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5:13 PM

Trump's strength and unpredictability can help end war with Russia, says Zelenskyy

US President-elect Donald Trump is strong and unpredictable, and those qualities can be a decisive factor in his policy approach to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. However, Zelenskyy said it won't be possible to end the almost three years of war in one day, as Trump claimed during his election campaign he could do.

4:48 PM

Boeing still needs culture change to put safety above profits, according to head of FA

A year after a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during flight, the nation's top aviation regulator says the company needs "a fundamental cultural shift” to put safety and quality above profits. Mike Whitaker, chief of the Federal Aviation Administration, said in an online post Friday that his agency also has more work to do in its oversight of Boeing.

4:41 PM

News update: Will take measures to protect interests, says MEA on China's mega dam plans

4:38 PM

India has lodged protest with China over two new counties in Hotan prefecture, says MEA

We never accepted illegal Chinese occupation of Indian territory in this area, says MEA on China establishing two new counties in Hotan prefecture. 

4:32 PM

For 39 minutes in his 43-minute speech, PM Modi abused Delhi people and govt: Arvind Kejriwal

PM said there is 'AAPDA' in Delhi. BJP faced with 'aapda' (disaster) as it has no CM face, narrative, issue for Delhi polls, Kejriwal stated today. 

4:27 PM

India aims to strengthen economic ties with US, engage with Trump administration

India is looking forward to strengthening its economic relationship with the United States by engaging with the incoming Trump administration, India's trade minister Piyush Goyal told reporters in New Delhi on Friday.

4:07 PM

Court acquits 6 men booked under MCOCA for extortion, assault; cites lack of evidence, lapses

A court  has acquitted six persons, including a former corporator, booked under the  Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) for allegedly extorting and assaulting a mobile shop owner, citing "lack of evidence" and "procedural lapses" by the prosecution. The special court hearing MCOCA cases in Thane district delivered the judgement on January 1, giving the accused a "benefit of doubt" for the above reasons as well as for "unreliable testimonies" of witnesses.

3:45 PM

Normalcy not fully restored in Jammu-Kashmir yet: CM Omar Abdullah

Normalcy has not been fully restored in Jammu and Kashmir yet as terror attacks continue to take place but the process for establishing peace is underway, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Friday. Abdullah's remarks came a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Article 370 had sowed the seeds of separatism in the minds of Kashmir's youth and that the Narendra Modi government not only ended terrorism in the valley but also the terror ecosystem.

3:30 PM

Shiv Sena (UBT) praises Fadnavis over development plans for Gadchiroli

The Shiv Sena (UBT), in a rare instance since the undivided Shiv Sena's fall out with the BJP in 2019, praised Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday for his efforts to turn Naxal-hit Gadchiroli district into a steel city. In an editorial in its mouthpiece 'Saamana', the party referred to Fadnavis as 'Deva bhau' and said he visited Gadchiroli, the farthest district of Maharashtra in Vidarbha, on New Year's Eve and started a chapter on development.

3:26 PM

Supreme Court slams ED's 'high-handedness', upholds arrest of ex-Haryana Congress MLA illegal

The Supreme Court has observed ED's "high-handedness" and "inhuman conduct" during an almost 15-hour long interrogation of former Haryana Congress MLA Surender Panwar and upheld an order saying his arrest was illegal. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih said it was an "inhuman conduct" on part of ED officers as the case was not related to some terror activity but of an alleged illegal sand mining.

2:01 PM

I never built house for myself; I could also have built 'Sheesh Mahal': PM Modi

Pucca houses, instead of slums, symbolise self-respect, new hope, says PM  Modi after inaugurating flats under Delhi slum rehabilitation project.

1:54 PM

PM Modi inaugurates 1,675 newly constructed flats at Swabhiman Apartments, Ashok Vihar

"When I am here today, it's obvious to remember many old memories. When the country was fighting against Indira Gandhi's dictatorship, for many people like me who were part of the underground movement, Ashok Vihar used to be a place for me to live," PM Narendra Modi stated today.

1:42 PM

PM Narendra Modi unveils Swabhiman Flats in Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hands over the keys to the beneficiaries of newly constructed flats for the dwellers of Jhuggi Jhopri (JJ) clusters at Swabhiman Apartments, Ashok Vihar, Delhi

1:27 PM

News update: Delhi BJP chief won't contest polls, says will work for party

1:24 PM

Maharashtra received Rs 1.13 trillion FDI in just six months in 2024-25: Maharashtra CM Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that the state received Rs 1.13 lakh crore FDI in just six months in 2024-25, which is almost what it has received annually over the last four years. In a post on X, the chief minister said the state received Rs 1,13,236 crore in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first two quarters of the financial year ending in September 2024.