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		Lady Shree Ram College and Tagore International School in East of Kailash area received bomb threat e-mails on Wednesday, Delhi Fire Services said. He said teams were immediately rushed to the site, but nothing suspicious was found. A dog squad and bomb disposal squad were part of the teams rushed to the spot, a police officer said.<small class="brtagPara">&nbsp;</small> AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and Saurabh Bhardawaj were stopped from entering the Delhi chief minister&#39;s official residence, which they had invited the media to tour with them in a bid to counter the BJP&#39;s &quot;Sheesh Mahal&quot; jibes. Police set up barricades and deployed personnel in front of the 6, Flagstaff Road, bungalow, preventing the AAP leaders from entering the premises.</div>
	<small class="brtag">&nbsp;</small> BRS working president KT Rama Rao asserted that he has &quot;done nothing wrong&quot; and termed the charges of corruption in the Formula-E race case as &quot;politically motivated&quot;. Telangana High Court on Tuesday dismissed the quash petition filed by him in the Formula-E race case. &quot;I am hoping that I will get a positive result in the Supreme Court. This case that has been foisted in me is a frivolous case which has no substance. I do hope the Supreme Court will hear my plea and will deliver justice...I have asked the anti-corruption bureau officers as to what their objection is to taking my lawyers along with me,&quot; KTR said a day earlier.<small class="brtag">&nbsp;</small>
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		<small class="brtag">&nbsp;</small> BJP MLA Suresh Dhas has said he did not meet Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP head Ajit Pawar to seek minister Dhananjay Munde&#39;s removal in connection with the case of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh&#39;s murder. Dhas has been targeting NCP leader Munde over his close associate&#39;s alleged involvement in an extortion case linked to Deshmukh&#39;s murder. Santosh Deshmukh, the sarpanch of Massajog village in Beed district, was abducted, tortured, and murdered on December 9, allegedly in retaliation for his efforts to prevent extortion attempts against an energy firm linked to a windmill project. Munde&#39;s associate Walmik Karad has been arrested in a related extortion case.</div>
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			<small class="brtag">&nbsp;</small> Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church&#39;s religious orders. The appointment marks a major step in Francis&#39; aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.&nbsp;</div>
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Highlights: Aiming to produce 5 mn tonnes of Green Hydrogen by 2030, says PM Modi

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Trump warns "all hell will break out" if hostages not released by Hamas before his inauguration

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	US President-elect Donald Trump warned that &quot;all hell will break out in the Middle East&quot; if hostages held by Hamas in Gaza are not released before his inauguration on January 20, CNN reported. While addressing a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump said, &quot;It will not be good for Hamas and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone. All hell will break out. I don&#39;t have to say anymore, but that&#39;s what it is,&quot; adding that &quot;there should have never been&quot; the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel.</div>

NRAI seeks industry status for food services sector

National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) on Wednesday asked the government to grant industry status to the food services sector while seeking an equitable and fair e-commerce policy to provide a level-playing field to protect restaurants, delivery partners and consumers from potentially exploitative practices of platforms.

Trump mulls national economic emergency declaration to allow for new tariff program, CNN reports

US President-elect Donald Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to provide legal justification for a large swath of universal tariffs on allies and adversaries, CNN reported on Wednesday.

Bhima Koregaon: Bombay High Court grants bail to civil liberties activist Rona Wilson and Sudhir Dhawale

India ready to support Maldives in capability enhancement for defence preparedness: Rajnath Singh

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	India and Maldives have resolved to work closely to realise vision for Comprehensive Economic and Maritime Security Partnership, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said today.</div>

LSR, south Delhi school get bomb threats, police rush teams

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	Two educational institutes in Delhi received bomb threat e-mails on Wednesday, Delhi Fire Services said. &quot;We received two different bomb threat calls from Lady Shree Ram College (sic) at 11.40 am. Another bomb threat call was received from Tagore International School in East of Kailash area at 11.17 am,&quot; an official said. He said teams were immediately rushed to the site, but nothing suspicious was found.</div>

'DMK supporter, not member': Stalin on Anna University sex assault accused

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	Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on stated&nbsp; that the accused arrested in the Anna University student sexual assault case was a DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) supporter, not a party member. Stalin accused the Opposition of finding fault with the government even after the accused was arrested within a few hours and after evidence had been gathered. &ldquo;It is only for political mileage and not based on true concern,&rdquo; he said.</div>

