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Canada yet to provide proof in Nijjar killing probe: EAM

India is not ruling out an investigation into Canada's accusation about the involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar though Ottawa is yet to provide evidence to back its claim, external affairs minister S Jaishankar has said.

NDRF rehearses plan to rescue trapped workers

As a heavy-duty machine continued to wade through the 65-70 metres of rubble inside a collapsed under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, an NDRF team on Thursday carried out a rescue drill by crawling through pipes that will serve as a passage to pull out 40 labourers trapped since Sunday.

Engineered landfill to be opened soon

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has completed development work on the 23-acre Tehkhand engineered landfill site at a cost of ₹42.3 crore, officials said on Thursday.

Ggm admn asks Chintels to share demolition plan

The Gurugram district administration on Thursday directed the developer of the Chintels Paradiso condominium in Gurugram's Sector 109 to prepare a plan to demolish five towers declared unsafe, officials aware of the matter said.

Have worked to develop infra for universities: Atishi

Education minister Atishi on Thursday inaugurated two recently constructed academic blocks of the Delhi Technological University (DTU) and also attended the institution's 10th convocation, officials aware of the matter said.

Cops probing if fake GK-1 hospital used agents to lure poor patients

On Thursday morning, when Rahul Kumar rushed his wife to the Agarwal Medical Centre in Greater Kailash-1, he found its doors locked and a group of Delhi Police personnel deployed there.

Govt panel to check if projects with green nod complying with norms

Delhi's State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), in a meeting held earlier this month, has said that it will check the compliance status of all projects, which have been granted environmental clearance in the Capital over the last two years.

Minister writes to CBI, ED for probe against chief secy

Delhi vigilance minister Atishi on Thursday wrote to the Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation, seeking an investigation into chief secretary Naresh Kumar in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the acquisition of land for the Dwarka expressway, people aware of the matter said.

Delhi sets up 6-member panel to enforce Grap

Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai said on Thursday that the government had formed a six-member special task force to oversee the proper implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) across the Capital.

Amid lax crackdown on fires, FIRS name 'unknown people'

Punjab Police has so far filed at least 350 first information reports (FIRS) against farmers for setting their paddy stubble on fire in contravention of the Supreme Court's orders.

Sensational Shami makes it seam easy

Among the pacers in action in the first semifinal of the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup played on Wednesday, New Zealand's Trent Boult has probably bowled most in tandem with India's Jasprit Bumrah at the Wankhede Stadium.

New drilling machine pressed into service as fears over health of 40 trapped workers rise

A new and more powerful drilling machine was finally pushed into service in the third attempt by rescue officials to create a passage large enough to evacuate 40 workers who have been trapped behind a 70-meter-thick wall of debris inside a 4.5km-long tunnel in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand for more than 100 hours as of late Thursday night.

No respite for Delhi as farm smoke in the air

The Capital once again struggled to shrug off the grey sheet that has shrouded it for five days, with waves of smoke from Punjab's burning paddy fields pushing Delhi's air quality index (AQI) deeper into the \"severe\" zone on Thursday.

Cheap LPG, govt jobs in BJP's Raj poll vows

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released its manifesto for the upcoming elections in Rajasthan, focussing on welfare schemes for farmers, women and marginalised sections, and promising to initiate a probe into alleged corruption by the incumbent Congress government.

Biden, Xi pledge to dial tensions down at meet

US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping emerged from their first meeting in a year betting that a handful of small victories will arrest a surge in US-China tensions that has unnerved neighbouring nations and threatened global economic growth.

Friends forever: Matt and Courteney pay touching tribute to Matthew Perry

Matt LeBlanc and Courteney Cox took to social media to remember their late friend

'TRENDING SHOULDN'T BE A CRITERION FOR A SONG TO WORK'

Singer Neha Bhasin is against spending money to get a song to gain acceptance on social media and asserts the uncertainty of virality is 'sad and stressful'

CELEBS FROM WEST RALLY FOR PEACE IN PALESTINE

Actors Angelina Jolie, Mark Ruffalo, singer-actor Selena Gomez and others are calling for a ceasefire amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war

A case for a spin heavy semi-final

It's not exactly a quandary because Australia had long signed off on a second spinner.

This time for South Africa? Proteas look to alter history, reach first final

Some of the most lasting memories of the World Cup have not been of winners. Cue South Africa here, in any random manner you deem fit. Shaun Pollock sinking in his seat after getting the Duckworth/Lewis par score wrong in 2003, losing the middle-overs plot in the quarter-finals of 1996 and 2011 or the last-ball defeat in the 2015 semi-final—these were exits and more, even scars for some. Mother of travesties struck when the SCG scoreboard flashed “South Africa to win need 22 runs off 1 ball” in their 1992 semi-final against England. Mention 1999 though and it inevitably draws a prolonged pause.

Still believe in pitching the ball up and taking wickets, says Shami after career-best display

In all the matches India had played in the World Cup leading up to their semi-final, captain Rohit Sharma had plenty of aces up his sleeve with all his bowlers firing and sharing wickets. Come the knockout fixture against New Zealand though, most of Sharma's weapons didn't fire. It boiled down to Mohammed Shami’s superb effort of 7/57 to extinguish the New Zealand fightback in their gallant chase of India’s total of 397/4.

FROM DREAM TO REALITY

India are one win away from bagging the ultimate prize after a run that defies all pre-event odds

Recruitment sector plods through a gloomy quarter

Hiring activity cooled in tech and retail sectors in the December quarter as companies cut hiring mandates and reduced sub-contracting costs, while banking recruitment stayed flat and manufacturing saw a minor uptick.

Microsoft takes battle to Nvidia with own AI chips

Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled two custom-designed chips and systems at its Ignite 2023 event in Seattle. The move will help the Redmond company reduce its dependence on artificial intelligence (AI) chips from companies like Nvidia, leverage the investment it has made in OpenAI, and stave off competition from chipmakers like Intel and AMD.

Merchandise exports expand 6.21% in October

India's merchandise exports expanded by 6.21% on an annualised basis in October to $33.57 billion, the second monthly positive growth in the current fiscal year amidst global headwinds and commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal suggested that the number indicates that India could end the financial year with a growth in exports.

India count in MSCI EM index at 131

The country's weight rises to 16.3%; index re-balancing may attract $1.5 billion

Biden, Xi eye economic, military thaw in a high-stakes summit

US President Joe Biden meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the first time in a year on Wednesday for talks that may ease friction between the two superpowers over military conflicts, drug-trafficking and artificial intelligence.

Greenhouse gas levels record high, raising climate tipping point worries

Heat trapping greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations reached a new record last year and continued to increase in 2023, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Wednesday.

Israel troops raid hospital in the centre of Gaza war

Hours after Israeli troops stormed through the gates of Gaza's biggest hospital in the night, soldiers interrogated patients in the compound's courtyard while other Palestinians stood stripped to their underwear.

Despair still shrouds Sahara's duped investors decades later

For most of his life, Intezar Ali was a gregarious and popular man. Born in the Basti-neighbourhood of Gorakhpur, Ali was 25years old when he was appointed a regional officer by the Sahara group, among the first handful of people hired by the then fledgling company.