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4:28 PM

Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist killed in South Kashmir's Shopian

A Lashkar-e-Taiba backed terrorist was killed during security operations in South Kashmir’s Shopian today.  “Acting on specific information regarding presence of terrorist in village Chotigam area of Shopian, a joint cordon and search operation was launched in the wee hours by Police, Army (34RR) and CRPF (178Bn) in the said area,” the state police said.

3:50 PM

Over 40% voter turnout in Karanpur poll till early afternoon

 

A turnout of over 40 per cent was registered in Karanpur by early afternoon as polling took place for the Rajasthan assembly constituency.  The contest for this seat was postponed due to the death of the Congress candidate and the then legislator Gurmeet Singh Koonar. The Congress has fielded Koonar's son, Rupinder Singh, from the seat.

3:46 PM

Ghastly incident, I reserve all my constitutional options for action, says WB governor on attack on ED Team

3:38 PM

Report does not suggest that medicines were fake or spurious: Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj

3:27 PM

Union Cabinet approves Rs 4,797 crore for Prithvi scheme

The central government gave nod to "Prithvi Vigyan", an overarching initiative consisting of five on-going sub-schemes related to earth sciences, at a cost of Rs 4,797 crore over a five-year period from 2021-26. At a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the union cabinet approved the proposal of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) to club the sub-schemes.

3:08 PM

Iqbal Ansari, former litigant in Ayodhya land dispute case, invited to Ram Temple consecration ceremony

3:00 PM

Bonfire leads to fire in Greater Noida slum, 1 dead

Three makeshift houses were gutted in a fire at a slum cluster in Greater Noida which left one person dead. The fire broke out in the slum area built in an open field in Kasna area of Greater Noida because of a bonfire. 

2:53 PM

Voices of women will reach Parliament through Swati Maliwal: AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj

2:44 PM

Only way to save Bengal is by imposing President's rule: BJP's Raju Bista after attack on ED team in WB

2:39 PM

Parliament security breach case: Five of six accused give consent for polygraph test

Five of the six accused persons arrested in connection with the Parliament security breach consented  before a court undergo polygraph test. The police custody of all the accused persons -- Manoranjan D, Sagar Sharma, Amol Dhanraj Shinde, Neelam Azad, Lalit Jha and Mahesh Kumawat -- was extended by eight days.

2:01 PM

Govt probes DHL, FedEx, UPS for alleged collusion on discounts & tariffs

India's antitrust body is investigating domestic units of global delivery companies, such as Germany's DHL, U.S.-based United Parcel Service and FedEx, for alleged collusion on discounts and tariffs, documents, says media report. It is the latest such scrutiny for the logistics industry, some dating back to 2015, when France levied fines amounting to $735 million on 20 companies, including FedEx and DHL, for secretly colluding to increase prices.

1:45 PM

Kolkata's iconic Indian Museum received bomb threat, search operation underway

Authorities of Kolkata's iconic Indian Museum today received an email claiming bombs were planted inside, prompting police to launch a search operation at the over 200-year-old repository, officials told media. Personnel of the bomb squad of Kolkata Police are carrying out a search and sanitisation operation at the museum, they said.

1:34 PM

AAP nominates DCW chief Maliwal for Rajya Sabha, renominates Sanjay Singh, ND Gupta

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today nominated Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal as its candidate for the January 19 Rajya Sabha elections and renominated Sanjay Singh and ND Gupta for a second term in the Upper House of Parliament. As per media reports, Sushil Kumar Gupta, whose tenure will end this month as a member of the Rajya Sabha, has conveyed his aspiration to fully immerse himself in the electoral politics of Haryana where the AAP wants to fight elections later this year.

1:26 PM

Home Ministry orders CBI probe into supply of substandard medicines in Delhi govt hospitals

The Union Home Ministry has ordered a CBI probe into supply of substandard medicines in Delhi government hospitals, as per media reports. In December 2023, Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena had recommended a CBI inquiry into the matter to the Home ministry. "Welcome CBI probe into supply of substandard drugs in Delhi govt hospitals," AAP minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said today. The Minister further stated that he gave directions for audit of medicines but health secretary didn't follow directions. Bharadwaj, once again, called for the suspension of health secretary Deepak Kumar.

1:07 PM

SC rejects plea against HC order dismissing PIL on Krishna Janmabhoomi

The Supreme Court today rejected a plea challenging an Allahabad High Court order that dismissed a PIL seeking direction to the Uttar Pradesh government to acquire the Krishna Jahmabhoomi Janmasthan at Mathura and hand it over to the Hindus for worshipping Lord Krishna. The bench said the petitioner had filed a PIL and that is why it was dismissed by the high court.