Delhi govt hikes min wage, new rates from Oct 1

The Delhi government has increased the minimum wages of unskilled, semiskilled, and skilled workers in the city, officials aware of the development said on Thursday, adding that through the move, the government will look to give relief to people from inflation.

Israeli embassy blast case: No breakthrough

Nearly three years after a low-intensity blast outside the Israeli embassy in New Delhi, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is yet to solve the case, with the federal agency's hunt for two people suspected to be involved in the explosion so far drawing a blank.

Modi to open RRTS corridor, trains to be called Namo Bharat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the country's first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor on Friday — a 17-km priority stretch in Ghaziabad between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot. The trains operating on the corridor are set to be named Namo Bharat, officials associated with the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), the agency constructing the corridor, said.

Cold winds impact Delhi-NCR, temperature drops below 16°C

The Capital on Thursday clocked a minimum temperature of 15.9 degrees Celsius (C)-three degrees below normal and the coolest October 19 over the last five years. This was also the earliest that Delhi's minimum dropped below 16°C in the run-up to winter since 2014, when the temperature dipped to 15.6°C on October 17, showed India Meteorological Department (IMD) data available from 2011.

Underdogs and joy of a World Cup kind

A cricket meme this week features a captains' photo taken before the tournament. The ten men have been asked to strike an ageing pose-Usain Bolt's thunderbolt - so that the whole thing looks like a dad joke. In the crop on the meme, only four are visible.

'Cash for query': Hiranandani backs charges in jolt for Moitra

Darshan Hiranandani, the businessman named in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Nishikant Dubey's complaint to the Lok Sabha speaker on Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra allegedly receiving money and gifts for posing certain questions in Parliament, gave a signed affidavit on Thursday that corroborated Dubey's claims.

Modi asks MP voters for direct support in letter

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sought the \"direct support\" of the people of Madhya Pradesh in the upcoming assembly elections and hailed the effort by the state government and chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in developing the heartland state over the last two decades.

Clamour for aid, ceasefire as protests grow in region

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak offered Israeli President Isaac Herzog his country's solidarity on Thursday, while also calling for humanitarian access to Gaza after the attack by Hamas, while Chinese president Xi Jinping and Russia's foreign minister urging restraint, with the former calling for a ceasefire to stop the war from expanding.

PM speaks to Palestine President

India on Thursday called for strict observance of international humanitarian law in the context of the Israel-Hamas conflict even as it expressed concern over civilian casualties following the blast at a hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds of people.

Mind Over Meal: The Power Of Fasting

Experts say fasting has several health benefits, including weight loss, improved blood sugar control and brain function

In A Week Of Major Upsets, India Want To Stay Ruthless

Bangladesh are aware of the magnitude of the task, although records show they have won three of the last four face-offs

Everyone Told Me, 'Your Success Feel's Personal': Pankaj

Actor Pankaj Tripathi, who won Best Supporting Actor at the 69th National Film Awards, is overcome with emotion at the honour

Are You Juicing These Health Benefits Of Pomegranate?

Experts Recommend Having A Glass Of Anaar Juice First Thing In The Morning As Most Of Its Nutrients Are Assimilated When The Stomach Is Empty

Bangladesh Will Run Into A Different KL Rahul Today

When India last played Bangladesh in December 2022, KL Rahul was in the kind of rut in which a batter is not quite sure where his next run will come from.

Look fine through the nine: The Navratri accessory guide

Ready to play dress-up for the next few days? Get your accessory game right with these statement-making ethnic elements

SREEJITA-MICHAEL TO HAVE BENGALI WEDDING IN GOA

The couple will get married again in a traditional ceremony in the beginning of next year

'I want to solve the CEO issue, hope my colleagues support me'

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha said the issue around the vacant position of the body's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) must be solved, adding that it will advertise for the post soon while hoping that her \"colleagues will also support\" her on the matter.

With a solid display, Kiwis keep their perfect run going

Afghanistan had NZ in trouble early on and but they let them off the hook with some poor fielding

Indians' wanderlust to fuel more spending

Indians will spend $410 billion on travel and accommodation by the end of the decade aided by a growing economy, swelling incomes and youthful population, a new study said. This is about three times the amount ($150 billion) spent in 2019, the last pre-covid year of normal consumption.

Wipro posts third revenue drop in a row

Wipro Ltd saw its quarterly dollar revenue fall 2.3% sequentially in the September quarter, marking the third straight such decline for the fourth-largest Indian IT services firm.

India extends sugar export curbs

This may result in complete halt of overseas sales for the first time in 7 years

Putin says world conflicts, threats 'strengthen' China-Russia relations

Russian leader Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that world conflicts \"strengthen\" his country's relations with China, after talks with Xi Jinping that celebrated their nations' deepening political and economic ties.

'Other team responsible for hospital strike'

US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the US stands with Israel, Americans are grieving at Hamas's \"slaughter\" of over 1300 people, and indicated it was the \"other team\", not Israel, that was responsible for the bombing of a hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds of civilians, even as he announced Israel had agreed to allow humanitarian assistance to move into Gaza from Egypt.

Plans to cover area larger than Sikkim with palm oil plantations

The Union government plans to cover an area larger than the entire state of Sikkim with palm oil plantations in six northeastern states as part of a national mission that could mean devastating consequences for the biodiversity of the region.

Cabinet hikes MSPs for 6 rabi crops

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved hikes in minimum support prices (MSP) for six main rabi or winter-sown crops in line with its food policy of offering higher incentives for scarce commodities such as pulses and oilseeds.

2 women held for poisoning 5 of their family in Maha: Police

Two women have been arrested in connection with the serial murder of five members of a family, who died of poisoning within a span of three weeks, in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.

INDIA bloc prepares for joint rallies after assembly elections

After holding three strategy sessions in past four months, the INDIA group of 27 parties is unlikely to hold further strategy meetings any time soon. Instead, the parties are gearing up for joint rallies across India something they had announced but did not happen.

Tribal youth must help to eradicate LWE: Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday interacted with 200 tribal youngsters and urged them to play an active role in fighting Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in the country.

Cong drops 10 MLAs in 2nd list for key elections

The Congress on Wednesday denied tickets to 10 sitting lawmakers in its second list of 53 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, in an apparent bid to blunt anti-incumbency against local leaders and retain power in the heartland state. With this, the state's ruling party has announced candidates for 83 of the 90 assembly seats and dropped 18 incumbent legislators in all.

Mishra reviews implementation of G20 Summit Delhi Declaration

The principal secretary to the Prime Minister, PK Mishra, chaired a high-level meeting on Wednesday to review the progress made in the implementation of the G20 New Delhi Leader's Declaration.