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Tulips to be planted at DDA parks this winter

This winter season, tulip bulbs are set to be planted in Delhi Development Authority parks across the city, officials in lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena's office said on Tuesday - the first time that these flowers will be planted outside New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) areas in the Capital.

Two snatchers held after dramatic chase in N Delhi

Brazen crime on city's streets Two men, who snatched the phone of a woman in Timarpur on Sunday morning, were caught after a short chase. After the suspects, identified as Monu Kumar and Arun Kumar, were nabbed, police recovered four more stolen phones from the two. Even the bike they used was stolen, said officers.

False complaint against spouse amounts to an act of cruelty: HC

Filing false complaints against one's spouse years after separation amounts to an act of cruelty, the Delhi high court has ruled, adding that such actions not only cause humiliation to a person, but can also lower their reputation in the community.

DJB warns of hit to water supply after ammonia levels rise

Production of clean water has been affected at water treatment plants (WTP) in Wazirabad and Chandrawal due to high levels of ammonia in the Yamuna which will likely affect water supply in various parts of the city, officials aware of the matter said on Tuesday.

2 killed in separate accidents in Noida

Two people were killed while two others, including a two-year-old girl, sustained injuries in three separate road accidents on Monday and Tuesday in Noida and surrounding areas due to dense fog enveloping parts of northern India, the Noida Police said.

Cloud kitchen policy to be tabled soon: Minister

ACCORDING TO GOVT ESTIMATES, DELHI HAS 20,000 CLOUD KITCHENS AND INDEPENDENT FOOD OUTLETS EMPLOYING 400,000 PEOPLE

Flight, rail ops hit as fog blankets Capital

A dense fog enveloped Delhi for a second straight morning on Tuesday, capping the visibility at just 50 metres from 5.30am to 10.30am and hampering the city's rail and flight operations.

Remove misinfo, deepfakes: MeitY to intermediaries

The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) on Tuesday issued an advisory to intermediaries, including Meta and Google, instructing them to take down misinformation and deepfakes.

Tiger rests on Pilibhit village wall, becomes a spectacle for onlookers

A tigress strayed into a quiet village in Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh, leapt onto a fragile wall, paced for a bit, and then put herself to sleep, all while startled residents made a beeline for the spectacle and stood perilously, metres away from the feline, capturing the unfolding drama on their cellphones.

Blast near Israel embassy, letter to envoy spark panic

A low-intensity blast was heard near the Israel embassy in the high-security Luytens' zone on Tuesday evening, triggering concern among Indian security and intelligence agencies and prompting them to carry out an extensive search in the area.

276 back from France, questioned on arrival

Two hundred and seventy-six Indians, who were headed to Nicaragua and stopped in France over fears of human trafficking, landed in a charter A340 Airbus aircraft at Mumbai airport early on Tuesday after being detained at Vatry airport near Paris for four days.

Army assured us of justice: Kin of civilian killed in J&K

A senior army officer on Tuesday apologised to the families of the three men allegedly tortured to death inside a 48 RR camp on Thursday, a family member of one of the deceased said, adding that the army has given cash compensation of 10 lakh each and the civil administration handed over cheques of 20 lakh each to the next of kin of the men.

Rape accused escapes custody at IGI

ACCORDING TO THE ELR., THE ACCUSED EXITED THE IMMIGRATION AREA BY JUMPING OVER A COUNTER AT THE AIRPORT

Army Moves Out 3 Officers After Civilian Deaths In J&K

The Indian Army moved out three officers, including a brigadier, pending a probe into the custodial deaths of three civilians who were picked by the force for questioning after the December 21 ambush in which four soldiers were killed and another three injured, officials familiar with the matter said on Monday.

4 Indian Navy Warships On High Seas After Strike

The Indian Navy has gone on heightened surveillance-operational alert in the Arabian Sea after the drone attack on Mangalore-bound chemical tanker MV Chem Pluto, sending four guided missile destroyers out on the high seas to protect commercial shipping from missile-drone attacks in the West Asia region, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

AQI iImproves Slightly, But May Worsen Again

The national capital's pollution levels on Monday improved marginally to "very poor" after three straight days in the "severe" zone of the air quality index (AQI).

AITA refuses to nominate Nagal for Australian Open wildcard (ATTA IDYL

The All India Tennis Association (AITA) refused to send Sumit Nagal's nomination for a wildcard entry into the 2024 Australian Open after he opted out of the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan, a decision that has left India's top-ranked singles player \"really sad\".

Suspended WFI officials plan response, IOA likely to name ad-hoc panel today

A day after the union sports ministry suspended the Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) newly elected executive committee, the focus shifted on Monday to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), which has been tasked to form an ad-hoc committee.

record Rohit looking to set straight in Rainbow nation

The manner in which Rohit Sharma has gone about overcoming various odds and different conditions on way to becoming a solid all-format player has been impressive to say the least. The numbers bear testament to his class - he has played 462 international matches with 18,239 runs and 45 hundreds.

India chase a 'final frontier', aim to win in South Africa

Visiting batters face a huge challenge against Proteas pacers in the two Tests starting today

Taking Indian chess to the world

Coach of Pragg and Vaishali, chosen for Dronacharya award, Ramesh is making a big impact abroad

Retail now a big investor pie, but their weight is still small

Individuals invested up to 10,000 in the stock market made up a third of the entire investing community, including institutional and non-institutional, November data from National Stock Exchange (NSE) showed, even as their contribution to the turnover remained fractional.

UP Up tops access to 21.30 lakh cr special assistance to states

Uttar Pradesh is so far the largest beneficiary of the 1.30 lakh crore special assistance to states for capital expenditure in the current financial year, followed by Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, official data show.

Are Infosys and Wipro in a crisis of leadership?

Infosys Ltd and Wipro Ltd have each seen about two dozen executives at the rank of senior vice-president (SVP) and above leave under the tenures of chief executives Salil Parekh and Thierry Delaporte, respectively, underscoring the challenge of retaining senior leaders at the Bengaluru-based IT twins.

Agri budget may hit ₹2 lakh cr in FY25

With a 39% rise, expansion of crop insurance, income support scheme likely

Japan's space probe enters lunarorbit, landing likely next month

Japan's SLIM space probe entered the Moon's orbit on Monday in a major step towards the country's first successful lunar landing, expected next month.

West trying to 'destabilise' Serbia: Russia

Russia on Monday accused Western countries of fomenting tensions in Serbia, a Moscow-friendly Balkan nation rocked by protests over alleged fraud in elections held on December 17.

Russia says seized town of Marinka in eastern Ukraine

Russia on Monday said its forces now fully controlled the town of Maryinka in eastern Ukraine, which President Vladimir Putin hailed as a \"success\" that would mean less shelling on the nearby Russian held city of Donetsk.

Israeli PM vows to expand Gaza offensive; strike kills at least 106

At least 20,674 people have been killed since the war began, according to authorities in Gaza Agencies

ED officials booked in TN 'for preventing DVAC from discharging their duties' in bribery case

ED HAS ACCUSED DVAC OF CRIMINAL TRESPASS, AND TAKING COPIES OF SENSITIVE DOCS THAT COULD JEOPARDISE INVESTIGATIONS