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BHOPAL: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for various projects, including the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project.

JAIPUR: Efforts were on to take out three-year-old Chetna, who fell into a 700-ft deep borewell in Kiratpura in Rajasthan's Kotputli with the rescue team now using the 'hook technique', said officials on Tuesday.

AMARAVATI: Heavy rain is likely in coastal Andhra Pradesh over the next two days under the impact of the low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, meteorologists said.

CHENNAI: The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu has expressed displeasure over a recent statement by a senior leader of its ally, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), demanding 25 seats in the 2026 state Assembly elections.

SRINAGAR: Kashmir Valley froze on Tuesday as the minimum temperature fell to minus 6.6 while the maximum temperature was 2.8 a day earlier.

NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday issued a dissent note a day after President Droupadi Murmu appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice V. Ramasubramanian as National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson, saying the selection process was fundamentally flawed, predetermined and raise concerns about the impartiality and fairness of the selection process.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged people to unite to uphold harmony and confront challenges like violence and disruptions in society.

NEW DELHI: The air quality in the national capital plummeted to the ‘severe’ category, with an average AQI of 401 recorded at 7 a.m. on Tuesday despite a spell of light rain

NEW DELHI: Union Minister Giriraj Singh launched a sharp attack on the Congress accusing the Nehru family of mistreating Dr B.R. Ambedkar.

BHOPAL: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who was on a visit to Madhya Pradesh on Monday, extended his greetings to CM Mohan Yadav on the completion of one year in office.

MUMBAI: Dropping a political bomb, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that a Dalit man was ‘murdered by police’ and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ‘lied’ in the legislature on the issue.

BELAGAVI: Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Monday rubbished BJP’s warning of widespread agitation during the centenary celebrations of 194 Congress session and said that the party will celebrate the Belagavi session, the historic one in country’s political history.

NEW DELHI: Several BJP legislators have afresh moved the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly to call for a special sitting for the tabling of the CAG Reports.

PANCHKULA: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed over 71,000 appointment letters to newly appointed recruits across the country during the Rozgar Mela on Monday, recruits from Bihar's Patna and Haryana's Panchkula expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the Prime Minister for offering them a chance to serve the nation.

JAIPUR: Former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje visited SMS Hospital in Jaipur on Monday to check on the condition of those injured in the Jaipur LPG tanker blast.

MUMBAI: Upset over his exclusion from the cabinet, a veteran NCP leader and Samata Parishad founder Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and discussed the growing resentment in the OBCs especially after he was denied a ministerial berth.

HYDERABAD: Chief Ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh paid tributes to former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao on his death anniversary on Monday.

BENGALURU: Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti has stated that the derogatory remark row involving BJP MLC C.T. Ravi and Minister for Women and Child Welfare Laxmi Hebbalkar was a closed chapter and the interference of police in the case was not acceptable.

BHOPAL: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will visit Madhya Pradesh on Monday to attend the 'Jan Kalyan Parv,' a flagship event organized by the Madhya Pradesh government. He will join Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav in Sagar this evening.

JAIPUR: Intermittent rains were recorded in various parts of Rajasthan on Monday morning. While Fatehpur and Churu experienced light rains, many other districts including Jaipur and Bharatpur, were overcast.

LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his visit to violence-hit Parbhani in Maharashtra. She said he was going there only to shed crocodile tears and accused the Congress of historically adopting a casteist and contemptuous attitude toward Dalits and backward classes.

GURUGRAM: Holistic International Pravasi Sports Association (HIPSA) president Kanthi D Suresh feels men and women playing under the same banner in the upcoming Global Indian Pravasi Kabaddi League (GI-PKL) will send a message of women empowerment.

NEW DELHI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused the Centre of being stubborn and anti-farmer, hoping that the government would not do injustice to the farmers and implement its promises.

MAHARASHTRA: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Parbhani on Monday where a local Dalit youth was found dead in judicial custody after the recent violence that hit the town following the desecration of a statue of Dr B. R. Ambedkar, party officials said here.

PUNE: In a horrific incident, two toddlers and a man were crushed to death when a speeding dumper mowed nine pavement dwellers here on Monday.

NEW DELHI: The national capital continues to grapple with toxic air quality. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded was 403 at 7:30 a.m. on Monday which falls in the 'severe' category.

PATNA: The controversy surrounding the 70th BPSC examination has taken a serious turn, with Leader of Opposition in Bihar Tejashwi Yadav levelling allegations of malpractice and institutional corruption in the recruitment processes.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab raised a demand for central assistance to strengthen its police infrastructure and security efforts in districts bordering Pakistan, with a grant of Rs 1,000 crore, an official statement said on Sunday.

AMRITSAR: MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla has demanded resignation from Home Minister Amit Shah for using abusive language against Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar. MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla said that BJP is forming a dictatorial government and is crushing the Constitution.

KAITHAL: The statement given by Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding Dr. Ambedkar is very condemnable. All India Ambedkar Mahasabha will not tolerate this at any cost.

NEW DELHI: The issue of overpriced food and beverages at airports has long troubled travelers across India. During the winter session of Parliament, Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha from the Aam Aadmi Party had highlighted this issue to the forefront, criticizing the exorbitant prices of water, tea, and snacks at airports. Responding to his efforts, the government has taken cognizance and introduced the "Udaan Yatri Cafe" initiative, starting with Kolkata Airport, where affordable food and beverages will now be made available soon.

LEH:The Ladakhi shepherd, Tashi Namgyal, who played a crucial role in alerting the Indian Army about Pakistani intrusion in the Kargil sector in 1999, was given a hero’s farewell at his funeral on Sunday.

JAIPUR: The devastating incident on the Jaipur-Ajmer Highway on December 20, which claimed 13 lives, has its roots in a sharp U-turn near Delhi Public School (DPS), a dangerous spot that has now become infamous for claiming numerous lives. According to officials, this U-turn should not have been in use, as it was sanctioned as a temporary arrangement in a bid to ease traffic flow during construction activity.

NEW DELHI: Maybe it happened, or maybe it didn’t… There is a clear line between the two assumptions, which remain mere allegations until the court delivers its verdict. Till then, the line will continue to be; but in the meantime, perceptions have been built and narratives floated.

NEW DELHI: BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj on Sunday bashed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of engaging in "political theatrics" ahead of the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.