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Noida Schools To Stay Shut Till Class 8 "Until Further Orders" Due To Cold Wave
- Jan 02, 2025 19:57 pm IST
- Reported by: Ranveer Singh
With both minimum and maximum temperatures plummeting in Noida, the Gautam Buddha Nagar administration on Thursday ordered all schools up to Class 8 to remain shut "till further orders".
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Delhi Government, Lt Governor Must Settle Disputes Once And For All: Supreme Court
- Jan 02, 2025 19:44 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Disputes between the Delhi government and the LG must be resolved once and for all, the Supreme Court said on Thursday after being informed funds for a scheme meant for road accident victims were released.
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"Ambulance In 10 Minutes": Blinkit Rolls Out New Service In Gurugram
- Jan 02, 2025 19:31 pm IST
- Edited by: Anjali Thakur
Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa announced on X that the initiative launched on Thursday with an initial fleet of five ambulances operating in Gurugram.
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Prashant Kishor Begins Indefinite Fast To Back Protesting Students In Bihar
- Jan 02, 2025 19:16 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Election strategist-turned political leader Prashant Kishor has started an indefinite fast, backing the students of Bihar in their demand for a re-test of the 70th Combined Competitive Examination after allegations of paper leak.
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Blog | A Breakup, A Bar And 12 Grapes: The NYE Tradition That Changed Everything
- Jan 02, 2025 19:12 pm IST
- Shubham Bhatnagar
. We had just gotten our drinks when a cheerful bartender began handing out martini glasses with just grapes to everyone at the bar. My friends and I exchanged curious glances as we received ours, but no one said anything.
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"Cowardly": PM Modi Condemns Terrorist Attack In New Orleans That Killed 15
- Jan 02, 2025 19:07 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned the terrorist attack in New Orleans, which has killed 15 people, and expressed condolences to the families of victims.
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Fact Check: Massive Traffic Jam In Uttarakhand? No, Video Is From Pakistan
- Jan 02, 2025 19:00 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A video showing a massive traffic jam is being circulated on social media. Users claim that it depicts congestion in Uttarakhand due to the new year.
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"Travesty Of Justice": Ex Indian Envoy On Bail Denied To Hindu Priest In Bangladesh
- Jan 02, 2025 18:24 pm IST
- Asian News International
Following the denial of bail to Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, former ISKCON leader, by a Chattogram court, former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Veena Sikri expressed deep disappointment, calling it a "travesty of justice."
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Romance Lands UP Man In Pakistan Jail, Family Appeals To PM Modi For Release
- Jan 02, 2025 18:21 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 21-year-old man in Aligarh district has found himself behind bars in Pakistan due to a romantic relationship with a girl from across the border, officials here said.
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"Sabka Samman": Ajmer Dargah Official Welcomes 'Chadar' Sent By PM Modi
- Jan 02, 2025 18:16 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
In a gesture symbolising unity and respect for all communities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has continued the tradition of sending a ceremonial 'chadar' to the revered Ajmer Sharif Dargah during the Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
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Not VD Savarkar, Name Delhi College After Manmohan Singh: Congress Student Body
- Jan 02, 2025 18:13 pm IST
- Reported by: Aishvarya Jain
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The building of a brand new university named after right-wing ideologue VD Savarkar has unleashed a storm of protest from the Opposition Congress and its student wing, the NSUI.
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He Was Declared Dead In Hospital, Speedbreaker 'Shook' Him Alive
- Jan 02, 2025 17:49 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
For 65-year-old Pandurang Ulpe, a speed breaker proved to be a life-saver after an ambulance carrying his "body" from the hospital crossed it and his family noticed his fingers moving.
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2025 Declared Year Of Defence Reforms, Theaterisation Among Priorities
- Jan 02, 2025 17:44 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
India on Wednesday declared 2025 as the year of defence reforms and that the focus will be to roll out integrated theatre commands to boost tri-services synergy and ensure simpler and time-sensitive military procurement.
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Never Directed Ending Farm Leader's Hunger Strike: Supreme Court
- Jan 02, 2025 17:37 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it has never directed to end the hunger strike of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast unto death, but is only concerned with his health.
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Opinion | Why India's 'BIMARU' States Have Remained So
- Jan 02, 2025 17:24 pm IST
- Aditya Sinha
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh report the lowest rural MPCE at ₹3,788 and ₹3,578, and urban MPCE at ₹5,165 and ₹5,474. Madhya Pradesh and Odisha show slightly better figures but still fall below the national average.
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Indian Scientists Show Melatonin Can Treat Parkinson's Disease
- Jan 02, 2025 17:23 pm IST
- IANS
Scientists from the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) Mohali, have showed that nano-formulation of melatonin -- the hormone produced by the brain in response to darkness -- could provide therapeutic solution for Parkinson's disease.
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Boat With 7 Teenagers Making Reels Overturns In UP, 1 Dies
- Jan 02, 2025 17:17 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 14-year-old boy drowned in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district on New Year's Day when a boat with seven teenagers capsized while they were making social media reels in a lake connected to the Ganga, officials said Thursday.
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"Extremely Tortured By Wife, In-Laws": Delhi Cafe Owner's Video Note Before Suicide
- Jan 02, 2025 17:13 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
In a video recorded before his death, 40-year-old Delhi-based cafe owner Puneet Khurana alleged that mental torture and unreasonable demands from his wife Manika Pahwa and in-laws drove him to suicide.
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Supreme Court To Hear A Owaisi's Plea On Implementation Of Places Of Worship Act
- Jan 02, 2025 17:12 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a plea of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi seeking effective implementation of the 1991 places of worship law which asks to maintain the religious character of a place as it existed on August 15, 1947.
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Russian Man, Who Entered India As Tourist, Arrested For Digital Arrest Scam
- Jan 02, 2025 17:09 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A Russian national was arrested by Gujarat police in connection with a 'digital arrest' case in which a man was duped of Rs 17 lakh, an official said on Thursday.