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Cave-in at Ashoka Road for 3rd time in 18 months

A three-foot-wide portion of the C-hexagon to Windsor Place carriageway of the key Ashoka Road caved in late on Thursday — for the third time in the last 18 months — leading to congestion the next morning and throwing out of gear the traffic movement in Lutyens Delhi throughout Friday, officers said.

MCD FINED FOR DUMPING WASTE OUTSIDE SCHOOL

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday imposed on the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) an environmental compensation of ₹20 lakh for dumping municipal solid waste outside a school in west Delhi's Raghubir Nagar.

Police stns in city to be inspected: Delhi top cop

To identify corruption, evaluate resource utilisation, assess public grievance solving, and improve the overall functioning, the Delhi Police chief, Sanjay Arora, has ordered an inspection of all police stations and sub-divisional police offices in the Capital.

PROSTITUTION RACKET BUSTED IN MUNIRKA, FIVE WOMEN RESCUED

A prostitution racket run from a house in Munirka village was busted and five women aged between 24 and 36, allegedly trafficked from West Bengal for flesh trade, were rescued in a police raid.

Court defers attachment of iconic Bikaner House

A Delhi commercial court on Friday deferred the attachment order of the historic Bikaner House, granting the Rajasthan Municipal Corporation of Nokha a week to deposit ₹50.31 lakh, the amount mandated by a 2020 arbitral award in favour of a private company.

LG delaying reinstatement of 10,000 bus marshals: CM

Chief minister Atishi on Friday alleged that her government's efforts to regularise and reinstate 10,000 bus marshals have been delayed by the office of lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena.

LG sends Atishi reminder on tabling CAG findings

Lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena on Friday wrote to chief minister Atishi in what he said was another reminder to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to table pending reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in the assembly.

REGISTRATION FOR MONTHLY ₹1,000 DOLE TO WOMEN BEGINS SOON: KEJRIWAL

With months left before Delhi goes to the polls, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said registration for providing ₹1,000 monthly honorarium to women will start soon under \"Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana\".

BJP MLAS WALK OUT SAYING AAP DIDN'T LET THEM SPEAK ON ISSUES

The first day of the winter session of the Delhi assembly on Friday witnessed a walkout by legislators of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as they alleged that they were not allowed to raise critical issues in the House.

Gangsters running Delhi: Kejriwal

On the first day of the Delhi assembly's winter session, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government, accusing it of failing to manage the Capital's law-and-order situation.

Bail to owners of Rau's basement extended

The Delhi high court on Friday extended until January 21 the interim bail granted to the four co-owners of the Old Rajendra Nagar coaching centre basement, where three IAS aspirants drowned in July following severe flooding.

NOIDA MAN LOSES ₹7.7CR IN SHARE MARKET FRAUD OVER 40 DAYS

A 30-year-old man and his father, both Noida residents, were duped of ₹7.66 crore by fraudsters who lured them into investing huge amounts in the share market to earn a quick profit, said senior police officers on Friday.

Murderer waited six hours for 'right time'

Probe into the grisly murder of 64-year-old Rohit Kumar at his Panchsheel Park house revealed that the 25-year-old accused, who was arrested on Thursday, spent six hours in the house premises waiting for the \"perfect opportunity\" to enter the ground floor and execute the robbery, police said.

9.5°C: Mercury hits season's lowest, capping warmer Nov

The minimum temperature in Delhi fell below 10°C for the first time this season on Friday, the latest that the mercury has taken to tip into the single digits in five years, in what has so far been an unusually warm start to winter, where pollution levels have also been above average.

No suspects in blast: 'White powder' probe's main focus

A day after a low-intensity explosion in Prashant Vihar, northwest Delhi, left a man injured and sparked a security scare, investigators have yet to identify any suspects or make any significant breakthrough in the case, police said.

47 going on 18: Encounter with influencer aiming to live forever

Bryan Johnson, the \"man who is attempting to live forever,\" is, naturally, an exceedingly cautious driver.

VOLKSWAGEN INDIA UNIT FACES $1.4 BILLION TAX EVASION NOTICE

India has issued a notice to German automaker Volkswagen for allegedly evading $1.4 billion in taxes by \"wilfully\" paying lesser import tax on components for its Audi, VW and Skoda cars, a document shows, in what is one of the biggest such demands.

Modi hits out at Oppn for 'sowing divisions'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at the Opposition for \"misleading\" the country and crushing \"the spirit of the Constitution\", even as he credited Bharatiya Janata Party workers for the unprecedented mandate in Odisha, Haryana and Maharashtra.

Coast braces for Fengal fury

The Tamil Nadu eastern coast is bracing for Cyclone Fengal, expected to make landfall on Saturday with wind speeds up to 90 kilometers per hour, meteorologists said on Friday.

Under attack, Biren Singh hits back at Mizoram CM

The Manipur government on Friday hit back at Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma for his sharp criticism of his counterpart N Biren Singh in an interview to Hindustan Times, issuing a strong statement to condemn what it called an attempt to stoke hatred and double standards.

5.4%: Q2 GDP growth slowest in 7 quarters

India's economy expanded at a lower-than-expected 5.4% in the three months ended September, with sluggish growth in manufacturing and private consumption, a reflection of weak demand because of high borrowing costs, inflation and weak real wage growth.

B'desh needs to ensure safety of minorities: MEA

India on Friday urged Bangladesh's interim government to protect Hindus and other minority communities in the face of threats and targeted attacks and called for the case of a monk arrested on a charge of sedition to be dealt with in a fair and transparent manner.

SC tells trial court to halt action in Sambhal case

The Supreme Court on Friday asked a Sambhal court to defer hearing the Shahi Jama Masjid survey case till the Allahabad high court lists the appeal by the mosque management committee against the survey, even as it asked the mosque committee to approach the high court to challenge the trial court's order of survey, and instructed that the matter be heard within three days of the appeal being filed.

12 killed, 30 hurt in Maha bus accident

EIGHT OF THE PASSENGERS DIED ON THE SPOT, AND FOUR SUCCUMBED TO INJURIES AT THE HOSPITAL, SAID PEOPLE AWARE OF THE MATTER

YOU DON'T SEE RED FLAGS IN A RELATIONSHIP IMMEDIATELY, SAYS ANANYA

ctor Ananya Panday, who has often been in the spotlight for her love life, has revealed that she changed herself \"a lot\", in a past relationship.

‘I quit Roadies because we were told to scream at people’

Television host and actor Raghu Ram recently opened up about why he and his twin Rajiv Lakshman decided to quit hosting the adventure reality TV show Roadies.

'Being Real' is in trend this wedding season

Weddings are special! After all, you get to dress up in your most glamorous, dapper, authentic self during all the celebrations!

I am a proud boyfriend: Palaash Muchhal on Smriti Mandhana

Rumours about cricketer Smriti Mandhana, one of India's most celebrated women cricketers and the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Women's Premier League (WPL), dating composer-filmmaker Palaash Muchhal, had been circulating for quite some time.

Sri Lanka crash to record low Test total of 42 vs SA

Fast bowler Marco Jansen took 7/13 as South Africa skittled Sri Lanka for just 42 in their first innings on the second day of the first Test at Kingsmead in Durban on Thursday.

Swiatek accepts one-month suspension after failing test

World No.2 and five times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek has accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ), the International Tennis Integrity Agency said on Thursday.