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1:26 PM

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee demands UN peacekeeping forces in Bangladesh

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called for the deployment of the  United Nations peacekeeping force in Bangladesh and demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal intervention to secure the safety of religious minorities in the violence-hit neighbouring nation.

12:51 PM

SC disposes of habeas corpus plea filed for farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal

The Supreme Court has taken note that farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has been released from alleged custody and has joined protest at Khanauri border.

12:11 PM

SC seeks EC's reply on PIL on polling station

The Supreme Court seeks EC's reply on PIL against decision to increase maximum number of voters per polling station from 1,200 to 1,500.

11:43 AM

Bombay HC temporarily restrains Pune eatery from using 'Burger King' name

The Bombay High Court on Monday in an interim order restrained a Pune-based eatery from using the name 'Burger King' until a trademark infringement plea by the US giant Burger King Corporation is heard and disposed of. The company in August filed an appeal in the high court, challenging an order passed by a Pune court the same month dismissing its suit alleging trademark infringement against the namesake eatery.

11:26 AM

BJP serves show cause notice to MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal

The BJP's Central Disciplinary Committee has served a show cause notice to Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for "continuing tirade against the state level party leadership" asking him to reply within 10 ten days. The party said it would proceed to take a final view on the issue if he fails to give a reply within the stipulated time.

11:19 AM

Heavy rainfall prompts ban on Sabarimala pilgrim activities in rivers and forest routes

In light of the heavy rainfall in Pathanamthitta and Idukki districts, authorities have issued orders prohibiting Sabarimala pilgrims from entering rivers or using bathing ghats and have imposed a ban on pilgrim travel through the forest route via Sathram to the hill shrine. In their separate orders, the district collectors of Idukki and Pathanamthitta stated that these temporary restrictions have been put in place to ensure the safety of pilgrims.

10:36 AM

News update: PMI slips to 56.5 in November

Firms indicated that growth was somewhat restricted by competitive conditions and prices pressures.

10:30 AM

News update: AAP files suspension of business notice to discuss the atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh

10:27 AM

Barricades erected outside Cong Lucknow office ahead of party's planned visit to Sambhal

Police have erected barricades outside the Uttar Pradesh Congress committee office and the residences of several party leaders who were to accompany the unit's chief Ajay Rai on a fact-finding visit to violence-hit Sambhal, a party spokesperson said on Monday.

10:13 AM

Why court ordered Sambhal mosque survey when plea prayed for right to access? Asaduddin Owaisi

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said if the petition over a Mughal-era mosque at Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh had prayed for the right to access, then why a court there ordered a survey of the structure.  Owaisi said, "If we read the petition, we find the prayer in it is right to access. If this is so, why did the court order the survey, which is wrong. If they need access, who stops them from going and sitting in the mosque?" "If according to the Places of Worship Act, the character and nature (of a religious place) can't be changed, then why still the survey was ordered?" the Hyderabad MP asked.

10:04 AM

Cyclone Fengal weakens, unprecedented rainfall paralyses life in Pondicherry

Operations at the Chennai airport, which had been suspended on Saturday, resumed past midnight but many flights suffered cancellations and delays initially, officials said. However, later in the day, operations were normal. According to the latest update from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone Fengal has weakened into a deep depression.

9:56 AM

KMC asks commercial establishments to put up signboards in Bengali along with other languages

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has made it mandatory for every commercial establishment in the metropolis to put up signboards in Bengali along with other languages, an official said. The civic body is determined to enforce the usage of Bengali in signages, and has set a tentative deadline of February 21, 2025 to initiate the process, he said.

9:17 AM

Madhav National Park designated as 8th tiger reserve in MP

The National Tiger Conservation Authority's (NTCA) technical committee has approved the proposal to notify Madhav National Park in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district as a tiger reserve, an official said. It will be the eighth tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh, the official said on Sunday.