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Kejriwal faces BJP-led protests in Nangloi, forced to cancel visit midway

DELHI BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Wednesday said that the people of Delhi are fed up with the political gimmicks of Arvind Kejriwal and the Atishi government, which is run by his remote control.

Japanese Encephalitis returns to city after 2011

DELHI on Wednesday reported a case of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) from West Delhi after over a decade.

ED arrests two brothers over ₹4800 crore illegal foreign remittances

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested two Delhi-based importers, both siblings, in the Birfa IT Case of money laundering which involved illegal foreign remittances of over ₹4,800 crore.

Regional airshed strategy needed to improve capital's air quality: Study

AS Delhi-NCR and other North Indian cities continue to breathe hazardous air with the Air Quality Index (AQI) repeatedly breaching the 'Severe Plus' category, a new study calls for an urgent and coordinated response through a regional airshed approach.

City's air 'very poor' for fourth day

None of the 39 monitoring stations recorded the air quality in \"severe\" category

'Strange': HC slams AAP govt for refusing Centre's health support

THE Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed dismay over the city government's refusal to accept financial aid under the Centre's Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), a health scheme offering ₹5 lakh insurance coverage to underprivileged citizens.

Dacoits strike, passengers jump off moving bus

MORE than 12 people who boarded a bus from Anand Vihar to Old Delhi Railway Station experienced a harrowing time when they were confronted by a group of dacoits.

Panel flags safety lapses in ₹531cr Pamban bridge, calls it to 'century-old marvel'

THE Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), who carried out inspection on the new railway sea bridge at Pamban on November 13-14, has said that the century-old Pamban Bridge is a technical marvel but the newly-constructed bridge is built with glaring lapses in planning and execution.

Oppn steps up heat on Adani row, disrupts Parliament

The Adani row continued to rock Parliament on Wednesday as neither the Lok Sabha nor the Rajya Sabha could transact any business.

IITian dies as research pit in Lothal caves in

An IIT-Delhi researcher who went to collect soil samples from the ancient Harappan civilization site of Lothal in Gujarat died after the cliff of a pit, dug to collect the samples, collapsed and buried four persons in a pile of soil on Wednesday.

Waqf Bill JPC to seek extension till Budget Session

WITH BJP members of a Joint Parliamentary Committee scrutinising the Waqf Amendment Bill joining the extension chorus, the panel will request Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to extend its tenure until the Budget Session, 2025.

Maha power end game in sight

Shinde drops out of the CM race, says any call by Modi, Shah will be acceptable to his party

CROSSING OVER

Devi Yesodharan's novel The Outsiders peels off the many layers of the complicated journey of migration and spotlights the shifting roles of women in contemporary migration stories

Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2: The Rule team wraps shooting

PUSHPA 2: The Rule is a few days away from release, and the makers unveiled a video on set declaring that the shoot is done.

Coach says youngest IPL star Vaibhav preparing for top-level grinds since he was 7

VAIBHAV Suryavanshi, 13, created history on Monday as he became the youngest player to earn an IPL deal worth ₹1.10 crore.

HALF A POINT FOR GUKESH

The Indian Grandmaster plays out a draw against Liren on second day of the championship

Kohli turns back clock at right time

AS Virat Kohli walked back, arms aloft, wearing the widest grin he had since that evening at Barbados on June 29, acknowledging the fans, his wife and teammates who had willed him on at the Perth Stadium on Saturday, he had reached a milestone that was long overdue—his 30th Test hundred and 81st international ton.

Ahead of ICC board meeting on CT, SL-A series in Pak postponed midway

THE timing could not have gone worse for the Pakistan Cricket Board. Only a few days before an important ICC board virtual meeting slated on November 29 to finalize the schedule of the Champions Trophy, the decision of the Sri Lanka A team to fly back home midway of the series due to political protests in Islamabad can further jeopardize Pakistan's chance of hosting the tournament.

NADA slaps 4-year ban on Bajrang for refusing to provide dope sample

THE Doping Agency (NADA) has banned Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang Punia for four years after the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel found him guilty of violating its Rule 2.3 (\"Evading, Refusing or Failing to Submit to Sample Collection...\").

Adani shares fall after group firms' rating downgrades

ALL 10 listed companies of the Adani Group closed in the red on Tuesday following the recent US indictment of chairman Gautam Adani and several executives deepened.

Zomato CEO to forgo ₹3.5 crore salary till FY26

FOOD delivery platform Zomato's CEO Deepinder Goyal will forgo his annual salary of ₹3.5 crore until FY26.

PAN 2.0 project of Income Tax Dept: All you need to know

THE Union Cabinet has approved the PAN 2.0 Project of the Income Tax Department.

HC stays order barring Reliance Power from bid

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed the Solar Energy Corporation of India's (SECI) decision barring Reliance Power Ltd, part of the Anil Ambani group, from participating in auctions for three years.

7 Adani group cos face rating downgrades

Negative outlook stems from risks to the group's funding access and potential operational challenges, says Moody's

Big relief for VIL as govt approves waiver of bank guarantees for telcos

In a move that could provide significant relief to Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the government has approved the waiver of bank guarantees for telecom service providers on spectrum purchased before 2022.

Mahindra launches new electric vehicle lineup at starting price of ₹18.90 lakh

HOMEGROWN auto major Mahindra & Mahindra on Tuesday launched its flagship electric origin SUVs - the BE 6e at a starting price of ₹18.90 lakh and XEV 9e at a starting price of ₹21.90 lakh.

Essar group co-founder Shashikant Ruia dies at 81

SHASHIKANT Ruia, the patriarch of the once-thriving Essar Group, passed away after a prolonged illness in the wee hours of Monday.

Restructuring of debt ratified by Sri Lanka

SRI Lanka’s new government on Tuesday announced that it ratified the agreement for debt restructuring of $14.2 billion – a key condition for IMF’s loan.

Will respond to Kyiv's 2 more longer range missile attacks, says Moscow

MOSCOW on Tuesday vowed to retaliate after announcing Ukraine had struck Russian military installations with US-supplied weapons, after President Vladimir Putin had warned Kyiv and the West against the missile attacks.

Hong Kong court rules in favour of equal inheritance for LGBTQ

HONG Kong's LGBTQ community won a major victory on Tuesday as the city's top court affirmed the housing and inheritance rights of same-sex couples, ruling against the government.