NGT orders removal of squatters from a green patch in Lado Sarai

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has given the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the subdivisional magistrate (Saket) three months to remove all encroachments from a piece of land in Lado Sarai and secure it by building boundary walls, according to documents seen by HT.

Traffic snarls at India Gate, lawns stay shut for visitors

Unlike the previous years, when about 200,000 to 250,000 people thronged the India Gate lawns after the Republic Day Parade got over, the crowds were significantly thinner on Friday as the lawns around the historic monument and those running parallel to Kartavya Path, the parade venue, were kept out of bounds to the public citing crowd control, Delhi Police officers said on Friday evening.

Police confirms murder of missing cop's son

The Delhi Police on Friday confirmed the murder of a 25-year-old son of an assistant commissioner of police (ACP), four days after he went missing, senior police officers privy to the case said on Friday.

Four killed, two injured, in fire at residential building

Four people, including a one-year-old girl, were killed while two others were injured after a fire broke out in a five-story building in a congested neighbourhood near Mansarovar Park in northeast Delhi on Friday evening, the Delhi Police said.

Air quality slips into severe zone

The Capital's air quality plunged sharply into the deep red zone on Friday - the third time this month - and clocked a 24-hour air quality index of 409 (severe) at 4pm, according to the Central Pollution Control Bureau's (CPCB) national bulletin.

Isro scientist to village sarpanch: Women power dominates spectators gallery too

For the Delhi Police, which has been participating in the Republic Day celebrations since 1950, the parade this year was different.

Tableaux by states and UTS put heritage and women empowerment at the forefront

From the depiction of Ram Lalla to celebrate the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya; to the enchanting cherry blossoms of Meghalaya; to multiple states highlighting the empowerment of women, a total of 28 tableaux - 16 states and Union territories, nine central ministries and departments, and the three wings of the armed forces - showcased India's diverse culture at the Republic Day parade at Kartavya Path on Friday.

Tradition revived: Murmu, Macron arrive in a buggy

President Droupadi Murmu and her French counterpart Emmanuel Macron arrived on Friday for the 75th Republic Day celebrations in a colonial-era horse-drawn buggy, reviving a tradition after 40 years. Macron attended the celebrations as chief guest, the record sixth time a French leader did so.

Choppers to space, India and France seal key deals

India and France have agreed to a new road map for defence industrial cooperation to identify opportunities for partnership in the sector including co-designing, co-development and co-production of military hardware, the two countries will jointly produce a multi-mission helicopter in India, and French engine maker Safran is willing to transfer 100% technology to build fighter jet engines in the country, top officials said on Friday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron held extensive talks to deepen strategic ties.

Muslim side says ASI's report on Gyanvapi not final verdict

A survey by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) which said that a large Hindu temple existed before the construction of the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi, is only a report and not a decision, the Muslim petitioners in the decades-old case said on Friday, adding that they'd study the document before deciding on their next move.

Nitish inches closer to alliance exit; BJP ready

Bihar's ruling coalition appeared at breaking point on Friday with the Janata Dal (United), its ally Rashtriya Janata Dal, and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party all corralling their lawmakers and calling meetings over the weekend as speculation about chief minister Nitish Kumar's joining the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) reached fever pitch.

The Republic, in full flight

Women power takes centre stage as India showcases military might and cultural diversity on Delhi's iconic Kartavya Path

Value of Disney India unit halves in merger talks

Disney’s India assets valued at $4.5 billion, down from previously pursued $10 billion

Japanese man sentenced to death for anime studio fire that killed 36

A Japanese man found guilty of carrying out an arson attack that killed 36 people at an anime studio in 2019 was sentenced to death on Thursday.

Fighting focuses on Khan Younis after deadly shelling hits UN shelter in Gaza

Israeli airstrikes and ground operations were focused on Thursday on the Gazan city of Khan Younis, where the UN said 12 people were killed by tank shelling at one of its shelters the day before.

Harith's road to historic Dakar finish

Harith’s 11th place finish is the best ever by an Indian at the Dakar Rally in Saudi

Letting Manipur slip into anarchy

Political leadership that should be in command prefers to follow radical groups accused of fomenting violence

At 43, Bopanna advances to Australian Open final

A day after confirming his status as next week's new world No. 1 in doubles, Rohan Bopanna booked his spot in the final of the Australian Open for the first time.

Sabalenka gets her US Open 'revenge' against Coco Gauff

World No. 2 blasts past the reigning US Open champion battling a few edgy moments in a 7-6(2), 6-4 victory, to meet Zheng in the final

Bowlers blunt England's Bazball instinct on Day 1

The visitors made a quick start but were quickly brought back to the ground by the Indian spin trio

The Mandir moment as the Modi moment

After Ayodhya, the Prime Minister has a legacy to build on. Delivering on promises made after the consecration ceremony can be a beginning

India key producer, exporter due to robust agri sector: FM

India's resilient agriculture sector has been a major shield against geopolitical upheavals such as the Red Sea disruptions, which prompted many countries to have a \"long-term understanding\" with India for food exports, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday, adding that the government continues to boost the sector with enhanced focus on R&D aiming to bolster exports of value-added products.

Amid rift with Kerala govt, Guv delivers brief speech in House

Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday took his ongoing feud with the state government to another level by reading out only the last paragraph of his speech, prepared by the government, wrapping up proceedings in a couple of minutes, an act that was also criticised by the main opposition party, the Congress.

Time to take 'rashtra pratishtha' to new heights, says Modi in UP

The \"pran pratishtha\" or consecration of the Ram Temple done, it is now time to take \"rashtra pratishtha\" or nation's prestige, to new heights, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, asserting that he only sounded the bugle of development and not elections, as the ordinary citizen was already doing the latter for him.

DPCC gives conditional nod for MCD to dump WtE ash at landfill

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to reuse the approximately 1,200 tonne per day (TPD) of ash generated at the Capital's four Waste to Energy (WtE) plants, noting that, if dumped, such a large quantity of ash will exhaust the new engineered sanitary landfill (ESL) at Tehkhand in only six-and-a-half years.

Kejriwal invokes ‘Ram Rajya', hails AAP's governance record

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi has drawn inspiration from the \"10 principles of Ram Rajya\" for its rule, and said that the consecration ceremony held on January 22 at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya was \"a matter of pride\" for the country.

Beyond ethnic strife as militants fish in Manipur's troubled waters

For over eight months, Manipur has been aflame. When the violence first began on May 3, the fault-lines were distinctly ethnic in nature, pitting Manipur's most numerically dominant communities against each other. The Meiteis, largely clustered around the Imphal Valley versus the tribal Kukis, who live in the hill districts that surround the valley.

Need to put in place checks and balances for ED investigations, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday suggested that a pan-India mechanism with \"best practices\" be evolved to ensure that a political standoff between state governments and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) do not impede the conduct of \"free and independent\" criminal investigations into money laundering and corruption cases.

OLIVE BRANCH TO TMC AS CONGRESS YATRA IN BENGAL

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge spoke to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, in a frantic effort to salvage the situation a day after she announced the TMC would go alone in the Lok Sabha polls. Top functionaries said the two spoke on the seat-sharing impasse and Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra that has entered Bengal.

ELIGIBLE VOTER TALLY AT 960MN; 47% ARE WOMEN

Around 960 million voters in the country will be eligible to vote in the upcoming general elections across 1.2 million polling stations manned by 15 million personnel, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Thursday, giving details of its preparations ahead of the world's largest democratic exercise.