97 killed in Israeli strikes as truce talks raise hopes

Since Oct 7, nearly 30,000 people have been confirmed killed in Gaza, according to health authorities

India to boost naval power with 200 BrahMos missiles

The Cabinet Committee on Security has approved the acquisition of more than 200 BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and associated systems that will be fitted on Indian warships, with the significant capability enhancement for the navy expected to cost around ₹19,000 crore, officials aware of the matter said on Thursday.

Is new law on bail being drawn up, SC asks Centre

Pushing for objectivity and accountability in the criminal justice system to prevent needless arrests, the Supreme Court has directed the Union government to inform it whether a new law to facilitate the grant of bail is in the works.

EFTA looks to ink deal with India soon: Norway minister

The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is hopeful of finalising a trade deal with India \"within a few days or weeks\" and the four-nation bloc has a \"clear ambition\" to sign the agreement before the country enters its election cycle, Norway's deputy foreign minister Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik said on Thursday.

Rajnath targets Congress in Odisha, pushes for 'double-engine' BJP govt

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has ended the \"credibility crisis in politics\" created by the Congress, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, as he batted for establishing a \"double engine\" government in Odisha in the upcoming polls to ensure steady progress for the state.

PM likely to visit Bengal on Mar 6

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend an outreach programme organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) women's wing on March 6 in West Bengal, people aware of the details said on Thursday.

Fresh protests in Sandeshkhali; tribal panel records statements

Fresh protests erupted in Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Friday as dozens of women hit the streets and set ablaze a thatched structure linked to Trinamool Congress (TMC) strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, seeking his and his aides' arrest over allegations of sexual assault and land grabbing, even as state police chief Rajeev Kumar pledged action against the perpetrators.

Vedanta can't have free run': SC on plea to reopen Sterlite plant

Vedanta cannot have a free run and go on polluting the environment, the Supreme Court observed on Thursday, mulling a fair balance between allowing the conglomerate to reopen its Sterlite Copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi and the environmental concerns associated with doing so.

Pellet wounds found on some of the protesters: Medical reports

Wounds caused by metal pellets were found on the upper body of several injured farmers, according to medicolegal reports (MLR) issued by hospitals in Patiala, which HT has seen.

'Govt always ready for talks': Thakur makes fresh appeal to farmers

Union information and broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday appealed to protesting farmers to resume negotiations with the Centre even as the agriculturists postponed a decision on whether to accept the government's fresh invitation for a fifth round of talks on their demands.

Set MSP on cane price hike model: Farmers

Farmers on protest demanding higher prices for crops have said the government should implement a price-setting mechanism similar to the one that ensures guaranteed price for sugarcane cultivators.

Row over post-mortem exam, protesters want case filed first

Farm leaders and the family of Shubh Karan Singh, the 21-year-old Punjab farmer who died in clashes with the Haryana Police at Khanauri on Wednesday, did not allow the authorities at the Patiala-based Rajindra hospital to conduct the post-mortem examination, demanding the registration of a murder case against accused police personnel and a \"martyr\" status for Singh, people familiar with the matter said.

Centre provides 'Z plus' security cover to Kharge, CRPF takes over

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has taken over the security of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge after the ministry of home affairs issued orders granting him \"Z plus\" security, officials aware of the development said.

Order on return of assets seized by ED stayed by HC

THE HC ORDER TO RETURN ASSETS ON JAN 31 CAME ON A PLEA REGARDING THE ASSETS SEIZED BY THE ED IN 2020

Focussed on improving lives of small farmers: PM

Strengthening the rural economy is needed to achieve the goal of Viksit Bharat or developed India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, adding that his government was focussing on improving the lives of small farmers through various schemes and initiatives linked to animal husbandry, fisheries and bee-keeping, among others.

BJP skips govt's all-party meet on water bills scheme; Cong backs it

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday boycotted the all-party meeting called by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to discuss the onetime settlement scheme for unpaid water bills even as the Congress supported the scheme.

Summons no.7 to Kejriwal, AAP terms it 'illegal'

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued fresh summons to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, asking him to appear before the agency on February 26 in connection with its investigation into a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise police 2021-22, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Mohalla bus service to take-off soon, boost network: Minister

Delhi transport minister Kailash Gahlot on Thursday said that the Delhi government's Mohalla bus scheme-comprising 9-metre-long buses to facilitate neighbourhood connectivity in areas with no public bus service - is likely to take-off soon.

Stinking drain in GK-1 to be covered with sheets: Panel

BE THE STORMWATER DRAIN IS LIKELY TO SEWAGE-FREE BY 2025 WITH SIX OUT OF THE 11 SEWAGE ENTRY POINTS ALREADY LINKED TO STPs

Festival of poetry, music from today

The Capital is all set to host a three-day festival of art, culture and literature beginning Friday Jashn-e-Adab Sahityotsav organised jointly by the ministries of culture and tourism at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) at Janpath.

Decks cleared for Delhi govt to take over medical college

The Delhi high court has vacated its stay restraining the Delhi government from taking over the administrative control of the University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS).

How stalker cop killed Monika in drain, hid murder for 2 years

The charge sheet filed in the case says the accused first threw Yadav in the drain, then strangled her after she survived

Link between Delhi, Ggm on e-way ready

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has constructed the road to connect the Delhi and Gurugram sections of the Dwarka Expressway ahead of the highway's inauguration in the coming days, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

All 22,000 pending Amrapali flats to be ready by year-end, says NBCC

The state-owned NBCC (India) Limited, formerly National Buildings Construction Corporation, on Thursday said it will complete the remaining 22,000 apartments in Amrapali Group's delayed housing projects in Noida and Greater Noida by the end of 2024 and hand over possession to homebuyers.

CP traders may move court, civic body says tax raids will continue

A day after the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) sealed seven properties in Connaught Place for non-payment of property tax, the civic body on Thursday said that the drive will continue in the coming days, even as the traders' association said it was planning to move court.

HC deletes part of earlier order on inclusion of Meiteis in ST list

The Manipur high court on Wednesday deleted a portion of an earlier order passed by it in March last year directing the state government to consider inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list -- an important step amid a bitter ethnic conflict in the state that has claimed at least 215 lives and displaced around 50,000 people since May last year.

No felony charges on US cop who ran over Indian student

{STRUCK BY CAR} 23-YEAR-OLD JAAHNAVI KANDULA

CBI raids places linked to ex-J&K governor Malik

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday carried out raids in at least 30 locations including premises of and associated with former Jammu and Kashmir governor, Satya Pal Malik, in connection with a probe into alleged corruption in the award of a contract worth 22,200 crore of civil works of Kiru Hydro Electric Power Project (HEP) to a private company in the Union territory. Malik was effectively the whistleblower who pointed to corruption in this contract and it is not clear why he was raided.

Killer cop threw Monika from a height, and when she survived, went down to strangle her

{CHARGE SHEET} CONSTABLE'S MURDER AND ELABORATE COVER-UP

Protest turns violent in Sandeshkhali again

{IN BENGAL} PM VISIT IN MARCH