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Caste census in focus as Cong unveils manifesto

The Congress on Tuesday released its manifesto for the Jharkhand assembly elections, promising to conduct caste-based census, increase the creamy layer cap for other backward classes (OBCs) from the current annual income of ₹8 lakh to ₹10 lakh, increase the free power supply from existing 200 units to 250 units per month, and filling all vacant state government posts within a year.

Stage set for bypolls to Wayanad LS, 31 assembly seats in 10 states

By-elections to the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala, from where Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her electoral debut, as well as 31 assembly seats across 10 states will be held on Wednesday.

During the elections, parties speak what the voters like to hear

Former Maharashtra chief minister and BJP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Chavan is handling two responsibilities: To ensure maximum seats for the BJP from his erstwhile stronghold of Nanded and to guide his daughter who is contesting from Bhokar constituency.

Musk's bold move in backing Trump paid off and how

During his victory speech last Wednesday, supporters screamed Elon Musk's name as US President-elect Donald Trump stood onstage at his Mar-aLago resort, giving his winning speech.

Oppn MPs, govt clash over Manipur at House panel meet

Members of the Opposition protested the Union home ministry's decision to deliver a detailed presentation on the security situation in the Northeast without mentioning the ongoing violence in Manipur, during a meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on home affairs on Tuesday, according to two officials familiar with the matter.

40-yr-old woman injured in Srinagar grenade attack dies

A 40-year-old woman, who was injured in a grenade attack in a popular flea market in Srinagar earlier this month, succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday, officials said.

Six missing, 2 bodies found day after attack on Jiribam camp

The bodies of two civilians were recovered while six others were missing in Manipur's Jiribam district a day after 10 armed militants were killed by security forces when they tried to storm a Central Reserve Police Force camp and attack a police station, officials said on Tuesday.

Row erupts as ED raids 17 sites in PMLA probe

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday raided several locations in Jharkhand in a money laundering probe related to alleged infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals in the poll-bound state, triggering a war of words between the BJP and ruling JMM.

CHEATING CASE: TYTLER, ARMS DEALER ACQUITTED

A special court on Tuesday acquitted senior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler and arms dealer Abhishek Verma of cheating and corruption charges in a 2012 case related to allegations that they forged a letter to resolve visa issues for employees of a Chinese telecom company.

HC pulls up govt over pollution in Yamun

The Delhi high court on Tuesday reprimanded the Delhi government for failing to regulate the emission of sewage and industrial waste into the Yamuna, saying that its sewage treatment plants (STPs) were not working at capacity.

All WtE plants meet pollution rules: MCD

Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) officials on Tuesday said that the four waste-to-energy (WtE) plants the civic body operates in the national capital meet all norms set by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), adding that Delhi's pollution board carries out regular inspections to check emissions from these facilities.

Dairies need nod in 15 days to operate

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) granted 15 days to gaushalas and stand-alone dairies in dairy colonies to apply for a consent certificate to continue operations, warning of action if the norm is not adhered to.

DPCC NOTICE TO DJB OVER SEWAGE NETWORKS IN JJ CLUSTERS

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) served a show cause notice to Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for failing to connect unauthorised colonies and JJ clusters to a sewerage network in a time-bound manner, stating that the failure to do so was resulting in septage being dumped in the open, or directly into the Yamuna.

Dairies need nod in 15 days to operate

NEW DELHI: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) officials on Tuesday said that the four waste to energy (WtE) plants the civic body operates in the national capital meet all norms set by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), adding that Delhi's pollution board carries out regular inspections to check emissions from these facilities.

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Calm winds hold city hostage to ‘very poor' air for 14th day

The 24-hour average AQI stood at 334 (\"very poor\") at 4pm, but slightly improved to 314 at 10pm, according to CPCB.

BJP approaches LG to seek inquiry into power discoms

A delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders met Delhi lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena on Tuesday, demanding a probe into the working of two discoms supplying electricity to the Capital, alleging that irregularities in their working has led to ₹26,000 losses to the exchequer.

From 20% in '23, farm fire contribution drops to 16%

Evening winds brought down the air quality index (AQI) slightly but failed to bring an upturn to state of pollution, as AQI remained \"very poor\" for a 14th consecutive day on Tuesday, data by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed.

No relief for AAP chief in case over ED summons

The Delhi high court on Tuesday refused to immediately stay trial court proceedings against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in a case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over alleged non-compliance with summons issued by the agency in the Delhi excise policy case.

SC slams Defence Colony RWA for illegally occupying tom

The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the silence of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in protecting a Lodhi-era monument in Delhi's Defence Colony, with a report prepared by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) disclosing a series of inactions by the body and the neighbourhood's resident welfare association (RWA) which used the 15th century \"Gumti of Shaikh Ali\" as its office.

Five arrested for gang rape of woman, her minor niece

The victims told cops that they were taken to a slew of places, from Malviya Nagar to Gurugram, and then raped at a house near Lajpat Nagar

Nursery admissions to start from Nov 28

APPLICATIONS WILL CLOSE ON DEC 20. THE FIRST LIST WILL BE OUT ON JAN 17, THE SECOND ON FEB 3. THE PROCESS WILL END BY MARCH 14

Tickets for trade fair now available on app

Visitors to the India International Trade Fair, which will start on November 14, will be able to purchase entry tickets from the newly launched \"Bharat Mandapam\" mobile application, according to senior officials with the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), which oversees Bharat Mandapam and Pragati Maidan.

Man held for cultivating pots of marijuana in Gr Noida flat

A tip-off about the sale of 10g of marijuana in Greater Noida led police to a penthouse, where they found around 80 flowerpots with cannabis, officers said on Tuesday.

AFTER HC NOD, DUSU ELECTION RESULTS TO BE OUT ON NOV 21

Delhi University officials on Tuesday said that the results for the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections will be declared on November 21.

HC slams govt over delay in action: 'Can't let more lives be lost'

The Delhi high court on Tuesday reprimanded the Delhi government's finance department for its delay in processing the administrative approval regarding takeover of a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) building, to shift the inmates of Asha Kiran shelter home where 14 people died in July this year.

Being Salman under siege: Cops, guards, push-ups

Angry Young Men, an Amazon mini-series about Salim-Javed's creative partnership which released in August features a black and white photograph of the two young writers, then in their prime, sitting and brainstorming on a parapet at the Bandstand at Bandra.

How J'khand's fortunes evolved since formation

Forty-three of the 81 assembly constituencies (ACs) in Jharkhand will go to polls today, November 13.

Party bigger than govt: UP deputy CM Maurya

The organisation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is bigger than the government because of the hard work of the former, that the party is in power, Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said on Tuesday, repeating a comment that first sparked speculation of a rift with chief minister Yogi Adityanath earlier this year.

35 die, 43 hurt as man ploughs car into S China sports centre

ZHUHAI: A man who authorities said was upset over his divorce settlement drove his car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports complex in southern China, killing 35 and severely injuring dozens of others, police said Tuesday.