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Red alert as heavy rain may lash Nellore, Tirupati

THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a red alert for Tirupati and Nellore districts and orange alert for Chittoor and Annamayya districts as heavy to very heavy rains are likely to lash the regions on Friday due to the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal.

North Tamil Nadu on its toes over Fengel cyclone

THE deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal, which has brought intense rainfall to Sri Lanka causing flooding in multiple places, has put north Tamil Nadu on its toes as the regional meteorological centre has issued a red alert for several coastal districts on November 29 and 30.

Mysterious illness afflicts 262 families

FOR the last five days, a significant number of residents of a 830-apartment residential complex in Kaggalipura on Kanakapura Road have been afflicted with a mysterious illness.

Anyone leaving borewells open to face 1-year jail term: K'taka amends law

TO put an end to children falling into open borewells, the State government is amending the law and bringing in stringent measures, including a one-year jail term for those who fail to close them.

Panel set up to probe TIDCO houses

Charges on change in beneficiaries' names and misuse of contribution in allotment in Andhra

Security tightened for DGPs' meet after Pannun threat

WITH Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah all set to arrive for the high-profile DGP conference, Bhubaneswar was placed under a thick blanket of security on Thursday even as Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun threatened to disrupt the meet.

ED officer assaulted during raid in cybercrime case

AN Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer was manhandled while conducting a raid at a house in southwest Delhi's Bijwasan area in the early hours of Thursday, a senior Delhi Police said.

DU students can now switch elective subjects

DELHI University (DU) students who have struggled to clear their elective or optional subjects after multiple attempts will now have the option to switch to a new subject, starting from the 2024-25 academic session.

Delhi gets 70 new polling stations ahead of assembly polls, 50 removed

THE Delhi election office has announced the addition of 70 new polling stations for the upcoming assembly elections.

Anticipatory bail to transgender MCD councillor

THE Delhi HC on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to Bobi Kinner, the city's first transgender MCD Councillor, in a case involving alleged fabrication of a caste certificate.

Ayushman Bharat: HC notice to govt

THE Delhi high court has issued a notice to the AAP-led government following public interest litigation filed by seven BJP MPs from the city seeking implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in the national capital, alleging the government's failure to act has left millions without essential healthcare coverage.

ED: Sanction covers money laundering case

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) informed a Delhi court on Thursday that the sanction obtained to prosecute former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the corruption case related to the Delhi excise policy was comprehensive enough to try him in a related money laundering case as well.

'LACK OF STANDING COMMITTEE DELAYING LANDFILL CLEAN-UP'

WITH assembly elections fast approaching, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has begun a major drive to address long-pending civic concerns, including cleanliness, landfill sites and the condition of corporation-run schools and hospitals.

Delhi govt extends EV policy till March 2025

Cabinet rolls out several incentives to encourage adoption of electric vehicles to fight city's worsening air quality

Adapted vehicles for disabled exempt from GRAP curbs

THE Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in Delhi-NCR on Thursday exempted the adapted BS-III (petrol) and BS-IV (diesel) vehicles, used by the Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) from the restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).

Kejriwal tears into Centre over crime spurt in capital

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday released \"Crime Map of Delhi\", intensifying his criticism of the BJP-led central government, accusing it of failing to ensure law and order in Delhi.

Man flees to Azerbaijan after double murder inside salon, held at Delhi airport

A 22-year-old man involved in a brazen double murder case of southwest Delhi and subsequently fled the country on a fake passport was arrested at the Delhi Airport, a senior police officer said on Thursday.

No intel input on blast: Cops; security scaled up

OFFICERS privy to the investigation of a low intensity explosion that took place near the PVR cinema complex said there was no intelligence input of any kind of disruption in the Rohini area, still the Delhi Police had maintained adequate security arrangements.

Panic, fear grip residents after another blast

IN between the crime scene and \"Do not enter\" tape of the Delhi Police was probably a 100-metre-long road that became an area of intense scrutiny after a mild-intensity explosion ripped off on Thursday, triggering panic among the residents.

Low intensity blast near crime branch office in Rohini

A low-intensity explosion at the entrance of a park near Delhi Police's Crime Branch office in Rohini on Thursday cocked a snook at the security apparatus in the national capital at a time when Parliament is in session.

Newborn flushed down in K'taka hosp's toilet

IN a horrific incident, a premature baby was found flushed down the toilet of a private hospital in Harohalli, Ramanagara district of Karnataka.

SC collegium proposes Justice Manmohan's name as top court judge

THE Supreme Court collegium on Thursday unanimously recommended to the Central government the elevation of Delhi High Court Chief Justice Manmohan to the Supreme Court as a judge.

SC calls 'abject failure', says strict pollution curbs to remain till Dec 2

THE Supreme Court on Thursday directed that the Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), which is currently in effect to address the severe air quality in Delhi, will remain operational till December 2.

CCI launches probe against Google

THE Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Thursday launched an investigation into Google after online gaming firm WinZo accused the US tech giant of anti-competitive practices.

Maha Yuti leaders discuss Maha power-share formula with Shah

Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar hold talks with the Union home minister

Buzz on tough talk as Jaishankar meets Modi

AMID escalating tensions in Bangladesh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the situation.

Going with the flow

Aditi Singh Sharma on her new single Thukraaya Kyun’, a soulful ballad delving into the complexities of lost love

THE FLAVOURS OF CEYLON

After all the rules and regulations that the government imposed on residents of Delhi NCR to curb the pollution levels from rising even further, the greys seem to be giving way to the blues, slowly.

GIEVE PATEL AND THE ART OF FRIENDSHIP

Poet, painter, playwright Gieve Patel died a year ago. At a special exhibition and discussion dedicated to his memory in Delhi, some of the veteran artists of India, his friends, sat around a table talking Gieve, man and art.

Urvil hits record T20 hundred

GUJARAT'S wicketkeeper-batter Urvil Patel slammed the fastest T20 century by an Indian during his team's Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Tripura in Indore on Wednesday, reaching the three-figure mark in just 28 balls.