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2:47 PM

Search operation launched in J-K's Kishtwar following suspicious movement

Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Tuesday following suspicious movement in the area. Village Defence Guard (VDG) members reportedly fired a few shots after detecting suspicious movement in Kuntwara area of the district, they added.

2:25 PM

Congress moves Supreme Court over changes to election conduct rules

The Centre has made certain changes to the  the Conduct of Election Rules to restrict access for the public to a section of election documents.

2:16 PM

State refiners likely to buy Mideast spot oil to replace Russian shortfall

Indian state refiners are considering tapping the Middle East crude market as spot supply from their top supplier Russia have fallen, three refining sources said, in a move that could support prices for high-sulphur oil.

The three large state refiners- Indian Oil Corp, Bharat Petroleum Corp and Hindustan Petroleum- are short of 8-10 million barrels of Russian oil for January loading, the sources told Reuters.

2:00 PM

Rajasthan: Rescue teams to use 'hook' technique to save three-year-old stuck in borewell

After a three-year-old girl accidentally fell into a 700-foot borewell in Rajasthan's Kotputli district, rescue teams are now deciding to use the hook technique. This comes after the teams have been unsuccessful in their attempts to rescue the girl safely in the last 19 hours. 

1:50 PM

Blast at Turkish armament factory kills at least 12 people

An explosion at an armament factory in northwest Turkiye left at least 12 dead and four injured Tuesday morning. The blast occurred in the capsule production facility of the factory located in the province of Balikesir, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency.

1:40 PM

Give up stubbornness, talk to farmers: Punjab CM Mann to Centre

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday urged the Centre to give up its "stubbornness" and hold talks with farmers who are protesting at the state's border over various issues, including a legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops. Farmers led by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, have been camping at Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13 after their march to Delhi was stopped by security forces.

1:35 PM

Goa may face beef shortage as traders on strike against cow vigilantism

Goa could face beef shortage ahead of Christmas and New Year with meat traders in the state going on a strike to protest against `increased harassment' by cow vigilante groups. The shut-down started on Monday under the banner of Quraishi Meat Traders Association (QMTA). In a letter to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, the association claimed there was an increase in attacks from right-wing Hindu organisations on shops which sell beef legally.

12:48 PM

Odisha: Royal Bengal Tiger skin seized, 4 arrested

Acting on a tip-off, a team comprising forest personnel from Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts conducted a raid in Soro Barajadeuli beat and seized a Royal Bengal Tiger skin and arrested four people on Monday, Balasore Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Khushwant Singh said.

12:45 PM

Key NDA meeting to take place in Delhi tomorrow

The meeting will take place tomorrow at BJP chief JP Nadda's place.

12:31 PM

Delhi weather update: Light rain likely in national capital

The Met office said that a light drizzle is likely during the day and the maximum temperature is expected to settle around 19 degrees Celsius.

12:09 PM

Bangladesh launches $5 billion graft probe against Sheikh Hasina in nuclear power plant case

An anti-graft panel in Bangladesh has launched an investigation against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family in connection with the allegations of embezzling $5 billion in the Rooppur nuclear power plant, according to a media report.

11:57 AM

People struggling with rising prices, govt sleeping like 'Kumbhkaran,' says Rahul Gandhi

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday stated that the people are struggling with rising prices and are forced to compromise on small things of daily needs while the government is sleeping like 'Kumbhakaran'. Gandhi shared a video on his social media handles on his recent visit to a vegetable market in Giri Nagar here and interaction with housewives who narrated their ordeal due to rising prices of food items.

11:40 AM

Two found dead in parked caravan in Kerala; Police probe underway

Two people have been found dead in a caravan parked along the roadside near Vadakara town in this north Kerala district, police said on Tuesday. The bodies of the men, identified as Manoj, the driver of the caravan, and another person, Joel, were discovered in the caravan parked at Karimapanapalam on Monday evening.

11:18 AM

ED takes possession of flat in case against Dawood's brother Iqbal Kaskar

The Enforcement Directorate has taken possession of a flat worth Rs 55 lakh in Maharashtra's Thane, held in the name of an alleged associate of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar, as part of a money laundering probe. Sources in the federal probe agency said Tuesday that the residential dwelling in Neopolis Building located in Thane West was attached as part of a provisional order issued under the PMLA in 2022 against its owner Mumtaz Ezaz Shaikh.

11:10 AM

News update: Allu Arjun reaches police station for questioning