3

A man and a woman, whose marriage was allegedly opposed by their families, ended their lives by consuming poison in the Ghazipur area here on Tuesday, police said. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/iFCqeNn via IFTTT

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday accused the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan of harassing Hindus and boosting the morale of separatist forces. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/XwWKopJ via IFTTT

Himachal Pradesh's new chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has announced a review of all recent decisions by the previous government and also ordered the sacking of officials who were re-employed or... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/V9r1CNj via IFTTT

The death count in the cylinder explosion during a wedding in Rajasthan's Jodhpur rose to 23 on Tuesday, with the groom's father and four others succumbing to injuries at a hospital. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/YEWNz37 via IFTTT

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Brijlal Khabri launched the regional Bharat Jodo Yatra from Ravindralaya Charbagh here on Monday and said the foot march is a sign of change under former party... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/jfW1Ulh via IFTTT

Raising questions on how long can an accused be denied bail and kept in custody while undergoing trial in a serious offence, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Uttar Pradesh additional sessions court to specify the time schedule for concluding the trial in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, while hearing the bail plea of Ashish Mishra, the main accused and son of Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra who is behind bars for more than a year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/WfqXIYE https://ift.tt/otwcf26

The government will develop a portal to gather information about recognised as well as unrecognised madrasas in the country, according to a parliamentary panel report. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/7eDPE2j via IFTTT

Nora Fatehi filed a defamation suit against Jacqueline Fernandez alleging that the latter had made defamatory allegations against Nora for "malicious reasons" in an attempt to destroy her career. from Times of India https://ift.tt/A8wTg76 https://ift.tt/otwcf26

An imam was arrested for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl at a madrasa in Jharkhand's Simdega district, police said on Monday. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/HDVQcxm via IFTTT

A head constable and a constable who allegedly extorted Rs 1,000 from a techie-couple after harassing them “for being on the street after 11pm” on December 8 in Bengaluru have been suspended. from Times of India https://ift.tt/t7Kxkgm https://ift.tt/FPe64sV

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday late evening held a roadshow in Ahmedabad after his party swept the Gujarat Assembly election with a whopping 156 seats. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/03BPL2w via IFTTT

from Times of India https://ift.tt/8JjA0P2 https://ift.tt/FPe64sV

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's daughter and TRS MLC K Kavitha on Sunday hours after CBI interrogation met party workers at her residence in Hyderabad. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/uGOHLkc via IFTTT

West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday accused TMC supporters of attacking his convoy. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/TyBDGcj via IFTTT

Nearly seven lakh candidates on Sunday appeared in the TET examination to fill up around 11,000 vacancies for primary teacher posts in government-sponsored and aided schools in West Bengal. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/JPORvlT via IFTTT

Twitter is once again attempting to launch its premium service, a month after a previous attempt failed. The social media company said Saturday it would let users buy subscriptions to Twitter Blue to get a blue checkmark and access special features starting Monday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/j5SBwOa https://ift.tt/5UTFZ1g

A 65-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by setting herself on fire in a public toilet in Thane city of Maharashtra on Saturday, police said. from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/iYpQjxJ via IFTTT

Tonnes of hazardous waste is lying at the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy site and delay in its disposal contaminates groundwater and soil, which is a "direct abuse" of the right to health of survivors and... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/ugHI3sR via IFTTT

“Salaam Aarati” will become “Sandhya Aarati” in all Karnataka temples with the state’s highest body overseeing Hindu shrines on Saturday approving a six-month-old proposal to rename the Persian-sounding tradition harking back to Tipu Sultan’s reign with Sanskrit terms. from Times of India https://ift.tt/LqYHUFE https://ift.tt/5UTFZ1g

from Times of India https://ift.tt/cdLAbx9 https://ift.tt/5UTFZ1g

A video of celebrations in Nadaun, Sukhvinder Sukhu's constituency, went viral; his wife Kamlesh Kumari ready for Shimla move from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/qBkw8Ff via IFTTT

The Supreme Court sought response of the Centre to a petition by the National Commission for Women (NCW) seeking enforcement of uniform marriageable age of 18 years for women and men of all communities and making marriage of minor Muslim girls a punishable offence under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. from Times of India https://ift.tt/zQle8SI https://ift.tt/Cgsmwb8

Two men were arrested and search is on for the rest using video footage, said district police chief from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/9NJvUF6 via IFTTT

Some movement of locals along the Indian side is understood to have first drawn fire from the Pakistani side following which the BSF troops retaliated from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/Si3E7Ru via IFTTT

They were surprise finalists in Russia 2018 and Luka Modric and his band of merry Croatians have left everyone stunned in Qatar as well, this time in the quarter-finals. from Times of India https://ift.tt/zRwVklY https://ift.tt/Cgsmwb8

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a petition filed by the National Commission for Women (NCW) to make the minimum age of marriage for Muslim girls the same as that of persons... from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/Ez3S2B4 via IFTTT