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PMO moves to Sewa Teerth today; 78-yr stint at South Block ends: Details

The PMO will move on Friday from the historic South Block to the newly built Sewa Teerth complex, marking the end of a decades-old era in India's administrative centre

UNSC notes Pak-based terror group JeM's reported link to Red Fort blast

Report added that on October 8, JeM leader Mohammed Masood Azhar Alvi 'formally announced the establishment of a women-only wing, Jamaat ul-Muminat, which was aimed at supporting terrorist attacks'

Railways seeks Centre's nod for MP project that may fell over 120,000 trees

Once approval is granted by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the trees could be cleared for the broad gauge line across dense forests in two districts

Delhi air quality improves to 'moderate' as mercury rises; AQI at 184

The capital recorded a gradual improvement in air quality, but 16 stations remained in the poor category despite the overall AQI slipping to 'moderate' levels

Congress names Tharoor co-chairman of campaign committee for Kerala polls

Tharoor's appointment assumes significance as it comes days after he met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi for redressal of his grievances

Court reserves order on charges against Lalu Yadav, 13 others in PMLA case

Special Judge Vishal Gogne reserved the order on framing of charges after hearing submissions by the counsel for accsued persons and the ED, and is likely to announce the order on March 3

J-K Assembly passes ₹6,714 cr grants for PWD, industries, labour ministries

The House approved ₹5,298.43 crore for the PWD, ₹866.16 crore for industries and commerce, ₹285.26 crore for labour and employment, ₹198.82 crore for skill development, and ₹64.93 crore for mining

Three teens killed, over 18 injured as 2 tractors collide in UP's Budaun

The accident occurred around 9.30 pm near a brick kiln at Sarai Barauli village under the Ughaiti police station limits in Budaun

Misty mornings, hot afternoons in plains; rain, snow forecast for hills

Morning mist persists in Delhi as afternoons turn warmer; western disturbances may trigger isolated snowfall in the Himalayas and raise chances of light rain over parts of the plains

Nationwide trade unions strike: Employees hold protest in Punjab, Haryana

The demands include the scrapping of four labour codes and rules, withdrawal of the Draft Seed Bill and Electricity Amendment Bill, and the SHANTI Act

PM Modi to chair last Cabinet meeting in South Block before PMO shift

The government plans to convert the iconic buildings into the 'Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum', a world-class museum tracing India's civilisational journey

Datanomics: Labour strikes down sharply over past decade in India

Data show strikes have declined over a decade, but wage losses and worker rights concerns continue to fuel fresh nationwide protest by 14 trade unions

Govt must implement New Public Sector Enterprise Policy: Parl panel

The New PSE Policy for Atmanirbhar Bharat envisages that loss-making public sector undertakings (PSUs) in non-strategic sectors should be considered for privatisation or closure

Return to India or we won't hear your plea: Bombay HC to Vijay Mallya

High Court says Vijay Mallya must return and submit to Indian jurisdiction before his plea challenging the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act can be heard

Opposition protests rock LS over BJP MP's remarks against Rahul Gandhi

Lok Sabha adjourned amid Opposition sloganeering over interim US trade pact and protests against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's remarks on Rahul Gandhi

AI Impact Summit: Indigenous SLM, LLMs to take AI summit centre stage

Government to showcase homegrown large and small language models at five-day summit; Sarvam's LLM and funding for AI data centres may be announced

Govt cuts toll on partially-open National Expressways from Feb 15

The government has amended the national highways fee rules to lower toll fees for the users of partially operational National Expressways.

No final conclusions have been reached: AAIB on AI171 crash probe

AAIB says AI171 crash probe is ongoing, rejects reports of intentional pilot action and urges media to avoid speculation

Cambodia crackdown exposes 'digital arrest' scam centre targeting Indians

Cambodian authorities have uncovered a scam centre featuring a fake Indian police station set-up, allegedly used by fraudsters to carry out "digital arrest" scams targeting victims in India

If you want to hang us, we are ready: Cong's Venugopal on Rahul LS notice

On Gandhi's remarks being expunged, Venugopal said the government is pressuring the chair not to give a chance to the members of the opposition to speak