PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday urged brotherly countries, including Saudi Arabia, to impress upon India to de-escalate and defuse tensions heightened after the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. Sharif separately met Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliky, UAE Ambassador Hamad Obaid Al-Zaabi and Kuwait Ambassador Nasser Abdulrahman Jasser in Islamabad when the Prime Minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire for peace and stability in South Asia, state-run media said here...

THE Supreme Court on Monday said the trial of the Manipur ethnic violence cases, probed by the CBI, would be conducted in Guwahati, Assam, where it was transferred to earlier. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna also extended till July 31, 2025, the tenure of a committee headed by Justice Gita Mittal, the former Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court...

THE Enforcement Directorate Tuesday said it has begun restituting assets worth more than Rs 2,500 crore as part of a money laundering investigation against absconding businessman Mehul Choksi in connection with the alleged Rs 13,000 crore PNB loan fraud case. The federal agency said in a statement that it initiated the ‘restitution of assets’ to the rightful owners in this case following an order passed by a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court based in Mumbai...

THESamajwadi Party on Saturday said it was quitting the Maha Vikas Aghadi over Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray’s close aide hailing the demolition of the Babri structure and a related newspaper advertisement congratulated those behind the act. The Samajwadi Party has two MLAs in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly. “An advertisement was given by Shiv Sena (UBT) in a newspaper congratulating those who demolished Babri structure. His (Uddhav Thackeray) aide has also posted on X hailing the demolition ..

THE 750 Fast Track Special Courts, including exclusive POCSO Courts, in the country have decided 2.87 lakh cases since their creation following the enactment of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. Minister of State (Independent Charge), for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal, in a written reply in Lok Sabha, said that the Centrally-sponsored scheme has been extended twice, with the latest extension up to March 31, 2026, targeting the establishment of 790 courts. ..

TWENTY-THREE people were killed and severalinjuredin separate road accidents in various districts of Uttar Pradesh on Friday, police said. In Pilibhit, six people were killedwhena carcarryingawedding party crashed into a tree, before plunging into a ditch aroundmidnight.InChitrakoot, six people were killed when a sports utility vehicle (SUV) collided head-on with a truck. In Kannauj, eight passengers lost theirliveswhenaprivatebus hit a water tanker on the AgraLucknow Expressway...

    NEW DELHI :   THE Narendra Modi Government will purchase all farm produce at minimum support price, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in Rajya Sabha on Friday. He gave the assurance while answering supplementarie..

A FORENSIC team investigating the Sambhal violence site on Thursday seized four empty cartridges, two of which were manufactured in the US, police said. Six empty cartridges, five of which were allegedly manufactured in Pakistan, were seized from the spot on Tuesday. Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishan Kumar Vishnoi told reporters that as part of the probe into the November 24 violence in this Uttar Pradesh district, the forensic team investigated the spot on Thursday...

THE parliamentary panel on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill has written to State Governments, seeking details of the disputed Waqf properties within their jurisdiction. This was disclosed by Jagdambika Pal, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, after a meeting of the panel here on Thursday. The meeting was the first after the panel was granted an extension of tenure till the last week of the Budget Session next year. Pal said the committee would also call Chief Secretaries of State Governments ..

A CASE was registered against actor Allu Arjun and others in connection with the death of a woman due to asphyxiation as crowds “jostled” at a film theatre here during the premiere show of the actor’s latest film “Pushpa 2: The Rule”, police said on Thursday. According to police, the victim has been identified as 35-year-old Revathi. She was accompanied by her 13-year-old son Sreethej who also suffered suffocation and is being treated in a hospital where he is kept under 48-hour observation. The police ..

ISRO on Thursday successfully launched the Proba-3 mission onboard a PSLV-C59 rocket, a solar experiment undertaken by the European Space Agency. Around 18 minutes after lift-off, the two satellites were placed into the ‘right orbit’, said ISRO Chairman S Somanath. The Proba-3 (Project for Onboard Autonomy) mission consists of twin satellites in which two spacecraft (placed inside the satellites) would fly together as one, maintaining a precise formation down to a single milli-metre to study the Sun’s ..

DELHI’S women helpline 181 received over 2.41 lakh calls between July and November 2024, addressing a wide range of issues from eve-teasing and cyber fraud in matrimonial scams to disputes over metro seat reservations and altercations with auto drivers. Previously managed by the Delhi Commission for Women, the helpline was taken over by the Women and Child Development (WCD) Department on July 2, 2024. Within the first two days of the transition, the helpline recorded 1,024 calls, marking a sharp increase ..

