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MoU inked to jointly develop Pantsir air defence systems

Russia's main armaments export firm and an Indian state-run defense company have signed an agreement to cooperate on jointly developing variants of the Pantsir air defense missile and gun system, a move aimed at bolstering the country's air defense capabilities.

India stresses need to address trade imbalance with Russia

The imbalance in India-Russia trade needs to be addressed urgently, including steps to remove non-tariff barriers and regulatory impediments and facilitate the settlement of trade in national currencies, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Monday.

PM set to deliver keynote address at Germany meet

WHILE PM MODI WILL DELIVER HIS SPEECH VIRTUALLY, UNION MINISTERS ASHWINI VAISHNAW AND JYOTIRADITYA SCINDIA WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE SUMMIT IN-PERSON

Omar starts work from Jammu office amid Darbar Move push

Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah and his council of ministers started working from the civil secretariat in Jammu on Monday—the first sign that the \"Darbar Move,\" the biannual practice of shifting the administrative base to the winter capital that was stopped in 2021, may be back on the cards.

Boy kills minor sister in hate crime: Police

BOY KILLED HIS SISTER OVER HER FRIENDSHIP WITH A 17-YEAR-OLD BOY FROM THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Education, welfare in focus as Andhra govt tables budget

The Telugu Desam Party-led National Democratic Alliance government in Andhra Pradesh on Monday presented its first full-fledged budget of ₹2,94,427 crore for 2024-25, five months after coming to power.

New pension platform to ease payouts: Minister

The labour ministry will switch to a centralised pension-payment system from 2025, allowing retirees to receive monthly payouts from any bank or its branches in any location throughout the country, for which a large-scale test run was recently carried out.

RIJIJU SAYS WAQF BOARD CLAIMING LAND IN KERALA, HITS OUT AT RAHUL

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre on Monday assured \"full justice\" to aggrieved people in Kerala, where allegations of land being claimed by the Waqf Board in Munambam and other parts have become a major issue ahead of the by-elections in the southern state.

K'taka minister's remark on HDK stirs 'racism' row

Karnataka minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan has courted a controversy by allegedly using a racist slur against Union minister HD Kumaraswamy, with both the Janata Dal (Secular) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) deploring his remark and demanding that the Congress government should sack Khan from the state cabinet.

Muda case complainant alleges stamp duty irregularities by CM

The complainant in the Mysuru urban development authority (Muda) land allotment case, in which Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah is the main accused, has levelled allegations of stamp duty irregularities in connection with a property owned by the Congress leader's wife and co-accused in the case, Parvathi M.

Govt: No FCRA for NGOs linked to conversions, radical groups

The Union ministry of home affairs has, for the first time, explicitly listed the reasons for denying the clearance needed under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) to receive funds from abroad.

20 years of Veer Zaara: No sequel needed, says Divya Dutta

Today, as Veer Zaara (2004) celebrates its 20th anniversary following its international re-release in cinemas last week, actor Divya Dutta, who portrayed Shabina aka Shabbo in the film, reflects on its legacy and enduring appeal.

Gandhis make pitch for Wayanad bypoll as canvassing ends

On the final day of campaigning, Congress lawmaker Rahul Gandhi on Monday joined his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the UDF candidate for Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll, in a road show and promised to elevate the hill district of Kerala to among the world's premier tourist destinations.

High-octane campaigning ends for Phase 1 polling in Jharkhand

RANCHI: Infiltrators grab land in Jharkhand by marrying tribal women and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form a panel to identify them and drive them out of the state if voted to power in the upcoming assembly elections, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Monday.

JMM vows job quota for women, domicile policy

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EC ISSUES NOTICE TO BENGAL BJP CHIEF AFTER TMC LETTER

The Election Commission of India on Monday issued a notice to Sukanta Majumdar, the Bengal unit chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party, following a complaint by the Trinamool Congress which on Saturday accused Majumdar of insulting the state emblem and the state police in a public rally on November 7.

BJP seeks FIR against Rahul, approaches EC

IN A LETTER TO EC, THE BJP ACCUSED GANDHI OF DISTORTING THE TRUTH IN A SPEECH IN MUMBAI ON NOVEMBER 6

Mahayuti will get resounding majority, form govt

With just over a week to go for the assembly elections, political leaders have flocked to the city for meet-and-greets with citizens.

AKHILESH TARGETS BJP AHEAD OF BYPOLLS, BRINGS UP PDA’ FORMULA

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday sharpened the attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party as he again brought up the PDA (Pichhda Dalit Alpsankhyak) formula ahead of the bypolls to nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh.

472 dengue cases recorded last week

As many as 472 dengue cases were recorded in the city over the last week, taking the overall count this year between January 1 and November 9 to 4,533, according to the weekly report of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

WILL GIVE TICKETS ON PERFORMANCE: KEJRIWAL TO AAP

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal held a district level meeting of party workers in Kirari on Monday and told them that their loyalty should be directly to him and not to any MLA or councillor.

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Glimpsing into a young citizen's aspirations

HC allows counting of DUSU poll votes

THE COURT SAID VOTES SHOULD BE COUNTED ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 26, AND ADDED THAT CANDIDATES DESERVED A SECOND CHANCE

WILL PROPOSE THAT LG MAKE 10K BUS MARSHALS PERMANENT: CM

Chief minister Atishi, in a press conference on Monday, said that the Delhi government will send a proposal to lieutenant governor VK Saxena for recruitment of 10,000 bus marshals on permanent basis.

Delhi HC rejects Tytler's plea to stay trial in 1984 riots case

The Delhi high court on Monday refused to immediately stay trial court proceedings pending against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case involving the killing of three people.

Won't recall order allowing student to attend class: HC

THE BENCH SAID THAT THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION IN RECALLING THE OCTOBER 28 ORDER AS THE VARSITY WAS HEARD BEFORE PASSING THE ORDER

Chanakyapuri: Infant killed in hit-and-run

A 10-month-old girl was killed in a hit-and-run incident after she was crushed under an overturned autorickshaw in Chanakyapuri area, police said on Monday.

Bibhav challenges court move to take cognisance of charges

Bibhav Kumar, accused in the alleged assault on Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal and a close associate of Delhi's former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Monday filed a revision petition before a Delhi court challenging the legality of the trial court's cognisance of the charge sheet, which was taken in July.

Teens killed man, 49, in extortion attempt last month, arrested

Over two weeks after a 49-year-old vegetable vendor was shot dead in an extortion bid in Dwarka, two teenagers have been arrested, police said, adding that the boys wanted to form their own extortion gang in the area.

DELHI LG NOD TO RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL STAFF

Lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena approved the recruitment of 1,463 health care staff, including 701 nurses and 762 paramedical staff, to address the shortage of medical personnel in the Capital, the LG secretariat said on Monday.