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UP government removed Lokesh M as CEO of Noida Authority and formed a SIT to inquire into the death of techie Yuvraj Mehta who drowned after his car fell into a waterlogged trench at a commercial site
Nitin Nabin elected BJP President unopposed, will take over today
Supreme Court rules that abusive language against SC/ST persons cannot be construed an offence under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
Orissa HC dismissed the pension cliams of 2nd wife citing monogamy in Hindu law
Delhi HC quashed the I-T notices to NDTV founders and directed the department to pay ₹ 2 lakh to them for 'harassment'
Bangladesh allows Chinese envoy to go near Chicken's Nest, ostensibly to see the Teesta project
Kishtwar encounter: Special forces jawan killed, 7 others injured in a faceoff with terrorists
PM Modi, in a special gesture, receives UAE President Md Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the airport. India, UAE will boost strategic defence ties
EAM S Jaishankar tells Poland to stop backing Pak-backed terror in India. Also, Polish minister walks off a talk show when questioned on cross-border terrorism
Indigo likely to cut more flights after Feb 10 when the new flight rules kick in for it
Supreme Court asks EC to publish the names of all voters with 'logical discrepency' in th Bengal SIR
ICC has asked Bangladesh to decide by Jan 21 whether they will play in India or risk removal from the tournament. Meanwhile, as per reports, Pakistan is likely to withdraw if Bangladesh do not play
Tata Steel Masters Chess: Pragg loses again, Gukesh settles for a draw
WPL: RCB win their 5th consecutive game by beating Gujarat Giants by 61 runs, seal the playoff spot
Central Information Commission (CIC) bars lawyers from filing RTI applications for knowing details of cases they are fighting for their clients as it violates a Madras HC order that states that such RTIs defeat the law's core objectives