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Water Metro on Gomti gains pace; feasibility study presented

Lucknow, Jan. 3 -- The process for launching a Water Metro service on the Gomti was currently underway, said transport minister (Independent Charge) Dayashankar Singh, while noting that feasibility st... Read More


Magh Mela begins today; 30 lakh likely to take first holy dip

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 3 -- Braving dense fog and chilly winds, lakhs of pilgrims will take a holy dip in the Sangam waters in Prayagraj on Saturday, the first day of the 44-day Magh Mela. With an anticipat... Read More


Retired BEST staffer 'begs' for dues after promises go unmet

India, Jan. 3 -- Dipak Juwatkar wasn't your run-of-the-mill beggar, despite the steel container placed in front of him as he sat on the road in the crowded Dadar Phule Market on Tuesday. The placard n... Read More


Ludhiana: Opposition councillors protest 'arbitrary' transfer of sanitation staff in district

Ludhiana, Jan. 3 -- Opposition councillors from the Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday objected to what they termed "arbitrary and frequent" transfers of sanitation staff from their wards, all... Read More


Punjab: Armed men barge into Kapurthala woman's house, shoot her dead

Kapurthala, Jan. 3 -- A 40-year-old woman was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Kapurthala's Seenpura mohalla on Friday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Hempreet Kaur, who was liv... Read More


Delegation of 12 accuses Rahul Narwekar of manipulation

India, Jan. 3 -- A delegation of 12 candidates from parties such as the Janata Dal, the MNS, the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), and the Republican Party of India (Gavai faction), apart from independent... Read More


Best of the Week: Can milestones prove to be enough for 2026?

New Delhi, Jan. 3 -- Dear reader, As 2025 slips into the history books, it leaves behind a year of noise, anxiety, and uneasy optimism. Mint's reporters and columnists are turning their gaze to 2026,... Read More


EC directs DEO to lodge FIR against 4 officials; logical discrepancies drop from 16.3 mn to 9.4 mn in WB

Kolkata, Jan. 3 -- The election commission has directed the district election officers (DEOs) of two districts in West Bengal to book four government officials and a data entry operator, for adding na... Read More


SBI, DMart to Bajaj Finance: Axis Securities lists 15 stocks to buy, pegs Nifty 50 target at 28,100 for 2026

New Delhi, Jan. 3 -- The past year was a challenging one for the Indian equity market, as it underperformed global and emerging markets for the first time since the Covid-19 era. Yet, analysts at Axis... Read More


BEST driver misled cops about shift, tried to pin blame on another driver for accident

India, Jan. 3 -- Investigation into the BEST bus accident that killed four people and injured 11 others outside Bhandup railway station recently has revealed that the e-bus driver, Santosh Sawant, had... Read More