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On poll eve, Tawde caught in row over 'cash-for-votes'

A huge political controversy rocked Maharashtra on Tuesday on the eve of high-stakes assembly elections after a regional outfit alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Vinod Tawde was distributing cash to voters, prompting the police to file three first information reports (FIRs) against the senior leader and the party to launch a strong defence against attacks from the Opposition.

EC UPHOLDS SP REQUEST AGAINST POLICE CHECKING MUSLIM VOTERS

The Samajwadi Party (SP) has urged the state election commission to direct police personnel not to check the identity of Muslim women voters wearing hijabs or naqabs, calling it a violation of the poll body's guidelines on the grounds that voter identity verification is solely the responsibility of election commission (EC) officials, and not the police.

Political fate of Maha, J'khand on line today

Millions of people across Jharkhand and Maharashtra will head to the polling booth on Wednesday, bringing the curtains down on the year's final elections that saw high-voltage campaigning.

To Tolstoy with love

On the great writer's death anniversary

17-yr-old stalker stabs sibling of 16-yr-old girl

A 17-year-old boy allegedly stabbed another 17-year-old boy, the sibling of a 16-year-old girl he wanted to marry, after the girl's family rejected the marriage proposal in Nabi Karim, central Delhi, on Saturday night, police said.

Plan SOP to deal with bomb threats, says HC

The Delhi high court directed the Delhi government, within eight weeks, to formulate an action plan, including a standard operating procedure (SOP), to address bomb threats.

New driverless Metro trains to begin soon: CM

Chief minister Atishi on Tuesday said the new state-of-the-art driverless Metro train will start operating in the next three-four months when a part of the Phase 4 of the Delhi Metro becomes operational.

Interstate drugs chain busted, four arrested

The Delhi Police crime branch on Tuesday said it has arrested four people, including a Kyrgyz national, who were allegedly a part of an interstate narcotics supply network operating in Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, and Gujarat.

Delhi House to meet from Nov 29, BJP calls for Question Hr

The Delhi legislative assembly will reconvene for the winter session from November 29 to December 3, according to a notification issued by the assembly secretariat on Monday.

NOIDA: 15-YR-OLD KILLS COUSIN TO MARRY HIS WIFE

The Noida police have apprehended a 15-year-old boy for murdering his cousin, 28, because he wanted to marry the cousin's wife, officers said.

DU EXPELS M.A. STUDENT FOR DEFACING WALLS

The Delhi University (DU) on Monday expelled a student for six months for allegedly defacing a campus wall.

How to pollution-proof your house — for a price

The air outside may be noxious, but, for those with the means, there are ways in which homes and offices can be pollution-proofed.

No coercive action on vintage vehicles: LG

Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Tuesday instructed the commissioners of the transport department and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to ensure that they refrain from coercive action against vintage vehicles-a move that is set to be a major relief to owners of vintage cars in the national capital.

50 firecrackers per wedding: DSS's 'science' behind stubble fire rethink 6

On November 16, the Decision Support System (DSS) run by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) calculated that the contribution of stubble burning to Delhi's PM2.5 (particulate matter with diameter below 2.5 microns) was 37.5% on November 15.

Challans, border vigil: Cops crack down on Grap violators

The Delhi Traffic Police prosecuted more than 6,200 vehicles on Monday for breaching anti-pollution norms under the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) Stage 4 rules, officers said on Tuesday, warning that they will crack down hard on violators in the coming days.

Understanding AQL and if it precisely depicts worst days

PM2.5 (particles of diameter 2.5 micrometres or less) concentration for 24 hours ending 4pm on November 18 was 549.6 microgram per cubic metre (ug/m3) and 676 ug/m3 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and N ajafgarh stations in Delhi respectively. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in both peaked at 500.

'Defunct, bodies: HC slams forest dept's tree relocation plea

The Delhi high court on Tuesday strongly criticised the forest department of the Delhi government for seeking an approval to transplant trees for the construction of a new building within the premises of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), at a time when the national capital is in the grips of an extreme air emergency due to severe pollution.

NCR STATES NOT ENFORCING GRAP MEASURES: ATISHI

CM Atishi on Tuesday alleged that the neighbouring states were not enforcing measures under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) in NCR.

Al Paris flyers sent in bus to Delhi after Jaipur diversion

Air India faced a storm of criticism on Tuesday after passengers on its ParisDelhi flight were diverted to Jaipur due to dense fog in the Capital.

Wihterchm is here: Mill dips to 12.3°C

The minimum temperature dipped markedly on Tuesday, aided by persistent cold northwesterly winds in the region, to record a season-low of 12.3 degrees Celsius (°C).

CJI DECLINES CALL FOR ONLINE-ONLY COURT FUNCTIONS

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday turned down a request by senior lawyers to move the Supreme Court to a fully online system, in response to the severe air pollution crisis gripping Delhi and the national capital region (NCR).

Govt pushes again for artificial rainfall, experts don't agree

Amid record pollution levels engulfing the Capital, the Delhi government on Tuesday pushed for artificial rainfall to be carried out in the Capital as an emergency measure to mitigate pollution, according to a communique from Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai to Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav.

Fear and longing: Conversations with Dalits in Maharashtra

In the winter of 1974, it was a volcano. Young men and women spouted forth from their grubby government chawls onto the snaking alleys of central Mumbai – the hope of a future free from the stench of caste bias and economic injustice steeled their hearts.

45 pro-democracy activists sent to jail in Hong Kong

Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison Tuesday in Hong Kong's biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement.

One GOAT to another: You challenged me, beat me a lot... made me enjoy the game even more

Farewells, as they say in professional sport, are hard.

META PLANS TO CHALLENGE CCI'S ₹213.14-CRORE PENALTY ORDER

Social media major Meta plans to appeal against the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) order which held that Whats App's 2021 privacy policy update was anticompetitive, people aware of the matter said on Tuesday.

FTA, extraditions in focus as PM meets UK's Starmer

Resumption of talks for a trade deal and the extradition of fugitive economic offenders figured prominently in talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Keir Starmer on the margins of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.

Row on poll eve: Tawde in eye of cash-for-votes storm

A huge political controversy rocked Maharashtra on Tuesday on the eve of high-stakes assembly elections after a regional outfit alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Vinod Tawde was distributing cash to voters, prompting the police to file three first information reports (FIRs) against the senior leader and the party to launch a strong defence against attacks from the Opposition.

Putin to visit India for 1st time since Ukraine war

India and Russia are preparing for a Visit by President Vladimir Putin though the dates are yet to be finalised, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

He was a dictator: Ayushmann recalls getting thrashed by father as a child

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana has revealed that his late father, astrologer P Khurana, was very strict and would often thrash him with 'chappals' and 'belts,. Khurrana, renowned for his roles in films such as Vicky Donor (2012) and Article 15 (2019), went as far as describing his father as a \"dictator\".