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K'taka HC quashes BJP's defamation case against Rahul Gandhi

Bengaluru, Feb. 17 -- The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed the defamation proceedings initiated by the BJP against top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The case was filed in 2023, when Bharatiya ... Read More


DU imposes month-long ban on protests

NEW DELHI, Feb. 17 -- Delhi University has imposed a month-long ban on protests, public meetings, processions and demonstrations across its campus, citing concerns over law and order, traffic disrupti... Read More


Woman, 2 aides nabbed for extorting traffic cops

NEW DELHI, Feb. 17 -- The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested an alleged woman kingpin and two associates of an extortion syndicate accused of targeting traffic personnel. Acting on a tip-off, the... Read More


Hep-B cases found among Palwal deaths; officials race to find source

India, Feb. 17 -- Authorities in Haryana's Palwal district have declared a health emergency in Chayansa village after at least six deaths were reported due to liver-related complications over the past... Read More


Supreme Court to review speech translations in jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's case

India, Feb. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Centre over the veracity of the translated version of speeches by the jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and ordered the original pen d... Read More


SC adjourns to April 22 hearing on CBI's appeal against bail to Lalu Prasad in Deoghar treasury scam

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to April 22 the hearing on a plea filed by the CBI, challenging the bail granted by the Jharkhand High Court to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav... Read More


India engaging global partners more intensively, says Jaishankar; cites recent trade deals

Mumbai, Feb. 17 -- India is engaging with international partners more intensively from a position of strength, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said, citing recent trade deals, amid o... Read More


Decision on J&K statehood soon: Arjun Meghwal

Srinagar, Feb. 17 -- Union Law and Justice Minister Arjun Meghwal on Tuesday said the Centre would soon restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, drawing a swift response from Chief Minister Omar Abdull... Read More


Bill Gates Visits Amaravati as AI Summit Participation Remains Unclear

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Bill Gates, chairman of the Gates Foundation, visited Andhra Pradesh's Real Time Governance Society (RTGS) centre at the state secretariat in Amaravati on Monday. Andhra Pradesh... Read More


HC grants bail to accused in rRs.r1k-cr Ankleshwar MD factory bust case

India, Feb. 17 -- The Bombay High Court has granted bail to Jitendra Ravindra Vora, who was arrested by the Mumbai Police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) in connection with a major mephedrone (MD) manufac... Read More