LIVE: E-sports officially recognised as part of 'multi-sport' event by govt

"BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur's remarks made in Karnataka are a clear example of hate speech and I would be moving the Supreme Court against her for making such remarks," the former Union minister told PTI. Pragya Thakur had said Hindus have the right to respond to those who attack them and their dignity as she spoke about the killing of Hindu activists.

Electronic sports has been officially recognised as part of 'multi-sport' event by the Government of India.

The Jammu and Kashmir government will undertake medicinal and aromatic plant (MAP) cultivation on 625 hectares of land with potential output worth ₹750 crore, officials said, PTI reported.

A fire broke out at Mittal Estate in Mumbai's Andheri area on Tuesday. After the information was received, 8 fire tenders reached the spot to douse the fire.

Government of India and the Government of Manipur have entered into a Cessation of Operation Agreement in Delhi today with the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) that had been active for more than a decade: MHA

Coldwave conditions gripped Kashmir as the mercury fell by a couple of degrees across the Valley to push the minimum temperature further below freezing point, officials said on Tuesday.

“Three flights were cancelled and several others were delayed at Bagdogra airport due to extreme fog. Three flights of Vistara, Indigo & Spicejet have been cancelled,” Md Ali, Director, AAI Bagdogra, West Bengal said to ANI.

Tarn Taran police have recovered a loaded rocket propelled grenade (RPG) in the further investigation of the Sarhali RPG attack case. Police have aslo arrested three more members of the module who were handled by a Philippines based man on the instructions of Canada-based gangster Lakhbir Singh alias Landa.

Bombay High Court has refused the CBI plea to stay bail for Anil Deshmukh.

Bihar: Ashish Mandal, son of JDU MLA Gopal Mandal, has been arrested from the Tilkamanjhi police station area, in connection with the Barari shooting case, reported ANI.

Former Finance Secretary Dr Hasmukh Adhia was appointed as chief advisor to Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday. 

IMD scientist RK Jenamani said on Tuesday that the cold wave conditions will improve in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Chandigarh and some parts of Uttar Pradesh from December 28 onwards due to the arrival of western disturbance. However, the cold days will return and stay between December 31 and January 1.

The Allahabad high court on Tuesday allowed the urban local body elections in Uttar Pradesh to be held without any OBC reservation. This rule will not, however, make any change to the SC and ST quotas.

Former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar, who moved the Bombay high court claiming “illegal” arrest by the CBI have been told to move again to a regular bench when the court reopens. The vacation bench of the HC refused to intervene in the matter on Tuesday. Read more.

Haryana health minister Anil Vij on Tuesday announced ₹2,500 monthly pension to patients affected with muscular dystrophy, a rare disease that has been detected in about 400-500 patients of the state.

The BJP has named Rekha Gupta, councilor from Pitampura, as its MCD mayor candidate while Kamal Bagri, councilor from Ram Nagar, has been named as the party's deputy mayor candidate. Both will file their nominations today.

Amid severe cold wave in north India, Rajasthan's Churu recorded a minimum temperature of 0.5 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, the IMD said. This was a marginal rise from Monday when the region recorded the lowest temperature this winter season of zero degrees Celsius.

As many as seven accused have been arrested after they lynched a BSF soldier in Gujarat's Nadiad on Monday after he went to their house for protesting against the obscene video of his daughter, ANI reported quoting DSP VR Bajpai. Read more.

Former Russian President and current deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, took to Twitter on Tuesday to share his “humble” predictions for 2023. In a series of tweets, he said there will be civil war in the US, resulting in Texas and California becoming independent states, and Texas subsequently will become Mexico's ally. He also said that Twitter's boss Elon Musk will win US presidential elections after the end of the ‘civil war’. Medvedev said that Northern Ireland will split from the UK, and join the Republic of Ireland, and the UK will rejoin the European Union (EU) following which the latter and its currency - Euro - will collapse. Read more.

Gold prices edged up in early Asian hours on Tuesday, helped by a softer dollar, although trading was thin after the long Christmas weekend.

Emergency crews in New York were scrambling Monday to rescue marooned residents from what authorities called the "blizzard of the century," a relentless storm that has left at least 25 dead in the state and is causing US Christmas travel chaos.

Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has not filed to run for president in 2024, his adviser Devin O'Malley said on Twitter following a report on Monday by Britain's Sky News that Pence had filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission.