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GURUGRAM LAND DEAL: HC ASKS HRY COPS TO SPEED UP PROBE INTO CASE

The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed the Haryana police to expedite the probe into a 2018 case pertaining to alleged irregularities in a land deal between Sky Light Hospitality and realty major DLF Ltd in Gurugram, in which former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and others have been booked.

Can more reservations pull Bihar out of poverty?

On Tuesday the Bihar government presented detailed findings of the socioeconomic aspects of its caste survey in the state assembly. Chief minister Nitish Kumar, concluding the debate in the assembly, announced that his government would recommend extending reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) population to 65%.

Decoding findings of caste survey report

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States approach UP govt for land

Several states have approached the Uttar Pradesh government for land in Ayodhya as the online registration process for allotment of plots for mutts, ashrams and commercial purposes in the temple town will start from November 10, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Madras HC bars OPS from using AIADMK name, flag, symbol

The Madras high court on Tuesday restrained expelled All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader O Panneerselvam, popularly known as OPS, from using the AIADMK party's name, flag, symbol and letterhead.

SC calls for norms on seizure of devices by probe agencies

Unchecked powers with the investigating agencies to search and seize digital devices during probes is not only \"very very dangerous\" but also impacts the privacy of individuals, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday, imploring the Centre to come up with guidelines on confiscation of devices, such as mobile phones and laptops, within four weeks.

Vexed project looms over poll arena

At the forest entry gate to the Panna Tiger Reserve in Trikiya, the lone forest guard Hukam Singh, stands stoutly preventing “outsiders” from going to Daudhan village, where work on the first dam under Ken Betwa River Inter-Linking Project, envisaged two decades ago, is set to start in a few months. Villagers are protesting the project, over compensation for relocation, and this resulted in the state government cancelling the launch of the project by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 4, officials said.

High-stakes poll contest starts with voting in C'garh, Mizoram

Voting for a crucial round of assembly elections kicked off in Mizoram and parts of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, heralding the start of a weeks-long polling exercise widely regarded as a weathervane ahead of next year's national elections.

32-year-old man stabbed to death in Sultanpuri park

A 32-year-old man was stabbed to death, allegedly by a group of men who objected to his sitting in a park at Sultanpuri in outer Delhi, police officers aware of the case said on Tuesday, adding that efforts are on to nab the suspect.

5K old vehicles fined in Delhi; NCR cities begin crackdown

More than 5,000 BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel light vehicles, which are not allowed to ply in Delhi after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) implemented stage 4 of the graded response action plan (Grap) due to the prevailing pollution crisis, have been prosecuted since November 2, traffic police officers and transport department officials aware of the matter said on Tuesday.

Ggm: 'Cow smuggler' held after 7km chase

A 28-year-old alleged cow smuggler was arrested and 28 cows and bulls were recovered from a truck on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) near Bilaspur on Tuesday, police officers said.

Punjab, Hry see dip in farm fire numbers

Both Punjab and Haryana recorded a dip in farm fire numbers on Tuesday, according to data furnished by the respective state governments, on a day when the Supreme Court made strict observations against the annual practice by farmers in these two states to set on fire the stubble left in the fields after the paddy harvest.

MCD cracks down on coal-fired ovens

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is undertaking a drive against coalfired tandoors to check local pollution sources, and 278 such units have been demolished, officials said on Tuesday. The drive, which began on October 28, is being carried out by the MCD public health department.

Allround challenge: The toughest job in present day world cricket

If Hardik Pandya doesn't play Test cricket again, he won't stop regaling his son with stories of the Trent Bridge Test of 2018 when his 25-year-old self, delivered a true-blue all-round performance (5/28 and 52`) in a winning cause. That's when so many in Indian cricket had prophesied more in hope than belief that Hardik would be the next Kapil Dev.

Eternal search for that sporting spirit

In only his third race in Formula One, David Purley did something quite extraordinary in sporting history.

Nitish backs 75% total quota as survey outlines inequality

Bihar will bring a bill to hike the quantum of reservation to 75% in the state, chief minister Nitish Kumar announced in the assembly on Tuesday, minutes after tabling the socioeconomic details of a landmark caste survey that can potentially shake up heartland politics and snowball into a significant issue in next summer’s general elections.

Soldier's kin among 4 abducted in Manipur; 7 injured in firing

Four people, including three relatives of a serving army soldier, were abducted allegedly by Meitei militants in Imphal West district on Tuesday, stoking fresh violence in ethnic strife-torn Manipur, people familiar with the matter said.

Amid spike in pollution, Delhi's high NO2 levels a sign of worry

Delhi’s high particulate matter (PM) 2.5 concentration may be the focus of agencies and government departments as they look to bring down the Capital’s high pollution levels but the concentration of another pollutant, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), is slowly beginning to spike and is currently two-to-three times the permissible limit of 80 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m3) in parts of the city, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.

Want CP smog tower working, orders top court; CM seeks suspension of DPCC secy

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the non-functional smog tower in Delhi’s Connaught Place (CP) to be made operational immediately, and also summoned the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) chairman Ashwani Kumar.

Odd-even mere optics, says SC; govt waits for order to spell scheme rules

A day after the Delhi government announced that it would roll out the odd-even scheme to curb vehicular emissions, the Supreme Court on Tuesday termed the scheme as “optics” even as it questioned its efficacy and success in the past in reducing the dangerously high pollution levels in the national capital.

AQI first drops, rises and then back in severe zone

Delhi's pollution levels fell out of the \"severe\" zone of the air quality index (AQI) for the first time in five days early on Tuesday, before springing back into deep red territory on gauges in the evening.

SC tells all states to curb crackers

A celebration by polluting environment is all about being “selfish”, the Supreme Court observed on Tuesday, directing all states and Union Territories to comply with its orders of imposing curbs on bursting firecrackers during Diwali and at other times of the year.

Congress failed to control Naxals: PM

The Congress government in Chhattisgarh is corrupt and failed to tackle Maoism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, as he accused the Opposition of insulting backward communities and asserted that only the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) protected the interests of marginalised castes.

War Intensifies As Gaza Toll Tops 10,000

Israeli ground forces are operating in the northern half of the Gaza Strip, tightening an encirclement of the Gaza City

There Is A Lot More To Rohit's Leadership Than Meets The Eye

India captain has shown emotional intelligence to create a relaxed environment

Priyanka: After Dad Died. I Realised Life Is Short

Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas recently recalled the time in her life when she was so focused on getting ahead in her career that she would give personal commitments and coming home on festivals like Diwali a miss.

Rashmika Reacts To Deepfake Clip; Big B Calls For Legal Action

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has joined the calls for legal action after a deepfake video of actor Rashmika Mandanna went viral on social media.

Michele: Dealing With Bipolarism Was Tough

Italian actor-singer Michele Morrone, who gained fame after his performance in the erotic thriller 365 Days (2020), was diagnosed with a form of bipolarism a year ago.

Is This The Greatest Indian ODI Team?

India aren't merely beating opponents at this World Cup. They are pulverising them, batting better, bowling better and fielding better than anybody who has dared to cross their path.

How Best To Regulate Artificial Intelligence

Insights from governing complex markets can inform Al regulation using partitions, transparency, control points and accountability