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Supreme Court's new statue of 'Lady Justice' unveiled without blindfold

The Supreme Court statue’s traditional blindfold has been removed, symbolising transparent justice. Additionally, the sword in her hand has been replaced with a copy of the Constitution, emphasising the primacy of the rule of law over force

16 October,2024 11:47 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
Opinion

Haryana Elections 2024 surprise: How did the BJP win

The Congress's reliance on Jat voters, its overt backing of Hooda and poor management alienated non-Jat communities, leading to its defeat in Haryana Elections 2024

16 October,2024 10:23 PM IST | Ritwik Mehta
India News

Parliament building made on Waqf land: AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal

Speaking to the reporters on Wednesday, Badruddin Ajmal stated that the area around Vasant Vihar in Delhi up to the airport has been built on Waqf property

16 October,2024 08:04 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
India News

Maharashtra Assembly election: Mahayuti making false promises, says Congress

Ramesh Chennithala was speaking to media in the national capital after attending the meeting of the Congress screening committee, called to likely decide the candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly election

16 October,2024 07:26 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
India News

Delhi Police registers FIR, begins probe in threat messages to airlines

In the past two days, nearly a dozen Indian flights, including some international flights, received bomb threats but nothing suspicious was found in the planes

16 October,2024 06:48 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
India News

SCO Summit: EAM Jaishankar departs for Delhi, thanks Pak PM for 'hospitality'

During his SCO Summit address, Jaishankar took a veiled jibe at Pakistan and said if activities across borders are characterised by terrorism, extremism and separatism, they are 'hardly likely to encourage trade, energy flows, connectivity and people-to-people exchanges' in parallel

16 October,2024 05:33 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
India News

Home Ministry seeks reports on series of bomb threats to airlines

Senior officials of MHA have instructed all concerned security agencies in the aviation sector to prepare a report on the matter and submit it at the earliest, an official said

16 October,2024 05:01 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
India News

Nayab Singh Saini set to take oath as Haryana CM on Thursday

Three independent MLAs: Savitri Jindal, Rajesh Joon, and Devender Kadyan have announced their support to Haryana BJP Legislative Party. They will be submitting letters of endorsement to the Governor on Wednesday

16 October,2024 04:41 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
India News

Cabinet gives nod to 3-per cent hike in DA of govt employees: Ashwini Vaishnaw

During a press briefing after the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the DA hike was effective from July 1, 2024

16 October,2024 04:19 PM IST | ANI
India News

Gujarat govt to SC: Demolition in Gir Somnath done to remove encroachments

The petitioners alleged that Gujarat govt authorities conducted illegal demolitions early morning on September 28, targeting centuries-old Muslim religious sites, such as mosques, eidgahs, mausoleums, dargahs and residential places of Mutawallis of the dargahs without prior notice or opportunity for hearing

16 October,2024 03:48 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
India News

Helicopter carrying CEC Rajiv Kumar, Additional CEO makes emergency landing

All the people on board the helicopter are safe, the Uttarakhand government said

16 October,2024 03:21 PM IST | Prasun Choudhari
World News

SCO meet: EAM Jaishankar flags concerns over terrorism, extremism

Jaishankar led the Indian delegation at the SCO meet in Islamabad which was chaired by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

16 October,2024 02:52 PM IST | PTI
Gujarat: 8-foot-long mugger crocodile rescued from under Vadodara bridge

Gujarat: 8-foot-long mugger crocodile rescued from under Vadodara bridge

In the early morning hours, passersby near the Rajmal compound spotted a huge 8-foot-long mugger crocodile under the Lalbaug bridge in Vadodara

16 October,2024 02:25 PM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
PM Modi congratulates Omar Abdullah on becoming Jammu and Kashmir CM

PM Modi congratulates Omar Abdullah on becoming Jammu and Kashmir CM

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the Jammu and Kashmir CM on Wednesday, the first elected government in the Union territory since 2019 when Article 370 was abrogated

16 October,2024 02:14 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
40th NSG Raising Day: PM Modi, Amit Shah and others greet NSG personnel

40th NSG Raising Day: PM Modi, Amit Shah and others greet NSG personnel

The NSG under Amit Shah’s Ministry of Home Affair is a Federal Contingency World Class Zero Error Force, it was established under the National Security Guard Act of 1986, plays critical role in thwarting serious acts of terrorism and ensuring national security

16 October,2024 01:52 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Possible to generate more employment in gaming industry: Karnataka minister

Possible to generate more employment in gaming industry: Karnataka minister

He highlighted that the market for the gaming industry in the country is estimated to be around Rs 16,500 crore and has the potential to grow much more

