Dip in number of students from minorities last year: AISHE

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6 arrested for blocking, misleading ED

Former chairman of Pune-based Seva Vikas Cooperative Bank landed in jail along with five members of his family after they locked themselves inside their flat for a few hours to prevent Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials from searching their flat. They allegedly used the time to destroy evidence.

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Need to reform UNSC to reflect new realities: PM Modi to UNGA chief

PM Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated the importance of reforming the UN multilateral system, including the Security Council, so as to truly reflect contemporary geopolitical realities in a meeting with UNGA president Csaba Korosi. Korosi, who is visting India for what is his first bilateral visit, called on Modi on Monday and also met foreign minister S Jaishankar.

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Odisha ASI may have killed minister to ‘avenge’ rebuff over job for kin

Odisha health minister Naba Kisore Das’s fatal shooting by ASI Gopal Das in Jharsuguda district's Brajarajnagar may have been an act of “revenge” triggered by the former allegedly turning down the police officer's request to give a relative of his a job, the crime branch said Monday. Gopal was quoted as saying during his interrogation that he attacked Naba Das “in a fit of rage” the previous day as he was “upset” at being rebuffed by the minister when they met around three months ago.

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Supreme Court to hear plea on BBC documentary on PM Modi; waste of court’s time, says Rijiju

The SC on Monday agreed to hear a plea challenging the government’s decision to block the BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots, leading law minister Kiren Rijiju to target petitioners for “wasting the precious time of SC”. The joint petition alleging that criticism of the government or its policies does not tantamount to violating sovereignty and integrity of the country and blocking critical views is unconstitutional. The court posted hearing on February 6.

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Curtains to come down on Bharat Jodo Yatra with flag unfurling, rally

The curtains will come down on the Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra on Monday with a ceremony at the party headquarters here and a rally at the Sher-e-Kashmir stadium where several Opposition leaders are also likely to be present.

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Explained: Why fliers are after emergency exits

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Slain Odisha minister Naba Kisore Das was a rising BJD star

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Rahul must thank PM for Lal Chowk flag feat: BJP

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400 days left for polls, spread word of our good work: PM to ministers

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Growth indicator: Night lights up 43% in 10 yrs; 400% in some states

Decadal Change of Night Time Light over India from Space (2012-2021), released by Isro’s National Remote Sensing Centre — shows that overall at the national level, normalised NTL radiance increased by 43% in 2021 compared to 2012. Significant increase was observed in Bihar (474%), Manipur (441%), Ladakh (280%) and Kerala (119%), while good increase was observed in Arunachal Pradesh (66%), MP (66%), UP (61%) and Gujarat (58%).

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Cops lodge FIR over religious slogan raised in AMU on R-Day

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Centre set to integrate forensic probe with justice system: Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Centre will integrate forensic science-based investigation with the justice system to increase the conviction rate which is around 50% currently. Shah said the conviction rate in Canada is 62%, Israel 93%, UK 80% and the US 90%. He was in Dharwad on Saturday to lay the foundation stone for the ninth off-campus facility of the National Forensic Sciences University.

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Kharge flags 'security lapses' in Rahul yatra's J&K leg, seeks Shah's 'personal intervention'

Expressing concern over "unfortunate security lapse" during 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in Kashmir, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to home minister Amit Shah urging his personal intervention to ensure proper arrangements for Rahul Gandhi's security. He told Shah that people in large numbers have been joining the yatra and it was difficult for the organisers to specify how many people would turn up.

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HC: Merely naming caste not an offence under SC/ST Act

Merely taking the name of the caste of the victim would not make it an offence under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, unless it is with an intention to insult the person belonging to that caste, the Karnataka high court observed recently.

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Mirage, Sukhoi collide in MP, instructor killed

“While it was not a head-on collision, the wings of the two jets seemed to have clipped each other,” an official said. “It is difficult to say at this time whether it was technical snag in one of the fighters, or a bird-hit or some other factor that caused the jets to veer into each other. The court of inquiry, with the analysis of the flight data recorders concerned, will look into it.”

