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HC summons HYDRAA chief, tehsildar as owner of razed building cries foul

JUSTICE K Lakshman of the Telangana High Court on Friday expressed strong displeasure over the actions of the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Monitoring and Protection Agency (HYDRAA) and the tehsildar of Ameenpur mandal in Sangareddy district for resorting to demolition of a building allegedly without following due process of law.

India's 1st manufacturing unit of Cisco in Chennai

THE first manufacturing facility of US-based network gear maker CISCO was inaugurated in India by Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in Chennai on Friday.

Jagan defers visit to Tirumala, says his religion is humanity

ACCUSING the State government of trying to prevent him from visiting the Srivari temple at Tirumala, former chief minister and YSRC president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday asserted that his religion was humanity and the same could be taken as his declaration of faith.

Karnataka folk museum Janapada Parishath gets Unesco recognition

THE Karnataka Janapada Parishath, known for protecting the culture of the state and traditional art forms, has added another feather to its cap.

Stalin meets PM, raises fishermen issue, seeks funds for metro plan

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his office in New Delhi on Friday and placed three key demands on behalf of the state.

Driver, 5 others booked for transporting 238 sheep, goats cramped in truck: Cops

DELHI Police has bound down six people for allegedly transporting sheep and goats, more than six times the allowed capacity in a cramped space of a truck.

How police could zero in on robber with only single clue - broken little finger

A broken little finger of the left hand was the only clue which led the Delhi Police to catch a 42-year-old criminal allegedly involved in a robbery-cum-firing incident in central Delhi.

Plea in HC over boy's custody as aunt claims to be biological mother

IN a perplexing child custody case, the Delhi High Court has ordered the production of a minor boy amid claims that his aunt, the sister-in-law of the petitioner, is his biological mother.

Pollution: NGT seeks Centre's reply on star rating for vehicles

THE National Green Tribunal has issued notice to Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Ministry of Heavy Industries, Ministry of power, and Ministry of Environment and Forest (MOEF) seeking reply on implementation of star rating system for all passenger vehicles on the basis of energy efficiency and carbon dioxide (CO2) emission i.e. vehicle's fuel consumption in litres per 100 km and CO2 emission in gm/km.

City hospital treats woman patient with 2 gallbladders

A 60-year-old female got admitted herself to a city hospital after excruciating pain in her abdomen which was recurring for several months.

BJP 'illegally overpowered' MCD House: Kejriwal slams standing committee poll

REACTING to the BJP's victory in the Friday polls for the last vacant seat of the standing committee, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the saffron party had \"illegally overpowered\" the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and stolen the mandate.

Minor kidnapped by drug addict rescued from train

AN 8-year-old girl, kidnapped from south Delhi by a 21-yearold drug addict, was safely rescued by the Delhi Police from a running train in Bihar's Buxar district, an official said on Friday.

First-time voters hope promises to be kept

ON the polling day of Delhi University's Student Union elections (DUSU) held on Friday, thousands of students came to cast their votes at both the collegiate and central student union levels. Several of these students were first-time voters.

DU records lowest turnout in 13 years

DELHI University, on Friday, recorded the lowest voter turnout 29.7% in the past 10 elections, as students cast their votes for the DUSU's central panel amid heavy police presence.

Promise of pothole-free city remains unfulfilled

IN the past three years, Arvind Kejriwal must have directed the Public Works Department (PWD) officials to conduct an assessment of the roads in the city on four occasions, however, the promise of making the national capital pothole free remains unfulfilled.

Standing Committee: BJP wins last vacant seat in absence of AAP, Cong

AFTER a day filled with highoctane drama, the BJP clinched the final vacant seat of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's Standing Committee on Friday without councillors from AAP or Congress in attendance.

Zelenskyy accuses peace merchants of having Nobel dream

AS efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict continue, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has remarked that some are attempting to broker peace with an eye on Nobel Prize and not real peace.

Central govt's total debt shoots up 25% to ₹176 lakh crore

THE Central government's total debt at the end of June 2024 quarter has reached 176 lakh crore, up 25% from the previous year's 141 lakh crore.

Air quality panel under SC fire over capital pollution

SC bench says no punitive action has been taken against those who burn crop stubble

Govt to borrow ₹6.61L cr in H2, maintains target

The Centre has retained its borrowing target for the current financial year as it announced its ₹6.61 lakh crore borrowing plan for the second half of the financial year.

Asset quality problems to lift MFIs credit cost

RISING credit cost stemming from asset quality challenges that have begun to surface since many months now will crimp the profitability of microfinance institutions due to the higher credit cost which will halve their return on managed assets to 2-2.5% this fiscal from a high of 4% last fiscal.

SpiceJet starts clearing salaries of employees

AVIATION DAYS after raising 3,000 crore through a Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP), budget carrier SpiceJet has started crediting the pending salaries of its employees for the months of June, July and August.

Nifty rises 20%, Sensex gains 19% in CY24

Rally is primarily driven by unprecedented surge in liquidity from domestic investors - both institutional and retail

Sebi eases reporting norms for trading, clearing members

MARKET watchdog Sebi has done away with as many as 90% of the reporting requirements for market makers like trading members, clearing members, and depository participants.

Byju's insolvency case: SC halts creditors meeting

THE Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict and directed the Insolvency Resolution Professional (IRP) of edtech firm Byju's to maintain status quo and not hold any meeting of the Committee of Creditors.

OMCs can reduce petrol, diesel prices by ₹2-3: ICRA

OIL marketing companies (OMCs) could reduce petrol and diesel prices by ₹2-3 per litre if the international crude prices remain stable, according to a report by ICRA.

Hurun's under-35 list: Isha Ambani, Parekh yongest women entrepreneurs

Reliance Retail Ventures’ executive director Isha Ambani, 32, and Toddle co-founder Parita Parekh, 32, are the youngest women entrepreneurs in the 2024 hurun India Under-35 list.

Swiggy to raise ₹3,750 cr through public offer

FOOD tech firm Swiggy said on Thursday it aims to raise ₹3,750 core ($449 million) in its initial public offering (IPO). existing shareholders such as Accel India and Tencent europe will sell about ₹185.3 million shares, Swiggy said in its draft prospectus.

Reform pain after IMF's $7 bn relief package to Pak

ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN said on Thursday it would have to go through \"transitional pain\" after the International Monetary Fund agreed to a new relief package of $7 billion to bolster its economy.

Putin's N-coercion to pressure Ukraine

THE Kremlin said Thursday that an updated nuclear doctrine that will allow Moscow to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states should be seen as a warning to the West.