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Delhi: Rekha Gupta takes oath as Delhi Chief Minister along with six cabinet ministers

New Delhi: Rekha Gupta took oath as Delhi Chief Minister during a ceremony at Ramlila Maidan today. Alongside her, several ministers also took their oaths, including Parvesh Sahib Singh, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Ravinder Indraj Singh, Kapil Mishra, and Pankaj Kumar Singh. The oath was administered by LG V K Saxena. The ceremony which.

“Budget shows commitment of double engine government” UP CM Yogi Adityanath praises state budget 2025-26

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that the state’s budget for 2025-26 is 9.8% larger than the previous year’s budget, with a strong emphasis on infrastructure development. In a press conference, he shared that the budget for the year exceeds ₹8.08 lakh crore, reflecting both the state’s growth and the commitment of the.

Thank PM Modi for giving due to Sikhs, AAP ignored community, says Manjinder Singh Sirsa

New Delhi: Ahead of his swearing-in as a minister in Delhi, MLA-elect Manjinder Singh Sirsa expressed his gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior BJP leaders for recognizing the Sikh community, which he claims was overlooked by the previous AAP government. Sirsa stated, “I am thankful for the chance to serve as a.

“If I can be CM, this means ways are open for all women”: Delhi CM designate Rekha Gupta

New Delhi: Following her selection as Delhi Chief Minister-designate, BJP leader Rekha Gupta described the moment as a “miracle” and a “new chapter” for women in politics. In a media interaction, she pledged to hold corrupt individuals accountable, stating they would have to justify every rupee misused. Gupta expressed, “This is a miracle, a new.
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Entertainment

Mohanlal confirms ‘Drishyam 3’

Mumbai: Malayalam superstar Mohanlal is set to reunite with director Jeethu Joseph for ‘Drishyam 3’. Their ‘Drishyam’ and ‘Drishyam 2’ were massive hits and have been picked by film industries of different languages in India. On Thursday, Malayalam cinema icon announced the news with a photo of himself with Jeethu Joseph and Antony Perumbavoor. Sharing.

SRK rents two duplex apartments to this celebrity for whooping Rs 2.9 crore per year, Check deets

The total rent for both apartments amounts to Rs 2.9 crore per year, or Rs 24.15 lakh per month.

Film Chhaava declared tax free in MP: CM’s announcement on Shivaji Maharaj’s Birth Anniversary

Mumbai: Vicky Kaushal’s film ‘Chhaava’ will be tax free in Madhya Pradesh. Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav has announced to make this film, released on the occasion of Shivaji Maharaj’s birth anniversary, tax free in the entire state. This film is based on the life of Shivaji Maharaj’s son Sambhaji. Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav.

Rishab Shetty to shoot for the biggest war sequence in ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’

Mumbai: Actor Rishab Shetty is set to film the biggest war sequence in “Kantara: Chapter 1.” According to a source close to the production, an epic, action-packed scene will be shot over an extensive period of 45 to 50 days in the rugged mountain region of Karnataka. Rishab will be dedicating considerable time and effort.

Malaika Arora recreates 90s retro magic

Mumbai: Bollywood star Malaika Arora has embraced 90s fashion, sharing a nostalgic post on social media. In a video on Instagram, she showcases her style by first donning wide-legged jeans and a striped shirt. She then steps into a changing room and emerges in a thigh-length floral dress, completing her outfit with knee-high boots and.

Ibrahim Ali Khan, Khushi Kapoor-starrer ‘Nadaaniyan’ locked for March 7 release

Mumbai: Ibrahim Ali Khan’s debut film, “Nadaaniyan,” featuring Khushi Kapoor, is set to premiere on Netflix on March 7. The announcement was made via Netflix’s official Instagram account, which stated: “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai aisi Nadaaniyan dekh kar Watch Nadaaniyan, out 7 March, only on Netflix!” In this highly anticipated film, Ibrahim plays the role.

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Jalandhar Police arrests Bambiha Group shooter with illegal weapons

Jalandhar: In a significant breakthrough against organized crime, the Jalandhar Rural Police has apprehended a shooter of the notorious Bambiha gang and recovered sophisticated weapons. The arrest was made during a strategic operation in village Liddharan under Police Station Maksudan. The accused has been identified as Aman Kumar alias Golden, son of Gulab Chand, originally.

Mohanlal confirms ‘Drishyam 3’

Mumbai: Malayalam superstar Mohanlal is set to reunite with director Jeethu Joseph for ‘Drishyam 3’. Their ‘Drishyam’ and ‘Drishyam 2’ were massive hits and have been picked by film industries of different languages in India. On Thursday, Malayalam cinema icon announced the news with a photo of himself with Jeethu Joseph and Antony Perumbavoor. Sharing.

