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24 Oct 2024

Delhi

AAP to hire terminated bus marshals to fight pollution

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi has announced that it will rehire terminated bus marshals as civil defense volunteers for a period of four months.

24 Oct 2024

China

'Consensus on patrolling...grazing': What Rajnath said on India-China border agreement 

India and China agreed this week to disengage troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, bringing an end to the 54-month-long military standoff that started with Chinese incursions in April 2020.

24 Oct 2024

Jharkhand

ECI bans exit polls ahead of Jharkhand, Maharashtra Assembly elections

The Election Commission of India (EC) has banned the release of exit polls during the upcoming Assembly elections in Jharkhand and Maharashtra.

24 Oct 2024

Andhra Pradesh

Railways to run 7,000 special trains for Chhath Puja, Diwali

The Indian Railways is all set to run 7,000 special trains for the upcoming festival season.

24 Oct 2024

Barack Obama

Obama at Congress event? Siddaramaiah plans to invite ex-US president

The Karnataka Congress is looking to invite former United States President Barack Obama to a major event in December.

24 Oct 2024

Ajit Pawar

SC setback for Sharad Pawar, clock symbol stays with Ajit

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Ajit Pawar's faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), allowing them to use the "clock" symbol in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections.

24 Oct 2024

Air India

Fresh bomb threats target 85 flights, including IndiGo, Air India

At least 85 flights operated by IndiGo, Air India, Vistara, and Akasa Air received bomb threats on Thursday.

24 Oct 2024

Ghaziabad

'Dog leash, burned Fortuner': How friends killed Noida property dealer  

In a horrifying incident, a property dealer from Ghaziabad was brutally murdered by his friends on Tuesday.

24 Oct 2024

Bangalore

Video: Stranded in traffic, Bengaluru techies abandon cars, walk home 

Heavy rains in Bengaluru on Wednesday evening resulted in massive traffic snarls, especially in the Electronics City region.

24 Oct 2024

Jammu And Kashmir

Gagangir attack: CCTV footage of terrorists with weapons emerges 

The first CCTV footage of the recent terror attack at a workers' camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district has surfaced.

24 Oct 2024

DY Chandrachud

'Radical changes': Bar association upset over SC's blindfold-free 'Lady Justice' 

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has voiced its displeasure over the recent changes made to the Supreme Court's emblem and the "Lady Justice" statue.

24 Oct 2024

Pulwama

Uttar Pradesh laborer injured in terrorist attack in Kashmir

A Uttar Pradesh-based laborer, identified as Shubam Kumar, was shot and injured by terrorists on Thursday in South Kashmir's Pulwama district.

Cyclone Dana: Odisha, Bengal on alert ahead of landfall

Cyclone Dana is likely to hit the Odisha coast by Friday, between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Port.

23 Oct 2024

Atishi

Delhi: Man climbs electric pole, seeks to speak with Modi

An unidentified man climbed a high-voltage electric pole in Delhi's Yamuna Khadar area on Wednesday morning.

23 Oct 2024

Government Schools

Himachal Pradesh colleges to adopt schools, share resources

Public degree and Sanskrit colleges in Himachal Pradesh have been asked to adopt nearby government schools under a new state initiative.

23 Oct 2024

Jodhpur

'Salman offered money to Bishnoi community': Gangster Lawrence's family

The Bishnoi community has once again demanded an apology from Bollywood star Salman Khan over the 1998 blackbuck hunting incident.

23 Oct 2024

Delhi

NDMC doubles parking fees to combat air pollution in Delhi-NCR

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has doubled parking fees for indoor and off-road facilities.

23 Oct 2024

Mumbai

Mumbai: 9-year-old slapped by tuition teacher suffers brain injury

A nine-year-old girl from Nallasopara, near Mumbai, is fighting for her life after her 20-year-old tuition teacher slapped her twice under her ear.

23 Oct 2024

Bombay High Court

HC seeks update on action against cops in Badlapur case

The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to update it on action taken against police officials in the Badlapur sexual assault case.

