Three Khalistani terrorists killed in Pilibhit encounter
In a major anti-terror operation, three militants belonging to the Khalistani Commando Force were gunned down in a joint operation by Punjab and Uttar Pradesh police in Pilibhit’s Puranpur area early Monday morning. The encounter left two policemen injured, while the police recovered a significant cache of weapons, including two...
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Centre scraps no-detention policy for primary class V, VIII
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A day to remember for Indian womens’ cricket
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Raje’s carcade crashes in Rajasthan’s Pali
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Delhi’s Republic Day tableau rejected, AAP slams exclusion
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Tirumala eyes AI chatbot for pilgrim services
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Over 100 students from UP stranded in jungle in dark
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AAP opens registration for women, seniors aid
23 December 2024 | Staff Reporter
IOC announces probe after bribery scandal
After ‘The Pioneer’ expose on US firms paid penalty of more than 300 per cent for bribery abroad including HAL, Indian Oil Corporation and Railways, the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in a regulatory filing declared probe. Albemarle Corporation, a global specialty chemicals supplier that develops and sells catalysts used in...
Multistorey building collapses in Punjab’s Mohali
Rescue operations were underway after a multistorey building collapsed in the Sohana village of Punjab's Mohali district on Saturday, officials said. Locals said some people were feared trapped under the debris. The district authorities launched a rescue operation. Two excavators were pressed into service as part of the operation. A National...
MCD drive to identify illegal B’deshi migrants in its schools
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has issued an order directing its departments and zonal heads to carry out a drive to identify and verify illegal Bangladeshi migrants in municipal schools and those registered for birth certificates. The MCD has also directed all MCD zones to remove encroachments by illegal...
Delhi LG sanctions ED to prosecute Kejriwal
In more trouble for former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has sanctioned the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to prosecute him in the alleged money laundering case linked to the liquor policy scam case. This comes just a month before Assembly elections in Delhi. The Aam Aadmi...
Govt still not reduced GST on health and life insurance
The Goods and Services Tax Council meeting on Saturday postponed a decision on reducing taxes on health and life insurance, while the much talked- about GoM recommendation of rate rejig in 148 items was not tabled before the Council. Meanwhile, the GST Council agreed to issue a clarification on taxation...
Five killed in attack on German Christmas market, 200 injured
Germans on Saturday mourned both the victims and their shaken sense of security after a Saudi doctor intentionally drove into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers, killing at least five people, including a small child, and injuring at least 200 others. Authorities arrested a 50-year-old man at the site of...
Number of domestic migrants reduced by 12 per cent: EAC-PM
In a remarkable observation which indicates increased economic opportunities across the country, the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC-PM) has estimated the number of domestic migrants has lowered by around 12 per cent to 40.20 crore between 2011 and 2023. “The overall number of migrants in the country, as of 2023,...
