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Delhi airport plans to shut third runway from February 16 for upgrade

No cancellations due to upgrade; airport currently handles about 1,400-1,500 aircraft movements per day

Techie's death: Noida Authority CEO removed, UP govt orders SIT probe

Yuvraj Mehta, a 27-year-old software engineer, died after his car fell into a water-filled pit at a construction site while he was returning home in the early hours of Saturday

Piyush Goyal meets US ambassador Sergio Gor, discusses bilateral issues

Piyush Goyal meets new US Ambassador Sergio Gor as India and the US resume talks and move closer to finalising a long-pending bilateral trade agreement

Delhi HC refuses patent for cancer detection method, cites diagnostic bar

Delhi High Court upheld the patent office's rejection of a Japanese firm's cancer detection method using worms, ruling it barred under patent law as a diagnostic process

Lawyer associations a pvt body, not 'State', outside writ jurisdiction: HC

Delhi High Court rules that lawyers' associations are private bodies, not 'State' under Article 12, and therefore not subject to writ jurisdiction

Bengaluru civic polls to be held after May 25 with ballot papers: State EC

Use of ballot papers is not barred by law or by the judgements of the Supreme Court," he said, defending the decision to use ballot papers

UAE President Al Nahyan arrives in India, meets PM Narendra Modi

Al Nahyan will be in the national capital for less than two hours, according to his schedule released by the Ministry of External Affairs

Piyush Goyal meets US ambassador, Senator Daines to discuss bilateral ties

The bilateral ties are strained after Trump imposed a 50 per cent tariff on India, including a 25 per cent additional import duty for India's purchase of Russian crude oil

Rahul Gandhi skips defamation case hearing, next date February 20

Rahul Gandhi skipped his scheduled court appearance, citing travel to Kerala. The MP-MLA court granted him a final chance and fixed February 20 for further proceedings

Swamitva drone data likely to improve civic amenities in rural areas

Centre conducts pilots in seven Varanasi villages, hackathon to make best use of drone survey data for Swamitva

Delhi HC rejects Sengar's plea in death of Unnao rape victim's father

In March 2020, a trial court sentenced Sengar to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹10 lakh for the custodial death of the survivor's father

Delhi HC upholds patent rejection of nematode-based cancer detection method

Delhi High Court dismissed Hirotsu Bio Science's appeal, upholding rejection of its nematode-based cancer detection patent as a non-patentable diagnostic method under the Patents Act

SC stays order to remove liquor shops near highways across Rajasthan

The Supreme Court has stayed a Rajasthan High Court order that asked for removal of liquor shops within 500 metres of highways, saying the issue needs careful review

Schools in Ambala receive bomb threats, authorities on high alert

Three schools in Ambala received bomb threat mails following which authorities conducted extensive security checks on the premises

Republic Day rehearsals: Know the routes to avoid, diversions and closures

Delhi Police have issued a traffic advisory in Republic Day Parade rehearsals on Kartavya Path. Commuters have been advised to plan their trip and follow the rules as per personnel deployed on duty

Centre empowers LGs of five UTs to act under Drugs and Magic Remedies Act

The government has delegated the powers to LGs or administrators of the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Puducherry

Telangana govt to organise 'Medaram Jatara' on lines of 'Kumbh Mela'

'Medaram Jatara', the world's biggest biennial tribal festival, will be held from Jan 28 to 31 in Mulugu, where tribals worship folk goddesses Sammakka and her daughter Saralamma

Karur stampede: Vijay appears before CBI for second round of questioning

He will be questioned during the day by a team of officials led by a Deputy Superintendent rank officer drawn from the Anti Corruption unit of the agency

Junior engineer sacked after techie killed as car plunges into pit in Noida

Additionally, show-cause notices have been issued to other relevant officers and employees responsible for traffic management in and around Sector 150

'Pillar of trust': Shah hails NDRF on Raising Day, pays tribute to martyrs

National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) was raised on January 19, 2006, as a multi-skilled stand-alone Disaster Response Force to respond to all natural and man-made disasters