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Inflation to stay stable during festive period, curbs to remain: Food secy

Food inflation is likely to remain stable during the ongoing festive season and the government will not relax a series of curbs on food commodities, such as tariffs and export bans, despite \"some adverse impact on trade\", Union food secretary Sanjeev Chopra said on Thursday.

Fault lines over Loss and Damage fund deepen at key climate meet

Major disagreements have cropped up between rich and developing countries on the Loss and Damage fund at the fourth meeting of the Transitional Committee on the operationalization of the new funding arrangements for responding to loss and damage being held in Aswan, Egypt.

On home turf, Chouhan's clout overcomes hurdles

Conversations in Budhni are incomplete without a reference to the constituency's special status. Identified as chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's pocket borough, Budhni in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh is one of the most watched constituencies in the state that goes to polls on November 17.

{ DISPROPORTIONATE ASSETS CASE } HC rejects Shivakumar's petition against CBI FIR

The Karnataka high court on Thursday dismissed a petition by Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar challenging the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s first information report (FIR) against him in an alleged disproportionate assets case.

Cong's 2nd MP list of 88 names out

The Congress late on Thursday released its second list of 88 candidates for the Madhya Pradesh elections, replacing three of the previously nominated picks.

'Cong will hold caste survey in Telangana'

Describing the caste survey as an X-ray of the country, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday promised to conduct the exercise in Telangana once his party is voted to power.

'Cong encouraging Maoism in C'garh': Shah raises poll pitch

Incidents of Maoist violence have decreased by 52% during the nine-year rule of Prime Minister Narendra Modiled government at the Centre, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Thursday as he accused the Congress of \"encouraging\" Maoism and raised the Bharatiya Janata Party's poll pitch for Chhattisgarh.

Section 50 of PMLA does not give ED power to arrest: HC

The Enforcement Directorate's (ED) power to issue summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) does not include the power to arrest a person and does not arise as a natural corollary of requiring a person's attendance, the Delhi high court has said, while holding that authorities \"cannot take a person into custody on their whims and fancies\".

Court allows Sisodia to disburse MLA funds

A Delhi court on Thursday approved Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia's request to use his MLA funds for development work in the Patparganj assembly constituency.

CR Park comes alive with Puja festivity

With idols given finishing touches at the Kali Mandir in Chittaranjan (CR) Park, trucks carrying them left the premises for their respective Durga Puja pandals, heralding the beginning of the annual festivity.

CM: Will make laws to help gig workers

The Delhi government will soon introduce laws to provide social security to gig workers, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Thursday.

Delhi govt hikes min wage, new rates from Oct 1

The Delhi government has increased the minimum wages of unskilled, semiskilled, and skilled workers in the city, officials aware of the development said on Thursday, adding that through the move, the government will look to give relief to people from inflation.

Israeli embassy blast case: No breakthrough

Nearly three years after a low-intensity blast outside the Israeli embassy in New Delhi, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is yet to solve the case, with the federal agency's hunt for two people suspected to be involved in the explosion so far drawing a blank.

Modi to open RRTS corridor, trains to be called Namo Bharat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the country's first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor on Friday — a 17-km priority stretch in Ghaziabad between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot. The trains operating on the corridor are set to be named Namo Bharat, officials associated with the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), the agency constructing the corridor, said.

Cold winds impact Delhi-NCR, temperature drops below 16°C

The Capital on Thursday clocked a minimum temperature of 15.9 degrees Celsius (C)-three degrees below normal and the coolest October 19 over the last five years. This was also the earliest that Delhi's minimum dropped below 16°C in the run-up to winter since 2014, when the temperature dipped to 15.6°C on October 17, showed India Meteorological Department (IMD) data available from 2011.

Underdogs and joy of a World Cup kind

A cricket meme this week features a captains' photo taken before the tournament. The ten men have been asked to strike an ageing pose-Usain Bolt's thunderbolt - so that the whole thing looks like a dad joke. In the crop on the meme, only four are visible.

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'Cash for query': Hiranandani backs charges in jolt for Moitra

Darshan Hiranandani, the businessman named in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Nishikant Dubey's complaint to the Lok Sabha speaker on Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra allegedly receiving money and gifts for posing certain questions in Parliament, gave a signed affidavit on Thursday that corroborated Dubey's claims.

Modi asks MP voters for direct support in letter

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sought the \"direct support\" of the people of Madhya Pradesh in the upcoming assembly elections and hailed the effort by the state government and chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in developing the heartland state over the last two decades.

Clamour for aid, ceasefire as protests grow in region

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak offered Israeli President Isaac Herzog his country's solidarity on Thursday, while also calling for humanitarian access to Gaza after the attack by Hamas, while Chinese president Xi Jinping and Russia's foreign minister urging restraint, with the former calling for a ceasefire to stop the war from expanding.

PM speaks to Palestine President

India on Thursday called for strict observance of international humanitarian law in the context of the Israel-Hamas conflict even as it expressed concern over civilian casualties following the blast at a hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds of people.

Mind Over Meal: The Power Of Fasting

Experts say fasting has several health benefits, including weight loss, improved blood sugar control and brain function

In A Week Of Major Upsets, India Want To Stay Ruthless

Bangladesh are aware of the magnitude of the task, although records show they have won three of the last four face-offs

Everyone Told Me, 'Your Success Feel's Personal': Pankaj

Actor Pankaj Tripathi, who won Best Supporting Actor at the 69th National Film Awards, is overcome with emotion at the honour

Are You Juicing These Health Benefits Of Pomegranate?

Experts Recommend Having A Glass Of Anaar Juice First Thing In The Morning As Most Of Its Nutrients Are Assimilated When The Stomach Is Empty

Bangladesh Will Run Into A Different KL Rahul Today

When India last played Bangladesh in December 2022, KL Rahul was in the kind of rut in which a batter is not quite sure where his next run will come from.

Look fine through the nine: The Navratri accessory guide

Ready to play dress-up for the next few days? Get your accessory game right with these statement-making ethnic elements

SREEJITA-MICHAEL TO HAVE BENGALI WEDDING IN GOA

The couple will get married again in a traditional ceremony in the beginning of next year

'I want to solve the CEO issue, hope my colleagues support me'

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha said the issue around the vacant position of the body's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) must be solved, adding that it will advertise for the post soon while hoping that her \"colleagues will also support\" her on the matter.

With a solid display, Kiwis keep their perfect run going

Afghanistan had NZ in trouble early on and but they let them off the hook with some poor fielding