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No stay on trial against Ram Rahim in sacrilege case

THE Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for trial of the 2015 sacrilege cases involving Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.

India's pleas for Nijjar death cert overlooked

OTTAWA has been putting pressure on New Delhi on the killing of former chief of banned terror outfit Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) Hardeep Singh Nijjar, but it has refused to share his death certificate with Indian agencies probing his alleged role in criminal cases against him in India.

MHA asks states to implement bail provisions for undertrial prisoners

IN a move to reduce overcrowding in jails and give relief to undertrial prisoners, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked states and Union Territories to implement Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, which allows bail to inmates who have served considerable periods of detention, officials said on Friday.

PM's 2nd visit to Russia this yr, to attend BRICS Summit

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia from October 22-23 at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin to attend the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.

COMPANIES BANK ON FED RATE CUT, FESTIVE Q3 SPEND

THE Q2 earnings season has just begun, but analysts expect a rather muted quarter as key sectors like banking, IT and FMCG may turn in moderate revenue growth.

REMEMBERING ONE OF INDIA'S GREATEST CORPORATE LEADERS

Humility, simplicity, responsibility to the nation and to the less fortunate, and capacity to listen and act are the lessons that Ratan Tata left behind for generations to follow

IT'S RAINING DIVINE SIGNALS FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE

UST how much bizarre climate change news can one handle in a week? This has been a strange week on that count. As this was being written, Bengaluru, Chennai, and huge parts of Tamil Nadu were reeling under record-breaking rains, making some apartment folk park their cars on flyovers and ride boats, Venice-like.

Don't play vindictive politics: Naidu

Chief Ministers urges party MLAs not to repeat 'mistakes' committed by Opposition

Hindi-speaking psychiatrist wanted to examine Kerala train arson case accused

THE prison department is in desperate search of a Hindi-speaking psychiatrist/ psychologist to examine the mental status of New Delhi resident Shahrukh Saifi, who torched a coach of Alappuzha-Kannur Express at Elathur, claiming three lives in April last year.

Guv terms ADM's death as 'tragic', to seek report from state govt if needed

AFTER the removal of P P Divya from the post of the president of the Kannur district panchayat the focus is now on the alleged 'conspiracy' behind the whole episode that led to the death of the Additional District Magistrate Naveen Babu. Demands have been raised from different corners to probe the role of District Collector Arun K Vijayan, who was present at the farewell meeting where Divya reprimanded the ADM.

Campaign launched to make contraceptives accessible as OTC drugs

THE Contraception Action Network in collaboration with Jhatkaa.org has launched an online campaign demanding the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) make clear regulations on emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) and ensure their continued over-the-counter (OTC) access.

2% tax on e-delivery of goods to help gig workers

LABOUR Minister Santosh Lad said on Friday that the state government proposes to impose a cess on every transaction of aggregator platforms such as Swiggy, Zomato, Dunzo and Ola, and a welfare fund will be created for gig workers.

ED raids MUDA office over site allotment scam in Mysuru

IN a significant development, sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the MUDA office and its Mysuru taluk office here on Friday morning.

Vegetable prices skyrocket as Kartik month begins, people blame it on polls

AS the holy month of Kartik - when most households in Odisha shun non-vegetarian food - sets in, the sky-high prices of vegetables are bringing unbearable pain to the people.

After Shivaji, JNU plans to open centres on Cholas, Borphukan

JAWAHARLAL Nehru University is willing to set up centres dedicated to Assamese warrior Lachit Borphukan and the Chola dynasty if the money comes its way, having already set up a Centre of Excellence in the name of Maratha leader Shivaji Maharaj, varsity Vice Chancellor Santishree D Pandit said on Friday.

PFI used funds in 2020 Delhi riots, alleges ED

THE Enforcement Directorate on Friday said the proscribed outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) was using funds for their continuous unlawful activities, which included inciting violence and fomenting trouble that led to the Delhi riots.

Woman, son die in Shahdara house fire, rescue 'delayed'

TWO members of a family—a 42-year-old woman and her 16-year-old son—were killed while four others sustained injuries after a fire broke out in a residential building in the Farsh Bazar area of Delhi's Shahdara on Friday.

Guard accuses AIIMS security officer of sexual harassment, caste slur

A woman guard at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here has accused the hospital's top security personnel of sexual harassment and hurling casteist slurs.

AAP relaunches Jai Bhim, Farishtey schemes

Kejriwal says initiatives are meant for students from marginalised communities, samaritans

Key accused in jewellery robbery from car held

DELHI Police has arrested the prime accused who, along with his associate, committed the daylight robbery of Rs 54 lakh from a car on the Yamuna bridge in the city, an official said on Friday.

97-yr-old woman becomes oldest in country to undergo total knee-replacement surgery

A city hospital on Friday claimed to have successfully conducted a total knee replacement surgery on a 97-year-old woman, marking her as the oldest in the country to undergo the procedure.

Directorate of Education gets full time director after a year

DELHI'S education department, which was reportedly in a mess for the past year due to the absence of a regular directorate of education (DoE), has finally got one.

Respond to disqualified MLA's plea, Speaker told

THE high court on Friday asked the Delhi Assembly Speaker's office to respond to MLA Kartar Singh Tanwar's plea challenging his recent disqualification from the assembly. Justice Sanjeev Narula issued a notice to the office of Speaker Ram Niwas Goel, setting the next hearing for December 9.

HC seeks city govt's response in Brij Bhushan's plea

THE high court on Friday sought the response of the Delhi government regarding an application filed by former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, seeking an early hearing of his plea to quash criminal proceedings in sexual harassment cases lodged against him by female grapplers.

Court acquits three brothers in MCOCA case

A Delhi court has acquitted three brothers accused of running an organised crime syndicate, citing the invalidity of the sanctions under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).

ACB arrests seven more in ₹54 crore GST refund scam

THE Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has arrested three main conspirators and four proprietors of the fake firms who were allegedly involved in an alleged GST refund scam of ₹54 crore.

Yamuna toxic foam poses health hazards

Froth containing high levels of ammonia and phosphates forms when fats from decaying plants and pollutants mix with water

Arrest was to stop development: Jain after his release

OUT of jail after two years, Senior AAP leader Satyendar Jain, on Friday evening, said that he was arrested so that the AAP government's welfare projects, such as Mohalla Clinics and Yamuna river cleaning, could be brought to a grinding halt.

Metro trips may increase after GRAP II kicks in

IN view of the festival season and likely implementation of advanced stages of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) owing to the deteriorating quality of air in the city, the Delhi Metro will be making additional train trips to accommodate the expected higher demand.

Personal laws can't stunt child marriage Act: SC

THE Supreme Court on Friday held that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) cannot be stunted by personal laws and marriages involving children violate the free will to have a partner of choice.