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After brief respite, AQI back in 'severe'

The brief respite, and that too only in relative terms, that Delhi experienced from \"severe\" air quality faded away by Friday evening as the Capital's air deteriorated again, returning to the worst classification of pollution.

KEJRIWAL KICKS OFF AAP'S 'REVDI PAR CHARCHA' CAMPAIGN

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that an election campaign called \"Revdi Par Charcha\" will be held from November 25 to December 10 to highlight the free schemes of the Delhi government, and added that the BJP will end these schemes if it comes to power in the city.

Shah reviews law and order, crimes in Delhi

Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday held a meeting with the top brass of the Delhi Police to review the law and order situation in Delhi, officials from the ministry and police said, asking not to be named.

SC irked by lack of tree census in Delhi

COURT QUESTIONS HOW PERMISSION FOR FELLING CAN BE GIVEN IN THE ABSENCE OF A COUNT OR RECORD OF THE NUMBER

BJP asks LG to probe 'misuse' of funds for schools, AAP hits back

Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta on Friday wrote to lieutenant governor VK Saxena, seeking a probe into \"glaring misuse\" of public money by the Delhi government in constructing three schools on a single premises in Dariyapur, north Delhi, within three years — all of them are currently abandoned.

'Atishi better...': LG amid tense ties

Delhi lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena on Friday said chief minister Atishi was \"a thousand times better than her predecessor\", without naming former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, offering the incumbent CM rare praise on one hand and underscoring his strained relations with the party that helms the elected state government on the other.

Plunging margins, climate crisis: Why farm stirs are echoing across the globe

They come in long convoys of tractors, sometimes with months of food supplies with them, to stage protests. Their demands may differ, but concerns about rising costs and falling incomes are common. Farmer angst around the world has been intensifying since 2021, from Paris and London to Delhi. And increasingly, their protests have started looking similar.

Spotlight on Delhi as '82 Asiad opens with big ceremony

HT's report on the extravagant opening ceremony of Asian Games hosted in Delhi

Bumrah adds new chapter to his legend after India collapse

No one quite knows what to do when Jasprit Bumrah stands at the top of his mark and starts that stuttering run of his. There should be no rhythm, no pace, and with that action, his body shouldn't hold up.

2 missing after fishing boat, navy sub collide

A fishing boat collided with an Indian Navy submarine off the Goa coast on Thursday night, with the freak accident sinking the boat and leaving two fishermen missing.

No end to travails as Delhi's AQI slips into 'severe' again

THE AQI WORSENED FROM 374 ('VERY POOR') AT 9AM, TO 376 AT 11AM, THEN 397 AT 5PM, 401 (SEVERE) AT 6PM, AND TO 416 AT 11PM

TRUMP PICKS PAM BONDI FOR A-G AFTER MATT GAETZ PULLS OUT

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Florida attorney general Pam Bondi as his nominee for US attorney general, hours after his initial pick Matt Gaetz withdrew his name amid controversy over alleged sexual misconduct.

SC PANEL SUGGESTS DEMAND FOR MSP LAW BE LOOKED AT

India's agrarian economy stands at a crossroads, battling rising indebtedness, shrinking incomes and an intensifying climate crisis.

COP29 talks extended after fury over finance

The COP29 climate summit was extended by a day after developing nations reacted with fury and anger to developed countries' proposal of $250 billion annual climate finance by 2035, calling it \"a slap in the face\" and far below their demand of $1.3 trillion, raising fears of a Copenhagen-like deadlock.

GYANVAPI MATTER TO BE EXAMINED IN LIGHT OF 1991 WORSHIP ACT: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday highlighted the necessity of determining the legal maintainability of a suit—in light of the Places of Worship Act, 1991—filed by a group of Hindu women seeking the right to worship Hindu deities within the Gyanvapi mosque complex, even as it expressed reservations about transferring the trial of all related suits from civil courts in Varanasi to the Allahabad high court.

Nothing to link PM, EAM, NSA to Nijjar plot: Canada

Canada's National Security and Intelligence Advisor (NSIA) has said that Ottawa is not aware of any link between India's Prime Minister and criminal activity in the country, denying a story in Canadian media, and also, for the first time in months, dialling down the intensity of accusations aimed at India and arising from the killing of a Canada-based pro-Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023.

Forces gun down 10 Maoists in fresh Chhattisgarh ops

SECURITY FORCES HAVE SHOT DEAD 207 MAOISTS IN THE STATE THIS YEAR, UP FROM 22 IN 2023, 30 THE YEAR BEFORE THAT

Adani case fallout: CM Naidu promises action

Andhra Pradesh promised on Friday to look into and \"act\" on charges that the Adani Group and its top executives paid massive bribes in the state for solar power contracts, while the Congress vowed to press for action in Parliament and global banks began reviewing fresh credit to the conglomerate, as fallout intensified from the US indictment of Gautam Adani that has wiped nearly $28 billion off his empire's value in two days.

55 false cases: Man alleges dispute with cop led to yrs of harassment

Thirty-four years ago, Irfan Ali struck a deal that would change his life.

Lessons In Democracy From The US Elections

For democracy's defenders, Trump's re-election ought to serve as a catalyst for a deeper reckoning to work toward a more responsive and accountable democracy

Song Joong Ki, Katy Louise Saunders welcome second child, a daughter

South Korean actor Song Joong Ki and his wife, former British actor Katy Louise Saunders, welcomed a new member to their family on Wednesday.

On the road to sustainability: Amit Shah flags off Amul Clean Fuel Rally

In a significant move towards sustainability, Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah, flagged off Amul's Clean Fuel Rally in Himmatnagar, Sabarkantha, Gujarat, on November 19.

'I WAS BEDRIDDEN FOR TWO WEEKS'

Celebrity chef and actor Ranveer Brar, who has been MIA for some time, opens up about suffering a spinal injury due to an accident at the gym

It's official! Vijay Deverakonda confirms PLE he is in a relationship

The relationship status of actor Vijay Deverakonda has been in the news for a while now.

Have seen enough actors do the same kind of roles: Rahul Bose

Actor Rahul Bose, who recently completed 25 years in the Hindi film industry, reflects on his career that began with Thakshak in 1999.

4 tourists die after suspected Laos methanol poisoning

Four foreign tourists have died after a suspected mass methanol poisoning from drinking tainted alcohol at a backpacker hotspot in Laos, Western government officials and media said, on Thursday.

HK ACTIVIST LAI DENIES SEEKING SANCTION TARGET LIST

Former publisher Jimmy Lai denied that he asked a colleague to draft a list of potential sanction targets in his second day of testimony, on Thursday, at his landmark national security trial in Hong Kong.

Israel 'cannot set conditions' for truce: Hezbollah

Hezbollah's leader delivered a defiant speech, on Wednesday, saying Israel cannot impose conditions for a truce in Lebanon, as visiting US envoy Amos Hochstein headed to Israel to try to negotiate an end to the war.

Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth

A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel room and refused to let her leave, according to a detailed investigative report made public, on Wednesday.

LAKSHYA SAILS INTO QUARTERS, SINDHU OUT OF CHINA MASTERS

Lakshya Sen progressed to the quarter-finals with a straight-game win, but PV Sindhu's campaign ended in the second round of the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament here on Thursday.