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Australia beat India by seven runs in fourth women's T20 International to take unassailable 3-1 lead in five-match series

NHRC to depute probe team headed by one of its members for on spot enquiry into Bihar Hooch tragedy

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in the wake of media reports about more deaths in the Bihar Hooch tragedy spreading other districts, has decided to depute its own investigation team headed by one of its members for on the spot enquiry

Special court in Mumbai grants 30-day extension to Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) to file charge sheet in connection with arrest of five members of now-banned PFI for alleged unlawful activities and waging war against country

Mohali Police gets 2 days police remand of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in connection with a case of criminally intimidating and threatening hotel owner

BJP holds nationwide protests against Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto's personal attack on PM Modi

Delhi Police's special cell busted an interstate drug syndicate & arrested 2 members

Man orders liquor online, gets duped of nearly Rs 2 lakh in Gurugram; case registered

India move closer to victory, reduce Bangladesh to 272/6 in second innings on Day 4 of first Test

Health Minister inaugurates National Animal Resource Facility for Biomedical Research in Hyderabad

One dead, two injured in fire at building in Mumbai's Ghatkopar, says official

Fire breaks out in air filter company in Pune's Shirur town

India wins the third T20 World Cup finals for the blind against Bangladesh

Air raid alert announced across Ukraine, say officials

Air raid sirens wailed across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, on Saturday, local officials said, a day after Russia carried out a massive missile strike on critical infrastructure.

FM Sitharaman chairs 48th GST Council meet

SC dismisses plea against Rahul Gandhi's election from Wayanad in 2019 Lok Sabha polls

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the election of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in 2019 from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.

A bench of justices A S Bopanna and Dipankar Datta rejected the petition filed by Saritha S Nair, who had moved the apex court against an October 31, 2019 decision of the Kerala High Court by which her election petitions challenging the Lok Sabha polls in Wayanad and Ernakulam also were dismissed. (PTI)

PM Modi to visit Meghalaya and Tripura tomorrow

PM Modi will visit Meghalaya and Tripura on December 18. In Shillong, PM will participate in the golden jubilee celebration of the North Eastern Council & will attend the meeting of the North Eastern Council at the State Convention Centre, Shillong.Then, PM will inaugurate, dedicate and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects in a public function in Shillong. He will then travel to Agartala and in a public function, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various key projects. (ANI)

HM Shah chairs Eastern Zonal Council meet; Mamata, Soren, Tejashwi in attendance

The Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) meeting got underway around 11 am on Saturday at the West Bengal secretariat here with Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairing it, officials said.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her counterpart from Jharkhand Hemant Soren, Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav and Odisha cabinet minister Pradeep Amat were attending the meet, which is expected to last for around two hours, they said. (PTI)

Hearing on bail plea of Mehrauli murder accused Aaftab to December 22

Court posted hearing on bail plea of Mehrauli accused Aaftab Poonawala to December 22.

Whether Galwan or Tawang, our defence forces have proved their bravery, says Rajnath Singh

"Whether it is Galwan or Tawang, our defence forces have proved their bravery and valour," saidDefence Minister Rajnath Singh, in Delhi today. (ANI)

"We are preparing for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Mission Olympic committee meets every month to strategise. Under the Annual Training Calendar, we give Rs 300 crores to different sports federations for the training of sports persons," said Union Min for Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Thakur at Patiala.

Court to have a word with Mehrauli murder accsed Aaftab Poonawala regarding his bail plea at 11:30 am today

Court to have word with accused Aaftab Amin Poonawala regarding his bail plea through video-conferencing at 11:30 am

Fire breaks out in Phoenix Hospital in Delhi, efforts under way to douse fire

Fire breaks out in the basement of Phoenix Hospital in Greater Kailash Part 1. Five fire tenders have reached the spot. Further details awaited. (ANI)

6 people, including 2 children, charred to death after fire broke out in their house in Telangana

Santacruz in Mumbai recorded 35.6° C temperature which was the highest in India for yesterday: IMD

Twitter suspends an account of Indian competitor Koo

Indian Navy to get another Vishakhapatnam class destroyer of Project 15B

Two police officers with UN's Mali mission killed

Two police officers serving with the UN's MINUSMA mission in Mali were killed and four others wounded on Friday, the force said on social media, the latest blow to the deployment.

"A United Nations police patrol was attacked on December 16 in Timbuktu (northern Mali). Two of our police officers, including a woman, lost their lives and four others were injured, one of them seriously," MINUSMA said in a tweet that "strongly condemned" the bloodshed.

At least 10 dead in massive apartment blaze in France

A fire tore through an apartment building in the early hours of Friday near Lyon in central France, killing at least 10 people, including five children, French authorities said.

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Elon Musk faces backlash as Twitter suspends journalists

Twitter owner Elon Musk drew anger and stern warnings from the UN and EU on Friday after suspending the accounts of half a dozen prominent journalists -- accusing them of endangering his family.

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