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Zakir Hussain, the musician famed for his work on the tabla, a pair of hand drums used in Indian classical music. Source: Twitter/Sachin Tendulkar

Legendary Indian Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain passes away at 73

Revered globally for his artistry, the musician expanded the reach of Tabla and Indian classical music to international audiences.

protest.

Agitating farmers resume ‘Delhi chalo’ march, internet suspended in Haryana’s Ambala

Marking the 307th day of protest on Dec 14, the farmers vowed to pursue their demands including a legal guarantee to Minimum Support Price for crops, a debt waiver, pension benefits, and "justice" for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

School

Delhi police trace student behind bomb threat email to his school

The child who confessed during questioning was not connected to the threat emails sent to other Delhi schools on Dec 13 and was let off with a warning to his parents to keep a watch on his behavior, a police official said.

Mumbai.

RBI HQ in Mumbai receives bomb threat for second time in a month triggering security alert

A case has been registered against unknown accused who in an email threatened to blow up the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai police said in a statement. Investigation into the matter is underway, it added.

Supreme court

SC order on Places of Worship Act likely to impact pending suits involving religious sites

“In pending suits, the courts would not pass any effective interim orders or final orders including orders of survey till the next date of hearing,” a special three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna said. The Supreme Court’s order assumes significance as it comes in the wake of multiple civil suits pending in trial courts involving mosque-temple disputes.

Security personnel outside school protecting

Second bomb threat in a week raises serious security concerns for Delhi schools

Heightened security measures and panic have resurfaced as multiple Delhi schools received bomb threats via email just days after a similar mass alert on Dec 9, prompting swift emergency responses.

Indian

56 Pakistani minority community members awarded Indian citizenship

A total of 1,223 such citizenship certificates have been issued in Ahmedabad under the provisions of Citizenship (Amendment) Act between 2017 and 2024, according to an official statement.