Three Manipur-cadre IPS officers were appointed as chiefs of central paramilitary forces on Thursday, with astute Intelligence Bureau officer Rahul Rasgotra getting the charge of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Nina Singh becoming the first woman to head the Central Industrial Security Force.

The police in Maharashtra's Thane city on Thursday stepped up security around a synagogue after an email claimed that a bomb was planted there, which turned out to be a hoax, an official said.

Flight operations continued to be impacted by dense fog at the Delhi airport for the third day on Thursday, with nearly 60 flights getting diverted and scores getting delayed during this period.

A metropolitan court here on Thursday issued a production warrant against jailed AAP leader and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh in a defamation case over his remarks regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational degree.

A Mumbai court on Thursday issued notice to the complainant seeking its response to the plea filed by police to withdraw the fake TRP case in which senior television journalist Arnab Goswami has been named as an accused.

The Congress has expressed its relief over the decision of the Court of Appeals in Qatar to commute the death penalty of eight former Indian Navy officers and hoped that even their jail sentence will be set aside and they will be set free.

A joint press statement by prominent figures and political commentators including Apoorvanand, John Dayal, ASR Mary Scaria SCJM, AC Michael, Minakshi Singh, and Shabnam Hashmi, highlights the irony of the year 2023 as it began with church burnings and the killing of Christians in Imphal, Manipur, and concludes with religious leaders commending Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his contributions to the welfare of the Christian community during Christmas celebrations.

A Qatar Court has commuted the death sentence given to eight former Indian Navy personnel in an alleged case of espionage, the External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday.