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SGPC chief hits out at AAP govt over FIR in 328 missing 'saroops' case

The Aam Aadmi Party leaders have been asking the SGPC to cooperate with the Punjab Police, which is probing the matter

65% of Delhi's air pollution in 2025 originated from outside the city: CREA

As much as 65 per cent of Delhi's air pollution in 2025 originated from outside the city, mainly from other NCR districts, while local sources accounted for the remaining 35 per cent, a study said.

NIA takes over Gujarat ricin terror plot case from ATS for further probe

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has handed over the probe into the alleged ricin poison terror plot to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), said a senior Gujarat ATS official on Saturday.

Former Kerala minister sentenced to three years' jail in 1990 drug case

A court here on Saturday sentenced former Kerala transport minister Antony Raju and a court official to imprisonment for tampering with evidence in a 1990 drug seizure case.

Delhi riots case: SC verdict on Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam bail on Jan 5

The accused moved the apex court challenging a Delhi High Court order dated September 2 denying them bail in the "larger conspiracy" case of the February 2020 riots

Zubeen Garg death case: Four accused file bail pleas, hearing on Jan 17

Four accused in singer Zubeen Garg's death case filed bail petitions before the court on Saturday.

Top Maoist commander Badse Sukka, 19 others surrender to Telangana police

This surrender sounded the death knell for the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) and the Telangana State committee of the CPI (Maoist) party

Sadanand Date, 26/11 terror attack hero, takes charge as Maharashtra DGP

Date, 59, accepted the charge from Rashmi Shukla, the first woman DGP of Maharashtra who retired on Saturday, at the state police headquarters

Rajasthan govt cracks down on 6 pharma stores over RGHS irregularities

The cases have been registered against them, and their drug licences are cancelled

Congress to launch nationwide 'MGNREGA Bachao Sangram' from Jan 10

The Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Bill, or VB-G RAM G, was passed with a voice vote amid protests in the Rajya Sabha on December 18, hours after the Lok Sabha cleared it

TN CM Stalin launches new assured pension scheme for govt employees

Pensioners receiving 50 per cent assured pension would be granted Dearness Allowance hike every six months on a par with government employees

Minimum temperatures fall below freezing point in most parts of Kashmir

After a few days of respite, the cold returned to Kashmir as the minimum temperatures dropped in the valley and settled below the freezing point at most places, officials said on Saturday.

Red Fort blast: Accused Bilal Malla sent to judicial custody till Jan 16

A Delhi court on Saturday remanded Dr Bilal Naseer Malla, one of the accused in the November 10 Red Fort blast case, to judicial custody for 13 days till January 16.

CM Naidu welcomes reports naming Andhra top investment destination

Naidu said the development reflects the impact of the state's forward-looking policy reforms, particularly the 'speed of doing business' initiatives

14 Maoists killed in separate encounters in Bijapur, Sukma: Bastar IG

An exchange of fire broke out in the forest of the southern region of Sukma district, where a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, a senior police official said

Capacity building in judicial infra crucial to meet emerging demands: CJI

Justice Kant, who is on a two-day visit to Bihar, was addressing dignitaries after laying the foundation stone for seven infrastructure projects on the Patna High Court premises

Amit Shah chairs Parl panel meet in Andaman, stresses cybercrime strategy

Shah stressed on "pronged strategy" involving convergence, coordination, communication, and capacity to combat cybercrime

Indore water crisis: Six dead, more than 200 hospitalised, says collector

Of the patients admitted to hospitals, 34 are in the intensive care units (ICUs), and their treatment is being monitored specially

UGC sets up committee to probe death of Dharamshala college student

According to police, three students of the college have been booked for ragging and voluntarily causing hurt while a professor has been booked for sexually harassing the 19-year-old woman

Maha civic polls: 68 Mahayuti candidates elected unopposed, 44 from BJP

Across the state, as many as 68 candidates from the BJP and the Mahayuti have been elected unopposed, reflecting the party's growing strength in urban local bodies, BJP leader Keshav Upadhye said