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Top court agrees to list AAP plea on mayor poll

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) request of urgent listing of a petition against a Punjab and Haryana high court order that refused to set aside the controversial Chandigarh mayoral election and conduct a fresh poll.

LG grants nod to anti-corruption body to register case against PWD official

Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Friday accorded permission to the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Delhi government, for registration of case against an executive engineer of public works department (PWD), for allegedly misusing the official position in hatching criminal conspiracy with other officers of the department, a contractor of his firm for pecuniary gains in a road construction project, officials aware of the matter said.

Protests over summons to Kejriwal clog traffic arteries in central and south Delhi

Traffic in entire central Delhi was forced to crawl as the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party held protests against each other near their respective headquarters - both situated 800 metres away on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) Margon Friday, choking movement of motorists on the crucial ITO intersection and major road arteries which meets at the junction.

Kejriwal running away from probe, says BJP as it stages counter protest

The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held a protest on Friday in Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, alleging that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was \"running away\" from an investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into alleged irregularities in the scrapped excise policy 2021-22 and demanded Kejriwal's resignation.

Delhi, Punjab CMs lead.AAP's march in Capital

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) held a demonstration against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday against alleged \"malpractices\" during the counting of votes in the recently concluded Chandigarh mayoral polls. Several party leaders also alleged that some of their people were put under house arrest by the Delhi Police.

Crime branch notice to Kejriwal over BJP plaint

A Delhi Police officer arrived at chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's official residence on Friday evening to hand in a notice in connection with the complaint filed by senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seeking an investigation into the allegations levelled by Kejriwal regarding the poaching of MLAs, according to people aware of the matter.

DPS, RK Puram gets bomb threat on email, evacuated

Delhi Public School in RK Puram in south Delhi received a hoax bomb threat over email on Friday morning, leading to evacuation of the building by the police, police officers said.

Dense fog cover over city hits transit modes

A dense fog shrouded Delhi in the early hours of Friday slashing visibility to zero - and remaining at this point for nearly four hours from 5am to 9am - hobbling both air and rail transit operations, weather officials said.

Trump, Modi have profound respect for each other; agree on China, terror'

WASHINGTON: Former US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have a \"profound mutual respect\" for each other, both agree on countering the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and defeating terrorism, and the \"Washington establishment\" doesn't like either of them, Kash Patel, a senior adviser to Trump, has said.

Kejriwal skips ED summons; AAP, BJP hold parallel stirs

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday skipped the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) fifth summons for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the scrapped excise policy 2021-22 and, instead, led a protest by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders near BJP headquarters where he hit out at the ruling party at the Centre over alleged rigging of the Chandigarh mayoral polls.

HC doesn't suspend Hindu prayers at Gyanvapi cellar

The Allahabad High Court on Friday didn't suspend the offering of Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi, adjourning the hearing of the mosque committee's petition challenging a lower court's order permitting this to next week without passing an order.

Ban polygamy, says U'khand UCC panel

GENDER EQUALITY IS THE CENTRAL THEME OF THE 740-PAGE REPORT; TRIBAL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF ITS AMBIT

Champai sworn in as CM: Hemant in 5-day custody

Champai Soren became the seventh person to take oath as Jharkhand's chief minister on Friday, resolving for now the instability roiling the state after the dramatic arrest of his predecessor Hemant Soren over money laundering allegations two days ago.

Ukraine-Fired US Patriot Missiles Downed Transport Plane: Russia

Russian investigators said on Thursday they had evidence showing that Ukraine's military shot down a Russian Il-76 military transport plane last week with US-made Patriot surface-to-air missiles.

Summoned By ED Today, CM To Lead Stir Against BJP

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has urged the people of Delhi to join a planned protest outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg on Friday against alleged "malpractices" during the counting of votes in the recently concluded Chandigarh mayoral elections.

Inflation In Control As Measures Working: FM

Inflation management under India's economic policy framework is not in the realm of fiscal policy, and therefore, of the budget. India's inflation targeting framework delegates this task to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which is expected to control inflation with the tools in the realm of monetary policy.

Eye On 2024, Vision For 2047

Govt counters Opposition push on caste census with focus on youth, poor, women, and farmers. Capital expenditure momentum sustained but Centre sticks to fiscal consolidation road. map. Affordable housing, railway infra key thrust areas, coverage enhanced for 'lakhpati didis'. Special corpus to fund innovation; govt keeps up India's commitment to global climate goals.

VARIETY MATTERS, NOT THE MEDIUM: TRIPTII DIMRI

The actor, who has gained fame via OTT, wants to take on good roles and projects without worrying whether they release on the web or in cinemas

NADA to increase testing in Olympic year: Bhargava

The performance of athletes will remain in focus during the Olympic year. However, the National Anti Doping Agency will have the job to make sure India sends a clean contingent, considering there were a few highprofile doping cases in recent times.

Jyothi wants to make it a season to remember

After a season that saw her succeed at the Asian C'ships and Asian Games, India's record-breaking hurdler is gearing up for Paris Olympics

Relaxed Indians raring to give a fitting reply to England's Bazball

There is talk of belief, of not panicking, of India knowing exactly what they would need to do to break this tide and regain ground

Selection cues: Patidar ahead of Sarfaraz, for now

On the whiteboard outside the India nets on Thursday were scribbled the names of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel. But soon enough Shubman Gill too joined, getting a good stride into most of his shots.

Child safety: Meta chief apologises to parents at fiery Senate hearing

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave a public apology in US Congress on Wednesday as hostile lawmakers grilled tech chiefs over the dangers that children face on social media platforms.

EU leaders try to quell anger as farmers' protests spread

Protesters from Italy, Spain and other countries took part in the Brussels demonstration, which coincided with an EU summit nearby

Key schemes extended after cabinet approval

AT MEETING CHAIRED BY PM MODI

Hindu prayers offered at Gyanvapi after court nod

Two Hindu priests offered prayers to idols of deities, including Lord Shiva in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi Masjid shortly after midnight on Thursday, hours after the Varanasi district court ordered the chamber be opened after three decades in what was a huge victory for Hindu petitioners in the decades-old dispute.

House did half-hearted' job in amending act: SC

The Parliament did a \"half-hearted\" job in amending the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Act in 1981, the Supreme Court remarked on Thursday, pointing out though the amendments sought to include the Muslim voice in the administration of the institution, it fell short of conferring the \"complete minority character\" on AMU.

Judge who delivered death sentence to 15 PFI men gets threats

BJP LEADER'S MURDER CASE

SC to hear Soren's plea against arrest

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday a plea filed by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Hemant Soren, challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on money laundering allegations minutes after he resigned as chief minister of the state on Wednesday.

Soren illegally acquired 12 land parcels in Ranchi, ED tells court

Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren had illegally acquired and possessed 12 adjacent land parcels in Ranchi measuring 8.5 acres, obtained by \"a very large syndicate\" involved in grabbing properties, the Enforcement Directorate claimed on Thursday, a day after the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief was arrested on money laundering charges in connection with an alleged land dead.