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Raj Bhavan rejects reports of Guv unveiling bust of himself

Days after West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose came under fire on social media for ostensibly unveiling a bust of himself at the Raj Bhawan, his office on Monday sought to clarify the \"misinterpretations\" about an event it said was \"far from a ceremonial self-inauguration\".

TMC elevates veterans, Abhishek gets key role

TO ENSURE BETTER DISCIPLINE, THE PARTY HAS ALSO CONSTITUTED THREE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS

To mark 75 years since adoption of Constitution, govt plans mega event

WHILE PRESIDENT MURMU WILL LEAD THE CELEBRATION, V-P DHANKHAR, LS SPEAKER OM BIRLA, AND PM MODI WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE

U'KHAND ACTIVIST WHO FOUGHT FOR STATEHOOD DIES

Trivendra Singh Panwar, a prominent agitator for statehood for Uttarakhand, was killed along with two others in an accident in Rishikesh on Sunday evening, police officials said on Monday.

Adani standoff forces Houses to adjourn on Day 1 of session

Birla may extend tenure of Waqf JPC: Oppn after meeting Speaker

SC rejects plea on 'secular' and 'socialist' in Preamble

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.

CONTINUATION OF ATAL INNOVATION MISSION APPROVED

The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of its flagship Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), under NITI Aayog, with an allocation of 2,750 crore until March 31, 2028.

‘ONE NATION ONE SUBSCRIPTION’ GETS CABINET NOD

The Union Cabinet on Monday approved the \"One Nation One Subscription\" - a new central government scheme to ensure countrywide access to scholarly research articles and journal publications.

Cabinet okays 21,435-cr PAN 2.0

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday approved the 1,435-crore PAN 2.0 project of the Income Tax department (ITD), which will upgrade the existing system and make personal data protection mandatory for user agencies.

CABINET NOD TO 3 RAIL PROJECTS TO OFFER SEAMLESS CONNECTIVITY

The cabinet committee on economic affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday approved three railways projects — Jalgaon-Manmad fourth line (160 km), Bhusawal-Khandwa third and fourth lines (131 km) and Prayagraj (Iradatganj)-Manikpur third line (84 km) — with a total cost of around ₹7,927 crore.

Over ₹2k-crore natural farming scheme cleared

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday approved a ₹2,481-crore national mission on natural farming, a programme to promote chemical-free agriculture.

MHA extends ban on Ulfa for 5 yrs

The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has extended the ban on the United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) for five years for continuing to work with the objective to secede Assam from India and maintaining links with other insurgent groups for extortion and violence, according to a notification issued by the ministry on Monday.

2020 riots: 5 accused move bail plea in HC

Student activist Gulfisha Fatima and United Against Hate (UAH) founder Khalid Saifi on Monday urged the Delhi high court to release them on bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case on the grounds that they have undergone more than four years of incarceration and there is no likelihood that the trial will be completed in the near future.

Trucker kills wife, drives with body around Okhla for a week

INVESTIGATORS SAID PRADEEP SINGH KILLED HIS WIFE - 34-YR-OLD NEETU SINGH - ON NOVEMBER 18-19, SUSPECTING HER OF INFIDELITY. HE WAS HELD SUNDAY

Delhi govt spends only on freebies, not on infra: HC

The Delhi high court on Monday again criticised the Delhi government for prioritising \"doling out freebies\" over crucial infrastructure funding, admonishing the administration for allegedly failing to release money for repairing a flyover.

Thirty years' music

A city choir celebrating its 30th anniversary

CBI ARRESTS THREE COPS FOR TAKING BRIBE OF ₹2 LAKH

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided the crime branch office of Delhi Police and arrested three police officers for taking a bribe of ₹2 lakh, officers said on Monday.

LG APPROVES AMENDMENTS IN METROLOGY ACT

Lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena has approved amendments to the Delhi Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011, which establishes and enforces standards of weights and measures — a move aimed at protection of consumers from fraud.

GGM: 2 WOMEN AMONG THREE HELD FOR KILLING TRADER OVER LOAN

A man and two women were arrested in connection with the murder of a 52-year-old businessman over payment of a loan, from Shikohpur, Sector 79, Gurugram, police said on Monday.

Jeweller's aide arrested for stealing gold worth ₹1cr

POLICE SAID THAT THE ACCUSED WAS A TRUSTED INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN THE JEWELLERS FOR AT LEAST A DECADE

Pollution worsens as winds slow down again

Delhi's air quality, which briefly improved on Monday morning to enter the \"poor\" category for the first time in nearly a month, deteriorated sharply by the afternoon, returning to the \"very poor\" zone as wind speeds dropped significantly, trapping pollutants within the city again.

SC refuses to roll back Stage 4 of Grap

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to relax the stringent curbs against air pollution under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) while allowing the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to consider relaxation for holding physical classes for schools and educational institutions in Delhi and NCR by the end of the day.

CAQM allows schools, colleges to run 'hybrid"

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Monday said it has made changes to the clauses in Stages 3 and 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) in regard to schools - allowing them to be run on hybrid mode, instead of only online classes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

‘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.

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.