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Two personnel of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Friday, police said. The incident took place at around 8.30 am near Kchchapal village under Kohkameta police station limits when a joint team of DRG and Border Security Force (BSF) was out on a search operation, a police official here said.
Om Prakash Chautala, former chief minister of Haryana and the leader of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), died on Friday at the age of 89 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Gurgaon. Chautala first became the Haryana chief minister in 1989 and remained at the post for six months. Two months later, he again took oath as chief minister, but had to quit within five days.Chautala had last contested and won the Haryana Assembly elections from Uchana Kalan in 2009.
A prominent Delhi school has received a bomb-threat e-mail, prompting security personnel to carry out a search operation on its premises, an official said on Friday. Police, fire department, bomb detection teams and the dog squad are participating in the search operation, another official said. "We received a call regarding the bomb threat at 5:02 am from DPS, Dwarka in Sector 23," the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said. This is the sixth time in the last 11 days that schools in the national capital have received such threats.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan warned Pakistan's federal government of launching a civil disobedience movement if his "legitimate demands" including the release of under-trial political prisoners and a judicial probe into May 9 events and November 26 crackdown on PTI protesters are not met by Sunday. The former Pakistani Prime Minister threatened that if the demands are unmet, the civil disobedience movement, "boycott of remittances", will be launched, Imran Khan said
2:59 PM
AAP replaces Naresh Yadav from Mehrauli seat
The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday replaced its Mehrauli candidate Naresh Yadav, convicted last month in the Quran desecration case, with Mahender Chaudhary for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls. Yadav, the sitting MLA from Mehrauli, was convicted by a Punjab court with two-year sentence in the 2016 Quran desercration case. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national general secretary (organisation) Sandeep Pathak issued the party's fifth list and named Chaudhary as the candidate from Mehrauli seat.
2:33 PM
PM Modi expresses condolences at Chautala's death
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed anguish at the death of former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala.
Expressing his grief, Modi said on X, "He (Chautala) was active in the state politics for many years and strove constantly to advance the work of Devi Lal." Devi Lal, former deputy prime minister, was Chautala's father. PM Modi expressed condolences to his family members and supporters.
2:27 PM
Attacks on 'Marathi manoos' on rise after BJP's win in Maharashtra polls, says Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut highlighted an incident at Kalyan in Thane district, where non-Marathi-speaking people allegedly attacked a Marathi-speaking family. He further dubbed the Maharashtra government as "inauspicious" over the death of 14 people in the collision between a navy craft and a passenger ferry. He alleged that dacoity and murders were taking place in villages and districts.
2:16 PM
Fadnavis announces probes into Parbhani violence, Beed sarpanch murder
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced judicial probes into the Parbhani violence and the murder of village head Santosh Deshmukh in Beed district. He also assured the House that those responsible for unleashing anarchy in Beed district would be punished irrespective of their political links.
1:56 PM
Two jawans injured in IED blast triggered by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur
Two personnel of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Friday, police said.
1:35 PM
SC asks Punjab govt to shift fasting farmer leader Dallewal to makeshift hospital
The Supreme Court asked the Punjab government Advocate General Gurminder Singh to file an undertaking during the course of the day with regard to shifting of the 70-year-old Dallewal to the makeshift hospital setup near the protest site at Khanauri border between Punjab and Haryana.
1:18 PM
Om Prakash Chautala, former Haryana chief minister and INLD chief, dies at 89
Chautala served as Haryana’s chief minister four times, navigating turbulent political chapters during his terms in 1989-90, 1990, 1991, and 1999-2005. Read here for more details.
1:03 PM
Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala passes away at 89
Chautala, a seven-time MLA, served as the chief minister of Haryana for a record four terms.
12:50 PM
NRI among two dead as car crashes into tractor-trolley in Punjab
Two people, including an Australia-based NRI, died and one sustained serious injuries when the taxi they were travelling in collided with a sugarcane-loaded tractor-trolley at the Sugar Mill flyover on National Highway 44 here, police said on Friday. The incident occurred on Wednesday night, resulting in the death of NRI Dilpreet Singh (28) and the taxi driver, Yugraj Masih (38), they said.
12:12 PM
Bihar Business Connect: Adani group to invest Rs 20,000 crore, says Pranav Advani
Adani group plans to invest Rs 20,000 cr in setting up thermal power plant in Bihar, says Director Pranav Adani at Bihar Business Connect.
12:01 PM
Bombay HC upholds tender awarded to Adani Group to redevelop Dharavi slum sprawl
The Bombay High Court on Friday upheld the tender awarded to Adani Properties Private Limited by the Maharashtra government for the Dharavi slum redevelopment project.
11:09 AM
News update: US diplomats travel to Syria for first time since Assad's fall
US diplomats travel to Syria for first time since Assad's fall, including hostage negotiator seeking info on Austin Tice.
10:53 AM
Monthly electricity billing for power loom units under consideration, says Tamil Nadu CM Stalin
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has said that the monthly electricity billing system for power loom units in the state was under consideration.Stalin made a surprise visit to a private power loom unit here on Thursday night and interacted with the owner and workers of the factory.
10:13 AM
Karnataka Dy CM rules out any interference in police action against BJP leader Ravi Belagavi
Karnataka Deputy CM rules out any interference in police action against BJP leader Ravi Belagavi Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday ruled out any interference in the police action and arrest of BJP MLC C T Ravi, for allegedly using a derogatory word against Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar.
Calling Ravi a "filthy mouth", he accused the former BJP national general secretary of using derogatory words against several people in the past.
9:32 AM
Death count in Mumbai ferry accident rises to 14, navy chief expresses condolence
"The death toll in the incident of the 'Neelkamal' passenger vessel capsizing after collision with a Navy boat near Gateway of India rises to 14, as another body is recovered by the rescue teams. The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained," BMC said. The Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, along with all personnel of the Indian Navy, extended condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the boat accident that claimed 14 lives at Mumbai Harbour on Wednesday.
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First Published: Dec 20 2024 | 8:58 AM IST
