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Asked about Parth, Pune commissioner of police (CP) Amitesh Kumar said on Monday: Our investigation so far has not revealed any involvement. Although Parth has not been named in the FIR, Digvijay Amarsinh Patil, another of Amadeas partners, and arrested tehsildar Suryakant Yewale are mentioned. Tejwani and Patil were signatories to the deal last year.

The case involves the 2019 political killing of Youth Congress workers Kripesh and Sarath Lal in Periya, a village in Kasaragod district in northern Kerala. CPM workers were convicted and handed double life terms by a trial court. Tenth accused Ranjith T was granted 15-day parole Monday, barely two-and-a-half months after similar relief earlier.

The district administration conducted a thorough investigation and found that there was no record of these names. The health department raised the issue with state govt and informed the state registrar. Following directives from the state registrar, the health department started cancelling the certificates. So far, close to 3,000 certificates have been cancelled. The entire process will be completed in a weeks time.

NCP MP and state president Sunil Tatkare asked on Monday, We had taken a collective decision to join the BJP-led NDA and people of the state have stamped their approval of Ajit dadas decision in the 2024 assembly elections. Those speaking of a merger should answer whether they are fine with it.

Non-scheduled flights carry high-net-worth passengers with a fixed objective, an event, a meeting, a function. That creates immense pressure on pilots to land at the intended destination at all costs, even when diversion would be the safer option, said Capt Manoj Hathi, former senior flight operations inspector at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

The findings are based on an analysis of more than a century of lifespan data from large Scandinavian twin cohorts in Denmark and Sweden. Researchers studied identical and non-identical twins raised together and apart, as well as siblings of US centenarians. Most participants were born between 1870 and 1935, a period marked by high mortality from infectious diseases and accidents.

These dedicated spaces are meant to guide expectant parents through prenatal care rooted in traditional Indian practices, from positive thinking and lifestyle discipline to diet and emotional well-being. The idea: shape the mind of the unborn. CM Mohan Yadav announced the initiative Sunday in Indore, placing it under the Ayushman Bharat scheme and linking it to the Union ministry of Ayush.

Appearing for social activist Akash Goel, advocate Mukta Gupta told a bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi that the directorate of census operations, which has commenced preparatory work for Census 2027, has not disclosed any predetermined criteria or standardised methodology for recording caste identity of people belonging to SC, ST and OBC categories during census.

A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said that there cannot be punishment before trial and directed release of the accused who already spent 18 months in jail. They were allegedly involved in tampering of evidence by swapping blood samples of their kids with their own. Father of the main accused, who is a minor and was allegedly driving the case, is still in jail.

Days that once revolved around work, cuddles and caring for her breastfeeding child are now spent in a hospital bed, recovering from a brutal dog attack that has left her with more than 80 stitches across her face, throat and head and scars that go far beyond the physical. Early on Jan 26, Shalini had stepped out for morning walk near home in HSR Layouts Teachers Colony.

Appearing before a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P B Varale, solicitor general Tushar Mehta said the activist was appealing to Gen Z to come out on the street against govt to create a problem in Ladakh which is very sensitive as it shares borders with countries that are not very friendly. Responding to Wangchuks submission that he was holding a peaceful protest against govt on the line of Gandhian principles, the SG said, Gandhi was just a facade to hide his real intention of instigating v

Official sources said BJP MLAs are in the national capital and will be electing a new leader, who will be sworn in as the new chief minister. The party has not officially declared a date for the legislative party meeting and named its general secretary Tarun Chugh as the central observer for the election of the new leader.

While also listing blatant violations of ECs lawful directions by the Bengal administration, CEC Gyanesh Kumar on Monday firmly conveyed to Mamata that the rule of law shall prevail and anybody taking law into their own hands shall be dealt with strictly, as per provisions of law and powers vested in the Commission. No pressure, obstruction, or interference of any kind by anyone should be exerted on officers engaged in SIR work, it was underlined.

Talking to reporters later in front of Nirvachan Sadan where a heavy police posse had gathered she claimed to have warned the CEC that he will end up like Jagdeep Dhankhar, seen as a reference to the former VPs sudden resignation last year. She was accompanied by party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, MP Kalyan Banerjee, and 12 members from what they claimed were SIR-affected families from Bengal.

According to a complaint filed by the boys father, a temple priest, the child had grown fond of momo sold at the roadside stall. The vendors allegedly began feeding him free of cost, winning trust bite by bite. Soon came bigger offers food, small sums of money, loyalty. Then persuasion. Unaware of the stakes, the boy began removing jewellery from home and handing it over, police said.

Senior military officials, particularly those dealing with classified information, are subject to regulations under the Official Secrets Act that restrict the publication of books or information even after retirement to prevent such classified material from becoming public. While a general one-year cooling-off period exists for taking up commercial or private employment, regulations for publishing secret content require prior govt clearance.

Speaker Om Birla failed to defuse the situation even after he gave a ruling asking Gandhi not to refer to news articles or extracts from an unpublished book and speak only on what could be authenticated by placing it on record. The LoP maintained that he should be allowed to speak on the issue, saying excerpts of the unpublished book had been published in Caravan magazine and were authentic.

