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WILL DOUBLE THE ANTI-SMOG GUNS DEPLOYED: NDMC

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) will double the number of anti-smog guns deployed in the areas under its jurisdiction in an attempt to add more teeth to its ongoing pollution mitigation drive, officials aware of the matter said on Monday.

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November 26, 2024
KEJRIWAL: 80K MORE PEOPLE GRANTED OLD AGE PENSION
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KEJRIWAL: 80K MORE PEOPLE GRANTED OLD AGE PENSION

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced the Delhi government's decision to grant old-age pensions to an additional 80,000 people in a major poll push ahead of the 2025 assembly elections.

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November 26, 2024
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HC tells DJB to pay ₹22L for boy's death

The Delhi high court has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to pay ₹22 lakh compensation to the parents of a nine-year-old boy who died after falling into a pit on its land in 2016.

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November 26, 2024
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Staff seek apology from cop over 'mistreatment'

The Residents Doctors' Association of Safdarjung Hospital has alleged that an on-duty doctor and an attendant were allegedly verbally assaulted by a patient's relative—a high-ranking Indian Police Service (IPS) officer—at the government-run medical institute late on Sunday night.

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November 26, 2024
To open or not to open: Flyover stuck after HC denies approval to cut trees
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To open or not to open: Flyover stuck after HC denies approval to cut trees

With the Delhi high court reprimanding the forest department for seeking permission to transplant a neem and a jamun tree located in the carriageway of the Anand Vihar flyover last week, the Public Works Department (PWD) now finds itself in a quandary about opening the flyover with trees intact.

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November 26, 2024
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‘SC defrauded in bid to revive fake Katara rape case: CBI FIR

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against several Allahabad high court and Supreme Court lawyers and two private individuals for defrauding the Supreme Court by filing a fake petition to revive the rape case against Ajay Katara - the star witness in the Nitish Katara murder case, officials in the federal agency said, adding that their initial inquiry established the commission of offence.

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November 26, 2024
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REDUCTION IN SPEED LIMIT ON NOIDA E-WAYS LIKELY DUE TO FOG

The Noida traffic police is likely to reduce the speed limit on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and Yamuna Expressway from December 15 to prevent accidents caused due to poor visibility, officials said.

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November 26, 2024
DDA, DJB face NGT's ire over indifference to environment
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DDA, DJB face NGT's ire over indifference to environment

YOU'RE BOTH MORE CONCERNED ABOUT FINANCIAL MATTERS'

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November 26, 2024
DUSU polls: NSUI bags post of prez after 7 yrs, ABVP gets vice-president
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DUSU polls: NSUI bags post of prez after 7 yrs, ABVP gets vice-president

KMC strikes down students' election

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November 26, 2024
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Union Cabinet approves PAN 2.0, mission to push natural farming

The Union Cabinet on Monday approved a ₹1,435 crore PAN 2.0 project to upgrade the existing system and make personal data protection mandatory for user agencies and also gave its nod to a ₹2,481crore natural farming mission to promote chemical-free agriculture, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.

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November 26, 2024
Cop dead amid clash with Imran supporters
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Cop dead amid clash with Imran supporters

At least one policeman was killed and dozens of people injured in Pakistan as supporters of jailed former PM Imran Khan clashed with security forces outside the capital Islamabad on Monday, a government minister and Khan's party said.

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November 26, 2024
Sambhal toll climbs to 4, SP MP named in FIR
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Sambhal toll climbs to 4, SP MP named in FIR

The death toll in the violence in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh rose to four after a teen succumbed to his injuries, while the Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday booked a member of Parliament from the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the son of a local SP legislator in connection with the clashes over a court-ordered survey of a mosque.

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November 26, 2024
Rejected Oppn trying to control House: Modi
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Rejected Oppn trying to control House: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the Opposition, alleging that individuals who were continuously rejected by the public were trying to hijack parliamentary proceedings for personal gains and were resorting to disruptions and chaos.

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November 26, 2024
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Top general flags 'problems' with women officers serving in key command roles, shoots off letter

NEW DELHI: At a time when the armed forces have taken great strides towards correcting gender bias, a top general has shot off a letter to the eastern army commander complaining about a litany of issues ostensibly plaguing army units commanded by women officers in the sensitive eastern sector — from officer management to a purportedly misplaced sense of entitlement, from a lack of empathy to an exaggerated tendency to complain, and from over-ambition to a lack of ambition.

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November 26, 2024
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'SOCIALIST' AND 'SECULAR' IN PREAMBLE: SC JUNKS PETITION

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a clutch of petitions challenging the inclusion of the words \"socialist\" and \"secular\" in the Preamble to the Constitution through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment in 1976, noting that these terms have not only achieved widespread acceptance by \"We, the people of India\", but also do not impose restrictions on elected governments from pursuing policy decisions suited to the times.

