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Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis polls in Maharashtra postponed to Feb 7

Elections to 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra has been rescheduled to Feb 7, following demise of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar

Martyr's Day: Traffic restrictions, diversions in parts of Delhi today

According to the advisory, traffic diversions may be enforced on an 'as per need' basis at multiple key junctions depending on the movement of dignitaries and the security situation

Rain, thunderstorms likely in Delhi-NCR as western disturbance approaches

A fresh western disturbance is set to bring rain, snowfall and thunderstorms to the western Himalayas as cold wave and dense fog persist across northern plains

Free trade agreement with EU is for ambitious India: PM Narendra Modi

PM Modi calls the India-EU FTA a pact for an ambitious India, urging manufacturers to tap duty-free access to 27 European markets

Supreme Court flags lack of reciprocity as foreign cos seek data from India

Supreme Court flags asymmetry in global judicial cooperation as Pfizer challenges Madras High Court order refusing to enforce US letters rogatory

Stray dogs case: SC reserves order on pleas against earlier rulings

The Supreme Court also directed the Animal Welfare Board of India to process applications from NGOs seeking permission to set up animal shelters or animal birth control facilities

Delhi court acquits L-G Saxena in defamation case filed by Medha Patkar

Patkar and Saxena had been locked in a legal tussle since 2000 after she filed a suit against him for publishing advertisements against her and the 'Narmada Bachao Andolan'

Baramati plane crash investigation progressing expeditiously: MoCA

MoCA said the AAIB-DGCA probe into the Baramati Learjet 45 crash is progressing expeditiously, with the black box recovered and a time-bound inquiry underway

Delhi riots case: Court rejects bail plea of ex-MLA Tahir Hussain

Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing the bail applications of the accused and denied them bail

Freedom of speech no licence for defamatory online campaigns: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court clarified that freedom of speech is not absolute and does not extend to defamatory or malicious content on social media platforms

SC stays implementation of new UGC norms; 2012 regulations to continue

The Supreme Court said the provision defining caste-based discrimination separately is vague and asked the Centre to revise it

Toll hits 21 in Bengal fire, 28 still missing; prohibitory orders imposed

The devastating fire reduced to ashes two godowns and a manufacturing unit of a momo company at Anandapur in South 24 Parganas district

Five Delhi schools receive bomb threats; declared hoax after thorough check

The DFS confirmed that Loreto Convent in Delhi Cantonment, Don Bosco in Chittaranjan Park, and Carmel Convent campuses in Anand Niketan and Dwarka have received threats

CBI raids multiple locations in Kolkata over ₹1,000 crore bank fraud

The searches are being carried out in several locations, including Alipore, in connection with a case of large-scale bank fraud involving a public sector lender

SC refuses to issue directions for welfare measures of domestic helps

The top court also observed that trade unionism has been largely responsible for stopping the industrial growth in the country

Ajit Pawar cremated with full state honours; Shah, Gadkari attend funeral

Union ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, former Union minister Sharad Pawar and BJP president Nitin Nabin attended the 66-year-old Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief's funeral

Ajit Pawar plane crash: Black box recovered from Learjet 45 aircraft

AAIB has the mandate to investigate all accidents and serious incidents involving aircraft with a gross weight of 2,250 kg and more or turbojet aircraft

Delhi air quality stays toxic as smog persists; IMD forecasts cloudy skies

Delhi remains under smog with AQI in poor range at many locations even as Grap Stage III is lifted; IMD forecasts cloudy skies for Thursday

Kerala Budget: ₹14,500 cr for pensions, honorariums of ASHAs hiked

The pay of pre-primary teachers and literacy mission motivators has been increased by ₹1,000 per month

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to table Economic Survey in LS today

In addition, a statement reviewing the working of the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India, New Delhi, for the year 2024-25 will be presented before the House