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Govt removing Gandhi's name from rural jobs bill hurts Congress: Khurshid

The former external affairs minister said Gandhiji's name was not just emotionally associated with the scheme, but was also associated with the movement

Delhi's air on verge of severe; AQI at 398 as thick haze shrouds capital

Chandni Chowk reported the worst air quality, with an AQI reading of 464, in the 'severe plus' category

India to leave US behind in terms of Metro rail network length: Khattar

Currently, India is in the third position as far as the total length of Metro rail corridors is concerned, Manohar Lal Khattar said

Modi's Bengal rally speech ignored Matuas' citizenship concerns: TMC

TMC state general secretary Kunal Ghosh also claimed that the prime minister did not utter a single word about the alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in BJP-ruled states

NIA court issues non-bailable warrant against Hizbul Mujahideen chief

The accused has been evading arrest, the court held, thus issuing a non-bailable warrant against Shah and directing the Jammu and Kashmir Police to arrest him in connection with the FIR

PM Modi to unveil Rs 10,600-crore fertiliser plant in Assam on Sunday

Modi arrived in Assam on Saturday on a two-day trip, during which he is set to unveil multiple projects worth Rs 15,600 crore, around three months before the state is due to go for assembly polls

Messi was unhappy about being touched at Kolkata event, organiser tells SIT

West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas was seen in close proximity to Messi throughout the programme, with visuals showing him holding the footballer around the waist while posing for photographs

Nirav Modi's Bank of India trial adjourned over UK prison paperwork delays

Nirav Modi's shift between the two prisons, both Category B men's prisons for relatively low-risk convicts, has caused considerable complications in the case

Delhi HC asks petitioner to move SC on plea to lift ban on BS IV vehicles

The high court was hearing the plea by Sonica Ghosh, a resident of Noida, seeking removal of a ban on private vehicles conforming to BS IV emission norms and registered outside Delhi

Like Brahmaputra, growth flows uninterrupted under double-engine govt: PM

Addressing a gathering, PM Modi said modern, world-class airport facilities open up new possibilities and opportunities for any state and they become pillars of a state's growing self-confidence

Young doctors free to go abroad, but can't blame lack of facilities: Nadda

Nadda said those who wish to go overseas are free to do so, but should not say that facilities or infrastructure are lacking in India

Goa club fire: Police initiate blue corner notice against absconding owner

Surinder Kumar Khosla is the owner of the property on which the unauthorised structure housing the nightclub Birch by Romeo Lane was functioning

In PM's absence, Bengal Guv launches highway projects worth Rs 3,200 cr

Bose officially launched the projects from Netaji Park in Taherpur area of Nadia district instead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was initially supposed to unveil the development projects

CJI Surya Kant-led vacation bench to sit on Dec 22 to hear urgent matters

A statement issued by the apex court said, The Chief Justice of India has constituted a Special Vacation Bench to hear urgent matters during the ongoing court vacation

Drogue parachute deployment tests for Gaganyaan mission successful: Isro

These tests were completed at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) in Chandigarh, on December 18 and 19, the Isro said

Clean air draws tourists to Himachal hills as AQI worsens in Delhi-NCR

Experts from the Himachal Pradesh Environment Science and Climate Change Centre have also highlighted the stark contrast in air quality between the plains and the hill state

AgustaWestland case: Court orders Christian Michel's release from custody

However, he will remain in jail as he is also an accused in a separate corruption case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the matter

Did MGNREGA act as safety net for casual labour during sowing, harvest?

Civil society groups say the VB-G RAM G Bill could weaken casual labour's bargaining power, as MGNREGA served as a safety net and fall back option when farm wages turned unattractive

100K PUC applications received in 3 days amid anti-pollution curbs in Delhi

Singh said that in the last three days, a large number of people have come forward to obtain PUC certificates

Bihar election results have opened doors for BJP's win in Bengal: PM Modi

Addressing a rally in West Bengal, PM Modi accused the TMC of shielding infiltrators, alleging appeasement politics; he also promised to end 'maha jungle raj' in the state