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07 Dec 2024

Jama Masjid

Imam makes emotional appeal to Modi over Sambhal mosque row  

Syed Ahmed Bukhari, the Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, has called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to talk to Muslims of the country as communal tensions rise over mosque surveys across India.

07 Dec 2024

Ajit Pawar

IT Department clears Ajit Pawar of benami property charges 

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has been cleared of benami property charges by the Income Tax Department a day after he was granted relief by the Prevention of Benami Property Transactions Appellate Tribunal in Delhi.

06 Dec 2024

Madhya Pradesh

Class 12 student shoots dead principal in Madhya Pradesh; flees 

In a shocking incident, a Class 12 student allegedly shot dead the principal of Dhamora Government Higher School in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district on Friday.

06 Dec 2024

Delhi Police

Delhi Police apprehends 2 shooters of Tillu Tajpuriya gang

The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested two shooters of the dreaded Tillu Tajpuriya gang.

06 Dec 2024

Lashkar-e-Taiba

Indian Army soldier succumbs to cardiac arrest during Srinagar operation

Indian Army soldier, Jasvinder Singh, tragically died of a cardiac arrest while he was engaged in a search operation in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

06 Dec 2024

Madhya Pradesh

MP: 3 children beaten, forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'

An unidentified man has been accused of repeatedly slapping three children and forcing them to chant "Jai Shri Ram" in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district, the Hindustan Times reported.

8 dead, 19 injured in UP bus-truck collision

A fatal accident took place on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway near the Auraiya border in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj district early Friday.

06 Dec 2024

Bangladesh

'Yunus a Hindu butcher': BJP MP writes to Nobel Committee   

Jyotirmay Singh Mahato, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha member from West Bengal, has written to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

06 Dec 2024

Ambala

Tear gas fired at protesting farmers marching to Delhi  

Farmers marching toward Delhi under the "Dilli Chalo" march were greeted with tear gas at the Shambhu border on the Haryana-Punjab line.

06 Dec 2024

S Jaishankar

Tensions simmer as Sri Lankan Navy arrests 14 Tamil fishermen 

The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 14 fishermen from Tamil Nadu for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line.

06 Dec 2024

Pablo Escobar

SC denies bail in drugs case, cites 'Narcos', 'Breaking Bad' 

The Supreme Court of India has refused to grant bail to an accused in a Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) case.

06 Dec 2024

Chennai

Year-ender 2024: Seven cities' housing sales to hit 3.05L units

Housing sales across seven major Indian cities, including Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, are likely to touch 3.05 lakh units by the end of 2024.

06 Dec 2024

Pali

Rajasthan cop sent for training after 'improper' salute to judge 

A police constable in Jalore, Rajasthan, has been directed to undergo training after he failed to give a proper salute to a judge.

06 Dec 2024

Delhi

Northwest India may see 3°C temperature dip—Delhi to get colder

Delhi and other regions of northwest India are preparing for a sharp dip in temperatures as winter arrives.

06 Dec 2024

Ahmedabad

Gujarat: 14 fake doctors arrested; they sold degrees for ₹75,000 

The Gujarat Police has busted a major fake medical degree racket operating out of Surat and arrested 14 people.

06 Dec 2024

Bangladesh

Bangladesh deploys killer drones near border, India on alert: Reports  

Bangladesh has reportedly stationed Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones close to its border with India.

06 Dec 2024

Delhi

Delhi: Dengue cases drop but malaria, chikungunya surge by 99%

Delhi has seen a sharp rise in mosquito-borne diseases this year, especially malaria and chikungunya.

06 Dec 2024

Andhra Pradesh

Bengaluru: Man defaces Lingayat seer's statue, claims Jesus 'inspired' him 

A statue of revered Lingayat seer Shivakumar Swami at Bengaluru's Siddaganga Mutt was vandalized on November 30.

06 Dec 2024

Central Railway

Maharashtra observes Mahaparinirvan Diwas: What's open, what's closed today 

Maharashtra is observing Mahaparinirvan Diwas on Friday, the death anniversary of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.

06 Dec 2024

WhatsApp

Kolkata college suspends teacher amid sexual harassment allegations

A Scottish Church College physical education teacher has been suspended after he was accused of sexual harassment in Kolkata.

