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Ex-Karnataka minister HD Revanna discharged from sexual harassment case

A court here on Monday discharged senior JD(S) MLA and former minister H D Revanna from a sexual harassment case registered in 2024.

Datanomics: Quality lens changes HDI story, puts J&K and Tamil Nadu on top

Adjusting HDI for quality reshapes state rankings, with J&K and Tamil Nadu overtaking Kerala in the quality-adjusted human development index

PM Modi to inaugurate AI summit in Feb; Bill Gates, Hassabis to attend

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the AI Impact Summit in February 2026, with global tech leaders such as Bill Gates and Demis Hassabis confirming participation

States will gain ₹17,000 crore due to VB-G RAM G, says SBI paper

The paper has taken seven criteria and divided them into equity and efficiency. To simulate the hypothetical scenario, it takes seven parameters and assigns weights to balance both equity and efficien

Delhi govt sets up expert committee to tackle capital's hazardous air

The Delhi government has constituted an expert committee to provide independent ideas, suggestions and solutions to tackle the capital's chronic air quality crisis, officials said on Monday.

Hyderabad Cyber Crime busts ₹1.95 crore digital arrest scam, 2 held

On December 13, the Cyber Crime Police, Hyderabad City, received a complaint from the victim stating that she was trapped under the pretext of a "Digital Arrest"

AAP alleges BJP-ruled MCD ignored SC ban on tolls, worsening pollution

Sharing a video from the Ghazipur toll plaza, Bharadwaj highlighted the on-ground reality through an AAP karyakarta who visited the site

Why did CBI cite LK Advani while staying bail order of Kuldeep Sengar?

The Supreme Court stayed Kuldeep Sengar's bail after the CBI challenged the Delhi High Court order and relied on the LK Advani case to argue that legislators can be treated as public servants

Bengal SIR hearings disrupted in Hooghly after TMC MLA stages protest

The hearings, which are being conducted at the block office for three assembly constituencies, were stopped after Mazumdar insisted that BLAs be allowed to remain present during the process

Dense fog likely from 8 pm in Delhi-NCR; IMD issues cold day warning

The forecast comes after the national capital woke up to dense fog and smog on Monday morning, which disrupted air traffic, slowed vehicular movement and pushed air quality into the 'severe' category

SC stays its Aravalli Hills ruling, orders new expert committee review

The Supreme Court said confusion over how the Aravalli range was defined warranted a pause, and ordered an independent expert panel to reassess the environmental impact of mining

Delhi govt asks schools to appoint nodal officers for stray dog matters

Teachers' associations, however, have opposed the move, questioning why departments responsible for animal welfare are not handling the issue

Tripura student's killing in Dehradun a 'horrific hate crime': Rahul Gandhi

Twenty-four-year-old Angel Chakma from Nandannagar in the West Tripura district was attacked by a group of six people when he objected to an alleged racial slur on December 9 in Dehradun

Speak up against hate crimes: Sibal slams Shah on Tripura student killing

As outrage mounted over the killing of Chakma, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said such incidents were unacceptable and the government would deal strictly with the culprits

'Statement misconstrued': Lalit Modi apologises after 'fugitives' video row

After backlash over a viral London video with Vijay Mallya, Lalit Modi apologised and said his remarks were misconstrued and never intended in that manner

ED issues notice to interrogate Ex-MLA in KFC loan misappropriation case

Anvar is currently associated with the All India Trinamool Congress, which was recently included as an associate party of the UDF

Kuldeep Sengar to remain in jail as SC pauses bail in Unnao rape case

Chief Justice Surya Kant said judges of the Delhi High Court who passed the order are some of the 'finest', but 'we are all prone to committing errors'

Kapil Sibal criticises govt over deaths of 33 BLOs during SIR exercise

Sibal's remarks came a day after a Booth Level Officer (BLO) was found dead in West Bengal's Bankura district

BMC polls: Uddhav Thackeray releases booklet on Covid-19 track record

The Sena (UBT) last week announced an alliance with Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for the Mumbai civic polls, but the parties haven't yet declared their lists of candidates

1 killed as Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express train catches fire in Andhra

The official told reporters that there were 82 passengers in one of the affected coaches and 76 in another when the train caught fire