Grap 2 enforced, CAQM says air may deteriorate

The federal anti-air pollution agency for the National Capital Region (NCR), Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), on Saturday enforced measures such as banning use of diesel generators and allowing agencies to charge more for public parking to curb use of private vehicles as the quality recorded a sharp drop on Saturday and was forecast to reach the \"very poor\" band by Monday.

Flight makes emergency landing after bomb hoax

The Mumbai airport police on Saturday arrested a passenger onboard a Pune-Delhi Akasa Air flight for allegedly raising a hoax bomb threat, officials familiar with the matter said.

Kerala JD(S) will continue with LDF, says Kumaraswamy, thanks Vijayan

Former chief minister of Karnataka and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday lauded Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan for allowing the Kerala unit of his party to remain part of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government.

'Parl ID used in Dubai': Dubey moves Lokpal against Moitra

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker from Jharkhand, Nishikant Dubey, who lodged the first cash-for-query complaint against Trinamool's Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra, said on Saturday that he has filed a similar complaint with the Lokpal-a body to probe corruption cases against public servants including legislators. He also brought a fresh charge that the Trinamool MP's parliamentary ID was opened in Dubai and that was tantamount to \"mortgaging\" of national security.

BRS set to win 95-105 seats in Telangana polls, says KCR

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president and Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao has expressed confidence that his party would emerge victorious in the upcoming assembly elections, securing between 95 and 105 seats in the 119-member House.

Gehlot, Pilot fielded in Cong's 1st list of 33 candidates for Raj

The Congress on Saturday announced the names of 33 candidates for the Rajasthan elections, fielding chief minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot for the high stakes contest.

Swiss woman's body found with limbs chained; man held

A Swiss national was allegedly murdered by a Delhi resident for turning down his marriage proposal, Delhi police officials said on Saturday, a day after the body of the woman believed to be in her mid-thirties was found in Tilak Nagar with her hands and feet tied with metal chains.

First convoy of aid reaches Gaza as Egypt opens border

The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened on Saturday to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into the besieged Palestinian territory for the first time since Israel sealed it off following Hamas' bloody rampage two weeks ago.

Terror, Naxal violence, ethnic clashes decreased 65% in a decade, says Shah

Incidents of terrorism, militant attacks, Maoism and ethnic violence have reduced by 65% over the last decade due to the efforts of \"brave\" policemen, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday, and highlighted the central government's zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism.

Isro conducts test flight for Gaganyaan mission

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Saturday successfully completed the launch and recovery of a test vehicle carrying the crew module for the Gaganyaan mission, accomplishing a key milestone for the country's first human space flight project.

Why Winter Games may shift indoors

The International Olympic Committee in its Mumbai session spoke about the damage climate change can do to the Winter Games

Zampa fuels Aussie win after Pak drop Warner

David Warner and Mitchell Marsh hit hundreds in a record opening stand to propel Australia to 367/9 and Pakistan gave it a good go till they couldn't any longer, folding for 305, at Bangalore on Friday.

Like in 2019, will Bairstow fire England's title defence again?

Across formats, the importance of opening batters has been immense. In Tests, they have the daunting task of seeing off the new ball. As T20 cricket has evolved, the need for them to exploit the powerplay overs has kept growing. And in ODIs, openers have the unenviable job of tackling the new ball as well as grinding it out in the middle overs.

After defeats, there's plenty to prove for South Africa, England

The last time England and South Africa played a World Cup game at the Wankhede Stadium, it was of the T20 variety in 2016, England chasing down 229 in a runathon. Why go so far back, white-ball players of both the teams, very well represented in IPL, know all about the value for money that the playing surface here offers.

Upbeat India winning it on the field too

On the field, there no one like Ravindra Jadeja. Virat Kohli also demands your attention.

Will batting first challenge India?

All of India's wins have come while chasing but how will they do when asked to set a total?

Highway construction may fall way below FY24 target

Highway construction may touch 10,000 km this current financial year, much lower than the targeted 13,800 km and mirroring levels reached in the past two years that were marked by a slowdown.

Tata Comm targets $1 billion US business in three years

Tata Communications Ltd aims to grow its US business to $700 million to 1 billion in three years, making it the company's largest business after India, a top executive said.

Focus on regional supply chains: FM

Sitharaman says volatile geopolitics creating uncertainty and 'high-cost' risks

Blow for UK's Sunak as Tories lose 2 bypolls

Britain's Labour Party dealt a crushing blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives on Friday, winning two previously safe parliamentary seats in victories leader Keir Starmer said showed voters wanted change at the next national election.

Supreme Court judge Bhat demits office

Supreme Court judge S Ravindra Bhat, who was part of a five-judge Constitution bench that refused to accord legal recognition to same-sex marriages earlier this week, demitted office on Friday, after a stint of little over four years in the top court.

Punjab govt to move top court against guv

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann has announced that his government will move the Supreme Court against governor Banwarilal Purohit's refusal to clear three bills and for raising questions on the legality of the two-day assembly session, which was cut short by a day on its first day on Friday.

RPF cop sane, killed 4 people in cold blood: Charge sheet

Chetan Singh Chaudhary, the 34-year-old Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable who shot dead four people, including his senior officer, while on board the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Superfast Express on July 31, is completely sane and was aware of what he was executing, says the Government Railway Police (GRP) charge sheet filed on Friday.

Modi to attend 125th foundation day event of Scindia School today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the 125th foundation day celebrations of 'The Scindia School' in Gwalior on Saturday, institute's officials aware of the matter said on Friday.

Key test today for India's human spaceflight mission

The stage is set for a crucial step in India’s human space flight mission as a rocket carrying a replica of the Gaganyaan crew module was scheduled to take flight at 8am on Saturday from the first launchpad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) said on Friday.

Canada warns its citizens of 'protests, intimidation'

Canada has updated the travel advisory for India, asking its citizens to \"exercise a high degree of caution\" in the country and warning them of the possibility of \"anti-Canada protests\" as well as \"intimidation or harassment\".

You cannot call yourself 'Republic of India' in pleas: SC pulls up CBI

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cannot equate itself with the \"Republic of India\", the Supreme Court observed on Friday, taking umbrage at the federal agency filing petitions representing the republic.

TMC MP's lawyer opts out of defamation case

A case involving serious allegations of parliamentary impropriety and corruption was on Friday reduced to a custodial battle over a pet Rottweiler named Henry after lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai told the Delhi high court that Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra’s lawyer tried to convince him to withdraw his complaint against the politician in exchange for the dog.

Revamped Mehrauli monuments now open

Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Friday inaugurated at least six renovated monuments nestled in the Mehrauli Archaeological Park in south Delhi, where work was undertaken since March this year, and threw open to the public a revived water body with fountains, a restaurant, and a pathway, along with the illuminated historical structures.

Nithari accused walks out of prison

Four days after the Allahabad high court acquitted Moninder Singh Pandher in relation to the 2006 Nithari serial murder case, the 65-year-old walked out of the district jail in Gautam Budh Nagar on Friday afternoon.