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Delhi clubs, bars to check hard copy age proof for legal drinking

Under the Delhi Excise Act, 2009, no person or licensed vendor or his employee or agent will sell or deliver liquor to any person apparently under the age of 25 years for personal or others

Govt further tightens stock limit on wheat to check hoarding, price hike

Processors will be allowed to maintain 50 per cent instead of 60 per cent of their monthly installed capacity multiplied by the remaining months till April 2025

Delhi HC to hear plea against Kejriwal's bail in excise case in Jan 2025

The ED counsel urged Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri to defer the hearing in the matter on account of the unavailability of additional solicitor general S V Raju

Railways Amendment Bill passed; won't lead to privatisation, says Vaishnaw

Responding to a debate on the Railway Amendment bill, Railway Minister Ashiwni Vaishnaw said in the Lower House that a fake narrative was set afloat that the amendment would privatise railways

Google eyeing big AI opportunity in Vizag: Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu

Addressing a district collectors conference at the secretariat, the CM said Google and the southern state have signed an agreement, which would catapult the port city's development

Punjab announces new policy for play schools, focus on health of children

The Department of WCD will compel all such schools to register in accordance with these rules, which will be put into effect over the course of the next six months

SC flags misuse of cruelty laws amid Bengaluru techie's death by suicide

The Supreme Court raises concerns over the growing misuse of Section 498A of the IPC following the tragic suicide of a Bengaluru techie

Naxalite killed in encounter, 2 DRGs injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh

Two security personnel also sustained injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Naxalites during the same operation

Ruling NDA MPs term notice against VP Dhankhar politically motivated

Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and Naseer Hussain submitted the notice to Rajya Sabha Secretary General P C Mody

Bengaluru techie suicide: Is India's family court system failing?

The suicide of a Bengaluru techie brings intense scrutiny on India's family courts, raising questions about their ability to protect vulnerable individuals in disputes

Interim results of malaria vaccine Phase 2b trial show 'promising efficacy'

The vaccine candidate, named 'RH5.1/Matrix-M', is a blood-stage type, targeting the malaria-causing parasite when it is present in the blood

Google identified Andhra Pradesh as key partner: CM Chandrababu Naidu

After meeting a Google delegation at the secretariat here, the Chief Minister said he discussed various potential areas for collaboration

SC asks TN to list steps for appointment of trustee committee for temples

The direction came after the state government informed the apex court that it had sought applications for appointment of trustee committees from 31,000 temples

Delhi drowning deaths: HC seeks CBI reply over interim bail to Rau IAS CEO

Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma issued notice to the probe agency and coaching centre's CEO Abhishek Gupta

Motion against chair an attempt to deviate attention, says Nadda

The Union Minister alleged that Congress is becoming tool of external forces

UNHCR team meets Rohingya Muslims in Jammu amid immigrants' rights debate

BJP called the settlement of Rohingyas and Bangladeshi nationals in Jammu a major political conspiracy

Govt working on law to govern space sector: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

Singh said India's maiden human spaceflight programme -- Gaganyaan -- was also progressing well and the first uncrewed mission was expected to be launched early next year

Modi govt believes in democratising technology: Vaishnaw in Lok Sabha

The minister said the government is helping set up AI data labs in tier 2 and tier three cities