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3:57 PM

Gurugram: Rapper Badshah fined Rs 15K for traffic rule violation

Gurugram Traffic Police has issued a challan of Rs 15,000 to popular rapper Badshah for driving on the wrong side of the road, playing loud music, and rash driving, officials said on Tuesday. The incident took place on December 15 when Badshah came to the Airia Mall on Sohana Road for a special appearance in a concert by Punjabi singer Karan Aujla, police said. The Mahindra Thar in which the singer was present is registered in the name of Deepender Malik, a resident of Panipat.

3:01 PM

BJP issues show cause notice to MLC Mohite Patil for anti-party activities during polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued a show cause notice to MLC Ranjitsinh Mohite Patil for alleged anti-party activities during elections. The party has sought a written explanation from Ranjitsinh Mohite Patil within seven days.

2:47 PM

Bengaluru Police busts drug racket, seizes banned MDMA crystals worth Rs 24 cr, foreigner held

A foreign national was arrested for allegedly running a drug racket and 12 kg banned MDMA crystals worth an estimated Rs 24 crore were seized from her possession here, police said on Tuesday. This was the largest drug seizure by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) unit of Bengaluru Police in the state so far, they claimed.

1:56 PM

Cong makes big claims in the name of farmers but neither does anything for them nor lets others do it: PM Modi

Water of our rivers used to flow across borders; instead of finding a solution, Cong promoted water disputes between states, PM Modi stated today.

1:50 PM

CM Bhajan Lal Sharma, his team worked very hard to give direction to development of Rajasthan: PM Modi

People feel BJP is a guarantee of good governance which is reflected in the huge support it is getting, PM Modi said in Jaipur's Dadiya.

1:46 PM

Money laundering case: TN minister Ponmudy appears before ED

Tamil Nadu forest minister K Ponmudy on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate here for questioning in a money laundering case investigation, official sources said. The minister's statement was recorded under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources said.

12:49 PM

Cold wave in parts of Maharashtra, Baramati shivers at 7.8 deg C

Cold wave has swept several parts of Maharashtra, with the minimum temperature slipping to single digit at several places in the state, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. Baramati in Pune recorded a minimum temperature of 7.8 degrees Celsius, while Pune and Nashik districts recorded 8 degrees Celsius.

12:40 PM

Willing to resign as Maharashtra Congress chief, high command will take call: Patole

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Tuesday said that he has expressed his willingness to resign from the post, and now the party high command will decide on it. Talking to reporters on Vidhan Bhavan premises, Patole said the Congress's group leader in the state legislature will be chosen today.

Following the party's worst-ever defeat in the assembly elections in Maharashtra, party sources had earlier claimed that the senior Congress leader had requested the central leadership to relieve him of the responsibility of the organisational post. 

12:06 PM

News update: Head of Russia's nuclear defence forces has been killed in an explosion in Moscow

11:59 AM

Rahul Gandhi visits Kerala to pay homage to Sonia Gandhi's personal secy

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday paid homage to P P Madhavan, his mother Sonia Gandhi's long-term personal secretary, who died in Delhi a day ago due to a heart attack, Congress party sources said. Rahul, who arrived in Kerala in the morning, reached Madhavan's residence at Cherussery village in Thrissur district around 9 am and met his family, party sources said. He spent around 45 minutes with the bereaved family, consoled them and expressed his condolences.

11:37 AM

NTA to conduct only entrance exams for colleges, universities from 2025, not recruitment, says Pradhan

Talks are on with Health Ministry on whether to conduct Neet-UG in pen-paper mode or online, says Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

11:10 AM

70 acres of illegal poppy cultivation destroyed in Manipur's Ukhrul

Around 70 acres of illegal poppy cultivation in three villages in Manipur's Ukhrul district were destroyed, police said on Tuesday. Thirteen huts, which were found on the poppy fields, were also burnt down during the drive on Monday, and an investigation has been initiated to identify the culprits involved in the illegal plantation, a senior officer said.

10:41 AM

6 killed, 10 injured as bus rams into dumper truck in Gujarat's Bhavnagar

Six persons were killed and nearly 10 others injured after a private bus rammed into a dumper truck on a highway in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district on Tuesday morning, police said. The accident took place near Trapaj village at around 6 am when the bus was on way towards Mahuva from Bhavnagar, Superintendent of Police Harshad Patel said. The bus hit the dumper truck from behind.

10:27 AM

BJP likely to get new president in February

The new BJP president, who will succeed incumbent J P Nadda, is likely to be elected by the end of February, according to a senior party functionary.

Party sources said the ongoing organisational election is on track to complete the polling process in more than half of its state units by mid-January, an exercise that will unveil the process of electing its new national president.

9:49 AM

Teacher and teenage student killed in shooting at Christian school in Wisconsin

A teenage student opened fire with a handgun Monday at a Christian school in Wisconsin, killing a teacher and another teenager during the final week before Christmas break. The shooter also died, police said. A shooting at a Wisconsin Christian school occurred in a study hall and was reported to police by a 2nd-grader, police said at a Monday night press conference. Wisconsin police identified the shooter as a 15-year-old female student.