23 Oct 2024

Bahujan Samaj Party

UP man arrested for making 'objectionable' video on Mayawati

A 27-year-old man was arrested in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly making and circulating an "objectionable" video of a poster of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati.

23 Oct 2024

Chennai

Bizarre: Post office fined ₹15,000 for not returning 50p

In a bizarre case, a Chennai resident, Manasha, has won a legal battle against a local post office for not returning 50p change after making a payment.

23 Oct 2024

Air Quality Index

Delhi air pollution: Which areas have worst AQI

Delhi's air quality plunged to "very poor" levels, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) hitting 363 on Wednesday morning.

23 Oct 2024

Arunachal Pradesh

IMD issues yellow alert for heavy rains in these states

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for heavy rainfall in several Indian states on Wednesday.

23 Oct 2024

Andhra Pradesh

Sibling rivalry: Jagan accuses Sharmila of illegally transferring company shares 

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has moved a legal petition against his sister, YS Sharmila, and their mother, YS Vijayamma over the alleged unauthorized share transfers in Saraswati Power and Industries Private Limited.

23 Oct 2024

Mamata Banerjee

Cyclone Dana: How Odisha, Bengal are preparing for landfall

Cyclone Dana is likely to make landfall between Puri and Sagar Island on the intervening night of Thursday-Friday.

23 Oct 2024

DY Chandrachud

Why CJI Chandrachud adjourned marital rape case hearing

Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has deferred the hearing of the marital rape case by four weeks.

23 Oct 2024

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand cops announce ₹5 reward for information on wanted criminals  

In an unprecedented move, the Uttarakhand police in Udham Singh Nagar district has announced a reward of ₹5 for information leading to the capture of three absconding criminals.

What Delhi LG told SC on illegal axing of trees

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has claimed that he was unaware that court permission was required to fell trees in the Ridge area.

23 Oct 2024

Delhi

SC slams Centre over stubble burning, calls environment laws 'toothless'

The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the Centre for not implementing stringent laws against stubble burning in North India.

23 Oct 2024

Delhi Jal Board

Delhi: Why there will be 12-hour water cut on Friday

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has announced a 12-hour-long water supply disruption in parts of the national capital on Friday.

23 Oct 2024

X

100 flight bomb threats in a week: Centre slams X

The Union Ministry of Electronics and IT has slammed social media platform X (formerly Twitter) for spreading over 100 bomb threats to Indian flights in a week.

23 Oct 2024

Bombay High Court

Gangster Chhota Rajan's life imprisonment sentence suspended, granted bail 

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to notorious gangster Chhota Rajan (real name Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje) in the 2001 murder case of hotelier Jaya Shetty.

Ruckus at Jamia Milia as groups clash during Diwali festivities

A clash erupted at Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi on Tuesday night during Diwali celebrations, according to news agency PTI.

23 Oct 2024

Kolkata

Cyclone Dana: Odisha, Bengal brace for landfall; trains canceled

Cyclone Dana is likely to strike the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal in the early hours of Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

22 Oct 2024

Bengaluru

Under construction building collapses in Bengaluru; 1 dead, 5 trapped 

A building under construction in Bengaluru's Babusapalya area collapsed on Tuesday, killing one and trapping at least 17 others.

22 Oct 2024

Amit Shah

RG Kar rape-murder victim's father writes to Shah for 'guidance'

The father of a Kolkata-based doctor, who was tragically raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

22 Oct 2024

Durga Puja

'Risk...': SC's warning to UP over bulldozer action

The Supreme Court has put a stay on the Uttar Pradesh government's demolition drive in Bahraich, after communal violence on October 13.

22 Oct 2024

Indian Army

Jabalpur: Powerful explosion at ordnance factory injures 15, 1 missing

An explosion rocked the Ordnance Factory Khamaria in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday morning.

22 Oct 2024

Bihar Government

Bihar declares November 13 paid holiday for bypolls

The Bihar government has declared a paid holiday on November 13 to enable by-elections in four assembly constituencies.

Punjab government approves prosecution of Ram Rahim in sacrilege cases

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has authorized the prosecution of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in connection with the 2015 sacrilege cases, following the Supreme Court's decision to lift the stay previously imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.