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Meenakshi Lekhi concludes visit to Cuba as both nations look forward to strengthen bilateral ties

New Delhi/Havana: Meenakshi Lekhi, Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture of India, concluded on Saturday a ‘fruitful’ visit to Havana, which highlighted the willingness of both countries to continue strengthening bilateral ties of friendship and cooperation, officials said.

Jammu Kashmir: Massive avalanche near Zojila tunnel; second in 2 days

Srinagar: A massive avalanche hit the Sarbal area close to the famous tourist destination Sonamarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Saturday evening, officials said.

Odisha bridge stampede leaves one dead, around 20 injured

Cuttack/UNI: One person died, and 20 others were injured-six of them seriously-in a stampede on the Gopinathpur T bridge near Badamba in Odisha's Cuttack district on Saturday evening, the local MLA Debi Prasan Mishra said.

TVS donates AC lorries to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam

Tirumala: TVS company donated two Air Conditioned lorries worth Rs 80 lakhs to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) on Saturday in Tirumala.

'Instead of being remorseful..': Air India peegate victim rubbishes Mishra's claim she peed on herself

New Delhi/IBNS: The Air India peegate victim has rubbished accused Shankar Mishra’s claim that she peed on herself and called it "completely false and concocted", media reported.

'Go to Kashmir..we will send terrorists to kill you': DMK leader abuses Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi

Chennai/IBNS: DMK leader Shivaji Krishnamoorthy sparked controversy after making abusive statements against Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi, media reported.

PM Modi condoles the passing away of Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the passing away of Member of Parliament, Shri Santokh Singh Chaudhary.

Transformation of Food Corporation of India to be done on a fast track mode: Piyush Goyal at 59th Foundation Day of FCI

New Delhi: The transformation of Food Corporation of India (FCI) should be done on a fast track mode so that the organization can continue to help the people, the poor and the farmers of the country.

Tamil Nadu: College girl gang-raped at knife point, 5 arrested

Chennai: In a shocking incident, a 20-year-old private college student was gangraped by five youths at knife point at a secluded place in neighbouring Kancheepuram taluk.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari receives death threats

Nagpur: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday reportedly received death threats over a phone call at his office in Nagpur, a senior police official confirmed while talking to UNI.

G-20's First Infrastructure Working Group Meeting in Pune on January 16-17

New Delhi: The first G-20 Infrastructure Working Group (IWG) meeting under G20 India Presidency is scheduled to be held during Jan 16-17 in Pune.

Uttar Pradesh: Majhiya village tense after Ambedkar statue vandalised

Badaun (UP): Tension gripped Majhiya village under civil lines police station on Saturday after a statue of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar was vandalised by some anti-social elements, police sources said here.

Man arrested with cash, 500 grams narcotics in Kupwara: Police

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police have arrested an alleged drug peddler in Jammu and Kashmir’s frontier district of Kupwara.

Two hand grenades recovered from Delhi’s Bhalswa Dairy area

New Delhi/UNI: Days after two people were arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell, two hand grenades were recovered from their rented accommodation in Bhalswa Dairy area, police said on Saturday.

Himachal Pradesh: Three drug peddlers arrested in Una

Hamirpur/UNI: Three drug peddlers were arrested by Una police last night in two separate incidents.

Himachal Pradesh: Lohri celebrated with great enthusiasm

Hamirpur/UNI: Braving bad weather, Lohri, the festival of the burning of bonfires and the first festival of the near year, was celebrated throughout the state of Himachal Pradesh with great enthusiasm and gaiety.

Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary dies during Bharat Jodo Yatra

Jalandhar/UNI: Santokh Singh Chaudhary, Congress Lok Sabha MP from Jalandhar, passed away while participating in the Bharat Jodo Yatra on Saturday morning.

Odisha: Body of missing cricketer Rajashree Swain found hanging from tree

Bhubaneswar: Police on Friday found the body of missing woman cricketer Rajashree Swain hanging from a tree in a dense forest under Gurudijhatia Police station limit in Cuttack district.

Om Birla to lead Indian parliamentary delegation to Kenya, Tanzania

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will lead a delegation of Indian Parliament to Kenya and Tanzania from January 16 to 21, a statement said on Friday

'Bharat Jodo Yatra to reach Lakhanpur on Jan 19, make it success': J&K Congress in-charge Rajni Patil

Jammu/UNI: Stating that Bharat Jodo Yatra is expected to touch Lakhanpur on January 19, AICC in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir affairs Rajni Patil, Member Parliament, on Friday asked the cadres to make it a grand success.

In big move, Himachal Pradesh restored Old Pension Scheme, CM Sukhvinder Sukhu calls it 'Lohri gift'

Shimla/IBNS: In a landmark decision that fulfils one of the Congress's election campaign promises, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday reversed changes to the pension programme for government employees.

Sachin Pilot's solo outreach campaign likely to trigger fresh worry for Congress ahead of Rajasthan polls

Jaipur/IBNS: Sachin Pilot's solo mass outreach campaign in Rajasthan months ahead of the assembly elections in the state has the potential to restart the tussle in the Congress' state unit, media reports said.

'Woman peed on herself': Air India urination accused Shankar Mishra's new shocker in Delhi court

New Delhi/IBNS: In a shocking claim, the Mumbai man, who urinated on an elderly woman on an Air India flight seven weeks ago in an incident that triggered nationwide outrage, has told a Delhi court Friday that he did not do so and that it was his co-passenger who urinated on herself.

Parliament: 2023 Budget session from January 31

New Delhi/IBNS: The 2023 Budget session of Parliament will start on January 31 and end on April 6, said Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday.

Two Delhi HC judges recuse from hearing plea challenging Justice D Y Chandrachud's appointment as CJI

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi High Court Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad Friday opted out of hearing a plea that sought a review of an HC order dismissing a petition challenging the appointment of Justice D Y Chandrachud as the Chief Justice of India (CJI), reported media.

Railways to launch Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC tourist train connecting Ayodhya to Nepal's Janakpur on Feb 17

New Delhi/UNI: Indian Railways is set to launch Ayodhya to Janakpur ‘Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train from Feb 17.

HRCP expresses concern over Pakistan flour crisis

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has expressed concern over the flour crisis in the country after several people were injured in different regions during a stampede over buying the food item.

Kanjhawala case: 11 Delhi policemen suspended

New Delhi: A total eleven policemen of Rohini district, who were deployed on route at Police Control Rooms and pickets where a girl died after her scooty was reportedly hit and her body dragged by a car for 12 kms on New Year, have been suspended, police said on Friday.

I consider PM Narendra Modi as God: Boy who jumped security cordon

Hubballi: A 10-year-old boy, who jumped the security cordon in an attempt to garland Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his roadshow, has said he is PM's fan and wanted to shake his hands with him.

Meghalaya: Wildlife dept, BSF help poisoned elephant get back on its feet

Shillong: Wildlife department of South West Garo and Border Security Force (BSF) personnel posted near the Indo-Bangladesh border recently helped an elephant to get back to its feet after it was found in critical condition.