06 Dec 2024

Ganga river

Ganga water unsafe? NGT flags concerns ahead of Maha Kumbh

Ahead of the Maha Kumbh fair in Prayagraj, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has expressed serious concern over the pollution levels of the Ganga River.

06 Dec 2024

Punjab

'Part of family': Sukhbir Badal thanks officials who saved him 

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal narrowly escaped an assassination attempt at the Golden Temple on Wednesday.

06 Dec 2024

Muslims

Varanasi college bans 'outsiders' after Hanuman Chalisa-namaz row

Amid rising tensions at Varanasi's Uday Pratap College, police have restricted entry to the campus only to students with valid identity cards.

06 Dec 2024

Ambala

Prohibitory orders in Ambala as farmers plan 'Dilli Chalo' march

The national capital is preparing for possible traffic disruptions as farmers from Punjab and Haryana are set to march to Parliament in a "Dilli Chalo" protest.

05 Dec 2024

IIT Madras

IIT-Madras under scrutiny for conducting unpermitted 'product test' on students 

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras is under fire for conducting a "product test" on students of Vana Vani Matriculation Higher Secondary School, located on the institute's campus, the Indian Express reported.

Ex-Miss India winner put under digital arrest for 2 hours

In a shocking incident, Shivankita Dixit, a Femina Miss India 2017 winner, was recently duped of ₹99,000 by cybercriminals posing as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers.

05 Dec 2024

Adani Group

'Running around in colorful clothes': Rijiju on opposition's Parliament protest

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has slammed the opposition for stalling the proceedings of the Parliament during the Winter Session.

05 Dec 2024

Delhi

Delhi's air quality improves, SC allows withdrawal of GRAP-4

The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted the withdrawal of Stage 4 emergency measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) after Delhi's air quality improved.

05 Dec 2024

Delhi University

Delhi triple murder: Student who killed family was state-level boxer 

A 20-year-old Delhi University student and state-level boxer, Arjun Tanwar, has been arrested for the murder of his parents and sister.

05 Dec 2024

Bihar

Year ender 2024: Indian politicians who died this year 

Like each year, the year 2024 saw many great politicians leave us too soon.

05 Dec 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

'We've always supported...': Jaishankar clarifies India's stance on Gaza war 

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke on the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

05 Dec 2024

Panipat

Why body of  woman, who lost 16 children, was exhumed 

Suspecting foul play, the body of a Muslim woman was exhumed from her grave in Paldi village, Panipat, Haryana, two days after her burial this week.

Sambhal violence: 400 identified, 'posters of suspects to be released' 

Authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal have identified over 400 people in connection with the recent violence.

05 Dec 2024

Allahabad High Court

UP government to revise Madarsa Act, exclude higher religious degrees 

The Uttar Pradesh government plans to amend the state's Madarsa Act.

05 Dec 2024

Amritsar

Man—who shot at Sukhbir Badal—was seen at Golden Temple earlier

Former militant Narain Singh Chaura tried to shoot Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday.

At 37.3°C, Mumbai records hottest December day in 16 years

Mumbai experienced its hottest December day in 16 years on Wednesday, with temperatures reaching 37.3 degrees Celsius.

05 Dec 2024

Delhi

Delhi schoolboy dies after 'scuffle' with classmate over shoulder touching 

A 12-year-old boy, identified as Prince, died at Delhi's Chinmaya Vidyalaya in Vasant Vihar on Tuesday morning after a scuffle with a classmate of the same age.

05 Dec 2024

Bhagwant Mann

Day after assassination attempt—Sukhbir Badal performs 'seva' at Anandpur Sahib

Former deputy chief minister of Punjab, Sukhbir Singh Badal, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on Wednesday.

05 Dec 2024

ICICI Bank

Maharashtra: ICICI Bank's 3 offices searched by GST officials

India's second-largest private sector lender, ICICI Bank, has confirmed that Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax (GST) authorities searched three of its offices on December 4.

05 Dec 2024

Kanpur

Kanpur constable accuses inspector's son of rape, extortion

A woman constable in Kanpur has leveled serious allegations against Navneet, son of a female inspector. She accuses him of rape and extortion, alleging he swindled ₹15 lakh from her in the name of marriage.