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Modern India must have police force which meets democratic aspirations of people: Naidu

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday asserted that a progressive, modern India must have a police force which meets democratic aspirations of the people and called for a renewed thrust to implement police reforms.

Addressing a gathering here after releasing a book, 'The Struggle for Police Reforms in India', authored by former IPS officer Prakash Singh, the vice president stressed the need to upgrade skills of police personnel to effectively tackle 21st century crimes such as cybercrimes and economic offences which require special investigative expertise.

BREAKING | Delhi Capitals opener Prithvi Shaw admitted to Mumbai hospital due to high fever

PM Modi now template for what it means, takes to be national leader: Amit Shah

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now the template for what it means and takes to be a "national leader", Home Minister Amit Shah has said, asserting that the label was earlier handed out to even politicians of no proven merit and only capable of winning election from one or two safe Lok Sabha seats.

While national leaders were identified in the immediate aftermath of the independence movement by their "name recall" across regions because of their participation in the freedom struggle, in the latter decades, notably at the height of the coalition era, the expression came to be much abused, he said, adding that Delhi media generously distributed the status to its "friends and favourites".

UP cop who took injured youth to hospital, dies in mishap

In a tragic incident in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki, a police constable who was rushing an injured man to the hospital, was killed in an accident when his bike hit a stray bull.

The man, who was injured following a brawl at an eatery in Barabanki, also died.

According to reports, two groups of students of a private university got into a fight outside the eatery late Saturday night. It led to a brawl in which Suyash, 25, and Alok, 26, were injured.

Jeff Bezos donates nearly $120 mn to nonprofit: Report

Tech giant Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos has donated $118 million to a nonprofit, but it is unclear to which nonprofit he donated, media report said.

According to a Securities and Exchange Filings (SEC) filing, Bezos transferred 47,727 shares of Amazon stock to an unnamed nonprofit, worth a total of $118 million based on that day's closing stock price, reports Forbes.

Russian climber dies at camp on Mount Everest – official

Russian climber Pavel Kostrikin died at Camp I of Mount Everest, the first reported death of a foreigner on the world's highest peak in the current climbing season that began in March, a Nepali official said on Sunday.

Kostrikin, 55, died at the camp, which is located at an altitude of around 5,360 metres (17,585 feet) during a rotation on the 8,848-metre (29,031 feet) mountain on Saturday, said Bhishma Kumar Bhattarai, an official of Nepal's Department of Tourism.

Mumbai's Agripada Police Station has arrested a 70-year-old man for allegedly molesting a 10-year-old girl. Case registered under section 354 and POCSO Act. (ANI)

The portals of Badrinath shrine were opened for devotees at 6.15 am on Sunday amid rituals and chanting of vedic hymns

Delhi Capitals players in isolation after bowler tests Covid positive

The Delhi Capitals players wereforced into isolation after net bowler testedpositive for Covid-19.

President Kovind inaugurates new IIT campus in Nagpur

Encounter under way between security forces and terrorists in Kulgam

An encounter between security forces and terrorists is under way in the Cheyan Devsar area of Kulgam.

Leclerc seizes Miami pole in Ferrari front row sweep

Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc took pole position for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix ahead of Ferrari team mate Carlos Sainz in a front row lockout in qualifying on Saturday.

The pole was the Monegasque's third in five races this season, and 12th of his career as well as the first time Ferrari had secured the top two grid positions since the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix.

Crossing in Ayodhya to be named after Lata Mangeshkar

A prominent crossing in Ayodhya will be developed and named after legendary singer Bharat Ratna late Lata Mangeshkar who passed away on February 6.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the Ayodhya administration to identify a prominent crossing in the temple town and send a proposal to the state government in the next 15 days for renaming it after Lata Mangeshkar.

PM Modi reviews NEP's implementation, calls for developing hybrid learning

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday advocated developing a hybrid system of online and offline learning to avoid overexposure of schoolchildren to technology, as he chaired a high-level meeting to review the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP).

The new policy is being rolled out with the objectives of access, equity, inclusivity and quality, he said, according to an official statement.