News update: Some members of BJP's 'Pandit Prakoshth' join AAP's 'Sanatana Sewa Samiti', claims Kejriwal

India eying integrated satellite communication grid: Defence space official

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	India&#39;s defence forces are planning to build an integrated satellite communication grid comprising spacecraft in different orbits and data relay systems as space emerges as a new domain of warfare, a senior officer said. Addressing the DefSat Conference here, Defence Space Agency Director General Air Vice Marshal Pawan Kumar said the defence forces were also looking at collaborating with the industry to meet its requirements to get an edge over its rivals in the domain.</div>

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala released from Iran, returning home

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	An Italian journalist detained in Iran since December 19 has been freed and is heading back to Italy, Premier Giorgia Meloni&#39;s office announced Wednesday. Sala, a reporter for the Il Foglio daily, was detained in Tehran on December 19, three days after she arrived on a journalist visa.</div>

India eyes two more lithium blocks in Jammu and Kashmir: Government sources

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	The Indian government is looking at two more blocks in the federally administered region of Jammu and Kashmir for lithium exploration, government officials directly aware of the matter said on Wednesday. Estimated reserves in the two blocks will be known by October, the officials added, but declined to be identified as the matter is not public.</div>

Sambhal Jama Masjid case: Allahabad HC stays civil court proceedings

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	The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday stayed further proceedings before a civil court hearing the dispute over Jama Masjid in UP&#39;s Sambhal. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal passed the direction on a revision plea filed by the mosque&#39;s management committee. The plea was filed after a Supreme Court order related to the matter and challenges the proceedings aside from the maintainability of the suit filed over the dispute in the Sambhal district court.</div>
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Tamil Nadu leaders greet Narayanan over appointment as Isro chief

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	Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and other political leaders on Wednesday greeted rocket scientist V Narayanan for being appointed as Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman, ISRO, expressing joy over the fact that he belonged to the southern state. Palaniswami, state Leader of Opposition, also greeted Narayanan.</div>

Sheikh Hasina's visa extended by India amid extradition demand

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	Amid demands from the interim government for Sheikh Hasina&#39;s extradition, India has extended the visa of Bangladesh&#39;s deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, according to media reports.</div>

Assam mining rescue: Indian Navy deployed with specialised equipment

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	The Indian Navy team is fully equipped and carrying specialised equipment such as deep diving gears and underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) for search and rescue operations in Assam&#39;s Umrangso.</div>

Prioritise public welfare, shun 'narrow politics,' says BSP chief Mayawati

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	Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati asked the Centre to prioritise national and public welfare over &quot;narrow politics&rdquo;, after the government revised downwards the GDP growth estimate for the current fiscal.</div>

Police launch drive against unlawful activities in Kalyan

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	Police in Kalyan town of Maharashtra&#39;s Thane district carried out a drive against unlawful activities and took action against streetside shops operating beyond the permissible time besides cracking down on drug addicts. During the operation conducted on Monday night, the police took action against 34 streetside shops serving customers beyond the designated time, an official said.</div>

News update: Congress promises Rs 25 lakh health cover under 'Jeevan Raksha Yojna' if voted to power in Delhi

BJP chief Nadda inaugurates library, informatics centre at  LGBRIMH

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	Union Health and Family Welfare minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday inaugurated the new library and informatics centre at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH) here. Accompanied by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Nadda reached the hospital complex and unveiled the centre here in Sonitpur district.</div>

Shared suggestions of shareholders with FM Sitharaman: Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

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	&quot;Today a meeting happened with the Finance Minister regarding departments of agriculture, rural development, ICAR, and land resources. We had a detailed discussion regarding them for the upcoming budget. It was related to farmers, people related to processing. We also discussed how the next budget should be regarding agriculture, rural development, and about related researches. I shared the suggestions of the stakeholders with the FM,&quot; says Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.&nbsp;</div>

