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Khelo India winter games in Kashmir postponed on 'insufficient snowfall'

Around 300 athletes were expected to compete in four snow sports - ski mountaineering, alpine skiing, snowboard, and Nordic skiing - in the games, which had been due to be held from February 22 to 25

'Enough is enough': SC on surge of pleas over Places of Worship Act

Supreme Court is hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, defers hearing to first week of April

US deportees: 2 flights with 33 Guj natives land in Ahmedabad from Amritsar

They are part of a group of 112 Indians on board a US military aircraft that landed at the Amritsar airport late on Sunday

Samay Raina's virtual plea denied, cyber cell orders in-person appearance

Comedian Samay Raina's request to record his statement virtually was denied by Maharashtra's cyber cell, which has ordered him to appear in person by February 18

Bengaluru metro row explained: Fare hike, protests, and govt blame game

Namma Metro's decision to hike fares led to widespread outcry in Bengaluru. Here's what happened

NCW defers hearing as 'India's Got Latent' Youtubers cite safety concerns

The National Commission for Women had summoned content creators and public figures to appear before it on February 17, 2025 at 12 PM

Sam Pitroda's 'China not our enemy' remark stirs controversy, BJP reacts

Sam Pitroda's 'China not our enemy' remark has sparked a political firestorm, with the BJP accusing the Congress of appeasement and reviving allegations of its ties with China

173 public servants investigated for graft yet to be suspended: ACB report

The ACB report also highlighted that 22 public servants convicted in corruption cases are still waiting for dismissal

Row over Sikh immigrants deported without turbans, SGPC condemns US

SGPC member Gurcharan Singh Grewal condemned the incident, labelling the deportation of Sikhs without turbans as a serious affront to their religious identity

SC defers hearing in Places of Worship Act to first week of April

CJI Sanjiv Khanna also took exception to many intervention applications being filed in the case and said there should be a limit to such applications

Foreign links, blackmail & conspiracy? Himanta targets Gaurav Gogoi's wife

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has claimed that Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi's wife may be part of a larger 'anti-India' conspiracy, alleging foreign links and blackmail

Stop insisting on trilingual policy to allocate funds: Ex-TN CM to Centre

From the time a resolution was passed in the state Assembly, piloted by former Chief Minister C N Annadurai on January 23, 1968, Tamil Nadu has been following two language policy of Tamil and English

New India Cooperative Bank's GM held in Rs 122 cr fraud: How it happened

The bank's general manager allegedly withdrew cash from the bank's Prabhadevi and Goregaon branches, siphoning off funds since the Covid-19 pandemic

Sonipat-Delhi metro link: 26.5-km long metro line to benefit 50k commuters

Delhi Metro, in collaboration with the Haryana government, is extending the metro line to Sonipat. The new corridor will have 21 stations and is expected to be completed by 2028

Why did Delhi's earthquake feel so strong despite a magnitude of just 4?

Delhi earthquake: Videos capturing the tremors quickly surfaced on social media, showing the reaction of residents to the quake. Many Delhi-NCR residents expressed concern over the sudden jolt

Tight security at NDLS post deadly stampede, passenger influx continues

Delhi Police, along with Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP), has deployed additional personnel to manage rush at the station

After Delhi-NCR, earthquake with magnitude of 4 hits Siwan in Bihar

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck Siwan, Bihar at 08:02 IST with a depth of 10 Km, following a similar magnitude quake in Delhi-NCR at 5:38 am

Third batch of Indian deportees from US being sent to respective states

The third batch arrived just after a day the second batch landed in Amritsar

PM Modi urges people to stay calm, alert after earthquake jolts Delhi-NCR

The epicentre of the quake was in the Jheel Park area of Dhaula Kuan and there were some reports of people hearing a loud sound as the ground shook

Delhi air worsens to 'poor' days after seeing 'best' AQI in four months

The fall in air quality is possibly because of the unfavourable weather conditions like partly cloudy sky and lower wind speed