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PM to unveil 3-day festival to showcase NE heritage: Scindia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav, a three-day festival to showcase the cultural heritage of northeastern states beginning December 6, at the Capital's Bharat Mandapam complex,

No legislative work as Parl deadlock persists

The first week of the winter session of Parliament saw the Lok Sabha sit for only 3% of its allotted time, with repeated disruptions related to the bribery charges levied by US prosecutors against the Adani Group, communal tension in Sambhal, and the recent violence in Manipur.

90 private members' bills set to be tabled

Over 90 private members' bills are set to be introduced in Parliament during the winter session, including key legislation to protect employees from artificial intelligence impacts and criminalise deepfakes.

Adani indictment 'legal matter' between pvt entities, US: MEA

India on Friday said the indictment of Indian tycoon Gautam Adani by US prosecutors is a \"legal matter\" involving private entities and individuals and the US Department of Justice, and the Indian side has not yet received any official request for cooperation.

Meitei group chief under NIA scanner

OF THE 8 CASES, NIA IS PROBING TWO AGAINST ARAMBAI TENGGOL LEADER KHUMAN

Oppn crushing the spirit of Constitution, says PM

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.

CANCEL TUNGSTEN MINING IN TN DISTT, STALIN URGES MODI

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the cancellation of rights granted by the Centre to a private firm to mine tungsten in Madurai district.

NO TREE-FELLING AT NIGHT IN DISTRICTS NEAR TAJ MAHAL: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday directed that no trees will be felled in the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) between 6pm and 8am as it took up a \"shocking\" case of overnight felling of 454 trees in Mathura.

J&K SACKS 2 GOVT EMPLOYEES OVER 'TERROR LINKS'

The Jammu & Kashmir government on Friday terminated two government employees from service for their alleged involvement in anti-national activities and terror links, officials said.

Refusing to marry not abetment to suicide: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a refusal to marry, even if preceded by a relationship or promises of marriage, cannot be construed as abetment to suicide under the penal law of the land.

Top court stays HC order restoring DA case against Panneerselvam, kin

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the order of the Madras high court restoring corruption cases against former Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam and his kin almost 12 years after he was discharged in the case in 2012.

SC hints at an intra-court appeal in Shahi Idgah case

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed a tentative view that an intra-court appeal before a division bench of the Allahabad high court could be the appropriate forum to challenge the maintainability of 18 suits filed by Hindu litigants in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute.

Poll reform, 1991 act 'violations' among key topics at CWC meet

The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Friday announced its \"firmest commitment\" to the letter and spirit of the 1991 Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act and said that it will begin a national movement against the \"severely compromised\" election process and \"partisan functioning of the Election Commission\" against the backdrop of a string of poll losses.

Local issues crucial in state polls, Kharge tells cadre after routs

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday urged party workers to begin preparations for elections a year in advance (the Delhi and Bihar polls are due in 2025), cautioned that a favourable atmosphere ahead of polls does not always translate into victory, and called on leaders to identify local issues important for state elections rather than depending on \"national issues and national leaders\".

DDA LIKELY TO THROW OPEN YAMUNA VATIIKA TO PUBLIC IN JANUARY 2025

Yamuna Vatiika, a green space being developed by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will soon be open for public,officials from the lieutenant governor's (LG) secretariat said on Friday. It is likely to be completed by January, LG's post on X mentioned.

Delhi HC designates 71 advocates as 'senior'

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MAN HELD AT IGI FOR SMUGGLING 1.3KG OF GOLD IN PASTE FORM

A man was apprehended at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport by the customs department for smuggling 1.3kg of gold in the form of a paste by concealing it in his underwear, officials said on Friday.

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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.