16 October,2024 12:54 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
Delhi HC grants bail to accused in 2019 abduction-murder case

Delhi HC grants bail to accused in 2019 abduction-murder case

Justice Anish Dayal granted bail to accused Hitesh Pratap Singh Chauhan considering his conduct in custody, his long incarceration and that the case is at the stage of evidence and all important witnesses have been examined

16 October,2024 12:40 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Resident doctors to protest in Delhi

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Resident doctors to protest in Delhi

The Joint Delhi Resident Doctors' Association Action Committee to hold press conference on Thursday, warns if any harm comes to healthcare workers as a result of this ongoing protest, they will withdraw from both elective and emergency services and hold the appropriate authorities accountable

16 October,2024 12:36 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Omar Abdullah sworn in as Jammu and Kashmir chief minister

Omar Abdullah sworn in as Jammu and Kashmir chief minister

Lt Governor Manoj Sinha administered the oath of office and secrecy to Abdullah, who takes over as Jammu and Kashmir chief minister for a second term and is the third generation of the Abdullah family to occupy the office -- after his grandfather Sheikh Abdullah and father Farooq Abdullah

16 October,2024 12:12 PM IST | Srinagar | mid-day online correspondent
Being a CM of a Union Territory comes with its own set of challenges: Omar

Being a CM of a Union Territory comes with its own set of challenges: Omar

Prominent leaders from the INDIA bloc, including Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, Supriya Sule, Prakash Karat, and Kanimozhi, will attend Omar's oath-taking ceremony, with welcoming posters displayed outside Srinagar airport

16 October,2024 11:11 AM IST | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India | mid-day online correspondent
Beluga Airbus: Super transporter takes off from Kolkata airport; watch video

Beluga Airbus: Super transporter takes off from Kolkata airport; watch video

Only 5 such aircrafts have been built and are running in the entire world; Beluga is a specialised wide-body airliner used to transport aircraft parts and outsize cargoes

16 October,2024 09:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Prasun Choudhari
S Jaishankar & PM Sharif's handshake amazes Pakistan journalist - WATCH

    S Jaishankar & PM Sharif's handshake amazes Pakistan journalist - WATCH

    On October 15, India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar visited Pakistan for the SCO Summit 2024, marking the first visit by an Indian minister to Pakistan in nine years. During his trip, he met with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who hosted a dinner for the leaders attending the summit. Their diplomatic handshake gained significant attention online, going viral across social media. Pakistani journalist Arzoo Kazmi expressed her admiration for Jaishankar’s presence in Islamabad, posting on X with a caption that included “#Photo of the Day” and heart emojis. The SCO Heads of Government meeting began in Islamabad amid tight security, where Jaishankar addressed the gathering and raised concerns about terrorism, emphasizing the importance of addressing this issue for regional stability.

    16 October,2024 05:10 PM IST
    Joe Biden says Kamala Harris will cut her own path as president

    Joe Biden says Kamala Harris will cut her own path as president

    Biden's comments may give Harris more license to stake out her own political and policy stances in the critical closing phase of the presidential race, and appear to go further to distance the two than Harris has herself

    16 October,2024 12:52 PM IST | Philadelphia | AP

    President Droupadi Murmu explores Algeria's cultural heritage

    The President was accompanied by Algeria's Minister of Culture Soraya Mouloudji, and Tipaza Governor Aboubakr Boucetta

    16 October,2024 12:49 PM IST | Algeria | ANI

    India not cooperating with Canada on Nijjar investigations: US

    Obviously, they have not chosen that path,' State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters at his daily news conference

    16 October,2024 12:47 PM IST | Washington | PTI
    Navratri 2024: Day-wise colours of festival and their significance

    Navratri 2024: Day-wise colours of festival and their significance

    The nine-day festival honours the nine avatars of Goddess Durga and is marked by vibrant festivities, traditional dances, and rituals.

    03 October,2024 12:48 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

    Navratri 2024: Chaitra Navratri wishes, images, SMS, greetings for loved ones

    Navratri 2024 will be observed from October 3 to October 12

    30 September,2024 04:23 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

    Here's how you can level up your Desi outfit game for garba

    Whether it’s experimenting with fusion wear, playing with vibrant colours, or accessorising with statement jewellery, Navratri fashion in 2024 is set to be exciting, bold, and fun!

    28 September,2024 08:51 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
    Letters to Gary Engelberg, RIP

    Letters to Gary Engelberg, RIP

    How an intense email exchange lasting five days with a man I had never met, profoundly influenced two decades of my work

    15 October,2024 06:57 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
    13 October,2024 09:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Dr Mazda Turel
    13 October,2024 09:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik
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