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Independent press is vital for democracy: SC lifts ban on MediaOne

A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli said that an independent press is vital for the robust functioning of a democratic republic

No tourist left under snow in Sikkim avalanche site: Govt official

A snow slide is an avalanche of snow, while an avalanche is a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock or other material down a mountainside or over a precipice

Late Mulayam Singh Yadav, Sudha Murty, Keeravaani conferred Padma awards

Murmu had approved conferment of 106 Padma awards, including three duo cases (in a duo case, the award is counted as one), on the eve of this year's Republic Day

Highest single day rise of Covid cases in India in 163 days: Govt data

While doctors have said that cases are milder, an increased number of infections are being seen among health workers

TN govt, IIT Madras tie up to connect rural students to electronic science

Initiative designed to cover 100,000 students from 252 govt schools

Joshimath crisis: Activists threaten to block traffic on route to Badrinath

In a letter to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, JBSS convener Atul Sati also demanded that the affected people should get adequate compensation and be rehabilitated properly

Refiners' February crude processing stays elevated amid robust demand

India's fuel demand hit its highest level in at least 24 years in February, with industrial activity in Asia's third biggest economy boosted by cheap Russian oil

Indian corporates beat American firms in office leasing in Jan-Mar: CBRE

According to the report, Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR and Chennai accounted for 62 per cent of the overall leasing of 12.6 million square feet in January-March this year

India, Japan agree to diversify defence cooperation in emerging domains

In the talks, the Indian side invited Japanese defence industries to look at investment opportunities in India under the 'Make in India' initiative

Delhi court sends gangster Deepak 'Boxer' to 8-day police custody

The operation to nab the gangster was a major success for Delhi Police, which arrested a criminal outside the country for the first time

Authorities issue over 47.3 mn challan for traffic violations in 2022: Govt

While, revenue collected by issuing challans was Rs 2,874.41 crore in 2022, the outstanding amount stood at Rs 4,654.26 crore

National security used to deny citizens' rights: SC quashes ban on MediaOne

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli stated that the government was using national security as a tool to deny citizens their legal rights

MCD hospitals fully prepared, no need to panic: Mayor on Covid cases rise

Delhi recorded 573 Covid cases on August 27 last year with a positivity rate of 3.62 per cent along with five deaths. The city's COVID-19 death toll now stands at 26,533

Rs 70,000 cr corridor for tribal dominated region in Budget 2023-24: Govt

Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the DPRs of the projects identified under the corridor, costing Rs 70,000 crore, including those falling fully or partly in Odisha

Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann launch 'CM di Yogshala' programme in Punjab

Kejriwal was referring the AAP government's 'Dilli ki Yogshala' programme that offered free yoga classes and was launched in the national capital in 2021

4,435 fresh Covid cases in India, highest single-day rise in 163 days

At 23,091, the active cases now comprise 0.05 per cent of the total infections

Govt unveils plans to add 250GW renewable energy capacity in next 5 years

These annual bids of ISTS (Inter-State Transmission) connected renewable energy capacity will also include setting up of wind power capacity of at least 10 GW per annum

ED opposes Sisodia's bail, says some crucial evidence still being unearthed

The ED on Wednesday opposed bail plea of former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and said that agency is in process of gathering some fresh evidence

Politicians don't have higher immunity: SC on Oppn's plea on CBI, ED misuse

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing the political parties, tried very hard to convince the court to change its mind and lay down guidelines of arrest of the leaders of opposition

5 Indian-origin women executives on Barron's 100 Most Influential Women

Five Indian-origin women executives have made it to Barron's prestigious annual '100 Most Influential Women in US Finance' list for achieving positions of prominence in financial services industry