G20 traffic rehearsals go off smoothly: Police

Barring short traffic holdups at certain locations, the rehearsals for the G20 Summit next week went smoothly on Sunday, the Delhi Traffic Police said, adding that three shifts of carcades passed through various stretches of the Capital.

Aditya-L1 completes key orbit manoeuvre

Aditya-L1 has successfully performed its first Earth-bound manoeuvre, indicating it is healthy and \"performing optimally\", the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) said on Sunday - a day after India's first solar mission embarked on a 125-day journey before it is placed in a halo orbit about 1.5 million kilometres from Earth.

Shah leads attack in row over Stalin Jr's 'Sanatana' speech

A political tussle over Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's remarks on Sanatana Dharma escalated on Sunday, with Union home minister Amit Shah accusing him of \"insulting\" Hindu beliefs as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attacked the Opposition's INDIA grouping over appeasement politics.

G20 heralds hope for a new world order: Modi

Many countries are looking to G20 with hope for a more representative and inclusive global order where every voice is heard, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, hailing India's presidency of the grouping and saying the yearlong tenure has sowed the seeds of confidence in the countries of the so-called Third World.

India's 4x400m relay quartet eyes Asiad after Worlds show

NEW DELHI: They play cricket, volleyball and football together; hit the gym together. They even go for movies and parties as a bunch. And they outpaced some of the best 4x400m relay teams to finish fifth at the World Championships in Budapest, as a true band of brothers.

Ishan and Hardik win a battle before rain mars proceedings

Both hit fifties and raise a 138-run stand after Pakistan pacers begin impressively, but weather forces game to be called off

Mohamed Al-Fayed, former Harrods owner, dies at 94

LONDON: Mohamed Al Fayed, the flamboyant Egypt-born businessman whose son was killed in a car crash with Princess Diana, died this week, his family said Friday. He was 94.

Ukraine's counteroffensive 'moving forward': Zelensky

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that Kyiv's troops were \"moving forward\" in their counteroffensive against Russian forces, rebuffing Western officials who say that Ukraine is gaining ground too slowly.

Saola barrels into Hong Kong, inundates China

BEIJING: Typhoon Saola made landfall in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong early on Saturday as violent winds lashed nearby Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau, leaving at least one dead and a trail of destruction and flooding in many areas.

How to eat, dress, live and work in a changing climate landscape

Life is choice. Getting out of bed, to deciding when to go to sleep and everything in between is about navigating a series of choices. We make these choices when our needs / desires /values grapple with our circumstances. The problem is that our collective and cumulative (lifestyle, social and economic) choices have changed the very climate itself.

No Question Hour during House's 5-day spl session

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday summoned both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha to meet for a special session of Parliament starting September 18, even as a bulletin from the Lower House secretariat said there will be no Question Hour during the fivesitting long session.

'Xi's absence at G20 Summit won't reflect on host country'

NEW DELHI: Chinese President Xi Jinping's absence at the G20 Summit next week won't reflect on the host country as some heads of state or government have skipped past summits for their own reasons, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday.

Goyal siphoned Jet funds to family, tax havens: ED

NEW DELHI: Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal siphoned off carrier's money to family members, including his daughter's production company, and to tax havens \"without any rationale\" and for \"personal enrichment and gains\", the Enforcement Directorate (ED) claimed a day after arresting him.

Mamata wanted talks on manifesto as INDIA bloc charts future course

MUMBAI: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee raised the issue of finalising a manifesto quickly for the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, or INDIA, bloc during the two-day meeting of the group in Mumbai, leaders familiar with the matter said, suggesting that the slow pace on certain fronts, including seatsharing, irked her.

Premises of Kuki prof's 2 Meitei lawyers vandalised

GUWAHATI: The residences and chambers of two Meitei lawyers in Imphal were vandalised on Friday by a group of unidentified people allegedly as retaliation against them for representing a Hyderabad-based Kuki professor in court.

Rahul backs Baghel, says Centre works for 'welfare of billionaires'

RAIPUR: Congress lawmaker Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said states ruled by his party work for the welfare of the poor and \"not the welfare of Adani\", as he launched a broadside against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during a rally in Nava Raipur city in poll-bound Chhattisgarh.

Shah raises Chhattisgarh poll pitch, slams Cong govt

RAIPUR: Union home minister Amit Shah intensified the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) poll pitch for Chhattisgarh as he released an \"aarop patra\" (charge sheet) against the chief minister Bhupesh Baghel-led government, accusing it of indulging in corruption and allowing Left Wing Extremism (LWE) to flourish.

BJP chief attacks INDIA bloc on 'dynastic politics'

GHAZIABAD: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda on Saturday attacked the newly formed opposition bloc, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), accusing its leaders of indulging in \"dynastic politics\" to take their families forward.

Biden to hold bilateral meet with Modi on Sept 8, says White House

WASHINGTON DC: United States President Joe Biden will travel to India on Thursday for the G20 Summit and will have a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 8, the White House said.

3 charged with culpable homicide, evidence destruction over Balasore

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday chargesheeted three employees of the Indian Railways for their role in the Balasore train tragedy, even as the probe agency left open the possibility of \"a larger conspiracy\" that led to the accident.

Political tussle erupts over incident, Gehlot assures of strict action

JAIPUR: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the ruling Congress on Saturday traded barbs over a horrific assault on a woman in Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan, with the Opposition calling chief minister Ashok Gehlot a \"mute spectator\" on rising crimes against women.

Outrage mounts, 11 held for stripping, parading woman

CHIEF MINISTER MET THE VICTIM AND ASSURED HER OF STRINGENT ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED

Six-year-old girl molested in school bus in west Delhi

NEW DELHI: A six-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly sexually assaulted by an older student inside the school bus when she was on her way back home in Begumpur area of Rohini in west Delhi, police said on Saturday.

Fed up with sexual abuse, 14-yr-old boy slits throat of tutor, say police

NEW DELHI: A 14-year-old boy slit the throat of a 28-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted him multiple times and blackmailed him, police said on Saturday, adding that the minor was apprehended.

'All agencies - state, Centre, MCD-have worked on G20'

NEW DELHI: Delhi minister Atishi on Saturday said that multiple agencies worked together on the preparations for the G20 Summit, and said that the Delhi government has no problem if lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena was leading the efforts in some areas.

Gangster arrested from west Delhi after evading police for four years

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested a suspect who was wanted in a case of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) for the last four years, officers said on Saturday.

Day 1 of G20 carcade rehearsal goes by without many glitches

NEW DELHI: All the three full carcade rehearsals for the G20 Summit went on smoothly on Saturday, barring some minor and short traffic jams, on the Capital's roads largely owing to advisories issued in advance and light vehicular movement due to the weekend, officers said.

Police, admin all set for G20 event in riots-torn Nuh

GURUGRAM: The Gurugram district administration and city traffic police on Saturday said that all arrangements have been made for the conduct of G20 Sherpa meeting in Nuh from September 4 to 7.

Pragyan rover traverses over 100 metres on lunar surface

NEW DELHI: The Chandrayaan-3 mission achieved another milestone in lunar exploration on Saturday, after the Pragyan rover successfully traversed 100 metres on the Moon's surface, as the instruments aboard it continued to record crucial data, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) said on Saturday.

Women who helmed mission's success

NEW DELHI: The successful launch of Aditya-Ll is a \"dream come true\", said 59-year-old Nigar Shaji, the project director whose name shines the brightest among the brilliant omen behind India's first solar mission.