The SC order may end the prevalent practice harassing people by filing mulitple cases against those whose social media post is critical of govt or party in power, and safeguards fundamental rights. The guidelines say the police must verify whether the complainant qualifies as the person aggrieved in terms of law before registering a case and conduct a preliminary probe before lodging an FIR.

Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Budget contains a proposal to expand railway link between the region and the rest of the country to four tracks, fulfilling a long-felt need. Northeast Frontier Railway GM Chetan Shrivastava said the underground stretch would run from Tin Mile Haat to Rangapani stations within Bengal. During the 2017 Doklam stand-off, military planners had talked about the vulnerability of the Siliguri stretch of the corridor.

J&K has no NLU at present but the demand for it to be located in Jammu gained traction after CM Omar said last year that it would come up in Kashmirs Budgam. Omar has rejected the recent BJP demands, calling the controversy politically motivated and pointing out that there were no protests in the Valley when Jammu was given both an IIT and an IIM.

On Jan 6, Punjab Police detained a minor in Pathankot on charges of spying and for allegedly sharing confidential information via social media to terror agencies, ISI, and Pakistan military officers. The detention prompted a statewide alert for similar espionage activities involving children. Under Operation Trashi-I, security forces have engaged in four encounters with terrorists in the past fortnight.

The BJP is poised to form the government in Manipur, with senior leader Tarun Chugh appointed as central observer to facilitate the election of the legislature party leader. This development follows the summoning of BJP-led NDA legislators to the national capital. Manipur has been under President's rule since February 2025, following ethnic violence.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra defended her brother, Rahul Gandhi, stating he quoted from a magazine referencing former Army Chief Naravane's memoir, not defaming the Army. The Lok Sabha saw disruptions and adjournment as Gandhi insisted on discussing border tensions, prompting objections from BJP members who accused him of flouting rules and demoralizing forces. Gandhi maintained national security is paramount.

Environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk, detained under NSA, is accused by the Centre of inciting Ladakh's youth for protests inspired by regime-toppling movements. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court that Wangchuk's speeches, referencing Nepal, Bangladesh, and the Arab Spring, aimed to create a rift between the people and the government. The court is hearing a challenge to his detention.

Air India has grounded a Boeing 787 Dreamliner after its crew reported a fuel control switch issue post-landing. This follows a 2025 crash where a similar switch malfunction led to engine failure. The airline is investigating with the manufacturer, while aviation regulators are also probing the incident, raising safety concerns.

Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha speech ignited a storm by quoting an unpublished Army chief memoir, leading to protests. Mamata Banerjee clashed with Delhi Police over alleged bias. Sanjay Raut questioned Ajit Pawar's plane crash death, demanding a probe. Meanwhile, a Bangladesh court jailed ex-PM Sheikh Hasina, and China criticized the Dalai Lama's Grammy win.

The Central Bureau of Investigation, in a multinational crackdown dubbed 'Operation CyStrike' with international law enforcement agencies, targeted transnational cyber-enabled financial crime networks. Searches across India led to the dismantling of networks defrauding victims in India and five other countries: The US, UK, Singapore, Kuwait, and Ireland.

Lok Sabha witnessed a heated exchange as Rahul Gandhi quoted from former Army chief General MM Naravane's unpublished memoir during the Motion of Thanks. Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh objected, citing parliamentary rules against citing unpublished material. Gandhi defended his reference, stating it pertained to the Prime Minister's character.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee arrived in Delhi for a meeting with the Election Commission amid political tension. She protested a heavy police presence outside Banga Bhavan, comparing the treatment to that of Union home minister Amit Shah's visits to West Bengal. Banerjee vowed to fight against alleged atrocities and harassment of people from Bengal.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has raised suspicions regarding the death of NCP leader Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, calling it dubious and demanding a thorough investigation. Raut alleged that Pawar was seeking reconciliation with his uncle Sharad Pawar and faced pressure over the irrigation scam, drawing parallels to the Justice Loya case.

Passengers holding confirmed tickets for a 3AC coach on SambalpurNanded Nagavali Superfast Exp discovered Sunday morning that their coach was missing when train 20809 rolled into Sambalpur, 320km west of Bhubaneswar. Sorcars act relied on lighting, timing and crowd control. This one needed none of that just confirmed tickets, an absent coach and a reminder that on Indian Railways, reality can outdo illusion.

PM Modi addressed the followers at Dera Sachkhand Ballan soon after naming Adampur airport after the social reformer on his birth anniversary, lauding his message of equality. I am confident that we will continue to strengthen the roots of our society with these efforts, he said in a message of unity to the poet-saints followers. His inclusion of Ravidas in the saffron tent of its lodestars, where Lord Ram sits alongside revered saints, is being seen as his effort to deepen BJPs connect and broa

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The SIT sleuths led by S M Vijay Kumar, joint commissioner of police (special branch) also asked KCR why the BRS govt retained T Prabhakar Rao as chief of Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) even after retirement. Prabhakar Rao was named as prime accused in the case by Hyderabad police in 2024, after Congress assumed office.