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Just as Pandavas could not choose their relatives, India can't choose its neighbours: Jaishankar on Pakistan

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Anurag Thakur hits out at calls to boycott films

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'Be as unperturbed as a batsman even in face of crowd demand': PM Modi at 'Pariksha Pe Charcha'

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India modernising nuke arsenal with eye on China, says American report

India continues to modernise its nuclear arsenal and operationalise its nascent triad, and the country's nuke strategy, traditionally focused on Pakistan, now appears to place increased emphasis on China, says a 2022 report of the Federation of American Scientists. At least four new weapon systems are under development to complement or replace the country's existing nuclear-capable aircraft, land-based delivery systems and submarine launched missiles, it said.

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India shining with govt of ‘average’ talent: PM Modi

PM Modi on Friday said his government was taunted as being filled with “average” talent, but India is now shining in the world as a beacon of hope in the post-pandemic era. During his interaction with students, teachers and parents in the sixth edition of ‘Pariksha pe Charcha,' Modi said it is his “firm conviction” and “article of faith” that criticism is a purification exercise for a robust democracy.

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J&K cops reject lapse charge as Rahul calls off 11km leg of his yatra

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Friday claimed that a security lapse forced him to abandon the 11km leg of his Bharat Jodo Yatra. He had crossed the Jawahar Tunnel from Jammu’s Banihal in a bulletproof vehicle and walked less than a kilometre towards the gateway to Kashmir division when the alleged security lapse brought his march to a halt. J&K Police contested allegations of poor crowd management.

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On R-Day, 'nari shakti' takes centrestage at Kartavya Path

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Monuments of national importance list needs rationalisation: Economic Advisory Council

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Pompeo: India 'wild card' in Quad, forced in by Chinese aggression

Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has claimed that India, which has charted an independent course on foreign policy, was forced to change its strategic posture and join the four-nation Quad grouping due to China's aggressive actions. In his latest book, Pompeo called India the "wild card" in Quad because it was a nation founded on socialist ideology and spent the Cold War aligning with neither the US nor the erstwhile USSR.

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SFI, ABVP clash at Pondicherry varsity over BBC documentary screening

Screenings of the blocked BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi continued on campuses and public places in parts of southern India, with SFI organising its second show in a week at the central University of Hyderabad on Republic Day and taking on ABVP at Pondicherry University the night before after at least five students watching the film there were allegedly injured in an assault.

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Surgical strike row: Lt General KJS Dhillon (Retd) slams opposition for questioning soldiers

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ED can't probe any offence other than laundering: HC

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Morbi bridge collapse: Oreva group admits 'some wrongs', offers compensation

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Can't skip Republic Day event, hold parade: HC to Telangana

Celebrating Republic Day in a befitting manner is the bounden duty of all constitutional authorities and it cannot be skipped by the state government, the Telangana high court said on Wednesday while directing the state administration to hold the ceremonial parade at any place of its choice. Following the HC order, the Telangana government has decided to hold a guard of honour, officials said.

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ORS pioneer among 26 unsung heroes on Padma awards list

SP ex-chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, iconic architect Balkrishna Doshi and pioneer of ORS Dilip Mahalanabis have been posthumously awarded Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award. Other recipients of the award are tabla maestro Zakir Hussain and mathematician Srinivas Vardhan. Padma Bhushan has been conferred on industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, philanthropist and Infosys Foundation chairperson Sudha Murthy.

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Constitution source of unity, reflects spirit of India: President Murmu

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Kirti Chakra awarded to four martyred cops

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Mulayam Singh, Zakir Hussain, Dilip Mahalanabis among 6 Padma Vibhushan awardees

ORS (oral rehydration solution) pioneer Dilip Mahalanabis will receive the Padma Vibhushan (posthumous) in the field of Medicine (Pediatrics), the Centre announced on Wednesday. A total of 25 other personalities across various walks of life will be awarded the Padma Shri.