Madrasa in-charge arrested for brutally assaulting girl students in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Karnataka Police apprehended a madrasa in-charge in Bengaluru on Thursday for allegedly abusing his authority and violently assaulting young girls at the institution over minor infractions. The incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the Kottanur police station, located on the outskirts of Bengaluru. The arrested individual has been identified as Mohammad Hassan. Police reports.

AGTF apprehends associate of Lakhbir Landa, arms recovered

The arrested accused has been identified as Sukhchain alias Bhujia.

National Highway closed in Narkanda due to snowfall; buses struck, traffic rerouted

Rampur: The weather has changed once again in Himachal Pradesh. Snowfall has started again on the high peaks of Shimla district. It is raining in the lower areas. Due to heavy snowfall in Narkanda, traffic on National Highway-5 has completely stopped. The snow on the road has made it slippery. Due to this, vehicles are.

Sports

India, Bangladesh bilateral T20 cricket series for blind 2025 to kick off from Feb 22 in Bengaluru

The selection committee has named an 18-member squad, selecting players based on their outstanding performances in the National Tournament, which will feature five T20 matches.

Hafeez slams Pakistan’s decision to risk injured Fakhar in opener against NZ

New Delhi: Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez has strongly criticised the team management for risking Fakhar Zaman in the ICC Champions Trophy opener against New Zealand, a move that now cost the star opener the entire tournament. Fakhar sustained a knee injury during the first over into Pakistan’s opener against New Zealand while chasing the.

Champions Trophy: Jadeja & Shami in, as Bangladesh opt to bat first against India

Dubai: India have brought in Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami as Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and elected to bat first in their first Group A match of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday. India enters as one of the favourites to win the eight-team competition,.

NZ’s Penfold ruled out for remainder of the season with knee injury

Auckland: New Zealand women’s pace bowler Molly Penfold has been ruled out for the remainder of the home summer after sustaining a torn meniscus to her left knee, the NZC said on Thursday. The injury means Penfold will be unavailable for the remainder of the HBJ Shield and the inbound Sri Lanka and Australia series..

Champions Trophy: India vs Bangladesh today; 55% chance of rain

Dubai: The Indian team will start its campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 today with a match against Bangladesh. Both teams are included in Group A. Team India is the most successful team of the tournament along with Australia. Both have won 2-2 titles. At the same time, Bangladesh is looking for its first.

Champions Trophy: NZ opened their ICC Champions  campaign by defeating Pakistan

Karachi: New Zealand opened their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign with a commanding 60-run victory over defending champions Pakistan at the National Bank Stadium, exposing familiar frailties in Pakistan’s batting lineup.  The result not only extended New Zealand’s dominance over Pakistan in the tournament, with a 4-0 head-to-head record, but also left the hosts facing.

Gill pips Babar to reclaim top spot in ODI batting rankings; Theekshana becomes no.1 bowler

Meanwhile, India skipper Rohit Sharma remained in the third spot and 45 rating points behind his fellow Indian opener.

WTA bans ‘fixated’ man who targeted Emma Raducanu in Dubai

The Briton alerted the chair umpire to the situation, and the individual was removed from court three.

Arsenal defender Tomiyasu likely to miss rest of the season after knee surgery

In 2023, Tomiyasu underwent a unique knee surgery that sidelined the 26-year-old for three months

Himachal

National Highway closed in Narkanda due to snowfall; buses struck, traffic rerouted

Rampur: The weather has changed once again in Himachal Pradesh. Snowfall has started again on the high peaks of Shimla district. It is raining in the lower areas. Due to heavy snowfall in Narkanda, traffic on National Highway-5 has completely stopped. The snow on the road has made it slippery. Due to this, vehicles are.

67 teachers from Himachal left for Singapore on exposure visit

Shimla: A group of 67 teachers from Himachal Pradesh left for an exposure visit to Singapore on Thursday. Education Minister Rohit Thakur flagged off the group of teachers from Shimla. In the first batch, teachers of the elementary education department have been sent on a foreign tour today. These include JBT (Junior Basic Teacher), TGT.

Speeding car collides with 4 parked vehicles in Shimla; 2 injured

Shimla: In Himachal Pradesh’s capital Shimla, on Wednesday night around 10:40 pm, a speeding car hit four vehicles parked on the roadside. The accident took place in Vikasnagar on NH-5. The car was coming from Panthaghati. Two people were injured in the accident. The injured were immediately admitted to Indira Gandhi Medical College. The police.

Himachal: Govt to provide full salary to MBBS doctors undergoing special training

After getting higher education, these doctors will serve in government health institutions, which will also make the health system of Himachal Pradesh more present.

Recruitment of pre-primary teachers will start soon on 6,297 posts in Himachal, Read to know more

Last year, the Congress government had started the recruitment, but the matter was put on hold due to the decision of the Himachal High Court to ban outsourced recruitment.

