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Four members of family found dead in Hyderabad

Another body recovered from Pokhara crash site

Kerala renews Covid-19 mandates: Use of masks and sanitisers advised

Air India to order around 500 jets

Delhi reports zero Covid-positive cases and zero deaths in the past 24 hours

Nepal Army to resume plane crash search operation tomorrow; 3 still unaccounted for

Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida dies

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Nepal Army hands flight data recorder, black box to Civil Aviation Authority officials via DAO

Germany's defence minister resigns amid criticism on modernisation, Ukraine

German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht has resigned following persistent criticism of her handling of military modernisation programs and the country's arms deliveries to Ukraine.

Lambrecht said in a statement on Monday that she had submitted her resignation request to Chancellor Olaf Scholz, saying that “months of media focus on my person” had stood in the way of a factual debate about the military and Germany's security policy.

“The valuable work of the soldiers and many people in my department must stand in the foreground,” she said. - AP.

SC dismisses BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain's plea against HC order for FIR over alleged rape

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea by BJP leader and former union minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain challenging the Delhi High Court order for registration of an FIR against him on a woman's complaint alleging rape.

"Let's there be a fair investigation and, if there is nothing, it will exonerate you," a bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta told the counsel appearing for Hussain.

Senior advocates Mukul Rohatgi and Siddharth Luthra, appearing for Hussain, told the bench that complaints after complaints were filed by the complainant woman against the politician. - PTI.

Reliance suspends gas auction

Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner bp plc on Monday suspended a planned auction for sale of natural gas from their KG-D6 block following changes in gas marketing rules, the firms said in a notice.

E-bidding for sale of 6 million standard cubic meters per day of gas was to happen on January 18.

"It is hereby notified that the current bidding process is suspended till further notice," the two firms said in a notice on Monday.

It did not give the reason for the suspension but industry sources said this follows the government bringing out new rules that limit the margin that could be charged on sale of natural gas. - PTI.

Italy arrests wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro

Bull tamer critically injured during Jallikattu in Madurai; dies in hospital

Viacom18 wins Women's IPL media rights

Wholesale price inflation declines to 4.95% in December 2022, against 5.85% in November

Mumbai municipal commissioner and administrator Iqbal Singh Chahal appears before Enforcement Directorate to record his statement in connection with the Covid care hospital scam

Six persons killed in two accidents in MP

Six persons were killed in two separate road accidents in Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli and Khandwa districts, police said on Monday.

In Singrauli, two speeding motorcycles collided head-on near Basnia village on Sunday evening. Three persons died on the spot, while another person succumbed to injuries on way to hospital, Chitrangi police station in-charge D N Raj said.

In another accident in Khandwa district, two friends riding a motorcycle were killed after their two-wheeler collided with a truck on Mooni-Sanwad road at around 7 pm on Sunday, Mundi police station in-charge Brajbhushan Hirve said. - PTI.

Supreme Court asks Centre to file reply on petitions challenging constitutional validity of exception to marital rape

ECI showcases remote EVM prototype for migrant voters to representatives of political parties

Case registered against 8 people in Washim in connection with a viral video of people dancing with Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's photos

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interact with Agniveers

Supreme Court asks Telangana High Court to consider CBI's plea seeking cancellation of bail to Erra Gangi Reddy in connection with murder of former Andhra Pradesh Minister Y S Vivekananda Reddy

ShareChat, backed by Google and Temasek said on Monday it let go of around 20% of its employees

Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Izu Islands of Japan - ESMC

Nick Kyrgios pulls out of Australian Open, citing injury

Active Covid cases in India dip to 2,119

India logged 114 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined to 2,119, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.

The Covid case tally was recorded at 4,46,81,154, and the death toll stands at 5,30,726. - PTI.

Maruti Suzuki hikes prices of vehicles across models by about 1.1%

Cold wave sweeps Delhi; minimum temperature plunges to 1.4 degrees

A punishing cold wave swept Delhi on Monday morning with the minimum temperature at the Safdarjung observatory, the city's base station, plunging to 1.4 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the month since January 1, 2021.

The weather station at Lodhi Road, where the India Meteorological Department (IMD) headquarter is located, recorded a minimum temperature of 1.6 degrees Celsius.

The IMD had earlier issued an orange warning for cold wave in Delhi till January 17-18. - PTI.

Bull tamer injured in Jallikattu event in Palamedu

All schools in Udaipur to remain closed till 18th January for students up to class 8 due to cold wave

Mumbai municipal commissioner and administrator Iqbal Singh Chahal likely to appear before ED today in connection with the alleged Covid centre scam

Jallikattu to be held in Palamedu area of Madurai district today

Pune to host first G20 Infrastructure Working Group meeting on January 16-17: MEA

Complete destruction of ideals taking place in India: Mallika Sarabhai

Eminent classical dancer and activist Mallika Sarabhai on Sunday voiced disappointment over the “complete destruction of ideals” in the country, alleging that ‘Hindutva’ is being shoved down the throat of people in the name of Hinduism.

Hinduism is actually all about asking questions, the 68-year old Padma Bhusan awardee said during a session about her life, career and initiation into the world of dance, at the concluding day of the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival here.