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Rahul rebuffs Digvijaya’s surgical strike remarks; BJP slams Congress leader

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Pee row: AI says action against pilot ‘excessive’

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Aaftab killed live-in partner Shraddha after she met a friend: Cops

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Cracks appear on key Badrinath highway

Scientists involved in studying Joshimath’s land subsidence told TOI on Tuesday that snow and rain – which began on January 20 – had caused “significant” cracks on the strategically key National Highway-58, which is the sole motorway leading to the pilgrim town of Badrinath and Mana, the final Indian village towards the China border.

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Gujarat court acquits 22 accused in post-Godhra riots case in which 17 people were killed

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Want to quit, have told PM: Maharashtra governor Koshyari

Following a three-year tenure marked by controversies and a fractious relationship with the erstwhile Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi dispensation, Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Monday said he had conveyed his desire to step down to PM Narendra Modi during the latter's recent visit to Mumbai.

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Choice to terminate late pregnancy is mother's, not medical board's: Bombay HC

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Action against AI crew unusually harsh: Association

The All India Cabin Crew Association (AICCA) on Monday demanded that Air India roll back derostering of the crew that operated the New York-Delhi flight where a male passenger allegedly urinated on a female co-passenger last November.

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A 1st this R-Day: Only ‘Made in India’ weapons on display, Agniveers to join, woman to lead Navy contingent

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Army chief reviews Arunachal LAC preparedness

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Congress will do whatever it takes to restore J&K's lost statehood: Rahul Gandhi

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Defence expert slams Digvijaya Singh's statement on surgical strikes

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‘Sane view’, says Union law minister Kiren Rijiju of high court ex-judge’s collegium criticism

Amid the ongoing wrangle between the Centre and the judiciary over appointment of judges through the collegium system, Union law minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday cited in his Twitter handle an interview of Justice RS Sodhi (retd), a former judge of the Delhi high court. Sodhi had remarked that the Supreme Court “has for the first time hijacked the Constitution” to such an extent that judges have decided to appoint judges, negating the role of the government.

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Varanasi exhibits initiatives to reduce carbon emission

This year when G20 presidency is with India, a CNG-driven boat rally was flagged off by Union petroleum & natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri at Namo Ghat in Varanasi on Sunday as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative to cut India’s carbon emission.

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Now, SP neta Swami Prasad Maurya targets Ramcharitmanas, calls for ban

Close on the heels of the statement by Bihar education minister Chandra Shekhar, claiming that ‘the Ramcharitmanas promoted social discrimination and spread hatred in society’, Samajwadi Party MLC Swami Prasad Maurya on Sunday said that certain verses of the Tulsidas’s book were casteist in nature and derogatory to backwards and Dalits, and should be removed.

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Use emerging technologies, beef up traditional policing, PM Modi advises DGPs, IGPs

Addressing the 57th All-India conference of DGP and IGPs of police, which concluded here on Sunday, Modi suggested making the police forces more sensitive, while also training them in effective use of emerging technologies. He emphasised on the importance of the National Data Governance Framework for smoothening of data exchange across agencies.

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Rahul Gandhi leads yatra amid blast-boosted security

Rahul Gandhi led his Bharat Jodo Yatra from Hiranagar in J&K’s Kathua district Sunday amid tight security in the wake of twin blasts in Jammu a day earlier that left nine injured. After a day-long halt, the Congress leader set out around 7am from Hiranagar along the Jammu-Pathankot highway, marked by heavy presence of security forces. Officials said the police, CRPF and other agencies were keeping vigil.

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NIA points to PFI, charges 20 with murder of Karnataka BJP neta

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed a chargesheet in BJP leader Praveen Nettaru’s murder case, saying the 20 accused carried out the targeted killing to create terror, communal hatred and unrest in society to further the Popular Front of India’s agenda of establishing Islamic rule in the country by 2047.

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Peegate: Air India body mulls legal action over pilot suspension

Air India pilots’ body IPG is considering legal recourse and other options, regarding aviation regulator DGCA suspending the licence of the pilot-in-command of the flight where a passenger allegedly urinated on a female co-passenger onboard last November. A senior member of the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), which represents the airline’s pilots who fly wide-body planes, said it will take up the issue of suspension of the pilot concerned strongly.

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