PM Awas Yojana money distributed to disaster affected people, High Court stayed recovery notice

Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu visited the disaster affected areas in Rampur and directed the Patwaris and Panchayat Secretaries of the concerned area to give the names and addresses of the affected.

Shimla Police arrest woman advocate for smuggling heroin, associated with Shah gang

Today she will be produced in the court for police remand.

Snowfall hits Himachal’s higher regions: slippery conditions in Atal Tunnel; heavy snowfall alert for today

Shimla: Snowfall has started in the high altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh. A white sheet of snow has spread in Atal Tunnel Rohtang. After this, the movement of vehicles to Rohtang Tunnel has been stopped. Shimla’s Narkanda and Kufri are also experiencing intermittent snowfall since morning. This has increased the slipperiness on the road. Many.

Vikramaditya Singh condemns West  Bengal CM’s ‘Mrityu Kumbh’ remark 

Himachal Pradesh: The Minister of Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department Vikramaditya Singh on Wednesday reacted to the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s remarks on Maha Kumbh and said that  Maha Kumbh is the symbol of faith. Speaking with the media Singh said that this is her personal statement, and I do not wish to.

Crime

Madrasa in-charge arrested for brutally assaulting girl students in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Karnataka Police apprehended a madrasa in-charge in Bengaluru on Thursday for allegedly abusing his authority and violently assaulting young girls at the institution over minor infractions. The incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the Kottanur police station, located on the outskirts of Bengaluru. The arrested individual has been identified as Mohammad Hassan. Police reports.

Kolkata Police investigate mysterious death of two women and a minor in Tangra area

Kolkata: Kolkata Police are investigating the unexplained deaths of two women and a minor, whose bodies were discovered in their home in the Tangra PS area on Wednesday. The discovery was made after three men, including a minor, were hospitalized following a road accident in the Garfa PS area and provided preliminary information. All six.

Young man found hanging from tree in Jharkhand’s Dumka, family alleges murder

Dumka: A young man was found hanging from a tree near Jaruadih village in Dumka district, Jharkhand, raising concerns of foul play. The deceased, identified as Aryan, lived just 200 meters from where his body was discovered. Family members reported that Aryan left home on Tuesday evening and did not return. After searching for him.

Mizoram: Assam Rifles, Police seize drugs worth Rs71.15 crores in Champhai, one held

Champhai: Assam Rifles and Zokhawthar Police conducted a joint operation that led to the recovery of a significant amount of narcotics in the Vangkai area of Zokhawthar, Champhai district, Mizoram. Acting on credible intelligence, the security forces intercepted a shipment and seized 7.1 kg of Methamphetamine tablets and 3.1 kg of Crystal Methamphetamine, valued at.

Policeman arrested for kidnapping and killing10-year old boy in Jharkhand

Latehar: A policeman in Jharkhand has been arrested for kidnapping and brutally murdering a 10-year old boy in Jharkhand on Tuesday, officials said.  Official sources said that the tragic event unfolded when Kshitij mysteriously disappeared from his home at 8 p.m. on Sunday. The accused, identified as Chandrakishore Yadav, a policeman, has been arrested in.

TN Police crack down on history-sheeters after twin murder in Mayiladuthurai

Chennai: Following the twin murders of an engineering student and his relative in Mayiladuthurai, the Tamil Nadu Police has initiated a statewide crackdown on history-sheeters and bootleggers. The tragic incident happened during a confrontation between a group of youths and three bootleggers, leading to the violent deaths of Harish, a polytechnic graduate, and Harisakthi, an.

Haryana

Gurugram: Young man died of electrocution while working

The post-mortem of the body will be done on Thursday

Gurugram: Woman was cheated of Rs 16.75 lakh in name of getting plot

He offered to sell land and plot of 102 square meters area to Sangeeta Kumar in his project located in Bandhwari and promised to get the registry done within 60 days.

Elderly woman burnt alive in Gurugram: fire spread from blower heater

Gurugram: An 80-year-old woman was burnt alive in a fire that broke out at midnight in house number 940 of Saraswati Vihar in Sector 28, Gurugram. The son tried to enter the room to save his mother who was surrounded by flames, But the fire was so intense that he could not go inside. The.

Ambala Bar Association Election: 23 Nominations filed, voting on Feb 28

Voting will be held on February 28. The results will also be declared in the evening on the same day of voting.

Congress intensifies campaign for Haryana MC elections; Aiming for Mayor post

Sonipat: The preparations for the municipal corporation mayor elections in Haryana have intensified and this time the Congress party has entered the fray with full strategy and enthusiasm. Congress’ Sonipat election co-incharge Jitendra Baghel claimed that the party is contesting the elections on its symbol after a long time and tremendous enthusiasm is being seen.