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Sharad Pawar stable, recovering well after chest infection: Doctors

NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar, admitted to a private hospital here following a chest infection, is stable and recovering well, doctors said on Tuesday.

PM Modi's degree row: Delhi HC gives DU 3 weeks to object to appeal delay

The appellants before the division bench are RTI activist Neeraj, Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh, and advocate Mohd Irshad

Advance search notice can derail probes in digital era: Supreme Court

The top court was hearing a PIL challenging the scope of search and seizure powers under Section 132 of the Income Tax Act on the ground that it has the potential of misuse by the authorities

Maharashtra Dy CM Sunetra Pawar takes charge, attends cabinet meeting

Sunetra Pawar has been given the charge of the exicse, sports, minority welfare and Aukaf departments and also appointed guardian minister of Beed and Pune

Taskforce setup on dark net, crypto to monitor narco trafficking: Govt

In addition, a Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) has also been set up at the central and state levels to oversee significant drug seizure investigations

'Elections fought in court:' SC on hate speech pleas against Himanta Sarma

The Supreme Court said elections often turn into court battles while hearing petitions against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma for making alleged hate speech

Leadership issue: Congress high command decision final, says Siddaramaiah

The CM was responding to comments made by his deputy and another claimant for the Chief Minister post D K Shivakumar earlier in the day that he has "no confusion" over the leadership issue

India's space programme built on cooperation, not competition: Isro chief

Space-related activity in India started in 1962, 15 years after the independence and the first rocket India launched was made in the US and supplied by Nasa

AAIB seeks applications for DG, 23 officer posts amid Air India crash probe

AAIB is handling more than 20 aircraft accident investigations, including the fatal Air India plane crash that killed 260 people on June 12 last year

Rahul cites Naravane's 2023 'available now' post to rebut publisher's claim

Penguin Random House India has said it holds exclusive publishing rights to Naravane's memoir and clarified that the book has not yet been published, amid reports of unauthorised copies in circulation

Kanpur car crash: Lawyer claims Mishra wasn't driving; police show footage

This assertion by lawyer comes amid family's claim that Mishra has been suffering from epilepsy

I-PAC raids: SC adjourns ED plea against Mamata's 'interference' to Feb 18

A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Sandeep Mehta deferred the matter after it was informed that senior advocate Kapil Sibal was unwell

Death toll in Meghalaya mine blast rises to 30, judicial inquiry ordered

The Meghalaya government has ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident to ascertain the circumstances leading to the blast and fix responsibility

Delhi AQI update: Air quality worsens, 11 stations see 'very poor' levels

Delhi's air quality worsened to poor levels, with several hotspots reporting very poor AQI, even as the government cited a decline in the number of 'severe' air quality days this winter

Curfew imposed in Manipur's Ukhrul after miscreants set houses on fire

According to the press note, while the situation in the affected areas remains tense, it has largely been brought under control

Transfer of land next to IMA 'to set up' Islamic institution under lens

According to a preliminary inquiry, the plot of land, situated in the Dhaulas area near the IMA, is now being sold in smaller plots for residential purposes, posing a threat to the security of the IMA

Pune land deal: Parth Pawar's firm challenges ₹21 crore stamp duty notice

The ₹300-crore deal to sell the 40-acre land parcel to Amadea Enterprises came under the scanner after it emerged that the land belongs to government, and the firm was exempted from paying stamp duty

UP budget rises to ₹8.33 trillion; health outlay hits record: Eco Survey

Presenting report on opening day of budget session, UP Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna said the budget has expanded by ₹4.86 trillion over the past nine years

BJP govt withdraws cases filed by AAP against Centre, LG during its tenure

According to the officials, the law department of the Delhi govt began the withdrawal process for these cases shortly after the BJP assumed power following the Assembly elections in February 2025

Dry weather to persist in most of India; hilly regions brace for rain, snow

India will see largely dry conditions, with rainfall and snowfall limited to Himalayan regions as cold northerly winds return to the plains; dense fog to affect parts of the north and east