THE CBI conducted searches at 10 locations in Delhi and surrounding areas in connection with a case of transnational cyber-enabled financial frauds involving Rs 117 crore, officials said. The central probe agency had registered the case last year in December on a complaint from the Union Home Ministry’s Cyber Crime Coordination Centre alleging that unidentified foreign actors and organised cybercriminals were allegedly engaged in a systematic financial fraud across India. During the year, the CBI ..

THE Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is considering introducing two levels of Science and Social Science — standard and advanced — for students in Classes 9 and 10, according to officials. The board already offers two levels of mathematics for Class 10 students. Its curriculum committee has approved the idea, which is in line with the new National Education Policy (NEP). However, the board’s governing body is yet to give its nod. According to the NEP, all subjects and corresponding assessments, ..

THE Indian Army has deployed over 2,000 personnel for the search of the Meitei man who has been missing for over a week, police said. Laishram Kamalbabu Singh, a native of Assam’s Cachar district who lived in Khukrul in Imphal West, was a works supervisor for a contractor working with the Military Engineering Services (MES) in Leimakhong Military Station of the 57th Mountain Division, according to the Army. Chief Minister N Biren Singh had said he went missing from the military station, asking its ..

TALENT knows no boundaries. A testament to this is 28-year-old Muneer Khan from Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, whose innovations and technical skills have gained him global recognition. From a ‘smart water bottle’ to ‘smart soil testing device,’ and more recently, ‘AI-enabled eye-glasses,’ what makes his innovations stand out is their ability to improve everyday convenience for ordinary people. Born in a humble and poor family in Kheri’s Gauriya village, Muneer lost his father when he was just ..

THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a red alert for four districts in the state, predicting isolated heavy rains on December 2. According to the latest update from the IMD, the northern districts of Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, and Kannur are expected to experience extremely heavy rainfall on Monday. The weather agency has placed Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, and Thrissur districts under an “orange alert,” while a yellow alert was sounded for Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Palakkad, ..

TRINAMOOL Congress (TMC) National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday said only a strong anti-rape law can effectively eliminate the menace of rape in the country. He made the remark at a doctors’ convention organised to announce the launch of the ‘Sebaashray’ health camp programme. Addressing the gathering, Banerjee said, “At a time when the country was protesting the RG Kar rape-murder, rape incidents kept occurring in every 10 minutes, according to official data. Hence, I reiterate ..

The parliamentary committee scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill has sought details from various state governments about the veracity and updated details of Waqf properties which, according to the Sachar committee, they had occupied in an unauthorised manner, sources said. The parliamentary committee, whose tenure has been extended by Lok Sabha till the last day of the next Budget Session, has also sought from the states details of the properties claimed by Waqf boards exercising Section 40 of the ..

THE name of Devendra Fadnavis has been finalised as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra who will be elected as the legislature party leader in a meeting to be held either on December 2 or 3, a senior BJP leader said on Sunday night. Earlier in the day, outgoing Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said he would support the BJP’s decision to pick the new Chief Minister. “The name of Devendra Fadnavis has been finalised as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra. The meeting to elect the new BJP legislature ..

A DAY after issuing a Government resolution (GR) for the release of Rs 10 crore funds to strengthen the State Waqf Board, the Maharashtra Government on Friday withdrew the order amid opposition by the BJP. State Chief Secretary Sujata Saunik confirmed that the order has been withdrawn. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won the recent State Assembly elections as part of the Mahayuti alliance, opposed the GR saying the decision was taken at the administrative level, and added that Waqf Board has ..

PATHANKOT resident Resham Sharma feels that his grandfather, who passed away three years ago, is still with him courtesy of a life-size statue that he installed in a family-owned field in his village. Sharma’s grandfather Chiranji Lal led a life of struggle and hard work and died at the age of 80. He says the carbon fibre statue -- donning a traditional turban, ‘kurta-pyjama’ and shoes -- is a source of inspiration for the entire family. “My grandfather was landless and just owned a few cattle. He ..

FOR the first time, robotic fire tenders will be deployed at Mahakumbh 2025 to enhance fire safety at the world’s largest spiritual gathering. Alongside these cutting-edge machines, 200 specially trained fire commandos will be stationed to manage emergencies and protect visitors. Additional Director General (Fire Services) Padmaja Chauhan said that three robotic fire tenders, weighing 20-25 kilograms each, will be used to reach areas inaccessible to personnel. These robots are capable of climbing ..

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