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Chennai struggles to stay afloat as cyclone triggers heavy rains

Intense showers and strong winds battered Chennai on Monday as the approaching Cyclone Michaung wreaked havoc across the city, submerging nearly every neighbourhood, halting flight operations, marooning hundreds, destroying infrastructure and killing at least five people.

Expert of anti-insurgency operations set to helm state

A former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who played a role in ending the two-decades old insurgency in Mizoram, Lalduhoma is set to become the chief minister of the northeastern state, after his party the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) - secured a clear victory in the assembly elections.

T'gana Cong MLAs authorise Kharge to name chief minister

A day after the Congress stormed to power in Telangana, the newly elected MLAs on Monday authorised AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge to appoint the leader of Congress Legislature Party (CLP), as the party began discussions to decide on the chief minister of the state.

INDIA leaders push Cong on seat talks

At least two members of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) on Monday asked the Congress to immediately start seat-sharing talks for the 2024 elections as constituents of the Opposition bloc mounted pressure and insisted that proceedings in the ongoing winter session not be disrupted on any issue to allow participation in debates.

Hectic parleys in BJP units to pick CMs in heartland states

Hectic lobbying and back-to-back meetings to name the chief ministerial picks for Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh began in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday, a day after the party recorded a thumping victory in the three heartland states.

2 air force pilots killed in first Pilatus plane crash

Two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots were killed on Monday after a Pilatus PC-7 Mk II trainer aircraft crashed near Hyderabad, the first accident involving the Swiss-origin aircraft in IAF service.

Epaulettes for naval officers to bear Shivaji imprint, says Modi

New epaulettes to be worn by naval officers will bear the imprint of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's maritime legacy as India leaves behind the mentality of slavery and moves ahead drawing inspiration from the Maratha ruler, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday in his Navy Day address at Sindhudurg in Maharashtra.

Pet crematorium run by MCD begins ops

Delhi's first municipal pet crematorium has begun operations last week and is likely to be formally inaugurated soon, officials associated with the project said on Monday.

SC extends Jain's bail but says it can't go on indefinitely

The Supreme Court on Monday extended till next week the interim medical bail granted to former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain six months ago, but said the bail cannot go on \"for so long\".

Punjabi Bagh flyover to partly open in Jan

The Public Works Department (PWD) plans to open the west Delhi Ring Road corridor between Punjabi Bagh and Moti Nagar flyovers in two phases, with the first section of the six-lane flyover at Moti Nagar intersection expected to be ready by January 2024, senior officials associated with the project said on Monday.

AAP MP's custody extended till Dec 11

A Delhi court on Monday extended the judicial custody of Aam Aadmi Party parliamentarian Sanjay Singh till December 11 in a case of money laundering related to the now-scrapped Delhi liquor excise policy 2020-21, with special judge MK Nagpal saying that the court will consider the Enforcement Directorate's charge sheet against the AAP leader the same day.

MCD nod for Dwarka mini civic centre

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is set to develop a multi-storey mini civic centre complex in Dwarka over the next three years, senior officials aware of the matter said.

23 thefts in one hour in Delhi: Data

Among the 19 Indian cities with a population of over two million, Delhi was the favourite hunting ground for thieves with at least 23 thefts reported every hour, data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has revealed.

AAP MP Chadha back in Rajya Sabha after 115-day suspension

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha, who was suspended from the Rajya Sabha on August 11, returned to the House on Monday-weeks after the Supreme Court asked the chairman of the House to take a \"sympathetic\" view if the MP apologises.

Nets, cameras, trap set up to rescue S Delhi leopard

The Sainik Farms area in south Delhi that abuts the southern Ridge forest has a new resident a leopard that has been trying to reclaim a patch of forest. The animal has been spotted multiple times since Friday, with the latest on Sunday night resulting in Delhi forest department officials cordoning off the area with nets.

2 businessmen on biking trip die in pile-up on KMP e-way

Two businessmen, who were riding their high-end motorcycles on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) expressway, died in a vehicular pile-up on Sunday morning, police officers aware of the case said. At least four more people were injured in the incident, police said.

How a toxic poll campaign came back to bite Congress in MP

{KAMAL NATH AND DIGVIJIYA SINGH} AT THE HELM IN HEAVY DEFEAT

Cybercrimes see highest spike among cognisable offences in 2022, says NCRB

There was a surge in cybercrime cases in 2022 with a jump of 24.4% compared to the number of cognisable offences registered the previous year, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data released on Sunday, which found that relatively richer states of Karnataka, Telangana and Maharashtra accounted for more than half of these cases.

Manipur on edge as 13 bodies found after gunfight in village

THE VIOLENCE WAS REPORTED FROM AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN RELATIVELY PEACEFUL SINCE TENSION FIRST ERUPTED IN THE STATE ON MAY 3

MNF out, ZPM roars to a majority in Mizoram

The Zoram People's Movement (ZPM), Mizoram's youngest party, capped a stunning rise in the state's politics from its formation in 2017 to becoming the principal opposition in 2018-by sweeping the assembly elections on Monday, comfortably passing the halfway mark and winning 27 of the 40 assembly seats.

Oppn important, it shouldn't vent frustration in House: PM

The Opposition should not vent the frustration of its electoral defeats in Parliament, and instead shed negativity and confrontational attitudes to move forward in national interest, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as he hailed the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) sweep of elections in three key heartland states.

Women Power Spurs BJP To Huge Win

The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) stupendous success across the Hindi heartland was built on the back of the party's painstaking outreach to a key demographic that had often been ignored in electoral calculations but one that has emerged as a critical bellwether over the past decade-women.

Rithvik Dhanjani, Surbhi Jyoti Find Love In Each Other?

Actors Rithvik Dhanjani, 35, and Surbhi Jyoti, 35, have not been secretive about their friendship and the bond they share as they have been setting major BFF goals on their social media accounts.

Bollywood Makes A Blockbuster Comeback

As we near the end of 2023, trade experts term it the 'golden year' of movie business as films hit the mark with the audience and rake in the moolah

What Does This Verdict Mean For LS Elections?

As 2018-2019 showed, the outcome of the state assembly elections in critical Hindi heartland states, four months before the Lok Sabha elections, is not an accurate window into the popular mood at the national level. The Congress won Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh comfortably in December 2018; the BJP won 62 of the 65 seats in the Lok Sabha from the three states in 2019.

PM-Led 'Collective Leadership' Pitch Pays Dividends ForBJP

In wresting control of two states, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, from the Congress and retaining its government in a third province, Madhya Pradesh, with a historic victory, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) gambit of using collective leadership led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to steer its campaign demonstrably reaped dividends on Sunday.

Lotus Blooms, Cong Wilts

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tightened its grip over India’s heartland with emphatic victories across three major states on Sunday, boosting the ruling party’s prospects of prevailing in next summer’s general elections and ringing alarm bells for the Opposition, specifically the Congress which found itself outgunned and now faces uncomfortable seat-sharing talks with potential allies in the INDIA bloc.

Gulshan Devaiah's next is a lighthearted dramedy

Gulshan Devaiah has won hearts for the intense roles he's played in his last few outings, be it Devilal Singh in Dahaad, Abhishek Banne in Duranga or Chaar Cut Atmaram in Guns & Gulaabs.

Tejaswin is back fighting gravity, with eye on 2.33

Having won silver in decathlon at Asiad, the national high jump record holder is resetting as he eyes qualification at Paris

Arshdeep delivers in final over, India sign off in style

With Aussies needing 10 runs in last over, pacer gives away only 3 and takes a wicket to seal 4-1 series win