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Latest news on February 19, 2025: Security personnel inspect the Ramlila Maidan on the eve of the oath-taking ceremony of the new Chief Minister of Delhi, in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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Feb 19, 2025 10:53 PM IST
India News Live: Delhi govt swearing-in: Over 25,000 security personnel deployed for grand event
- More than 25000 security personnel will be deployed during oath-taking ceremony of the new chief minister that will take place tomorrow at Ramlila Maidan.
Feb 19, 2025 10:49 PM IST
India News Live: PM educational record row: Awarding degree a public act, Delhi HC told
- In a hearing over PM's degree, Delhi HC informed that awarding a degree to a student was not a private, but a public act, covered under the ambit RTI.
Feb 19, 2025 10:37 PM IST
India News Live: Centre notifies appointment of two judicial officers as Delhi high court judges
- Judicial officers Renu Bhatnagar and Rajneesh Kumar have been appointed as judges of the Delhi high court.
Feb 19, 2025 10:34 PM IST
India News Live: Five ‘carriers’ arrested at Bengaluru airport with 20 kg cannabis from Thailand: NCB
- The arrested persons are in the age group of 25 to 35 years, NCB's Bengaluru Zonal Unit, which made the arrests, said.
Feb 19, 2025 10:23 PM IST
India News Live: Woman attending Maha Kumbh Mela murdered, companion absconding
- A 35-year-old woman found murdered who came to attend the Maha Kumbh mela, she was accompanied by a man.
Feb 19, 2025 10:11 PM IST
India News Live: Man held for rape of MP girl is convicted child rapist, once even sentenced to death: Police
- This is the third time that Ramesh Khati has been arrested for rape in 22 years. He was also sentenced to death but he was acquitted in this case by HC
Feb 19, 2025 10:06 PM IST
India News Live: Can courts modify arbitral awards? SC reserves verdict
- SC reserved its judgement on the question whether courts could modify arbitral awards under the 1996 law on arbitration and conciliation.
Feb 19, 2025 9:20 PM IST
India News Live: ‘Grateful’: What Rekha Gupta said on being named next Delhi CM by BJP
- In a post on X, Rekha Gupta said, “I express my heartfelt gratitude to all the top leadership for trusting me and entrusting me with the responsibility”.
Feb 19, 2025 9:17 PM IST
India News Live: 5 facts about Rekha Gupta, Delhi's new chief minister
- Rekha Gupta will take oath as Delhi Chief Minister at the Ramlila Maidan on Thursday.
Feb 19, 2025 9:14 PM IST
India News Live: ‘Always ready to extend support for development works’: AAP leaders congratulate Delhi CM-elect Rekha Gupta
- BJP's Rekha Gupta will take oath as Delhi chief minister at a grand ceremony, to be held at the Ramlila Maidan on Thursday.
Feb 19, 2025 9:09 PM IST
India News Live: ‘If forced, we can be aggressive’: Army chief over Indian stance on LoC with Pakistan
- Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi said India has said very clearly that we will be assertive in our communication.
Feb 19, 2025 8:45 PM IST
India News Live: Rekha Gupta named Delhi CM: AAP's Arvind Kejriwal says this in 1st reaction
- Many congratulations to Rekha Gupta ji on becoming the Chief Minister of Delhi, AAP supremo Kejriwal said.
Feb 19, 2025 8:34 PM IST
India News Live: ‘Nobody can argue with me’: Trump recalls talks with PM Modi on US tariffs
- During his visit to Washington DC last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with US President Donald Trump.
Feb 19, 2025 8:33 PM IST
India News Live: Maha Kumbh: Sangam water ‘unsafe’ due to high BOD level, CPCB drops fresh report after faecal bacteria findings
- According to Central Pollution Control Board data, the BOD level at Sangam was 3.94 milligrams per litre on January 13, when the Maha Kumbh started.
Feb 19, 2025 8:29 PM IST
India News Live: Highways Infrastructure Trust secures R 8,000 crore debt finance
- This funding will be used for the TOT (Toll, Operate and Transfer) functioning of a 251 km long stretch on the Hyderabad-Nagpur corridor of NH-44 in Telangana and 12 other road projects
Feb 19, 2025 8:27 PM IST
India News Live: Powerlifter Yashtika Acharya, 17, dies after 270-kg rod falls on her neck during training
- Yashtika Acharya, who was from Rajasthan's Bikaner, was a gold medallist at the Junior National Games.
Feb 19, 2025 8:15 PM IST
India News Live: Rekha Gupta will be new Delhi chief minister, announces BJP
- The decision was made at a meeting of all newly-elected BJP MLAs at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday evening.
Feb 19, 2025 8:14 PM IST
India News Live: Who is Rekha Gupta, Delhi’s new chief minister?
- Rekha Gupta's name was announced at the BJP's legislature party meeting, attended by observers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Om Prakash Dhankhar.
Feb 19, 2025 7:49 PM IST
India News Live: Maharashtra Cyber seeks removal of offensive Sambhaji Maharaj content on Wikipedia
- The Maharashtra Cyber has issued a notice Wikipedia Foundation to remove "objectionable" content on Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.
Feb 19, 2025 7:24 PM IST
India News Live: Amid CEC appointment controversy, SC defers hearing on pleas against 2023 law
- The adjournment came after solicitor general Tushar Mehta, representing the Union government, sought more time due to his engagement in a constitution bench matter
Feb 19, 2025 7:19 PM IST
India News Live: Four Maoists killed in gun battle in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat area: Police
- Police recovered an INSAS (Indian small arms system) rifle, a SLR (self-loading rifle) rifle and a 3o3 rifle from their possession
Feb 19, 2025 6:43 PM IST
India News Live: Telangana HC lawyer Pasnooru Venugopal Rao suffers heart attack while arguing case, dies
- Senior advocate Pasnooru Venugopal Rao, 66, had been practising at the Telangana high court since 1998.
Feb 19, 2025 6:21 PM IST
India News Live: Delhi: What are 5 challenges for BJP government as party picks new chief minister today?
- The BJP will select Delhi's new chief minister on Wednesday, with a grand oath-taking ceremony planned for February 20 at Ramlila Ground.
Feb 19, 2025 6:10 PM IST
India News Live: HistoriCity: The rise of the house of Qatar and its old pearl link with Mumbai
- Till the 1900s, Bombay was the hub from where pearls were exported to other countries. Because of this link, India traders settled in large numbers in the Gulf
Feb 19, 2025 6:08 PM IST
India News Live: UP woman kills husband with lover's help for ignoring gangrape case
- Amna and Sumit allegedly murdered Mohammed Sajid by administering sleeping pills and striking him with a wrench before setting his body on fire
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