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Latest news on February 17, 2025: The female auto rickshaw had to fight against an unsupportive husband and in-laws to claim her independence.
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Feb 17, 2025 3:27 PM IST
India News Live: ‘Real feminism’: Delhi woman auto-rickshaw driver inspires Reddit, post viral
- Neelam, the auto-rickshaw driver opened up to the passenger about why she chose to enter a male-dominated profession and the challenges that followed her
Feb 17, 2025 3:16 PM IST
India News Live: ‘India’s Got Latent’ row: Samay Raina, others fail to appear before NCW; hearing rescheduled
- The YouTubers, who were asked to come at 12 pm today, failed to appear in response to the summons, prompting the NCW to reschedule the hearing.
Feb 17, 2025 2:58 PM IST
India News Live: BJP calls Delhi legislature party meet on Wed to pick new chief minister
- The legislature party leader and the lawmakers will meet the lieutenant governor to stake claim to form the new government ahead of the swearing-in ceremony on Thursday
Feb 17, 2025 2:31 PM IST
India News Live: What was the rumbling sound accompanying Delhi earthquake?
- Residents in Delhi experienced a magnitude 4 earthquake early Monday, with loud rumbling sounds accompanying.
Feb 17, 2025 2:27 PM IST
India News Live: Maharashtra Cyber Cell declines Samay Raina’s plea to record statement virtually
- Samay Raina, currently in the US, has been asked to appear in person by February 18 to record his statement.
Feb 17, 2025 2:20 PM IST
India News Live: Delhi earthquake: What is ‘in-situ material heterogeneity’?
- The tremor that struck Delhi early on Monday was due to natural variations in the region’s geological features and was not caused by plate tectonics.
Feb 17, 2025 2:20 PM IST
India News Live: SC delays hearing on pleas involving Places of Worship Act to April first week
- A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said the matter will be heard by a three-judge bench
Feb 17, 2025 2:14 PM IST
India News Live: SC adjourns hearing on Places of Worship Act pleas citing lack of quorum
- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, who was sitting in a two-judge combination for the day, emphasised that the matter requires a three-judge bench leading to its deferment
Feb 17, 2025 1:57 PM IST
India News Live: Board exam paper leak claims baseless, intended to create panic: CBSE
- CBSE board examinations 2025 for Classes X and XII commenced on February 15 and will continue until April 4
Feb 17, 2025 1:39 PM IST
India News Live: Shallow depth, intensity of 4.0 led to intense tremors: National Center for Seismology
- The epicentre, 10 km southwest of Red Fort, was well recorded by more than 30 broadband seismic stations installed by the National Center for Seismology.
Feb 17, 2025 1:39 PM IST
India News Live: Delhi earthquake topples 25-year-old tree at Dhaula Kuan’s ‘Jheel Park’ park | Video
- The epicentre of the earthquake that hit the national capital in the morning, was located at Dhaula Kuan’s Jheel Park.
Feb 17, 2025 1:22 PM IST
India News Live: PM Modi’s adviser slams Musk-led DOGE over ‘$21 million in polls’ claim: ‘USAID biggest scam’
- The US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is tasked with cutting government spendings, shared the post on X on Sunday.
Feb 17, 2025 1:10 PM IST
India News Live: Goa man, 31, gets life imprisonment for rape-murder of Irish tourist
- The 28-year-old victim’s body was found in a forested area in Canacona village of South Goa on March 14, 2017
Feb 17, 2025 12:48 PM IST
India News Live: Celebratory firing during wedding procession leaves 2-year-old Noida boy dead
- The boy was in his father’s lap when someone in the wedding procession fired in the air around 9pm as it passed through Aghapur village road and locals gathered on their terraces
Feb 17, 2025 12:27 PM IST
India News Live: Influencer Apoorva Mukhija, YouTuber Samay Raina to appear before NCW today
- YouTuber Samay Raina and influencer Apoorva Mukhija will appear before NCW on Monday for questioning in a probe related to an episode of ‘India’s Got Latent’.
Feb 17, 2025 12:24 PM IST
India News Live: Centre warns of ‘possible aftershocks’ after earthquake jolted Delhi, NCR
- Dr Jitendra Singh, the union earth sciences minister, asked the people of Delhi to stay calm and exercise safety precautions.
Feb 17, 2025 11:59 AM IST
India News Live: ‘Defaming’: Congress asks Himanta Biswa Sarma to furnish proof of Gaurav Gogoi’s wife’s ISI link
- Congress leader Rashid Alvi criticized Himanta Biswa Sarma’s allegations linking Gaurav Gogoi’s wife to Pakistan, questioning the lack of evidence and FIR.
Feb 17, 2025 10:56 AM IST
India News Live: New Delhi Railway Station stampede: 2,600 extra tickets were sold in 2 hours, says report
- On the day of the incident, over 9,600 general class tickets were sold between 6 pm and 8 pm at New Delhi Railway Station, surpassing the usual 7,000 tickets.
Feb 17, 2025 10:53 AM IST
India News Live: Delhi residents narrate earthquake horror: ‘Felt as if the bridge collapsed’
- An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale hit Delhi-NCR early Monday at a depth of 5 km.
Feb 17, 2025 10:35 AM IST
India News Live: Madhya Pradesh government introduces ‘low alcoholic beverage bar’ | Details
- Drinks with a maximum alcohol content of 10 per cent v/v (volume on volume) will be allowed for consumption in the new ‘low alcoholic beverage bar(s).
Feb 17, 2025 10:32 AM IST
India News Live: 3 women killed, 8 injured as bus collides with auto rickshaw in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur
- The Chebrolu police have registered a case and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident.
Feb 17, 2025 10:13 AM IST
India News Live: Mercury likely to rise to 30°C as Delhi’s air quality remains ‘poor’
- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said another fairly warm day was expected on Monday with the maximum temperature likely to touch 30°C
Feb 17, 2025 10:02 AM IST
India News Live: Delhi earthquake: Where exactly is the epicentre in the national capital? Location revealed
Feb 17, 2025 9:35 AM IST
India News Live: Why were Delhi earthquake tremors strong despite a low magnitude?
- Earthquake today: According to NASA’s science website, an earthquake’s most intense shaking is often felt near the epicenter.
Feb 17, 2025 9:21 AM IST
India News Live: Immigration underway for 3rd batch of 112 Indian deportees from US: Official
- This is the third flight of Indian deportees which has landed in Amritsar Airport. The first batch of Indian deportees from the US landed in India on Feb 5.
