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Controversy over Harsha Richhariya taking part in traditional procession of seers
Mahakumbh Nagar: A controversy has erupted over anchor and influencer Harsha Richhariya sitting on a chariot along with seers during Chhavani Pravesh procession by members of the Niranjani Akhara, a ritual marking…
- World
Anti-Adani short-seller Hindenburg Research disbanded
Washington: Hindenburg Research, a US investment research firm known for short-selling, and whose reports resulted in wiping out billions of dollars of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and his companies, has been shut…
- India
US removes restrictions on 3 Indian nuclear entities
New Delhi: In a significant move, the US on Wednesday removed restrictions on three Indian nuclear entities, over a week after NSA Jake Sullivan announced that Washington was finalising steps to “remove”…
- India
One member panel formed for judicial probe into custodial death of Dalit protester
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday set up a one-member committee of retired judge V L Achalia for a judicial inquiry into the custodial death of Parbhani protester Somnath Suryavanshi, officials said.…
- India
Delhi polls: Transgender candidate from Aam Janata Party files nomination from Kalkaji
New Delhi: Rajan Singh, a 27-year-old transgender, has filed their nomination on Wednesday as the Aam Janata Party candidate from the Kalkaji constituency, calling it “a beautiful picture of democracy.” Singh, a…
- Middle East
Israel and Hamas reach ceasefire agreement
Gaza: Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators announced on Wednesday, pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip and raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and…
- India
Father & cousin allegedly shoot daughter over marriage refusal in Gwalior
Gwalior: A 20-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead in Gwalior city by her father and her cousin for refusing to marry the man chosen by them even as police officials were present…
- India
Govt mulls monthly, yearly toll passes for passenger vehicles: Gadkari
New Delhi: The government is contemplating introducing monthly and yearly passes in lieu of toll collection for private vehicles on National Highways as they account for only 26 per cent of total…
- News
GRAP IV restrictions reimposed in Delhi-NCR as pollution levels surge
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday re-imposed GRAP IV restrictions in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) due to the worsening air quality. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) sub-committee decided to…
- News
Court records statement against Amit Shah over Ambedkar remarks
Sultanpur: A local court on Wednesday recorded the statement of a petitioner who has sought registration of a case against Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on B R Ambedkar…
- India
Congress questions PM’s silence in Haryana BJP chief’s gang rape charges
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday, January 15, slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the FIR registered against the party’s Haryana state president in an alleged gang rape case, saying Prime…
- India
SC issues notice to Centre on PIL over rising cyber crimes
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, January 15, sought a response from the Centre on a PIL alleging an “enormous rise” in cyber crimes and a “nuisance” of unsolicited calls in…
- India
Centre signals ED to prosecute Kejriwal ahead of Delhi polls
New Delhi: Ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, the Union Home Ministry, on Wednesday, January 15, granted sanction to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to prosecute former Delhi chief minister and AAP national…
- India
AAP stronger than Congress in Delhi to fight BJP: Akhilesh Yadav
Haridwar: Asserting that the INDIA bloc is intact, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday, January 15, said he is supporting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the Congress in Delhi because…
- India
Meta India apologises for CEO Zuckerberg’s remark on India’s elections
New Delhi: Meta India on Wednesday apologised for CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s remarks during a podcast that the incumbent government in India lost power in the 2024 elections, and termed it an “inadvertent…
