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3:06 PM

Explosion near PVR in Delhi's Prashant Vihar; no injuries reported

A blast was heard outside a PVR cinema in the Prashant Vihar area of Rohini, Delhi, on Thursday morning, just over a month after a similar incident had caused widespread panic in the same locality. No injuries were reported in the incident. The area was cordoned off as a precautionary measure.

2:56 PM

3 workers killed, 1 injured after wall collapses at construction site in Rajasthan's Jalore

Three workers were killed and another injured when a wall collapsed on them during construction work at a school in Rajasthan's Jalore district on Thursday, police said. The incident occurred in Poshana village under Sayla police station area, they said. The four workers were buried under the debris of a wall that was under construction at the Government Higher Secondary School, police added.

2:08 PM

UG students to get option to shorten, extend completion of degree courses, says UGC chief

UG degrees completed earlier or later to be treated at par with standard duration degrees, UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar stated today.

2:06 PM

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar to brief Parliament on Bangladesh crisis

Following his meeting with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi , EAM Jaishankar is expected to address both Houses Parliament tomorrow, assuming proceedings are not disrupted by the Opposition.

 

1:35 PM

Dhaka High Court refuses to ban Iskcon

The High Court in Dhaka has refused to pass a suo motu order on banning Iskcon's activities in Bangladesh after it was informed that the government authorities have taken necessary measures, The Daily Star said. Supreme Court lawyer Md Monir Uddin placed some newspaper reports about International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) before the HC bench on Wednesday and had prayed for a suo motu (voluntary) order to the government to ban the organisation and impose Section 144 in Chattogram, Rangpur and Dinajpur.

1:27 PM

Supreme Court raps HP govt over denial of job to 2014 Asian Games gold winner

This is how you encourage sports persons? the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Himachal Pradesh government for reportedly denying employment to an Asian Games gold medallist under the sports quota. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih took exception of the fact that Pooja Thakur, a gold medallist in the 2014 Asian Games, was made to run from pillar to post for years for her employment."This is how you encourage sports persons? Somebody won a gold medal in the Asian games of 2014; your chief minister should have a pragmatic approach...This is the approach of the state while dealing with the sports persons," the bench remarked.

12:58 PM

Delhi HC seeks HC seeks Delhi govt's stand on BJP MPs' PIL to implement AB-PMJAY in city

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the stand of the AAP government on a plea by seven BJP MPs from the city seeking implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in the national capital. A bench headed by Chief Justice Manmohan issued notice to the Delhi government as well as the Centre and the LG on the public interest litigation by the legislators. "Issue notice. Counsel for the respondents prays for and is granted time to file reply on affidavits," the bench, also comprising Justice Manmeet PS Arora, said.

12:44 PM

Four doctors in Kerala booked for birth of newborn with genetic disorders

Four doctors in Kerala have been booked for allegedly failing to detect genetic disorders in a newborn while it was still in the mother's womb, the police said on Thursday. The accused include two female doctors attached to the Kadappuram Government Women and Child Hospital in Alappuzha, along with two doctors from private diagnostic labs, according to the Alappuzha South police.

11:37 AM

Eknath Shinde set example of following 'alliance dharma': Son Shrikant

Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde has said he is proud of his father Eknath Shinde, who is currently Maharashtra's caretaker chief minister, for setting an example of following the "alliance dharma" while setting aside personal ambition. In a post on X on Wednesday night, the parliamentarian said his father has an unbreakable bond with the people of Maharashtra.

11:27 AM

Food poisoning in Kerala: Special students hospitalised, discharged

A group of special students who arrived in Kochi for a picnic were hospitalised after showing food poisoning symptoms, officials said on Thursday. The students from Karunyatheeram Special School in Kattippara, Kozhikode district reached Kochi on Wednesday and by evening they were admitted to Kalamassery Government Medical College for treatment.

11:01 AM

Delhi reports 'isolated' case of Japanese Encephalitis

Delhi has reported an "isolated" case of Japanese Encephalitis, official sources said on Thursday. The 72-year-old patient from west Delhi was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on November 3 following chest pain.

10:44 AM

Delhi's air quality deteriorates, AQI in 'very poor' category

Air quality continues to be a significant concern, with several key locations across the city reporting “very poor” conditions and notable fluctuations in pollution levels. Read here for more details.

10:26 AM

Unity our biggest weapon, we can neither be divided nor silenced, says JMM leader Hemant Soren

Hours before taking oath as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren on Thursday stated that unity is the biggest weapon of people of the state, who can “neither be divided nor silenced”. In an apparent attack on the BJP-led central government, Soren also said whenever "they try to silence us", the revolution grows louder.

10:23 AM

Money laundering case: ED team undertaking searches attacked in Delhi

An Enforcement Directorate team undertaking searches in a cyber fraud linked money laundering case was allegedly attacked here on Thursday, officials said.

The federal agency has registered a police FIR about the incident that took place in the Bijwasan area of the national capital. The probe pertains to a case against the PPPYL cyber app fraud.

9:52 AM

Ex-MP Kadir Rana granted bail in model code of conduct violation cases

Former Member of Parliament Kadir Rana was granted bail in two separate cases of alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct during the Meerapur Assembly by-election, his lawyer said. Rana appeared before the Special MP/MLA Court in Muzaffarnagar on Wednesday where the presiding officer, Devender Singh Fauzdar, approved his bail plea after he furnished a surety bond of Rs 25,000 for each case.