Sheesh Mahal row: AAP leaders sit on Dharna outside 6 Flag Staff Road Bungalow

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	AAP MP Sanjay Singh and Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj sat on dharna outside the 6 Flag Staff Road Bungalow today. The BJP has been claiming that the CM&#39;s residence was turned into a &quot;Sheesh Mahal&quot; during Arvind Kejriwal&#39;s tenure.</div>

We are here with cameramen, BJP running away: Saurabh Bharadwaj on 'CM's residence' row

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	&quot;The BJP used to release new photos, videos of the bungalow daily, now we are here with all the cameramen, but the BJP is running away. There&#39;s security here like the border area. Why? Because the media should not enter. Where is the swimming pool? Where is the &#39;golden toilet&#39;? Where is the bar? The BJP has alleged that the CM residence was constructed for Rs 33 crore. It is being said that PM residence is being constructed for Rs 2,700 crore. We will show people the CM&#39;s residence, PM&#39;s residence and then they decide whether the election of Delhi will be contested on these issues,&quot; says Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said.</div>

AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj questions cost of Prime Minister's residence

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	&quot;Everyday the BJP has been raising this issue that we have made the residence with the taxpayers money, it&rsquo;s true, it has been made using the taxpayers money, yes, it has been made at the cost of Rs 33 crores, but has the prime ministers residence also not made using the taxpayers money?,&rdquo; AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said.</div>

News update: AAP leaders, cops clash after entry to Chief Minister's residence denied

News update: Body recovered from Assam coal mine; efforts on to trace others

V Narayanan to take charge as new Isro chairman, space secretary

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	V Narayanan, who is currently the director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), will succeed Chairman S Somanath, of the Indian Space Research Organisation.</div>

Commenting on woman's "body structure" amounts to sexual harassment: Kerala High Court

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	The Kerala High Court has held that a comment on a woman&#39;s &quot;body structure&quot; is a sexually coloured remark which would constitute penal offence of sexual harassment. The woman had alleged that the accused used vulgar language against her from 2013 onwards and then in 2016-17 began sending objectionable messages and voice calls.</div>

18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention begins in Odisha's Bhubaneswar

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	The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention began in Odisha&#39;s Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, with over 5,000 delegates from India and abroad expected to attend the three-day event, officials said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in the inaugural session on Thursday, while President Droupadi Murmu will preside over the valedictory session on Friday, the officials said.</div>

News update: BP wins tender to operate ONGC's Mumbai High oil, gas field

Fire at residential building in Mumbai; no casualty

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	A fire broke out in a three-storey residential building near the Sion Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday morning, officials said. There was so far no report of any casualty, they said. The blaze erupted on the first floor of Panchshil building on Sulochana Shetty Marg near the Sion Hospital at around 9 am.</div>

3 injured, 3 missing after seaplane crashes off Australian tourist island

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	Three people were seriously injured and another three were missing after a seaplane crashed off an Australian tourist island, officials said Wednesday. Only one of the seven people aboard the Cessna 208 Caravan was rescued without injury after the crash during takeoff from Rottnest Island on Tuesday afternoon, police said.</div>

Temperatures dropped sharply in India, accompanied by reduced visibility. In the national capital, the minimum temperature is expected to drop to 8 degrees Celsius today, while the maximum temperature is anticipated to remain at 16 degrees Celsius.<strong> <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/delhi-weather-cold-waves-dense-fog-imd-winters-weather-news-flights-delay-125010800131_1.html">Read here for more details.</a></strong>

Murdered sarpanch's brother withdraws petition seeking minister Munde's ouster

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	A plea submitted by murdered sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh&#39;s brother in the Bombay High Court, seeking a direction to the Maharashtra government to remove NCP minister Dhananjay Munde from the cabinet, has been withdrawn. The petitioner, Dhananjay Deshmukh, had claimed minister Munde was associated with the head of a criminal syndicate in Beed district who allegedly played a prominent role in the murder of Massajog village sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh.</div>

Biden protects 848,000 acres with 2 new national monuments

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	President Joe Biden is establishing two new national monuments that will protect 848,000 acres of lands in California, according to the White House.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
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	Biden&rsquo;s proclamations creating the Chuckwalla National Monument and the S&aacute;tt&iacute;tla Highlands National Monument mark another initiative to establish his legacy as he prepares to be succeeded by Donald Trump on Jan 20.&nbsp;</div>
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