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Cold wave grips Kufri hill station near Shimla

(ANI)

Donald Trump calls for all Republicans to back Kevin McCarthy for US House speaker

(AFP)

PM Modi to preside over brainstorming session with chief secretaries of all states

Several blasts heard in Kabul

Ministry of Home Affairs has provided 'Z+' category Central Reserve Police Force security cover to West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose

Brazil says final farewell to 'King' Pele

Colombian government says suspending ceasefire agreement with ELN guerrillas

(AFP)

Curbs under stage 3 of anti-pollution plan rolled back following improvement in air quality in Delhi-NCR: Order

(PTI)

CBI files charge sheet against CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd in alleged bank fraud of Rs 2435 crore: Officials

(PTI)

Central Reserve Police Force will send additional 18 companies (1800 troops) to Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of killings of civilians in recent terror attacks in Rajouri district. Personnel will be deployed in Poonch and Rajouri districts: Sources

(ANI)

ED says it has attached assets worth more than Rs 10 crore in money laundering probe against former Maharashtra minister Anil Parab, others

(PTI)

Pope Francis has praised Pope Emeritus’ Benedict XVI’s “acute and gentle thought” on the final day of public viewing of his body in St Peter’s Basilica

(AP)

Incentives will be given for 5 years for manufacturing electrolysers in the country: Union Minister Anurag Thakur

(PTI)

Green Hydrogen Hub will be developed to bring buyers and producers under one roof: Union Minister Anurag Thakur

(PTI)

Rishabh Pant will undergo surgery and subsequent procedures for ligament tears: BCCI

(PTI)

Cabinet approves Green Hydrogen Mission under which 50 lakh tonnes of green hydrogen will be produced per annum by 2030

FSL team arrives at Sultanpuri police station for mechanical inspection of car in Delhi hit-and-run case

Mehrauli murder case | Mitochondrial DNA report confirms hair and bone sample matching with Shraddha Walker

I-T raids are under way on Excel Group of Companies in Telangana and 18 other related locations.

Dhananjay Munde meets with road accident in Maharashtra, suffers minor injuries

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi for routine check-up, reports PTI quoting sources.

Bihar Police lathi-charge BSSC aspirants protesting over paper leak

Supreme Court judge recuses herself from hearing pleas against release of 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano rape case

Supreme Court judge, Justice Bela M Trivedi, recuses herself from hearing pleas challenging the pre-mature release of 11 convicts, who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots.

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia visits residence of Kanjhawala accident victim

BRS MLA allegedly assaults toll plaza staff at Telangana's Mandamarri

NCLAT directs Google to deposit 10% of the Rs 1,337.76 crore penalty by CCI

The Competition Commission of India in October fined Alphabet Inc'sGoogleRs 1,337.76 crorefor exploiting its dominant position in markets such as online search and through the Android app store, and asked it to change restrictions imposed on smartphone makers related to pre-installing apps.

Rishabh Pant to be shifted to Mumbai today for further treatment

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain SP leader Azam Khan's plea seeking transfer of certain cases against him from Uttar Pradesh to another state. The court askedAzam Khan to approach the concerned High Court and directed that his petition may be taken up on an expeditious basis.

Air India incident: DGCA seeks report; airline says reported matter to police

Aviation regulator DGCA on Wednesday said it has sought a report from Air India on the incident of a passenger urinating on a co-passenger onboard a flight from New York to Delhi.

The watchdog also said it will take action against those found negligent with respect to the incident, while Air India has set up an internal committee to look into the matter and decide on appropriate action.(PTI)

Kanjhawala death case update: No sign of woman being present inside the car, shows Forensic report

Forensic Science Laboratory report shows that there was no sign of the woman beingpresent inside the car. Blood samples of the occupants of the car, who have been arrested, have also reached the FSL for detailed examination.

The Jain community members are protesting in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, according to News18.

Air India committee recommends to put flyer who peed on passenger on 'no-fly list'

Air India constituted an internal committee in this incident and recommended to put the male passenger on 'no-fly list', the matter is under government committee and decision is awaited: Air India official

Jains protest in Mumbai against Jharkhand government's decision to declare 'sacred' Shri Sammed Shikharji a tourist place

Woman techie mowed down by truck while trying to avoid pothole in Chennai

22-year-old arrested for stabbing girl in Delhi's Adarsh Nagar

Inebriated man urinates on female co-passenger on Delhi-bound Air India flight, plaint filed

An inebriated man urinated on a female co-passenger in business class onboard a New York-Delhi Air India flight. The incident reportedly took place on November 26 when the flight was on its way from John F Kennedy International Airport in New York to New Delhi, India.

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Chaos as US House adjourns without choosing Speaker

The new US Congress was plunged into disarray Tuesday as renegade right-wing Republicans blocked favourite Kevin McCarthy from becoming Speaker of the House of Representatives in a series of humiliating votes seen as a rebuke to the party establishment.

The California congressman needed a simple majority to be elected as Washington's top legislator, who presides over House business and is second in line to the presidency. But for the first time in a century, Republicans failed to elect a Speaker in a nail-biting first three rounds of voting -- given blanket coverage across US television networks.(AFP)

DMK's two functionaries sent to judicial custody

DMK's two functionaries Praveen and Ekkambaram have been arrested by the Chennai Police and sent to judicial custody. A case has been registered under Section353 and 354 of the IPC, reports ANI quoting police officials.

US stands with Afghan women: White House

The United States stands with the women of Afghanistan and strongly condemns the recent Taliban move regarding restrictions on girls' education in the country, the White House said on Tuesday.(PTI)

Biden to welcome Japan's Kishida to White House on Jan 13

President Joe Biden will play host to Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on January13 to discuss North Korea, Ukraine, a "free and open Indo-Pacific," and other topics, the White House said on Tuesday.

The two leaders will discuss "a range of regional and global issues including the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs, Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine, and maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait."(Reuters)