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Security issue halts Monu's Hry handover

The Gurugram Police on Monday failed to bring Bajrang Dal functionary and cow vigilante Mohit Yadav alias Monu Manesar to Haryana on a production warrant as prison authorities in Rajasthan, where he is currently lodged, put off producing him before the court, citing security concerns.

162 crore revamp for biggest garments hub

Gandhi Nagar market, a hub of readymade garments and textiles in east Delhi, will be transformed from a heavily congested area to a redeveloped shopping location by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi at a cost of 162 crore in the first phase, according to officials aware of the matter.

Joshna to Anahat, passing of the baton

Two generations of Indian squash

Centre considers law against spam through new legislation

THE PROPOSED MOVE IS LIKELY TO CREATE A STRONG DISINCENTIVE FOR INDIAN COMPANIES TO SEND SPAM

Double delight places India on right track in Asiad quest

India's wait for a first gold medal at the 19th Asian Games lasted just a day as its shooters fired a world record score in the men's 10m air rifle team event before the Harmanpreet Kaur-led women's cricket team won a thrilling final to get the contingent off the blocks in its hunt for a record haul.

Rahul promises caste census if INDIA wins, accuses BJP of ignoring OBCs

RAIPUR: The Congress will conduct a caste census on priority if it is voted to power in next year's general elections, senior leader Rahul Gandhi said on Monday as he accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of ignoring backward communities Gandhi was addressing a gathering during the launch of the Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas Nyay Yojana in Bilaspur district of poll-bound Chhattisgarh when he made the remarks.

Apex court raps UP govt over student slap incident

Castigating the Uttar Pradesh government for a \"prima facie failure\" to comply with the mandate of the Right To Education (RTE) Act, the Supreme Court on Monday directed it to immediately appoint a senior Indian Police Officer (IPS) to monitor the investigation into a case lodged against a woman teacher, who allegedly encouraged her students to slap a Muslim classmate and made communally charged remarks at a private school.

AIADMK pulls out of NDA ahead of LS polls

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Monday broke off its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and exited the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), days after state BJP chief K Annamalai made controversial remarks about Dravidian stalwart CN Annadurai and former chief minister J Jayalalithaa.

Modi out on campaign blitz in MP, Raj capitals

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at the Opposition in twin campaign rallies in the capital cities of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan ahead of crucial assembly polls, accusing the Congress of dragging its feet on women's reservation and blaming the party for poor governance and nepotism.

Yes, it's okay to go nuts for dessert!

We all crave something sweet at some point during the day.

Modi Flags Off 9 Vande Bharats Across 11 States

The speed and scale of infrastructure development in the country is now matching the aspirations of the 1.4 billion Indians, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday as he flagged off nine Vande Bharat Express trains connecting religious and tourist destinations across 11 states.

Rajkummar Rao discusses the power of storytelling at Spotify Podcasters' Day

Spotify, the global audio streaming platform held the fourth edition of its Spotify Podcasters' Day on Saturday (September 23) in New Delhi.

Iyer and Gill smash centuries, help India to clinch ODI series

Hundreds from Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer along with quickfire fifties from Suryakumar Yadav and KL Rahul guided India to a dominating 399/5 before spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets apiece to thrash Australia by 99 runs (DLS) in a rain-curtailed match at Indore and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three match ODI series.

A junior world champion graduates to the big league

In a quality field that included world No.1 Han Jiayu and world No. 14 Huang Yuting, Ramita shot calmly to bag individual bronze

HDFC Bank plans to launch new mobile app, site by March

HDFC Bank Ltd, India's largest private lender, plans to launch a revamped mobile app and an internet banking website by March, over five years after an upgraded app faced glitches and had to be rolled back in a week.

Delhiites, it's time to say prost!

Pints of brew, spicy sausages, pretzels baked to perfection-it's that time of the year when German traditions and delicacies take over restaurant menus across the world in celebration of Oktoberfest, one of the world's biggest food, drink and music festivals celebrated annually in Munich.

MITHAI GETS A GUILT-FREE MAKEOVER

Healthier flour alternatives, natural sweeteners and locally sourced ingredients are fast gaining prominence this festive season

Akasa Air plans to raise up to $400 mn

Jhunjhunwala family may not buy more shares, diluting stake

Russian FM denounces US, West in UN address

Russia's top diplomat denounced the United States (US) and the West on Saturday as self-interested defenders of a fading international power structure, but he didn't discuss his country's war in Ukraine in his speech to the UN General Assembly.

Israeli strikes hit Gaza again amid surging violence

Israel has also been carrying out raids in the West Bank, for the past year and a half, in what it says is a campaign to root out Palestinian militants

BSF, CRPF deployment in strife-hit Manipur raised

Around 400 additional personnel of the Border Security Force and Central Reserve Police Force have been airlifted to Manipur in the past three days, officials said, even as the state government is repurposing the Churachandpur campus of the BSF as a temporary prison as the two regular jails are nearing capacity in the northeastern state that has seen ethnic violence since May.

Three new air routes to be operational in Arunachal: Scindia

Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday announced that three new air routes would be operationalised in Arunachal Pradesh by October this year.

Goa Roadmap to be part of new nat'l tourism policy: Top official

A new draft of the National Tourism Policy - earlier released in 2022-is being finalised and will include sections from the Goa Roadmap for Tourism endorsed at the G20 Leaders' Summit on September 9 and 10, secretary of the ministry of tourism V Vidyavathi said on Friday.

3 criminal bills 'people-centric', focus on justice: Shah

The three proposed criminal laws are \"people-centric\" and, once implemented, any delay in criminal justice system will \"cease to exist within one decade\", Union home minister Amit Shah said on Sunday.

Cong set to win polls in four states, BJP in for a surprise: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday exuded confidence of winning the upcoming assembly elections, saying that his party is \"certainly winning\" in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, \"probably winning\" in Telangana and \"will make it through\" in Rajasthan.

Dominant resisting change, says EAM; warns of double standards

External affairs minister S Jaishankar has said that India's challenge and success was getting the G20 to talk about what the world wanted to talk about and steering the global conversation back to global growth and development issues affecting the global south that had got drowned due to the pandemic and the war.

No evidence shared by Canada: Intel officials

Canada has not shared any evidence with India, at any level, on the possible involvement of Indian intelligence agencies in the murder of Surrey-based Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Nijjar, top Indian security officials said.

GEHLOT TO LEAD CONG'S YATRA IN 18 DISTRICTS OF POLL-BOUND RAJ

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot will lead a Congress march for nine days from Wednesday to cover 18 districts to deliver the message of \"Mission 2030\" to the public, according to a government statement on Sunday, days after the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) completes its Parivartan Yatra on Monday in the poll-bound state.

AIADMK to hold key meet today amid rift in BJP ties

Amid strains in ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) will hold a meeting led by general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami in Chennai on Monday to decide on its future course of action.

4 years past deadline, MCD yet to clear Delhi's landfills

The erstwhile three municipal corporations in July 2019 began an ambitious project to clear the three landfills in Delhi through the process of biomining, after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered that the Capital's legacy waste dumps be cleared within a year.