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November 26, 2024
2-2 split but NSUI takes prez post in DU student union polls
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2-2 split but NSUI takes prez post in DU student union polls

After a seven-year drought, the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) has reclaimed the top spot in the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections, securing the posts of president and joint secretary as results, delayed by nearly two months, were announced Monday.

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November 26, 2024
Ruthless with bat and ball, India finish the job in Perth
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Ruthless with bat and ball, India finish the job in Perth

It was at 3.47pm local time that Harshit Rana spread his arms and set off on a run in celebration after taking the final Australian wicket.

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November 26, 2024
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CENTRE GIVEN 4 WEEKS TO DECIDE ON RAJOANA'S MERCY PETITION

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Union government four weeks to decide on the long-pending mercy plea of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict in the 1995 assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, even as the Centre flagged the \"sensitivity\" of the issue and said the situation was not conducive to resolving the matter at present.

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November 26, 2024
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Sena pushes hard for Shinde in CM chair despite BJP's numbers

The Shiv Sena continued to push for its president Eknath Shinde to return as Maharashtra chief minister even as its ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was yet to start the process to elect its legislative party head.

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November 26, 2024
Union Cabinet approves PAN 2.0, mission to push natural farming
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Union Cabinet approves PAN 2.0, mission to push natural farming

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the Opposition, alleging that individuals who were continuously rejected by the public were trying to hijack parliamentary proceedings for personal gains and were resorting to disruptions and chaos.

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November 26, 2024
WANNA UNWIND? HEAD TO JLN THIS WEEKEND & LET THE MUSIC PLAY!
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WANNA UNWIND? HEAD TO JLN THIS WEEKEND & LET THE MUSIC PLAY!

HT City Unwind, India's biggest food and music festival, is back in Delhi with a curated line-up that's simply stellar

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November 25, 2024
INDIAN CRAFT MEETS ITALIAN FLAIR: DIVIANA DEBUTS IN MILAN WITH A STARRY AFFAIR
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INDIAN CRAFT MEETS ITALIAN FLAIR: DIVIANA DEBUTS IN MILAN WITH A STARRY AFFAIR

In the prestigious Montenapoleone Fashion District of Milan, where luxury whispers through every cobblestone, DIVIANA has carved a niche as one of India's foremost luxury furniture brands.

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November 25, 2024
Hanumankind joins A$AP Rocky on stage during Thailand concert
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Hanumankind joins A$AP Rocky on stage during Thailand concert

Rapper Hanumankind, the viral sensation from Kerala, recently performed on stage with rapper A$AP Rocky in Pattaya, Thailand.

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November 25, 2024
Aditya: Emmy nom was enough, a win would.be cherry on top
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Aditya: Emmy nom was enough, a win would.be cherry on top

It's heartening to see your work get recognised on such an international platform. But the biggest validation comes from the audience.

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November 25, 2024
WEDDING BELLS FOR TAMANNAAH AND VIJAY? 'KYUN NAHIN?', SHE SAYS
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WEDDING BELLS FOR TAMANNAAH AND VIJAY? 'KYUN NAHIN?', SHE SAYS

The actor-couple is likely to take the plunge in 2025; Bhatia says she would continue to act even after marriage’

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November 25, 2024
India sizzle in sun, Australia scorched
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India sizzle in sun, Australia scorched

Opener Jaiswal’s 161 and Kohli’s 30th Test century followed by the hosts’ batting tumble leave India eyeing a win in Perth

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November 25, 2024
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UN rules for carbon trading between nations approved

New rules allowing wealthy polluting countries to buy carbon-cutting \"offsets\" from developing nations were agreed at UN climate talks on Saturday, a move already raising fears they will be used to greenwash climate targets.

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November 25, 2024
Earth bids farewell to its temporary 'mini moon'
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Earth bids farewell to its temporary 'mini moon'

Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that's been tagging along as a \"mini moon\" for the past two months.

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November 25, 2024
Cops feted for rescuing 104 trafficked children
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Cops feted for rescuing 104 trafficked children

Delhi Police head constables Seema Devi and Suman Hooda were felicitated on Sunday with the inaugural Times Now Heroes award for helping rescue 104 trafficked children in nine months across three states and reuniting them with their families.

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November 25, 2024
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There's dearth of will to address climate crisis

The climate summit, COP29, in Baku, has ended. It lays bare the fundamental inequity and the lack of willingness of the developed world to acknowledge its role in climate change.

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November 25, 2024