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Makar Sankranti signifies the movement of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Maka (Capricorn) and is considered to be the holy phase of transition

The mercy plea was filed by 32-year-old Mukesh Singh, who will be hanged at 7 am on January 22 in Tihar jail along with Vinay Sharma, Akshay Kumar Singh and Pawan Gupta.

According to sources, 1985-batch officer Subodh Jaiswal (Mahrashtra cadre), SM Sahay (Jammu and Kashmir cadre) are two frontrunners for the post of Delhi Police Commissioner.

Puducherry Chief Minister Narayanasamy also met Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and urged her to release the compensation due for Puducherry for implementation of the Goods and Services Tax in the Union Territory.

Advising BJP leaders to read some books on Chhatrapati Shivaji, an editorial in Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' said even Prime Minister Modi would not have liked being compared to the 17th century Maratha warrior king.

The 30-member parliamentary committee, chaired by Congress MP Anand Sharma, reportedly expressed unhappiness over the use of force against protesting students.

Earlier in the day, the governor had taken to Twitter to convene an all-party meet on January 17 to seek 'guidance' and a 'way forward' on two bills -- West Bengal (Prevention of Lynching) Bill, 2019 and West Bengal State Commission for Scheduled Castes a...

A division bench of Justices S C Dharmadhikari and R I Chagla on Monday vacated the stay and said work on the dam can commence after requisite environment clearances are taken.

Zoramthanga said the Union Ministry of Home Affairs had informed his government that the agreement, one inked by the stakeholders, would allow the internally displaced Brus to settle in Tripura permanently.

Most parts of the valley received moderate to heavy snowfall, bringing relief to residents from intense cold conditions, the officials said.

A bench of justices Arun Mishra and M R Shah directed the state government to file a report with regard to removal of debris, which also fell in the backwaters.

Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar while the Expression of Interest has been floated for 110 aircraft, the contract for 83 LCA Tejas Mark 1 A advanced fighter jets is now in its final stages.

On Saturday, the aircraft made its first landing on the deck of INS Vikramaditya. Both the landing and take off by the aircraft put India among a select group having the capability to design a jet that can operate from an aircraft carrier.

Nitin and Chander Pal (56) confessed to their crime after sustained interrogation, police said, adding that a country made revolver used in the crime was recovered from their possession.

Making this announcement on the occasion of the 150th anniversary celebrations of Kolkata Port Trust, Modi hailed Syama Prasad Mookerjee as the pioneer of India's industrialisation.

Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist Medha Patkar said some functionary from Hindu Raksha Dal had claimed responsibility for the JNU attack and he should be immediately arrested.